Del Campo High School - Decamhian Yearbook (Fair Oaks, CA)

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lf he had his druthers, Mike Geraghty Spanish teacher, wanted to make his classes smaller, and give more individual attention to his students. An avid golfer, he found relaxation in playing the game two to three times a month during school, and more often in the summer. In the summer of 1974, he took a group of students to Mexico for a month. Scottish born Robert Currie filled the role of French teacher at DC. He lived in Scotland for 24 yrs. before coming to the U.S. l like Del Campo, he stated, but l have mixed feelings. I would also like to know students from all over the district. Mr. Currie spoke of some changes in the school like the Relaxed Effort of students and teachers, everyone seems to have an open outlook: they are more honest to each other. A rancher in Lincoln, Mr. Currie raised cattle, and kept a quarter horse. Madeline Thomas commenced working as D.C.'s bookkeeper six months prior to the school's opening, in September of 1963.Her success with the students was simple, l like teen-agers. l get along with them because I treat them like people. One DC faculty member who was dedicated, but rarely seen, was Ethel Noguchi. The DC school nurse for ten years. she felt the students had matured since her first year, and the spirit was higher than before. In her time off Mrs. Noguchi enjoyed 244 snow skiing with her family. lf Lois McMullen had a million dollars she'd enlarge the school library. Mrs. McMullen had been taking courses in journalism, and would like to travel around the world after she retired and write articles for travel magazines. Originally a legal secretary, Evelyn Williams became an English major and began her teaching career. She taught English, typing, and shorthand. During her stay at DC, she noted the changes in the Drama and newspaper departments as the most prominent. The Drama department was very, very small when I first came, and it wasn't doing anything like it is now. The newspaper has also grown tremendously. They're both fine departments. lf Dee Gobbatto, typing, shorthand. and business math teacher had unlimited resources, she wanted to obtain up-to-date textbooks, machines, and take her students on field trips. l'd like to take my students to the Capitol, department stores, and hospitals so they could get a first hand look at the jobs they are training for. Mrs. Gobbatto served as the advisor for the trackettes. A woman with many goals, Lynda Gantenbein taught Business for eight years. She would have liked smaller classes in which all material was job related. She wanted to start a class in which all students would be placed in office jobs that were

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lrene Swope. one of Del Campos Physical Education teachers for girls, had an opportunity at one time to try her hand at show-biz. The year, 1954. The setting, Nogales, Arizona, the location for the filming of the movie Oklahoma. She was an extra who danced throughout the movie. Many of her scenes, however, were cut from the final version. Mrs. Swope's unusual experience was no free-for-all. She was up at two-thirty every morning, and often times did not return to her dorm at the University of Arizona until eleven in the evening. The costumes were heavy. The weather was murderous, 117 degrees on the average everyday. The pay was S15 per day. lrene Swope soon found out that Hollywood was not all that glorious. Art teachers are artists too! Betty Vogel designed and constructed a stain glass window for the Arthur Turner West Sacramento Library this year. lt was an exciting and challenging project for Mrs. Vogel. She gives her students as much freedom in the classroom as possible for creativity, without neglecting structure. For her it had proven to be the best policy. Marilyn Herman, a Foods teacher in the Home Economic Department, and her husband used gold and silver in the making of jewelry, as a hobby. The process, similiar to casting, involved making a duplicate of the piece of the jewelry out of wax, setting it in an investment, and burning out the wax in an oven as hot as 1500 degrees, After the wax burned out, they would add molten metal, and obtain the finished product. Her other pasttime, being a rockhound, supplemented her jewelry-making hobby. If Mrs. Herman had a million dollars, she would use it to buy all the apparatus she wanted. If Lois Franchimone, reading teacher, had a million dollars, she would like to buy a ranch. Her wish stems from the fact that she was raised on a cattle ranch in Lincoln, California. Mrs. Franchimone's childhood was different. There were no children to play with. Consequently, she did a lot of reading. Their house had no electricity or running water. When bath time came around she would have to fetch the water and heat it up on the stove, Early every morning she would get on her horse and check the .sig fir S' ees BM K ..f:': A , i gf. ' Vi? . 2 .., il iii ri ef A-an-H Cattle Spread out over the 8000 acre pasture. lt was a life that Lois Franchimone missed very much. Ron Smith began his second year as a psychology teacher in the fall of 1975. In addition to teaching full-time, Mr. Smith was finishing his Master of Science at Sacramento State University, After a few more years of teaching and studying he would like to start a private practice as a Clinical Psychologist in a small town. As a member of DC's original faculty. Barney Jones had taught Spanish to students for 13 years. An obvious change in the last seven to eight years he saw and experienced was theimode of dress. Under the unwritten dress code we had to wear a coat and tie everyday. The women couldn't wear any pants or shorts, dresses only . . , I love it. Originally a downhill snow skier, he switched to cross country because, You can get into nature. away from people. Its a really neat experience. Mr, Jones also enjoyed hiking, camping, canoeing, snow shoeing, and traveling. The summer of 1975 he spent three weeks hiking alone in the German, Austrian, and Swiss Alps. He stayed in hotels in small towns, or in mountain huts. He hoped to take a group of students to Mexico for the summer of 1976. Eve Thompson and Maureen Pedersen patiently await the end of a rally. lil Eleanor Brown conducts business as usual from her gaily adorned office. l2l Laura Bell, Eugene Robles, and Sylvia Huffman get a bird's eye view of a basketball game from atop a table. l3l. People react to rallies in different ways, as seen on the faces of lrene Swope, Betty Vogel, and Marilyn Herman. l4l Lois Franchimone holds up a birthday cake given to her by her students during a surprise birthday party. l5l To the delight of his team, Ron Smith gets into the action. l6l. At the Spanish party, Barney Jones converses with students from Mesa Verda. l7l

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unrelated to the R.O.P. program. The ultimate goal in Mrs. Gantenbein's program was to have every student leave the classroom with entry level skills in some area of business. Teacher at DC for thirteen years, Martha White taught English and speech classes. When asked about the changes she saw in the school, Mrs. White commented, the school population has grown, and there are far too many students. She also observed that the students aren't as united and involved in activities than students of past years. At the moment, the biggest and most pleasurable change in her life was the birth of her grandson. V After teaching at Del Campo for six years as a Girl's P.E. instructor, Sandra Berry made a major change in her schedule by teaching Spanish primarily. ln addition, she had the iltyiiiirf Drill Team and one P.E. class. Mrs. Berry liked the challenge of the classroom. but also liked the variety and action involved with P.E. Her big hobby was real estate, in which she received her license in the summer of 1975. Richard Hogge's hobby was sports. He was very impressed with the 1976 Winter Olympic Games. The coverage was great! They involved personalities. Mr. Hogge arrived at D.C. in 1968 to teach Algebra l and ll, Foundations of Mathematics, and Geometry. ln that time, he watched the school spirit fluxuate tremendously. The spirit depends a lot on the leadership of the campus. This year there was good rally leadership. A graduate of UCD, Roger Cornette joined the DC science department as a Life Science and Chemistry teacher. He also taught a 'Chemistry for Nurses' class at night school. Mr. Cornette came to DC from the east coast, where he had taught science, and put together their school yearbook. A Volkswagen buff, he spent his spare time working on his 'bug', playing tennis. and experimenting in photography. Another favorite pastime of his was ping pong. The owner of Special-T's, a budding personalized T-shirt business, was also an instructor of Driver's Education and Health and Safety. Mike Harris, got started in the T- shirt business as a hobby. He used to make them in his garage. Mr. Harris believed that the main purpose for school was exposure. Students were exposed to new concepts and different types of people. , lf you like to travel, and fly frequently, a plane is cheaper than a car, explained Russ Abbott, teacher of Man and Society as well . ...cpbf as Anthropology, He was the owner of a Beachcraft six passenger airplane. In the area of anthropology, Mr. Abbott was fortunate to be able to go on a dig. It took place in 1974, The ancient treasures found were three full skeletons, approximately 1000 years old. During the summer months Bernard Cody switched from DC's energetic Drama instructor to a cultured world wide traveler. He hiked across Europe five times by taking advantage of a Eurorail pass, and the youth hostels. He ranked Venice as his favorite site, with England and France close behind. Mr. Cody commented on the enthusiastic spirit of the students, attributing it to the dedication and energy of the kids themselves, and the selflessness of the student body officers. Robert Currie and Mike Geraghty enjoy conversing in their own languages l1l. Sitting atop the library check out counter, are Madeline Thomas, Ethel Noguchi, and Lois McMullen l2l. Bringing a ray of sunshine into the lives of many were Lynda Gantenbein and Rosalie Gross l3l. Using role reversal, Evelyn Williams sets her eyes front and center while Delores Gobbato takes notes 141. Sandra Berry and Martha White share ideas between classes l5l. Richard Hogge, Roger Cornette, and Mike Harris look for the birdie l6i. Russ Abbott shares a piece of his orange with Mindy Mansperger l7l. Bernard Cody has the answer in hand as to Why Teachers Go Nuts l8l. 245