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

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The Science department chairman of thirteen years, Fred Simmonds saw the student involvement of the past year at DC as a significant change in school life. The students have really accomplished a lot through their decision making processes. In fact, they have student representatives at our faculty meetings. We are establishing more lines of communication between the students and the faculty. Within his own department, he saw changes in the form of more class offerings. In his spare time he bicycled with his daughter and various bike groups. In fair weather he often cycled to school. When offered a million dollars, Mr. Simmonds replied, l'd buy a farm or a ranch. I'd like to become a gentleman farmer. During his six years at DC, Bill Martin taught High School Arithmetic, geometery. and Algebra ll. Although his five children kept him busy, he found time to judge the track meets. On his time off he snow skiied. fished, camped, and water skiied with his family. The Martins had their own 85 horsepower boat. We like to ski at the smaller lakes like Lake Clementine. Folsom is too crowded. If he had a million dollars. Mr. Martin wanted to retire, and go into farming. Irene Abbott, Del Campo's German teacher, was born and raised in China, of German and Austrian parentage. She was only 17, just after World War ll, when she took one of the last cargo planes out of Tiensin to Shanghai, before the Communist takeover. From there she flew to the U.S. One issue which Mrs. Abbott felt very strongly about was the educational opportunities in America. Americans don't take advantage of the opportunities they are I it. jli. 59 ,555 . ,fhl Fred Simmonds and Bill Martin stand at ease in the faculty room before returning to class l1l. Burleigh Hunt the head custodian at Del Campo is on stand by with Julia Ward and Irene Abbott in the faculty room l2l. Jane Wise ponders over which type of chip to buy l3l. Jim McConnell is caught in the act trying to wake Vincent Candido, in the Business complex l4l. George Sirovy, John Zupan. and Ken Berry line-up in the 248 given. If you want a good education, you can get it. One should travel outside America to other countries. It is your duty, to see all the advantages we have. Irene Abbott would have liked to go back to China to teach English. She loved the Chinese culture. especially Peking, which held the splendor of Ancient China As chairperson of the English department since 1965, Jane Wise watched the student body go through a wave of rebellion in the late 6O's, and return to a more stable state of affairs. Aside from teaching, she served as the co-ordinator of the Gifted program, and she and her husband organized the 1976 English teachers Convention in February. Mrs. Wise found time out from her busy schedule to garden, sew, read, and cook gourmet foods. Traveling in the family Motorhome was ecstasy for Business faculty member Jim McConnell. Mr. McConnell taught Business and Intermediate Typing. He also handled Small Business Retail Merchandising, or better known as the Student Store, for the R.O.P. program. In the summer of 1976 he planned to visit five European countries as an advisor, as a part of the Foreign Study League. He also had many interests outside Del Campo such as, jewelry making, painting model railroading, and riding trail motorcycles. Vincent Candido was quite happy the two years he was a Business teacher at Del Campo, mainly because he liked the faculty and the staff of the Business Department. 1' me ' ew j When explaining his method of teaching, Mr. Candido stated, l take a basic approach to learning and education, making it very practical. He was involved with the conception and growth of the Career Center aimed toward guiding students trying to find potential careers of interest. Mr. Candido held the belief that schools today were more liberal. His advice for those students preparing to step out into the world was the proverbial Boy Scoutt Motto, Be Preparedl if 'iw' 7 W gymn for their annual mug shots, l5l. Paul Peterson takes on a different role as counselor, by advising Sue Mowrer l6l, Working for the students once again is Julie Mallett in the gym snackbar during one of Del Campo's winning basketball games l7l. JoAnn Walter smiles at one of the never ending jokes that circulates around the lunch table in the faculty lounge l8l.

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Our fields are the worst in the District. . think that the students deserve to play on grass. Gloria Williams was one of the secretaries in the A-unit since 1970. Her relaxation centered around flying. She and her husband recently flew to Hope Valley to watch the sky divers. We take off weekends to fly places that have good restaurants. When the World's Fair was in Spokane. we flew up to see it. This summer we hope to go to lowa. In seven years Evelyn Blanton noted the changing of the staff as the biggest difference in the school. l've seen so many staff members come and go. She often boated on Folsom Lake and the Sacramento River with her family. If she ' 57, , .,,. V '1 8 'M ffsal.. had a million dollars, Mrs. Blanton would share a good deal of it with my children. I might buy a new house, and all the little things that go with it. Dorothy Reardon taught Biology for six years, the last two included a new class, Technology and the Environment, that she and her husband helped to create. Last summer they held workshops for other teachers, in order to train them how to set up their own workshops. It was such a success that the founders of the supporters of their work, the National Science Foundation, invited them to another workshop in Hawaii during February. Mrs. Reardon said she enjoyed her profession. l've seen enough other jobs that are boring, and teaching isn't. There is always something to do every day. If he could do anything in the classroom. Duane Peterson, teacher of all levels of math, would include a computer that students could get their hands on. Literally, everyone is controlled by one. and we are missing out. Aside from teaching, Mr. Peterson was a scorer for the basketball games. and leader of the DC Math Team. The math team consisted of two teams of five people that competed against other schools in short tests. Joan Melnicoe, a business instructor at DC, had both leisure and adventure during the summer months. Both she and her husband flew their private plane up and down the western coast when the time permitted. Every two years they traveled throughout Europe. The Melnicoe's were also give the opportunity to make the journey across the Iron Curtain into East Berlin. Lois Parrish, a math teacher, liked to collect antiques. One of her possessions was a 1931 American LaFrance firetruck. On special occasions she and her husband would take it out on the road. lt was in several parades. Another interesting item in the Parrish household was a 1916 washing machine that they stored beer and champagne in. Last Christmas Lois Parrish's present was an eight-year old hand truck. Registration proved to be fatiguing for Ted Filpula l1l, amusing to Lorena Lindh l4l and Barbara Jones l5l, and bewildering for Dorothy Reardon and Duane Peterson l7l. During their prep period Eli McCulluogh conducts outside business l3l, while Gary Summerhayes l2l Joan Melnicoe and Lois Parrish l8l catch up on paperwork. 24

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and more time consuming than the average duties of teaching for Sue Mowrer, who arrived at Del Campo two and a half years ago. This year two new programs were developed: a new reading class and a course in Psychology for Seniors. On the schedule for next year is a new course in vocabulary. She noted that one big problem for the deaf and hard of hearing students was the transportation problem. Many of the students can't take part in after school sports and other activities. Some, are bused in from as far as Auburn. Mrs. Mowrer had little spare time. On the treasured weekends. she and her family would often venture to the slopes to ski, or go horseback riding. l try to encourage students to make their own decisions and be responsible for them. That was the teaching philosophy of Julie Mallet, teacher of Clothing l, ll and lll. When 1 B-....,, DC's teacher for the Educationally Handicapped was George Sirovy. His work found him aiding students with learning disabilities in such areas as math and reading. If he could change the program in any aspect, Mr. Sirovy would obtain more room and have more projects. For example, lt would be great to get a junky old motorcycle in here to let everyone tear up. and rebuild. After school, he acted as water polo coach. co-adviser of the flying club, and assistant swim coach. lf he had a million dollars, Mr. Sirovy would still teach. The only thing that might be different would be the fact that I'd drive a newer car, have a swimming pool in the backyard, and I'd ski a lot more. A four year boy's P.E. teacher, John Zupan also coached varsity Football and JV Wrestling. Some changes he wanted to see were longer P.E. classes thus enabling them to leave campus. l'd like to see block scheduling used. lt would give us, say. two hour classes. We'd have a lot more time to work with, and we could offer more courses. His two hobbies were tennis, and traveling. He saw such exotic places as Tahaiti and Hong Kong, to Yugoslavia and Israel. A majority of the students believe everything should be handed to them. rather than earned. They have things pretty easy. That is the only attitude I'd like to see changed, revealed Ken Berry, Boy's P.E. instructor at Del Campo since 1969. He went on to say, l enjoy working with the kids. The spirit at this school is super, He was quite enthusiastic about the new co-ed P.E. program for juniors and seniors. Co-ed sports are good. Of course it is not feasible in all areas, but in some sports it creates more interest for both boys and girls. To Ken Berry. success was having time to do things that he enjoyed, which included all sports. intermingled with some carpentry work occasionally. One of DC's energetic counselors, Paul Peterson helped students for eleven fruitful years. One noticeable difference from today and eleven years ago was the dress code. Female students had to wear skirts and dresses, and the boy's shirts always had to be tucked in. Even a teacher sporting a turtleneck caused some commotion. lf he had unlimited resources, Mr. Peterson wanted to have all the counselors together in one area. Of Swedish descent, the Petersons followed many Scandanavian traditions like having lutefisk , a particularly aromatic seafood dish on Christmas Eve. Teaching general education to deaf and hard of hearing students was challenging discussing higher education. Mrs. Mallet believed that more emphasis should be placed on vocational education. College is not a career center, but rather, an educational center. One of her favorite pastimes was going to concerts in the San Francisco area. Some of her favorites were those by Yes , Pink Floyd , and Jethro Tull . JoAnn Walter was a member of the Del Campo English Department since 1964. ln that time she watched changes within the Department. There is much more freedom in the courses offered. l like the elective system. lts good for the students, because they can also choose the teachers that they are most compatible with. As for the changes student bodies have made, Mrs. Walter did not think there were many changes. The students were just about the same. They were as serious in 1964 as they were in 1975. The Walter family planned to take a Bicentennial trip in a very unique manner in the summer of 1976. They will be trading homes with a couple from Boston, The other family will live in the Walter's summer home in Mendocino for a month. while the Walter's will be living in Boston. exploring the East Coast. 249