Edgewood High School - Aurigan Yearbook (West Covina, CA)

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?.,,ng.,W -,,.., ,.,,..f Y..-v Wien Iwo men aloe ao influenlial in enhyhfeniny Ike Alualenla milk wiom lkey auociale, il g ia f'lla'ny lkey die hanofaeaf gle claw of 4.974 aleaQ'oaleo like Wggyygg lo wife. Jlfofam fnffney anal ella. Qaeda veyeftytb. It is fitting-lthat the class of 1971 has c osen to dedi- cate its Odyssey to Mr. Norman Silvey: four years a- go the class of 1967 showed equal wisdom by doing the same thing. Something said at that time bears repeating: 'Teachers lik e Mr. Silvey willbe remembered by us a 1 ourlives. Theyadd prestige to the teaching profession: like all men who love their work, they inspire us to be greater human beings in whatever life's wor we chose. Is there an n left to say? Yes. Mr.ytSl3vEy-l9'7l- is more than evert e out- standing teacherg so it shall always be because he is the kind of person who grows w i th the years, who never stops learnin , who meets the challenge ogchange with courage and conviction. H8 is the ind of man who gives generously of his very life's lood - -hours of precious time. After school hours he may be seen counseling stu- dents, advising colleagues, even practicing scenes for a play whose proceeds will aid so m e student with college expenses. But the word that says it allis inte rit . Inaworld where so fittlye of it is left, it is perhaps all we need to sa y about a man. Sham, metense. and humbug have no partin the Silvey code of ethics. The class of 1971 approp- riatelydedicates the Odyssey to adedicated teacher, Mr. Louis Ser io. His fascination with worgs and love of lit- erature is obvious to the students in his English classes. The study of subject matter is made exciting and chal- lenging. Whenaskedto commfent on Mr. Ser 'o's t e a c hi ng , senior stuff-ents offered these responses. His teaching is fantastic andfas a person he is won- der ul. Mr. Sergio has been a great instructor f or Advan- ced Placement English. Mr. Sergio has a uniqu e method of teaching which is entertainingg there ore mak- ing learning interesting. A teacher who 's instruc - tiveimaginationis surpassed o nly by his bridge hands at lunc . What most students do not know aho ut Mr. Sergio is the number of hours that he puts into preparation and grading of which is rewarded by a set of student papers containing evidence of learnin . In addition to chailengi ng students in th e classroom, Mr. Sergio quickly accepts student challenges to com- p e ti ti on in chess, bridge, hangman, OUT and various other tests of skill. In years to come these students who have had the b en efi t of 'instruction by Sergio will respectfully re - member the teacher and the man. 1 1 1 I Z 4 i l - -as--had