John Wesley North High School - Aurora Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Although incredibly busy at registration, Vice- Never without a duty, Vice-Principal, Mr. Principal Mr. Led better patiently helps a student. Wolfe, checks a report in the discipline office. Showing their true personalities are Dean of Students Mrs. Knott and Vice-Principal Mr. 150 faculty

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Faculty Cares! Fingers and faces were smeared with tomato sauce and cheese as the mouths were stuffed with pizza. And right in the thick of things were . . . faculty? It was a first for them to take part in the class competitions. Although not the fastest stuffers, their involvement with the school and students was apparent on the library scoreboard as well as in the classroom. It was the interaction between the students and teachers, coupled with counselors, that heightened student achieve- ment. The administration and staff are involved in North itself said Monica Espinoza. They really care about us. Enjoying a humorous moment during reading class are special ed. teacher Mr. Richard Davis, aide Mrs. Janice (iraham. and Terrial Briscoe. s faculty academics 149

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Unity, A Special Thing Here In the past, rumors had always seemed to plague North. Several years ago rumor might have had it that North was a dangerous campus. But for quite a while the tables have been turned. North has come up in many ways: academically, in racial unity, and in school pride and spirit. According to Dr. Beaty the potential of the student body had not yet been realized. But as standardized tests and individual grades showed, the academic progress had come up quite a bit. Because of the firm but fair behavior policy, attendance as well as attitude remained strong. A major factor contributing to the improved attendance were the campus aides who bravely patrolled the campus on the Huskeymobile searching for stray students. They know who ' s a student and who ' s not, observed Dr. Beaty. I ' ve never been at another school that had such unity, remarked Beaty. Unity is a special thing here; I ' ve never seen it at another school — Dr. Beaty High schools tend to be separated by departmentalization, but we all work together here; it ' s unique. Uni- ty of staff and students may have been helped by the nature of the pro- grams and activities. All of the ac- tivities had something to draw out the interests of the students. There ' s so much amazing diversity and pride in the activities; there ' s something for everybody, continued Dr. Beaty. Another, and major, force which drew both staff and students together was their close relationship. We have some teachers here who will bend over backwards to assist students, praised Dr. Beaty. Counselors also performed above and beyond the call of duty. We have the best counselors in the world — just ask them to help and they ' ll always do it. Dr. Beaty added. Discussing the upcoming SIP meeting are Dr. Beaty and Mrs. Rose. administration 151