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

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So Many Students — So Little Time! I may not work with students directly. But that doesn ' t mean I don ' t care about the ones I ' ve met. I work behind the scenes. Not many students realize what I do or how hard I work, stated Mrs. Bittner, the USL bookkeeper. There are so many students with so many needs and so little time, expressed Mrs. Okon, the health clerk. Mrs. Okon not only ran the health office alone four days a week, but she also dealt with many of the minor, yet numerous concerns of the several students who ventured through her office daily. She took temperatures, called parents, and expressed concern and encourage- ment. Even though the problems seem small, someone has to do it. I like my position and I feel people need me, she stated. There ' s so little time and so much to do. I only wish everyone could realize all that the staff does. I only wish we had more time. Mr. Uriarte She was also in charge of clerical duties such as keeping current records of every student enrolled at North. Each Friday Mrs. Judman, the regis- tered nurse, was stationed on campus and occupied herself with the more major health concerns. Another person who held an equally demanding position was Mr. Uriarte, the School Resource Officer. Since he was assigned to the campus only three days a week, many students found it close to impossible to track him down. I ' m always available to the people who need me. But I ' m usually occupied with a student. I ' ve gone to extremes to help students, to get them back on the right track. All the staff will do that, even if it takes more time than we have. I wish everyone could realize all we do, Mr. Uriarte concluded. The School Resource Officer, Mr. Uriarte, is on assignment to North from the police depart- ment. It is a volunteer assignment that changes every two years. Being at North only on Fridays and at other schools the rest of the week left the school nurse, Mrs. Judman, with plenty to do. 160 faculty

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Custodians Battle Catastrophes A flooded gym? Trees chopped down? A wind damaged campus? Who else at North could have handled such disasters but our understanding custodial staff, who, under the new managment of Phillip Hodnett, fought environmental disasters as well as busy daily routines. The custodians occupied themselves with the ever-present daily jobs such as gardening and campus cleanup. Though many students took responsibility for themselves, the few who refused increased the workload for the staff. Restrooms consistently filled with graffiti posed a problem and forced the staff to wash or paint them on a daily basis. Mr. Hodnett CUSTODIAL STAFF, FRONT ROW: Robert Conrad ROW 2: Angelo Soldevilla, John Whidbee, Marion Edwards, Beverly estimated that if it weren ' t for van- dals and thoughtless students repeatedly creating messes, approx- imately one work day a week might have been saved. Besides their daily We really appreciate the ef- fort everybody puts forth in keeping the campus clean. Mr. Hodnett routines extra efforts were put forth throughout the year. On weekend shifts, the custodians brightened the campus appearance by painting many of the outside doors. On some Monday mornings observant stu- Jurado, Phillip Hodnett; ROW 3: Edmund Sanchez, Stanley Cooper, Lawrence Hancock, Joenna Alexander, Charlie Stephens; (not pic- dents noticed once drab doors freshly painted a vivid blue or gold. As an unpleasant addition to the im- provements and normal cleaning they were forced to face several major non-student related crises such as serious vandalism, flooded gyms, and heavy wind damage. Approximately fifteen bushes and treees were destroyed by vandals. With heavy storms and winds occurring in winter months much of the landscape was damaged. As soon as it became safe, the staff was busy cleaning debris brought in by the wind. Being a custodian may have appeared a thankless job, but the students, staff and faculty greatly appreciated their efforts in keeping the campus as a whole very clean. tured: Celestin Cervantes, Bruno De Bayo Jose Diaz, Frank Reyes, Tyrone White). 162 faculty