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

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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

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CAMPUS AIDES: William Taylor, Art Foster, Lewis McElway staff 163