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

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Cheryl Aase English Cordon Adams Math Belty Anderson Business Education Clenn Anderson Social Studies Rosalyn Anderson Home Economics William Bains Industrial Education Donald Barry Science Catherine Beatly English Carmen Benchoff Foreign Language Lauro Canales English Michael Childers Fine Arts William Collopy Work Experience Ron Crandall Science Liz Cunnison Special Education Judy Curtis Home Economics Richard Davis Special Education Michael Emett Social Studies Michelle Ferguson Fine Arts Maryclla Flowers Business Education Connie Fortier Math A vision from the past? Saddle shoes and VW Bugs, so popular in the SO ' s and 60 ' s, were making their return as the latest fad. I love to borrow my mom ' s old clothes, said Jodi Brandom.

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tl New, Old Unite To Make Team Like any successful team, it had the veterans and the rookies: the veterans, Mr. Anderson and Mr. Aros; the rookies, Mrs. White-Piper and Ms. Leggett. Yes, this ' team ' was the counseling staff at North. Since I ' ve been here, they ' ve in- vented lights, said Mr, Aros jok- ingly. ESL and testing programs coordinator, Aros was the ' senior counselor ' , having been at North for eleven years. In the time I ' ve been a counselor at North the stu- dents haven ' t changed, said Aros. They still have the same ambitions and ideals. The other veteran, Mr. Anderson, had been at North for seven years as a counselor, coordinator of pro- grams for minority students, and advisor to BSU. Students and par- ents alike recognized Anderson as the ticket taker at home football games. Mrs. White-Piper, although only a second year counselor at North, had been a counselor at Perris High School for twelve years. For Ms. Leggett, it was her first year at North. She had worked fifteen years for Poly High School as a teacher in such subjects as psy- chology, personal growth, and English. She had also worked ex- tensively with the Youth Service Center. However, this was Leg- gett ' s first year in the counseling profession. Being a teacher and a counselor are two totally different things. As a teacher, I saw the stu- dents daily. Now it is mostly ap- pointment only, stated Leggett. So this was the counselor line-up for the year. Despite their varying experience, they merged together to make a well-balanced team. The counselors here at North are really a cohesive group, com- mented Leggett. Discussing college plans with a student, Mr. An- derson and Mr. Aros offer their encouragement. Not only did counselors advise in academic mat- ters, but they also aided students in their future plans. COUNSELORS: William Anderson, Marilyn Leg- gett, Joe Aros, Cynthia White-Piper. counselors 149

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Teachers Reminisce Oversized sweaters, wide belts, pennyloafers, and pumps. Some things haven ' t changed since the high school years of the 50 ' s and t 0 ' s. Then again, there are more things that have. Mrs. Mary Polite, a 1960 graduate of Sumter Senior High in Georgia, recalled, Students had a greater re- verance for their teachers. The rules of the classroom were known and obeyed strictly. Mrs. Connie For- tier was another graduate in 1960, but from Cincinnatus Central School in New York with a class of only 25 students. She agreed, say- ing: To be a teacher was a more respected position in society and teachers were not criticized or doubted as much as they are now. Students on campus formed small social groups with which they spent their free time, In my home town, there weren ' t as many diverse groups on campus, com- mented Mrs. Polite. Some of the social aspects of high school also changed over the years. Fortier could think of one major difference, ' Girls were much less liberal than they are now. Back then, the boys always made the first move. If a girl liked a boy first, she had to be tricky about it. She recalled one such instance: The boy that I liked lived down the street, so every morning I watched out the window until he was almost to my house. Then I ' d start walking just ahead of him so that eventually he had to catch up with me and walk me the rest of the way to school. However, both Fortier and Polite agreed that school dances and foot- ball games were loads of fun back then, as well. So it was, even with the younger generation, some things never change!