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

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Daniel Fountaine Industrial Education Perry Hall Band Thomas Hilts Math Chuck Hiroto Special Education Howard Hough English Gene Hughes Physical Education Eva Kaus Foreign Language Tom Kennedy Social Studies Margaret Kingsbury SIP Rebecca Kleinhesselink Librarian Mary Klokke Math Diane Kobz Math Sue Kouklis Physical Education Floyd Leigh English Charles Liboll English 152 people At his desk, Mr. Penn corrects papers from one of his English classes. Penn also pursued his interest in theatrics by performing profes- sionally.

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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!

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Not Quite A Living You ' re sitting in the Hungry Tiger in Corona, anxious to hear the newest group. The house lights dim and the band steps into the spotlight. Your eyes begin to adjust to the dark; you think to yourself that the female vocalist looks very famil- iar. Suddenly, it hits you. That ' s my English teacher! Ms. Michelle Ferguson, along with several other teachers at North, held another job outside of the teaching profession. Hers was being the lead singer of the top 40 band, Innerstate. Although she enjoys it now, teaching was not Ferguson ' s life ambition. I wanted to be Judy Garland, she jested. Before tak- ing her present teaching job, Ferguson also did some theatri- cal work. You could say I was a semiprofessional actress. I made money at it anyway; not a lot, but some. Mr. Strown Martin, science teacher, was another moonlight- ing teacher. As a part-time sales agent, Martin sold homes, prop- erty, and businesses for Century 21. Martin said that he would like to get his license after retir- ing from teaching. After so many years of teaching I ' ve reached a point where it ' s time for me to pick up another inter- est. I Displaying insignia from many organizations, Mr. Emett pauses to watch events on campus. For the past few years, Emett has had various occupations.