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

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Grads View Changes It is nostalgic to come back to my high school as a teacher, said Miss Becky Porter, who graduated from North in 1977. But I get paid this time around. Porter was not the only alumnus to return to North as a faculty member. Mr. Richard Davis, a graduate in 1973, and Mr. Michael Bartee, who was a part of North ' s first graduating class in 1967, also returned as staff- ers. Walking through the same halls, hearing the alma mater, and seeing past teachers, all brought back memories. Things have changed at North, though. When I attended North, we didn ' t have the Little Theater, the pool, the social studies wing, trees or grass, and the hill was a lot of trenches for the sprin- kler system, commented Bartee. As a key basketball player for North, Bartee could remember a time when the home crowd had to sit on folding chairs that the jani- tors set up before each game. The bleachers were finally set up in the early 1970s. Another improvement has been the social attitudes of students. There was a lot of racial tension when I was a student, stated Davis. It ' s great to see the students mixed to- gether now. As viewed by past students. North had evolved into a well-balanced and socially comfortable school. Have the trials of high school driven Becky Porter up a tree? As a junior in 1975, Porter began her second year as a member of pep squad. Appearing in the 1967 yearbook Vice-Presi- dent Michael Bartee (top right) poses with the other senior class officers. Bartee, now boys ' basketball coach, had been a star play- er on the basketball team as well.

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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.

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Jim Mjnhall Strown Martin Science Linda McCaskill Sot ijl Studies Richard Monguia Social Studies Marilyn Mooney Social Studies Paul Nicholls Math Esther Obcr Foreign Language Tom Obrccht Social Studies Daniel Penn English Mary Polite English Becky Porter Physical Education John Reinhold Fine Arts Elton Ross Social Studies Shirley Sandoval English Michael Santoyo Science Taking a glance at a jesting student, Mr Rich- ard Davis isn ' t as amused as Joey Moore. Davis, the track and cross country team coach, was a major asset to the special education program. M Bnghl