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

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Tightening j boll on j cutting board, Mr. Bains cautiously watches the positioning of his wrench. Mr. Bains was known to lend a helping hand with the more difficult projects tackled by North Woods members. BZZZ! Amandu Lara operates a disc sandcr amidst an atmosphere of flying savvdu--t and loud machines. North Woods members took special pride in the wide assorimint of versatile equipment available at the flick of a switch. f North Woods Auto Tech NORTH WOODS, LEFT TO RIGHT: Mr. Bains (advisor), Tra- cy Selsor, Julio Monroy, Jeff Wynn, Scott Salmond, Tony Letze; (Not Pictured: Joe Carraza, Darin Champan, Julie Garst, Jodi Gillespie, Marcel lorga, Troy Johnson, Ken Klosterman, Amundo Lara, Randy McCoy, Keith Monfils, Norman Steward). AUTO TECH, FRONT ROW: Frank Ochoa, Ron Graham, Anthony Albachten, Mike Gie- lish, Dan Schoonover; ROW 2: Mr. MacPhcrson (advisor), Bran- don Kruz, Epi Cerbantes, Glenn Zahn, Terry Wingo, Sean Seeger, Jerry Phelas, Tim Miran, Charlie Reza. north woods, auto tech 19

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North Woods, Auto Tech We Can I Get Dirty, Too! raditionally high school guys were men of saw and ■ hammer, constructing their ev- . ery desire as girls learned to , cook and sew elsewhere on cam- | pus. Yet North Woods took part | in the transition from the kitch- | en to the woodshop as two girls ' became the first to join the boy club. I ' m glad to have had Julie Garst I and Jodi Gillespie as the first 1 ' craftswomen ' on campus, said | advisor Mr. Bains. The two girls | worked side by side with their | male counterparts, constructing ! partitions and office cabinets for the attendance office. What we did this year will hopefully prove once and for all that all girls can get their hands dir; too! remarked Gillespie. 1 In Auto Tech, donated auto parts were the newest addition to the club of future engineers and technicians. The chasis of a van and other mixed parts pro- vided a worthy experience for all members. What we accom- plished in one week gave a high- er sense of achievement »= other clubs in a year, sai 7 . I he table saw whines, 1 . precision cut. Craftsmanship was essential (or students to construct detailed objects. 192 organizations

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USL SSC Clubs Lead On nding o ' organizations were tw. groups. United Student League ™ (USL) and School Site Council (SSC) were responsible for many | of the activities and improve- ments around the school. SSC was an elected group a students, four parents, and eight staff members who met the firs Thursday of each month to over see the objectives of the SIP plans. This organization was led = ' by President Judy Curtis. Th« parents and the teachers ar| helpful because they give us a Ic of input on what they think ii wrong in school, stated P- ' ' ' Ginter. 1 USL, made up of an e group of students, met every d during fifth period. The , planned many activities such as Homecoming and Mid Winter. They were also in charge o passing financial requests of thi different clubs. In fact, club were dependent upon the ap proval of USL to get the needec amount of money for their ac- tivities through fundraisers anJ the like. 1 (bee inside scoop a bout USL c the next page) ' isagreeing with fellow USL membe lula Ginter interjects her opinion. 194 organizations