Rainier Beach High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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The Kitchen Staff: Ernestine Thomas, George Chan, Hal Boug. Rico Ness. Carol Wash- ington. Theo Brown, Karen Narris, Carol Syria. Some of the Custodial Staff: Gene Brown, William Zachery. Doug Swanson. Smile, it could be a good da . Staff - 87

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Behind The Scenes At Rainier Beach High School there are several people who of- ten go unnoticed and therefore unappreciated. They are the sup- port staff of the schools the Cus- todial Staff and the Kitchen Staff. Their jobs are crucial to the daily existence at any high school. lf it weren't for them we would be a hungry crowd wading through a sea of garbage. Lunchroom manager Carol Syr- ia enjoys her job very much. She said that she wanted a job that would allow her to be home when her children got home from school. She started as a dish- washer and worked her way up to kitchen manager. The duties are a little more complex than one would expect. Carol is responsi- ble for every aspect of the l room - from french fries to p unch- lastic forks to lost lunch cards. When asked if she had a message to tell the students, she said Sm could be a good day. ile, it The Custodial Staff is busy al- most around the clock. The rive early in the morning after school is over another y ar- and shift arrives to continue the task of keeping Rainier Beach loo king clean. Daily they face different messes in the same places, burned out lights, stuck loc and the occasional grafitti zened on the walls. Though their jobs may be kers bla- ube- hind the scenes, the support staff make 'The Beach' smoothly. I Yun P ausing for the camera Karen Narris gives us a smil b f e e ore going back to work. 86 - Staff Ualiwwttw ,, 'ttwmwwiftxyw N,, My 'iii lt' 1 9 7 ,L I M . if ........- 'Q U' iw After lunch Rico Ness counts the m oney made from the main dish line. Hard at work, Gene Brown cleans up after lunch.

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X O i ...hy Q, 88 - Activities You had to be there to be a part of the active world students enjoyed every day. If they wer- en't off cheering at a game one day, they were making posters for the one the next. When strapped for something to do during lunch, one could have wandered into a classroom on any given day and have been in the midst of a meeting or plan- ning committee of some sort. All one had to know was the day of the week to know what would be going on. Mondays and Fridays were reserved for club meet- ings, Tuesdays for class meet- ings, Wednesdays for ASB, and Thursdays for committees. Even picky people were in luck, for whether a fanatic for Foreign Culture, there was definately something for everyone. Down by the lake for a break, students take time out during lunch to hang around and talk to friends,