Rubidoux High School - Eyry Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Distinction 163 Staff members wield knives; Present inventive creations Scrambling around tables of carved pumpkins, stu- dents giggled, exclaimed surprise, and cast looks of admiration at the whimsical and intricate jack-o-latems that staff members had cre- ated. Held on Halloween day in the guad, the RHS Staff Club sponsored the first ever Pumpkin Carving Contest. Each student attracted to the elaborate display was entitled to cast one vote for their favored creation. I thought the pumpkins were all different and some were very original, stated Kim Nielsen. The winning pumpkin, decorated with test tubes by the science de- partment, resembled a mad scientist. The works of art ranged from visages of robots, punk rockers, principal Doug Huckaby to more traditional designs. Teachers Sharon Dimery and Kathleen Gentry, co- chairpersons of social events, were in charge of the contest. I feel the pumpkins will get even more creatively unigue next year, concluded Dimery. + A pumpkin caricature of princi- pal Doug Huckaby, carved by Ron Needham, was ousted by the sci- ence department ' s mad scientist lor the first place honors. New arrivals give vitality For a fresh perspective and an invaluable aid in car- rying on the tradition of ex- cellence, look to our new ar- rivals . . . — Judy Torrie, a new Guid- ance Coordinator from Colorado. — Joan Balla, an addition to the English department from Medford, Oregon. — Deb Bennett, a first year social studies teacher from UCR. — Millie Burns, the new Po- lice Science and Resource Officer. Paul Horn — Gary Clem comes back to the fine arts department after five years in Germany. — Kelly Dodd, a two-year RHS substitute turned per- manent teacher. — Charles Gray, the new band director. - Juliane Haro, fluent in German and Spanish, joins the staff to teach those lan- guages. — Gloria Hill joins the Eng- lish faculty. — Paul Horn, another new- comer from UCR. — Larry Jansen also joined the English department. — Jim Jones joined to teach social science. — Mark McFerren, a sys- tems analyst, interns with the math department. — Allison Mackenzie joins the science department after being student teacher last year. — Barbara Maguire joined the English department from Michigan via Texas. — Tony Manson taught sci- ence and helped the foot- Gloria Hill ball program. - Sheila Medina, an RHS veteran returning after a leave of absence. — Stella Sloan, another pre- vious student teacher, joined the math department. — Teh Timar joined the P.E. and Social Studies depart- ments after student teaching here last year. - Jackie Bendix became Dr. Ron Needham ' s secre- tary. — Irma Carbral, Linda Ed- wards, and Rosie Partida joined the Guidance Office Staff. — Louise Fulton, clerk typ- ist, worked with Rick Stan- gle. — Mary Hutchscrolt be- came Lou Ann Archbold ' s secretary. - Paul Avila joined the corps of campus supervisor. — Ellen Vanta and Elizabeth Johnson became aides. ♦

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162 Count O n li l t t PLUS f kni Everybody ' s looking. Teachers proclaimed it. Administrators proclaimed it. Magazines — both pro- fessional and popular — ex- plained it: America is in the midst of a widespread pub- lic movement for education- al improvement. At RHS — with a staff de- scribed as big, diverse, and electic by Marie Mains, English teacher — a staff of over 230 worked each day to serve a student body of 3000. Improvement was nothing new to them. While the rest of the country was immersed in a burst of energetic improvement and involvement, RHS contin- ued its longtime quest for learning PLUS. The multi-talented staff re- ceived funds from AS551 and the California Teacher Instructional Improvement Program (CTIIP) to increase their expertise. According to an Eyry survey, approxi- mately 58% of the teaching staff continued their own educations by taking classes toward degrees or creden- tials. Obeying a state man- date, teachers attended in- services on child welfare. And, as a step toward earth- quake preparedness, they we re encouraged to attend classes on first aid. Last year, faculty meet- ings concerned writing new course descriptions. This year, those meetings con- sisted of educators compar- ing new course descriptions to a model curriculum pre- scribed by the state. Teachers rallied together in groups to improve their working environment and the likelihood of sharing ideas. Teachers continued the quest for learning PLUS+ Woodshop teacher Craig Klee- man observes as a student finishes the last stages oi his bookshelves. ol carve li :. Contest.

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164 Ks O U n H ■PLUS- CARING ... Hike to work with young people. They really need help. It ' s hard to be a teenager ' — Gene Mitchell Staff guides many groups Being a teacher doesn ' t mean just teaching; it also includes coaching, advis- ing, supervising, encourag- ing, and — occasionally — watching. Many teachers not only spent an entire working day teaching but also dedicated extra hours to extracurricu- English teacher Lori Pearson ap- pears in Oriental garb as pari ol the Halloween celebration. Annmarie Weaver lar activities. Debbie Foglietta, an Eng- lish teacher, cited student ' s attitudes as motivation for her dedication to her post as newspaper advisor. Their attitudes make my job re- warding, she revealed. The students are motivated and eager to make the Talon a great paper. The second-year Drafting Club advisor liked the ca- maraderie of small clubs. Drafting classes are gener- ally full, which is great, but the Drafting Club is fairly small — which is even bet- i ter! The College Bowl is a fo- rum for intelligent, percep- tive students to practice for try-outs to become a mem- ber of the team. A member- ship on the College Bowl team, which competes an- nually at a UCR competi- tion, could mean scholar- ship dollars. For five years, Pat Monaco, a science teacher, has advised the College Bowl club. I like to learn interesting facts, he said. But learning them with my students is fun. I have a great group of spirit leaders this year! pro- claimed third year Pep Squad advisor Carol Whi- taker. Her motivation? It ' s a pleasure to work with them! Which was not, assured other teachers who doubled as coaches and advisors, an unusual reason for helping students. » Speech teacher Marie Mains also coached the award-winning speech team. Gary Lesh, FFA advisor and teacher par excellence — former District teacher ol the year — ex- plains an assignment to an agricul- ture class.