Rubidoux High School - Eyry Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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166 C O U N T o N ' ' PLUS Involve- ment If our biggest concern is mail- boxes, then I ' d say we ' re doing pretty well . . . ' — Al Martinez Social Studies o o o o ° O O O O O o O o C i O c O o c oooooooo O O O O o o o o o o o f Staff activists unite . . . Lobbying for lounge privacy In the future, this may well be remembered as the year the mailboxes moved. Teachers have been complaining for several years, said Alice Drury, Staff Club president. I ' ve received several notes of thanks since the move. Teachers have told me that it ' s the best thing that ' s hap- pened to them in several years, commented Al Mar- Dan Weatherford discusses agenda items with students Irom the Political Science Club. tinez, Faculty Advisory Committee Chairman. The result of the mailbox move? No more students in our staff lounge, answered Martinez. Our privacy has been restored, added Drury. But, whodunit? As the Staff Club, we like to do things, Drury ex- plained. For years I ' ve heard complaints from teachers about students in the staff lounge. It can be hard, I admit. You can be sitting and having a person- al conversation with another teacher; when you look over your shoulder a student is behind you, listening. Or, perhaps you ' re having a conversation about a par- ticular student — and he ' s behind you, listening. Apparently, the Staff Club and its affiliate, The Faculty Advisory Commit- tee, found the intruding stu- dents too much to handle. It was an idea so simple no one had thought of it. Within two days the mailboxes were moved . . . We thought we ' d tackle it, remembered Drury. We went to Mr. Huckaby and told him our complaints. ' Great, ' he said. ' But I sim- ply don ' t have the office staff to go in there and constantly stuff mailboxes. ' According to Drury, when she and other mem- bers of FAC and the Staff Club suggested moving the mailboxes, everyone seemed surprised. It was an idea so simple no one had thought of it. Within two days the mail- boxes were moved. And since the big occas- sion, Drury has received thank you notes in her box and Martinez has collected an entire file folder of testi- monies of gratitude. The boxes are much easier to get to. The horrible crowding in the lounge in the mornings has been alle- viated, said Allan Stringer, math teacher. I can finally send my yearbook students to stuff boxes! I don ' t have to spend hours doing it myself. I can also send my students to get their yearbook question- naires out of my box. All in all, it works out better, testi- fied Laura Flocker, English teacher and yearbook advi- sor. It just goes to show you, concluded Drury. By George! Sometimes all you have to do is ask. We asked. +

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Esther Rivero Kim Hansen Melissa Razo Stacey Cortez Randy Deitzler v .W A John Lopez r M— a H i i Elisio Vega •fffi ' ' Mi-it . • ' » RHS Black, white, and gold fashions adorn the walls of the ti ny room that is the Fal- con ' s Roost — more com- monly known as the Student Store. Fourteen students staffed Cindi Maynard the store and sold products that ranged from Bic pens to sweatshirts. We try to offer students everything they need, said Cindi Maynard, retail teacher. If a teacher reguires a certain type of notebook, we try to make our prices the cheapest any- where; everything we have is less expensive than it would be in any other store. The store was begun in 1984 as a convenience for students. Profits go to the PTSA scholarships, ROP scholarships and the rest is generated back to the stu- II o N and more dents through ASB, eluded Maynard. «f» Student Store Staff. Front row: Aida Gallegos, April Stuart. Row 2: LaDonna Grithn, Maria Vdlanueva. Bertha Rodriguez, John Lopez. Row 3: Phil Oldenkamp, Nick Crawford, Cindi Maynard, Shelly Fury, Lorena Mer- edith. Back Row: Stacey Cortez, Kim Hansen, Mama Galvez, Melissa Razo, Rosa Arenales. lam Advisors, Coaches give time, concern to proteges Car Ernie Wright, Senior Class; Cindy Maynard, Ju- nior Class; Glenn Kenny, Sophomore Class; Ed Luna, Freshman Class; Robert Liddle, Mark McFer- ren, Debbie ver Bennett, Viola 1 Weaker Diane Murphy, Ken Jones, and Linda Williams, Academic Decathlon; Bar- bara Dull, Ellen Finan, Mike Hughes, American Field Service; Linda Williams, Joan Balla, Awards night; Charles Gray, Band; Devi Curtis, Black Student Union; Susan Gurrola, Busi- ness Majors Only Club; Pat Monaco, College Bowl; Larry Jansen, Creative Writ- ing Club; Ralph Handen, Computer Club; Alice Drury, CSF; Gareth Rich- ards, Drafting Club; Nancy Saultz, Drill Team Tall Flags; Laura Flocke r, Year- book; Gary Lesh, Rob Nor- wood, Vince Rosse, Future Farmers of America; Carol Furlong, French Club; Stel- la Westermeyer, German Club; Jose Guillen, ME- CHA; Staci Della-Rocco, Di- rector of Music, Music Club Sponsor; Carol Whitaker, Pep Squad; Charles McCar- thy, Political Science Mod- el UN; Marie Mains, Speech Team; Debbie Foglietta, Newspaper; Doug Buck- hout, Troupers. Coaches are: Football: Leo Brouhard, head coach; Ben Randolph; Rick Tor- bert; Ed Luna; Charles Meyerett; Tony Manson; Er- nie Burns; John Mosher; Pat Thompson; David Lewis; Art Huerta, Varsity volunteer; Joe Dieson, Frosh volunteer; Harrison Cole, Frosh volun- teer. Cross Country: Gabri- el Ramirez, head coach; Paul Horn, assistant. Girls Tennis: Jean Bruce, head coach; Sam Drapiza, assis- tant. Girls Volleyball: Kim Holder, head coach; Paul Kumamoto, assistant. Boys Basketball: Dale Johnson, head coach; Pat Fagan, Var- sity assistant: Bill Hughes, JV assistant; Greg Sanner, Frosh assistant. Girls Basket- ball: Ten Timar, head coach Jerry Bowman, assistant Tina Case, assistant. Soccer Darwin Dallas, head coach Mark Eoli, assistant. Wres- tling: Dennis Payne, head coach; Charles Meyerett, assistant. Baseball: Jim Rose, head coach; Jack Cassette; Paul Kumamoto, Chef Ed- munds. Badminton: Dick Slivka. Golf: Jim Hickey. Softball: Jerry Bowman, head coach; Pat Thompson, Teri Timar, Min Shertzer.

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Organizations provide social events and serious activism Co-chairperson of social events Sharon Dimery, one ol the organizers oi the pumpkin carving extravaganza, coordinates the one-bean-per-vote vo- ting process. Staff Club Officers. Front row: Adeline Fowler, Sheryl Beamer, Shar- on Dimery, Alice Drury. Back row: Susan Gurrola, Kathleen Gentry, Ken Jones. Staff reactions to SC This year was the first for FAC; and the new-found enthusiasm and collective staff support for the Staff Club made it seem as if the officers were leaders of a freshly founded or- ganization. Alice Drury wanted to unite staff members in a group, explained Sharon Dimery, SC Social Co-chairper- son. The Staff Club is not new. However, we have had more publicity and a lot more staff participation this year. We ' ve had doughnut and punch brunches, the pumpkin carving contest, a Christmas luncheon and the decoration of teachers ' Al Martinez lounges, raffles and sports pools to raise money, and we ' re planning a Spring Dinner-Dance. President Drury is guick to add that the club also serves as a mini-union. However, both the club and FAC claimed credit for the mailbox move. We are a spin- off of sorts from the club. We simply re- present the teachers, ex- plained FAC Chairman Al Martinez. The moving of the mailboxes was a collabo- ration between FAC and the Staff Club. We ' re both look- ing out for the interests of the RHS staff. Staff members react to the efforts of the Staff Club: — Staci Della-Rocco, vocal music: ... provides oppor- tunity for R and R! — Debbie Foglietta, Eng- lish: ... helps insure spirit and cooperation among staff. — Philomena Hornsby, Reading: It provides chances to bet! They have raffles (I never win), and a luncheon now and then to help raise scholarships for deserving kids! — Marie Mains, English: The Staff Club has done much to improve my work environment. — Nancy Jones, Dance and English: It provides a social outlet for teachers. On our ' rushed ' schedule it is a problem seeing many peo- ple, but some time is better than none. — Joe Werner, Business: . . . the encouragement of professionalism among all staff members. — Dennis Payne, Math and Physical education: A chance for donation for tax deduction. — Linda Williams, Career Center: It tries to build a sense of cohesiveness and to increase morale, but with such a large staff it is very difficult. There are still new teachers whose names I don ' t know. — Sandy Newman, Special Education: Since Alice Drury has been president we have been more in- formed and have had more interesting activities. She has managed to pull us to- gether with her clever let- ters.