Rubidoux High School - Eyry Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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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.

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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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168 C O U N T o N ' ' PLUS Success ... Among our business majors we now have CPAs, of- fice managers, clerk typists, sales workers, secretaries, more business teachers . . . — Joe Wermer Business Education Career Guidance Specialist Linda Williams was responsible lor directing many college bound stu- dents to good schools. She was also an invaluable aid in scholarship ac- quisition. Staff frequents hidden, members-only restaurant The food is good, said Joe Werner, business teach- er. The food is delicious, said Judy Torrie, guidance coordinator. I try and eat there be- tween one and three times a week. They do a great job, explained Jerry Bowman, math teacher. I don ' t eat there, said Enjoying a Falcon Room lunch Larry Porter takes a break Irom a hectic schedule to converse with lellow teachers. Porter was a math teacher. Philomena Hornsby. I ' d get fat. The best restaurant in town? A varied menu rang- ing from cheeseburgers to lasagna . . . who does all this? Surprise. There is a room tucked away behind the or- ange door next to the stu- dent snack bar. That room is the Falcon Room, a staff - Science teacher Terry Snell en- joys a Falcon Room specialty: ham- burgers. only restaurant run and staffed by ROP students. I work in the Falcon Room so I can gain experience in the field of restaurants, ex- plained Andy Broussard, a student in training. There are always between five and eight students working as cooks per shift. Although many teachers enjoyed the Falcon Room and made it a point to visit, as Nancy Jones said — ev- eryday - some couldn ' t find time to enjoy a sit-down meal. The lunch hour is too short to enjoy it, explained Gloria Hill, English teacher .+ Monce Romero, a senior, pre- pares iood m the Falcon Room Kitchen. Students, like Romero, in the Regional Occupation Program (ROP) received job placement as- sistance alter graduation. Cesar Minjarez watches as pre- pared meals are delivered to await- ing customers. ROP student Teresa Rodriguez waits on stall member Barbara Macquire. ROP teacher John Chamberlin prepares a meal lor Falcon Room customers.