Saddleback High School - Caparral Yearbook (Santa Ana, CA)

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The basics are important, but not at the sacrifice of the joy of learning ... — John Wright And the DNA molecule is made up of four bases . . . Mr. Morrill informs his biology class. A call for more science courses brought Mr. Mark Morrill to Saddleback from Willard Intermediate School. 4H Mr. Leland Aday and Bobby Jo Grisel become in- volved in a discussion in 4th period Psychology while Jane Green and the rest of class looks on. The Back to Basics move called for more emphasis in Social Studies. Catherine McNair, ESL Bill Nelson, Physical Education Patricia Nelson, HIP Secretary Robert Nelson, Assistant Principal, Curriculum Phuong Nguyen, History Pamela Nichols, Typing Joy Nuernberger, HIP Interpreter Nancy O ' Conner, Principal Guido Olivares, Math Jack Ollestad. Science Academics 235

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Elizabeth Martinez, English Celia Mendez, Instructional Assis- tant Mary Merdith, History Karen Mesenhimer, School Ac- countant Clerk Tim Mesenhimer, English Jill Money, Business Gloria Montes, Campus Security Officer Mark Morrill, Science Charles Murrel, Junior Counselor Renan Musick, Physical Education Benita McCord, ESL Dominick McGrail, History Edward McGuckin, History Katherine McGuire, History Gerard McManus, Resource Officer A move back to basics by Mikel Healey There is a movement in American education that has covered the na- tion. It focuses on drilling what is known as the 3 Rs (reading, writing and arithmetic) and includes a wide range of aims. It ' s the back to ba- sics movement. A general view of this movement shows, in part, a return to traditional teaching methods such as drill, recita- tion, daily homework and frequent testing. It also calls for the cutting out of frill subjects (clay modeling, dress designing, flute practice) and social service-type courses (driver education, health education, physical education) in order to devote most of the day to English, science, math and history. Promotion to higher grade levels and graduation can be attained only by the student first demonstrat- ing a mastery of skills and passing competency tests. Discipline should be strict, corporal punishment should be accepted and dress codes should regulate student clothing and hair- styles. Many people are enthusiastic about the possible beneficial effects of back to basics. There ' s a chance that our schools will be able to pro- duce better readers, writers and youth who are better skilled in compu- tation. Principal O ' Connor advocates back to basics. First you have to have a basic education, then with that you can perform well in extracurricu- lar activities. Many believe that by stressing the fundamentals a student could obtain a more in depth education off of which they could draw for creativity an in- ventiveness. However, others believe that over stressing these fundamentals and cut- ting classes such as art and drama could cause our nation to suffer. As John Wright stated, The basics are important but not at the sacrifice of the joy of learning. V Shan Heatherly listens intently in her Eng- lish class. Teaching critical writing and think- ing skills became an important concern in the 3 Rs movement, too. 234 Mornnez Ollesrod

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End results show where the hard work has produced activi- ties students have enjoyed. ' ' — Karen Mesenhimer Yes, peas and carrots again. states Angie Lo- zano. Making sure students get a nutritious meal at lunch is a big responsibility, but serving the meal to the crowd is an even bigger task. • Exerting his best effort, Dave Salcedo prepares for another day of work. Custodians demonstrated hard work daily as they served a major part in the cleanli- ness of our campus. Noemi Ortega. Data Entry Clerk Petty Page, School Office Manager Mary Palacios. Health Clerk Jan Palmer, English Antonio Pena, English Mary Peront, Instructional Assis- tant Dean Pierce. Industrial Arts Debbie Pipes, HIP Teacher Deloris Prior, Librarian Pauline Quesnel, English 236 Orrega Sheon