Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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w acuity Some changes wirh the At the end of the 1985-86 school year a former varsi ty football coach and as- sistant principal took one more step up and became Walnut High ' s new princi- pal. Ken Gunn had been at Walnut since the school first opened in 1958. In Jan- uary of 1977, he became assistant prin- cipal. In 1985, Principal Don Skraba an- nounced that he would be leaving Wal- nut after eight years at the helm to take a position in the district office. That was a very emotional mo- ment, said Gunn. I couldn ' t imagine Walnut High School without him. With the help of staff and students, a new principal was chosen. They singled out Gunn as the best man for the job. It was a wonderful feeling, said Gunn about being appointed principal. I was real happy when Dr. Brown told me. And the positive reaction from the staff and students at school the next A WEARING HIS CRAZY CAP AND TALKING THROUGH HIS BULLHORN, Mr Gunn tells slu dents to pick up their trash. A clean-up period during the last few minutes of lunch was one of Gunn ' s new school policies. ► HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT SATURDAY AT WORK DETAIL, says Ken Gunn to the 119 sen lors who were absent on the same day. Mr. Gunn took a personal approach to the school ' s problems and events. day was overwhelming. Gunn began his new position by mak- ing some changes and setting some goals. Among these were a new atten- dance system, an increase in recogni- tion of outstanding students and staff, and requiring that the students keep the campus clean. One of the bigger plans was instituting the dean system. I am very pleased with the dean sys- WHS is a great place. I plan to continue what has been tradition and everything we ' ve set up this year. tern. It has not had a big effect on the students — they don ' t even notice the change. But I have had positive reac- tions from the staff. Gunn ' s future plans for the school in- cluded continuing and expanding the changes he made when he took his po- sition, and a school-wide plan. This would not only be the adminis- tration ' s plan, but the students ' , staff ' s, and parents ' also. Using surveys taken by the staff, parents, and a selected group of students, the plan would out- line those things which the school was doing correctly, and those areas that required some improvement. With this school-wide plan, the school as a whole would be involved in continu- ing tradition, and, at the same time, turning their attention to its improve- ment. I like my new position a lot, said Gunn. Walnut High School is a great place to be. I also plan to not only con- tinue what has been tradition here, but to continue everything that we ' ve set up this year. story by Gloria Sanchez: layout by Deanne Honda: photos by Paul Maldonado and Doug Lin. M 232 Faculty Mr. Gunn

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i Superman is my hero because he is strong and powerful. Susan Lopez 4 W ' P i i i S? ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ! ® ? ■a i? i w r. ' : ' ■t. ! ' ' ' - ff «tw.v --n - - ..,. reshmen Following o hero ' s OOT Since the days of the Greeks, people have had heroes like Achilles and Her- cules. And still today everyone at one time or another have had someone they looked up to or admired. Recently the Cayuse staff asked the Freshman Class who their heroes were and why they considered them to be heroes. Skateboarder Christian Hosor is my hero because he pulls 10 airs. Also, Chris Miller because he pulls the raddist tweek airs. — J.J. Zamary Zico is my hero because he is a rad Brazilian soccer player who I idolize. — Lee Da Silva Bruce Lee is my hero because he is a karate champion of the world. He is tough and well built. — Lee Jang Superman is my hero because he is strong and powerful. — Andrea Lopez Pele is my hero because he is a great soccer player and I would like to Bruce Lee is my hero be- cause he is a karate champion of the world. — Soo Jang be as good as he is someday. — Mike Diebold My hero is what normally would not be considered a hero. My hero is Nor- man Rockwell. He is my hero because he paints about life, and he captures the drama and humor in life. His paint- ings will always be unique and that ' s why he ' s my hero. — Robert Abulon. Some say that without heroes, dreams would be incomplete. To the Freshman Class, the heroes represent people whom they respected and want- ed to be like. The influence of heroes has helped people to aim their interests to achieve goals in their life in the hope that they will be like their hero one day. story by Jona de los Santos: layout by Dee Honda: ptiotos by Tim Thetford. Artwork by Gary Miraz Heroes Freshmen 231

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TAKING SOME TIME OUT FROM HIS BUSY DAY, Ken Gunn relaxes 1 his office with the latest edition of Hoofpri«. Gunn stressed the importance of extracurjcular involven RICHARD ACOSTA: Custodian MEL ARVIZU: Custodian STEVE BAILEY: Comp. 3. Journalism, ROBERT BARILARI: Athletic Trainer LINDA BATCHELOR: Beg lnt. Dance, GPE 9. Tm Sports JANET BENEDA: US History. US History A P , Senior Class Adviser YOLANDA BERNAL: Clerk Typist SUE BOYETTE: Biology. Biology H SANDY BRASK: ROP Retail Sales GARY BRITTAIN: US History. Team Sports, Ctvics R. Sophomore Class Ad- KELLY BRUCE: English 1. Comp. 2 BARBARA BUTKUS: Principals Secre- ALCALONICO: Senior GLC SCOTT CASSELLS: Algebra B, Algebra Mr. Gunn Faculty 233