Cafeteria and Custodial

The Black and Gold 1975

Cafeteria Staff Beats Inflation as Custodian Care Campus

Just as important as the administering to or teaching of the students were the jobs of the cafeterial and custodial staffs.

Under the supervision of Miss Alma Morohoshi (School Lunch Program Director), the cafeteria staffers were responsible for putting out a well balanced and nutritious meal for over 1200 daily lunchgoers. Despite the heavy volume of lunch sales, the staff was able to produce enough to satisfy everyone. Packaged lunches were an innovation in the McKinley cafeteria this year and in spite of the rising costs of food, a student's lunch at McKinley High School was a real inflation beater at 25 cents.

Maintaining the beauty and the well-kept image of McKinley was a challenging task for the custodial staff workers. But supervisor Mr. Ernesto Victorino and seven staffers worked hard to keep buildings and grounds clean.

McKinleyites were saddened by the untimely death of Mrs. Namiko Yoshimura. Her well-kept plants and flowers were a testimony to her devotion to the school and students

McKinley High School Class of 1977

40th Reunion Summer 2017

70's Song - Black Water

McKinley High School Class of 1977

40th Reunion Summer 2017

Faculty 4

The Black and Gold 1975

Faculty Social Life Takes on Merriment, Nonsense

  Between the duties of teaching and correcting stacks of homework papers, members of the McKinley Teachers Association found the time to get together for a little fun.

  Striving for better social and professional contacts, the MTA held various activities throughout the year.

  The first big event of the year was a “China Nite” faculty dinner at King’s Garden with Queen Fely Serra reigning over the festivities. This was followed by a Thanksgiving Turkey Roast and the annual faculty Christmas party. The star of the show as jolly ‘ole St. Nick in the person of Principal Young Yee Ko.

  A real Hawaiian style luau, for faculty members, families and guest, took place on the Campbell estate at Ewa Beach in May.

  MTA officers included Mrs. Carolyn Chang, president; Mr. John Hawkins, vice president; Miss Barbara Kakuda, secretary; and Mr. Ronald Uchida, treasurer. Under direction of Mr Margaret Leong, the aloha committee remembered sick members or made leis wherever needed.

  Small groups of teachers found time for playing basketball, golf and tennis during after school hours. All found time for congenial activities during their duty-free lunch period, in various parts of the campus.

McKinley High School Class of 1977

40th Reunion Summer 2017

Faculty 3

The Black and Gold 1975

Faculty Teams Take on Student Competition

  In their first year of competition, the Women’s Faculty Basketball Team named the Odd Squad participated in intramural games. Led by Head Coach Linda “Unconscious” Izumoto, members of the Odd Squad played hard, defensive games against student teams such as SMP (Special Motivation Program).
  All the players had nicknames. They sounded quite hilarious. “Wonderwoman” Wright, Lynette “Shoulders” Oshima, “Jungle” Jane Uyema, Jane “Demolition” Schroeder, Peggy “Banshee” Anderson, Gwendolyn “Grinder” Shimono, Pualani “Hot Hands” Howell, and Darcy “Dynamite” Dorich.
  The mello and yet bizarre, five year old Men’s Team, Faculty Fumblers, was head coached by Joe Tom. Throughout the years they won over 30 games and lost none.
  This year the Fumblers made a distinct alteration. They added Miss Darcy “Dynamite” Dorich to the team as player-cheerleader. Playing for the players were Carl “Hook” Hansen, John “Metro” Hawkins, Richard “Roadrunner” Haru, Jacob “King of the Hill” Hoopai, John “Too-Tall” Hammond, Raynor “Catfish” Minami, Mike “Smooth” Chow, Stephen “Speedy” Siu, Paul “Five-O” Reichl, Ed “Basher” Watanabe, Lester “Boom-Boom” Chuck, Alvin “Jet” Tokuda, Howard “Radar” Gay, and Neal “Cool Hands” Takamori. With nicknames such as these how could they ever lose?

Master Touch Molds Unique Art Pieces

McKinley High School Class of 1977

40th Reunion Summer 2017

Faculty 2

The Black and Gold 1975

New Teachers Fill As Enrollment Goes Up

   New teachers at MHS included Mr. Gary Abe, Mrs. Anne King and Miss Raynette Takizawa and Janice Kawamoto.

 After rumors of discontinuation, Mr. Abe’s agriculture classes undertook new projects and cultivated many crops, such as corn, string beans, and cucumbers. In coordination with the woodshop classes ag students built new platforms for potted plants and made new plant boxes.

 Replacing Mrs. Eva Buder who was on professional leave, Mrs. King had been at McKinley several years ago. In Mrs. King’s TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) classes, immigrant students learned English colloquialism as well as adaptations to American Life. Mrs. King took the classes on excursions to places such as Sea Life Park for more learning experiences.

 Miss Kawamoto jointed the Home Ec Department when Mrs. Jane Yamashiroya took over a new Americanization classes. She in turn took Mrs. Yamashiroya’s classes in Family Clothing. Increased enrollment in the Math Department brought the addition of Miss Takizawa, who taught mathematics.

 As a result of federal funding for CETA (Comprehensive Employment Training Act), Mrs. Aileen Waiau and Miss Jane Ebisuya became the campus aide and acculturation worker, respectively. Their purpose was to prevent fights and quarrels on campus by counseling.

McKinley High School Class of 1977

40th Reunion Summer 2017

Faculty

The Black and Gold 1975

In an effort to establish a good teacher-administration relationship, coordinating committees were set up by new principal Mr. Young Yee Ko to alter many policies. 

Committee members included the vice principals, registrar, counselors, department heads and the principal sought ways to improve communication and set up definite policies. An important line of communication was established in which teachers talked over their concerns with department heads who, in turn, discussed them with the coordinating committee members.

Teachers made up subcommittees that investigated registration, attendance, disbursement of carnival funds, class schedules, unwritten rules and regulations, activities and school policies. Teachers were also kept busy advising classes, clubs, and organizations, sharing knowledge along the way with them

Expanding their constitutions to include more staff members, the MHS Teachers Association (MTA) was active, planning social and fun activities to enhance school life. They had an aloha committee; new and student teachers received leis, and cards and flowers were sent to the sick from the MTA. Other activities included outings, dinners, a carnival project and the annual picnic.

McKinley High School Class of 1977

40th Reunion Summer 2017

70's Song - Fire

McKinley High School Class of 1977

40th Reunion Summer 2017