Faces of ECHS

Interviewer:   John Michael Lee Interviewee: Anthony Tsujisaka JML: Hi, what is your name? AT:  Um, Mr. Tsujisaka. JML: Okay, how is your personal life affected or influenced by your work? AT:  Um, I definitely noticed that my personality changes outside of school, but I definitely still carry teacher characteristics outside of school. So I sometimes treat my friends like students every once in a while JML:  Why did you choose to work in the education field? AT:  Half my family's in the education field, so I had either a choice to be a lawyer or a teacher and I am not the lawyer type. But honestly I just love the interaction with adolescents. That's my favorite part. JML:  Where did you grow up? AT:  Redwood City, CA. So, local. JML:  And where did you graduate from college? AT:  UC Santa Cruz JML : Okay, thank you!

Interviewer:   John Michael Lee Interviewee: Joseph Hermoso JML: What is your name? JH: Joseph Hermoso JML: Okay, out of your four years in high school what do you expect to gain or learn? JH:  How to live life. JML:  Okay, what do you think you will enjoy the most and the least in high school? JH:  I'll enjoy the events most and I'm not sure what I will enjoy the least. JML:  What has been your best experience so far? JH:  Um, the rallies and going out with my friends. JML:  Do you have any plans for your future after high school? JH: Yeah, just go to college. JML:  Okay, thank you.

Interviewer: Sidney Brooks Interviewee: Aaron Haffner Interviewer: How is your personal life affected by your work? Haffner: As my workload increases, my personal life decreases, which is showing inverse relationship. Interviewer: Oh...alright then Interviewer:  Why did you choose to work in the education field? Haffner:  I like to work with people who consider themselves as children, especially as they're emerging into adolescence. You also hold my future, so you're going to be voting for my welfare, which means you better be educated. Interviewer: Oh my gosh. Haffner: Plus, it's also a lot of fun to work with students over adults because they don't act like adults. Interviewer: So, we act our age? Haffner: Yep. Interviewer:  Where did you grow up? Haffner: Um Pacifica and Montara. Student: You went to Terra Nova? Haffner: I did... Tigers! Interviewer: Where did you graduate from college? Haffner: I graduated from UC Santa Cru

Interviewer: Faris Elhayek Interviewee: Mikaela Pelesauma FE:  Hi, I am Faris and I am going to be interviewing Mikaela Pelesauma, a junior from El Camino High School. Okay, Hi Mikaela. MP:  Hello. FE:  What has been your best experience so far? MP:  My best experience in high school would probably be the rallies because you get to experience lots of fun and see how everybody's happy and enjoyable. FE:  Good answer, good answer. What is your favorite subject and why? MP:  My favorite subject would probably have to be between avid and pe, but I love avid more because you get to go on cool field trips to colleges and stuff. And you get to have a lot of fun with your friends in that class.  FE: What do you like about PE? MP:  If you have friends in that class, it's really fun and you get to do lots of fun activities. FE:  Are you athletic? MP: I'm very athletic. FE:  Woo, go Mikaela! Do you have any plans for you future after high school? M

Interviewer: Heather Oakes Interviewee: Bernadette Dubrovich Bray HO: Hello, I will be interviewing Bernadette Bray today. What year did you graduate? BDB: 1975 HO: And what were some of your best experiences in high school? BDB: Sports! I was most athletic. And probably the Cafeteria Lunch Time 'cause we used to have fun back there. I don't know, we used to have food fights. HO: Oh wow! BDB: Yea, we did! HO: That was allowed? BDB: Yea, I liked Spirit Week too, Spirit Week was always fun. HO: Oh, okay. How would you characterize the South City community growing up? BDB: The best. We didn't have to lock doors and when I grew up it seemed like every house had 5 or 6 kids in it, and so we had big giant neighborhoods and everybody was close. HO: How do you think High School has changed since you were here? BDB: Honestly, since meeting you guys at my reunion, I think you guys are smarter than we were. HO: Oh! Why is that? BDB: Probably because of computers

Interviewer: Kenneth Gelasio  Interviewee: Benny Choi Interviewer: How is your personal life affected/influenced by your work? Choi: Well... I think working as a substitute teacher has been..it's been great! And I really appreciate how, as a sub, it's flexible. I think it's cool that, when I'm not on a long term assignment, I can pick, "Ok I want the next couple of days off and go visit my friends in Santa Barbara" or I wanna go fish or do something. I have the freedom to be able to do that. Um, and to add on to that, I think it's pretty cool that there are opportunities as a sub to study, to do research on things that I like to do, even while I'm at school. Whether it's at lunch or during a free period. I think that's really nice and I think another part was... I guess being able to participate in some of the sports, uh I really appreciate running with cross country or playing badminton in the spring. I think that keeps me healthy