2007
How many years have you been working at West
Linn? Five years
What is it that you enjoy most about your job? I like
everything around here.
What does your job entail exactly? I usually clean
the upstairs porches and classrooms.
What do you think students would be most surprised
to find out about you? I like to parasail in Acapulco, Guerrero.
What did you do before you worked at West Linn? Are you originally
from Oregon, or did you grow up somewhere else? I'm from Zihuatanejo,
M exico, an hour from Acapulco.
What's the best part of your job? The funniest? Working with Lester and
the staff.
How many years have you been working at West Linn?
13 years
What does you job entail exactly? Keeping it clean
What do you think students would be most sur
prised to find out about you? I’m the vice-chair of
Willamette Valley Grotto, which is a caving club.
What's the weirdest or grossest thing that's hap
pened on this job? I try not to think about it.
What did you do before you worked at West Linn?
Are you originally from Oregon, or did you grow
up somewhere else? I was bom in Tacoma, Wash.,
and moved here when I was four. I did concrete
foundation work before being a custodian at West
W h aflro e best part of your job? The worst? The
funniest? [The best part of my job is] the appreciation
from the teachers, [the worst is] the disrespect from the
students.
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How m any years have you been w orking at West
Linn? Ten years in the district
W hat do you think the students would be m ost
surprised to find out about you? I spend m y tim e
horseback riding, kickboxing, participating in karate,
hunting and fishing.
W hat's the w eirdest thing that's happened on the job?
Finding m oney and cell phones.
W hat did you do before you worked at West Linn?
I used to be a forest firefighter and I ow ned a farm
outside o f the city.
How many years have you been working at West Linn? Four years
What is it that you enjoy the most about your job? Working with a great staff.
What does your job entail exactly? Cleaning, organizing, setting up for games,
fixing things that get broken.
What do you think students would be most surprised to find about you? I work
on a farm as well, with horses, cows, sheep and other animals. I also have walnut
and hazelnut orchards that I maintain throughout the year.
What’s the weirdest or grossest thing that's happened on this job? I was behind
the new music building one night and I saw a few deer run by followed by a pack
of coyotes!
What did you do before you worked at West Linn? Are you originally from Oregon,
or did you grow up somewhere else? I went to WLHS from 1984-88 and worked
for UPS for 15 years before working at the high school. I left UPS to start a cleaning
company that is still going today.
What's the best part of your job? The worst? The funniest?
Worst: gross bathrooms. Funniest: teenagers doing stupid things.
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How many years have you been working at
West Linn? This is my sixth year.
What is it that you enjoy most about your
job? I work at West Linn only part time in
the evening. During the days I'm a freelance
illustrator working from home. It's nice to do
some physical work after sitting at a drafting
table most of the day. Also, since I'm alone
while working on art, it's good for me to get
out and work among other people.
What does your job entail exactly? I'm usu
ally responsible for the cleaning of the main
offices and front entryway.
What do you think students would be most
surprised to find out about you? I graduated
from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor
of Fine Arts in graphic design. Besides art, I
also do some modeling through a local agency.
I am an avid runner and also play guitar.
What’s the weirdest or grossest thing that’s
happened on this job ? Without going into
detail, the most gross and weird things occur
in the restrooms.
What did you do before you worked at West
Linn? I grew up in Portland and have been
a freelance illustrator there since the early
eighties. When the artwork slowed in 2002,1
found this job to supplement my income.
What's the best part of your job? The worst?
The funniest? It's certainly the cast of char
acters at the school and throughout the dis
trict that’s the best, worst and funniest part
of this job. Although not always pleasant, I
can usually step back and view it as quite
entertaining.
Funny story: As a side note, I always hoped
that there was some truth to the rumor that
a dog-sized rat once lurked in the lower por
tion of the now demolished south part of the
school. It was not to be. However, my intrigue
is now revived since it’s clear now that there
exists human sized rats here and in other
parts of this district!