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Social Science Department
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Kevin Tallon
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Department Chair
Mr.
Tallon was born and raised in Wasco and is a
graduate of Wasco High School. He graduated from
California State University, Bakersfield in 2000
with a degree in History. He earned his teaching
credential in 2001 and began teaching in the Fall of
that year. Mr. Tallon is currently teaching
Advanced Placement US History and college prep US
History. Mr. Tallon served as the Head Varsity
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Boys Basketball
coach for six seasons at Wasco High School and has
also served as an assistant on the football and
baseball teams. Mr. Tallon and his wife Gina have
three daughters, Kaylee, Brooke, and Abigail. His hobbies
include spending time with family, reading,
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Craig Williams
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Mr. Williams
graduated from Buena High (Ventura) in 1995. After high
school, he attended the University of California at
Davis where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in
History with a Minor in Education. Mr. Williams
coaches Cross-Country and Baseball at Wasco High. He
also enjoys spending time with his family, cooking,
gardening, sports and going to the
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Ryan Absey
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Mr. Absey attended Stockdale High
School and graduated in 2001. After graduating from
Bakersfield College, Mr. Absey attended California
State University of Bakersfield, earning a B.A.
degree in History, and minoring in Political
Science. When not teaching, Mr. Absey enjoys
spending time with his family, "Jeeping" with
friends, and rooting for his beloved Minnesota
Twins! Mr. Absey is married to Kellie, a
nurse at Kern Medical Center. |
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Paul Ante
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Mr. Ante attended
East Bakersfield High School and graduated in 1988.
After graduating from Bakersfield College, Mr. Ante
attended Fresno State University where he earned a
B.A. in History. Mr. Ante earned his teaching
credential from CSU Bakersfield. He taught for nine
years at Jacobsen Middle School in Tehachapi before
accepting a position at Wasco High School. Mr. Ante is married to Laura,
who teaches first grade at Wingland Elementary in
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Jackson Paul and a
daughter named Adelina "Addy" Rose. Mr.
Ante enjoys music, golf, sports (Cowboys, SF Giants,
UCLA Bruins Basketball), coaching, attending
sporting events, concerts and movies. |
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Joey Mayo
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Mr. Mayo graduated from Bakersfield College in 1998
with an Associate of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts and
earned a football scholarship to San Diego State
University. He graduated from SDSU (2000) with a
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Science with an
emphasis in Sociology. Mr. Mayo earned his
Professional Clear Teaching Credential with an
emphasis in Cross-Cultural Language and Academic
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degree with an emphasis in Cross-Cultural Teaching
(2005). Mr. Mayo is a “highly qualified” Social
Science teacher by way of passing the C.S.E.T.-California
State Examination for Teachers in Social Science.
He began his teaching career for the Tigers in 2001
and coached football for the first 3 years of his
tenure at Wasco High before joining the Bakersfield
College football staff in 2004 where he coached
inside linebackers and was an assistant strength and
conditioning coach for 3 years. Mr. Mayo currently
teaches United States History. Mr. Mayo enjoys
cooking, sporting events, reading, golf, bowling,
movies, exercising, art, fashion, and enjoys time
with his dogs. |
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Edward Moreno
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Mr. Moreno earned
a Bachelor's Degree in Social Science from CSUB, and
holds a Preliminary Credential in Social Science
from Pt. Loma Nazarene University. He met his
true love while attending Wasco High, and they
married in 1999. Mr. and Mrs. Moreno have four
beautiful children: Claire, Bauer, Farmer, and
Archer. Mr. Moreno spends his free time doing
his favorite thing in the world: coaching football.
He coached the Tigers for 11 years. He is an
avid Cincinnati Bengals and Michigan Wolverines fan. |
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Frank Russell
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Mr. Russell received an Associate
of Arts Degree from Gavilan Junior College (1966), a
Bachelor of Arts Degree from San Jose State
University (1968) a Master of Arts Degree in Social
Science Education (1973) and has worked in the
education field since 1970. He taught high school in
San Jose for 11 years before moving to Saudi Arabia
where he taught 6th grade English for one year. He
said that he set back the advance of English
instruction so far, that they made him an assistant
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to protect the English
language (HA!). In addition to teaching in San Jose
and Saudi Arabia, he has worked as an educator in
Riverside, Lake Tahoe, Seoul (Korea), Avenal and
Firebaugh. He came to Wasco as Principal in 2001 but
asked to be reassigned to the classroom in 2003 as
he missed teaching. He currently lives in Wasco with
his wife Lois who is a 5th grade teacher at Palm
Elementary. |
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