David Lawson

After 30 years of teaching, our beloved tennis coach, David Lawson, plans to retire. Upon being asked what he plans to do after retirement, he says with a laugh, “Whatever my wife wants me to [do].”

His love for athletics began in college. At that time, however, he was a graduate assistant for football. Previously, tennis was perceived as feminine but Lawson realized that in college he could get closer to the “cute girls” if he played it. Later on, he found out tennis was a great sport.

Lawson attended El Rancho High School and college later at University of California, Berkeley. There, he received his Physical Education major as well as a Psychology and Sociology minor. Later, Lawson attained a teacher’s credential and Master’s in Education at Whittier College.

He feels the most impressed about the students he teaches because of their resilience.

Some advice that Lawson has for graduating seniors is, “Don’t just concentrate on academics because there’s also spiritual, physical and emotional development. There are more things we don’t see than see. There isn’t only one aspect in life so focus on being balanced.”

By Features Editor Dalla Wong