Arlington High School - Simba Kali Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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DRAIN FOOD Robert Allebough and Dylan Schott munch on cheezits and Cokes during Decathlon Both of these members were sen- ACADEMICS AFTER SCHOOL 159

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Scholars Put Their Energy Towards Clubs, Classes, And Competitions n believe aca- demic extra- curricular ac- tivities are fun and also a good learning experience. What is an extracurricular activ- ity? The dictionary definition is, ly- ing outside one ' s regular duties or routine. But many students be- lieved that an extracurricular activ- ity pertains only to sports. Howev- er, many Arlington students were shreddin ' it in academics. The Academic Decathlon Team went to competitions, and the Astronomy Club learned about the stars and planets. Either way, these students were still involved in an extracurri- cular academic activity. Among the choices for academic activities was the Astronomy Club. It was started in the spring semes- ter of last year by science teacher, Mr. Jay Van Meter. Mr. Van Meter revealed, The students had to be dedicated, because we had to raise all of our funds ourselves. The school did not give us a budget. Students joined this club to learn the patterns of constellations and the names of the brighter stars. Arlington also had a few bright stars of it ' s own. They were known as the Academic Decathlon team. Eight faithful people studied two hours a day, three days a week, after school with Mrs. Linda Stone- breaker, their coach. Their true dedication was tested when they were told that their competition date had been changed from No- vember to January. Senior, Dylan Schott revealed, It would have been nice to have the competition in November, but after all of the hard work we put in it was still worth it to go in January. VjETTING ALONG, Karen Swietyn- ioski, Karen Jordan and Susan McO- mie work to finish their projects. The astronomy club met every Thursday at lunch to work on projects and watch videos. Wc ' ORKING HARD. Nancy Avilia completes her article. The Mane Thing was a journalism class that met during 5th period as well as after school. 158 ACADEMICS

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Academic Interests Develop Into Time Consuming Activities That ieate (Ziawy d tjU Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a good poet? It takes a great amount of feeling, but real- ly, anyone with some thoughts or statement can be a good poet. Reading great poetry helps, ex- plained Jiji Johnson, junior. The poetry club meets after school to share poems and picked out a good one to enter a contest. Last year Jiji Johnson won $300 dol- lars in a contest of the Riverside Board of Realtors. CSF club tutors on special ser- vice. In order to be one of these members ' , you have to have a 3.0 G.P.A. and pay $1.50 fee. Once you are in the club. You automati- cally received a (JCR library card. What do they do with his card? Some people go there to study or check out books. Others do their studying at home. I feel I put out approximately three to four hours for homework each night, replied Anna Vega, junior. Another club associated with a class as Astronomy. It was born because students in Mr. Jay Van Meter ' s physics class were inter- ested in astronomy. They went to the Griffith Observatory and had a chance to look through a tele- scope to see Orion Nebula. Also at the Planetarium, they looked at various constellations and saw the lasarium and lasor light show. The best part of the fieldtrip was the lasarium show, explained Su- san Mc Comie, junior. Different club had different goals, that ' s what was rewarding about being a member. by Patricia Keophommachack and Robert Murray think it ' s a rewarding exper- - ience to always try to achieve CSF each semester. Hn llLARIOCIS, Anna Rakstang reacts to com- ments made during a meeting at lunch. Mr. Jax VanMeter takes part in the making of star charts. V-LOSE, Joe Beltran watches the city through a telescope at the Griffith Observa- tory. The astonomy club visited the observa tory on a field trip. L-XPLICATING A POEM, Poetry group mem- bers share and discuss thoughts and ideas v about their writings. Poetry club met once a week after school to go over their poems. 160 • ACADEMICS