Buena High School - Conquistador Yearbook (Ventura, CA)

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ln the Knowledge Bowl, Buena competes against nine Ventura County high schools. As a public service, members of the Cam- arillo chapter of the American Association of University Women provide the questions and do the judging. Winning takes broad general knowledge, quick memory, and team work. Buena has won knowledge Bowl e six of the last seven PIOWLEDGE BOWL TEAM-FRONT ROW: lim Sears, john MCNutt, Walter Haskell, Sarah Lewenberg, Mr. Gary Diehl. yea l'S, and we nt ACK ROW: Mr. Robert Pease, Lonny Chu, Ben Diehl, Mike Fickes, Hamelton Chu. undefeated in Academics, knowledge, and winning spirit invade intellectual teams Academic Decathlon Team This year's Ventura County's Academic Decathlon competition saw Buena High's team take first place team honors in fine arts and the prestigious Super Quiz event. Buena's team placed 3rd in the overall standings against 17 other county school. Outstanding participants . for Buena were Laarissa Alton, Lonny Chu, Keith Allen, Charles Day, and James Aguiar - all who combined to win a total of 16 individual medals. FRONT ROW: Advisor Gabe l Gonzales, Jeff Miller, Mariana Bieseker, Jason Aguiar, Charles Day. BACK ROW: l Lonny Chu, Keith Allen, Laarissa Alton, John McNutt.

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Mock trial 1. Mike Maloy questions the opposing school's team members. 2. Ienette Chaban, a defensive weapon. 3. Bailif Diehl swears in witness, john. 4. Aiesha supplies factual information. 5. Kimi Harrison on the stand as the accused. 6. The defensive team: lenette, Elliott Nah- mias, and Mike. 7. Gillian gives pretrial motion. FRONT ROW: Sayo Hosohama, Michelle Ortiz, Kam Bounocore, lenette Chaban, Bobbi Baxter, john Mosby. ROW TWO: Kami Harrison, Celeste Noguera, Joyce Cobb, Christy Miller, Aiesha Bostwick. BACK ROW: john Berg, Lynn Blackwell, james Beebe, Ben Diehl, Elliot Nahmias, Mike Maloy, Mr. Ron Epping. Not Pictured: Storme Warren, Gillian Dickens replies to cross exam. 8. lohn Berg on the stand as an important witness. 9.

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Bank of America Awards ! O4 Pl Lenny Chu, Iohn Ambrozic SCIENCE 8: MATHEMATICS ' FINE ARTS Plaque Wtnners CERTIFICATE WINNERS1 F0fifgH Language Sh2m1011 Ashe, Musiv CERTIFICATE WINNFRS Laboratory Science Brett Malas, Art Michelle Wheeler, Trades 81 Industrial Daniel Burrus, Home Ec. Chris Mai-k Franke, Drama B,-,an Buck Mathematlcs Jason Agular Social 7 Arvizu,Computer Science Patrick 0'Grady. loiuioiai Teacher of the Month Hank Ertman Ringo Three challenges: Make life a search for knowledgeg make acommitment to excellenceg and love one another. These are Greater Ventura Chamber oi Commerce Youth and Education Committee's September teacher of month Hank Ertman's query as he meets his math students. Then he holds up a textbook and states, Think of all the math in the world. Can you learn this much in one year? ln Ertman's student evalu- ations ot him last year, one student wrote, ln your class this year the most important thing l learned was that I could learn. He has served Buena well in other capacities coaching the VBt'Sliy football team 15 y98I'S, and baseball f0l' 9 S93S0l'lS. tparaphrasedi Craig Fleem, Star-Free Press- Thank youj Studies Steve Emory CERTIFICATE WINNERS: English Gillian Dickens Business Cynthia MICMOMIMOMOMIMIMIMIM