Diamond Bar High School - Taurus Yearbook (Diamond Bar, CA)

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•W. ' V.V Brian Vital Larry Vladic Michelle Voss Bill Waldron Wendee Walker Mike Wang Tania Warren Kraig Washington Skyla Weaver Catriona Weesner Michelle Welker Melissa Weiner ▲ EXPLAINING ECOLOGY AND weather, futures teachers, Mr Johnson uses visual aide. Mr. Johnson not only taught the advanced placement futures class, but also the advanced placement U.S. history classes. J ENJOYING A QUICK game of Eye Witness News ' , Mr. Paul, futures teacher, proposes a staggering question. These games were played to keep the students informed of current events as well as their own class subjects. Futures 3rd Class 203

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3rd Class Freshmen Along with a new school, comes new and different subjects. Freshmen, following the tradition, were present- ed with a new class, futures. Futures was a mesh of the ordinary freshman social science and science I.P.S. (Introductory to Physical Science) that was combined into a year class. Futures classes study natural resources, geog- raphy, cultures and science skills. The combi- nation of previous required classes often limit- ed the students schedule, whereas futures classes took up only one period of the day. This left the students to take an elective class such as band or photo I. I like futures better than having to take two separate year long classes that teach the same thing and have the same teachers year long. Futures gives you a variety of teachers so you don ' t get tired of them commented freshman futures student, John Deinlein. The classes were divided into three part semesters. The first six weeks students studied physical geog- raphy, the second six weeks lab science skills, and the third six weeks weather and climate. ► FRESHMAN FUTURES STUDENTS listen intentively while their teacher, Mr. Paul, lectures. Many students enjoyed their futures class because it gave them a chance to meet more freshmen friends. Andrea Twombley Scott Twombley Jerry Valdez Roger Van Den Vrijhoef Wendy Vann Jessica Vargas Josefina Velasquez Stephanie Velazquez Sanjay Verma Sabrina Vigrabs Andy Viera Diane Villanuev The second six semester went something like this; first six weeks cultures, second six weeks life science, and the third six weeks human ecology. The teachers who taught the futures classes specialized in their own subjects. Ms. Sheide- mantal, who took the place of Ms. DuRous- seau, taught the science classes, Mr. Paul and Mrs. Cleveland taught the social science classes-such as cultural and physical geogra- phy, and picking up the loose ends were Mr. Park and Mr. Johnson teaching a blend of so- cial science and science classes. The blend specialized in ecology and weather. I think the futures classes are much better because the teachers don ' t go as deep into the subjects and this keeps the students interested, com- mented futures teacher, Mr. Johnson. The futures classes seemed to work out well and pleased a good majority of the students as well as the teachers. This could become one of many newly set traditions! 202 3rd Class Futures

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Along with becoming a freshman, one must expect to pick up the loose ends and follow behind the sopho- mores and the upperclassmen. Requirements limited the freshman student to such classes as VACA, futures, and freshman P.E. Fresh- man P.E. enabled the student to be subjected to and participate in a variety of different sports. The students played sports like volley- ball, basketball, Softball, and soccer. The only problem with this sort of P.E. was that you had to play every sport whether you liked it or not. replied freshman Jerry Valdez. The girls were expected to play the same sports as the guys, with few exceptions. Al- though students played the same sports they remained in segregated classes either all fe- male or all male. I liked the separate classes because that way the competition was a bit more fair. commented freshman, Tania War- ren. Freshman physical education teachers in- cluded Mrs. McKinley, Mr. O ' Dell, Mrs. Rob- erts, Mr. Roche, and Mr. Studt. I don ' t really mind freshman P.E. and even if I did, there ' s not much that could be done about it. stated Mrs. Roberts, girls P.E. teacher. Call it tradition or maybe a burden, but freshman P.E. will still be around for a while longer. ► PREPARING THEIR STRATEGY, are freshmen Eddie Mclntire and Mark Newkirk. Many students enjoyed freshman P.E., while others felt it was a waste of time. Alfie Sanche Christy Silletto Adrian Silva Tanuja Singeetham Philip Smart Don Smith Manisk Soman Staci Sorensen Ken Spada Laura Spangler ■m f) Mike Spencer Todd Spiegel 1 J Max Spratt Lora Staggs Marie Stallings Xl Diana Stange Sharon Startup A Scott Steele pH9 3rd Class Freshmen 204 3rd Class Freshmen P.E.