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

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,pf- l -l-Jkt r r l 1 i acadec soars hile most students were swimming, surfing, partying, or relaxing over the summer, the academic A'decathletes were busy studying physics, Age of Flight, and the French Revolution. Then, when school started, they studied math, economics, music, art, literature, essay, speech, and interview. After studying those subjects, nine students were selected to compete in the Los Angeles County competition. Those nine students were Nicholas Szeto, Michele Helsel, Ajay Malik, Rick Lin, Craig Souza, Adaeze Nebedum, David Duarte, Randy Nord- schow, and Heather Cardamone. Once the team was selected, the team members began after school sessions, weekend sessions, and a weekend retreat in the mountains. While the team members were studying, the rest of the class were appointed as coaches. They prepared study materials and drilled the team members on the information they needed. kilt was really important for us also because it was a team ef- fort, and we wanted to make the Diamond Bar Academic Decathlon team the best ever, said senior Sarah Akhunji. The biggest event of the competition was the Superquiz, which was on the subject of the Age of Flight. This was the only event in which spectators were allowed. The Diamond Bar team came in first place at the Superquiz with the help of coach Paul Radder and advisor Ken Kirkeby. They also ranked eleventh overall out of 67 schools. 'Al'm so proud of the kids. They've created a kind of momentum that we hope we can carry over into next year, said Kirkeby. 5 . l'JQ l sw TEAM MASCOT - Coach Paul Radder wears the teddy bear mascot on his head. Radder worked hard with the students on the topic of Age of Flight, 56 organizatiorisfacaderviic decothlon SIGN OF ENCOURAGEMENT - The school boosts Academic Decathlon's confidence. Many signs were displayed before the big tournament. 4, 3 , n l fs- fff. ' , 415.1 A ly- . , 'w ,jj '53 . i.,Qj f ?'7T'f 'l 4 i T'rj7 Lt'tT'771 , ld ' 7 ivitrlhlain Il-llll, , I- 1 , K l llll DEEP CONCENTRATION - Junior Rick Lin Ponders over a concept. The team spent many hours studying in the library. ACADEMIC DECATHLON - Ajay Malik, Rick Lin, Bonnie Savani, Craig Souza, Sapna Kumar, Edith Fung, Paulette Wolfe, Jo Yang, Adaeze Nebedum, Sarah Akhunji, Romina Cabudol, Matt Orozco, David Duarte, Collette Martin, Randy Nordschow, Jeni Cogger, Jonathan Boswell, Michelle Helsel, Doug Cochran.

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THAT'S THE TICKET - Mr. Mack Gilliland points something out to junior Mark Faurot as senior Penny Ware looks on. Gilliland aided Thespian and drama students through the year. FOR ME - Senior Mike Ornelas prepares for the homecoming presentation. Ornelas performed in several Thespian productions. I ,.. ,A letter work Y I I o be or not to be was Hamlet's question. To get a letter or not to get a letter, was the Thespian Club's question. The Thespian Club was an international drama organization which consisted of the most experienced drama members on campus. ' 'fThey're the stars of the drama program, commented Mack ' Gilliland, drama coach. To get into the club, the student must have completed at least 225 hours of drama work. Due to the heavy requirements of the club, the members felt that they should have received a varsity letter. I feel that it is a good idea that we get letters because we i l dfserve recognitionf' said senior Anita Paryani, secretary of the l c ub. Certain criteria had to be met before the student could receive a letter. Some of the criteria included that the student had to be an official member of the Thespian Club, and they also had to have been in two major plays. H According to drama coach, Gilliland, it was a good idea for students to get letters because they spent as much time practicing as athletics did. Aside from working on getting letters, the - N Thespian Club was also practicing for the State .,u, Conference. The conference was held at Cypress l College in the month of February. The Thespian N members spent many hours getting ready for the 5 many workshops that were presented there. li i l l 0 l l j l j 1 l -xi , is 7 r I KNOW I CAN - Junior Don Nyal looks toward another performance. Nyal was major part of Thespian productions. l thespiansforganizations 55

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1 ' f i 2 s 533, 'ff' l 2 ff'f???fi , p tlrf T E , 1 4 L A , - , KEY CLUB MEMBERS - Luis Adeva, Chris Aguilar, Robert Altman, Sarah Akhunji, Erwin Baldovino, Mike Bartolome, l5..,se Bui, Heather Car- damone, Sylvia Cheung, Immanuel Chan, Christine Chang, Helen Chang, Darlene Chavez, Martin Cho, Song Cho, Helen Choe, Jack Chung, Jim Chung, Sonja Chung, Chris Darrow, Julie Dekkenga, Nima Desai, Nipa Desai, Louie Diaz, Ronnie Dinfotan, Mabel Espiro, Renee Fonmin, Julie Hahm, Stacy Hobbie, Hae Song Hong, Yong-Ki Hong, Hsu Eugene, Suna Kang, Eugene Kim, Jack Kim, Sue Kim, Jean Koo, Christina Landolfi, Benny Lee, David Lee, Dina Leslie, George Lin, Rick Lin, Stacy Lund, John Marcos, Nita Patel, Jong Park, John Sang, Sumita Sethi, Harold Shin, Sandee Shin, Nick Szeto, Benson Tang, Danny Trisler, Danny Wu, Kelly Yamamoto, Jo Yang, and Bryna Yoo. the right ke I I o help and serve. That is the main function of the Key Club, remarked President Jack Chung, senior. The Key Club was extremely active in helping the community. Led by ad- visors Sue McCracken and Ann Stroh, the club was able to make activities such as the annual canned food drive extremely successful. Diamond Bar High School brought in astronomical amounts of canned food for the poor and needy. Many members worked after school to organize and pack the collected cans. The newly elected officers worked jointly in leading the club to helping the community effectively. The officers were able to organize a joint venture with the Walnut High School Key Club in organizing the canhed food brought in by both schools. The of- ficers were also responsible for the collection and decoration of the boxes needed for the cans. Creative ideas such as a box decorating party proved to be ex- tremely successfull. Dedication was the main quality needed to become a true Key Club member. We're not interested in becoming part of the Key Club just so that we have a prestigious , ,f, club to put down on our college ap- plications. No, we are part of the Key Club so that we may help the com- munity we reside inf' concluded Dan- ny Wu, senior. saw! key clubforganizations 5 7