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

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EER COUNSEI-ORS - Claudia Rivera, Jill Lemasters, Karen laz, Laura Gorenz, Jennifer Zeller, Carina Greer, Giselle Lopez, aura-Brookhouzen, Stacy Alford, Monique Daza. IE CARE - Senior Sabrina Grajeda aids senior Cherie Clarke ith her troubles. Much of the counseling was done without ap- aintments through friendships established in classes. caring people ' f drinking was ever a problem or suicide was just more than a thought, a peer counselor could have helped. Peer Counseling was an organization that started last year so students could help others deal with problems. This semester class, trained students to become better listeners and in dealing with other students. This class was taught by Dorinda Hewitt. I became a peer counselor because I had some problems of my own, and I had to face them alone. I wanted to let people know that they weren't alone in the world, commented junior Laurie Brookhozen, The counselors offered advice or just listened to those who needed help. After a crisis was resolved, the counselors described the situation to the class to be evaluated in order to improve their advisory skills. No real names were used in the program. It was strictly confidential. One of the main events sponsered by Peer Counselors was, Red Ribbon Week. This anti-drug campaign was held for a week which was promoted by students wearing red ribbons and posters saying, Hugs not drugs. I really liked the idea of the whole school getting involved with the anti-drug campaign because it really showed how muchlpeople cared about their friends and people in general, added Brookhouzen. i CD -:WO peer counselors f organizations 73

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-.4-. , V X I N i S.A.D.D. - Kathy Murphy, Sue Benner, Michelle Herrera, Cristel Huntsinger, Heather Cardamone, Katrina Wit. . -..z -Q....m.. . .., v - -A... 'sw , , I I l , . I' k . I I I O , , I lvl f I I I f IW Q S 3 I' I Q C I 0 aturday night a group of friends were at a party. E l -I Drinking was going on, and a few people were drunk. They left the party and were driving home when they ran a red light and had a car accident. They woke the next morning to find themselves in a hospital room. There were two organizations on campus that worked AC f l T together to help prevent drunk driving. The organizations B omract or me , , , etween Parent and Teenager were SADD fStudents Against Driving Drunkl and Th, SAM, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,D,,,,,,C,,,,,,,c, Saferides SADD was established as a club on campus with MTS. Benner HS the HCIVISOY, UFIIIIKQ SafQI'Id2S WHS an TNHHQG' lagreetocallyouioradviceandlortransponanonalanynoun ' ' . . . . . . k. M organization that included all of the high schools in the im- fgQ,fQY,2fjj',Q'r'QQQHQQjffjQg m'Q,fi',fjQjfjfflfg l mediate area. ' Saferides was active on Friday and Saturday nights. If SEmVn iM hm' ' ' ' someone was drunk, he could call Saferides and a driver PW Iaweewcomeandsefvouafar-www.anypIace.noauesfwnS . . . asked andy no argument at that uma. or 1 will pay lor a tax' I0 would pick him up and take him home. The program was brmgyou home Safely.Iexpeawew0Uiaa.SC.,Ssm.5,ssUear completely confidential. f'a'e e' K f I . . . 3 reelosee S8 , D I h ll I'Tl9VEfln I joined Saferldes because I wanted to help other peo- S , afruarionwhefeiliasl :Qd'f.f.f'l.ofl:T'ff,nd,iTZ,aIzenuwno I ple. If people wanted to drink, Saferides was a good way 's'1 V '9 'e f'S at O0 WC '0 M for them to get home safely, fcommented Senior Tammy guitar-. e.,, . Brown. President of SADD, Heather Cardamone replied, We fWa i' is c are not trying to preach to people about s.A.o.o.dongamamafmmgsymoseueiowmeiegal . . . . drinkin ae .ADO n I I V D6 drinking, we just want them to know if they the avi 3 men Staff.fllfalfgsiflsllgfgfgefgInf191 . are going to drink that there are alternatives - lt d n '9 399' ll to driving I' me Dlslrrbuled Dy S.A.D D.. Students Against Driving Drunk' I ' K X ' v Cimnhrnenrs oi o rlocau Pe si-C I B Itl ,P Cl SADD and Saferides worked together to Rf Pepsi-coiaafelegawa:aiemffl fpezbcifilifl organize activities and assemblies to inform -5 72 orgonizationsjs.a.d,d. students about the effect that drinking can have on the ability to drive safely.

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4 nr- i N i 3 L.i i ll l .cn 1 workin hard any people don't give recognition to the people who deserved it most. One of these deserving groups was the Walnut Valley Unified School District School Board. This group was always working very hard to make Walnut Valley one of the best school districts around. The board, which was called the Board of Trustees, con- sisted of 5 elected representatives from the community. These people ran for office. There were also two student representatives, one from each high school in the district. Diamond Bar High School's representative was senior Christina Landolfi. The board was the major policy building group in the district. Aside from approving activities and field trips, they also gave direction to the administration of both schools. The board has been very successful in moving Walnut Valley Unified School District from a small, rural kind of district to the forefront. Other districts look to Walnut Valley for examples, leadership, encouragement, and ideas. We are seen in a very positive way, stated principal Robert Corkrum. , , 74 organizationsfschool board 1-'07 TIME FOR BUSINESS - School Board members discuss an im- portant issue. The School Board held a meeting every month. ' REPRESENTING DIAMOND BAR - is USB School Board Representative Christina Landolfi. She attended all of the School Board meetings and reported on the activities at Diamond Bar.