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

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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.

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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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as rli 1 fl boosting spirits he next number is B9 . . . Bingo, Bingo, I won! This was a familiar phrase often heard on Saturday nights in the gym, where Bingo was being played by about three hundred anxious people. Bingo enabled the clubs on campus to earn up to two thousand dollars each time the club had a Bingo night. It was the students' responsibility to set up for Bingo, but it was the Boosters and parents who did all the work during the evening. The Boosters were the people who started Bingo when they school opened and who have continued to work every Saturday night to help earn money for the school. It has been a joint effort among the advisors, Boosters, teachers, and the students to work and maintain Bingo every Saturday night of the year. The money earned by the clubs has allowed them to buy various things for activities. The remaining money has been used by the Boosters for special projects like the Bullpen, the chemistry X physics lab, and to support academics, athletics, and fine arts. Principal Robert Corkrum summed it all V Q up perfectly by emphasizing, Without the Boosters and their fund raising activities, Diamond Bar would be a very different kind of school. me '5r'2ff 1 ,i1r.9--12 l ,L ,-4' 5 .,., ,..,., S CALLING ALL NUMBERS - is Ron Nordschow. There were many members on the Booster Board who called the Bingo numbers. WHO WILL WIN? - This question goes through many anxious Bingo players minds. There were many people who played Bingo every Saturday night. TWO AT TIME - The students carry in tables to set up for Bingo. Set up was at three o'clock on Saturday afternoons. boosters f organizations 75