El Dorado High School - El Dorado Yearbook (Placentia, CA)

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Head And Shoulders Above The Rest Just take a look around you as you walk the campus, and you will see some people who have made contri- butions to the school and community and who have been successful in their undertakings. These people are considered winners because of their determina- tion and accomplishments. One such person is Rob Ramos. Rob served as ASB President this year. He was also named Senior of the Month for January. As point guard on the basketball team. Rob was awarded the 110% Hustle award by Coach Conlcy. In addition, he was selected to the all-tournament team of the Garden Grove Basketball Tournament. Rob has been accepted at USC and will attend school there in the fall. He stated, A winner has a desire to do something and makes a commit- ment to it. Karen Robert was named Pepster of the Year for her contributions to the pepsters. This year Karen was the head of the pepsters and represented them on student council. Karen was also named Senior of the Month for December. She is on the yearbook staff and is also a member of NHS and CSF. Karen com- mented. I believe dedication, confidence, and a willingness to try are characteristics of a winner. One of Dana Madsen ' s accomplishments is his 4.0 GPA obtained while taking such classes as chemis- try, physics, trigonometry, and honors English. Dana is a member of Air Force ROTC and has been offered a full scholarship to the Air Force Academy. Last summer Dana participated in the Air Force Academy Summer Scientific Seminar. He attended seminars in the area of science. Dana believes that personal attributes such as honesty and compassion make a person a winner. Brooke Wilkes ' talent is singing. The gym was packed for a school concert she gave during lunch. At fourteen, Brooke is a professional who has been perform- ing since the age of three. While living in Alaska, she opened for the Pointer Sisters and Doc Severinsen. She received airplay in Alaska and was also fea- tured on television. In addition. Brooke holds the Teen Talent Alaska Award and opened the Miss Alaska Pageant. Locally, Brooke has performed at Madame Won ' s West in Santa Monica. Most recently she was one of the four finalists selected by Star Search in a nationwide talent hunt out of thousands of young artists. Jennifer Shecler was the recipient of the Soroptimist Youth Citizenship Award. This award was presented to a senior in the area who demonstrated good citizenship. Jennifer was also the recipient of the UCLA alumni scholarship She was accepted at UCLA and plans to attend there in the fall. Determination, dedication, and keeping an open mind make a person a winner, state Jennifer. Bill Moore was another winner among us. Bill has been in AFSROTC for four years. He was the outstanding cadet for two years and also won the Air Force Association medal. He has been accepted to West Point where he will go next fall. Bill ' s personal goal is to become a general officer in the U.S. army and serve his country to the best of his ability. Colonel Tussey. Coach Morales, and Coach Jacobs have made a tremendous difference in Bill ' s life. A winner is someone who has pride in what he is doing and is constantly doing something to improve himself. said Bill. The Academic Lettermen program was started this year to reward students who achieve academic success. To receive a letter, a student must obtain twenty points. Points are obtained through participating in academic competi- tions involving other schools. Examples of competitions counting towards an academic letter are mock trial. Academic Decathalon. and the American chemi- cal Society competition According to Mr. Disbennett, The academic letter is a chance for a person to get a letter for a competition which is academic rather than athletic. The first year Academic Lettermen were James Chow. Cathy Powers. Susan Sweet. James Tamura. Eugene Martinet, and Steve Skell. John Mykkanen. a 1984 graduate, participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. John won a silver medal in the 400 meter freestyle with a time of 3i5l.49. John was the youngest member of the United States ' men ' s Olympic swim team, being only seventeen. In addition, John set an American record of 7:58.24 in the 800 meter freestyle. John ranks as the third fastest high schooler in history with his 1983 time of 449.46 in the 500 yard freestyle, his personal record. John wishes to thank all of the teachers and students for their support. The first year Academic Lettermen are (from left to right) James Chow, Cathy Powers, Susan Sweet. James Tamura. Eugene Martinet, and Steve Skell. Receiving his Olympic medal is John Mykkanen. John won a silver medal in the 400 meter freestyle. Winners 189

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The El Dorado Ailment II 3 1 re 3-ZjD DATES - Ex.: c The year before caught it. the year after will catch it, and the 1985 Senior Class didn ' t escape it. What is it? Senior-itis, of course. The malady at El Dorado has grown, as it has at every other high school, but that is not always bad. When senior- itis hits it starts to work on your brain, effecting the social part of your life. From there it goes to work on the physical part of your life, changing the iron in your blood to lead in your buns. Last of all, it sets you up for a rude awakening to the real world outside of high school. For most people, senior-itis is just something of an excuse for lazi- ness, but watch out. This ailment, most likely, will continue to plague students for years to come. Pe4Tfn-f oO Aft fv,...-i Shelley Gallagher has the right Idea- Taking it easy! This piece of paper is common place among all seniors. Senior-itis 191