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

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Waiting for lheir next class, Mark Beauchamp and Joey Ojedzi relax. linlli sling as bass in Vocal Ensemble. Senior Divisional 8

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Mac Cooper feeds his girlfriend Tanya Villavicen- cio lunch. Mac played on the Varsity football game. Yeor of changes, V ' .if --. I Y - Av-I ,- fy X' 'Q V 'I I J .c Aimee Schor remaining static year after year may result in security. stagnation also lies in that direc- tion. Innovation leads to Ill'W horizons while 15 the l'9ll'2lt'lllQ of an old pathway. ln order to improve you must he willing to take a chance. try some- different. and lllllllttmtlfll change. Dorado strives for improvement. and its means of accom- plishing this necessarily embodies revision in a llllllllllll' of areas. During the 11387-S8 school year it branched out in a yariety of directions, seeking to enhance its learning enyi- One of the more notable changes was the addition campus superyisors who supplemented the efforts ofthe in security and protection. Roaming the they diligently attempted to reduce theft and van- next class. She in Drama. walks to actively involved llorado was further altered by a reyision of the tardy attendance policy, put into effect after the state passed a requirement for new disciplinary systems in all schools. A committee consisting of 21LllllllllSll'ilI0l'S, teachers, parents, and students worked together to produce the new arrange- ment, The number ot' absences allowed per' semester before a student was withdrawn from a course fell from fifteen to thirteen. the IlUlllllk1l'tll'll'U2iI'lCl65fl'llIll fiye to four. and the ot tardres trom ten to eight. The degree of tor eath rntractron was increased, with the making students more aware of the importance of dance. Many teachers felt that the new policies brought a noticeable transformation in their classes. while students remained optimistic as well. The most significant transition experienced this year was open enrollment. This lll2llll4 it possible for any student within tl1e district to attend l-ll Dorado, whereas during previous years only those within specific boundaries had been eligible. ln spite of the expansion there was a fall in enrollment. continuing the trend of decline in l-Il D0l'2l.d0'S section of the district. Nonetheless. the school devoted itself to maintaining a full program in both academics and co-curricular' activities, This year El Dorado challenged itself to rise to unprec- edented heights. Changes don't always D9l'l'Ill'lll the way they were intended to. or achieye the desired results. but each step in an untried direction expand our outlook uuu, school is characterized by a desire aspiration is evident in all s - 1 znl io qA:V,,,. :--'-1 1 l' he capabilities of El Dorado High School are consta Ei' expanding, not only in H388 but eyery year. and what can achieve knows no bounds, 5 in

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This is raduation arrived at last, Seniors had experienced many years of school: since kindergarten, the advent of June had been accompanied by the knowl- edge that the future held another year. But the senior class faced June seventeenth without this injuc- tion. The transitions from elemen- tary to Junior High or from Junior High to High School were not so im- posing as that of 1988, for after high school all possibilities were opened to them. The senior year was a busy time, involving many choices. Stu- dents coped with a multitude of forms, applications, activities, and ceremonies unknown during pre- vious years. Every senior faced the question, 'tWhere do I go from here? The answer was different for each indi- vidual. Some entered one of a num- ber of branches of the military, while others chose to become in- volved in family life. Higher educa- tion was an option many pursued, entailing decisions about the insti- tute to be attended, the major to be Wthosen, and the availability of schol- arships Those who elected to join the work force met a similar variety of options. Job opportunities abound- ed, and could be full-time, part-time, or in conjunction with other commit- ments such as schooling or family. The alternatives were countless, as an entire world spread its se before the graduating student. With graduation, the foundation of the roles that would be assumed in life were laid, and the assumption of full responsibility began. Schooling provided the opportunity for inner development, persons associated with and activities pursued contri- buted to the determination of per- sonality. Social and professional skills were honed, preparatory to emergence into the adult world. Sen- iors began to alter and assume con- trol over the structure of their lives, choosing for themselves the path they would follow. Years of effort culminated in this time, when graduates received their diplomas and were freed to search out their -future. Whatever their destination, the traditions established at El Dor- ado served as a guide as they discov- ered their own road to success. Lb Il' xi. Y' QF! V. NA ln nn'- .,,-ff M1 ! 'lin-9 A normal day in the exclusive quad, seniors sat at their special black and gold tables. Paula Glade, Devon Alex- ander, Scott Wan, and Naomi Mayeda chat during lunch. Vicky Burk, Shannon Paulson, Nicole Loppicolo, and Tami Palmer eat their salads. Vicki, Shannon, and Tami play Varsity Basketball. Waiting in line for pre-game tickets, Yvette Reta is followed by underclass- men David Robichaud, and Mark Shaw. She participated in the school dance program for three years. New students, Gordon Firth, Todd Burnside, Greg Andrews, hang out. This was Gordon's fourth year in art.