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

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A Club that make a difference With the high school years, COITIU the high school prob- lems: love, death, failing, or even family, but with the right. help, those familar topics can be handled. The Make A Difference Club gave support to anyone who wanted it. There were weekly meetings, open to the school in which students could share their feelings, knowing that what they said was confidential. Not only was this club benefi- cial to the students, but for the advisors, Ms. Hooper, and Tom Craik, as well. As an adult, l've been impressed with the insight the students have towards helping one another, stated Ms. Hooper. The club xi as started three years ago at l-Isperanza and Valencia. Since then, the number of participants have continued to grow as well as the activities the club sponsors. One of the popular activities was the Staying Alive presentation. Make A Difference club members participated by speaking to the Driver's Ed classes about drinking and driving, This was the third year Staying Alive has been in effect, and the club planned on its continuance. An active member of the club was senior, Tom Chen. The club has helped me become a better person, and has helped me find the kind of friends I was looking for. Always there with support was Tom Craik. He not only lead the discussions, but participated in them. Tom com- mented, 'Tm not one who sets long goals, but I let the kids create it to what it is, this is what we have made it! lo 5 l Getting ready for the Staying Alive Presentation,'l'om Craik tells the Making A Difference Club what to expect. In the weekly meetings, Tom was always there giving support. The Staying Alive Presentation ran smoothly. The 1987-88 Making A Difference Club: bottom row, left to right,liachel Lopez. Julie Johnn, Dolly Dorius, Rachel Thatcher, Jennifer Mc Ferson, Cindy Hunsaker, Gloria Caballero, Greg Shumway, top row, Ms llooper, Sandra Lopez, Soledad Hernandez, Mari Gerace, Margo Dela- torre, Jerry Logue, Alan Chen, Kris Wielenga, Kate Grif- fith, Mike Manzo, Fred Quimpo, Tom Craik, not shown, Tom Chen, Jennifer Powers, Jeanette Shaw. Jeanette Shaw and Cindy Hunsaker leave the Make A Difference meeting with an air of confidence. Both stu- dents have been involved in many of the club's events. Make A Difference iii tint: 411'-

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iff. iff Pfiifii f -gg. future Woods and Metals were two other important parts of the Industrial Arts epartment. Both classes were great opportunities for students to experi- ent and explore possible career options. This year there was only one period of Woods A and B because of a declining interest in the program. Most students felt the pressures of ncreased graduation and college entrance requirements and chose to take ore academic classes. Since the program had been showing a lower enroll- Iiient, they made an effort this year to make the class more appealing. Bob Kirk commented, Woods is useful. There will always be a need to make Matt Jones works on another Volkswagen. Through autoshop, Matt became knowledgeable about them. One of the metals students works hard using a tool. Mr. Eynon showed students many new tech- niques in metal shop. While working in metals, Todd Savord takes time out to crack a smile. Students enjoyed working with their new skill. Working on a stool, Danny Nulty uses one of the many tools available in the wood shop. Danny . was a first year student. fewer, things. The last part of the Industrial Arts department was Metals. The one class was taught by Mr. Enyon. He said, 'tMetals is really an exploratory class because not many people have the tools to experiment at home. The class gave students an opportunity to explore possible careers related to metal- working and to learn a new skill. Advanced Metals student Tim Behan said, Metals is really interesting. You can express yourself. Randy Eickoff makes a half-smile while working diligently on a project. Randy ecelled in Metal shop this year. Auto Shop, Woods, Metals

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X O C P.T. . . 1 1 i911 K Vhat could ltinat Tal and Belle Hsu find so musing at a l'.T.S.A, meeting? They obvious- y enjoy what they do. rlve for improvemen arents, Teachers, and Students Association was the group otherwise known as PTSA. Through the monthly meetings usually held on the last Thursday in the library, parents, teachers, students, and some of the faculty gathered to discuss what was going on in our school. This year, the PTSA sponsored the Red Ribbon Week, which represented our feelings towards drug and alcohol abuse, The group worked on getting bills passed, as well as lobbied at the state capitol. Three seniors who had been involved in the PTSA organization were Rosa Pill, Lisa Schweitzer, and Adrienne Cooper. These students were in charge of the Health and Welfare Committee. Here are a few of the interesting activities that the organization took part in: school registration, back-to- schoolg raising and donating money for Wendy 0sborn's family, and the Dolnick family after their terrible fire, and helping Jim Orten raise the money so he could go to Korea to wrestle. This organization, though it may not be the most popular on campus, does serve a useful purpose, Adrienne Cooper stated, l've learned a lot about the school, and I under- stand more about our government. l see the teachers' and parents' viewpoints, and they see mine! in IL- The P.T.S.A. isn't all work and no play says The P.T.S.A. student members: left to right, Rinat Tal, Adrienne Cooper, Lisa Schweitzer, and Rosa Belle Hsu, Lisa Schweitzer, Rosa Pill, and Adrienne Coo- Phil as they work feverently. These three per. seniors were special chairmen in the organi- zation. l'.T.S..-X,