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

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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,

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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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MTS JIS? 5 ss issues M- saw ,,,.,NW,N , is Wfigwlk. is A' . ----' -rffakl X hrs -s:y1. Y 3' i,,.,.-.. ...W 1,,, H' International Club 87-88: Sarah Chen, Quye Trinh, Kathy Stackhouse, Deborah Bohnsacl Jenny Kimble, Nicci Cantarella, Gabby Rioz Jenny Douglass, Adrienne Cooper, Micki Ta Joselyn Garde, Suzanne Sanghvi, Cindy Lee Devang Savani, Ajay Patel, Rinat Tal, Krif tine Engle, I-Irie Balms, Dustin Dingman, N cole Ressler, Eric Krueckel, Cindy Peters, Les lie Baumer, Michelle Utt, Amy Crow, Tin DiGeorge, Amy Doliver, Anna Low, Kenda Chen, Snow Bell, Julie Lindsay, Shelby Heir man, Suzi Quigley, Lucy Hung, Cindy Hung Gigi Liang, and Teboho Nteso. Turning at the sound of hearing her name i Club Advisor, Ms. Schick. As French teache she encouraged many of her students to joi the club. Club Advisor, Tina Livingstone shows Emil Lopez where the Christmas Party was goir to be held. The Christmas Party was a nic time to learn about how other cultures cell ' brated Christmas. Culture come together hinese New Year? Oktoberfest? Mardi Gras? Cinco de Mayo? Many may have wondered what these things were this year, but not those in International Club. One of the most successful clubs on campus, the club main- tained a steady membership of sixty to seventy people. Many teachers helped in the planning of activities, but the main three advisors were Ms. Schick, Ms. Blanchard, and Ms. Livingstone. We got the idea for this club, because as three small clubs student participation was not very high, except for the ac- tivities which included all three clubs, commented Ms. Schick, The International Club provided a way to bring together the French, Spanish, and German clubs, but was not limited to only people who took or had been taking foreign language. International Club Junior Aaron Orullion said, I had a lot of fun in the clu because it gave more variety and wasn't limited to just o culture's holiday. Besides those mentioned at the beginnin other festivities included: El Dia de Los Muertos, the Chris mas Party, International Week, foreign exchange students a guest speakers, as well as other speakers from the commun ty, and of course the year end banquet. When asked if she was enjoying it, Ms. Schick replied, I' really happy with the club being international. Not only d it give a wider range of teacher leadership but stude participation remained quite encouraging throughout tl year. Hopefully things will remain just as encouragir through the years! :-