Esperanza High School - Quetzal Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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Student Council member sophomore Margaret Miscione is responsible, along with other Council members for organizing student activities. Mis- cione served as the Class of '85's Freshman Class President. Sophomores Teresa Chalman and Kathy Dempster eat lunch outside of the senior quad. Copying a style pioneered by senior Bill Sheffield a genuine G.I. joe lunch box is present. ., Allen Lau, a native of Hong Kong, studies drafting in Steve Vallely's class. Lau found assimilation into western society only diffi- cult when the English language was a barrier. Dance team member Lisa Bialous limbers up before a practice. The Dance Team was initi- ated when interest in a traditional Drill Team waned. I54 - sophomores

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FBLA competes at Kennedy, sells computer software The FBLA club once again competed at the Southern Central Business Conference at Kennedy High School. The twelve entrants, advised by jean I-lubiak, were among the 450 students who competed in the areas of essay, typing and shorthand. The competition was stiffer than it had been in past years as the Aztec team did not place. To earn funds to pay for their entrance at the competition and other club functions FBLA members sold antique pencil Sharpeners to fellow Aztecs. They also sold computer software to students of the computer classes and computer club members. 1. Fredenburg worlcs with an adding machine at an FBLA meeting. This is one of the many slcills learned in this club. 2. Chris jalcovac and Margaret Emerson run papers through the stencil machine. This machine is used for mimeographing and is used by both office machine classes and FBLA members. fbla - 153 Ludwig

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Sophs, too, must plan for the future According to Sophomore Counselor Merilyn Traylor the tenth grade year is the most crucial. Choices concerning high school and even college and career choices must be made. The selection of classes that will satisfy University of California and the State University system must be consid- ered. Grades are never so important as they will begin to be during this year. With colleges and universities demand- ing more academically challenging classes the pressure is on for students to in upper levels of math, science and for- eign languages. Not only is enrollment in these classes necessary for acceptance to colleges, but good grades in those classes are also mandatory. Teachers, well aware of the increased entrance requirements, tried to warn classes of them, often to no avail. I wish I'd applied myself more during my sophomore year, I just did enough to get by, said one senior. My grades aren't that hot, I'll end up at a junior college and after I've brought my grades up I'll transfer to a university. Sure, I was told by my counselor and by teach- ers that sophomore grades matter, but at I5 I guess I was just not mature enough to listen. The Class of '85 is heeding the warning, if class selections and an emphasis on grades are any indication. More sopho- mores are enrolling in more academical- ly challenging classes, they are not as in- terested in acquiring the right number of units for graduation as they are in satisfying entrance level requirements to colleges and universities. Gone forever are the days of coasting through high school, even sophomores must begin to plan for the future. Sarene McKnight attacks a timed typing test. Typing is one of the most useful, popular and most valued of electives. sophomores - 155