Estancia High School - Flight Yearbook (Costa Mesa, CA)

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I M t ' s a way of bringing out our ideas , com- mented Jeff Koren- berg, when asked what exactly speech team was. Speech teams were referred to as a part of national Forensics League. The speakers were di- vided into two different levels. There are Movice and Varsity levels , said Cindy Pearson, and, unless the person quali- fies, they remain at Novice. Ap- parently, most of the Estancia speakers were competing in Var- Keep Speaking sity tournaments. Because students possessed talents in different aspects, there were also varieties of events, ranging from dramatic interpretation to public oratory speaking. Even though most of our speakers were in their first year, the team came through in a great shape. They started the year with win- ning a Debate Sweepstakes Tro- phy at the First Movice Tourna- ment held at Cypress High School. At the Second Novice Tournament, hosted by Estan- cia, the team placed 4th, and Ea- gle speakers carried on these great records throughout the year. There were also good times and friendship. For this enthusiastic crowd, the future seemed hopeful. We could always count on them to accomplish what they do best. Keep speaking. 100 Clubs And Organizations

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Shooting at the Gold Mine Ai j n experience, were the words George Ehara used to de- scribe mock trial. Mock trial was a simulation of courtroom cases, in which the only change from the real was the fact that the verdict would not af- fect the defendant. This year ' s case involved a shooting which supposedly took place at a gold mine during the 1800 ' s. Antonio Coronell, the defendant, was ac- cused of shooting Persifer Smith out of unreasonable anger. Our team consisted of three lawyers and witnesses for both prosecution and defense. During this state-wide competition, stu- dents were given a chance to de- velop their knowledge in law. Lawyers learn to look at the law from different angles, so that they can manipulate it, stated Jennifer Duffy, while the wit- nesses try to give the best testi- mony for their side. In order to accomplish these tasks, the mock trial team worked extra hard, spending up to three hours a day in afterschool prac- tices. The practices were rather diffi- cult, but it all seemed worth it when we got to the court, re- marked Julie Mowse. Because of the heavy pressure, there were some qualifications which needed to be met. To be- come an effective lawyer, the stu- dent had to be able to handle in- tense situations. The witnesses had to be capable of understand- ing their characters. Under the coaching of Sharon Thomas, the lawyer, the young team, consisting mainly of inex- perienced members, did surpris- ingly well. Two out of three cases were won in favor of the defen- dant, leaving George Ehara, who played the Coronell, very happy. 1. During the trial against Laguna Mills, Julie Howse testifies while being cross-exam- ined. 2. While listening to Coach Sharon Thomas. Neil King receives some pointers in becom- ing a better witness. 3. After throwing the witness off guard. Scott Harris moves in for the kill. 4. Surprised by the judge ' s ruling for West- minster. Mike Amato tries to set the origi- nal pace. Mock Trial 99

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1. Before his round starts, Quan nguyen goes over fiis persuasive speecti con- cerning superstition. 2. At the First Varsity Tournament. Kris Choi performs her Original Prose and Poetry which earned her a trophy. 3. One ofthe new comers. Heather Horvat. competes in Humorous Interpretation. 4. An expository speaker . Anda Liu. finds a warm encouragement from Kim Krank- wicz. Anda received a Certificate of Ex- cellence. Top Row: Michael Amato, Hai Pham. Third Row: Mrs. Wolfe. Jeff Korenberg. Kim Krankwicz, Julie Howse. Cindy Pearson, Gloria Tan. Kris Choi. Thui-Linh Mguyen, Anda Liu. Sceond Row; Angela Chen, Eliza- beth Hoffman. Jenifer Duffy, Julie Chen. Front Row: Kristin Loeffler. Jack Chen.