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

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ISi .- -. b . Hoo Memorial The Dryon Hoo Memorial Aword is given eoch year ro srudenrs who worlsed exrro hard in rheir dosses ond exceeded rheir own or others ' expecrorions, and who overcome rheir hondicop. Two of rhe 1987 recipients were Stephen Smith and Eric Heslington (pictured above) The award was established in 1985 by Mr. and Mrs. Hoo in mem- ory of their son Dryon, o former student at Esroncio, who died in 1980. Nominorions for the award could be made by teachers, staff, or stu- dents. Mrs. Noncy Ferdo, subsnrure for Mrs. Ger- ry Lumion, Bruce King, and Von Low- rence worl-; on o marli program on rlieir compurer 66 Academics

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Get out in that fresh air and Get that blood pumping Physical educorion, commonly known os P.E., was for many on exciring doss. They gor ro ger our inro rhe fresh oir and ger rheir blood pumping, while a lso being wirh rheir friends. Srudenrs enjoyed o voriery of oc- riviries including volleyboll, bosker- boll, ond bodminron. Sophomore Mary Fitch simply sold, I like doing rhe ocriviries ond rolking wirh my friends or rhe some rime, However, freshman Rosa Gil hod more specific likes - bodminron, es peciolly when I win. Gil olso hod o group of obour ren friends ro rolk wirh during P.E. Kirk Delong also enjoyed socializ- ing during P.E. ond being able ro hove fun playing o sporr as well. My fovorire parr is rhor rhere is no homework or wrirren quizzes ond resrs, ' said Richard Berends P.E. is o required course for or leosr rwo years, bur srudenrs could hove roken rwo years of orhlerics or marching bond or odoprive P.E. in- sreod of o generol P.E. course- Steve Aston dribbles rhe ball down fine courr or o dead run Chfis King dorrs around members of rhe orher ream in prepororion for o loyup Physicol Educoricr

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Overcoming Difficulties And Succeeding In Achieving Their Goals Did you know rhor Alberr Einsrein and Winsron Churchill hod difficulties passing basic dosses in school In rheir days, no speciol programs exist- ed for students with learning difficul- ties. However today, schools ore re- quired by law to offer dosses for students with identified learning dis- abilities- Special educotion here consisted of two Pvesource Specialist Progrom (r SP) classes and two Special Day Glosses (SDC) taught by Gerry Lu- mion, Toni Acone, Gale Kirk and Roy Hurt P SP and SDC emphasized basic skills, survivol skills, ond ' vocotionol training. We are proud of the way our students were able to achieve rheir expected gools, said Mrs. Lu- mion Closses were smoll to encourage individualized instruction and give students extra help with their regulor classes Yolando Cervantes liked her speciol dosses ' They helped me a lot in my studies. Without the help I probably would have flunked most classes, They olso helped students pre- pare for proficiency tests. Being in the program was worth it, becouse I was able to pass oil proficiency tests before my senior year, soid Rich- ard Watts Miss Toni Acone and her srudenrs Jennifer Hollond, Mory Jr. Simpson, and Donna SfQtsmann discuss how ro develop o para- graph Mr. Roy Hurt helps Dove Cioromitoro wirh his heolrh home work. Special Educohor-i 67