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

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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

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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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Top Row: Dovid Rickord, Torey Green, Jennifer Lowe, Yonel Cosonovo, Ando Liu, Brian Wallace, Merederh Greenwoll, and peer counseling teacher Mrs Lynn DIonron Front Row: DIaire Murphy, Dawn Lovejoy, Andy Felix Understanding We ore like o big family , srored Kym Kronkewicz. This year, many Esroncio srudenrs were given o chance ro parricipore in o new pro- gram called rhe Srop-in-Corner head- ed by Gory Johnston, Julie Horn (picrured) and Lynn Bloomberg After o semester of rraining in c regular Peer Counseling course, each student became eligible ro help orher srudenrs as a Peer Coun- selor. Many srudenrs hod ro eirher stay ofrer school or arrive ro rhe class or seven o ' clock in rhe morning, bur mosr feir rhor rhe sacrifice was worrh ir. This program helped me under- stand myself and keep my sonriry , explained Andy Felix, a dedicored Peer Counselor. Dy having someone ro rolk ro of their own age, rhe srudenrs found ir eosier ro open up and help rhem- selves. 68 Acodemics