Hinkley High School - Contrails Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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Top Ten Are Competitive The competition for the top ten spots in the 1980 senior class was very stiff. Four people, Gene Boe, Cindy Griffeth, Henry Higaki and Pam Suter, tied for the num- ber one position with a grade point aver- age of 4.0. Most of the ten were com- petitive not only in academics, but also in sports. Congratulations to Hinkley's 1980 Top Ten! 128 Academics Eugene Boe was tied for number one with a G.P.A. of 4.0. Most of his spare time was centered around school activities. Gene enjoyed watching television to relax. He advised freshmen not to listen to other students and to stay ahead. Gene intends to go to C.U. or Stanford to major in engineering. Being selected to attend the Air Force Academy was one ofthe biggest thrills in number one ranked Cindy Griffeth's life. Cindy not only wants to run cross country at the Academy. but also run indoor and outdoor track. She ran every week during the summer in road races plus she water skiied. camped. fished, sewed, and danced. Cindy would like to see the incoming freshmen get more involved, but to take their education seriously. Henry Higaki was also tied for number one with a G.P.A. of 4.0. He enjoyed playing tennis, skiing, camping, and other outdoor activities during his free time, Henry advised incoming freshmen to get in- volved in school, budget their time well, and do all of their homework, or school will be a waste. Henry will major in engineering at University of Colorado next year. .. r .4 L l'm surprised that I made it all the way through maintaining a 4.0 grade point average, said number one ranked Pam Suter. Some of her hobbies were skiing, swimming, water skiing, and going to the movies. Pam would like to be a math teacher. She was accepted at the University of Northern Colo- rado and plans to go there to obtain her teaching certificate. When Pam was asked what she would tell incoming freshmen, she replied that they should get involved to make the years go faster and get to know the teachers really well. Pam commented that she liked the challenge of keeping her grade point average at 4.0 and she also liked the students, teach- ers and administrators at school.

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Students Learn About Government The Girls' and Boys, State was held at C.S.U. in Fort Collins, from June 15 through June 22, 1979. The reason that many of the participants went to the con- ference was to learn about the govern- ment and how to communicate with oth- ers that were at the conference. The girls selected for Citizens Conference were Shirley Ruben, Jacque Larson, Cindy Griffeth and Janice Borzymowski. The boys selected were Henry Higaki, Mike Harriman, Vu Dinh, and Jim Lefler. One activity at the conference was the selection of representatives for Adams and Arapahoe Counties. They also had a banquet to select the best governor and for students to run for office. The students tried to be the best by making a speech so that the people would vote for them. The participants enjoyed the conference and leamed about running the government. Vu Dinh Henry Hngaki Mrs Hazel Miller Mike Harriman Jim Lefler Academics 127 ,J-'

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The good things are not always on the surface. You have to search for them sometimes. was the comment that number tive ranked Maxine Womack made. The reason she said this was because she would like for people to get rid of their pessimistic views of thc school. With a grade point average of 3.9. Maxine had very little trouble being accepted at the colleges to which she applied. Not only was she the treasurer of the Senior class but Maxine also found time to be an officer in NHS, play tennis, watch a lot of movies, read, participate in school plays, take care ofanimals, and go to the mountains. Don't waste your time. do everything you can, was her advice to the incoming freshman. With a grade point average of 3.958 and a class rank of eight, Jeff Campeau applied at Colorado State University, Colorado School of Mines, and Po- mona in Califomia. He plans on majoring in petro- leum engineering and maybe playing baseball. Be- sides staying active in school, Jeff coached kids in baseball and basketball. He also camped, fished, and liked to listen to music. Jeff recommended that if incoming freshmen are education-minded, they should pursue their interests. Be yourself within reason, said Jeff. As for how he felt about the school, he said that he really enjoyed meeting the people and participating in the athletics. As for being top ten he said, lt's like a reward for working hard. a...W.,,.M 'ww Skiing, golfing, fishing, participating in sports, and meeting people were a few things sixth ranked Tim Mologne liked to do. Besides these activities. Tim took such classes Calculus, Enriched English 4. and Physics and maintained a grade point average of 3966. This year was the biggest challenge , said Tim. He suggested that incoming freshmen load up all four years, stay active, and be friendly and out going. pun-X .., . .. If Vu Dinh had a ranking of nine. Vu enjoyed read- ing books and listening to music in his spare time outside of school. Vu suggested that students should do the best they can in school. He is going to go to Colorado School of Mines, majoring in petroleum engineering. W' .loan Brack was ranked in the seventh position. She enjoyed art, sports, and ceramics. .loan would like to see Hinkley students get involved and sup- port the school in the future. She has appreciated her opportunities to meet people at Hinkley. Joan will go to college and major in accounting. Noreen Shea was tenth in the senior class. She ran competitively and for recreation in her free time, as well as working at Fleet Feet. Noreen suggested that incoming freshmen should take their subjects seri- ously, and keep up their school work as well as spirit. Noreen wants to go to college out of state to major in natural sciences and minor in physical edu- cation. Academics 129 P N N