Marysville Union High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Marysville, CA)

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ll U Qi UD Qt: Ol l STRIKE . Mounting tension concerning the possible March I strike of area teachers plagued the Yuba-Sutter area and its residents. Friction sparked between angry teachers and unbending board members as teachers threatened to strikelas a last resort if several needed provisions were not given them. The major hassle occurred over a contract settlement between board members and teachers. MUTA filed a complaint against the district on January 21, charging that the district failed to negotiate a contract during meditation meetings held in December. The complaint also charged the school board with denying MUTA employees organizational rights and with refusing to meet and negotiate with an exclusive representative of MUTA. Soon teachers took the grievance to the community in the form of a march through downtown Marysville. MUTA was ready to fight for their rights as California Teachers Association had already assured them at least 54,000 in organizational money to help with strike-planning activities, with MUTA being required to add 52,000 of its own money. Meeting in a closed executive session for three hours at Anna McKenny School, trustees agreed to ask that fact-finding be declared in teacher contract talks, signalling an end to negotiations and the start of another collective bargaining process. MUTA's March l strike was postponed until fact-finding was concluded. E-Xl, ll. YH GRIEF Marysville High School students were greatly saddened by the death of Paul W. Cooke on September 9, after being involved in a car accident. While only being in Marysville for a short time, Paul's outgoing character had enabled him to meet many new friends. 5365 local headlines Started in 1948, for Los Angeles area high schools, Bank of America's Achievement Awards developed into one of the most highly respected student award programs in the nation. On the first level of selection, faculty committees selected students who had demonstrated excellence in a specific field. Then the certificate-bearing students were narrowed down into general study fields to go into further Zone Competition for awardment of plaques. Final place winners in each field would earn the top award of 5l,000. Certificate Winners Art-Jill Mossinger Drama-Joanne Polizzi Music-Mike Hernandez English-Ron Staples Foreign Language-Lori Barrett Social Studies-Lori Arostegui Science-Nancy Peterson Mathematics-Dennis Grundler Business-Curtis Spears Agriculture-Sarah Hastings Home Economics-Debbie Field Trades 81 Industrial-Lynn Schumacher PLAQUE WINNERS Liberal Arts-Kathy Stephenson Sciences 81 Mathematics-Lon Hatamiya Vocational Arts-Theresa Lantsberger V80 fl

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ie arises mails i1 S 1 l ll l f -+L' 1 C 1 ' Rf . :'f, W . Ss. V lf 'iv 9 gl . ,,,., .T- Beginning their business in late August, SA officers got a head-start in organizing and planning the 1976- l977 Student Association. The routine tasks of the SA officers are to organize dances and dress-up days, to attempt to keep the student's system running smoothly and efficiently, and to try to please the student body. New items surrounding student government seemed to be common this year with the arrival of Mr. Bernie Rechs, the new Activities and Athletic Director. Even with the unavoidable confusion of such a demanding iob, Mr. Rechs quickly adiusted to the present Marysville system. The new intramural sports program turned out to be a success with the extra- curricular competition taking place at lunch. Another new plan proposed by the SA officers was the installation of cement blocks in the smoking area to go with the recently obtained sidewalks near the Student Center and the construction of an outdoor stage. Student politics also had their share of problems compounded with the mid-year transfer of the Activities Office from South Campus to North Campus. Students thought the move to be inconvenient while SA officers felt the new facilities to be too small. SA officers complained of not enough student involvement. Not all SA-related activities centered around MHS alone. On the 2nd Wednesday in January, Marysville High School was the designated meeting grounds for CASC representatives lCalifornia Association of Student Councill. Student Assoication Officers from all over California were invited to discuss problems facing their school and give their opinions and solutions to problems. l. Going through mail in the Activities Office, Boys' State representative Lon Hatamiya performs routine student government procedures. 2. As the I976-77 school school year approaches, confused SA officers-Dean Handy, Barbara Cepeda, and Archie McBee-particpate in summer meetings in the old Activities Office in hopes of organizing student affairs before the year begins. 3. Fulfilling his duties as SA president, Lon Hatamiya escorts three representatives from the Womens' League of Voters around the campus. 4. Listening attentively to a suggestion from a fellow SA officer, Service Seal Commissioner Amy Lim attends a CASC meeting in the Marysville High Library. 5. With precision and deep concentra tion, Girls' State representative Vicki Hill executes a routine on the balance beam in the Field House. 6. alKeeping the beat with the band, Cheerleader Vicki Hill performs a half-time pep squad routine in the Student Center at one of the home basketball games. blln a crucial moment, Quarterback Lon Hatamiya consults Coach Mike Roof about the next offensive play. so officers S5 ft

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,sir - 1976-77 lndian varsity football and basketball team members received many high honors for their skilled athletic performance and secured positions on the SFL football and basketball teams. Football standout Jim Givens, along with being awarded Bremer's Most Valuable Player, was voted All League Receiver for the 22 member team, while teammate junior Joe Palacio was voted All League Defensive Back. Second SFL team members included Lon Hatamiya at quarterback, Tony Jow at offensive lineman, and Chris DeMattei at linebacker. MHS cager selected to the 12-player All-Sierra Foothill league basketball team was sophomore Raymond Harris. Standing 6'1 and performing exceptionally well on the court, Raymond was a unanimous selection to the team. Wm One election of extreme importance, especially for dissatisfied ready-to-strike teachers, was the hub school board elections held on March 8. All three Marysville Unified School District trustees running for re-election were turned out of office. Challenger Gordon MacLennan made the strongest showing of any candidate, defeating incumbant William Wright ty a 4-1 margin. Other new members included John E. Pask over Trustee Yvonne Taylor, John Cole defeating Trustee Maxine Singer, and George Anderson over Gordon Holland. I Participation in the election was far below County Clerk Karl Cozad's pre-election estimate of 25 percent with only 16.4 percent of the 15,194 eligible voter participating. EllQT1 lt is a rare occasion when the students of Marysville High are given the opportunity to welcome an exchange student from a foreign country. This year, MHS and the community of Marysville housed Lars Walden, 17, from Sigtuna, Sweden. Traveling to America through the Rotary Club program, Lars resided with three prominent Yuba-Sutter families throughout the school year-Mr. and Ms. Dave Offutt, Mr. and Mrs. John Lamon, and Mr. and Ms. Henry Delamere. Lars found that the biggest difference between Sweden and Marysville was the difference surrounding the school systems. ln Sweden, expectations upon the students are much higher, and the facilities in use are of more modern construction and architecture. Lars discovered MHS to be easier than his school in Sigtuna. Another difference in schooling that Lars immediately noticed was that in Sweden the school systems go up to the ninth grade, but are equivalent to America's twelfth grade. lf students honorably pass through the 9th grade, they are permitted to go on to one of the state-funded universities. Finding the people in Marysville very friendly, Lars joined several school clubs and organizations, namely FLAC, ski club, and science club. Lars returned to Sweden at the end of the school year. He agreed that Marysville is nice in many ways, but he will always be a Swede. Di Jim ,V Hitting Marysville as well as the majoity of the West Coast, the statewide drought was noticed by all local residents-especially area farmers. Farmers faced a lack of water for irrigation and struggled to plot strategy to deal with one of the driest years in history. With Yuba-Sutter area depending mainly on agricultural income, residents were asked to begin a voluntary water conservation program to conserve water for agricultural purposes. A farm laborers' organization reported to Senator Alan Cranston that farmers would lose more than 52 billion and nearly 50,000 farmworkers could lose their jobs because of the drought. As of March 15, only about one-third the normal precipitation had fallen locally. Lack of rain and snowfall in Northern California caused a steady decrease in the amount of water stored in the north states major reservoirs. Lake Oroville behind Oroville Dam was reported ot be at the lowest level ever since the initial filling. QHQVWEJ Starting our their first year in competitive high school sports with a bang, Marysville Indian freshmen shared the Sierra League basketball crown with rival Lindhurst Blazers. Freshmen captured the co-title by defeating Blazers in their last basketball game. local headllnnes S7