North Monterey County High School - Rookery Yearbook (Castorville, CA)

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Come Wallo W1th Me 1. As president of FFA, Mike Roeseler ex- plains some important information to member Gary Scoggins. 2. FFA member, Jeff Banuelos looks through an FFA magazine before class starts. 3. 1984-85 FFA, Top: Matt Hooten, Wes Ausmus, Darci Allen, Bev Stackhouse, Greg Pratillo, Patty Reynolds. Middle: Tanda Zabo, Dennis Ott, Kelly Clark, Scott Pere, Kerry Langley, Mide Dun- can, Dawn Reeder, Scott Johnson, Kim Braley. Front: Robert Ellis, Joel Johnson, Steve Alvarez, Jeff Russum, Mike Roe- seler, Jeff Banuelos, Steve Stapleton. 106 Clubs

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4. Band Members, Top: Cathy Falanga, Bryna Byker, Jeff Jacobsen, Lonce Bailey, Roy Butler, Ken Smith, David Beebe, Michael Hooton, Al- lan Trammel, Sandee Nall. 2nd: Denise Char- michael, Carrie Wenig, Melissa Grimsley, Dawn Westphal, David Searson, Matt Brady, Art Whitney, Ron Welts, Ann Buvia, Sally Montgomery, Robbie Cook, Letica Rocha. 3rd: Cindy Gailey, Jennifer Bridler, Joyce Olivas, Tiffany Oksen, Tini Martinez, Theresa Russel, Delia Leal, Michelle Taft, Phyllis Small, Carrie Luch, Angie Pochop, Tina Cook. 4th: David Rabe, Denise Padin, Andi Venturacci, Tina Garza, John Ervin, Charles Rentar, Jenny Church, Darlene Rhine, Tonya Westphal, Ka- ren Lee, Lyneth Castleberry. 5th: Marcus Knight, Mike Borre, David Hardy, Curtis Bris- ter, Sam Monroe, John Hickox, Robbie Church, Eric Kohman, Tina Baldwin, Tony Lopez. Bot- tom: Joanna Gee, Michelle Sawyer, Tracy Hol- ley, TJ McGough, Tanya Shaffer, Darlene Kel- sey, Mary Dunkelberger. 5. Flagsg Top: Chandra Ash, Cindy Gailey, Den- ise Charmichael, Leticia Rocha, Jennifer Bridler. Bottom: Cathy Falanga, Sandee Nall. 6. Award winners all: The NC band at Home- coming. They had to duck when they went by the cannons. every parade and competition they've entered, says band director, Mr. James Byker. The band has repeated- ly taken first place ratings in parades they've entered. The biggest thrill for Mr. Byker and the band was receiving first place in the Pacific Grove Re- view. It was the first every first place in a major band competition for North County's band. The key to this year's success states Mr. Byker, was hard work, dedication, and a committment to excellence. With hours of practice after school and on weekends, this key has opened the doors to superior ratings and first place awards. Band 105

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4. Staff photog Gary Castronova catches Gary Scoggins with a gripe in his mouth. 5. Notorious Poet Hank Jones caught in mid- stanza. 7. George Wright, Elyse Deckert, Jesse Ortega, Hank Jones, Marchelle Graves, Brian Mowbray, Tina Bates, Gary Cas- tronova, Tony Wright. 5, lf you enjoy sharing your opinions . . . newspaper is opinions . . . newspa- per is definitely the class to ger intoll' Marchelle Graves wrote us a nice little piece about the paper, but we needed to focus on the newsworthy events of the year. The Talon was nearly extinct after last year. New Advisor George Wright brought a new concept, new energy, and a new staff. The first change was to make the Talon a week- ly. The small budget was augmented by sponsors from the community to help solve the money problems. The staff wanted to make the paper more controversial - and they succeeded. The letter from the girl who thought she should have been nominated at Homecoming caused quite a stir. Then, there was the back and forth exchange about what girls expect and so forth and so on. Jabber Jaws always had amazing letters and the com- ments-were those for real? The controversy got heated when the paper got feedback about the neg- ative comments regarding Open House. After that calmed down, there was another financial crisis, then a staff crisis. After that, of course, there was a crisis about which crisis was the most critical. We're GonnaTalon You Clubs 107