Northview High School - Viking Yearbook (Covina, CA)

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RANDY K. CHAPMAN DIANE M. CHAVIRA JUDY L. CHRISTOPHER DIANE L. CHUDLEY Summer Fire Threatens Carmel Valley r The summer of '77 not only brought soaring heat waves, but also the third largest blaze in California's history. The Q, fire started as a result of lightening. California forest fire raging out of control. 26 Seniors APRIL I. CLARK LEANNE CLEAR Originating in Los Padres National Forest, the fire consumed more than 175,00 acres of prime watershed lands lareas where many trees are planted to keep top- soil down to prevent mudslides and floods during heavy rainsb near the Central California coast and laid waste to millions of dollars worth of timber. When fire broke out on August 1, burning over 200 acres, firemen did not suspect the fire would turn into a blazing inferno which would sweep through Los Padres, causing extensive damage and complete devastation in areas. Firefighters also feared destruction of the Continental Valley Watershed which, if damaged, could threaten Carmel Valley residents with massive erosion and flooding when heavy rains moved into the area. Hand tools were used to build fuel breaks at the start of the fire to prevent violation of the Wilderness Act of 1964 which bans all motorizedxequipment from wilderness areas except in extreme emergencies. For fear the fire would eventually consume another 25,000 acres, firefighters re- sorted to bulldozers to clear away debris, airdrops of chemical fire retardants and other motorized equipment. After an 18-day struggle, thousands of weary firefight- ers completed a 160 mile loop of firelines around the blaze, achieving 100921 containment except for a few burning rem- nants. Total damages after extinguishing the fire were destruc- tionof two-thirds of the Ventana'Wilderness area and rare Santa Lucia firs. The cost of putting out the gigantic blaze was estimated at 11.6 million dollars. Considering the severe damage the blaze caused, local officials were astonished that there were no casualties. DEBORAH L. CLEMENT JEFF CLEMENTS

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Corrigan, , S ,Q A N af' , ,f Qovem men t Each year, the faculty of Northview chooses a representative lto send to Girls' and Boys' State. At Northview, Mr. Yates, the head counselor, is in charge of this election. He compiles a list of the top 113 girl students and a list of the top U3 boy stu- dents of the Junior Class. These students are determined by grade point averages and citizenship grades. Even if a student qualifies by grade point average, he can still be disqualified because of citizenship grades. The American Legion, the or- ganization sponsoring Boys' and Girls' State, sets the qualifica- tions and requirements for the conference. Among other re- lquirements the student must have shown strong leadership ability, courage, integrity and honesty. After Mr. Yates has made up the list, all of the contenders' names are put on a ballot, and the faculty vote for the one they think is best qualified. At the Girls' State convention, each of the girls is en- couraged to run for an office on one of the three levels of govern- lment which are discussed during the week. These levels are city, county, and state. The week begins on the city level on which this year's Girls' State representative, Patsy Corrigan, held the office of city treasurer. The second level of govern- ment is county, and the third is state. The West Covina American Legion sponsors this program in which approximately 600 girls participate at a cost of 35125 each. During the same week, each state in the United States holds Girls' State. The girls are taught the legal processes involved in running for an office. The entire week is centered around learning the ha i teref Qaiq, CEXperience process of getting elected to an office. Representatives are taught how to give political speeches, campaign, and petition for political offices. Girls' State gives high school students a chance to learn by actual participation. After a long bus ride through the night, Dane Schaiterer, Northview's Boys' State representative, arrived at Cal State University at Sacramento to begin an activity-filled week at the annual Boys' State convention. Upon arrival, Dane was given a nametag, designating which mythical political party he belonged to, his meal ticket for the week, and his dorm assignment. The seven dorms were divided into mythi- cal counties and cities. The entire week centered around elections beginning with the city government level and progressing to the county and state levels. Dane held a position on the county level as treasurer. The participants learned the entire legal process involved in petitioning for office, campaigning, and giving speeches. On two nights the representatives split up into political parties for party meetings where they elected a party chairman, and heard speeches from the candidates for state offices. For recreation, tournaments were held in volleyball, basketball, pool, and softball. Dane said that the Boys' State program gave him much insight into the way the government is run. Dane summed up his week by saying, I did learn a lot about state govern- ment by experience. Boys' Sz Girls' State 25

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MICHAEL D. COHEN gf' DARREN A. COPPING LARRY J. COURTNEY TIMOTHY R. CROUSHORE I A. ... W I SHERYL L. CONWAY More interested in being alone than eating DingD0ngs, Ned Morris and PATTY A. CORRIGAN Sheryl Conway find a few minutes to enjoy each 0ther's company. RICHARD COX BILL CRISWELL FREDERICK L. CROSBY ERIC CRUZ f REBECCA CUELLAR MARY A. DAILEY Seniors 27