Rowland High School - Saga Yearbook (Rowland Heights, CA)

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EDGE OVER OTHERS tL The purchosing of o comparer for saence by GATE enobled Mr Sokolis ro organize o club where srudenrs could leorn more obour compurers Ar firsr rhe srudenrs hod ro shore rhe compurers, bur now several ore ovailoble on which rhe srudenrs con procrice These were purchased by Choprer I and SIP monies The school disrricr ro dore hos nor purchased compurers for srudenr use. The club currently has rwenry-six members who meer during lunch ro leorn more obour compurers They work on bosic rechniques and leorn about hordware, software, pro- gromming, ond problem solving. Mosr club members feel their knowledge of rhe com- puter gives rhem on edge over orher sru denrs They ore finding rhor rhe computer is reolly on involuoble rod Mr Sokolis ' praise of compurers for sru denrs is never-ending There is no oreo that the use of computers con nor improve. I use rhe compurer conrinuolly. The computer Club members hove on edge over orher srudenrs They know obour rhe benefits they offer monkind, 18 Computer Club

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LEADERS OF TOMORROW . h- Ar rhe hub of srudenr ocriviries and organizations is rhe Assoclored Sru- denr Body, Q group of srudenrs elecr- ed or oppoinred ro serve rhe sru- denrs ' inreresrs or Rowland, They are: Presidenr, Connie Peregrerri; Vice- Presidenr, Penny Voirers; Secrerary, Renee Ruiz, Treasurer, Kelley Coro- woy; Mennbers or Large: Erin Eicher, Cheryl Loudermon, Morci McEwen, Suson Verdugo, Jackie Weorherbie, and SherrI Willoughby, ASD is con- sronrly on rhe move, coordinoring evenrs and assemblies, as well os handling inrer lub and srudenr school communicorion. An improvemenr over previous years has been ro in- clude more srudenr porriciporion rhroughr berrer orgonizorion of rhe leadership doss. The leadership class meers doily and is composed of rhe ASD Cobiner and major evenrs held or Rowland, ore planned and discussed or rhis rime, Connie Peregrerri, is o very srrong leoder and has hod ralenred and ca- pable people ro drow from in rhe leadership doss, srores ASD advisor. Norm Revis, when describing rhe qualiry of rhe 82-83 Cobiner. However he goes on, success is derermined when srudenrs begin ro care ond ger involved wirh school funcrions More opporruniries for br oodening of inreresr hove been provided in rhe form of noon oaiviries during Spirir Week and Vesrern Week . . . Spirir Week, rhe week be- fore Homecoming, and Wesrern Week, which is held during rhe Spring. The amplified inpur of srudenr ideols in rhe decision making process mode each of rhese evenrs more successful. Spirir and inreresr has been gener- ored in lorge doses since Seprember, and a berrer feeling roword RHS hos evolved Ir hos been demonsrrored rhor morivorion of srudenr leaders sers rhe rrend for rhe resr of rhe srudenr body. 1 1982- 63 ASD Cobinet. Row 1 Renee Ruiz, Dove Leol mon. Qieryl Loudermon, Trocy McEwen, Sobnyo Doyoti, Erin Eicher. Erin Fouscxie. Carol Wolloce, Sue Sowo Row 2 Ann Schlichting, Monno Tol ohoshi, Cindy Hoys, Penny Woirers Row 3. Croig Hone, Jun Cho, Annetre Cosrro, Kelly Corowoy, Connie Peregrerri, Moroe McEwen, Debbie Gotely Row 4 Norm Revis, Jeff Deosy. Lindo Peormon. Suson Verdugo. Dennis Nodol, Leif Lorson, The Meek Doys 2 Wirs Peormon ond Mr. Revs con smile, the doy ' s olmost over ' 3 Do Donny LoRose and Renee Ruiz always dress like this ' 4 Penny Wolrers look Up. up ond awoy 5 Look our. Dove Leobmon hos ossumed conrrol 6 Connie Peregrerri leods rhe Cobiner in discussion of o serious moirer AS0 17

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1 A srudenr procrices on o computer 2 Cindy Peacock, Drion Pererson, Mike Perric won ourside Mr Aney ' s office for on interview Raider Express Stoff Row 1, Cothy Allen. Undo Chemoboeff. Cindy Peocock, Angie Arellano, Michelle Grow, Shouno Dezuhly, Gerry Munoz, Mondy Gordner, Mindy Chong, Sreplnonie Gollego R.ow 2 Jube Holsrcly. Man Esptnoso, Henry Kikudo, Troy Tate, Theresa Colles, Virginio Dogosion, Greg Jones, Dnon Perersori. Melssa Wons, Johny Delgodo, Luis Coronodo, Cathy Hynes Row 0: Craig Horie, Mike Petric 4 Computer Club f ow 1 Ellen 5ondavol, Lilian Ozoto, Esther Kim, Steve Tow, Eun Kwon Row 2 Lourie Mora, Su Chon, Theo Le, Chris Koch, Jimit Mehto Row 3: Doniello Dorboto. Ridxird Allmon, Vincent Silvo, Irelo Hemmers, Wendy Poriillo Row 4: Kyung Kim, Albert Meode, Gregg Kelley, Joe Shin, Jeff Post, Jeremez Woo-Som 5- Steve Tow discusses the minutes of the lost Computer Club meeting with Wendy Portillo 6 Mrs. Hynes, Raider Express odvisor, goes over the publicorion with the doss. NEW AP,EAS OF REPORTING The Raider Express is prinred by Highlander Publicorions, who hove reasonoble rores and ore cooperarive wirh high school nevi spoper sraffs. To coordinore o lorger sroff rhon rhey hove had before, rhe leadership posi- rions were chonged The ediror-in- chief works closely wirh rhe news edi- ror, feorures ediror, and sporrs ediror; each has specific responsibiliries for rhe The Raider Express, Rowland ' s sru- denr newspaper, entered inro irs rhird year of publicorion in rhe foil Coo- perorion ond morivorion in rhe sraff members were necessary ro produce rhe monrhly publicorion, ono irs sue cess depended on rhe reporrers per sonol dedicorion ro meer deodlines and rhe ofrerhours work by rhe edi rors. Mrs. Hynes, rhe advisor srored. Ir wQs o prioriry of rhe wrirers ro be more invesngorive in rheir reporring as well OS developing rheir personal sryles of writing. A requirement In or- der ro be in journalism wos rhar rhe srudenrs had ro have or leosr o D overage in college prep classes. Orh er quoliries rhe srudenr musr possess ore enrhusiosm, a creorive inreresr, and a willingness ro work wirh orhers The cooperarion between rhe report- ers, rhe editors, and rhe odvisor was reflected in rhe professionalism of rhe I end product functioning of rhe newspoper In order to improve rhe quoliry of rhe sroff ' s paper, Mrs, Hynes gove her srudenrs opporruniries ro attend var- ious journalism functions. The doss porticipored in rhe Notional Journalism Association Convention for High Schools ot Los Angeles in the fail. At this convention rhe srudenrs were able ro arrend workshops and hear professional journolisrs cririque severol high school newspopers. Selecr stu- dents entered in rhe Associarion ' s ' Vrire-off held at Wilson High In Feb- ruary. The newspaper irself delved inro new areas of reporring In 1983. One wos a teocher ' s guest column to help students develop undersronding of rhe behovior of rhemselves and orh- ers. Anorher new feorure was on olumni column, where srudenrs could reod obour rhe presenr lives of PiOw lond ' s graduores. We srorred from scrorch in 1980 ond each year our goals hove be- come more sophisricored, com- menrs Corhy Hynes, rhe Raider Ex press advisor. The process of gerring Things done has been refined, bur we srill hove rhe problem of meeting rhe inreresr of 2400 students; we try ro make the newspaper fun, serious, and inreresring ro read r Qider Expiess 19