Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies - Excalibur Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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O R G A -,ji„imiaeaimeattmi J Speak the speech I pray you . . . as I have taught it to you, trippingly on the tongue. This year at SOCES we did just that, and had a great year too! Forensic Fun This year at S.O.C.E.S. marked a big change in our schools speech and debate team. With the departures of most of last year ' s senior com- petitors, a new generation of participants entered the arena. With only a handful of veteran speech students remaining, the future seemed bleak. Luckily. Mr. Schaefer s guidance and natural student ability have formed this group of amateurs into serious performers, and troph) ' winners! Being the new kid in this class is fine because 1 have ex- amples to follow, said eleventh grader. Wendy Hernandez. With competitions coming fast and furious, speed and qualitv in memorization were of the utmost importance to the team. Events such as Dramatic and Humorous interpretation. Original Poetry and Prose, duals, and several impromptu variations each required lots of time and practice before a per- formance was polished. I thought expository speak- ing was toughest, because you made your own visual aids and props. said eleventh grader. Kerstin Knox. A few of our school ' s veteran varsity competitors took on sev- eral events at the same time. This kind of extra work often robbed students of valuable stud time needed for other classes. As difficult as this could become, most speech en- thusiasts found plenty of extra time. The pressure wasn ' t bad for me because 1 manage m y time well and don ' t care about other classes, said eight grader, Larry Regan. This year S.O.C.E.S., held its own tournament, the Spat and Squeak invitational. In this competition the rules were sus- pended, which made for some realh bizarre acts! .As usual, our school made a terrific per- formance and walked away with several trophies. 1989 was a very successful year for our school ' s speech team. With heavy wins at lE ' s, congresses, and League compe- titions we proved again that S.O.C.E.S. speech is a force to be reckoned with! By Dan Mayer Sow open wide . . . Opher Shalom and Herman Wang practice their Dual Interpretation. Duals wai considered a tough event because the liming element becomes a crucial element. Our school performed well in this event with several wins. C ' mon Schaef. . . Smile!!! — Afr. Ray Schaefer has been the speech coach for Sherman Oaks for several years now. and has given his students the training and guidance needed for an excellent team. This year was one of the his best, but also his most trving. He has given us the gifts of knowledge and self confidence, and for that he ' s earned our respect and thankfulness. Speech and Debate i -t Organizations i

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My arms! My arms. ' — Junior. Eric Gordon and freshman. Aaron Mandelbaum rehearse their dramatic piece white seniors Dan Mayer and Jordan Moore critique. H elpful criticism is an important part of speech and debate. Speech Members (left to right): Mr. Schaefer (coach). Karen Lee, Jordan Moore. Kerstin Knox. Tom Sobelman. .4aron Mandelbaum. Eric Gordon. Dan Mayer. Tomash Lungin, Dean Taylor, Herman Wang. Jason Mena- due. Giles E. Robey. Charles Boyle, Rita Chawla, Kenny Huher. Amy Gould, Opher Shalom, Josie Valderama, Diane Quan. Kathy Ta, Karla Pena. Ellen Oconer, Aparna Kahanna, Mona Malhotra. Speech Members continued: Rune Friedman. Knieba Jones. Bonita Ross, Kurtis Bedford, Ky a Haynes, Bryon Devers. Brian Quan. James Del Plato. Tan Luong. Marlea Griffin. Wendy Hernandez. Marcella Chang. Heidi Lazo. Larry Regan. Regan Lee. .Alicia Wartes. Myrahelle Sagaun, Sally Lee, Kissandra Scotl. Yon Shin. Monica Geronima. Linda Hyun. Angela Sakedo, Dawn Kramer Speech Cabinet Members: Diane Quan. Kenny Huber. Kersin Knox, Eric Gordon. Dan Mayer, Jordan Moore. Bonita Ross, Josie Valderama. 70 Speech and Debate Organizations Memorization blues — Speech members Larry Regan and Rune Friedman work on memorizing a piece. Sobody enjoyed this process, but it was necessary.

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Can I help you? — During lunch on Wednesday ihe Mathcounts learn, consisting of Tavis Larkham. Eric El- Tobgy and Sudeep Takasali. meet in Dr. Pasiernack ' s room to study for the competition. Mathcounts. that takes place on the second Saturday of February. Academic Decathlon members are — Karen lee. Dan Mayer. Dean Taylor, Jordan Moore, Myrabelle Sagun Mathcounts members are — Amy Lee. Tu Diep, Sudeep Takasali. Keith Michaelis Quill and Scroll members are — top row: Eric Gordon. Loyd Calomay. Chil Chin. Karen Lee, Heidi Lazo Bottom row: Koty Mukasa. Diane Quan. Sandra Nova. Lea Javasinehe i-J ' Academic Clubs Organizations