Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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-2 at 3 0 : -: u V5 m -E C -B 2 -2 Q. Coming to Tokay for his first year, senior Dennis Czech made his year very successful by competing in and achieving honors in the Academic Deca- thalon. Czech, a native of the South of London, came to the United States after his parents got new jobs. Upon arriving at Tokay, Czech heard about the Academic Decathlon team and decided to check it out. I heard about it from a friend of mine. I then talked about it to Mr. Read fthe advisor of the team.I said Czech. On the basis of the impression he made upon Mr. Read, Czech was chosen to become a mem- ber ofthe team. To practice for the competi- tion, which took place at Stagg High School, Czech, along with the rest of the team, met every Thursday for a couple of months to practice. during the two hour sessions, the participants picked up background knowledge by doing reading on various topics. Czec e high ho in decat During the contest itself, each participant took seven Academic Multiple choice tests in areas such as economy, fine arts, math, science, literature, and others. Then the participants had to complete a speech and interview in front of three judges. Czech successfully came away from the contest by receiving a perfect score on the interview, which no one else had done. After graduating, Czech plans on doing some traveling. I would like to take a year off and travel around Europe, get to know Europe for a while. by Cherie Cortez 286 O

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Taking off into the air on his skateboard is Carey Navares. Wheels roll skafer's board over ramps Trusting your life to a board on four wheels sounds rather fright- ening, but it's something junior Carey Nevares does for a hobby. Nevares became interested in skateboarding two years ago when the fad first hit the scene and all his friends were jumping on their boards. My friends were good, so l wanted to be just as good as they were, said Nevares. Skateboarding was just like any other sport, it is very compe- titive and took practice to keep up with the best. With this in mind, Nevares began competing immediately. Nevares also added a few of his favorite moves while in com- petition which included backside airs, meth airs and liptricks which are flips done in the air with a skateboard. lt also helps to know people in the right places, said Ne- vares. While skating in Saratoga, on a mush ramp his chance to be noticed came at an opportune time. Nevares was sponsored by Santa Cruz Skateboarder's As- sociation to compete in other competitions around California in other catagories such as half pipes, chicken ramps, and ditch ramps. by Tracy Walter Freshmen 285

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