Acalanes High School - Aklan Yearbook (Lafayette, CA)

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Fresh air. Comedian Mike Crabbe demonstrates one of the many lesser-known uses of the desk lamp, an airplane ' s emergency oxygen mask, at a December assembly. The shortened schedules on the days of assemblies broke the monotony of fifty minute classes. Santa ' s stand-ins. At the opening of the Christmas assembly, two elves, posing as John Marlowe and Tom Nevins, await Santa ' s stage debut. As December 25th approached, the Christmas spirit infected everyone. 209 PEOPLE AND EVENTS DIVIDER

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People and Events Even if it was just a simple Senior class bake sale in front of Diablo Foods to raise money for the May 9th Senior Ball, the community pitched in for our good cause. Going to local merchants for Junior Prom door prizes proved to be no problem, as willing businesses contributed everything from free pizzas to ten free gallons of gas. By becoming involved in school activities the community sensed our certain pride because it was catching. 208 PEOPLE AND EVENTS DIVIDER Checks and balances. Kyle Rudderow and Crystal Bru work on a unit in checking in Mr. Warren ' s Business Careers class. Finding out the realities of balancing a checking account made life easier after graduation.

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Suddenly, there was a shortage of eraseable pens and notecards. Juniors rushed to the stores to stock up on such es- sentia ls as no-doze, recipe boxes, and report folders, and hoarded secret supplies of liq- uid paper. All this fuss was for one reason — the advent of the term paper. Many juniors dreaded work- ing on the colossal project. I spent about eighteen hours on my term paper, but I still didn ' t finish in time, commented Mike Gully, I guess the main problem was that I procrastina- ted too much. Joni Henderson agreed, The paper itself wasn ' t that hard to research, she said, it was just a pain to put it all to- gether. Term papers were assigned to juniors and took almost a whole quarter to complete. They were written about American authors and con- sisted of three chapters, with footnotes, outline, and a bibli- ography. In spite of the time term papers took to write, they weren ' t as hard as people said they would be. I think writing a term paper will help me to compose similar reports in col- lege, explained Beth Goselin. With the bibliography in per- fect form, the table of contents accurate, and all 1500 words Manual labor. Heather Riegg consults The Term Paper: A Manual and Model about the correct form for footnotes. A copy of this pamphlet, providing a model of what a term paper should look like, was assigned to each junior. Paperweight sandwiched between the cov- to school — that was when we ers of a report folder, only half found out our grades. But get- the worry was over. Beth re- ting a good grade on the paper membered, Over Christmas made all the work worth- vacation, I dreaded returning while. 1679 WILLOW PASS ROAD CONCORD. CALIFORNIA 94520 (415) 669-7010 Our specialized training assures you of a fascinating career in the beauty industry. We invite you to come and experience our world. Higher Quality Salons prefer Diablo Beauty college graduates Cosmetologist — full service training in the latest creative hair designs. Cosmetician — European estetician training in skin analysis and care. Manicurist — Extensive training in sculptured nail and nail wrapping. • credential instructors • federal Grants and VA available • ask your counselor about our scholarship program 210 PEOPLE AND EVENTS