Agoura High School - Quixotian Yearbook (Agoura Hills, CA)

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J johnsen darrah i I Iana Iohnston prepares to present her case to the court. The Mock Trial team competed against other teams from other high schools in Southern California. Whitney Watson takes the T witness stand during a it competition. She present- ed her story with great ' conviction to the jury. l I johnsen Anita Venkataraman and Meera Venkataraman give their winning smiles to Robert Liao. They were signing up people for ISA at Club Rush. neely Members of ISA include I. :il Whitney M. H. Klayman W . Greenfield, I. H t- mann. ISA had several ' competitions this year. lx ISA 239

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girl W y W E ey U 6 ne might States, often over a wonder how weekend at a hotel. ISA, Forensics, Forensics is conducted Debate, and Mock competitively between Trial work together. teams from many high Basically, ISA, schools. There are Forensics, Debate, strict time allotments and Mock Trial are all and sequences for activities which speaking. Debate and concern public Forensics have very debates. The public debates are argued over political, social, 'Debate helps YOU economic, legal, and to speak in front of ethical issues. ISA others, organize Uunior SIBIGSTTIGD of yguf thoughts, and AlTlel'lC3l is 3 natlOl'lal learn to be more organization with the persuasive., purpose ot encouraging student participation in government and little difference except politics, said jennifer that in Debate, the Whitney. ISA has people involved can various chapters be more opinionated throughout the United than in Forensics. States. The Forensics includes conventions are held competitive speaking several times a year in in individual events various places such as Dramatic throughout the United Interpretation, Members of the Mock Trial team include Top: T Iohnsen. Second: K. Lee W. Watson I. Hartmann Third: I. Iohnston, I. Whit ney, K. Gardner, B. De pew. Front: H. Zinnome. These people could argue their way through any- thing. 238 Mock Trial 81 Forensics 230 Humorous Interpretation, Original Oratory, Original ProsefPoetry, Impromptu, and Extemporaneous. Mock Trial is a team that competes against other high school teams in judicial debate. The members of the Mock Trial team act as lawyers and witnesses before a real judge at the County Courthouse. The Mock Trial team advanced through three rounds of competition in L.A. County before being eliminated on December 1. So, all four clubs allow the students to speak up for what they believe in, and sometimes through prefabricated roles. -April Lee ?

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GET SMART rain power! That's what the members of the California Scholarship Federation, Academic Decathlon, and the National Merit Scholarship Program had in common. One could consider these clubs al- most as sports. After all, CSF, Aca-Deca, and Na- tional Merit were just like sports except that the competitors used brains instead of muscle. CSF, advised by Larry Bushner, was a club for students who achieved a 3.5 or higher grade point average. Students applied at the beginning of each semester. For a lifetime membership in this elite group, a student had to be enrolled for at least four semesters, one of which had to be in the senior year. Aca-Deca was a team composed of students with varied grade point averages. Under the guid- ance of coach Doug Lit- ten, these students stud- ied and prepared for the competition. One excit- ing part of the contest was the Super Quiz in which students were quizzed on 'lt's almost like a sport, except we stuff our heads with knowledge instead of physical conditioning! - Patti Kameya one particular subject, this year flight. The 1987- 88 team placed high in the Los Angeles County pre- Iiminaries by participating in interviews, giving speeches, and writing im- promptu essays. It's al- most like a sport, except we stuff our heads with knowledge instead of physical conditioning, said Patti Kameya. The National Merit Scholarship Program pro- vided an opportunity for students to win college scholarships of up to S2,000. Three Agoura stu- dents - Andy Brosnan, Diane Gehart, and Eric Rosen - were selected as semi-finalists on the basis of their high scores on the PSAT. To apply to be- come finalists, these three had to submit their SAT scores, write an essay, and complete an application that included information about their extra-curricu- lar activities. Agoura High School has earned a reputation for its fine academic programs. Nowhere is the Charger brain power more evident than in CSF, Aca-Deca, and the National Merit Scholarship Program. - April Lee darrah Eric Rosen, Diane Gehart, and finalists and were anxiously Andrew Brosnan are Agoura wailing for scholarships to ar- High's National Merit win- rivc at their doorsteps. ners, They qualified as semi- txt Lkxk N X X 4' A T40 CSFf'Aca-Deca I 9 lite