Bloomington High School - Bruin Yearbook (Bloomington, CA)

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EDUQATQRS NATLIRALLY

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FREE SGLIL Naturally. . .A free soul is a person who does their own thing. A tree soul varies in the type of clothes that one wears. One day, it'll be Levrs, and the next day it'll be dressing up for the prom. And then the next? .. Well, who knows? Because that's what a free soul is. This year below the knee dresses are still in, but the new national tad for girls is gaucho pants, For guys the look is a return to a sharper, smarter type of dress. Here on campus, 'lDitto's are popular with the girls, but the casual look ot l.evi's and cords still prevails among both girls and guys. There are times when people on campus do dress up to fit the occasion formally. These times are the 50's sock hop, the Fringe and Garter dance, Girls' League, and most importantly, the Junior- Senior Prom. Many students like to dress up in rolled-up Levi's, bobby socks, and long skirts the day before our 50's sock hop. One sees many characters from the nostalgic fifties come alive. The Fringe and Garter dance must be the most colorful dance of the year. Everyone is dressed in 1920's style, complete with fringe and garter. Girls' League and the .lunior-Senior Prom are the two most important formal dances of the year. lt's a change to see everyone become polished as free souls are very versatile. lt appears as though we return to the past to pick our tashions and school activities. Is it because the people ot the past lived more . . . naturally? I Bruins . . Naturally 7

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in-f' H if A l . . 1 M , Q 5 ' ., .1 l K S15 i 1 S QE' 144 l' Ll E S BIBO Collective Bargaining Law SB- T60 hasavffected all teachers in the state of California. BHS teachers as well as the restrof the district has,Lequested to the Board of Education that CUEA' CTA and NEA be recognized as th e i r -exclusive bargaining agent. The teachers of the district have proposed a contract to the Board to provide working conditions and salary compensation so that m e m b e r s of th e bargaining unit can provide their expertise to the education of our youth. The teachers returned in September without a settled contract and terms were still being negotiated during the early winter months. Despite the new law, our faculty also presented to the Board a proposal for a curricular pilot program in which the following has been approved: a competency level be established to attack the problem of reading and mathg guidance counseling be extendedg and the elimination of the grade HF , which will be replaced by no credit. The philosophy behind these changes is to insure that each student who graduates from Bloomington High School will be able to function within the basic skills as well as have some basic understanding of her - himself, the community, and the iob market. Naturally, the faculty is experiencing two new challenge with collective bargaining, plusthe final form of accreditation by the4Western' Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges, and the new 'pilot curriculum. But, as a dedicated and close staff, these challenges are encountered with p rofessionalism.