Cajon High School - Vaquero Yearbook (San Bernardino, CA)

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The Best in the West (Opposite. Top) Jonothon Scherer, doing whot he loves to do best. Jonathan plons to mojof In music os well as moth when he goes to college. (Top) Jonothon perfot- ming in The Deost Things in Life. Jonothon wrote some of the music for this pro- duction. (Left) Cotlo EcKhardt sings with the Cojon Choii at the Dosketboll Homecoming pep roily. She has been In various choirs since grommer school. (Above) Corlo poses in front of Son Dernordlno City Holl for o picture for the No- tionol Charity Leogue. She has been helping the community in N.C.L. for six yeors. Acodemlcs Cowboy ond Cowgirl 181

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Every yeor, the Voquero Sroff holds the Cowboy and Cowgirl elections. Co- jon ' s faculty first nominated Senior boys ond girls who were academically (not athletically) active and mointoin o 3.5 grade point overoge or higher. After finolists were determined, faculty then voted for the winners. Though voting takes place in February, the students and staff do not know the winners until June. Dy counting the 112 votes, the Voquero Staff was able to come up with the honored winners. The 1966-87 Cowboy ond Cowgirl of the year were Jonathan Scherer and Carlo Eckhordt. Jonothon Scherer was born to Milo and Mary Scherer on November 28, 1969. He hos a younger sister, Anne Scherer, who also ottended Cajon this yeor os a ninth groder. Jonathan has always been musically inclined, which he picked up from his parents. He ex- celled ot ploying the piano and the french horn. He also was a very tolented singer. His favorite music wos clossical and he was often heard saying, Modern music is trash! Working os o free lance musicion, Jonathan wos on orgonist for Colton ' s Methodist Church, Having mony interests, Jonathan was a member of many clubs and organiza- tions. He wos a member of Nafionol Honor Society, American Field Service, Colifornio Scholarship Federation, Cojon Investor ' s Association, Lyceum, Choir, and Jozz Bond Jonathan olso hod a lot of leadership ability. Just In 1986-87, Jonathan was president of A.F.S., N.H.S., Lyceum, and secretory of C.I. A. and choir. Jonothon wos olso very active in the community. He was o member of Sym- phonio California, The Juvenile Justice ond Delinquency Prevention Commit- tee, ond The Regionol Youth Educa- tional Facility Advisory Board. Jonathan was also octive in church. He was in the choir, the feuilding committee, the bell choir, and was Assistant Liturgist. Jonothon also participated in the All- Southern Colifornio Orchestro. Jonothon wos a very ocodemicolly- minded person. Receiving stroight A ' s in his entire eight semesters at Cojon, Jonothon wos easily first in his doss ond Valedictorian for the Class of ' 87. He was olso always doing things for Cojon by porticipoting in its many octivities. His fovorite occomplishment was the 1965 F ,enQissQnce Foire in which he helped to create. Jonathan enjoyed going to Ca- jon, ond he believed thot, Cojon is by for the best high school in Son Dernor- dino both in its ocodemics ond extro- curriculor octivities. Carlo Eckhordt was born on Jonuory 4, 1969 Her mother ' s name is Consuelo and she has two older sisters, Chelo ond Liz. All her favorite activities started with on s ' with one exception. Her fovorite activities were singing, speoking, swim- ming, skiing, shopping, and doncing. She storted working in 1986 of the County Low Librory. I reolly enjoy working there. Its o great experience, she commented Carlo enjoyed toking port in Cojons many clubs and organizations This year, she wos Involved in Cojon In- vestor ' s Associorion, Junior Stotesmen of America, Nofionol Honor Society, Colifornio S(;holQrship Federotion, Con- cert Choir, Speech and Debote, and the Swim Team Previously, she was involv- ' ed in Student Council os Junior Class President ond Freshman Treosurer Corlo was very involved in the com- munity. She spent 6 years in the No- tional Charity League. In N.C.L., she worked in Sonto Clous, Inc.. mode eoster eggs for convalescent homes, mode cookies for the less fortunate at Christmos, and song ot convolescent homes She olso helped her mom with her business. Her mom is on interior designer. When she helped, she did receptions for the art gollery ond helped for on opera. Carlo wos sixth in her class and rook all the ovoiloble humanities courses She wonted to become on investigative reporter after completing college The colleges she wos accepted to were U.C. Derekely, UCLA, ond Northwestern. She wanted to go to Derekely, Georgetown University, or Stanford I wont to go to one of those colleges becouse of its oreo ond strong pro- gram, she exploined. She planned to mojor in political science. She thofoughly enjoyed Cojon os she reosoned, I really like what Cojon has to offer ond I fry to foke port in everything It ' s o good school ond its olwoys getting better Her favorite moment ot Cojon wos when she com- plered the prom. The feeling wos ter- rific when I realized I finolly did it, she said 180 Acodemics Cowboy ond Cowgirl J

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Academic Achievers Test Their Knowledge in Competition The Acodemic Decorholon was on event which was looked forward to every year. Cojon ' s 1966-67 team did very well. They performed with ex- cellence and received many trophies in different fields. Cojon placed fifth in the competition of 21 schools. There were three levels of competi- tions: Honors, Scholastic, and Varsity. With Honors being highest ond Varsity being lowest. Cojon hod students com- pete in all three fields and they brought home trophies. Kevin Sweet, who participated in the scholastic section, sold If the team wore blazers, they would hove done much better. Karen Moineri stoted, We would hove done better if we hod matching outfits, but, hey, there is always next year. Even though clothing may seem a minor port of the entire competitions, our competitors felt that they did well. Trophies were token in science and social science by Matt Clinton, Speech ond interview were oword winning fields, also. 1 (Top) CqI Stole of Son Betnordino hosted this yeot ' s Academic Decotholon. (Dotlom) The competitors tax Iheii mental prowess to It s limit in this event. 182 Acodemics Acodemlc Decothlon