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

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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

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Guilty or Innocent??? The 1966-87 Mock Trial reom rook rhe subjecr of rheir cose bock ro rhe 1850s, when rhe Gold Rush was in progress The Mexican-American War hod moved ro rhe onnexorion of Mexico os o parr of rhe Unired Srores. The Americans show- ed prejudice rowords rhe Mexicans When rhe Mexicon shot rhe American, he used rhe famed self-defense excuse. There were sixreen srudenrs involved in deciding wherher he wos guilry or nor. The srudenrs were broken up inro rwo groups, consisring of o prosecution and o defense. The srudenrs met eirher before or ofrer school ro read over rhe scripr and get ready for rhe upcoming comperirion. Judge Porrick Morris was rhe one behind rhe success of rhe Mock Trial. He roughr rhe srudenrs all rhey needed or wonred ro know so rhor they would be odvanrogeous in the rriol. He is really cool sold Colin Firzgerold. One member of rhe reom, Comille Faulkner, was enrhused obour rhe pro- gram and sold, I om very inreresred in the courr sysrem and improving my speech because I wonr to be a lowyer someday. Loren Whitchurch said, It ' s a unique experience and everyone should rry it. (Below) Dock Row: Judge Potrick Morris. Richord Moore. Mork Dellomy. Ari Dorkon. Danny Minkoft Mon Mit- chell. Front Row: Loren Whitchurch. Cotherine McCollom. Comille Faulkner. Joonie McCollom. Heidi Feldman. Melisso Donney. Carlo Eckhordl, Jennifer Groniger. i Erj|pprrrmi!r (Above) Judge Potrick Morris reviews his notes tor the upcoming meeting of the Mock Trial. (Right) Danny Minkotf ond Corlo Eckhordl discuss Colin Fitzgerald ' s criticol testimony. 164 Acoderriics MockTriols