Dana Hills High School - Mast Yearbook (Dana Point, CA)

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The lightning-quick trigger fingers of Allan Chen we indispensable weapon in answering Kiwanis Bowl (questions on geography, mythology, and biology. KIXFANIS BOWl-Mitk Bradshaw, Chris Oliver, Eddie Yang, Sharylin Ncidhart, Karl Feng, Debby Lu, Allan Chen. SOPHOMORE ACADEMIC DECATHLON-ihont) Amy Roth, Eugene Chen; (middle) Mr. Dunn, Julie Ammon. Amy Watt, Flora Lu, Mr. Shcrrill; (back) Mike Hearn, Gerhard Peters, John Rassman. 4. The junior senior OCAD team ( ' ' • ■p Bradshaw, Allan Chen, Jason Brezinski, Eddie Yang, Xm Sclmer, Teppi Hawkins, ai Mr. Sherrill) takes its stand in the spotlight at the awards ceremony as the first-place team in the South County Regionals. 5. Amy Watt ponders Mr. Sherrill ' s emphasis on the importance of Supe, Quiz in preparing for the March 7 OCAD competition. 6. Amy Roth jots down notes during a Dunn Sherill lunchtime lecture, •. Academic Teams 8

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hough there were no cheerleaders, i vdy-rooting home crowds, the best of t leir minds in competition and found that beating other cols in Orange County Academic Decathlon (OCAD), ■anis Bowl, and the district-wide Academic Sweepstakes was just as thrilling as any athletic competition. [Members of the OCAD teams learned to give up lunch ids in favor of lectures and cram sessions with coaches herrill and Mr. Dunn. They superseded the confines of their school curriculi by studying the Constitution, ■ economics, fine arts, classic works of literature, world ■ history, and how to cram, cram, and cram. The head- jffing, which also took place at each other ' s homes on ' eekends, paid off for the junior-senior team when they ; snatched up first place in the South County Regionals ! (second overall) and placed fifth in the finals. na buffs and the quick-fingered alike also jumped in to , the county finals as the buzzer-banging Kiwanis Bowl. ■eting in Division I (out of five), they obliterated Santa ,na. Capo Valley, and University high schools to gain a berth in the finals for the second consecutive year. For |practice. they broke open the Ouiz-A-Matics and trivia •books and took on the I.Q. ' s of Mary and Tim, Mr. -ira, Mr. Gaskins. and Ms. Raub in faculty challenges prepare for other tournaments such as Fallbrook and Academic League. They all learned how to be good jpetitors, and teammates, but, above all, learned not to answer straits of Massachusetts. with OC iD and Kiwanis Bowl, other contests in - elling, composition, and math counted towards the idemic Sweepstakes, a competition among the district ' s e high schools for cash prizes. Eddie Yang again won elling bee, while Teppi Hawkins won the senior essay contest. (D.H. finished second overall by one point.) MAST went to the presses, Dana Hills had taken first against Capo Valley and San Clemente in Academic Decathlon and spelling bee, and a second in the essay ontest. However, results were still pending for Kiwanis Bowl, science fair, math contest, CAP scores, and I attendance. Final results may be found in the Spring p Supplement. 84 Working Together

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hiefit the club, and the dub gives -Beth Friedi Scholarship and s foroia Scholarship F ed to around campus as CSF. said CSF sponsor Ms. Kams, The students gain pride from their smic efforts and learn to give to the school and unity. CSF also gives students a chance to work mittees and learn leadership and organizational ( skills. r-expanding group of sc ring approximately 150 members, was also led r President Kristy Mackevicious. Vice President I Chen, Secretary Kim-Oanh Luc, and Treasurer luong Nguyen. Membership was renewed every Iter and was based solely on semester grades in tlance to the state criteria. Those students who ere accepted into CSF and had the ch !- scholarships and becoming sealbeai ; at gradua i seemed to be full of hard work ' proved that the adage all work lay did not apply to them: club members ;h time to attend the notorious CSF Disnej It. go to CSF conferences in Huntington Bi rganize the annual Computer Dating Service: the spring Blood D OFFlC£RS-i(ront) KimOanh Luc. Tram Trao, l tkcvicius. Jeff Kun ; (back) Malt Hall, Eugene CSF-ifrom) C. McCaon, G. Siclici, K. Vanhuskii Icr. R. Clark. B. Yamamoio, K. Mackevicius, M. ! . Ahusamra, T. Hawkins; (second row) K. Larse ! S. Patcl, B. Fricdrichs. S. HIgas. H. Lasala. T. Tr I. Lam, H. Nguyen. N. Garris, A. Hclhtringlon; ( row) T. Sparkman, J. Watson. B. Tarzynski. S. M Igion, K. McC.ann. H. Meyn. J. Medina; (fourth r« ntz. E. Brusiedt, L. Reintjes. A. Quilantan, K. Kel I, J. Kuriy. F. Lu, S. Townsend. M. Kramer; (fifths ,. Martinex, S. Rogaff, C. Robens. K. Futa.J. Dele Tang. H. Brjghtbill; (back) E. Pindcrski, M. Vaj L Being a giving type. Eric Van Vliei sits tmpalj jBiting for the removal of the needle at the C.S.F. 1