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

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Those students who excelled in their regular speech i chance to improve their speaking skills by joining the Speech Club. !rhe club experienced many successes in competition. Brad Danker and Tracy Stoekmann took second place during a league dual interpretation ? f competition; Brad and Tracy Beard also participated in a private contest sponsored by the Lions Rotary and American Legion Clubs, Brad receivi: first place, and Tracy taking the Award of Excellence. :, . Being an active member in this club required spending up to eight hours; Iduring a league competition and another ten hours minimum in outside i preparation. With all this practice, even the shyest of the members developed greater self-confidence and also excelled in logical argumentation. I The most dedicated smdents included Debbie Daly, Crystal Johnson, Trai Beard, and Brad Danker, all of whom showed their outstanding abilities; five league tournaments. ' 1, 2. Preparing notes for their debate on .sex education in public schools are Brook Lee and Pat Cloven (con) and Jennifer Zachary and Leslie Schmidt (pro.) 3. SPEECH TEAM-({cont) Brian Sims, Michelle Somraers, Stephanie Marks; ; (middle) Adam Schultz, Debbie Daly; (back) Brad Danker, Heidi Vood, Mackevicius. mT

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logically and to expres. es with pu ing first in district competition, th ; of twelve students, many of whom had aspirations of becoming lawyers or working within the judicial system. It was an elite anization in that students had to go through tough auditions in order to be selected for the team. e Koebler and Sheila Albright were the stars of the team: their exceptional performances earned them two out of only eight ividual awards given for outstanding lawyer and outstanding ness repsectively. The team represented the school district and ook twelfth out of forty-odd schools in the county finals. Other ig team members included Kevin Bryant and Michelle Sommers ho also contributed superior performances to the Mock Trials. I. MOCK TRIAl-)ahn Dicaro, Kevin Bryant, Michelle Sommer, Phil Kaufman. i Jyllian Kemsley, Press Maycock, Adam Shultz. in Bryanf and Jyllian Kemsley take a break during a recess from a Mock Trial 88 Working Together

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hen people hear the word cheerleade., ion the stereotypical blond airhead who would rather ;her nails than cheer for her home team. This may be if cheerleaders at other schools, but is is certainly not i the case with the Pep Squad at Dana Hills this year. y a new advisor, Ms. Nancy Wilma Williamson, and J energetic captains Christy Gibbs, Kristine Futa, Jenny idley, and Sracia Mudget, this fourteen member group elped lead the varsity football team to one of the best ;sons in years, kept cynical students entertained at pep , and elevated school enthusiasm. Their organizational .Its, self-discipline, and hard work became apparent to fall when Tracy Stoeckmann and Kerri Peterson were i for the coveted Ail-American Award at cheerleading np. They, along with the rest of the squad, prove that Dana Hills cheerleaders are not to be stereotyped. iile the members of cheer specialized in precision and (lined movements, the song team earned its reputation y specializing in rhythm and dance steps. Aside from sarning the school ' s admiration during pep rallies and le games, they even drew small gatherings in the mall e they practiced regularly to the blare of a stereo and I small throng of interested fifth period lingerers. Co- captains Shulin Vermilyea and Kym Shirkhani led the ted six-member team in daily practice, which paid off Bcially for Vermilyea and Michele Sommer, who both I earned the All-American Award. ■ -t.s. e.y. ' j.V. CH£ER-((tont) S. Mudgett, J. Lindlcy; (back) S. Saunders, L. I Vanzant, K. Farrell, J. Gilpin, S. Boyce. Bering CO the beat of Tequila, Raeanne Fleeman leads the Rowdy Rooters at a Friday night basketball game, iheile Sommer and Shawna Cawthon return the crowd ' s enthusiasm ;; and smiles at a lunchtime pep rally. VARSITY CHEER-(from) L. Snyder, T. Stoeckmann, R. Fleeman; (back) K. Peterson, C. Gibbs, K. Futa, L. DuFour. 3-(front) K. Shirkhani, S. Vermilyea; (back) M. Sommer, J. Burns, S. Watson, S. Cawihoo. na Cawthon and Jennifer Burns lead one last cheer before the start of the Capo Valley basketball game. 90 Working Together