Del Campo High School - Decamhian Yearbook (Fair Oaks, CA)

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Getting back to nature. Pfilipa Keintz and Stephanie Becker study the ecosystem during a biology field trip to Del Campo Creek. In the bag. Steve Robertson, Danielle Yates, Laura Merriheld, Laura Gabriel, Sheryl Shef- held, John Spangenberg, Anna Jeter, Pam Powers Janet Bertolucci and Felic , , U , ia Heard go shopping during the yearbook staffs trip to Chicago for the ational Journalism Convention.. hive mt 2QEQEQEQEQEQEQEQEQEJ-XQQEQE52225553 525225251EEEIEQEQSQEQEQSFEEQEEEQE522525222E3E5E2E5E3S2E523EQEQEQSFQEQZIEQSQEQEQEQ22525555E15555255252225553255225552525E52252552EQEQEQEQEQEQEQEQEI255355252552325222225122555252232525252555255525EQEQSEQEQEQEQEQEQEEEQE- frErErfrEr12-p From the cold hard walls of Alcatraz Federal Penetentiary to the waters of Del Campo Creek, Del Campo students went places. Field trips allowed students to compare what they had learned in class to real world situations. On November 12th, teachers Ron Smith and Herb Schroeder took their psychology classes on a trip to Alcatraz penetentiary on the San Francisco Bay. The study of be- havior modification inspired the traditional trip. 'Alcatraz was built using behavior modification tech- niques. The students like to see how psychology is applied,' said Smith. Many students were excited at their first opportunity to visit Alcatraz. 'l've never been there before, and I want to see what it is like actually going through Alcatraz. I also think it will be interesting to see how the criminals were treated, and how they probably felt, said senior Chris Welsh. Foreign Language students also had their share of outings. French students and Club members went on two separate field trips. The first was to San Francisco to see the U U CRLD AFTCUND THEM opera Faust. This trip is to expose the students to the opera, and since it is in French, it provides double exposure, said Mrs. Eisner. Still another trip took place on November 4th to Burbank High School, where the students viewed the French play Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme. Mr. Cody's students not only joined the trip to the opera, but they went on several other field trips. Some of Mr. Cody's drama and English students went to Ashland on the 19th and 20th of September with Mrs. Reardon, Mrs. Peterson, and Mrs. Pflugrath. The all-important ecosystem brought Pam Castori's biology classes to the murky waters of Del Campo Creek. At the end of September, Castori's biology stu- dents examined what they had learned about the ecosystem. Some students found this to be a welcome change from classroom instruction. 'I thought it was fun, it was a good way to get out of school, and out of the classroom so you didn't have to do book work,' said sophomore Sean Weinholtzffl Field Trips

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ima H35 :Luigi-fa-. All K Vwaiting at the window, juniors and sophomores Bvshinguponvocab. Matt Darrow and John purchase their PSAT packets at the student Maclas 5TUdY aflT0VlYm5 and afiai0Ql9S f0f1h9 store the day before the test. approaching PSAT. q ILL IN THE BUBBLES As October approached, the fears of juniors and seniors reached a climax. The ominous legends became a stark reality as students faced the ULTlMATE.tests, the SAT and PSAT. With the SATIPSAT test came the unrelenting pressure to perform well and the knowledge that schol- arships and college decisions often ride solely on the scores. It is little wonder that the very thought of standardized testing caused great anxiety in even the calmest of students. The SAT means everything! said Larry Woods, senior. Unfortunately, the actual testing was seldom a comfort. Students frequently described the SAT and PSAT as long, monotonous, and impossible. T- You deserve a 1600 for just filling out the SAT questionnaire. After that it was all downhill! said Eddie Rodriguez. Motivated by the pres- sures and the horror stories, many met the challenge of standardized testing head on, as they studied in class and out. Although most students utilized study guides and worksheets, there were always those who preferred the more unconventional methods. l play- ed College Pursuit twice where you answer math and English questions, said Chris Reighn. Mark Veglia's SAT computer study techniques were on the cutting edge of 20th century technology. Using 6?if'4i5f'P-. , egg, '54, questions from past exams, the computer study programs can accurately score, evaluate , and drill me on my trouble areas. Several students valued the SAT scores enough to en-roll in college classes offered by Sac State and American River. l realized that taking a course would be much simpler than reading a 500 page preparatory book on my own, said Lisa Crosta. The PSAT was considered by many to be the very best practice for the SAT. Although often downplayed, the PSAT held its own distinctions. l took the PSAT because it pays out more in scholarship money than the SAT, said Joe DeFiisi. DeHisi was one of the almost 300 juniors that took the PSAT on October 21. Juniors competed for countless private scholarships as well as a share of the S27 million offered annually by the National Merit Scholarship Program. Students often found that the most realistic practice for the SATXPSAT was the actual tests. Several students planned to take it every time the SAT was offered in order to obtain the most competitive scores for colleges. Others, like Hannah Musler, were more easily satisfied. l took the SAT twice and l'm sick of it! l ltsalla game. Jason Schaefer, Mark Morgan, Liz Hanelt, and Janet Quinn study for the SAT by playing College Pursuit. Using hi-fe for the SA compuif-HPV i tif 1,-1-i-ll 4 H x ll X... j N . -, .. .. . . . L t.-,sgfsfg-'gli:'T1.'Tt' ..,l 7 as--1lYTTL1k26WP:LQi'5T' '3:.'i I .1 ,