El Toro High School - Amanecer Yearbook (Lake Forest, CA)

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1. Faustino Cortina reviews material at a TRAIL meeting. 2. Dr. Wilson Riles delivers an inspirational speech. 3. Karen Coopman does homework in English Seminar class. 4. Dr. Riles and members of the school board receive a warm welcome. 5. Chipper Rawl- ings and John Tessier talk about an assign- ment. 6. Terry Lew and Frank Chiricosta discuss their career planning reports. 7. Susan Tanner attends a meeting at lunch. 8. Mr. Jack Oakes explains the career planning report. 9. Ms. Margo Harrison listens to a student at a meeting. 10. Dr. Riles and Larry Hughes carry on a conversation. 11. Mrs. Peggy Corich does paperwork. 12. Brian Nielson. Faustino Cortina and Terry Lew listen as Mr. Oakes explains part of the TRAIL project. 13. Michelle Buck takes part in a TRAIL activity. 252 Academics

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TRAIL CHARTS CAREER GOALS TRAIL, Tapping Real Abilities through Investigative Learning, was a career oriented, educational program in- volving GATE students in real world ex- periences in different career fields. It in- volved business, community and the school to provide comprehensive career education to gifted students. Ms. Margo Harrison was project director, Mr. Jack Oakes was career counselor and Mrs. Peggy Corich was secretary. Ms. Sally Hotchkiss taught the English Honors Seminar class to some TRAIL students. The class stressed advanced thinking and study skills. The TRAIL program held a community laboratory in November when they visited Fluor in Ir- vine to involve Fluor with the TRAIL program. Students were then placed at the business to gain professional ex- perience in the career field that interests them. In October Dr. Wilson Riles, Califor- nia Superintendent of Education, came to speak at a TRAIL Success Sym- posium. He delivered an inspirational speech encouraging students to try hard at everything they do and that they can do anything if they want. Academics 253