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

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EL TORO HOSTS ACADEMIC DECATHLON The Orange County Academic Decathlon was held on November 14 to promote academic excellence through competition. The team consisted of seniors Larry Hughes, Chantall Spicher- Piel, Colleen Cansler, juniors Jennifer Walsh. John Tessier and Lisa Baziak. They were coached by Mr. Bill Bailey and Mr. Jim Shields. Some team members received individual awards: Colleen Cansler, a first place in fine arts and a second place in English literature; Jennifer Walsh received second places in speech and interview and John Tessier earned a first place in speech and a third place in English literature. 1. Mr. Jim Shields, Mr. Al Desmarais and Jennifer Walsh discuss El Toro's point stan- dings. 2. Jennifer Walsh smiles after she scores a point in the Super Quiz. 3. Chantal Spicher-Piel listens intently to a question be- ing asked. 4. John Tessier writes out his answer to a question asked. 5. Larry Hughes concentrates as a question is being read. 6. The event received media coverage by local newspapers and public TV. 256 Academics

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ADVANCED CLASSES LEARN MORE The Advanced Placement G.S. History class, one of the accelerated programs for the student who wanted to learn more and possibly prepare for tak- ing the Advanced Placement Test, was offered two periods a day. Students may also prepare for the test in other advanced classes. By taking the Ad- vanced Placement Test students could possibly earn college credits. Mr. Tom Barnes taught the year long class in much the same way a college class would be taught. The rigorous course of study involv- ed students in many activitiees concern- ing the history of this country. Students wrote detailed research papers and also wrote historical papers based on the original sources. 1. Mr. Tom Barnes lectures about early American history to his class. 2. Anne Curry works on homework in class. 3. Ed Kerley listens with interest to Mr. Barnes' lecture. 4. Mindy Cherri asks Mr. Barnes a question about an assignment. 5. Kurt Davis concen- trates during a lecture. Academics 255

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HELP CLASSES ASSIST CHARGERS Competency Help Classes, con- ducted to provide instruction and assistance to students who haven’t passed some of the Hart Bill competen- cies, have aided many students this year. Ms. Cheryl Beck taught the math competency class, the English com- petence class was taught by Mr. James Daugherty and Ms. Jonnie Larson taught the reading competency class. They notified students who hadn’t pass- ed some of their competencies, which were needed to graduate. The students were then transferred temporarily into the class and given instruction and help. They then took their unpassed competency tests and usually passed them. I. Mark Middleitud listens as Ms. Cheryl Beck explains a math problem to him. 2. J. D. Floyd asks Mr. James Daugherty a ques- tion about English usage. 3. Mr. James Daugherty explains the English grammar section of the Hart Bill to Kelley Carrison. 4. Michael Diaz concentrates while he takes a Hart Bill proficiency test. 5. Sarah Dimaria watches Ms. Beck check a math problem. Academics 257