Fred C Beyer High School - Stars and Stripes Yearbook (Modesto, CA)

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Promoting Pride and Awaronooo It took twenty-four years before the campus could enjoy and benifit from the E.S.U. club organization. The Slack Student Union has existed since 'I SSO, but was just introduced in 'l SS4 through the efforts of Nlrs. Jewel Fieed the present advisor. Endevoring to promote pride and awareness of their background among black students, the club of 'l C3 members planned the activities accordingly. They went to King Kennedy Center during Slack History Week where the club heard an Ambassador from Nigeria as a guest speaker. The evening spent at Solid Flock Church, watching a play All That l Have , written and directed by .Jean Newman, was a special treat. lvlrs. Fieed and her husband plus Keisha l-licks, publicity direc- tor for the club, were actors in the production. The play revealed the UU - ? I 09. life of a local, early, pioneer black family trying to survive yet still helping homeless children. Selling gold plated jewelry and putting on bake sales proved helpful in raising funds. Part of these funds purchased a book about Black Americans, that was donated to the school library. if 'l. Nina Stoughtenborough President of SSLJ talking about what they could do with their money. E. first row: Dawn Cannady, Nina Stoughtenborough, Candy Field, Fiikki Stoughtenborough, lvlrs. .Jewel Fieed, second row: Tracy Allen, Tonya Field, Keisha l-licks, third row: Lashelle Nicholson, Lynn Whiteg S. Vice President Lashelle Nicholson is talking with Ed Fiauls about their BSU scrapbook, 4. Ed Pauls, Deldrus Burton, Lashelle Nicholson, Nina Stoughtenborough and Lynn White sorting out jewelry sales. Black Students Union E5

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fixaui' Y Academic Decathlon T HONORS CATEGORY Len Sundelin: Sold - Overall Category l-ligh Score Gold - Social Science Bronze - Essay Bronze - Economics Steve Nlahado: Bronze - Language and Literature Bronze - Fine Arts SCHOLASTIC CATEGORY Kristina Anderson: Silver- Speech Bichard Simmons: Sold - Economics Gold - Science Silver- Nlath Silver - Social Science Bronze - Fine Arts Bronze - Overall Category l-ligh Score VARSITY CATEGORY Bose lvliceliz Bronze- Interview Becky Killian: ALTERNATE Andrea Ohan: Sold - Alternate l-ligh Score Bronze - Overall Category l-llgh Score 'l. Steve lvlachado, clad in his medals, watches the award ceremony. 2. Len Sun- delin receives yet another medal. 13. Bichard Simmons thanks one of the donating businessmen that made the competition possible. 4. Andrea Ohan, Bose Ivliceli, Becky Killian. Bichard Simmons, Kristina Anderson, Len Sundelin, Steve lvlachado. advisor Bob Ogden, E4 Academic Decsthlon Brain Waves by Kerrie Louis photos by Douglas Bates Not even a vvork like ratiocination could stump a member of the Academic Oecathlon team. After countless hours of organized study, the seven team members vvere ready to tackle vvords like that in eight written tests and tvvo spoken events. The vvritten tests were on math, science, social science, fine arts, English and literature, career education and successful living, essay writing, and a super quiz event. The two spoken events were speech making and an informal interview. Each of the ten tests were vvorth 'I OOO points. For a students to be chosen as a member of the Academic Oecathlon team. his or her grade point averages, S.A.T. scores, and teacher recommendations were considered. The event was held at the lVl. cl. O. one Saturday in the fall and hosted competitors from all over Stanislaus Oounty. lt was interesting to explore different fields of study and meet many fascinating people, said team member Andrea Ohan. Beyer, besides boasting many individual awards, came in fourth place out of approximately fifteen schools. The purpose of the Academic Oecathlon is to promote inter-school competition in academic areas, to advance public interest in outstanding programs in secondary schools, and to encourage students to develop a greater respect for knowledge and ratiocination, which, bythe way. means logical reasoningif? ' ffffmi mln

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The I oadnrf: Viark Them Up Again Senior Asilomar consisted of seven girls who were chosen last year as juniors to represent Beyer at Asilomar, in lvlonterey. The experienced girls greatly helped the junior candidates by sharing their ideas which were conceived at the Con- ference last year. l-laving fundraisers such asg the Toga dance, selling carnations and raffling a teddy Dear were some of the Ways the seniors snared their enthusiasm toward the conference. The seven girls are: Christina Anderson, Srovvnvvyn Flint, Susan l-lill, Susan Irving, Lisa Nicholas, IVlo Nicholas, and Stacey Stevvarti S 'l Senior Asilomar, too to bottom: Lisa Nicholas. Nlo Nicholas, Susan Irving, Susan I-lill, Stacey Stewart, Sronvvyn Flint, and Christina Anderson, E Stacey Stewart and Christina Anderson listen attentively to the final plans of the Asilomar Con- ference. E? The Leaders monkeying around on the monkey bars, 41 The Senior alumni having fun pok- ing jokes at the juniors who have been shanghaied. EB Senior' Allilomar