Golden West High School - Sunset Yearbook (Visalia, CA)

Page 223 text:

Visalia Times-Delta Top 10 TV shows 1. Family Ties” 2. The Cosby Show” 3. Cheers 4. Night Court” 5. “Murder She Wrote” 6. Who’s the Boss?” 7. Growing Pains” 8. 60 Minutes” 9. “Golden Girls” 10. Moonlighting” Top movies Platoon” A Room With a View” Children of a Lesser God” Hannah and Her Sisters” The Mission” Star Trek IV” Top Gun” Crocodile Dundee” Hooslers” The Color of Money” Top singles 1. Lean on Me” by Club Nouveau 2. Let’s Walt Awhile by Janet Jackson 3. Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” by Starship 4. Mandolin Rain by Bruce Hornsby The Range 5. Somewhere Out There” by Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram 6. “Tonight, Tonight, Tonlght’Y by Genesis 7. Jacob's Ladder” by Huey Lewis The News Top video rentals 1. Back to School” 2. The Karate Kid Pt. 2” 3. Running Scared” 4. Allens” 5. Ruthless People” Top LP’S 1. Licensed to Kill” by Beastle Boys 2. Slippery When Wet” by Bon Jovl 3. The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby The Range 4. Graceland” by Paul Simon 5. Control” by Janet Jackson 6. Invisible Touch” by Genesis 7. Life, Love and Pain” by Club Nouveau Contract dispute tops local news VUTA President Chris Phillips, above, and VUTA nego- tiator Jay Hoyt, right, discuss contract negotiations at a school board meeting while GWHS teacher Bob Rankin, far right, marches in an informational picket line. (Photos by Malt Black) The event that affected students and teachers the most in 1986-87 was the breakdown in contract talks between the Visalia Unified Teachers Association and the Visalia Unified School District Board of Education. The result of that breakdown, following several months of negotiations, was a teacher slowdown and the possibility of adding extra days to the school year. In an attempt to draw attention to the teacher cause and the services teachers provide, many teach- ers entered the work slowdown, refusing to perform extra duties outside of the seven-hour day. In mid March, school officials were working on a plan to add extra days to the school year so the district could meet minimum classroom hours and qualify for slate educational funds. Gifted, migrant student may feel budget cutbac HR - nS DM 219

Page 222 text:

Changing events changes lives Vana White and Pat Sajak became household names this year as students tuned in to “Wheel of Fortune” at 7 p.m. everyday to make it the most popular program in television history. Students could also be heard talking about popular shows like “Moonlighting,” “Family Tics” and “Cosby.” Those TV programs and several others domi- nated the conversation among students on many occasions in 1986-87 and, in many cases, influenced the way students dressed, acted, and lived. Television and movies remained a strong influence on teenagers and continued to change and shape lives, as did many other events. A strong anti-drug campaign lead by President Reagan and backed by Congress created the possibility of drug tests among workers and students. Students debated nuclear disarmament in classes and watched as talks between the United States and the Soviet Union to reduce nuclear warheads ended in a stalemate. Many also debated the role of the United States in Central America. Then they watched as President Reagan came under attack for a deal that traded weapons for hostages held in the Middle East, with the funds for that sale going to the Contras in Nicaragua. Despite the world’s turmoil, the news brought plenty of excitement and adventure, too, when the crew of the Voyager, lead by Tulare County natives, became the first to fly non-stop around the world without refueling. Pennant Jpccch highlight» Top news stories in 1986-87 Visalia Times-Delta Soviets free Daniloff Tin es gj jm down isalia Times-Delta :g!U.S. hostage freed; Captors » • hint more releases possible I Visalia Times-Delta Academy: I AIDS fight Ven lfeadc IU-a,el — Giant snuff T hirty year StS% —. ----Cs -rib Visalia Times-Delta 5=j V:, Senate | ‘ Rwl life «» « —— .... I S i Cranston holding oil Zschau g Duke re-elected; Bird oustei Deal sending U.S.-Iran arms0 Pg ™ents to Contras expose( . Ummkm unt I P yers.ln Uie Iran-Contra controversy ' «trAl»epreb 'TV ! — .-'J l i Visalia Times-Delta I Reagan: It was a mistake j ish past rolls Hartnett 218

Page 224 text:

Change in priority? Not at Golden West Teachers and students were quick to react in 1987 when the Visalia Timcs-Dclta editorialized that Golden West may have a priority problem just because it failed to enter a team of six students in Tulare County’s academic decathlon. The editorial suggested that Golden West failed to prove that “getting kids excited about academics is the No. 1 challenge.” Had the Timcs-Dclta looked beyond the onc-day-a-ycar decathlon that invlovcs just a handful of students, - it would have dis- covered there arc dozens of activities and competitions at Golden West that get students excited about academics. The Math and Home Economics depart- ments competed against Valley schools in several competitions. Musical groups received excellent and superior ratings at a competition festival. Regular in-class com- petitions took place in science classes, agri- culture students competed for the title of State Farmer and other awards, journalism students won the Valley sweepstakes award, etc., etc. Our views No academic decathlon team? How can this be. « .. jij.'i iru vrrv What a shame Golden West High School I skipping the academic decathlon this year. Academic decathlons arc a swell idea. They give kids with brains who aren t exactly gridiron material a chance to show off nh»lc- Golden West should be P The o ficiM reason is lack of interest on thei part of Golden West students. Can this possibly be true? They don't seem to have any problem at Redwood and Ml. Whitney. True, teen-agers can be difficult to motivate (asx one to clean up his room), but no one expressed any interest at all? For Golden West administrators to ndmil they failed to persuade students to get involved — this is a chance to show off ;jc school- implies a priority problem. It also implies they didn't try very Educators' No. 1 mission Is to educate, to advance the cause of ih'nkmg analysis, skills essential to America's future well-being. If we can have football teams, which arc also part of education, we can have academic decathlon teams. In this day and age. w'tn japan and other nations nipping at our heels in the science and industry race. getting kids excited about academics Is the No. 1 challenge. Golden West knows that, so why not PIw'eVcfusc to believe that Golden West students aren't interested. School board President Elisa Maas has right. ” we can't RCt the students motivated. she said, then we need to work harder on It.” A TOP LEFT: Assistant principal Ed Jan .cn presents a trophy to Brian Doc following a Math Department competition. MIDDLE LEFT: Joe Viccnti receives congratulations and a trophy from assistant principal Ed Janzen after winning a math contest. LEFT: Home Economic students Henry Renteria, Joey Jeffus, Chris- tine Dias and Regina Powell receive a cake from the FHA for the awards they won at a competition in Delano. TOP RIGHT: Dan Parkinson won a physics class contest with this tower he constructed from one sheet of 8 1 2 X 11-inch paper. ABOVE: Pathfinder Editor Patrick Ban- and sports editor Michael Jordan receive the Valley’s sweepstakes award for journalism. 220