John Wesley North High School - Aurora Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Decathalon Team Comes Out Ahead A test of brain, not brawn? Yes, there was such a thing. The Academic Decathalon was a contest that challenged the brain, and not just the muscle. At North, the Academic Decathalon Team was composed of six hard- working students who labored for six straight hours one Saturday to take fifth place overall against twelve other schools in the competition. This was the second year that North had participated in the decathalon and the second year that it had taken place here. Students with high academic ability were sent letters that invited them to a general meeting about the Academic Decathalon Team. These students then attended a three-week workshop and competed in a mini- decathalon. The best prepared of the students were chosen to be members of the team. Three hours of study each Saturday and plenty of after school time put in before the contest prepared the team for the big event. It took a lot of hard work, stated Mrs. Renne, the team ' s advisor. Many rewards came out of the competition. The contest posed a very big mental challenge for those involved. It also offered monetary rewards for the top scorers in each of the categories such as speeches, essays, economics, fine arts, and Superquiz, just to name a few. Daren Jorgensen won a $1,000 scholarship for having placed first in the area of Social Science. North placed well in all of the events. ACADEMIC DECATHALON TEAM MEMBERS: FRONT ROW: Robert Jackson, Kim Johnston, Andy Wood, Amy hao, Chris Hayslett; ROW 2: Gary Harris, Mrs. Renne (advisor), Daren Jorgensen. The winner of the Optimist Club Essay Con 1 test, Dawn Goerner, proofreads her awardj winning essay. The topic she wrote on wi Serve With Pride. I. ' I 174 academics

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As North ' s student representative to the school board, Daren .lorgensen has many important duties. Here he reports the current events of North to hoard memhers: Mr. William Wilev, Mrs. Maxine Frost, Superintendent Clark Cox, Dr. ( ' . Wesley Wright, Dr Roger Hansom, and Mrs. Ardice Bailor. Bill Conner ' s involvement as the business manager for the Aurora keeps him busy. He was the winner of the Japan-U.S. Senate Youth Scholarship for North. KM ' ■kmm, K IkJI W m m 1 1 i p Scholarships and Awards ■ 1 Japan-U.S. Senate Scholarship Pro gram school nominee: Bill Conner Riverside Optimist Club Essay Con test winner: Dawn Goerner Hugh O ' Brian Award winner: Heler Sanematsu Gemco Contest school nominee: Chris Hayslett DAR Good Citizen Award winner Monica Espinoza scholarships, awards 175