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

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A hunched over Felix Brustos sprays to guard against weeds. Ag. students often underwent such hands-on training in order to learn more about the rudiments of the field. Pausing in a moment of contemplation, Lorena Showing his better half, Dancer, the steer Kendrik gazes ahead. Although, at times, driver stands solemnly. Students taking classes on the ed. was frustrating, most felt that it proved to be social studies wing became quite familiar with a profitable experience. the noble beast, catching frequent glimpses of him behind the chain-link fence. 210 academics

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Gadzooks! exclaims an astounded Sabrina Crannan, as she jokes with teammate, Steve Wong. Humor and digression often served to lighten up otherwise hum-drum meetings. Pausing to look over his notes, Mr. Liboh lounges comfortably at a night meeting. The team met for an average of five or more hours each week. icning the tejoi tnascot for emotional support, Edie ing prepares to compete in the super quiz North answered lestions totaling 2,800 points, tying two other schools for hird place in the event. ACADEMIC DECATHLON TEAM, FRONT ROW: Sean Clegg, Caroline Pegis. Edie Chang, Sabrina Crannan, Wendy Roger, Dean Sanematsu. Steve Wong, TOP ROW: Lynne Wcsiafer. David Moberly, Catherine DeHayes, Coach Libolt (not pictured Jennifer Deal) D e c a t h 1 o n academic decathlon 209

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Partnership Planted I Is AP agriculture next on the school board ' s agenda? Not ex- actly, but the same concept may be applied where students could earn college credit for agriculture classes completed here at North. North ' s agriculture department sealed an agreement with Mount San Antonio Junior College in an effort to co-ordinate classes and curriculum. According to the plan, students who have taken introduc- tory agriculture classes at North could transfer to Mt. Sac, and take exams in animal science, horticul- tural science, and agricultural ori- entation. Provided they pass, stu- dents could achieve six and a half hours of college credit per course. The closest junior college offering agriculture courses, Mt. Sac pro- vided close and convenient instruc- tion to those interested in pursuing a career in agriculture. Thou shalt not drive until thou art eighteen unless thou hast taken driver education! This is perhaps the one governmental command- ment which has most closely touched the life of the average North student. More than that, however, it bestowed a difficult task upon North ' s driving instruc- tor, John Sarina. It takes pure personality to keep the attention of students who would rather be somewhere else, he began. ' Driving is a serious matter. Students just don ' t under- stand how many people in their age group are killed each year. And since they have to take this class to drive before they ' re eighteen, I try to convey the message that you have to be careful out there. ' Z D r i V e r E d agriculture, driver education 211