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

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— MCX K I UlAI II AM, 1 KON 1 KOVV: L.uiru ' Mii lu ' -. JotI Rinni ' , Sti-phen Negus, EJif I. fi.in , K.in ' n Kcllin ' i: ROW 2: Commisioncr C ' .ary Sciscr, D.inicl Penn, David Moheily, Ken Cooke, Rick Lund, My Phuong Tron, shannon Sucl, Calvin Hao, Linda Platzcr, Jen- Mili ' i LX-al, Suzanne VValden, Virginia Blu- tnentliol Shannon Stone. COLLtCE BOWL TEAM: Coadi Chuck Li , hoh, Don Butler, Danny Kronenfeld, Sean Clegg, Edie Chang, Aaron Fix, Stepehn Ne- gus; (not pictured: John Cheng, Sabrina Gran I nan, Lccla Rao, Uma Rao, Wendy Roger). •Corroborating her daughter ' s testimony, Cloria Dennis, portrayed by Linda Platzer, . c 1 1 t ies Karen Dennis whereabouts on th c night in c]uestion .Listening intently, prosecution attornies. left Rinne and Laurie Hughes watch as oach Virginia Blumenthol demonstrates a ' ioss-c amination technique. 214 academics

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- Science Obtains Body It may be true that dead men tell no tales, but a purchased cadaver from the Loma Linda Medical Cen- ter had much to show and tell in the advanced placement biology class. You can ' t imagine the end- less benefits of having a real hu- man body in the classroom, said instructor Ron Crandall. The thought of having a corpse on cam- pus offended some students, but others enrolled in the college-level class found it a great means through which to explore the realm of human anatomy. I never thought 1 would ever see real hu- man organs! exclaimed Dan Ehr- lich. But the AP biology class wasn ' t the only course to obtain an improved curriculum. The Adopt-a-school program benefitted the AP physics class when Bourns, Inc. donated surplus scientific instruments. Students were able to conduct complex experiments with the equipment, said physics teacher Michelle Lieux. Instr«er»«. ' nts donat- ed were moisture balancers, oscilla- tors, and centrifuges. In the other science classes, revised textbooks for biology and chemis- try highlighted the school year. The updated and upgraded books approached complicated issues in a clear, consice manner. I found the chemistry book baffling at first, but later it helped me thoroughly, said Rose Vilchez. Although we had no changes this year, I still consider math to be the queen of the sciences! said math teacher Connie Fortier. Math, an essential course for any North stu- dent, was a prerequisite for most science and computer courses. In- telligent minds were the product of anyone who learned more than just working with the fundamentals of functions, trapezoids, or variables. Once you got good at math, it could be fun, remarked Dale Lee. 6b Displayi ng everything from lungs to intestines, a repiica human torso features numerous or- gans of the digestive and respiratory systems. The mod el could be broken down into different ayers tor scrutinous examination by botti lite science and biology students alike s c i e n c e math, science 213

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Teams Cap Seasons, I Mock Trial Takes County I L.ist vu.u they took second place. Tills ycai they emerged Riverside County Champions. After two Satur- days of rigorous competition, North ' s Mock Trial Team captured the county title, earning in all-expense paid trip to Sacramento to compete in the state h,uupii)nships. The road to success was no easy task, Tcc]uiring long hours of preparation and in court practice on Saturdays, i had to miss my favorite Saturday morning cartoons but it was worth it, joked prosecution witness Ken Cooke. The practice paid off as North swept the final round, and became the first county team to finish the competition undefeated. North also captured 4 out of o awards for outstanding individual performances. Award winners included Suzanne Walden as best clerk bailiff, Jeff Rinne as outstanding prosecution attorney. Edic Chang as outstanding defense attorney, and Karen Kcllner as best pre-trail motions lawyer. I felt more excited that the team won than niv winning a trophy, said Kellner. The disputed case dealt with vandalism .ind computer crimes. Karen Dennis, ,111 outstanding straight A student, was t liaiged with breaking into and vandal- izing the school ' s records computer, changing her only B grade to an A. .Although the defense lecieved a verdict of guilty in the final round, points were the determining factor. It was neve- lacking waiting for the scores to come nut, especially when Judge HoUenhurst gave both teams 100 points each, re- called Shannon Suel. However, after all three judges announced their scores, North had defeated Poly by the score of 314-300. Whoever thought that Ho was go- ing to be a rebuilding year for North High college bowl would have been sadly mistaken, had he seen the team in action. Consisting of one sen- ior, one junior, two sophomores, and a freshman, the up and coming team trounced its opponents, entering the final four at the Fallbrook Academic Invitational. Despite a loss to La JoUa High School in the semi-final round. North established itself as one of the most powerful teams in the tri-county area, with an arsenal of young talent. The team members met Tuesdays and Thursdays during lunch in room 505. Mr. Chuck Libolt, their advisor, coach, spiritual guru, and all around swell-type guy, posed questions rang- ing from modern literature to geogra- phy to Greek mythology. Students then buzzed in and those with the highest point averages were chosen for the team. The season was capped off by a tourna- ment at UCR. Although North outs- cored its opponents 1415 to 1115 at Fallbrook, the team still felt the pres- sure of the upcoming competition. However, a confident Libolt added, I think we have the finest team since 1 580 c o 1 1 e B o w 1 mock trial, (College bowl 215