Loara High School - Seaxe Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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l I One -f three THE CREATIVE WRITING CLUB, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MRS. DAVIS, MET AT LUNCH. STU- DENTS BROUGHT EXAMPLES OF THEIR OWN ORIGINAL WRITING AND READ THEM TO THE OTHER MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, THE CLUB OPER- ATED AS A CLEARING HOUSE OF INFORMATION FOR VARIOUS WRITING CONTESTS. THIS YEAR, MRS. DAVIS'S CREATIVE WRITING CLUB HAD THE FORTUNATE OPPORTUNITY OF PARTICIPATING IN THE CALIFORNIA YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS PROIECT. THE YOUNG PLAY- WRIGHTS PROIECT GAVE STUDENTS THE CHANCE TO CREATE THEIR OWN ONE-ACT PLAYS AND WORK WITH PROFESSIONAL ACTORS AND PLAYWRIGHTS. STUDENTS WERE INSTRUCTED IN IMPROVISATIONAL ACTING, CREATIVE SCENE SET-UPS, AND CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM. EACH STUDENT WAS ASKED TO CAST AND DI- RECT A SCENE FROM HIS OWN PLAY. THAT PROVED TO BE INTERESTING. THAT PROVED TO BE VERY INTERESTING, SAID MIKE PROCOPIO, ONE OF THE STUDENTS WHO TOOK PART IN THIS EVENT. THE YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS PROIECT LASTED ALL DAY AND WAS VERY HELPFUL TO THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED. l. Hilary Bull and Lizzie Myers improvise during the Young PI 1 'wiki' lit- ev ant Ly srl 5 . vc . 2. Yaunq Playwnqlits: Elan Davidson, Melinda Pugh, Helene Wayne, Rachel Van Kirk, and Heidi Willie. 3. Il-iLiLii Salzei' strikes a mlrainatic pose. -I. 'Iliv IEISB-B7 Creative Wntinq Club and Young Play- wiittlits. Z4 Kirstiii I,.oiiiLian'li Iii:-'ilzs tin as Mike PFOCOIDIO acts out the ixiit wt ti infnlg. ni Rxlg I3.itiii.ill locks on in .iinuseinent at tlie antics ol the lf-iiiiti I'I.iywi'iiitits. I V-.xii Mi 'ii listf-its attifiitively as spec-Lili tips are fjlrillecl :intl tIi'- li-will- rzt tliv- OFAI1 iiiigfiiilg-e--is lvig- IWW I'5f .-III tv.-lin. IW 'Al W il.. wil ::.y.it!1t'i I-f.ilg iits-'liijliii iliatl l-iunfl Q:::1 It iizn ' !.1l'I'E.il -if. l tliis I .iiii-fl 5' ' 'I ' It gm. Iti. ri.y'-i'Q i X I f I

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MOCK FLOCK 1Ve VW' D SPEECH TEAM EXCEL TWO OF LOARA'S ACADEMIC TEAMS, MOCK TRIAL AND SPEECH, SPARKLED THIS YEAR WITH THE ORATURICAL TALENT OF THEIR MEMBERS. BOTH TEAMS GAVE LOARA STUDENTS A CHANCE TO DISPLAY THEIR SPEAKING SKILLS AND TO THINK ON THEIR FEET. BOTH TEAMS EXPERIENCED GREAT SUCCESS IN THEIR COMPETITIONS AGAINST OTHER ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS. THE MOCK TRIAL IS A COURTROOM SIMULATION IN WHICH STUDENTS AS- SUME THE ROLES OF LAWYERS AND WITNESSES. THE MEMBERS OF THE TEAM, LED BY COACH RICHARD BARRON, SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS STUDYING THIS YEARS CASE OF PEOPLE VS. CORONEL, A CASE BASED ON A SHOOTOUT IN THE CALIFORNIA GOLD FIELDS OF IE-351. THE TEAM WAS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL AND WAS VICTORIOUS IN EACH ROUND OF THE COUNTY-WIDE COMPETITION. LOARA'S SPEECH TEAM, ABLY LED BY MISS CATHERINE IOSEPH, ALSO ACHIEVED GREAT SUCCESS. VARIOUS LOARA SPEAKERS WERE VICTORIOUS AT COUNTY TOURNAMENTS AND COMPETITIONS SPONSORED BY LOCAL SERVICE CLUBS. LOARA SPEAKERS WERE REPRESENTED AT NEARLY EVERY COMPETITION, AND THEY WON NUMEROUS TROPHIES AND CASH PRIZES. THE SUCCESS OF BOTH TEAMS PROVED THAT THEIR EXTRA WORK AND EF- FORTS PAID OFF AS THEY ACHIEVED THEIR ORIGINAL GOALS SET AT THE BEGIN- NING OF THE YEAR. AS PRESIDENT OF THE SPEECH TEAM AND AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF MOCK TRIAL, MERCY KUO STATED, BOTH THE SPEECH TEAM AND MOCK TRIAL TEAM REPRESENT THE ACME OF COMMITMENT, COOPERATION, AND HARD WORK. WZZ K WWWMQM six I. Alon Ben-Shmuel, a member oi the Mock Tri- al Team, shows his enthusiasm on the witness stand. 2. Mr. Barron expresses anxiety while persuad- inq the Mock Trial Team to tire-upp. 3. Robert Daqnall is caught in deep concentra- tion betore another trip to the courthouse. 4. The I986-87 Mock Trial Team. Top Row: Kim Meyer, Patrick Clowers, Sherry Gray, An- drew Lee, Don Manaranq, Paul Knoch, Iamie Weathers, Victor Kuo, Michele Wilkott, Ca- meron Darweesh, Laura Wilkott, Alon Ben- Shmuel, Manuel Yeow, Iames Williams, Rob- ert Daqnall. Middle Row: Perri Darweesh, Lama Syada, Irene Pai, Donna Iacobson, So- phie Lambides, Alison Iser, Mercy Kuo. Bot- tom Rowz Sung Rhee, Iosh Fruhlinger, Erika Lawrence, Mr. Barron, Iett Iacobson, Adam Sherr, Ken Yuen. 5. Mercy Kuo, president ot the Speech Team, practices tor an upcoming competition. 6. Perri Darweesh displays her enthusiasm tor both the Mock Trial and Speech Team. 7. Alison lser eloquently delivers her opening statement during a Mock Trial competition. ' 8. The I986-87 Loara Speech Team. Top Row: l 5 Tarman Azia, Son Nguyen, Iames Lim, Perri I Darweesh, Victor Kuo, Cameron Darweesh. Alon Ben-Shmuelfle-It Iacobson, Kenny Yuen, David Chi, Mercy Kuo. Bottom Row: Iohanna qmanrwvm .,... . .. ---, Sun, losh Fruhlinqer, Irene Pai. .,.,..4 speech X ITS SSVSH

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'WN-R .X RQ .iw T Q'Wf -wx LO RA'S OCAD TEAM A D CREATI E WRITI G CLU s even 'Y -A 1 H um. ,,,, f . . , I. 1 A 1 ff , lf:-W., . ,X ffgfs.. 0. fi eight E EW HEIGHTS .. rf- -mwfmm,,wy,,,,.., , , 177' 7.1. ,' f ' -w-W...,,,,,,,,,,,,, yi 'df if A,.. . . ZW sg Mgr' 1 ' 'IF 6 gm. . U . I 'ffl ,V fa' ag, X , , I j 2 qggfii? 1 eleven ONE OF LOARA'S FINEST ACADEMIC CLUBS TO DATE IS THE ORANGE COUNTY ACADEMIC DECATHLON. UNDER THE CLOSE SUPERVISION OF RUTH WILKOFF, THIS TEAM OF INTELLECTUAL YOUTHS RANKED SECOND IN THEIR FIRST ROUND OF COMPETITION. THEY WERE CHOSEN ACCORD- ING TO THEIR GRADEPOINT AVERAGES AND ON THEIR PSAT SCORES. THEY ALSO HAD TO BE ACADEMICALLY WELL ROUNDED BECAUSE OF THE VAR- IOUS CATEGORIES THEY WERE TESTED ON. LOARA'S OCAD TEAM EMERGED WITH MANY WELL-DESERVED MEDALS. ROBERT DAGNALL RANKED FIRST OVERALL, AND MIKE PROCOPIO RANKED THIRD. PREPARATION FOR THE COMPETITION INVOLVED MANY HOURS OF IN- TENSE STUDYING THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AND AFTER SCHOOL. THE TEAM HAD A PENCHANT FOR WANDERING OFF ON A TANGENT INSTEAD OF DISCUSSING THE MATTERS AT HAND. AMONG THE TEAMS FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT OCAD WERE THE CHALLENGE, MRS. WILKOFF, THE SWINGING DISCUSSIONS, AND ESPECIALLY THE MEDALS. LOARA'S OCAD TEAM DESERVES A BIG HAND FOR WHAT THEY HAVE ACHIEVED. THROUGH HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION, THESE SCHOL- ARLY STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO KEEP UP THE TRADITION OF OUTSTANDY ING OCAD TEAMS. ocadfI7S