Los Alamitos High School - Cottonwood Yearbook (Los Alamitos, CA)

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'X Garret Olson, Albert Koong, Dan Waechter, Ricky Bytel, Mr. Singer v ore than eager to receive their award, Mock Trial members meet with Judge 'hompson in his chambers where he bestows the high honors with an appropriate fp nngratulations for the team's performance. members work very nerd for good results. As always, this kind of mmoiie Mock T ndouinvotion pays off as they proudly display the well earned award received at the V -ange County competition. Trial Team: Front Row - Corrine Grubb, Ruth Busenkell, Brooke Burtsell, Judy Holzgang, Michelle Jan Mulhardt, Adam Torem Second Row - Jeff Palk, Trey Sandusky, Kent Nordstrom, Mike Justice Reigns for Mock Trial With the help of on-campus advisor, Mr. Atherton, and an attorney in the Los Alamitos community, Mr. Phil Singer, the Mock Trial Competition Team took first place honors in the Orange County competi- tion and went on to compete in the state finals. Over thirty students auditioned for places on the team which was comprised of six attorneys and nine witnesses. After many hours of drilling in courtroom tactics and procedure on how to make objections, arguments and speculations, the team's hard work paid off with the second con- secutive year that Los Al has taken first place in county and in 1983 they placed third in the state. Many members of the team belonged to the Law Club as well and participated in several re-created courtroom dramas. The team continued to work on establishing Los Alamitos as the school to beat and . . . the tradition continues, 5.3 7 My A gf. The Law Club and Mock Trial Team are two very prominent organizations on the Los Al campus. Mr. Atherton, advisor to both, gets help from Mock Trial Clerk, Bailiff, and Manager, Jenny Fowler. Activities 27

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A, Q bl? po - ' l rg xg Q L2 fi 6' 1 1 Q Uv. QQQ ao H M u liihl , 1. After a long day ot Mock Trial Competition the whole team, including Mr. Singer, takes a much deserved rest in one of the trooms of the Santa Ana Courthouse. Pleading their case isn't as easy as it might seem, and after a long court session they more than ready to relax. 111 .lx ,i MX X t x Nothing can compare with the feeling of victory and Brooke Burteell and Judy ll-llolzgang can attest to that. Proudly displaying their prized trophy, they show it off and enjoy the limelight. 26 Activities X2f2 fx! , ,.r l J., lLnw Club: Suzanne Welter, Garret Olson, Kent Nordstrom, Mike Dawson, Trey Sandusky, Atherton, Jeff Brown, Albert Koong, Corrine Grubb '-1-lr ln a moment of true winner's ecstasy, Trey Sandusky, Kent Nordstrom, Mi , Anson ll-Riclsy Bytel let loose. Now that the hard work is over and the competition wo, they feel the celebrating should begin. 1

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28 Activities g Proud advisor of the Academic Decathlon Team, Mrs. Wilson is loaded with information for the students. Going through her files, she gives advice on how to write a well-developed essay. fi Answering trivia questions the advisors give them, John Paul LaBouff and Shawn Duzich try to recall what they have been studying. During the Super Quiz, they must answer in a limited amount of time. lvfygx, I Proofreading his essay, Russ Wolf concentrates on structure and vocabulary to press the judges and hopefully get a high score, Russ' diligent efforts enable contribute to the team's continuing success. Ame Various subjects are covered in the Academic Decathlon competitions and the members must be well informed on each. Marc Reissig, Shawn Duzich Wolf and John Paul LaBouff study their review sheets.