Pittsburg High School - Pirate Yearbook (Pittsburg, CA)

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They practiced like any players, but in quite a different way. The... Decathlon Team Goes for the Gold in Academics The Academic Decathlon was a rigorous academic competition. Each high school in the county sent a team of six to the Decathlon, which was held February 6, 1988 at Mt. Diablo High School. The Decathlon day com- petition was full of multiple choice tests, essays, and speeches lboth prepared and impromptul. The topics each member had to be familiar with included the French Revolution, Industrial Revolution, economics, physics, health, and the history of flight. The novel Wuthering Heights and the poetry of Edgar Allen Poe were also test subjects. To learn this amount of in- formation, the team met twice to three times a week at 7 a.m. jackie Lloyd, the Decathlon coordinator, com- mented, The students put a lot of effort into their studies, both in and out of school. Though the tests were in- dividual, the team members did a lot of studying together encouraging one another. I had each of them become proficient in one focus area, Dina Duran smiles her way through a speech about the Wright Brothers. then teach it to the other students, said Lloyd. Team member Imelda Pagobo add- ed, The team worked well together even though there were so many diverse per- sonalities. We pulled each other through. The team did not win February sixth's competition, but were still proud of their achievements. I'm really proud that our team members got up so early in the morning to work, said member Dina Duran, We tried hard! About the competition, Lloyd added, They were bright students. I know they put in a lot of time preparing for the event. I'm really pro- ud they did so well. The team included Phillip Coker, Caroline Dollete, Dina Duran, Mia Fabela, Latrice Gamblin, Shari Lind, Arthur McKune, and Imelda Pagobo. Aside from Lloyd, teachers Ann Morris, Ken Stott, and Bill Sullenberger put a tremendous amount of time into Decathlon team preparation. - Arthur McKune speech about the Wright Brothers. Decathlon Team Goes for the Gold in Academics - ll

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For math and science enthusiasts, 1987-88 was prosperous because the Newtonian and Mu Alpha Theta Clubs Calculated Success!! Mu Alpha Theta and Newtonians, Pittsburg High's only two clubs focusing on mathematics and science, may seem inactive, but were successful in their prospec- tive goals. Both clubs, sponsored by Bill Sullenberger, fulfilled identical objectives. Both were responsible to ad- minister the CAML contest, a series of six tests in mathematics in which the highest scores were sent to compete against other school's scores, and to ad- minister the AHSME test. Another event sponsored by both clubs that aroused the interest of participants from all grades were scientific con- tests such as: the egg drop, toothpick bridge, and the ping pong ball and tube com- petitions. In each contest, the objective was to withstand physical forces with contrap- tions consisting of the least mass. Through these clubs, speakers from companies such as Livermore, Dow Chemical, and Shell were ar- ranged to speak to the club members for possible careers in mathematics andfor science. The Newtonians hoped to organize a science fair in cooperation with the junior high school to preapre students for future high school science courses. They also antipcated the organiza- tion of a lab course at Los Medanos College to conduct experiments with e uipment not available at tlie high school. If we put our minds to it, the science fair can be successful. We are unsure because the planning of the fair is very intricate. The lab course should be a total suc- cess! stated Newtonians President, Eileen Aguba. Nevertheless, both clubs were triumphant in fulfilling their ambitions as well as pro- viding the traditional purpose of promoting interest in mathematics and science. - Dina Duran I A Note from the Clubs Editor... Due to pressuring deadlines, each club was asked to submit an agenda listing the objectives made andfor pro- posed to help the production of the clubs' layout. How- ever,it was clearly stated that clubs that didn't submit such an agenda would not get coverage in the 1987-88 Pirate yearbook. As a result, only six clubs responded. The other fifteen clubs are in existence at PHS, yet failed to comply with the clubs editor's request. BSU French Club Pep Club CartO0n Club Italian Travel S,A,D,D, Chess Club La Raza Ski Club Block P MESA USA 'I-ravgl Computer Club PAC Wrestling Club 164 The Fall Guy, a contraption crafted by Alvin Carrillo, jason Lloren and Gabe Sanderson, successfully Edelweiss Pentecostes and Dan Macapinlac, nominees for Miss PirateerfMr. Uglyman, representing Mu Alpha Theta Officers: Pres. jason Lloren, Vice-Pres. Ila Patel, Sec. Myr- na Mercado, Treas. Tina Phelps, Corr. Sec. Alvin Carrillo, Prog. Chairpersons Pete Cardinale, Louie Martinez, ICC Reps Shelley Doolittle and Pete Cardinale. 1 Clubs Calculated Success!! N- t l held an egg intact in the Ann Humpty Dumpty Egg Revival fa.l1 the Egg Drop Contestj. Newtonians, show off their float the Car Parade. Newtonians Officers: Presida Eileen Aguba, Vice-President Shar Parent, Secretary Shelley Doolit Treasurer Tina Phelps, ICC R Theresa Heredia and Pete Cardina