San Marcos High School - Crown and Sceptre Yearbook (Santa Barbara, CA)

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San arcos Passes Test ln mid-November of 1978, San Marcos underwent examination by an accreditation committee. The committee was composed of principals, counselors, teachers, and students from other California high schools and administrators from UCLA and the State Department of Education. The school was evaluated for the strengths and weaknesses of its departments, and for the quality of its teachers and teaching. To accomplish this, the committee first requested a report from each department, stating its strengths, weaknesses, and recommendations for improvement. Also included in the report was each department's response to the previous committeels recommendations. A similar report was made by the classified staff, composed ofthe librarians, secretaries, and custodians, and by a student group, selected by ASB President Jeff Gordon. In addition, a questionnaire Vanessa Delvalle Diana Diacono Marie Di Mauro Glen Dobbs Mark Dobbs Kelly Dockum Mark Dodd Pat Drazenovich Karen Duncan Dean Dusette Jeff Earnest Chuck Ebner Finn Egeberg Brad Eigen Martha Ellichman Shawn Ellis I3-1 SENlORb

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-n each week to modern European and Asian groups. These bands, obscure to the unitiated, include Tangerine Dream, Jean-Michel Jarre, Sensation's Fix, Colin Towns, Klaus Schulze, Can, Amon Duul II, Pink Floyd, Ange, Ash Ra Temple, and of course the Beatles. David explains, g'I'm influenced by electronic groups I 1 l n ,- from Germany, France, England, Japan, and Greece. When I say electronic, I mean the heavy use of synthesizers and sequencersf' When I play, it's a great feeling. It's even greater when you play a piece for someone and they can recognize it. I like to play other people's music and intersperse it with improvizationf' Releasing albums of his compositions on keyboards of various types and creating a new record label of aesthetic music are among Davidls plans and goals. Art, he says, Mor music for art's sake, not for monetary gains, is what I admire. Monetary gains are fine, just as long as that's not the goal of the work. The reward is creating. I l Catherine Cramer Maryann Crognale Kenneth Crombie Linda Cruz David Cummings Wayne Cutty Krista Cyr Terri Dague Joan DalBello Rick Daniels Todd Davidson Dave Dawson Crissy DeAlba Gloria DeAlba Chris Dean Andra Delbrook SENIORS I33

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concerning courses currently offered, the possibility of a drug problem, and other high school concerns was filled out by 521 students chosen at random. All of the reports were sent to the members of the accreditation committe, who had a month to study them before visiting San Marcos. After its visit to San Marcos, the committee sent a final report to the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, which makes the final decision. The importance of accreditations is indicated by the fact that most colleges will not even look at a student's transcript unless he comes from an accredited high school. ln the past, San Marcos has been accredited for the maximum five years. This year was no different, as the school received a five- year accreditation and many compliments. San Marcos was described as having a Npleasant atmosphere, good spirit, and a beautiful campusf' F1-l Lisa Elwood J ay Erwin Mike Esparza Jeff Estabrook Mike Ettner Linda Everote Michael Fajen Lori Fallon Steve Fay Jack Fennelly Julie Fidler Jackie Fisher SENIORS 135