Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

Page 82 text:

1. Directing the Work Experience program is Mr. Robert Dickson. 2. Serving snacks is what iunior Wendi Lutz likes to do at Zody's. 3. Senior Kerry Kern seats customers as part of herwork at Marie Calendar's. ,W MW rrrs W we Z lss A if it if N. Q Q 4. Junior Dan Eckles rings up aneorder ata Jack in the Box. 5. Selling costume iewelry at Macy's is iunior Vicky Sharp. 5. Orders are filled at Wendy's by junior Kelly Carr, one of many Tokay students in the Work Experience Program. 78

Page 81 text:

3. returned to classes, but many were still upset as none of their deman- ds seemed to have been satisfied. On October 6, 1980, a third assistant principal was added to Tokay's staff. Orlando Spero was mainly placed in charge of fresh- man attendance problems. But many thought the new ad- ministrator should have been a woman. The need for a female administrator was evident to many. All four administrators who work extensively with students, three assistant principals and a vice principal, were all male. More than 1,300 students gathered in the gym on jan. 13 for a memorial service for senior Terri Winchell, who was mur- dered jan. 8. A Cappella Choir, of which Terri had been a member, presented several songs between talks by Terri's close friends, Pat Santo and Deanna Sanborn. Denise Ai, student body president, read a poem dedicated to Terri, and Dr. Darrel Kraft, head coun- selor, spoke of his long friendship with her. Terri, a song written and performed by Tokay-grad Sara Carniglia, brought even the most distant of Terri's friends to tears as it told of the terrible waste and sorrow in Terri's death. Tigers were aware of the world around them, too. A special assembly was presented in honor of the 52 American hostages freed from Iran and the eight who died in a rescue attempt. Student Assembly members released 60 helium-filled balloons and provided yellow ribbons for everyone to wear in remembrance. Beginning in February, an ac- tivities bus left campus every day at 5 p.m. This much-needed tran- sportation enabled many students to participate in extra-curricular activities, such as sports, clubs, and music. It also helped students who needed help from their teachers after school. With a population of over 2,500, students found lunch lines too long for the allotted Z9 minutes. 1. Orlando Spero, new assistant principal, observes student life in the cafeteria during late lunch. 2. Students mourn the death of Terri Winchell at a touching memorial assembly. 3. joanne Katanic, new athletic Beginning Nov. 12, school started five minutes earlier. The ad- ditional time was added to the fir- st lunch period. The second was extended by cutting the cafeteria workers' prep period betweeen lunches by five minutes. After months of disappointment, Student Government finally got a marquee built in front of the school. Officers also worked to clean and beautify the campus. They set up work weeks and weeded planters, planted flowers, and generally cleaned up the cam- pus environment. It was a year of change, change on campus and change affecting students. Whether they were thought for better or worse varied from student to faculty member. What the future held for Tokay and its students remained uncer- tain, but whatever it would be, the Tigers would take it in stride. by Valerie Harper director, talks with graduate Phil Vaz. 4. New marquee tells Lodians of basketball schedule. 5. Assembly members launch helium-filled balloons in january to celebrate the return of the Tehran hostages to freedom. Student Life Essay 0 77

Page 83 text:

Workers learn skills Part-time jobs were a large part of life again for some Tokay students. Work Ex- perience was offered to those of working age, and it helped many of them find jobs of real interest. Mr. Robert Dickson and Mrs. Mary Plog, Work Ex- perience advisers, met with students once a week for 20 minutes and heard students report about their iobs. Junior Wendi Lutz was one actively involved in the program. Work experience teaches a lot about working with others. It helps students become better prepared for iobs in later life, she said. She also stated that being ac- tive in Work Experience was a beneficial iob reference. Learning how to fill out iob applications and writing resumes and letters of resignation were also impor- tant skills taught. One of the best things about the program is being put into real working situations, Lutz said. It taught us a lot about the working world. Work Experience 0 79