Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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4. Discussing a student referral report with Coach Steve Westgate is assistant principal Orlando Spero. 5. Mr. Richard Newlin answers the phone while filling out an absence slip. Attendance 103

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Department adopts problem computer To meet the growing at- tendance problem, the staff adopted the use of a new computer. The Attendance Depar- tment leased a TRS-80 from Radio Shack. This machine was to be used to help keep better track of students' ab- sences and cuts. At the beginning of the year, the staff had trouble with the operation of the machine which forced the attendance staff to send the roll sheets to be processed at a computer firm in the Bay Area. New attendance procedures were put to use on February 8. Students were required to have a marked excused or unex- cused admit after returning from an absence to be per- mitted to class. All absences still had to be cleared within three days. Students were to be strictly penalized for all unexcused absences. A . . ,.,5,.,..,.,.-Q-tsnnlulsef 'P' 1. Mrs. LeAnn Johnson types student information on the new atten- dance computer nicknamed Hemmie. 2. Under the eyes of Dr. Leonard Parker, students enter the attendance office for absence slips. 3. Mr. Charles Schiffman gives typing instructions for Mrs. Janel Roselles. 02

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104 Tigers comm nte b different ways Getting to school was a task faced by students daily. Students either rode the bus, drove, walked or shared raides. Riding the district buses was the most used. Approximately 67 percent of Toaky's 2,547 population rode the 23 district buses to school. Almost 30 percent of the students drove cars to school. a majority of them were seniors. Only four per- cent walked or shared rides to school. Overcrowding of buses due to lack of funds and drivers and passengers' discipline caused many headaches this year. Bill Cox, Lodi Unified School district business manager, met with Tokay's Student Assembly to discuss these problems. Throughout the year, transportaion ad- ministrators worked on solving the problems. Driver's Training was once again offered to students despite the rumors of ter- mination of the program. Driver's Training was taught daily after school to students who were over 16 years old. The activity bus, which was started last school year, continued its second year for students involved in ex- tracurricular activities after school. i .As T 3. Dtivlfl Training instructor Argust Smith gets ready for another ride with future license owners. 4. Trying to find their cars, students wander from one row to another in the student parking lot. 5. Maintaining safety standards, a district mechanic steam cleans an g a,,y i ggyg , 0119109 Ofsrease- i .,.,,. .,.. ..., ., T ' A - - Q