Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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15... M594-In 4. Mrs. Andrea Cotta assists junior Denise Hansen with speech ideas. 5. Giving the daily assignment is Mr. Eugene Simas. 6. Discussing the different materials available for French students are Mr. Jeffrey Dixon and Mrs. Sue Peek. Languages Department 1 19

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French classes gain teachers The department has been running well this year with the new instructors for the French classes, stated Eugene Simas, head of the foreign language depart- ment. Replacing Nancy Clingan as the new French instruc- tors were Jeffrey Dixon and Sue Peek. French classes engaged in a cheese tasting party and planned to attend a play at the American Conservatory Theater in the spring. My first year here has been going smoothly, commented Mr. Dixon. Mr. Tony Young, German instructor added, My last two years of students have been the best. During the holidays, German classes went Christmas caroling and planned a trip to San Fran- cisco. Spanish classes increased in size and received a new edition of El Espanol Al Dia. I liked my classes this year, but I hope to get Spanish II next year, stated Andrea Cotta, Spanish teacher. 118 1. Reading the culture of Germany is Mr. Tony Young as freshman Tim Louie reads along. 2. For his first year at Tokay, Mr. Jeffrey Dixon decorates his room with French posters, drawings, and maps. 3. Miss Brenda Bar- samian passes back a preterit and imperfect verb quiz to her students. E in...

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20 1. Sophomore Stanley Chaves impresses teachers Robert Dinkel and Rodney Gaines with his mechanical skills. 2. Asking Mr. Ben Selover a few questions about their wood projects are sophomores Bartholomew Panela and Gabriel Yciano. 3. Mr. Thomas Mitchell gives some pointers on draf- ting to senior Kenneth Dague. epartment sees teacher diversit Two new faces were seen in the Industrial Arts Depar- tment, one being Mr. Robert Phelps, who taught five in- troduction to industrial arts classes. Mr. Phelps came to Tokay after teaching at Lodi High School for 23 years. Replacing Mr. Gregory Mc Namara was Mr. Michael Drouin. Mr. Drouin taught two classes of beginning woodshop and three begin- ning auto mechanics. I kept quite busy fulfilling my obligations as both teacher and assistant wrestling coach, commented Mr. Drouin. There's never a dull moment for me at Tokay. Because of enrollment decline, the electronics cour- se was replaced by the in- troduction to industrial arts, which covered woodshop, metalshop, electronics, and auto mechanics. A drain sump should have been installed four years ago when the school was built, stated Mr. Robert Dinkel, In- dustrial Arts Department chairman. Disposal of the used oil from the auto shop classes into the Beckman Park drainage basin caused pollution. The estimated cost for the needed drain system was approximately S15,000. ll IS' Z r a ll 9 M. ,. f f W, ,M lr 11, '54 2