Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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Special Ed, ESL establish ties As the newest academic area on campus, the Special Education and ESL fEnglish as a second languagej Department had to over- come several barriers this year. Designed to help over- come students' multicultural and learning barriers, the department had to overcome the barrier of a threatened' cutback in funds for class aides. However, the Lodi Unified School Board mem- bers decided to override the proposed cut to allow Tokay 1. Mrs. Carol Gallagher reveals parts of the East coast to Koua Vue and Va Vang. 2. Mrs. Joe Kinkade explains the validity of The Elephant Man. 3. Mr. William Baumgartner helps Mark McCall. 24 to maintain aides in special education classes. The decision enabled teachers to keep classroom aides for the entire day rather than for a few hours. Because of the influx of Vietnamese refugees, ESL classes were full. To these students, life in America has been a mystery. Once students felt secure about speaking English, they were enrolled in other academic classes so that they could fulfill regular graduation requirement. MW 7 QW? -W ' X- . M A K MN 5 what

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Shortages affect studies differentl Fund shortages resulted in fewer agricultural projects. Tokay's greenhouse was still awaiting completion in January because the depar- tment could not afford sup- plies for the necessary work. Despite this major set back, the department plan- ned to accomplish projects such as propagating freeway daisies and planting them around campus. Students in the agriculture shop rebuilt a tractor to be used with a trailer and headgate. Guests included Mrs. John Kautz, who was to show how to load and unload a horse from a trailer, and Mrs. Linda Stiehr, who was to exhibit a bummer fbottle fedj lamb to her animal science classes. The department increased enrollment 30 percent over last year, according to Grant Jones, chairman of the department. Because of instructor An- drea Tierney's leave of ab- sence, art classes were fewer, according to Floyd Nor- dwick, art instructor. Mr. Nordwick, Robert John- stone, and Annie Mar, the three remaining teachers, allowed students to work on self-assigned projects in an art studio class. Painting, ceramics, and commercial art classes were also offered. The Student Activity Council and other clubs utilized the studio to paint posters and banners for activities such as Victory Week, Spring Week, and spirit rallies. AgriculturelArt Department 123

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4. Student reads to Miss Alice Castellanos. 5. See Yang wat- ches as Mrs. Toni Thompson works out a math problem. 6. Mrs. Kaethe McDaniel prepares an answer for Richard Peterson. 7. Mr. Steve Hubbard informs John Lord of his latest test results. V, 5 ESLlSpecial Education 125