Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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1 Under a watchful e e Colombian foreign exchange . Y f student Helena Naranjo searches for a good photograph. Colombian exchange student discovers U.S. amusement For senior Helena Naranjo, American Field Service exchange student, Tokay High has been a far cry from the private, Catholic all-girl school she attended in her native Colombia. A student at Tokay since December, Helena noted three main differences between life in Colombia and life in the United States. The U.S. afforded better living conditions, more freedom, and more individuality. Needless to say, Naranjo was very glad to have the opportunity to attend school in California and enjoy many new experiences she wouldn't have had other- wise. AFS reunions, an Air Supply concert in Concord, pumpkin pie, snow, and a football game were just a few of the fun things Helena enjoyed. Most of all, she is greatful for Tokay sophomore Cathy West- fall and her mother for making the year in the U.S. a memorable one. Cathy's a great sister and friend...she often helps me with my English, said Helena earnestly. I'll be sorry to leave all the friends I've made during my stay. Of her six scheduled classes at Tokay, Helena named Photography and Speech as her two favorites.

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Melisa Wall Marion Walters Tammy Walth Kevin Walton Pam Warburton Pam Watanabe Susan Wedderburn Sheryl Weist Geri Welch Carrie Whiffen Todd Whitaker Christel Williams Dan Williams Garth Williams Tammy Williamson Margaret Wilson Michele Wilson Kayleen Wimberly Gary Wood Gregg Woods Ed Wrbicky Michael Yarber Barry Young Cindy Young Mark Young Tom Youtsey Fernando Zapien Donald Zavala Todd Zieman Brenda Zwingelberg 230

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U Calyornia could be a nation, it would be the eighth richest in the world. CalUor- nia is a flourish of people, in- dustry, land, and agriculture. Instead of reaping in a suc- cessful crop, Calyornia struggled during 1981-82 through disasters, incom- petence, and inflation. The Mediterranean fruit fly continued to harass CalU'or- nians this year. The pest spread almost 4,000 square miles, including Santa Clara, Alameda, and San Mateo Counties, all of which were quarantined areas. Instead of spraying Malathion from the start, Governor Brown ordered that fruit be stripped from trees in the Santa Clara County and intensive ground spraying of Malathion be suming, and didn't solve the problem. When the threat of a federal quarantine on CalUornia's agricultural products arose, aerial spraying was then ordered by Brown. Both the CalU'ornia Conservation Corps and the National Guard assisted in the erradication of the pest. The California Highway Patrol set up roadside inspec- tions to catch any fruit which might have been taken from the quarantined area. ln regard to disaster, Nor- thern CalU'ornia experienced its worst storm in a quarter of a century. Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma Counties were all declared Major Disaster Areas by President Reagan. January's storm left Northern California in least 29 deaths and S300 million in property damage. The only way to describe it is to compare it on a smaller scale to Mt. St. Helens, said Representative Leon Panet- ta, D-Monterey, after seeing the wreckage. Governor Brown fought vigorously against the federal oil and gas develop- ment plans for Northern Calyornia where there was widespread concern about dangers to shipping, the fishing industry, tourism, marine life, and the blighting of some of the state's most scenic coastal areas. The PGHE had its share of problems this year, one of them being their Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. Located 2.5 miles from the Hosgri fault, an underwater Disasters, inflation trouble CaIUornia started. The govemor was pressured by the farm in- dustry to order aerial spraying, of the pesticide to protect the 54.7 billion produce, but local com- munities and densely populated areas, which feared the adverse effects to health and property, reacted with alarm and lobbied against the aerial spraying. Hand-stripping trees and ground spraying, a task that cost over 322 million, was cumbersome and time con- 232 shambles. Because of a mudslide, the Golden Gate Bridge was closed for only the second time in its 45-year history. Many people were buried under tons of earth from mudslides. An estimated 7,000 home along with 1,500 businesses were damaged or destroyed. Telephone and PG8zE lines were down as well as many counties which suffered water shortages due to rup- tured water pipes. This calamity caused at earthquake fault, the plant received much static from anti-nuclear protesters. Incompetence was the main factor in the plant's failure. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted to grant PG8zE per- mission to begin low level testing and the leading of fuel. This was postponed when many faults were found in the cooling systems. Other problems were found in the earthquake safety supports for pipes in the reactor's