Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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Practice, practice, practice makes Larsen successful For junior Brooks Larsen, piano-playing has become more than a fun hobby, it has rewarded 12 years of practice with success and satisfaction. Larsen has been playing the piano since he was four'and- a-half years old. For the past four years, he has been teaching himself, practicing two hours every day--or night. I usually practice sometime between 10 at night and two in the morning, explained Larsen. Since I stopped taking lessons, I've beeen playing softer pieces... and my family likes to go to sleep with the music. The piano-playing junior also added that though playing independently, he was able to cover more material at his own pace. Larsen's competitive record is impressive. He has won two of the four prestigious Bach festivals he has attended, and these average 160 eight-to sixteen-year-olds each. In com- peting with smaller groups of pianists, he's won three of five Music Teachers Association contests and the only regional church competition he participated. Although professionals have suggested Larsen make piano- playing his career, he prefers to just keep it as a hobby and go into agri-business instead. But, I'll still be going for the competitions, said the Tokay junior with a smile. 1. Brooks Larsen spends some of his two hours a day devoted to practicing on his piano. i it X R B iii i ft Ls: Brad Coons Dawn Cornell Karmin Courter Phillip Cox Tammy Cox Mike Craig Brian Crawford Rich Crisp Mark Crnkouich Renee Crouch Rosemarie Cruz Robert Curts David D'aiuto Greg Dalporto Glen Daniel Gery Dawson Patti Dawson jeff Day I.ori Dean Rory Deaton Francisco Deguzman Randy De Ment Vasilka Demitroff Donald Dennu Michelle Dobrow Larry Dodson David Dominquez Chad Dorman Mel Doughty jeff Doyle Lynne Duc Dennis Duffy Tammy Dunckhorst Candi Dutton Tom Dutton Kimm Dymond Christine Eastman Ellen Eckerty jena Edgeton Lorie Edwards Sandra Eldridge Basim Elsayed Stephen Elson Eddie Escabedo Suzy Espedal Mike Etcheverry Don Evans janet Evans Ken Everitt Vicki Eymann Tina Fanucchi Tony Farley Susan Farr Shelli Felkins jennifer Felix Shari Ferdun Cheri Ferguson Diane Ficher Christine Fields Dawn Fisher Yvonne Flagg Andre Ford Mary Ford Juniors 239

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240 Vibeka Foster Don Fraser jeff Fraumeni Denise Fredenburg Mark Frederiksen Dianna Freeman Susan Friedberger Rick Frisk Kevin Fuchs juan Fuentes john Gallup Brian Gammill Angela Garcia Luis Garcia Mike Garrett Debbie Gates Brook Gifford Cord Gifford Gary Giles Yvonne Gobert Lisa Goebel Marty Gonsman Mike Gonzales Derold Goyette Lisa Goyette john Greaves Marvin Green Michelle Gresham john Guardino Laura Guardino Elvira Gutierrez Khader Haddad Larry Hagen Mike Haines Brenda Hallack Corita Halligan Dan Halvorson Denise Hansen Bobby Haren Lewis Harell Shirley Harrington Matt Harris june Hartley Sherry Hatler Donna Hausauer Karen Heinrich Kathy Henderson Matt Henderson Fred Henne Kelly Hensley Lisa Herbst Cindy Herrmann Randy Hickey jodi Hieb Rhonda Hines Bill Hobin jenny Hoff jill Holleyman Randy Horton Tina Hoyos Robert Hudson Tom Hudson Greg Huggins -sig W M ,. X Cx gf tt, F .xl 'kk K ak -gl S .1 REX X JFK? R l s r rg X E ff 1 ., 1. Speed skater Steve Carr straps on his Wheels. junior speed skater rolls to monthl competitions After almost seven years of skating on local teams, junior Steve Carr can boast wins in speed-skating competitions in locations such as Lincoln, Neb.,g Fort Worth, Tx.,7 and Tam- pa, Fl., Carr, who has taken three years of artistic and four years of speed-skating lessons, can reach speeds of up to 24 m.p.h. He skates on both flat and bank tracks and has placed in the 1980 and 1981 regional competitions, proceeding to the nationals both years. Last Feb. 4, Carr flew to Florida for a week, where he took part in the Tampa Classic, skating under World Class com- petition rules. Averaging one contest a month, the active junior first joined a Stockton speed-skating team, then raced in Lodi, and began practice at a rink in Sacramento. This type of competition takes a lot of time and money, as Carr discovered. He trains for his sport by bicycling 80 miles a week, jogging, and skating a 36 hours a week. His 4-5 pairs of skates average S250-S300 a pair.