Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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local modernization helps TOIlaV cope through change by TaITllT'lYAdaIT7ek Like the world it was a part of, Tokay was touched by modernization in its simplest form, Change. Tne changes it faced came in many forms. Good changes were known as progress. Bad changes were called failures. In most cases, though, change was left unlabeled. The biggest change that To- kay had to face dealt with money or, rather, the lack of money. It was realized that even if L0di Unified School District re- ceived a six percent increase in funds from the state of Cali- fornia, it could still have a S2 million deficit next year. To- kay's 1985-84 budget would feel the tightening of the money belt through curricu- lum and equipment reduc- tions, Two basic remedies to heal LUSD's wounded budget were presented during the year. Five Northern California coun- ties and the California Teach- ers Association endorsed a state lottery to raise educa- tion funds. Ron Alsup, assis- tant superintendent, on the other hand, favored the tra- ditional methods of raising in- come through taxes. Despite these possible re- ductions, tnere was still room for expansion. Tokay wel- comed many newcomers to its population. Tne teaching staff was increased by 12 members, and the administra- tion received a new face. Beverly Lacy replaced Dr. War- ren Toney as vice principal. In early November elec- tions, voters passed Proposi- tion One, which allowed for tne COnStl'UCtiOn of a third LO- di unified SChOOl District high school WniCn WaS another at- tempt at alleviating tne DYOD- lem of OVel'Cf'OWdinQ. The neW school will redistribute aDDl'OXimateiV 400 Tokay StU- dents and another 300 from LOdi High, said Nlr. Carney. A change like this will bring the school population dOWn to its intended level and I'emOVe a lot of headaches in tne DI O- cess. Tne COmDletiOn date for the third nigh school was pegged at1986. In an effort to reduce SUS- pension and nelp eliminate Fa- cial Di'eiUdiCeS and negative attitudes among TOKaV'S abundant student body, the Conflict Management Df'OQi'am WaS introduced. Tne Di'OQI am consisted of aDDI OX- ilTiateIV 50 student facilitators i'eDi'eSentinQ many different students before they were escalated into violence. The 3dl'niniStl'3tiOn tried its hand at improvement with the campus supervision poli- cy. For 30 minutes during each period, four teachers and one administrator kept the campus Clear of dawdling students and helped fresh- men and new students find A tnelf' ClaSSf'OOmS. . ff' .. . i . V , ' gg + sf 5 V' i i , ' QFOUDS. ltS main objective WaS to resolve problems among is-avg, i

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This DBrt of the DrOgrBm WBS Bgreed to be COmmehd- able, but students fOUhd room for OD,ieCtiOh. ThOSe StUdehtS With one or mOre free periods were hOt SDBred. They, tOO, were cleared from the CBmDUS. TihB FBhUCChi, StUdeht body DreSldeht, discussed the DrODlem With Nlr. CBrheV Bhd Mrs. LBCV. Theh, Brmed With the signatures of 'IOO StU- dehtS, she Bttehded Bh Ad- mlhlStrBtiVe COuhCil meetihg Bhd presented her CBSe. AS B result, UDDerClBSS StUdehtS With free first Bhd sixth Deri- OdS were issued idehtlfiCBtiOh DBSSeS Bhd BllOWed to USe the SehiOr CirCle Bhd the StUdeht lOUhge. Upperclassmeh, hBmelV Seh- iOrS, were further BffeCted dUrihg the VeBr. 0OVerhmeht Bhd history ClBSSeS which Bre grBdUBtiOh reCIUiremehtS, Were hO lOhgerBDle to De sub- Stltllted by COUrSeS Bt SBh JOB- dUih DeltB College. It WBS BlSO decided thBt SehlOrS would be giVeh four ChBhCeS to DBSS the is HBrt Bill test SehlOrS Were Bl- SO required to be enrolled ih Bt leBSt fOUr classes dUrlhg the lBSt semester. ThOSe students WhO wished to DBrtiCiDBte ih extracurricu- lar' activities faced ah addi- tiOhBl reduiremeht. AhV StU- deht tBkihg part lh Bh eXtrB- CUrriCUlBr BCtiVitV would, De- gihhihg ih SeDtemDer, be re- quired to mBlhtBih Bt leBSt B 2.0 grade DOiht BVerBge. EX- trBCUrriCUlBr activities ShOUld be regBrded BS DriVilegeS, hOt BS thihgS tBkeh for grBhted, Said NBhCV KBhh, drBmB lh- structor. 0he mBjOr set of eXtrBCUr- riCUlBr activities WhlCh WBS Bf- fected bv ChBhge this VeBr WBS Victorv Week. While this trBditiOhBl set of activities re- mBihed Oh the vear's BgehdB, it WBS Slightly altered. The BC- tivities of ViCtOrV Week lBSted OhlV three dBVS BS opposed to the usual fiVe. The COmDeti- tion RallV WBS hOt lhClUded ih the festivites DeCBUSe of the poor DehBViOr by the SehlOrS Bfter DBSt VeBr'S rBllieS, SBid Steve VOh Berg, BCtlVltleS di- rector. PerhBDS the most COhtrO- versial VBriBtiOh of victory Week WBS the ChBhgihg of the DBrBde route. It WBS moved from downtown Lodi to the FrV'S DBrklhg lOt Oh WeSt Ket- tlemBh LBhe. 0he COmmOh Complaiht OVer the ChBhged route WBS thBt TOKBV WBS De- ihg DUShed BrOUhd. ACCOrdihg to lVlr. VOh Berg, TOkBV WBS trVlhg this new route DeCBUSe it saved mOheV, it WBS leSS hBS- Sle, Bhd it WBS something new. Though ChahQeS like thiS might have seemed deter- rehtS from Bfter SChOOl BCtiVi- ties, TOkBV WBS still provided with ah activity bus to chauf- fer its StUdehtS. TO alleviate the DrODlem of overcrowding Oh these vehicles, DBSSeS were issued BS the OhlV ticket hOme for StUdehtS who StBVed Bfter school. AhOther reBSOh for these DBSSeS WBS explained bv Mrs. LBCV. There have Deeh DrODlemS With students lihgerlhg BrOUhd lOCBl shopping Ceh- ters Bhd SOme VBhdBllSm 'Bhd theft has occured ih both lOCker rOOmS. The SBme DeO- ple who committed these crimes would CBtCh B free ride home Oh the BCtiVitV DUS, she said. Students who did hOt want to relV UDOh LUSD for B ride home still had to fOIlOW its rules when leBrhihg how to provide their OWh trBhSDOrtB- tion. The driver's trBihihg DrO- grBm ChBhged its StBhdBrdS for SeleCtihg DBrtiCiDBhtS. At- tehdBhCe reCOrdS, diSCiDlihe reCOrdS, Bhd grBde DOlht BVer- BgeS were all COhSidered. TOkBV fBCed mBhV ChBhgeS durihg the Year. With the help Of itS StUdeht body Bhd Bd- mihiStrBtiOh, it mBde the best of these ChBhgeS. 1. lil lBfE Maftll, 3 fllllllel Clllllll lllel DUE! file TOKBY CBIIIIIIIS. 2. SElll0I' lllt- f0I'Y Week Clillff Ill9ll'Ill8I'S lllllle lllell Bild I0lllI Pllllelltel, ride flll'0ll9ll file FITS lllfklllg l0f. 5. WOIKEIS l'llSll f0WBI'll file COIllPlGfl0ll of IIOH DUI'- t3lllES llefweell l'3lll SIIDWGIS. 4. Bellelly lilly UISCIISSES til! lliSfI'lCf'S ailing budget. Studeht Life ESSBV