Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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ff' '91 , f A Wei ,.,, , WW ,,,,,,, ,f ff' 2 andate add to curri Due to a new state mandate, Tokay's California History and World Politics classes were dropped to accommodate econ- omic courses. The State Department of Education felt students had been lacking in this area, said Don Vogler, economics teacher. They looked at the complex society we're in and decided the students needed to graduate successful in economics. According to Mr. Vogler, the addition was a very big change for the Social Studies depart- ment. As a first time class, it was a great deal of experimentation- what to drop, keep, or add, said Mr. Vogler. So this year's senior class was really an experi- mental class. The economics classes were extremely academic, according to Mr. Vogler. ulum lt's not a hands-on type of class, we don't fill out check- books or play little games, said Mr. Vogler. We may incorpor- ate that later, but we're trying to get across academic Econ. While Mr. Vogler thought economics could be helpful, he also said the classes shouldn't be required. The top one-third, college- bound students would find it valuable, but I personally don't believe Econ should be required from every student graduating from Tokay High School. said Mr. Vogler. Though it is a worthwhile course for a number of seniors, according to Mr. Vogler a poll of the department would show that a majority of the teachers would prefer that the economic courses be incorporated into the other classes. by Helen Schorr 4- Jfffflng dvwn notes, Steve Bef' government teacher reviews pro- k0W'l1 Pfellafes 3 l2S50n f0l' hls postitions on November's ballot. government class. 5. Jim Peck, Social Science 105

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1. Listening to the fiscal results of cuss future plans with Adviser Mark the CLOSE-UP car wash is senior Leal. 3. Planning a letter campaign Peter Rafert. 2. Senior Steven An- ,to solicit contributions is Adviser thony and junior Raymond Ott dis- Mark Leal. Stud nts stud capitol, politics For the second year, Tokay students spent a week in Wash- ington D.C. studying govern- ment and politics up close. CLOSE-UP, a citizenship edu- cation program, brought high school students together from all over the country. Throughout the week, stu- dents attended seminars and meetings with senators, con- gressmen, lobbyists, national figures, foreign leaders, and others. They learned how gov- ernment works first hand. According to Mark Leal, CLOSE-UP adviser, there were two changes from the previous year, besides increased interest. This year, CLOSE-UP paid for two teachers to go, instead of one, said Mr. Leal. Steve von Berg accompanied the group, which combined with Lodi High 106 O School. Also, a formal CLOSE-UP club was formed on campus for the purpose of raising funds. lt costs S863 to go, said Elizabeth Barnett, CLOSE-UP president. Obviously, a lot of people can't afford that, so we tried to hold enough fundraisers to get the costs lower. Barnett believed the price would drop to at least 5400. Maybe more, she said. ltjust depends on how hard people are willing to work. g Some people are put off by the total cost leven though students do not pay all of itl and others are just too lazy to take the time to find out what it's all about, said Barnett. lf they did, they'd find out that it's a great program, a great place to gof' by Helen Schorr 4373-