Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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Teachers dea with class load Dealing with a staff of two full time and three part time teachers, the Driver's Education and Health Department, took on a heavy schedule. Due to a load of approximately 850 freshmen taking the re- quired course, Ken lsrael, driv- er's education and health teacher, stated that there were approximately 35 students in each class. According to Mr. lsrael, how- ever, the faculty had no problem keeping up with the increase in students taking the course. We haven't run into any serious problems yet, com- mented Mr. lsreal when asked about the heavy load. ln the health classes, the stu- dents were exposed to a variety of controversial subjects that were not described in the text- books, such as AIDS facquired immune difficiency syndromel research. Although this subject had been described in the past Ken lsrael Sue Webber 1. Freshmen Jennifer Schultz and Dawn Rosslter glve an oral presen- tation on hookworms in their health class. 2. Ken lsrael, health instruc- tor, uses the overhead projector to 110 'O few years, very few school books contained the information. The teachers used a variety of other materials including films, lec- tures, and pamphlets from vari- ous medical research centers. Students in the driver's educa- tion classes were taught the im- portance of good driving habits taught early in their driving ex- perience. They learned the rules of the road, as well as the consequences of making even small judgement errors. Many films were viewed on the impor- tance of safety, and the necessity of seat belts. The students also studied the handbook given out by the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The driver's eduction classes also worked diligently to uphold the SADD fStudents Against Driving Drunkl organization that was established the previous year. by Nicole Tuft .Photos by Darrin Coe ald his lecture on venereal diseas- es. 3. Falth Parlzo, Driver's Educa- tion instructor, explains the impor- tance of staying alert while driving. ,Fi l W

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IR, ESL work to mainstream Both the Instructional Re- sources and English as a Second Language lESLl departments worked vigorously in order to get their students mainstreamed into the natural high school environ- ment. According to Hana Nowa- kowski, Instructional Resources department chairperson, mem- bers wanted an intervention program to help students who had learning disabilities and needed additional academic help to prepare for graduation. We dealt with the students who needed additional help in fullfilling undeveloped, delayed, or below grade level learning, said Miss Nowakowski. These kids had the ability but were just working at a lower grade level. Linda Adams Betty Coffey Jacqueline Cloud Because of Tokay's over- crowding, the ESL department reached its largest enrollment ever. The enrollment went from llO students to 200 students and new personnel was needed. Two teachers added to the ESL department were Marilyn Sharp and Martha McDonald. We taught foreign students English skills, everyday survival skills, and how our system worked, said Alice Castellanos, ESL department chairperson. Both department chairpersons said that although they were small departments, they wanted to establish themselves as a part of the school and mainstream with the other campus depart- ments. . by Luis DeAnda 1 . Talking with reporters about new plans and programs for the year is Hana Nowakowskl, Instuctional Resources department chairperson. 2. Brenda Sieglock, ESL teacher, goes over a homework assignment with juniors Hoang Nguyen and Tam Nguyen. 3. Looking carefully at a problem while taking a test is junior Alan Stevents. 4. Alice Cast- ellanos, ESL department chair- person, discusses the enrollment increase with Marilyn Sharp, a new ESL teacher. Steve Hubbard Pat Merck Melinda Vargo Josie Wilkins Instructional Resources! ESL 109

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