Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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resident or best ountry Junior Gregory Cooper, All- Star 4-H club president, was the overall leader through the San Joaquin County. At the age of eight, Cooper became interested in the 4-H club when the majority of kids in his neighborhood were joining the club. Another reason accord- ing to Cooper was, My father used to be an electric leader in the 4-H club. Cooper decided to run for All-Stars president because he wanted to make a better leader out of himself and make his club the best in the country . Within the San Joaquin county alone, there were 45 members who represented the club at state ' .. and regional functions. Cooper's responsibilities were to represent the All-Stars at functions, hand out awards, and to run the All-Stars meetings, which were once a month. The All-Stars group planned many activities during the year such as an exchange trip to Wisconsin, a Dodge Ridge ski trip, and 4-H camp at Silver Lake during the summer. Some other interests in the 4-H All-Stars club were various outdoor activities such as tradi- tional 4-H science projects, Aerospace and Aviation, and fly fishing to name a few. To keep with tradition, the club held several holiday parties, fund raisers, and a canned food drive. Also, the club competed with other clubs at county fairs. I really enjoyed being All-Star president. lt was a good experience, said Cooper. by Tracy Walter Juniors 235

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236 With hopes of being nominat- ed as Stockton's Miss Chinatown and much encouragement from her parents, junior Caryle Young had danced in Stockton's Chi- nese Folk Dance Troupe since the age of 12. To be a sufficient nominee, a person must be ages 17 or 18, active in the Chinese community and be nominated by other Chinese organizations. Under the instruction of Bon- nie Lew and direction of Shirley Ng, Young practiced her danc- ing at least once a week for three hours. My parents wanted me to dance to become more active in the Chinese community, said Young. Young and Stockton's Chi- nese Folk Dance Troupe have performed at many places, some which include the Chinese New Year's Festival at the Stockton Civic Auditorium, the State Fair O Young d toward Chinese for the Year of the Tiger, Micke's Grove International Festival, Sac- ramento Buddist Church Ba- zaar, and for convalescent homes. Young enjoyed dancing with the troupe and performing for the community, I plan to stay in the dance troupe until l graduate and go away to college, said Young. Young would like to attend California State University, Long Beach and study Health and Community service. by Cynthia Gonzales T s--... . .. .. . .,, F N r'ri f .,. E . R fi Y . X EQ