Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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1, Senior Christine Bumsidelworks one coniputer-based Offical-man' agement assignmenh 2. Standing beside a 1987 Ford Thunderbird, jgnior Greddy McConnell and seni- or Craigrgmith analyze autd pro- blems with the new computer unit. 3. A replica dental patient says Yeah assjunior Stacy Franks at-V tempts to dean his teeth. 'li RO P e benefits Approximately 120 Tokay juniors or seniors had the chance to experience on- the-job Training trough the Regional Occupationai Pro- gram. The students devoted two class periods per day to attend various job sites or to learn about their careers through simulated situations at the Career Center in Lodi. According to Ira Barofsky, ROP vice principal, the ob- jective of the program was to prepare high school stu- dents for aduit job entry levels. He said that most students wanted to go to a two or four year college, but couldnt afford it. They'il use their job skills to work their-way through college, stated Mr. Barofsky. They're thinking ahead. g 1 For those students who decided not to go to college, they used their traininggex- perience to go 'straight' l to work and help support themselves and their famil- aso Q careers ies, noted Mr. Barofsky. l'lI use my skills from ROP to get started as a firefighter, stated senior Leroy Combs, who was en- rolled irt Fire Science. ln the future, my experience will help support my fami' ly. An interesting fact of the Career Center noted Mr. Barofsky was that it was the only place in Lodi to certify X-ray technicians. Other popular training programs were offered in banking or finance, comput- er-based office manage- ment, and automobile serv- cies. s We purchased 522,500 worth of computer -equip- ment which analyzes auto- mobile problemsfi stated Mr. Barofsky. lfThe students can work with this and learn how to fix they newer cars which operate on computer' basedenginesf' it by Troy Movius s Photos by Sieve Chef-lcv I ,- V .r - 4 . tsi'fsii 1.-4 .::k,,s.t E K

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Team work to aid program Conflict Management was a program that had been with Tokay for some time and gra- dually it made its way into the spotlight. The program reached out to help with the Communtications lmprovement Association, in a new students escort program. lt had also made an extra effort to include minorities and Southeast Asians. The program also worked with Partners in Preven- tion on drug and alcohol aware- ness and a community forum. Each year the program had a training session to train conflict managers to deal with peoples problems. However the group was smaller than ones in the past had been, but despite this, the sessions proved to be informa- tive, and the students got a chance to try out their newly acquired skills. lt was also at these sessions where students acquired a team feeling for helping others, ac- cording to Sheila Abdallah, Conflict Management adviser. At first I didn't really want to be in the program, but after the training session, l had to be in it. said Jessie Ortiz, senior con- flict manager. One of the program's main goals was to try to get people to discuss their problems before they became a crisis, said Mrs. Abdallah. The Conflict Management room was usually busy with school related problems, but personal problems were always welcomed for assistance if need- ed. lt was a good experience to have as a student and it helped me to communicate better with other people and in family life because l was able to understand more, said Alethia Walker, senior conflict manager. The year hoped to bring a interestingly decorated room and a higher rate of solved conflicts. by Tracy Walter Photos by Matthew Silber 4. Listening to a guest speaker durlng the training program ls senior Thaddeus Hodge. 5. Eva- luating a simulation project durlng the training session ls sophomore Jennifer Holleyman. Conflict Management 49

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fix, B nc ' x, 3 , NM, A A C ' 4 f 2.21 -:,'g 4. Seniors Chris Wolford and Tamara Giordano heat up a mouth mold to examine teeth position. 5. Experimenting with the 822,500 auto computer equipment is Graddy McConnell. 6. Tokay Fashi- on Merchandising members James Mellinger, Stacy Veerkamp, Gina Carruesco, Danielle Curtis, Julie Jackson, and Karen Lambdin wait for class to end. de L ti ze e ' Karen Beckrest Julie Boggs - Ciara Conrad Lorinda Liebeif Regional Occupational Program 51