Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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4. No. I singles player, Julie Po- desta, reaches for the birdie during practice. 5. Team members are front row Shelley Kiszlowski, Jeanine Morri- son, Jennifer Antaran, Gena Roma- santa, Julie Podesta, Bella Yagi, and Stacey Robles. Row two: Lis Smoot, head coach, Loan Nguyen, Verock Ky, Prizal Arquelada, Ja- spal Gill, Jennifer Lupul, Jolene Stevano, Kuldip Kaur, Aya Ishida, and Caryle Young. QQ O. 2 Badminton team welcomes coach With the welcoming of Lis Smoot, new head badminton coach, the team strived to obtain league championships in the San Joaquin Athletic Association. Previously, Patty Burnett had coached the team. However, she thought she needed time off for herself to relax and perhaps go back to school. Ml want to introduce a sense of viciousness to the team. Actually, l think the previous coachdid a good job, l'm just trying to continue what she started, said Coach Smoot. Coach Smoot brought with her nine years of varsity badminton coaching experience. She recal- led that four of those years her team took league champion- ships. According to Coach Smoot, the main strengths of the team were that the players were all thinkers and they worked hard. The weaknesses she came across was the lack of playing experience and players on the junior varsity squad. What l really like best about the team is their positive attitude and team spirit. They are really a nice group of girls, said Coach Smoot. She was happy to say that Tokay had a very strong athletic program, especially having good team development. The only major problem she came across was that by being an off-campus coach lshe taught at Nloradal, she found it difficult recruiting new players. Key players were seniors: Julie Podesta, Prizal Arquelada, Jo- lene Stevano, Jaspal Gill, Kuldip Kaur, and Cena Romasanta, all of who were returning for either their second or third year on the team. by Colleen O'Ceallaigh photos by Leroy Lambert Badminton 169

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1987 TOKAY 4 Edison 1 I 5 Vacaville 0 5 Armijo 0 I 5 Franklin' 0 3 Edison' 2 5 Stagg' O 4 St. Mary's' l 1 Lincoln' 4 5 Franklin' O 3 Edison' 2 4 Stagg' l 5 St. l'Vlary's' O I 3 Lincoln' 2 ' denotes league match I - . A-A-', u - X i . ,.f -,J L' . . va .I t ' as 1 3 Kg. ?j.?t:1us.'f,i 4- f-:sv K ' , 1. Q Q? 14: as.. . ' X ' .QF if- Q1 Aigiin. Q , 'Q -ax?-ife?,1 , 1,21-Z ,sgwrrsj s , X wr- A A ' . .f F1 .v .... U.-:.,-- QM, -- 1. r. -, ,.,., :-. Agri .s 'www 1 :. . 5 4 V :, s,,,,,-'a.Q:1-3gf,r,fX- .,:,i.::':r?:ss ' - -. ' A . . -- EQ , I gr . .-j,:: 1 Q 43.5. -wg..-3 ' ' , , '- 0 N 431.3-..,. . gf. am- , -fv..s .. a4:..f:-wr-?:':f., f--'wan-f'a1' -: f - Wir 4- r, . 'y f -:,..,,1,:w+ ff fm- .fag wdfffi -Mwiiaiwoaawwwmifxwmanf . ,A-X, .1'?P4. 'fl5 ' 'f 'nlkfrml-95f'51 1. Freshman Shelly Kiszlowski strains after hitting the birdie, while sophomore Bella Yagi awaits her turn. 2. Senior Gena Romasanta easily scoops up the birdie with one swift sweep of the arm. 3. With a look of concern, Lis Smoot, head coach, patiently paces the sideline during practice. 168

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llll ll l lll ll ln a poll 300 students were asked various questions from each grade and sex. The poll was given in two U.S. History classes, two World History classes, three Federal Survey classes, and three freshman English classes. ln the senior class, 49 females were polled and 41 males. ln the junior class, 35 females and 38 males. ln the sophomore class, 26 females and 31 males. ln the freshmen class, 38 females and 42 males. polled males females J Seniors 41 49 Juniors 38 35 sophomores 31 26 Freshman 42 38 T total 300 Taking a long break from school, 13 students and two advisers spent one week in the United States capitol, Washington D. C. Seeing the famous monuments such as the Lincoln Memorial, Wa- shington Monument, and the White House, the students earned an experience to remember. The group spent most of its days in seminars and workshops where they were allowed to ask top authorities questions. No work and all play was the groupls motto as they continuously met other students from different close-up organizations. People from Arkansas, Lou- isiana, and New Mexico were a few other groups that also attended. During the week, the students learned a lot about the United States government and how it worked. 70