Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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O00 I ll ll ll l l ll ll, ll llll Q2 In the morning my mom drags me out of bed. After about the third wake-up call l'm up-sort of. I plug in the curling irons and then go grab a towel and wash cloth to take a shower. I grab a cup of coffee and whatever I feel like eating and take it back to the bathroom. I glob some gel into my hair and blow dry it. I get dressed and finish fixing my hair. IDuring all this I finish drinking my coffee and eating.I Then I brush my teeth and put on my make-up, grab my socks, shoes, and books and run out the door because by this time my ride has already been waiting a very long time for my imminent arrival. At one time red, white, purple, and pink balloons covered the campus in colors, but with the new rule started by the administration things changed and most of the balloons disappeared. So the students adapted and birthday bouquets were replaced with colorful bags filled with goodies such as candy, gifts, or little surprises. Z -N . l3.,1111flff 02 A 1 , X 5 6:00 - W ,, ' 68 20 ' 95 odd hours 63 28 is 5-30 5-oo -L, n u m What time do you get up in the morning? Highlights 171

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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

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l l l l l ll l i l lil-Q -1 I- I. ll Passing through the Tokay grapevine was a crop of new happenings that touched student lives. Several new occurances took place and changed the monotonous routine of Tokay scholars. A major issue that concerned the nation and affected Tokay was the disease AIDS. According to the center for Disease Control, the number of teenagers with AIDS will soon increase. So, in an attempt to find out what V ll b .3 , 3 students know about 5 .' V g AIDS, and to determine QT their sexual habits, a sur- it vey was given to Tokay juniors in February. The results of the survey were used to help start an AIDS education program developed by the State Department of Educa- '2 aww, tion. The survey was gi- ven nationwide and its effects will be felt in the near future. Tokay Press stories continued covering controver- sial topics. On the international level, Tokay thespians made their tour of Russia with the play Tom Sawyer. This was the result of letters written to the USSR asking for permission for the trip. ln order to raise the 575,000 necessary for the trip, the thespians held a walkathon, a raffle, had Dracula's Castle during Hallo- ween, the play Dracula, donations, and a telethon on the cable communi- cation channels and channel 58. ln honor of that first time trip the cast received proclamations Q from the mayor of Lodi, San Joaquin County, and the California Sen- ate. Another group who made a international trip was the Honor Band. Royce Tevis, band direc- Another national issue that touched down at . Tokay as well as other high schools was the Supreme Court ruling limiting the First -----t -- I it. ihuv ,Y Amendment press rights of students, in January. School officials were given the right to censor what students could write in school publications, or school sponsored activities. ln opposition to this ruling, Tokay publication staff members and other students bore a black arm bands reading, Free Press the day after the ruling. Principal Floyd Williams stated his confidence in the judgment of Roger Woo, publications adviser, and tor, received an invitation to Canada to perform six F concerts to help com- memorate the birthday of Queen Victoria. One tradition that was WI transformed was the juniorfsenior prom. The two formal dances were split. The split of the dance was a result of the over crowding problem at the Hilton on the dance floor and in the picture lines. On the academic level, Tokay competed its Western Association of Schools and Colleges lWASCl report at the beginning of the year As a result of this report, teachers and administrators looked at the quality of their departments and 7