Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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l ll Il ll I. Ql ll ll ll Il l - -I .W avoided and the delta was ruled to sit, threatened by the water in its channels and the politicians who wanted to move the water south. Something that definitely could not be avoided was the case in which the Golden Wok, a Chinese restaurant was leveled after an unknown explosion. The blast was heard for more than six miles away. lt knocked out windows of nearby residences and killed at least one person. The four walls of the restaurant blasted outward, sending the roof to the ground. Flames leaped 50 feet in the air and took one hour to distinguish. The explosion was of such rare magni- tude that the authorities believed it to be caused by arson, though this was not proven at the time. Growing winegrapes had been a struggle for most of the decade. Thus, winegrape growers in the San Joaquin Valley united together to form a new orga- niziation, the Southern San Joaquin Winegrape Growers Association. The aim of this group was to improve production, promote community spirit, and obtain support for research. Organizing committee members represent- ed about 30 percent of the three-county acreage of grapes grown for crushing. Like the variety of grapes in the area, the events which occured varied, some were tasteful while others were bitter. by April Taylor 1. Levee collapse and Southern California demands put the pressure on the waters contained in the San Joaquin Delta. 2. Opposite the Department of Motor Vehi- cles, the old Chinese restaurant known as the Golden Wok, was destroyed in a dramatic explosion where each of the walls blew out, as 50-foot flames soared upward, while the sound of the explosion could be heard for six miles. l I v if ligi-,J- ani I .4 -F Stateflocal essay 177

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Ill lll lll l l l Q I I . I ll ll ll l As part of the grapevine, state and ocal regions faced additions as well as some pruning in the different branches of their society. Pope -Iohn Paul II, during his 10-day, nine-city tour, visited Monterey, to be greeted by actor-mayor Clint Eastwood, and then the Pope went on to San Francisco to meet with 100 AIDS victims and their families. This tour received much publicity and put enthusiasm in Californi- ans to have such a re- spected figure come to their state. The theme of this four-day festivity was Reflections-a 50th An- niversary Celebration. The festival scheduled entertainers, games, grape-oriented features 1, . of I ,Mi 'Q if , ,I ' 1' 5'.?aw- ' 1 ' 1? Ctr L :Cai S fir-Jig! 'Q az., 41, Zag , K P . rr 4 vw such as grape murals and displays. There were competition programs as well as commercial and exhibit booths. Also as a squirt of refreshing flavor, the San Francisco Giants won the National League West Championship. Under manager Roger Craig, this is the first Giant championship in 16 years. This put the spirit back into patriotic Giant fans. That same day, California received another great shock, though this one ranked 6.1 on the Richter scale. Across Southern California hit a severe earthquake and 16 strong aftershocks. Buildings were destroyed, homes were damaged, freeways were closed, and fires were started. Six people were killed while 100 others were injured. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was the strongest to hit the Los Angeles area since the 6.4 Sylmar quake of 1961. Arousing the attention of local education was the AIDS virus. With 5 to 10 million people worldwide with AIDS, educators made a way to fight the disease by efforts to inform students and adults about AIDS. This awareness caught on and programs as well as presentations were established locally. The Lodi Unified School District decided to put six more schools on year-round schedules. With enroll- ment figures climbing, this was the district's only alternative. Schools de- termined to go on the year-round school plan in July 1988 include Davis and Elkhorn ele- mentary schools in North Stockton and Lakewood, Leroy Nichols, Vine- wood and Erma B. Reese -ina. MA elementary schools in Lodi. Also set as a restric- tion, students at Senior Elementary School were no longer allowed to wear pieces of clothing advertising beer or alcohol products. If the students wear clothing of this nature, the students would be asked to go home and change. The new regulation was backed by State law which allows school officials to pass such restrictions. Authorities thought the clothing was disruptive to the educational setting. Another disrupting issue dealt with the Sacramen- to-San Joaquin Delta. The delta contains the state's richest farmland yet the safety of this farmland was put in question. Concerns were brought up as to the crumbling levees as well as where to transfer the water. After the dry winter of 1986-1987, it has been a concern as to where the water would be sent. A decision was again 7

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l ll Il l l lil 7 Walking up to the front door, it opens, and it slams behind Tina Teenager. With a practiced throw, her books hit the kitchen table and her jacket lands perfectly on the hook. Heading straight to the fridge, yanking open the door, grabbing a coke and some cold chicken, Tina heads her tired body toward the couch, and on the way, she grabs the remote control to the television. Immediately when her body hits the cushions of the couch, relaxation sets in. First her head slowly sets deeper in the pillow, and she feels every tense muscle find its rightful position in the curvatures of the couch. A quick nap follows, but then the homework has to start. Relaxing after a long-hard day at school is a necessity for every student. Yah. Ready. They'll be here in five minutes. Hair's done, clothes are perfect, one last look in the mirror. Argh! lt's all wrong! Can't be seen dead in this. Hairstyle is nerdy. Clothes are gross. Time is short, but no. Start over. Open the closet, grab something else, anything else, there's nothing else. Despair. Wherever shall one go? Whatever shall one do? Oo to Tara. No, can't. The Yankees will burn down the house first. Where's that comb? Where's that brush? Where's the hairspray? Ding dong. They're here. Poltergeist? No, the date of the century. Look worse. Ootta go. lVlake them wait, it's all wrong. lt's too wrong. Mom, tell them the yankees have attacked and Scarlett can't go out tonight. Argh. Despair. Frustration. 8 To do it or not to do it, that is the question. Sorry Shakespeare, Mork and lVlindy's on-this is the good one where lVlork proposes to lVlindy. What's for dinner? Oh, got to eat, sorry Shakespeare, maybe later. 8 o'clock! Sorry William, lVlacOyver is on. Yawn, fatigue, sleep, no time for Shakespeare. The shortest point between the math book and the refrigerator is a straight line. lce cream! lVlmmmm, sorry geometry, not now. Cookies, cake, pizza-can't mess up that beautiful stiff-bound geometry book. Oh so sick, can't concentrate on equations. lt's the proof ofthe. . . pudding! lVlmmmm, sorry geometry, much much too full now to concentrate. Where'd all the time go? There's just too much homework and not enough time to do it in. The teachers are so demanding, it's incredible. What do they take teens for anyway? Where oh where has everything gone? Where oh where can it be? The pile grows up as more stuff gets gone, where oh where can it be? Where's the left shoe? The right one is here where can the left one be? Dig, dig, dig. Orab, grab, grab. Pull, wow haven't seen this paper in ages. Oh no, it was worth 100 points too. Sheesh. Clean up that mess. Where is the bed any way? Rats could live in there! What's that smell? Didn't know that sweater still existed. Yuck, stale socks. Papers, papers, pile-up, clutter grows and grows. This must be how mountains are created. The creator of the universe must have been quite a slob, worse though, some mountains erupt.