Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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I l ll ll ll ll ll Il ll ll ll l Growing strong, moving forward Soph o more Isof a-mor'j n. a student in the second year of college or high school Finally settled into the school, sophomores spent their year with the livlier side of school. They had the dances and rallies and various fundraisers to attend now that they were accepted also as a true part of the school and spent much of their time blending in. For many sophomores this was the year to start participating in school activities and planning for the future. Overall, sophomore year proved to be one of preparation and fun. New beginnings Fresh man Ifresh' manj n. l. a beginner 2. first year student in high school or college Finally feeling like teenagers, freshmen welcomed, with open arms, high school. Little did they realize that the upperclassmen wouldn't welcome freshmen with the same open arms. But, as the year went on, people left the underclassmen alone, and the freshmen learned the highlights Tokay could offer. Clubs and sports gave them a wide variety of after school activities. The hard process of high school began and the underclassmen started the long climbing process. Although freshmen had to face a long day starting from 9:30 a.m. and ending at 4:30 p.m., they made it through and moved up the ladder a step higher. Allin all, freshmen felt proud of finally making it to high school, and involved themselves as much as possible. How do you avoid doing homework? 1. Sleep 2. Watch television 3. Leave it in locker 4. Talk on the phone 5. Tell mom there isn't any What are the most original ways to avoid homework? l. Persuade the teacher not to give the class any 2. Don't take it out of the backpack 3. Leave books at doorstep, outside house 4. Throw it in the trash 5. Tell self itill get done-somehow lmagicl Highlights 183

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llll ll l lll lll Final endings Sen ior Isen yerj n. l. of higher rank or longer service 2. a person in the graduating class After three years of struggling to the top of the mountain, seniors finally became king of the moun- tain. With this new status also came many other priviledges. Seniors were now able to pick on anyone they wanted. They were looked up to as the leading class. There were also the traditional privileges such as graduation practices that got seniors out of school. Senior cut day and senior portraits were among the other traditional requirements of seniordom.. The Class of '88 also had to deal with the red tape involved in graduating. There were the applications to fill out, and forms for diplomas. All in all though, the senior year for the Class of i988 proved to be a fruitful year with many happy memories. vs: it 'V W A. Vpgruv .ii 7325! H A lpl' 4' , rs 13 lf' .X ,xi 2:f 1 Ji. A H 182 Still climbing up mountain Jun ior lioon yerj n. l. a person of lower standing or rank. 2. member of a third-year class in a high school or college After finally making it to the upperclassmen role, juniors faced more problems and difficulties than ever before. Colleges began to look at grades, so juniors had to cut back on fun and keep on the homework. Juniors faced a year of new traditions as the Junior Senior prom was split, and called the Junior prom. But, juniors walked around with their head in the clouds knowing that in less than one year, they would be in charge of the bullying of freshmen and the ruling of the school. Senioritis was something they looked forward to, along with graduation. Horses, pigs, sheep, and goats were all seen at the Future Farmer of America's lFFAj petting zoo. The members charged S2 to allow students to walk around and see the baby animals roaming around in their barriers. A few people were allowed to ride the horse. But high school students weren't the only one's seen in the zoo, elementary kids were there also.

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As vines in a grape vineyard cultivate, so the events of the world have grown together to create a vineyard of the world. September saw Corazon Aquino, Philippine president, struggling to gain control over her country. Still facing difficulties in trying to unite her country into a harmonious entity, Aquino lost key cabinet members and military troops because of their opposition to her policies. Twenty-four countries in the United Nations Environment Program signed an accord to halt the production and use of ozone destroying chemicals by the year l999. The pact, which was signed in Montreal, was the first of its kind for the Environ- mental Program. Still feeling the effects of the Vietnam War, Hanoi officials granted amnesty to 6,685 inmates of their re-education camps, included in those released inmates were 480 military and civilian officials of the former US-backed Saigon government. Despite the mass amnesty, 7,000 remain in political indoc- trination. October brought about pro-independence riots in Tibet, sparked by Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama. At the same time, illegal immigrants from the Dominican Re- BMW public, tried to flee to Puerto Rico via boat, were eaten by sharks. This incident sparked sheer panic among others who wanted to emigrate from the island to the neighboring Puer- to Rico. l l IIGI lil llll l Not too far away, violence continued in Haiti as its election neared. Miguel De la Madrid, president of Mexico, hand-picked the succeeding presidential candidate for the Institutional Revolutionary Party. Harvard educated Carlos Salinas de Oortari was virtually assured to victory as the youngest president in lVlexico's history. Change of leadership seemed to be the trend in October as Japan took a new prime minister and Egypt elected a new president. But the most significant events of October proved to be several lran-US incidents in the Persian Oulf. Throughout the months to follow, mild skirmishes and air incidents lead to what could be labeled as the most controversial clashes of the year. Tragedy struck in November as London saw its worst subway fire in the history of its subway system. ln the fire, 30 people died and 80 were injured, causing hesitancy in London people toward riding the subway. Nazi war criminal Jo- sef Schwammberger was ...., - - arrested in Cordoba, Ar- ., A . gentina for his part in the horrendous antics of Adolph Hitler in World War ll. lt was around this time too that French pre- sident Francois Nlitterand was informed of French arms sales to Tehran. Change of power was the continued trend in December as South Korea and Czechoslo- vakia both took on new leaders. Roh Tae Woo took command through the Democratic Justice Party while Gustav Hu- ! ,. u 'nik 4