Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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242 Danny Delgado Tonya Demos Dawn Devol Tammy DeVore John Dewitt Brian Dick Ha Diep Hue Do Ciao Doan Dena Dobbins Natalie Dolley Tisha Domingo Shawna Donaldson Brette Drawve Michael Eagan Molly Eberle Chevelle Edgeworth Mary Elder Melanie Elson Robin Epperson Horacio Espinoza Sheri Esposeto Cynthia Estrada Scott Fabing 3 it Risky business Dinkel faces Most people don't consider fighting fires as a daily duty, but for Robert Dinkel, First Sergeant of the National Guard, it was. Mr. Dinkel, Industrial Arts Department chairperson, fought fires in Northern Califor- nia for ll straight day, putting in 200 hours. He performed such duties as supporting the fire effort, flying water drops on hot spots, pulling fire fighters off the fire line that were overcome with smoke, and flying fighters in and out of the blazing sites. Not only did Mr. Dinkel do all of the above, but he also had to take care of 186 men in his company. We were the main maintanence station. We supplied meals for all of the men and a place for a little RSLR lrest and relaxationlf' forest blazes said Mr. Dinkel. According to Mr. Dinkel, he was amazed that the National Guard could handle such a big operation. l thought that we would step on our toes big time, but we didn't. We ran it perfectly, recalled Mr. Dinkel. One thing that pleased Mr. Dinkel was the fact that Principal Floyd Williams allowed him to take the time out and do his patriotic duty. lt's great to know that I had an employer who supported the effort, said Mr. Dinkel. Though fighting fires was an extreme challenge, that didn't bother Mr. Dinkel. According to him, it was a great chance to fly and break away from the normal. Angelica Bautista e3 ,A ,,., 5 I .. M Q .fam ,ti... C ' c Q iz. . Ex ' ' ' 3 Q W r.t , A r 1 ,s. . ,. ,QV 24-' -- r by lg i-fra W IPX 1 C 1-. Tl! - , r . , f fi V . X. :Sy ... . 1 ',. , x H, y gg . ,., . . .. if N A, . H ' g 'V -: 2 .1.' J ,..V C V v I. , U' .3 ' Q' 'S 1 fr' '..f E 9?-4 -s Y t, M f ' s wa ,Y .,. wg. W . fi N A 4 lm ,L 6 .5 Y , ' V - ,f-. . ,Q F ua ' A I ' ,Q - 4-. ., 2 , A 1 - Ai j , 3 .V ' Q w x A I . ,... X , . . my , I : ., . , , lyk, 5 A

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Rene Garcia Jennifer Gardner Rowena Gargalicana Susan Garrard Ryan Garrette Christopher Gauthier ,F . Michelle Gay I Carl Gayle 1' A A Kim Gayle I Leigh Gessell 1 in Sheri Geyer , :L ' Q ' Larry Giottonini iff, , , r- - M 5 X , . Greg Guiffre John Guiffre 4' ! 7' lf' 1 . ,if ig-1 1, gc- as A ra 7 1 f vs L '77 . , r- ' 2 Q' ' . QQ ' ' - A r 1 ', , . ' ' .s K i ,k z , I., ' ' it - , Heath Glennon Jeffrey Godfrey Jesse Gomez Nicolas Gomez Jade Gonzales Jennie Gonzales Richard Gonzales Jose Gonzalez Larissa Gordon Donald Graham A xx fi- H c i, 'EK 13-1' 3, ff '53-4-V W4 iw .Y 2 ' :Dv 1 1 1. , U x .. ' 1 . rf X ! ,Y , . r ' ' '-5 aj . fps- A ' V .w E .f' f' ' F V ' ' ' NT ' 1 -f l lx. will tr ' -' - ' 1 ? . fb 1,5 4 4 -- 3 ' . . .s., , - - Q - . ,V . ,,, g. , 11 , .5 I A gag, I , , f Y , 4 , Teens eye driver 's license Sweating palms, nervous twitches, flutter- ing hearts, troubled breathing, and teary eyes was what all teenagers faced when they sat behind the wheel for their driver's license test. Eyeing the freedom of driving and the ownership of a car, teens faced some of the funniest, saddest, or craziest experiences. lt was a little bit scary being stuck in the middle of an intersection, turning left, with the light red, said junior Rachel Sershon. Parallel parking was the hardest for me, the space seemed to gradually get smaller and smaller, said senior Dan Hughes. A sense of accomplishment washed over the few individuals who passed their test on the first time. But with good things there was always bad things for those poor individuals who had a big FAILURE written across their score sheet. Problems that caused a failure were, making a left turn, not from a turning lane, 244 not giving the right away, turning onto a one-way street, the wrong way, and having little accidents, which left the examiners face white as a ghost. A few of the biggest problems that faced test takers were: not looking in the rearview mirror, not yielding, stopping at a four-way stop, thinking it was a two-way stop, and not knowing the arm signals. Little mistakes such as, the wrong turning signal or going through a yellow light also docked a few points. I had an old lady and she kept marking marks on my score sheet. The biggest problem l had was not looking in the rearview mirror and the side mirror at the same time, before changing lanes, said junior Melissa Conrad. lf the nightmare of taking your driver's test awaits you, review all the little things through the driver's manual and pray the night before for a pass. by Kimberly Banghart