Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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here, and it's better than you thought. High school, so much respon- sibility. Teachers give tons of homework on top of in class assignments, you have to actual- ly do your homework at home. Teachers give you long term assignments and you actually have to plan your time wisely or you get an F. Shawna Derosia-Being a freshman at Tokay is not as good as being a sophomore, junior, or senior, probably. But, l liked the fact that I only have three and one-half years left of school, besides college, and that l could sleep in until 8 o'clock. Getting out late was one of the worst things about being a fresh- man. 4:3O is a little bit too late to be in school. l really didn't mind when the seniors would say freshmen suck as long as they weren't referring to me specifi- cally. But when l am a senior I might be the same way. Chris Dutra-One of the best parts of being a freshman was the chance to meet new people and make new friends. Another is the fact that you're in your final four years gives you the feeling of accomplishment. One of the worst things about being a freshman is if you go off campus you have to walk and get laughed at by the juniors and seniors. Latilce Edmond-Being a freshman at Tokay has a lot of it's own advantages such as getting away with things that the other grades couldn't do. Homework is one of them. You can always use the line, C'mon, give me a break, l'm new at this! The disadvantages are that we can't try out for the Drill Team and being one of them! Brad Holybee-The best part of being a freshman is the free- dom of choosing classes. We get to pick what classes we want to be in without being put in classes we don't want. , The worst thing about being a freshmen is bing put down by lOth, l lth, and 12th grades. They act like they were never a freshman and we are the only ones that will ever be freshmen, especially the seniors who think freshmen are the worst thing in the world to be. Edd Hamilton-I like being a freshman because next year, you're a sophomore so you can pick on the other new freshmen. By the time you're a sophomore, you know all the cruel things you can do to the freshmen. The bad part about being a freshman is that most of the teachers and students in higher grades think you are immature and they put you in a classifica- tion. Brandi Swafford-What I like about being a freshman is the younger kids in my family and on my street look up to me. Some of them even ask me for advice and my mom lets me do more things than she used to. What l don't like about being a freshman is the upper classmen always picking on freshman. lt really is not fair. Not all freshmen act the same. l think they just pick on us because we are younger than they are and it makes them feel good and pow- er- ful. Dave Smith-The best part of being a freshman at Tokay this year probably was the sports activities after school. lt really made me work harder in school so l could play in the sports. The worst part of being a freshman was being the minority of the school and being the minority, we didn't really get taken seriously because they still think of us as youth or immature. Pete Martinez-My freshman year was pretty awesome at the beginning. l met five varsity football players in a class of mine. Now whenever anyone else picks on me, l have my own little bodyguards. The other awe- some part about last year was the junior and senior girls, beautiful, marvelous. Being a freshman doesn't al- ways have its ups and it especial- ly has its downs. Like grades. The only real class l had trouble in was math. lt was mostly my fault though. Anne Rodriguez-Being a freshman to me meant being hissed and booed at rallies but as it turns out this year was abso- lutely fabulous. l met lots of new people and received great ad- vice. l really enjoyed being able to voice my opinions to student governmentwhen I needed to. l disliked the fact that l'm at the bottom of the totem pole. As freshmen, we were babies and we had to grow up to adulthood all within the period of four years. Cara Wiles-My prayers have been answered. No more cafet- eria food or homemade lunches! l have finally reached that won- derful day and age where I don't have to eat something that has been smushed in a baggie by my mom or else l don't know what slammed on a tray by some lady wearing surgical plastic gloves. Praise the Lord and hallelujah! Being a freshman is not all fun and games. lt is not easy to live in constant fear of being stuffed in a trash can and rolled down a hill. Most people do not have phobias like this but when you're barely five feet tall and l5 years old, it is pretty hard to ignore. Rozilynne Souza-Freshmen aren't treated half as bad as people say. Meeting new people and making friends is one up for being a freshman. Being a fresh- man at Tokay is great because we have a huge school and a lot of classes to pick from. Although there are ups for being a freshman there are also some downs. People may get the wrong idea about you just be- cause you're a freshman and unless you are playing a sport you have to go to school at 9 in the morning and not come home till 5 because our school is so overcrowded. Melissa Smola-The best part about being a freshman is that to a lot of upperclassmen it didn't matter if you were a freshman or not. A lot of them try to help you in any way possible. Another thing about being a freshman that was good was that we ac- tually did get a lot of attention whether it being good or bad. This year being a freshman the worst part about it was the late schedule. Getting home at 5 was not the greatest idea because we would barely have enough time to do homework! James Kashner-l feel the greatest part about being a fresh- man is that everything seems new and improved. l also like the way you're treated. Even though you're a freshman, still treat you like should be treated. Some of the things l don't like about being a freshman are that some of the better classes and activities are only for older stu- dents. There you have it straight from the source. Now their year of fear is over and they will be able to initiate next year's victims like a true veteran. most people you feel you Freshmen 291

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290 Emily Woolsey Aaron Wright Cfhanda Wright lonya Wright Kenneth Wyatt Chan Xiong Soua Xiong Vang Xiong Jason Yamamoto Chi Yang Angela Ybarra Myoung Yoo Kesha York Tammi Yorks Brett Young Christi Young Crystal Young Mohammad Yusuf Matthew Zachocki Michael Zuniga ,, .Q 5 .MSE X iff- . - A A ' N if I -n-A an E vw- r V an ' v 2 '-v ,. -1 0 ,Q 4 'i,y, V 1 I A... , 7 ' If ,....., f, 2 l t- Q.. . 'S Ii i 2 ' ,. 41. Q N, 3 of at Q g m 3 3. 'x s Q 1 5 fs v 'll' Freshm n air gripes, g oans Eighth graders hear about it, Ninth graders dread it. While juniors and seniors aren't worried about it. It meant being a freshman. Lost, confused, and insecure, freshmen looked forward to June when their 181 days of turmoil was over. Monica Paniagua-It doesn't matter to me that l'm a freshman. Everyone will be there sooner or later. What is important to me is that freshmen have spirit. Hey, maybe even more than the seni- ors did. Just because they're seniors what does that make them. lt was fun beating them even if it was just a bunch of yelling. Even though being a freshman was fun, there were some disad- vantages. Most of the other stu- dents treated us like we weren't all that important. Although l do have to confess, it wasn't as bad as l thought it would be. l guess all future freshmen will have to go through the same thing, but just remember being a freshman is no shame. Meridith Stevens-l came to Tokay in the beginning of No- vember and I only knew three people. The freshmen were so nice, and accepted me. Everyone is very friendly. l think the best thing about being a freshman is the bonds you form between you and your new friends, and your old ones. Adjusting is the hardest part of being a freshman. People expect you to be so grown up when you enter high school, but grown up is one thing freshmen definitely are not. You enter high school and everything is different, there is more people, more work, and harder classes. Shawn Bullen-The best thing about being a freshman at Tokay is that you meet new people. The worst thing about being a freshman is getting out of school at 4:30 and l don't care if school starts at 9:30 the schedule is lame. Chuck Mustain-High school, wow, what an exciting place. There's so much to do, and you have the freedom to do anything. You've wanted all your life to get

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Sheila Abdallah Rich Abel Carol Adams Linda Adams Diana Allen Richard Anaforian Maridel Anagnos Martha Avitt Bob Balesteri Connie Barker Wendy Baskette Bill Baumgartner Grace Beach Nancy Becker Karen Beckrest Emma Berg Steve Berkowitz Joyce Berlin Luella Bitz Betty Blankenship Tammy Blighton Kathryn Boeddiker Becky Bolt Anne Braden was s'f3'ralm A A Y , .' ,ig Fka' iq! 1, xr D. i yi 4 . A :Rx ,., -1- v '. ' ,f -. . 'ei 1 1 t , . ' 4 'tr xi c ji f new if .t Z. i 1. '55 1 . tiff 5 z' I ,E L? 4 g if f ' i t .Q Hatch earns annual award After leading countless students through the galaxies of literature and grammar, and helping them, fearlessly, brave the perils of essays and vocabulary packets, Commander Sam, as Sam Hatch was often known to his students, was named Teacher of the Year. Mr. Hatch was surprised and pleased when he heard the news. i'Because it was voted on by my colleagues, and there were so many good teachers here at Tokay, l think it really was an honor, he said. Although Mr. Hatch was involved in many projects, such as the California Achievement Program writing development team, the Area Three Writing Project, and the reform of the minimum competency writing test, he pre- fered the actual teaching. l'd rather be a classroom teacher than some high muckety-muck, he stated. lvlr. Hatch's favorite aspect of teaching was the rapport with the students, especially when they are both struggling to understand so- mething. lt is a wonderful experience when you are learning together, he said. Mr. Hatch was respected by both students and other teachers. According to senior Scott Farrar, who had had lvlr. Hatch twice, lvlr. Hatch was very profesional and intelligent. He was also willing to extend himself to meet the needs and abilities of studentsf, i'He is one of the most knowledgable people l know, said Lynda Nahigian, English department head. I often turn to him for advice, or when l need another perspective. He can always be counted on. by Kate Steinheimer