Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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FHSPQ ning, si ei 4. Concert Choir mem- bers are: row one Eliza- beth Brown, Deborah Burford, Carla Alfonso, Director Cassie Reutlinger, Heather Buck, Donna Prusky, and Angelique Cordova. Row two Becky Dion, Christa Messick, Lisa Breinling, James Childress, Mark Jordan, Aldo Bianchi, Serina Jen- sen. Row three Rona An- derson, Aya Ishida, Desi- ree Voight, Montina Ter- ry. Roy Jeter, Brian Mor- ris, Jesse Walter, Lisa Smith, Sherry Harrison, and Bridget Casey. Row four Jennifer Dresar, Des- iree Woolen, Christi McDaniel, Michelle Sur- plus, Nathan Stark, Byron Brown, Kristin Groenew- egen, Carrie Sheppman, Melissa Conrad, and Brenda Huber. Choral!Chamber singers 45

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Singers make performances Singers maintain active year After a very busy schedule, the Choral and Chamber singers hung their hats with a presenta- tion of the children's classic The Reluctant Dragon by John Rutter in February. The show was complete with Cassie Reutlinger, choir director and Larry Linda, theater arts director as co- directors. Earlier in the year, we sang to the Soroptimist Club at Dudley's restaurant twice in December and did similar shows at American Savings, said senior Nathan Stark. ln December, the singers were hard at work on the Tokay High Performing Arts lTl'lSPAJ produc- tion ofthe Medieval Mystery Cycle, a celebration of Christ's birth as seen through medieval writers' eyes. But the spotlight seemed to be on senior Mark Jordan, who was accepted in the All-State Concert l. Cassie Ruetlinger re- hearses with students the bass part of their Februa- ry production of The Reluctant Dragon. 2. Seniors Mark Jordan and Nathan Stark, and juniors Elizabeth Brown and Roy Jeter rehearse a scene from The Reluct- ant Dragon with Cassie Reutlinger, Choir Direc- tor. 3. Cassie Reutlinger dir- ects her singers to sing an octave higher. 44 Choir in December. For auditions, Jordan had to perform different chords, matching tones, major and chramatic scales, tonal memory, sight reading, and a solo. Jordan chose The Turtle Dove as his solo audition piece. 'fl went into lthe auditionj thinking I would make it. 'Go for it,' l kept telling myself. To me, that's the difference between making it and not making it, said Jordan after being accepted. The singers also performed at the California Music Educators Association to be judged on their solo abilities. The group, not actually representing Tokay, sang solos or triple trios in front of a judge or judges and were rated on their singing abilities. lt's a personal measuring, said Jordan. by C. Todd Barnes photos by Gregory Cooper

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I. Juniors Michelle Haymore, Dawn Jackson, and sophomore La'Nia Brice listen attentively to a speaker during BSU Career Day. 2. Senior Troy Viney and junior David Jacobs recognize a former Conflict Manager. 3. Evaluating a serious conflict are junior David Jacobs, sophomore Tasha Kinyon, and junior Jenny Estorga. 4. BSU members listen to a speaker during Delta ColIege's BSU Career Day. C onfli t Manage ent exce s whil BSU fails to ccee Identifying the problem beneath the problem was the goal Conflict Managers attempted to take on. lt seemed that most problems Conflict Management dealt with had to do with rumors. After much analysis, threats, misunderstand- ings, or even something a lot worse proved to be the real problem. Our crowded conditions contri- buted to the problems as well. lt didn't take much to set people off. Besides solving problems with the students, Conflict Management was active in many events. They spent a lot of their time on Human Relations Day as well. New quarters were also provided in the back of the student lounge. In the past, Conflict Management had been moved from room to room. With a new home, students were able to easily locate help without delay. We want a reputation of being a safe place to talk, that we are accessable, and are built on a trust outlet, said Adviser Sheila Abdallah. The Black Student Union howev- er, lacked the unity to bring the group back from the preceeding year. Personal problems seemed to be the reason BSU lacked communi- cation. This caused BSU to loose the boost they needed at the begin- ning of the year to continue with their success. BSU officers were: Michelle Hay- more, president, Kelly Curry, vice presidentg Naketta Elizondo, trea- surerg and Nikko Kelly, secretary. Maybe next year we will have a fresh start to a better BSU since we'll all be on better termsf, said Michelle Haymore, president. by Cynthia Gonzales photos by Eric Johnston