Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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l. Becoming frustrated by llipping french toast is ESL student Linh Vo. 2. Wendy Coy takes a quick breather from her studies in her Instructional Resource class. 3. Making collages is one of the many assignments done in the beginning ESL course, shown by Hien Tran. iii N I . My :f5?,:ym 5 w .14 4 45 xg 4, an Q

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Struggle h urfs, impairs speech After a i'difficult year, the Speech and Forensics program survived trials and tribulations, according to Wayne Read, speech adviser. When the speech students were introduced to their speech adviser, they had no idea what they were getting into. An active instructor, Mr. Read got the students moving toward a speech-perfect vocabulary and jargon. I have always wanted to be a teacher, said Mr. Read. lt always attracted me. When l was with the California Highway Patrol, l got the experience of talking with students about safety and the like. I realized then exactly how much l wanted to be a teacher. Mr. Read said that speech was as important in education as any other part of it. 'tltflany jobs require people to communicate effectively. Not only should they know English, but they should be able to speak it correctly, said Mr. Read. ln Mr. Read's eyes, Tokay Speech and Forensics was still progressing-attempting to become outstanding. There was no sustained development program, but we were working toward that. Tokay's speech program did well with Mr. Read, who commented that the students had some success. Freshman Bernice Hodges, sophomore Stacey Robles, and senior Eric Perez all vvon certificates in C and B League tournaments. However, Mr. Read had trouble building the speech program to such an exeptional level. He tried to have a speech tournament at Tokay, but the whole thing fell through. lThe tournament orga- nizersi just didn't want to have it here, said Mr. Read. Mr. Read, however, said that Tokay was an exceptional institution with many talented students, and that he was happy to work at such a school. Senior Philip Canada said, flVlr. Readl really- cares about the students, but unfortunately, he gets little cooperation from them. Canada added, ln order to excel in the class, you must enjoy it-take it seriously. Then you can gain the talent to speak well in front of others. by C. Todd Barnes photos by Sally Limbaugh 3. As other students use their speech talents before class, senior Edward Storm shows his hand-over-mouth technique. 4. Seniors Dwight Branscum and Tamurei Moore further express hand-over-face techniques during their debate. Speech!Forensics 83

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Pupils need special help Students, faculty, and administration had to back into the regular routine of a school environment in September, but for others it was more difficult since they were special. English as a Second Language IESLJ and Instructional Resources were classes for those who cannot speak any or very little English or were mentally impaired. The ESL classes consisted mainly of Southeast Asians. They were placed in different levels of learning according to how much schooling they had before coming to Tokay. For the mentally impaired, their classes had all sorts of learning levels, which made teaching more individualized. Both ESL and Instructional Reasource students were taught English, math, history, and any other courses needed for graduation. These kids were also being taught how to behave in a social atmosphere, said Hana Nowakoski, lnstuctional Resource chairperson. We take them out on field trip which also helped teach acceptable social manners. The Instructional Resource students also had Special Olympics as an extracurricular activity. ESL students were able to try out for school sports but according to Alice Castellanos, Most were too intimidated and afraid the other kids would laugh or make fun of them, so they rarely tried out. Most ESL students feel they are not socially accepted, said Miss Castellanos, so they stayed in their own groups. Though students in either department tried to get mainstreamed in a natural school environment, support and encouragement was needed by others to keep a positive attitude. by Dina Smith photos by Matt Silber J A 2 lien 5 I5 M f 15,1 fooml O .I f if ---. ., 'I ' I , 'lx 9 I f 4,541 -. Q .X f - is . ' I ' 3 A' 5,23 G 'l ab ! X XX 5 'fri X 2 X X . , I i A ,ie f - ' . , i fa 3 I 4. Encouraging a confused student is ESL teacher Jeff Stroh. 5. Motivation, a huge part of the Instructional Resource and ESL progam is displayed by this reminder pinned up in M-4. IRXESL 85