Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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n sto iy History is our story — who we are. where we come from and why we do the things we do, said European Civil- ization teacher Donna Crisci. People who do not understand history tend to ▲ EXPLAINING TO HIS CLASS EXACTLY WHERE AF- RICA IS, Jack Isett points it out on the map Interna- tional Relations dealt witti foreign policy between the US and other countries. A SO QUIET YOU COULD HEAR A PIN drop. was the feeling for this class as many students busily worked on their class assignments. Class time was a good time to get homework done be very naive about the modern world. Mistakes in the future can be avoid- ed by learning history. That ' s why many history majors are hired politicians or become politicians, said Walnut Alum- nus Paul Garver, Russian Studies major at Cal State Fullerton. In later life his- tory can be helpful In get- ting |obs In business, law, politics and public rela- tions. Businesses will hire history majors In case they decide to open a market In another coun- try. Area specialists can be helpful in business and politics, said Drew Jo- hannsen, former Mus-« tang, History can open the door for many occu- 1 pations. 1 , At eblLQ I hear this question a lot from my students, said math teacher Scott Cassells. It Is very difficult to answer. A THE FORMULA IS ■ that ' s what Ray Davies is trying to explain to one of his many math classes. Trying to get students to understand the concepts of math was a daily thing. Reasons varied from figuring out simple grocery questions to complex formulas used in Physics and Chemistry as well as Engineering. From an educational standpoint Al- gebra blends Into the next level of math. Trigonometry, and goes on toi help out with Calculus — both are ' needed in many career fields includingi engineering, construction, police work, ' chemistry, business, nursing, and com- puters. ■ For many jobs, machines take thej place of applied Trigonometry and Cal-| cuius and Algebra, but in case of mal j function, knowledge in those subjects of math are needed, according to 1984| graduate Maurice Camacho. Algebra specifically, was applied bothi in everyday life and careers such as sur-s| veying and architecture. Students always complained about! those dreadful math classes butj once they graduated and went out into the world, they realized it wasn t a waste of time after all. i Academics Why do I have to learn this 165

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Wjcbr T LET ' S GET THIS MEETING DOWN TO OR DER, was the start of the get together of tl junior class officers. The officers met dunn lunchtime to discuss many important sub|ec;;. like the upcoming Prom. have to learn this? heard out of the mouths of the students who wanted to voice their complaints. Feelings of criticism were apparent when statements like these were made by students when they didn ' t want to learn a concept. What IS that? I have no idea, and I really don ' t want to know! That ' s for sure. I don ' t see how learning this will help US later on in our lives. Yeah, who really cares about formulas and words we never heard of or even use when we talk? If you were to walk into a classroom [.these comments could be occasionally Besides just learning to present yourself well in vocabulary and gratn- mar, students will gain an appreciation of literature, and literature and writing are the keys to finding out who we are as a group of people and as individ- uals. said English teacher Ken Klotzle. In some people ' s opinions, English was very important to learn. Sopho- more Kristen Jackson said, I think we need to learn English — period. When you see a person that sounds like he doesn ' t know English, you don ' t think as highly as you could of him, said Marni St. John. English majors were able to go Into the fields of teaching, Journalism, script writing, or working as authors after and during college. Four years of English was a district-wide requirement for students planning to graduate and also recommended for entrance to most colleges. Some students did not like English but felt It was beneficial to study. English is not my favorite subject, but it is a way I can broaden my hori- zons through reading, said sopho- more Jennifer McDonald. It is benefi- cial to me in many aspects of my life. » lea A SCRIBBLE, SCRIBBLE that would be the sound in Dan Priest ' s room as he explained verbs and nouns In each level ot English, students learned more and more about its concepts ▲ DISCUSSING A LITERARY WORK, Jim Stratton reads aloud a Shakespearean play, Stratton ' s classes discussed literature and grammar con- cepts. 1 64 Why do I have to learn this Academics

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Skills for Pra»ii 9 ail piMS the Future for success in tomorroiv ' s world 0 he hum of the power saw. The 1 whir of the printing press. 1 Typewriter bells going off. And • the whistling of the scroll saw. In no other section were students paired with machinery as much as in Applied Arts and Technology directed by dean Bill Diskin. Diskin was also in charge of the R.O.P. classes includ- ing home economics and liv- ing in the future everyday (L.I.F.E.). This class taught basic living skills, such as bal- ancing your budget. Other classes were the business classes like Personal Typing and Accounting. One new class that was added to the section was the Tech class. It allowed stu- dents to learn three different areas: drafting, graphics, and woodshop. This new class has students explore these three different areas, said Dis- kin. All the classes are unique, and the students who take them can utilize the skills they learn in the future. Almost all of the classes in this sec- tion were preparatory classes for col- lege and careers. I ' m taking drafting because I really am interested in architecture and inte- rior design, said junior Jeff Jacobs. I ' m hoping to go into this field of busi- ness. With the changes in the section, Dis- kin began to develop goals for this area which included a three year plan for vo- cational education, and allowing stu- dents to get an awareness in specific areas so that they could develop saleable skills. With Diskin at the helm as dean, and with all of the new changes, the Applied Arts and Technology department was given a new lift which was a rev.-ard to many. Story by Dena Hara: layout by Ke- vin Thomas: photos by Jack Elliott, Tim Thetford. and Brad Lindenberg. A DEEP IN THOUGHT, Rachel Lin finishes typing in her program. Class time was used to worl on their assignments. ▲ CHECKING OVER THE WORK. Phyllis Gardner makes sure it was done correctly In the typing classes, the students work was checked over carefully. MORE INTERESTED IN HIS MAGAZINE THAN IN THE CLASS, sophomore Danny Laguna looks at his soccer magazine Magazines were one ot the types ol entertainment at school. 166 Academics Applied Arts and Technology