West High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Torrance, CA)

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tfzzoaglz 012615 eiled by long bangs, the artist's discriminating evaluate the paint as his hands try to mix the sired color. The bell rings and he is hesitant to leave his work. With dedicated and talented artists, Life Drawing was only one ofthe many fine arts courses at West. ln the visual arts, Gabe Kreisworth and Richard Sauers offered a well rounded arts background. While Kreisworth taught the basics of composition, colors, proportions . . , Sauers de- scribed his classes as 'ithe other half of the visual arts, teaching the techniques of working in three dimensions. Encompassing all of the dimensions, Kreisworth and Sauers both agreed that West has the best artsyclasses in I the South Bay. Although the quality ofthe arts program has declined due to budget cuts, Sauers reaffirms that we still have an excellent program. D In the performing arts, Westis even more complete. With. Modern Dance, Drama, Chorus and Band, all aspects are represented. Kathleen Jensen, the chorus instructor, com- mented that West has an arts program superior to most schools. As a new teacher, she takes joy in the high quality. atfwest. .Offered at ,West are Aristocratiy, WindfEnsembtE,. S1 Dance Company, Play Production, and Life Drawing - all of these classes givethe students a chance to explore and excell ingtheiarts. a fairly, new grrival, Dance instructor Carole Yorke feels' fortunate tofbe ableto work with such an abundance of talent. Requiring much insight and creativity, York is most proud of the ,motivation H9931 i'1 0Vf?'Pi0U in CIHHCQFS- 'XCHQFQOQYHDHY is thing new,Somethingoriginalthat is created by the individf' ual dancers. Lin . 1 ...... Layout by Jenny Lin aiidMaSayo Omori ' ' ' ' Photos by Lara Linford, Billy Hardy and Hunter Moore g 5565 her5QPQ- , the fiamewark of his dragon, Sophomore David Kingson begins work on his project. . Tunihgfeach otiieh Aristocracy members Scott Fisher and Taiho Ya- mada glance through their music piece for the last time. M o rrrr r IXIIH'-illlllil' rim: msn :i 95

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I I ,DIY ' up Ls 6666116 m actually nervous! My first timed writing l have to do well. But how can l when my fingers feel so rubbery? C1o? the teacher yells. My heart skips a beat and I hit the wrong key. Typing One and Two, Accounting One and Two, Short- hand One and Two, and Business Machines were the choices offered to students searching for their required ten credits or serious about developing skills to benefit their future. At first l thought taking one ofthe business classes would be useless, but l was totally wrong. lt has helped me a lot already and will continue to help me in the future, commented senior Jenny Lin. i'The most basic business class, Typing One, became the most popular filler class for students ofall grades, but there were some who realized its importance, replied Darel Kelley. Accounting Three and Clerical Productions were offered to those who wanted to specialize in particular areas. As more advanced classes, they required lots of responsibility and therefore consisted of six hand-picked students. The students involved in Clerical Productions did work for some of the faculty, duplicating necessary materials. lt's unfortunate that the UC system places a great em- phasis on academic classes than business. High schools just aren't dealing with reality. We are ceasing to be a comprehensive high school. Students do not seem to be aware of how important the business classes are, Corina Dennis strongly stated. Due to decreased funds there were only two teachers teaching in the Business Department. There was enough enrollment but not enough teachers, There was also plenty of equipment but, unfortunately, not all of it was utilized. Copy and Layout by Susan Rosta Photos by Li-Chen Lin and Billy Hardy X ' 9 X. Pointing out an error in senior Mike Williamson 's journal, senior David Karner helps him balance his account. Typing a daily assignment, freshman John Wu keeps his eyes glued to the book. Looking over for help, sophomore Raymond Romero gets assis- tance from sophomore Adriana De Jesus.