Acalanes High School - Aklan Yearbook (Lafayette, CA)

Megaphones and Messages Cymbals clashed, pompons rustled and cheers of enthusiasm filled the air as stu- dents, determined to win the night ' s football game against California High School, gathered to show their sup- port. The sun glared down on Brass on the grass. At the opening of the Quad the rally band plays " All Right Now " to entertain the students. Mike Cutter conducted a few organized songs, but the band generally improvised its way through the lunchtime program. the students sprawled on the front lawn as they watched the spirit leaders perform their routines at the first of many lively noontime rallies. Not only did the rallies jazz up mundane lunch periods, but they also affected a team ' s performance. " Rallies get the spirit going for the game; then more people hear about it and we draw a bigger crowd that night, " commented Rally Commissioner Sally Le- werenz. Varsity football player Roy Erickson added, " I think the spirit rallies help my play better. It ' s nice to know that someone cares. " On a slightly different note, mandatory assemblies re- quired advanced planning, rearranged class schedules and, often, professional per- formers. A look behind the scenes revealed an eager Jan- ette Larsen, Programs Com- missioner, screening bands at talent agencies and examining reams of references. Janette ex- plained, " Everyone at school is going to see the performers I pick, so they had better be good! This year I ' d like to do something different like engaging a hypnotist. " However well planned they were, there was still contro- versy about assemblies. " I be- lieve the assemblies offer good educational experiences, com- mented English teacher Robert Jensen, " However, near the end of the year there are too many, and the students get restless and won ' t concen- trate. " Junior Matt Welsh re- marked, I like having shorter classes. At a school I attended in Colorado, all assemblies and rallies were after school, and mandatory. " Rallies and assemblies were refreshing additions to the te- dium of a normal schedule. Sally said, " Rallies give us a chance to show our pride. School isn ' t just for homework, you know! " Annette Wilson ' 84 Danielle Wilson ' 84 Jim Wilson ' 84 Kristie Wilson ' 84 Bryna Winchell ' 84 Jon Winchell ' 84 Patty Wing ' 84 Julie Wiseman ' 82 Tracy Wiseman ' 83 Byungkwan Woo ' 83 Leslie Wood ' 82 Vickie Wood ' 82 Dayna Woods ' 82 Mike Woolf ' 83 Randy Worsley ' 83 Tom Worthington ' 83 Tom Wright ' 83 Beverly Wulf ' 82 Diana Yallech ' 83 Lisa Yates ' 83 Rob Yeaman ' 84 Gordon Young ' 84 Mike Yturri ' 84 Lisa Zavala ' 83 Kristen Zensuis ' 82 Angie Zimmerman ' Skip Zimmerman ' 84 Julie Zygutis ' 83 f!EA » 166 LOWER CLASS