Alameda High School - Acorn Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

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Shed your shoes to a barefoot frenzy Waterskier Carol Seto smiles pretty for the camera as she glides over the water at the Alameda Waterway. Carol recently took the award for tricks and the wake slalom at the California State Championships. Trekkie transformations This blue-blooded vulcan reveals all her secrets to Star Trek success. Enter another dimension with trekkie Shay Barger. Super Singers Jill Rydman, Kris- tin Fairfeid and Kristen Battersby sing their hearts out for the student body at the AHS talent show. All three sen- iors gave an excel- lent performance, Singing a tune from “My Fair Lady.” He’s got all the right moves Su- perior skater Mike Elmore, junior, per- forms the intricate back-side air with | the greatest of ease. Hobbies 25

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UNIQUENESS ! re not talking any run-of-the- mill type hobbies, we’re talking major originality! So in honor of our students with a tiny touch of class, we devoted this section to the absolute origi- nals. Here’s just a sample of Alameda High’s unusu- al hobbyists. CAROL SETO A freshman at AHS, Carol Seto was no freshman when it came to waterskiing. Four years’ experience backed up her title as the National Girls’ Overall Champ. What were her thoughts about waterski- ing? “Barefoot waterskiing is a really trying exper- ience,” Carol replied. ““You’ve got to have a lot of balance, strength, and stamina.” With balance, strength, and stamina, there’s no doubt that Carol Seto will barefoot her way to success. JUNIOR TAAMU He sang faithfully in church choir, he sang again at AHS. Beach Boys oldies and soul here his main interests, but his inspiration was the King of Rock: Elvis Presley. Although there is no way Junior will ever serenade anybody, his favorite singing side- kicks were Seniors Eddie Fuentes and Frankie Esparza. SHAY BARGER A devoted trekkie and Spock fan, Shay had seen every Star Trek episode once, and one particular episode twenty-seven times! Shay had been in the Star Trek fan clan since last year and her hundreds of trekkie paraphernalia ranged from comic books to even a Cling-On dictionary. The Star Trek saga continues with trekkie Shay Barger. KRISTIN FAIRFEILD Presenting: Kristin Fairfeild, the versatility vir- tuosa. For Kristin, hobbies weren’t just something to fill up time, her pastimes were a way to express her feelings. “Accomplishment,” said Kristin. “There’s always something to learn and my hobbies have always been a part of me.” Although she had no plans to bring her hobbies into her future career, her pastimes promised to be an enriching part of her life. Spectacular sounds Junior Taamu and Frankie Esparza make a spectacular singing duo as they har- monize during choir. 24 Hobbies

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SHOW BIZ ssemblies are fun, it shows show much tal- ent and spirit is at our schoo!,” replied felt about assemblies... +=. SsCstCt=‘CS Shannon Knepper, who was in charge of assem- blies, commented that before being staged, assem- blies were complete pandemonium. If one succeed- ed she couldn’t stop smiling. She said a perfect as- sembly would be one that all faculty and students enjoyed. Shannon had the help of the leadership class behind her to put together the assemblies. The first assembly took place on October 1, and it showed a sampling of the talent at AHS. Caroline Benabou sang “The Greatest Love of All” by Whitt- ney Houston. Elisa Jacobs performed a modern dance number. Kristen Fairfeild, Cristen Bat- tersby, and Jill Rydman sang a song from “My Fair Lady.” Also at the assembly was a skit performed by the student body officers and the pom-pon girls and cheerleaders performed also. The second assembly was the spirt assembly and took place on October 8. Each class did a skit deal- ing with their theme of spirit week. The Seniors got star-struck, the Juniors spanned the globe, the Sophomores went though the holidays, and the Fre- shemen went on safari. Future Supremes? - Jill Rydman, Kris- ten Fairfield and Cristen Battersby sing. The three girls are seniors. Go AHS! Dina Johnson and Laurel McA- q dams perform at the assembly. Both girls are on the varsity pom-pon squad. 26 Assemblies