Arlington High School - Simba Kali Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Games That People Play Was it the end of the game or a new beginning? We finished another year of growing together academically, physically, socially and in the individual tournaments of life. Our athletes showed great ability as demonstrated by the seasons ' records. Every team showed great talent, and many teams made their way to CIF. From the aca- demic point of view, school started with many classes having a surplus of students. This overcrowding resulted in the necessity to reschedule many stu- dents and shift classes. In contrast, a special victory came when the School Site Council ' s appli- cation for a $53,550 state grant was awarded to Arlington High School for school improvement planning. AHS faced a particular trauma, when early in the school year, a teachers ' strike was threatened but never became re- ality after a settlement was reached. A law which prohibited the sale of junk food on campus before 12:00 PM curtailed the earning of money by or- ganizations that depended on candy sales as their primary fund raisers. An- other unusual thing also happened. The dictionary stand in the library mys- teriously disappeared and mysteriously reappeared after much complaining from Mrs. Metcalf. A new approach to overcoming boredom culminated when the first Anti Prom was held on January 29, 1981 Unlike the formal approach and atmosphere of the Prom, dressing in jeans and eating at McDonalds were a few characteristics of this event. « After the rush, the sale of basketball conses- sions produced profits for a Senior class fund raiser. » The flag girls ' Kiss-O-Gram sale shows Kim Atlas making the sales to Marvene Willey. Winona Longacre, Jana Weimer, and Holli Cochran. After much publicity, the biggest musical first, The Music Man, took place March 26-30. The Music Man, jointly sponsored by all of the perform- ing arts departments; drama, vocal, and instrumental put dance, singing, music, and acting together to create the production. Among the leads were Damon Essail playing Professor Harold Hill and Pam Smith portraying Marian the Librarian. As we crossed the finish line of the year, we found new opportunities awaited in every direction. For some it was just a break before the next turn began in the game again, but for graduates, a totally new challenge away from the AHS campus awaited them. 236 Closing

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Students Make the Final Move toward the Finish Line in the . . . 4 Showing us her fiercer side. Tammy Carroll causes Claudia Reul to stand transfixed. Kevin Milligan competes with Matthew Ross A bouquet of balloons and Kathy Jayne add for the fnsbee excitement to Cathy Perry ' s birthday. Closing 235

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4 For the leading lady. Pam Smith, rehearsing is just part of the job of portraying Marian the Li- brarian in The Music Man • Music men John Cato, Eric Soholt. and David Arrant combine their voices The theme for the year is displayed on Orien- tation Day Closing 237