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

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FRONT ROW: Paul Tucker, Ron Maher, Carie Quintana. Hillary Kahn, Karin Herman, Barry Cook, Kathy Sadler. Yvonne Wakefield, and Barbara Bishop. ROW 2: Lisa Mayfield. Susan Muertter, Debbie Weichelt, Monica Gasparotto. Ron Lawler. Brian McMurray, Rob Lawler, and Meg Whyrick, ROW 3: Mr Lauritzen, Steve Pulcheon, Pat Ralston, Rodney Jarnagin. Brian Skajem, Rick Huspek, Randy Hanley, Kevin Poland, Ellen Lueb, and Mrs. Yaryan. FFA Grows It and Shows It Riding to victory for the third year in a row, the Future Farmers of America Mounted Horse Group was proud of their accomplishments. The group, in- cluding chairperson Robin Anzaldi, Hillary Kahn, Ron Lawler, Lisa Gamble, and Mike Gamble, won the title of State Champions for the California State Horseman ' s Association State Parade held in Ridgecrest. The group practiced together for many hours during the sum- mer to perfect their riding formation and techniques. This wasn ' t the only honor Arlington FFA earned. The chapter landscape at the Los Angeles County Fair won first place; this brought in $150.00 in premi- ums. Individual students won awards for their own landscapes and animals at the Farmers ' Fair and the Riverside Junior Livestock Show. Raising livestock to show at the fairs was a major activity of the members. The livestock included beef and dairy cows, sheep, and pigs. Some animals were kept on campus and used for demonstrations for students in agricul- ture classes. For a Christmas fund-raising activity, students grew and sold Christmas trees at the Arlington FFA Nursery. Mrs. Alice Yaryan, agriculture teach- er, emphasized, It ' s too bad that more Arlington students aren ' t aware of the facilities that the Agriculture Depart- ment has to offer. We would love to have more people involved. 26 FFA

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Musicians March in Style Jimmy Winn advertises his running skills while aymg away efore a big performance. Kay Alexander puts 3 finishing touches on Lisa Morgan ' s hair Sauntering past room F-3 ai of the day or night, you most likely would have heard the roaring of the band ' s practice booming out the door. The band ' s growth continued every year, there are now 103 mem- bers, including twenty tall flag and ma- jorettes. Outfitting the members in new uni- forms proved to be the highlight of the year. It was a luxury worth all of the hard work. Students protested last year ' s ill-fitting hand-me-downs They earned money selling handcrafts at a boutique at the Tyler Mall, having car washes, and selling Lion Pins The new uniforms for both the band and the tall flag came to a stupendous cost of $23,000. The Band Booster Club played an important part in helping raise money and supporting the band as a whole. After a delivery delay until October and a uniform-less football game, the wait was worth it. LeeAnne Reynolds remembers the day the uni- forms finally arrived. . . everybody in the whole room jumped up ana down, screaming... The new uniforms, in white with maroon backing, made an effective contrast when the band made sharp turns. When the uniforms were selected.it was decided not to limit themselves to the hard-to-match gold or the traditional Fur Shako hats. Instead they chose the new West Point-style caps. When the Poly football game fell on Halloween, the band abandoned those handsome new uniforms to dress in appropriate ghoulish costumes. One major honor and responsibility the band had was hosting the Lester Oaks Parade The students knew it would be a lot of hard work and has- sles, but at the same time they would be able to bring in eighty percent of the parade profits, approximately $8,000, selling concessions to the other performing schools. By practicing an average of five hours a aay the per- formers kept up with the full schedule of competitions. Riverside ' s North High School was Arlington ' s toughest com- petition. Sure our competition with North was stiff, but we were getting better every minute, commented Betsy Price, a first-year tall flag. Mr. Downs, band teacher and advi- sor haa a unique way of getting his point across. His frequent punishment was making members walk around the track if they weren ' t playing up to par LeeAnne remembers. Rehersais were fun. everybody joked arc but they didn ' t get too radical. Some- how, we got it all together. Band 25

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4 FFA includes an enormous amount of hard work as demonstrated by second-year FFA member. Tom McCarthy 4 Showing oft her Grand Reserve Champion pig, B C look. Cathy Saddler is proud » After sweeping up. Dale Manley seems to be intrigued by mysterious life forms. You Hove To Hove A Certoin Knock. . . ' Being a champion and winning blue ribbons for her swine is what Kathy Sadler ' s life is all about. You have to have a certain knack for swine, ex- plained Kathy. It takes lots of hard work. Someday s I spend up to four hours a day feeding, grooming, and caring for them. Inspite of all the time. i Digging ponds, weeds, planting, and raking Jare an integral part of FFA On a warm day. Brian IMcMurray completes his assignment . energy, and patience it takes, it is still Kathy ' s goal to be number one in her field. The Hog! That ' s what being number one is called, Kathy laughed. Now that Kathy has earned her title of Reserve Grand Champion for Swine, she dreams of one day having her own farm and raising more champions. FFA 27