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

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MECHA FRONT ROW Madeline Soto. Luanda Pena. Vir- ginia Navarro. Maria Vasquez. Linda Escalera. and Bernice Corner. ROW 2 Becky Infante. Hen- ry Velasquez. Maria Beradina. Kathy Salas. Ar- lene Ramirez, and Suchi Wang TOP ROW Tony Sandoval. Juan Diaz, Arthur Delarosa. Steve DeAro. Rudolf Palmerin, Tony Murrillo. and David Murnllo Optimistic Goals Influence MECHA Trips to Disneyland, softball tourna- ments, and building the second-place float for the Homecoming Parade pro- vided MECHA with a busy schedule. When asked the reasons for organiz- ing the MECHA Club. President Henry Velasquez stated ... to help Chi- cano students get involved in school activities and to prepare themselves for the future. Expeditions to Riverside City College and the University of Cali- fornia at Riverside helped the students get a better understanding of the pos- sibilities for their future education. At their noon meetings every Wednesday in portable 11, the twen- ty-seven members were mainly con- cerned with uniting the Mexican- American students here at Arlington. » Zoot Suit was the theme for MECHA ' s sec- ond-place float in the Homecoming Parade which featured the shadowy character of Lor- enzo Sevallos. Senior Henry Velasquez, MECHA president, keeps a smile throughout the activities of his office

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FRONT ROW: John Scheurer. Scott Christy. Kip Simson, Wayne Stobaugh. Jeff LaSalle. and Wade Roberts ROW 2 Kerri Mauel. Steve Bottmi, Tammy Wills, and Advisor Adrian Reims. TOP ROW Manuel Ortega, Joe Ybarra, Mike Lee, Ralph Lopez. Lynn Hall. Randy Shearer, and Mike Ortega. Ceramics: an Outlet for Expression Ceramic students with an artistic ability can look at a lump ot clay and actually see something, revealed ad- visor and founder of the Ceramic Club, Adrain Reinis. Started four years ago, it now consists of twenty-three mem- bers. Occupied with creating various art objects such as ceramic bowls, cups, and pitchers, the students prepared to put their creations on sale at their Christmas and Spring Art Sales. Each student earned 80% profit for their art objects and 20% went to the Art De- partment. Approximately two thou- sand dollars made per sale went to- wards the purchasing of new eguip- ment. An Extruder-Coil maker, a slab- roller, electric wheels, and a semi- automatic trimming unit were among the new additions. Member Charles Rush summed it up: The Ceramic Club is really an outlet for us to express ourselves, make a lit- tle money, and get some recognition for our work. 4 Expertly. Rudy Harris maneuvers the potter ' s wheel. Ceramics Club 37

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BSU FRONT ROW: Sheila Minnifield. Jonathan Richard- son. Jackie Triplett. Tracy Evans. John Buie. Le- trica Martin, and Hiram Thomas. TOP ROW: Jac- queline Walker. DeAnthony Langston. Myra Mar- tin. Andrea Barber. Candy Hawkins. Donny McDaniel. and Jacque Thomas w Junior Alvin Barber munched out ' noon BSU meeting before a BSU Reorganizes Priorities Leadership, responsibility, and edu- cation are all words which are impor- tant to the Black Student Union. BSU emerged in the 60 ' s, a time when there was a need to unify black stu- dents. Now in the 80 ' s, priorities have changed. Blacks are active in all areas of school life: student government, cheerleading, band, ROTC, and nu- merous other clubs, organizations, and sports. Consisting of twenty-five members, BSU ' s main goal this year was to get Kasey Bedford was active in BSU, but also found time to play on the Girls ' JV Basketball team. away from being a totally social club, and it was reorganized under the di- rection of first-year advisor, Mr. Milan. Although in favor of a greater em- phasis on education, Mr. Milan still felt that the students needed social activi- ties, some of these activities came through BSU. The organization ' s fund- raising activities this year included hav- ing a candy sale and a car wash. Presi- dent Jackie Triplett led the group at their meetings every Thursday at lunch when they organized their activities. BSU 39