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

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Things That Were, Then, tad StM tie, Ttowf Since 1973, many things have changed at Arlington from the number of students and teachers to the surround- ings and equipment. Yet there were still some things that stayed the same. For example, when the school first opened, it was an open campus and still is. The cement wall that was built 15 years ago where stu- dents hung-out between per- iods was called Stud Wall , because, Back when the school first open, a lot of the athletes sat on the cement wall, so it got the nick name Stud Wall , revealed Mrs. Cheryl Simmons, teacher. Another interesting and re- maining feature was the time capsules. These capsules were placed in concrete in front of the main office beginning with the class of ' 74. Inside, the class officers put things that re- minded them of their own class. Things included in the time capsule were usually a yearbook, graduation an- nouncements, tassels, class rings, Mane Thing issues as well as other memoralbilia. Now we don ' t do that any more, because it gets moldly. For this year and last year ' s time capsules, we ' re going to put them in a room. We thought of senior folders, year- book, senior group pictures, tassels, scrap book, and any- thing else people want to put in. We might add more, re- vealed Ruth Harrison, senior class officer. One of our teacher that had been here since the beginning was Miss Alice Beardsley. Twenty-four other faculty members have been here since 1973. Miss Beardsley has taught English as second lan- guage, known as ESL, as well as other subject since the be- ginning of school. I came here when the school opened as chairman of foreign language department. I had the opportu- nity to set up a language de partment and this was some- thing I had always wanted to do. 1 love languages and I have taught ESL for about 8-10 years now, explained Miss Beardsley. Many things that were then, we still have now, and will con- tinue to have in the future. by Patricia Keophommaebac • YOUR NOT MY STEPPING STONE. Engraved plaques shout the year and class motto to those ap- proaching the administration building. These plaques cover the time capsules containing memoralbilia which beginning with the first graduating class in 1975. ■ft ■ H !=! 3i ci;,i,lJi)ja i • STUDENT SIGNS have been pasted on the lecture hall since the first memo was stapled to the stained wood on ori- entation day in September 1973. Cur rently, posters must be approved and dated by student government represen- tatives. • CAMPUS LANDMARK, the Stud Wall is still the gathering place for groups of friends. Although athletes (or Studs as they were called in the late 70 ' s) still hang-out at the wall, many other students also meet at this land- mark. 244 • THEME

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l2 sm T u SOfTBALL {|$WH0 » KIATS I ■ Where We Were Then Renovated! This was the word used to describe the many changes that have oc- cured at and around school over the past fifteen years. A change for the better was the new phones in the entire dis- trict. Mrs. Sharon Cameron, SIP secretary, stated, I loved them! The new phones had re- dial, a button that left mes- sages to the callers when you were out, and they automatical- ly found an open line for you to call on. They also showed the number you dialed and any messages on a digital screen. Another change, financed with school improvement money, was the zerox copy machine. The machine helped teachers, as well as students, with tests, homeworks and other copying needs. A more noticeable, physical change occured gradually dur- ing the fifteen year history of Arlington. This year, the last of the orange groves were re- placed with another housing tract. I frankly feel that the orange groves were an impor- tant factor by our school, said Myko Johnson, junior. The outdoor sports bleach- ers, which were almost totally destroyed in a fire last year, were replaced by the district in time for the packed graduation crowd. However, most of the track equipment was burned and when the team started the season, they were missing hur- dles. We made due with what we had. Our athletes have a lot of pride. They trained just as hard with old or new equip- ment, commented Head Coach Duff Wiley. The many physical changes at and around our school have taken place slowly over the years or seemingly over night. But as alumnus, Mrs. Cheryl Simmons, English teacher summarized, Arlington doesn ' t look that different from when I used to walk across the campus as a student. The changes, for the most part, have been improvements. • ORANGE GROVES? Orange groves are replaced by new houses. Since the homes are family houses , they will bring in new students. • DAMAGED! The old bleachers, de- stroyed in a fire, were to be replaced. The bleachers were very much needed in time for graduation. PHYSICAL CHANGES • 243

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h eophommarhac • FAITHFUL FACULTY. ESL teachers, Miss Alice Beardsley discusses an indi- vidualized assignment with Lily Sun, a native Taiwanese speaker. Like Miss Beardsley, other staff members trans- fered or began their careers at Arling ton when the school opened. • TRUE BLUE? Straight-leg 501 Levis still make a fashion statement now just like they did in 1973. Fifteeen years ago, blue was the only jeans color made unlike the rainbow of shades available today. CLOSING • 245