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

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Stu- dents gather around to see how much the next contestants bookbag weighs. The bookweighing contest was held in front of the Lecture Hall during a lunch period. ES ' 23! Willie Stevenson stands tall as he gets his picture taken for being the winner of the Simba Kali book weighing contest. Willie won the contest with a bookbag weight of 28 f ;wa Dahn shows the heavy load of books she has to carry. Since there were no lockers students had to carry their books around. T I | 26 • STUDENT LIFE

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Group Glitters With It (Mid-winter Ball) turned out well. Lots of people came. In fact, it was okay, proclaimed David Pen- neau sophomore. A good time was shared by all on February 6 as the Associ- ated Student Body presented the 1988 Mid Winter Ball, the first formal of the year. The Theme was Lost in Emotion . The Mid Winter Ball was held at the Riverside Sherton in the Empire Ballroom. At the dance, a buffet was served. Many students had a good time dancing all night. Myko Johnson, junior, stated, I thought it was excellent! My friends and I had a good time and we were looking good. Other people liked the deco- rations with the balloons and the colors. Tonia Goddard, sophomore, and Junior Chris- tian Skahill claimed, We liked how the room was decorated and the music was good . The D.J. was Good Vibrations and they played most of the popu- lar songs of the 80 ' s. Brian Downs, sophomore, stated, The best thing I liked about the dance was the music. Another plus was the plan- ning »f the day. For the first time, the ball coincided with the semester break. This gave students a chance to prepare for the glamorous night. In- stead of missing school on Fri- day to get ready, all students had the day off already. I thought it was good (to have extra time), because it gave us more time to rest and get things organized, said Senior Kim Marshall. As with all major events though, everything wasn ' t per- fect. The dance was over- crowded. Lupe Delgado, junior, stated that ... it was frustrat- ing, because you couldn ' t get through the door. People were standing in the doorway and also it was difficult to find the dance floor. Also, during the evening the music came to a stop. Mid Win- ter Ball participant, Kathy Ry- kaczewaski, explained, [Near the beginning of the dance, the D.J. didn ' t play music for around 20 minutes, because he couldn ' t get his equipment to work. Then the fire marshall came at 11:00 and moved all the tables out. He said there were so many people it was a fire hazard! All and all, most students had a good time because they were with their boyfriend, girl- friend, or a special person. That was what made the Midwinter Ball emotional! by Cina Caldenlla BBH3S5HHH1 v elendez, Tiphanie Caskey. Leigh Rittmann, Ka sey McCall. Jill Mc Clure. and Michelle Scyoc wear their version of formal at tire They chose to wear tuxedos, so that they could be different from other normal formal wear. MID WINTER BALL • 25

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Bodybuilding With I carry my books around because I don ' t drive my car yet, Enoch Wogu, junior. Grunt, ugh, oh. These are some familiar sounds you might hear while walking to class with your two-ton book- bag. Karen Jones, junior says, I don ' t like carrying my books to class, because it is so cum- bersome. ' ' This bodybuilding with books workout program was created by a lack of lockers. So all the freshmen and people who don ' t have cars have to suffer and carry their books to class. James Koch, freshman, concluded, I get tired carrying my books around, because after awhile they get real heavy. O.K., what about the people who do have cars, but still car- ry their books around? Are they secretly trying to become bodybuilders or what? Well, Charley Johnson, junior ex- plained, I carry my books around because it takes too long to go out to my car and get my books. But, faced with any problem, there were always creative stu- dents who overcame. Miguel Soto, sophomore, stored his books in his fourth period class during luncn so he didn ' t have to carry them on his trek to the Lincoln Plaza. Miguel ex- plained, I prefered to just leave my books in the class- room, because carrying them all day got to be a pain! Students who participated in certain school programs some- times left materials in their ad- visers ' class. Mr. Darrough (choir director) allowed his choir members to keep their books on top of the music shelves in his classroom, re- vealed junior, Dena Eubanks. Golden Pride Band member, Alan Poe, said, There were large lockers in the band room, but if Mr. Burdeaux was absent we were in trouble, because most teachers wouldn ' t accept that as a excuse. If we were lucky, Mr. Darrough, the choir director, opened the doors for us. When worse-came-toworse though, some students even stacked their books next to the wall outside their next class and left them there. They hoped no one would pick them up since books could cost up to $25.00 each. In an effort to investigate this weighty problem, the Simba Kali Staff sponsored a book weigh-in. What we found was that book bags didn ' t really weigh a ton , but is was a lot! Would you believe 28 pounds. That was what first place win- ner, Willie Stevenson lugged around all day. Well now, even if you do still have to carry your books around, don ' t fret, I heard somewhere that was how Ar- nold Schwarzeneiger got start- ed. bj , ' m I irnpbell EEBBBGE222M books on the cement benches were the lockers formerly were. Because of vandal ism the lockers have not been replaced and students face the problem of carrying their books all the time WEIGHT OF BOOKS • 27