Canyon Springs High School - Open With Care Yearbook (Moreno Valley, CA)

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SEA DRAGON was jusl one of the thrilling rides at Castle RACKING t ' P a high score is Tim Felcyn. Along with ihe Parkin Riverside. The Castle was located on Diana and Polk theater and bowling alley. Flipper Flapper Fun Company was streets. a favorite place among teenagers. 24 Cougar P.ist

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' Mom! ' ' When do I get my car? ' Only a few Canyon Springs students had their own cars, and only 15 stu- dents could drive to school. The many who were left wishing for a ' car gave niany reasons for that wish. On6 reason, certainly, was the school ' s transportation system. I want my own car, so 1 won ' t have to put up with the bus, said Danelle Germo. Also, Til have more freedom afid can go more places. I can ' t wait until I can get my own car, Jennifer Hanke said. I can ' t stand riding the bus, because it ' s too crowded. I think people who go to different schools should ride different buses. That way people won ' t have to sit three to a seat, and there won ' t be any people hanging in the aisles, stated Pam Thomas. Buses accommodated students from both Canyon Springs and Moreno Val- ley high schools, presumably because Canyon Springs ' student body was composed of freshmen and sopho- mores only. As a result, most bus rid- ers arrived at Canyon Springs 40 min- utes before the start of school. Of course, riding the bus was not the only way that students could get to school. Some students had family or friends drive them. I like having my mom drive me to school, because then I don ' t have to be at the bus stop at a certain time, Jen- nifer Dickson said. Some lived close enough to the school to walk, and some had the luxu- ry of deciding each day whether to walk or ride. I don ' t like to walk home when I ' m wearing heels, when it ' s cold, or when my friends aren ' t with me, Arlenna Gipson said. Sometimes I do like to walk home, like when I ' m acting crazy or when I ' m with my friends, but I ' d rather ride.

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Rii nngg! ! Afterbell activities appeal Cougar life didn ' t end at 2:43. In fact, as the last bell rang, some Cou- gars ' enthusiasms first began to stir. Some students may have gone home to do their homework, others may have gone out with their friends, and still others may have stayed at school for afterschool sports or activities. What did Cougar afterschool life involve? I partied and played on my gui- tar, said Ron James, a member of the rock group Sanctuary. Besides partying and giving thrash parties, James said, he also enjoyed going to the bowling alley or to a friend ' s house. Some Cougars preferred to venture into different territories, including piz- za parlors and video arcades. Flipper Flapper Fun Company and Castle Park were two of the arcades Cougars sometimes occupied. Both businesses had video games, but unlike the more conventional Flipper Flap- per, Castle Park, located in western Riverside, was also an amusement park offering a variety of entertain- ments. There was miniature golf, and there were many rides. The combina- tion drew teens from throughout the area. Castle Park was a fun place to go to, Jeff Olivia said, because there were a lot of teenagers. Trace Melton, however, liked Flip- per Flapper, both for its good video games and for its convenient location, in KMart Center. Some Cougars, however, pursued afterschool activities even closer to home. Myrh Lee Saria, among others, spent her time after 2:43 practicing with the school softball team. BRl NSWKK Rt.f RKATION CENTER was the largest iz.ithering place in Moreno Valley. The bowling alley held kigucs and open bowling seven days a week.