Diamond Bar High School - Taurus Yearbook (Diamond Bar, CA)

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ThE MElriNq Pot Of TaIeimt With the end of the winter and summer sports, the start of Track in the spring brought together all the talented ath- letes. In the aire of excitement, the runners from cross-country, the jumpers from basket- ball, and the strong football players all came together to join in one sport. With members from most of the girls ' sports the Diamond Bar High school ' s girls track team started in the spring with great If we can beat Ganesha and Garey we ' ll do really well. -Adonica Blair anticipation. With all of the tough competition in the league, the girls started their hard work early and trained vigorously. The girls ' team has some good young tal- ent, commented Linda Bundy, junior. Led by Adonica Blair and Tina Holme running long distance, and Michelle Reany and Tracy An- derson running sprints, the team was full of skill in the two areas of running. I think well do really good next year, once we get estab- lished, commented Adonica Blair, long dis- tance runner, if we can beat Ganesha and Garey we ' ll do really well. Ganesha and Garey we ' re expected to be the dominate forces in the league. Rounding the turn, Adonica Blair, O and sprint to the finish of a race. Adonica was one of the teams best long distance runner. Track. Front Row: Garrett Flores, Tama Feyka, Jaycee Blair, Chris Shrum, Launa Ellsworth, Kristi McDonald. Car- rie Courville, Kim Rollheiser, f anuel Sosa, Leo Shiang, Todd Spiegel; Second Row: Derek Butterfield, Rex Alford, Chuck ONeil, Kriss Reed, Kim Bales. Ken Hardin, Bob Tilley, Leevale Butter, LeValle Jackson, Mickey Martinez, Peter Moms, Rosalyn Mitchell. David E. Johns, Adam Deleon, Third Row: John Park, Steve Solomons, Fred Taj- gardown, Jody Wooton, Bill Warden, Tim Ryan, Radger Vandenunihoef, Joe Matsch. Jeff Nordschow, David Da- maske. Kim Bruner, Robert Sosa, Scott Steele, Kevin Ear- ns, Mike Hemming, Tony Ramsey, Janet Roberts, Coach Jack Malloy. Fourth Row: Ray Rodriguez, Michelle Ander- son. Glen Murray, Troy Rockwell, Jeff Petty, Chris Plum- lee, Richard Ortiz, Brian Mount, Jeff Parker, Lisa Schur- icht, Steve Horvath, Annette Johnson, Veronica Ellis, Eric Shuford, Phil Mahoney: Fifth Row: Willie Etheridge, Canessa, Vargas, Adoncia Blair, Taunya Smith, David Hol- man, Wendy Arterbern, Mike Bourque, Michelle Rivin, Balinda Cabeebe, Tania Waren, Tina Holm, Regina Perez, Jessica Vargos, Kevin Paul, Kelly Salay. Girls Track Recreation 137

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A CONDITIONING DURli ' JG PH.... the team. A Starting on a sprint, and take on two opponents. The sprints . , were a strong point on the team this season. A As Coach Roberts gives encouragement to another .,1. jv,ii,n,d Vuiauo iuuks at the track ahead of her Jessica ran long distance tor runner, jogs by. Coach Roberts had the responsibility of head coaching the girls this season. 136 Recreation Girls Track

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$12 Million School Opens Doors A LEADING THE PACK, sophomore Chris Martin jogs in front. Like Variety Food Day later in the year, the jog-a- thon was a snnall scale success. Brahmas Win First Game Though the turf was not home, there were no seniors to help lead them to victory, and this was only their second game, the first ending in a defeat to Elsinore, this did not hinder the Varsity Brahma Football Team from proving once more that Diamond Bar was no ordinary high school. Unlike many new high schools who often take years before winning a sports event, the DBMS Brahmas won their first football game with a score of 21-14 against Marshall Fundamental on their second attempt. Nobody thought we could do it, commented junior Edgar Bunner. The coaches kept telling us to just go out there and try our hardest. None of us ever dreamed that our hardest would win us a game. Like any victory, there were standouts who pulled more than their usual weight. Quarterback Rich Gonzales com- pleted nine of his seventeen passes for 1 1 7 yards while his teammates, led by sophomore Leonard Peoples, rushed for 199 yards. To complete the win, sophomore Jeff Nordschow scored two touchdowns. Light Or Death? Situated on the corner of Pathfinder and Evergreen Springs Drive, the grand opening of DBMS brought with it a major traffic problem as well. The opening September 1 3 added an influx of student drivers to an already busy intersection filled with people trying to enter and exit the freeway or reach their jobs near Denny ' s, the Peppertree Plaza, or Evergreen School. To protect the elementary students after a car accident hospitalized one child, the Walnut Valley Unified School District hired a crossing guard. According to the crossing guard, who works a three shift day, her job is necessary, but, It ' s a shame, because 95% of the cars stop for the kids to cross. It ' s only 5% who repeatedly don ' t and that 5% can cost a kid his life. Crowds of parents, students, and commu- nity members thronged to the corner of Path- finder and Evergreen Spings Drive Monday, September 1 3, to launch not only the start of a new school year, but the start of a new school as well. Being the only new high school in California to open its doors in 1982, the approximately $12 million structure of Diamond Bar High School basked in the attention of both news- casters and community members alike as it greeted passers-by with a huge hot-air balloon situated on the front grass. To retain the festive mood felt by all, the $50 Or Bus(t) To some it was a shock, but for many it was no surprise at all. After all, the Walnut Valley Unified School District had been suggesting it for years as a way to cut back on district transportation costs. So it was no surprise when over the summer each parent received a letter notifying them that there would now be a fee for the use of the school bus. Besides $50 per student, per semester, fee, the district also announced that there would only be one bus which would service only those living 2 4 miles from school I think this whole thing is stupid, commented junior Susan Healy. ' I live too far (Chaparral) to walk to school, unless I leave my house at 6:00 a.m., yet not far enough for the bus, which means I have to walk back to Grand Avenue to catch iti entire day was scheduled around activities and events. An early morning pep rally, complete with a Whopper Woof-Down, raised student spirits to an all high peak. After being released from classes shortly before noon, students filled fourteen buses which delivered them to Knott ' s Berry Farm, where they completed the eventful day. Sum- ming up the majority opinion among the stu- dent body, junior Kala Morgan commented, I wish every day could be like this. Maffett Crowned Queen The setting was tense as 2 1 ,200 pairs of eyes lay transfixed upon the stage, nervously awaiting the final moment. As it arrived, the envelope was brought for- ward, and to the surprise of none but the 25-year-old Miss California herself, Debra Sue Maffett was crowned the 1932 Miss America. The sellout crowd was not the only audience to this nationally televised event as the girl from Anaheim who almost gave up pageant competition after three defeats in Texas, awaited her crowning. Overcome by the surprise. Miss Maffett comment- ed, I feel like if I die now I ' ll die happy. Stokes Shot By Robbers It was a typical late work evening for Municipal Advisory Chairman Don Stokes as he left his insurance office No- vember 29, only a few minutes drive from his home. But as he emerged from the building, the evening did not remain so typical. A robber emerged shadows and con- fronted him with a gun. As Stokes stepped forward to grab the assailant, a second man crept forward and com- manded him to freeze. As Stokes retreated, the man whose pistol he grabbed suddenly pointed the gun at him and fired. The bullet shattered as it hit his jawbone, send- ing shrapnel into his throat and into the back of his neck. Though now recovered from the incident. Stokes com- mented, ' At night when I ' m home in bed, I try not to think about it, but when I do, it sends chills up and down my spine. A ESCAPING FROM THE KITCHEN, the Chang family enjoys breakfast at DBMS. A Pancake Breakfast before the grand opening was one of many fundraisers sponsored by the Booster Club. 138 Mini Gazette Community