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

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X 0 ff Student Speak Out i f About Colors Qs oxo , . ,yay Kjgf ..ff , CHANTING MIGHTY NINETY - are the freshmen on their turquoise and black Homecoming parade float. The freshmen did well in the class of the year competition. SCREAMING FOR CLASS POINTS - The orange sophomores yell their hardest to the Brahmas spell- out at the first pep rally. The sophomores and Luniors often teamed up to beat t e seniors and freshmen. 22 Student LifefCloss Colors mf, f s . gr. N ui 4, , K sqm 2? I - tradition in its beginning, it became one of the more important senior privileges, a class color. lt started with Big Red of 1986 and was it ever a BIG red success. However, this year Principal Bob Corkrum said it was clear in the first assembly that, . Big Red is dead. But that was already very obvious. lt was plain to see that there was a new dominant mass, the Blue Wave Seniors, with the penguin as their mascot. Not only was the gym filled with blue spirit, which included balloons, shirts and streamers, but the whole school was blanketed with blue streamers and posters. It was awesome, said senior Mike Kaminski When we first got to school there was blue paper all over the fences, and then when we entered the gym for the rally Awesome! ' The seniors were a powerful force, and through the terrific first showing of their new color they had made it clear to everyone that it was going to. be an exciting, eventful year. Our first day performance prov- ed that the seniors were a owerful force and indeed we woulrd be the leaders of the campus, said senior advisor Virginia Garner. But then . . . as the students were leaving the rally and getting ready to spend the rest of their first day of school at Disneyland . . . it happen- ed. Someone from the underclassmen section spoke, We should get a class color, too! And so they did. Yes, each class soon had its own color and even in some cases their own mascot. There were the Pink Iuniors , The Orange Sophomores and even the class of 1990 acquired the Black and Turquoise.

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he sounds of chattering were what you'll hear at Diamond Bar High School. When students were asked what was school to them, a lot replied, It was the friends, teachers, and 'ust togetherness. A get involved atmosphere was stressed a lot at Diamond Bar. The students, when at school, felt as if they wanted to learn, and they could do it at Diamond Bar, said senior David Fisher. Friends meant a lot to the students of Diamond Bar. Without my friends I would not have made it through the day, said Rob Gillman. Classes can put a lot of stress on the students, and friends were there to melt it all away. Iunior Alaine Rowe commented, During class I am concentrating so hard that I need that time between classes to unwind or I would go crazy. The teachers at Diamond Bar High School were the best to me! They are always there when I need help or just to talk. said senior Jennifer Weed. When you have a good relationship with your teacher and know their limitations, you learned so much more and had t lN David Pratt a lot more respect for them, said senior Laurie Gratz. The teachers at Diamond Bar seemed to really care about the students. They helped the students become more interested in a learning ex erience and to let them leave tllfe school with the ability to make it on their own and prepare for college. So what did this all add up to? Togetherness! As Rowe added, I've been to a lot of schools and never have I seen so much togetherness. Finally I can go to a pe rally and be proud to be there, bjecause everybody else is there as one big happy family. I shaved m football jersey number on tlle side of my head 'to get myself more worked up for e games A so as year I decided to et a mo awk for the same reason mother hated lt but ll was worth lt - Tom Wilson, senior ARE YOU SERIOUS - Laurie Gratz listens to best friend senior Lisa Ottosen. Standing next to her is Rachel Finley. THE BEST OF FRIENDS FOREVER - Seniors Susie Himes, Kerry Beverage, and Ienn Coe take time out to take a snapshot. During lunch and brunch were the only time that friends had time to W be together. f X 2 if X LOOKING TOUGH - is senior Steve Shin on his way to class. With only five minutes between bells it was difficult to make it to class on time. Campus ShotsfStudent Life 21

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The influx of all the different col- ors had its share of pros, and definitely it had its share of cons. Almost all seniors were upset, and had the feeling that they had lost an important senior privilege. Senior Dorette McOwen said, It,s the seniors' year, and it's not fair to them. This was the common feeling among not only the seniors, but most of the Administration and many of the underclassmen as well. We weren't planning to have a color until our senior year, but first the sophomores and then the freshmen ot their colors, and well we digit want to be the onl class without one. Now we are realli ly enjoying having the pink color in our section at the rallies, said junior class president Iulie Hahm. Bob Chase, freshman class coor- dinator, said, I didn't think each class having their own color was ap- propriate. I would have much pre erred to see the colors as a senior activity. The color controvers was not all bad. It did join the studlents of each class together, giving them a title of their own, and many students felt that this was important. junior jeff Sevella said, I think it's great for each class to have their own color because it gives them each their identity. Also, the varie- ty of colors made each class much more s irited at rallies, by allowing them the op ortunitfv to unite an to fight for who was t e best class. Blue, Orange, Pink, Black and Turquoise, WOW! Look at all of those colors! Great, but whatever happened to Purple and Gold. Weren't those the colors that the committee, headed by our late Head Brahma principal Walt Holmes, decided on. h I don't think he would have gione for itg he wanted purple and gol for everyone, agreed both Chase and Dale Favier, Activities Director. Where has the purple and gold gone? Y YES, WE ARE THE BEST- - Here they are, the Blue Wave seniors showing of their Big Blue spirit. It was not uncommon to see their section at the gym decorated at every rally. TICKLED PINK - Veronica Ferrero with friend Angelica Nunez show class s irit. The juniors were the last cllass to ex- pose their color to the school. Class ColorsfStudent Life 23