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

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if That if f Entertalnment Y FRONT AND CENTER - Young American, senior Sheri Nelsonis on stage at the Orange County Performin5lArts Center Nelson sings with e group. THAT SMILE - won junior Sheena Mediratta second runner-up in Miss Twentieth Century. Here she is with her trophy and crown for her two titles. VERY SURPRISED - is senior, actress and model Valerie Villa. Villa modeled hiking gear when this picture was taken. STRU'I'l'IN' HER STUFF - is junior Sheena Mediratta for her evening gown competition. She represented Diamond Bar in this Miss Teen pageant. f A .... 4' fs.. ... 1 ,.:. 2l. it A N'-, ' xl Q' r Kwik J huh si 1. Q. R fi' H ff: A --N ' f J ,J it N ' fx 'C rw X 4: j 'wily' it X -F ,,, I . X . c ft we V S N nf-j ze il' I f ,f ., ar5fl?'z s 9' 2- fs I V 2 is A vrll A 1 ' .,l.,. ' .4 at E H R 4 ' --,, , ' fl if Q.- ....- f VV.. ,ft fl 1' v ' ',' , H 1 ' I if ye 42 Student Life X That's Entertainment

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Mfg? I A group of drunken friends climb into a car . . . they wind up a twisted mass of metal and flesh. Needless injuries and deaths could be avoided if students at Dia- mond Bar took advantage of the Saferides program. A nation-wide program, Saferides was a division of SADD fStudents Against Drunk Drivingj. Kristy Mur hy and Suzanne Tuifua started tffe chapter on campus. There have been so many deaths because of drunk drivers coming home from parties that we thought a Saferides program should be en- couraged here, commented Kristy Op Q..t1J',3 fD Om 410'-1. gp ES'g5Ug.t,,.gE.:,2gE.5Df,,5 'QU Om 1H'v-19 CI'-nfDmQ mv-1 aes S-waive Q-was SEHSEHSEEQQSEERH5 . - 4 C-' ' '2'gE '5d:3EfU cngrf-Ying--,gm EBU' mg.. UQCDCTQ- n'i Un:e'wg 141 no O'-' 1 '-1CLfD5- mw3: ',,, ,,,oOw: 5- QLEP,:1C-5:1'gEfT:g cfqiiiggrf w co14 Cn.-. Q-WDM O- f,,,.,.cn,,, Q O B000 ,,,2og :pale 5 :vig CD'.-Tim,-1-080'-12 g,E,:m.-+ on-Hfvo 55',..g an -H- O CO-:C Q- 'Dm 4 :vc :J W D' UHODPCD Der-1-DmD3'CD I O U1 'l 'fha-n D CL GD',:1v: i-1, 'UG' Og CDCDO 'D mot-'40 Vigif-r ,':'5'O O '-tgp-405 CDmCnf'3 v-gD :im DJ Prjgj E CDD O '-' HU cn O UQ r- Q mt-'Fi '11 CASA If 8 E-'E-lggifgg go Uda'-15-93 f-lIJ'c1..mo.m .:1 felcmofc fa ,630-as X 1 g ,, . ,HA Q..-warn-,.,. . . .ll..1i THREE OF A KIND - are junior Kim Grasshoff, senior Swapna Panat, and freshman T. G. McNeils. The students , were all enrolled' in the second semester , Peer Counseling class ' taught by Dorinda Hewit. :T u Q W... H to train counselors, and the class, taught by Dorinda Hewit, schooled the teenagers in dealing with other students. The counselors offered advice, or jpst listened to those who needed elp. After a crisis was resolved, the counselors described the situation to the class to be evaluated in order to improve their advisory skills. No real names were used, as the pro- gram was strictl confidential. ' I hope that ifll ever need help or have uestions, the counselors will be abtle to help me, said Tracy Eckert, senior. counselor because I really care about my f e l l o W students n d w o u 1 d like to get to know them bet ter I hope any per son with a problem will come to me so I I became a peer L,a. th e m because all about Carl Smith junior ' a I, X . that's what being a counselor is A MEETING OF MINDS - occurs between Tracy Clarke and Maritza DeLaCruz. The girls gave ad- vice to other students or just listened to their problems. Peer Counseling X Student Life 4

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Superstar performers came from all areas of campus. The school was home for models, singers, actors, and dancers. Sophomore Tommy Puett had acted and sung professionally. He did com- mercials for Volkswagon cars, He-man toys, Coca-Cola, and Doritos. And he was also the lead singer for Kids Incor- porated. He did a three-night show at Knott's Berry Farm with them in November of 1986. For Puett, being on stage, gives me a feeling of power at how many people look ulp to gou when you are in the spotlig t. W en you're on stage, you're not the same person you are in your everyday life. Another student who was an acclaim- ed face was junior Sheena Mediratta. Mediratta said she has modeled at Robinson's and other stores at the Puente Hills mall, including Wet Seal. She also modeled at the Los Angeles Count Fair. Medsiratta said, Modeling has been my childhood dream, and I feel proud to have completed it. It is a very fun ex- perience, and I hope to model again when I am older. She entered in two pageants, and was second runner-u for the Miss Twen- tieth Century titlle. She was also in a Miss Teen pageant, where she represented Diamond Bar, and won as best model. Another celebrity was senior Sheri Nelson. Nelson performed with the Young Americans for almost two-and-a- half years. With the group, she had done shows locally and travelled to such Elaces as Santa Clara and Kansas City. ocally she performed at such places as the Doroth Chandler Pavillion, the Shrine Auditorium, and the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Nelson also performed in musicals such as Peter Pan and The Sound of Music, while involved in LIFE Theater group. Ne son said that she, liked perform- ing in the plays I have done, but acting is not one of my strong points. Therefore, I prefer to just sing and dance. Because of all her activities, she devotes a lot of her time to the group and sin ing. She related, It takes a lot of time before the show, but once on the stage, you forget all the problems and rehearsal time that went into it and en- joy your time on stage. Another actress and model on cam- pus is Valerie Villa. Villa has done both commercials and plays professionally. Tommy Puett, sophomore, an up and rising star, has only been in the business for two years and has done ' numerous commercials, including ads for Coke a n d my Doritos. , Q Plz, Tfimmy t'--f was also the lead ' ir ilk ' fflfl Li t Singer for 1- .,,.Q W, Kids Incor- p o r a t e d gl 3 dhu r i n Fd fi ' i tree so Q . out shows at Knott's ' A - , ' B e r r y A' . ' ,I ' Farm. . ,gf T h e 4 . primary ,,,. , goal in Tommy's N life is to , tltf' W M become a successful a c t 0 r . This is what I have chosen to do in the future. It's the most important thing to me next to my family and close friend, said Tommy about show business. I 1-n-it ' WV., ,,,,,f,.,W. .-,f,.v,.,,,., ON LOCATION - is sophomore Tommy Puett with co-star. Here they re ax while shooting for a Volkswagon GT Golf commercial. THAT SMILE - will win you everythirag. On stage, sophomore Tommy Puett sings lea for Kids Incorporated. IN PRACTICE - session, Tommy Puett practices a dance routine. Puett was preparing for his three- night show at Knott's Berry Farm. Thot's EntertoinmentfStudent Life 43