Esperanza High School - Quetzal Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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uuiql Sl! 1. Graduates Normam Goldman, Lisa Beach and Robert Brown sing the Alma Mater after the graduation ceremony. Many graduates had already thrown their hats into the air in a traditional cerebration of their graduation. 2, Graduate joyzelle Santos is hugged by her cousin and fellow graduate Rhonda Delsos Reyes. Both girls wore flower leis, a tradition in their families. 270 - grad night

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Valedictorians address 411 members of '82 Breaking a school tradition two valedictorians were chosen to address the graduates because their grades, the criteria for selection, were identical. Michelle Garfinkle and Carlene Archibald were given this dual honor. Principal Al Hawkins explained, To make this decision we first looked at those with a 4.0 GPA and then we considered those with a heavy academic load. This year the Ioth, 11th and 12th grades were pulled. Nine students had a 4.0 GPA so we pulled the 9th grade records. It turned out that two students had almost identical grades. They were too close to decide between so we chose two valedictori- ans. Innocence walks freely. Proud secure and refined is his highway, he need not wander beyond his limits . . . Life, the road we travel, is indeed difficult, was part of the message given to the graduates in poetic form by the co-valedictorians. They urged the graduates to contribute something to the world. We have been given family and friends, teachers and mentors who love us and who we love and thank in return. We have been given the world, use it well. r. Graduate Karen Jones accepts flowers from her boyfriend Tom Johnson. Many graduates carried flowers through the ceremony, z. Teacher Ken Robinson gives graduate Darryl Harmon his name card. The teachers, in caps and gowns, were part of the academic procession. 3. Graduate Kathy Fonceca, Carolyn Clark, Kevin Ot! and David Berger sing the National Anthem. They were selected for this honor by Vocal Music Director Kathy Lopez. 4. Mary Wixted adjusts Rosalie Cucinella's collar prior to graduation. All of the graduates wore maroon gowns with maroon and gold tassels. graduation - 169

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Grads celebrate aboard cruiser in LA Harbor Directly after graduation, over 360 graduates boarded buses taking them to San Pedro to board the Harbor Cruiser Willmington that circled the L.A. Harbor all night for the 1982 grad night party. The ticket cost of S45 included the cost of dinner and continental breakfast, the band Scandal, who played at the Winter Formal, played and a disc jockey was on board as well. Parents of graduates planned the party with input from the seniors. Gloria Moralez, mother of graduate Paul Moralez, was the Grad Night Commit- tee's chairman. All chaperoning was done by parents with the exception of several faculty members who volunteered to help. It was a very unique idea, said Nancy Oldham. Past grad nights have taken adults to the top of the Palm Springs tram and to the El Cortez Hotel in San Diego via Amtrak. It 2-:as really fun and it was a great way to end school, said Robyn Kavanaugh. While many graduates tearfully regarded this night as . . . one last time to be with my friends. one graduate remarked, What do you mean last time? Weill spend the whole summer together and we'll be in the same classes at FIC in the fall. After all, Yorba Linda isn,t that big. 1. School District Superintendent Keith Larrick, Principal Al Hawkins, teacher Mike Smith and School Board President Guy Erich applaud the Class of 1982. The ceremony was one ofthe most event-freeu ceremonies in recent history. 2. Graduate Brian Frederickson receives his diploma cover from School Board Trustee Mary Liston. The School Board members participate in all high school graduation ceremonies. 3. Graduate Bruce lVlacDonald, obviously pleased with himself since he was able to graduate, proudly displays his mortar board and tassel. It is unknown whether MacDonald is more pleased with graduating or winning the long standing bet he made with language arts teacher Mary Ellen Cummings during his freshman year. Cummings claimed MacDonald would never make it anywhere near graduation. grad night - 271