Esperanza High School - Quetzal Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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1. Tamber Gaynes and Kevin Allmendinger dance to the sounds of Keepery'. The VUin- ter Formal was held in Disneyland Hotells Embassy Room. 2. Wendy' Schmitz and Dar- ryl Sheets dance a slow dance. This formal is the only formal that both upper and lower classmen can come to. 3. Jeff Wood, Karen Grewar, Randy Piscatelli, Lisa Dale Ander- son, John Matusak, Dee Lamond, Scott Jan- etsky, Jeanine Zimmerman, Steve Kawalski and Laura Osterling leave the Embassy Room. This was the first year since 1980 that the formal wasnlt held at the Garden Grove Community Center. winter formal - 183

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Disneyland site of inter Formal The Embassy Room of the Disneyland Hotel was the setting for this year's Winter Formal. The dance had been held at the Garden Grove Community Center for the past two years and the Student Council decided that the 1983 Winter Formal needed a change of scenery. Precious Dreams was the theme for the dance and shades of blue and silver were decided upon for the theme colors. The dance was held on january 15, a particularly warm winter night. The week prior to the dance Santana wind conditions drove temperatures into the mid 80's. The band f'Keeper,' performed for the more than 240 couples attend- ing. The Student Council, who sponsors this dance, was purported to have earned more than 8500, an amount that exceeded earnings from past dances. The 1980 January Winter Formal was held in the Grand Ballroom at the Disneyland Hotel, but that room was already booked, said ASB Secretary Libby Herron, the slightly smaller, not so centrally located Embassy Room was settled on. Past complaints about the length of time spent waiting in lines for photographs prompted Spencer Pendergrass from Pacific Studios to set up two photograph areas and comments indicated that the lines still were long, but that they moved quickly. Photo packages ranged from S6 to 521. This is the only formal dance an underclassman can attend not as the date of an u erclassman. This encoura es freshmen and so homores PP 8 P to attend, usually double dating with older friends who are able to provide transportation. This is also the only girl-ask-boy formal. It was switched from a boy- ask-girl dance several years ago when attendance dropped. It was hoped that if the asking was left to the female of the species atten- dance would rise. It did. This was the best attended formal in several years. 1. Senior Laura Osterling and her date Steve Kawalski take a break from dancing by window shopping at the Disneyland gift shops. The Winter Formal is sponsored by the Student Council. 2. Dance team member Lisa Dale Anderson enjoyed a night of non-synchronized dancing at the Winter Formal. She and her date, Randy Pisca- relli, left the crowded dance floor during a band break. 182 - winter formal

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Lengthy breaks, Some of the more than 480 persons who attended the January 15th Winter Formal complained that the band KeeperH was only adequate, and that they took too many breaks and that those breaks were far too long. During those breaks recorded music was played to entertain the students. Others complained that the Embassy Room's dance floor was too small to accommodate the 240 couples. They also claimed that the room was too small and too hot. This caused many couples to move out onto the balcony to get some fresh air. This was one of the best attended dances in recent history and 1. Senior Lisa Reza, a dance team member and a veteran of sore feet, opted for a more comfortable style. She and her date. Dan Anguiano, attended the Student Council sponsored Winter Formal. 2. Michelle Hemmer gets her point across to Duane Kolafa as Hemmer's date Todd Burt looks mystified by the proceedings. They are standing at the refreshment table where the punch was provided by the Student Council. 184 - winter formal heat mar inter Formal the larger number of attendees exceeded the number planned. judging from past dances there seemed no need to rent one of the more expensive, bigger ballrooms Disneyland could provide. Most of the couples who attended the dance had gone to dinner at any number of area restaurants prior to the dance, but still some complained about the lack of cake that is normally pro- vided by the Student Council. The Council did, however, provide the fruit punch. The Council also provided centerpieces made of carnations for the tables set around the dance floor. Other decorations were rather sparse, a sign stating that the theme Precious Dreams was posted on one wall. ,wwf- H