Estancia High School - Flight Yearbook (Costa Mesa, CA)

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Creative Writing This year the English curriculum underwent a change. Creative writ- ing was added onto the elective list due to numerous requests for the class. This was the first year that it has been available to students for many years. The students decided to go one step further than the required as- signments by building their own magazine. The magazine included short stories, editorials, and poet- ry. The art department soon got involved with doing the art work. Mike Amato, a senior and editor of the magazine, said that everyone was enthusiastic in their work and it was a fine production. As the lit- erature was submitted, it was edit- ed and a decision was made as to whether or not it would fit into the soon-to-be bulging pages. Examples of some of the stu- dents work are as follows (the po- ems appear in the order of Carlos Villia ' s Birds ' , Amber Hennes You long to ' , and Mike Ama- to ' s A Telescope ): BIRDS My small blue wings Soar through the air I glide over The green trees Of Spring The bright ocean blue sky My feet land on a gentle branch As I land upon it The branch starts to tremble. The sky turns cloudy and dark Like a funeral without people. My small blue wings Are wet from the rain I am separated from all Others. I sway the water out of my wings My heart beats faster Moments later The sun starts to shine My life fills with joy Like a small child Reunited with his family. YOU LOriG TO You long to make yourself Disappear into darkness. Like ashes blown Into the wind. Spread your wings Young girl. One day Those clouds will part. And you will soar. 1. The rfew York Mets were ecstatic after they beat the Boston Red Sox, 8-5, to win the pennant. Relief pitcher, Jesse Orosco, was so excited he lifted Gary Carter off of the ground. 2. Foreign Language week was headed off by a big party in the foreign language court. There was food, drinks, music, and dress from Spain, Mexico, Germany, and France. 3. A technician from NASA was just one of the women from Choices who spoke to our female student body. A TELESCOPE As I apply a looking glass I wonder about the mid-night sky As crickets around me sing. In a field as vast as the sky I steadily fix my gaze Until satisfied by either eye. I search the heavens For the meaning of outer space. Here I stand with a metal tube That carries my imagination To place far and near. The optical glass moving up and down Brings the universe closer I stand here overwhelmed with awe As I wonder about the sky. Current Events 229

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Building Going On Two Arab terrorists shocked the world when they stormed Istan- bul ' s main synagogue on Septem- ber 6, killing more than twenty worshippers with sub-machine gun fire. When police arrived, the ter- rorists detonated hand grenades and killed themselves. A defeat for Denver Broncos, but definitely a strong win for riew York Giants was Super Bowl XXI. They beat the Broncos 59-20. An- other victory for Mew York was the Mets over the Boston Red Sox in the World Series. A reason to celebrate was Lady Liberty ' s one hundredth birthday. She got a new torch, and a com- plete renovation. A reason for Estancia to cele- brate was an unexpected day off from school. The main water pipe broke, and the students were dis- missed after the end of first period. The lost time had to be made up. The Friday after the end of the first semester, was the designated make-up day, although very few kids attended. While students were celebrating the first snow ever to occur in Costa Mesa in their life-time, Den- nis Conner was celebrating the re- turn of the America ' s Cup to Amer- ica. Even more celebrating went on at Disneyland for the opening of the new ride. Star Tours. To push and publicize the opening of the ride, Disneyland stayed open for seventy-two straight hours. Many students went, It was so fully cool! Vanessa Lidell said. Something that was to be a new air conditioner for the school, turned out to be a heater. The school spent big bucks on a new conditioning system that has been malfunctioning from the start. It ' s either too hot or too cold in the rooms almost everyday. Besides the building going on at EMS, there was also building going on in the South Coast Plaza area. The Crystal Cove is an extension of South Coast Plaza. It includes stores like The Broadway and J.W. Robinson ' s. The Performing Arts Center also opened up earlier this year. It has featured plays such as La Boheme, West Side Story and world renowned orchestras. The news is ever growing and the list of events is constantly lengthening, but the experiences within your own life are the ones most remembered. In Memoriam Brandon Cowell 1 2 02 70- 12 20 86 David Gallardo 6 05 71-10,28,86 As Time Goes By The shining smile the whimper liowl Of some one riding by. As we remembered all those years We all begin to cry The look of life, the look of love Is all we would express. And now the only thing we have. Is a sorrow look at death. As the last echo dies within our ears We all will share our tears of fear We only can imagine a heaven full of sleep, with bursts of music riding down A glistening, narrow street. Mever to imagine wed meet and Then wed part. I hope you know we ' ll always love you Always from the heart. Know what we say will be forever. And in our hearts well always stay together. From All Your Friends 228 Academics

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The Envelope Please Sheila Horman, Scholarship Advisor and School Im- provement Program (SIP) Coordinator, was again in charge of the Honors Banquet held in the Commons on the 27th of May. This event was the culmination of hours of preparation and planning on the part of Ms. Horman. Starting in September, the sen- iors began filling out forms indi- cating their university preferences and financial needs. Ms. Horman, who was the chairperson of the scholarship committee, kept track of all the applicants. Throughout the year, opportu- nities for scholarships and scho- lastic awards come in and the scholarship committee matches the most eligible student with the appropriate award, said Ms. Hor- man. In the spring, Ms. Horman or- dered all the trophies and plaques needed, and the Art Department contributed their talents by writing the certificates. Many students also worked long and hard throughout the school year, and several were honored for their achievements at the banquet. Two outstanding seniors were recognized for having the highest cumulative grade point average during their high school years. The two Valedictorians were Jack Chen and David Rosen feld. The honor of being national Mer- it Commended went to eight sen- iors who were in the top two per- cent on the PSAT. They were Amy Brackett, Diane Colgate, Gary Grimm, Francis tlardiman, Scott Harris, Jason Kearl, George Lew, and David Rosenfeld. The Bank of America Acheive- ment Awards were given to stu- dents because of their outstanding achievements in a specific aca- demic subject or area. Art: Julie Bengfort Business: Dannette Suguitan Drama: Jim Cooper English: Amy Brackett Foreign Language: Karen Di Fietra Home Economics: Sharon Cowan Industrial Arts: Piyle Schafhauser Math: Nguyen Phan Music: Julie Bronsky Science: Jack Chen Social Studies: Scott Harris Computers: Heather Wilson Two outstanding seniors were recognized for having the highest 230 Academics