John Wesley North High School - Aurora Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Winterfest Provokes A Blizzard Of Participation the D; .111 roll please . . . and 1 y85 Winterfest King is ... ' hris Johnson! The crowning of the King was the highlight of Winterfest week, a homecoming for winter .sports. According to Hong Fier- monte, They should have made the crowning more exciting . . . like homecoming with a parade and es- corts. Lisa Hernandez, however, thought that the crowning at the bas- ketball game ' s halftime was suffi- cient. It was great. I also enjoyed the lunchtime activities. Throughout Winterfest week, USL arranged spirit days with accompa- nying lunchtime activities. I liked beach day best, decided Diana Skongberg, because it was an easy one to participate in. Everyone from Southern California has something from the beach. Some of the other days were Nerd Day, when students dressed like Jughead from Archie ' s comics, and Poly day, when they carried around Teddy bears and wore green and orange. Most students agreed that the spirit week was a much needed activity. I think by the middle of the year, we ' re ready for something crazy like the lunchtime activities to stir us up, said Margaret Shoemaker. Jeannette Godoy agreed, but had a sugges- tion: It would have been n great excuse for a dance! ' •»• Displaying the latest fashions in nerd- wear, lack Ivlares stops by the yearbook room for a visit. Nerd Day was a tavorite lor many students during the week. 38 student life I

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Game Not Out-Dated On Vdlontme ' s day, 1985, North stu- dents got a special treat. USL pre- sented an assembly in the Little Theater — their own depiction oi The Dating Game. The way it was run was very close to the TV gameshow, but as the show ' s main organizer, USL Vice-Presi- dent Susan Hwang said, We did it all in fun; it was supposed to be like a joke. In fact, probably the only things taken really seriously were the attempts to make it seem like the actual televi- sion show. Students who wished to participate signed up during Winterfest week, and were selected a few days before the event. They were told to keep their roles a secret, however, so that the oth- er competitors would not know with whom they would be competing. During the show, a large screen was set up between bachelors and bachelor- ettes. Voices and answers to the ques- tions asked were the only clues to iden- tity. I kind of had an idea who bache- lorette no. 2 was, but numbers 1 and 3 were a mystery, explained Rich Law- ton. Lawton decided to go with the voice he knew and chose no. 2, who was Jeanne Halley. Lawton, Halley, and the other winners were awarded a free dinner at either i arios bnaii s. Lord Charley ' s, or El Gato Gordo. All participants in the Dating Game made up their own questions and an- swers, and no rehearsal was held. It was a test in improvisation, stated Ted Sarina. In addition to the wild and spontaneious answers of the contes- tants, Robert Hudock ' s high-pitched voice and feminine mannerisms de- lighted the audience. For the next two weeks, I had to convince people it was just a joke, commented Hudock. Although not all the participants went to such lengths to entertain, the assem- bly was greatly enjoyed by the stu- dents. All of us in USL thought it went very well, and we heard many com- ments saying how successful it was, said Hwang. • • Surprised by the wild answers of bachelor 1 , Staci Harper looks to emcee Robert Mulari for support. Harper eventually selected 1, Steve Bohannon, for her date. After hearing Rich Lawton ' s question If you were an alarm clock, flow would you wake me up in the morning? Bacfielorettes Margaret Slioemaker. Jeanne Halley and Joanne Enemas, grimace over possible answers. Halley was cfio- sen by Lawton and the two received a free meal at El Gato Gordo. 40 student life