Orange Union High School - Orange and White Yearbook (Orange, CA)

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i Tradition welcomes sophomore ' Boofs ' Sounds of laughter, excited con- versations and shouted greetings filled the campus as students and faculty returned from summer vaca- tion. While some collected near classrooms in hopes of persuading teachers to distribute schedules, others who had waited until the first day to register or correct schedule errors, squeezed into the personnel office or guidance center. The ma- jority of students resolved to gather in the outdoor theater. Groups of students such as the cheerleaders, drill team, song lead- ers, and ASB who performed in the assembly had spent countless hours practicing routines to make this day a memoroble one for returning stu- dents. All of our efforts were worth the time invested. The audience was fantastic, and they appreciat- ed our performances, said mascot Tina Mitchell. The Sophomore Skit, a tradition- al production of the ASB, met with a little controversy. Principal Richard Kirwan commented. Student reaction to the skit was ' The school should welcome the soph- omores to Orange High mixed. Jana Brooks, an incoming sophomore, said, I enjoyed the skit. I laughed with it because I knew they were exaggerating ev- erything. Another sophomore, Antonio Aragon said that she did not like the skit because they insulted the sophomores. Still everyone survived the first day with only a few of the typical problems — inaccurate schedules, lammed lockers, and sore feet. — DA and SF Cheering loudly lor Itie performing Drill Team (above left) ore ctieerleaders Jody McAttee and fV aria Arzoga. Color guard members, Kim Ho, Slacey Stiutz, Adele Horl- man, Cindy Stiielelbein ond Tegwyn Horris {below left) lead ttiose ossembled opening day in ttie salute to the Hag. Russel Shipman, Mike Weolherman, Ion Reed, Julie Walker, Chris May, Damien Andress, and Allison Williams (above) announce the new sopho- more nome. Boots, Opening day 13

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Deprived of towel service, Doug Kimball (left) uses his own towel in his swimming class. After lunchtime supervision, Walt Hess (below) en- ters his newly ocquired office. Men and women ' witness changes Girls became women and boys became men as new signs gronted adulthood to the student body. Following the recommendations of former activities director, Julia Thiel- man, the custodians repainted the restroom doors with the new identifi- cation over the summer. I think it will give us a more mature outlook on going to the bathroom, said Jana Romriell. However, many students did not notice the change. I didn ' t even know that they changed, said Yvonne Salazar. Another visible change was the re- location of the temporary buildings. Due to declining enrollment and the loss of teachers, rooms T- 1 , T- 10, and T-16 were uprooted and transported to various other schools. Two of the temporaries went to Parkside Ele- mentary School to be used for a com- puter center and the third went to Portola Junior High School, said Richard Kirwan. Other changes on campus served to inconvenience P.E. students and athletes. In on attempt to meet a bud- get that was severely affected by increases in the cost of living, towel service and bus transportation to ath- letic events were eliminated. Not having any towels works out fine. The girls don ' t complain, they just bring their own towels, said girls ' locker room attendant. Donna West. Athletic teams responded to the cuts by planning fund raisers such as candy sales and marathon swimming or running events. In addition, the school board approved charging a $fO per semester fee to each athlete. Changes not only occurred in fa- cilities and services, but were also evident in faculty cuts and transfers. A new vice-principal, Walt Hess, and a new activities director, Alan Trefry, came to Orange from El Mo- dena and Villa Park. CS Ch anges 15