Pacifica High School - Reef Reflections Yearbook (Garden Grove, CA)

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Counselors- For writing copy, matching faces with names and being willing to answer all our questions. Pat Howland- For gladly sharing your office space and bringing us cookies and tea while we were working franti- cally on deadline days. Lisa Rea- For faithfully working on the index when you weren ' t even in the staff. Vicki Mason and Helena Lindholm- For giving us last minute pictures for our student life section. Mrs. Randall- For providing us with your students ' litera- ture for our Art and Literature section. P.H.S. Faculty- For understanding when we had to miss class for yearbook duties. Coaches- For writing copy for the sports layouts. Pacifica Students- For being the 1981-1982 Reef. Thanks again, Lezlie Gibbs and Tommye Jurak Special Thanks and Appreciation go to the followings: Mary Ann Thompson- For putting up with and joining in our craziness, and being there with the aspirin and Rolaids when things weren ' t going exactly as planned. The Reef Staff- For all your help and extra time you put in to make the yearbook the best ever. Eric and Star- For going out of your way (to the beach, Various rooftops, and the Long Beach Marina area) to capture the best Possible moments on film. But, most of all for being our 24 hour photography service. Pat, Mike and Todd- For always coming through with good photos when we were in a bind. John Thomas- For all your guidance and patience that you had when we were running behind schedule on a deadline. Don Sullivan and Patty Beam- For waiting patiently (cam- era in hand) while students were deciding on their next pose. Richard Beam- For showing up at the right time with hand deliveries. Robert ' s Studios- For your over night developing services. Fromex- For being close by and developing pictures in one hour. 272

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Vineyard, Sharon Vogel, Scol Wada, Carol Walker, Corolyn Walker, Sieve Wallen, Lisa Wallick, Debby Wang, Peipei Wang, Tom Ward, Linda Walers, Tammy Watson, Kim White, Lisa WhitscI, Teresa Whyte, James Wilborn, Paul Wilkens, Kimberly Wilkinson, Susan Wilson, June Wilson, Sean Winton, Tim Wold, Michelle Wolfe. Jeannie Wood, Edward Wright, Lisa Wu, Jessica N ' ane , Brian Yano, Russell Yates, Lois Zanasoni, Larry Zappa, Richard Zicg, Rene FRESHMEN 271

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TOMMYE G JURAK When looking back at this past year spent with the Reef staff, all I can see are cluttered, hazy, blurs of the events that shaped this years Reef. Time moves so quickly, 1 can ' t seem to grasp a full picture of everything in my mind. The memories of hectic deadlines and frantic fits lose their color and intensity with each passing day. The times spent teary eyed and discouraged have little meaning now. The year- book is done. There is no need to remember the bad, other than to recognize the good. The happy memories surround me with a glow of warmth like a halo of emotions still being felt. A special bond is built between people who have a common cause to do something which is important to each individual. We all shared the joys and pains of being a staff member. I often felt like a mother nagging at her children and complaining when the job wasn ' t done to the highest possible standard. I didn ' t do this to be mean; I just wanted each staff member to reach his or her ' s highest potential. I hope they forgive me if I pushed too hard or not hard enough. I have probably felt just about every emotion there is in life. Being yearbook editor is like getting a chance to have a free sample of life m the real world, without actually having to go out there. 1 feel fortunate I have had the chance to experience all I did. It gave me a better perspective of who I am and where I wanted to go. 1 couldn ' t have made it through this year without a few special people in my life feeding me encouragement to keep me going. I thank my family for understanding and stepping out of the way when I had the deadline blahs . A smile goes out to all my friends who cheered me up with a grin and a word or two, when I was down. A handshake and a pat on the back goes to Lezlie Gibbs for doing a terrific job as the other co-editor. We complemented each other ' s talents very well. A very special thanks and a hug goes to Mary Ann Thompson for being my closest right brained buddy and for giving me advice when I needed it. I hope I have achieved my goal to help make the 1 98 1 -82 Reef a photo album of memories for all the students of Pacifica to enjoy for a long time to come. God Bless. LEZLIE GIBBS Wow! It ' s over. I can ' t believe I made it through the year in one piece without losing my sanity completely. Although, for a while I had my doubts. It started out easy enough. Everything seemed to be running along smoothly. But then it came, our first deadline, and I found out what being an editor was all about. It wasn ' t going to be as easy as I thought. There were a lot of long hours and headaches involved. Tommye, Mrs. Thompson, and I quickly got to know each other very well. Amazingly enough, we made it through the first deadline. And with the help of a great, wild and crazy staff, we made it through the rest. Although, I couldn ' t have done it without Mike Campion and my mom there to give me love, support, understanding, advice, pep talks, and a shoulder to cry on. Well, it ' s finished, and all the hard work payed off. Good luck to everybody. God Bless ya. J,nn r u M b fP 4UW 273