San Gorgonio High School - Summit Yearbook (San Bernardino, CA)

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start from the bottom Above: Jimmy Navarro and David Samaro find time during lunch to socialize with a friend. Right: Riding on the Aqua Athletics float during the Homecoming parade are Jason Young and Danny Quiggle. two freshmen members of the water polo team.

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mem Above: Wild flowers abound during the spring months in California. The high desert community of Lancaster in the Antelope Valley is a popular place to see the Golden Poppy, the state flower, which creates a carpet over the terrain. Right: Showing their enthusiasm during lunch are Karen Sigler, Sherry Rhodes, and Michelle Beard, three spirited freshmen. Freshmen 268 freshmen The freshmen class was a rowdy spirited group making up the graduating class of 1986. They came from the six junior highs, Arrowview, Richardson PREP HI, Del Vallejo, Golden Valley, with the majority coming from Serrano and Curtis, The freshmen became involved in clubs, sports, and other extra curricular activities. The first event that the freshmen at- tended was an orientation. The orienta- tion was held in order to introduce the new spartans to San Gorgonio ' s cam- pus. At the orientation, faculty members and ninth grade cheerleaders were introduced; afterwards, members of student council gave the new students a tour of their new school. On September 9, the first day of registration was held. The freshmen were the first group to register. Choos- ing their schedule and the teachers they wanted was new to them. At first, the students were confused, but by the end of the day the freshmen were ready to face the first day of school. Student council members helped a lot by pro- viding answers and directions, com- mented Ann Nicklin. The first major event for the class of 1986 was the elections of class officers, which was held two weeks after school started. After elections the freshmen class was able to organize. The freshmen did many activities throughout the school year. The first activity the freshmen did together was being involved in Homecoming. The freshmen par- ticipated in their first homecoming by building a float. The float, a future space ship, was constructed at John Hitchcock ' s house. It was fun working with everybody, commented Terry Murphy, one of the builders of the float. The freshmen also participated in San G ' s first carnival. The class ran the 7-(Jp booth. The best part about work- ing at the booth was trying to persuade the crowd to try our booth, said Cheri Evans, a worker. Being in their first year, freshmen hesitated in trying out for sports, but many did and there were many outstanding athletes. Most freshmen played on JV teams with the exceptions of basketball and football, which had freshmen teams. The freshmen teams were supported by the freshmen cheerleading squad, which consisted of seven girls. The freshmen cheerleaders also traveled with the water polo teams. Although there were some clubs that did not allow freshmen to join, the ninth graders were not discouraged. They found many organizations where they were qualified and quickly paid their dues and added their names to the membership rosters. Most freshmen could not go off cam- pus for lunch because transportation was a problem, so they decided to spend their time wisely. They became involved by participating in their new club ' s meetings. The class of 1986 expressed their school spirit through active involve- ment. Considering it was the first year of high school for freshmen, it was very successful.

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Frosh hold campaign The first major event for the freshmen class was the election of class officers. Ninth graders who wanted to run had to complete a petition. The petition included the name of the position the candidate was runn- ing for, and fifty signatures of students. On September 27 the campaign started. Many vote for me posters were seen throughout the campus. Students put up posters before and after school. The final election was held on September 29. There really wasn ' t enough time to campaign, commented Scott Lawrence. There were no election speeches. Elections were held during lunch and each freshman went to the student council room if they wanted to cast their vote. The result of the elections were: Ann Nicklin, President; Scott Lawrence, Vice President; Lynn Howard, Secretary; and Michelle Vas- quez, Treasurer. The adviser for the group was Mr. Taylor. Even though they didn ' t have any major responsibilities, the officers did a good job, commented Mr. Taylor, the freshmen adviser. Above: The louder the freshmen cheer for class president Ann Nicklin, the lower she moves down the ladder. The class president reaching the bottom rung first receives a pie in the face. Left: Scott Lawrence, Vice President; Mr. Taylor. Adviser; Ann Nicklin, President; Lynn Howard. Secretary; Michell Vas- quez. Treasurer. f? a A Q9 JS? J v- Joe Abraham Troy Albritton Levan Allen Karen Anderson Charles Arent Samantha Baca Troyce Baldwin Maurice Barton Joseph Abreau Mark Alexander Mark Ally Kip Anderson Chris Arnold Franklyn Baker Raymond Barnes Michael Barret Jeff Adkins Leann Allen Gina Amori Jose Apodaca Robbie Asay Nicky Baldwin Susie Barnes Karen Basham 270 freshmen.