Santana High School - Yearbook (Santee, CA)

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'ia' KINGS EE Only in America the Beautiful I didn't know what was go- in g on. Neither did the candi- dates. -- Claris juarez The halftime buzzer sounded and the field workers quickly emerged on to the field. A red carpet and an archway made of red, white, and blue balloons marked the spot where the candidates would wait for the outcome. The stands were packed to full capacity and you could scarcely squeeze your way through the enormous crowd, filled with alumni, present Sultans, and teachers. Mayor Doyle, the guest commentator, explained how the winners would be recognized. A single white rose signified the Homecoming Queen and King, and balloons the color of the ones the win- ners weregholding would be let off. However, this time a brand new element was involved. Something that had never happened in the history of the school happened that night. By announcing that the students had elected two kings, we broke a tradition never even thought of before. Confusion broke out ev- erywhere, even among the candidates, when Rob Cambell and Tom Christopher each held the determining white roses. The stunned crowd didn't know what to do - much less who to cheer for. The mayor explained: there was a tie. Chris Juarez commented, I didn't know what was going on. Neither did the candidates. Finally the chaos subsided and after the tumultuous cheers for the newly recognized winners finally died, Sara Smith was crowned Queen. The actual game did not come out as was expected but the team put up a very good fight. The Monte Vista Monarchs eventually reigned victorious. The final score: 21-14. 'ltr -aiifzie, -,,--Ea-,-ak'x'..'.:ia2i2?-552851 j.V. Cheer pep up the crowd at the homecoming Rob Campbell escorted by his Mom, gives the Sara Smith grabs her kings, Rob Campbell and Tom Christopher as they look on in disbelief, assembly. 20 Homecoming thumbs up to his fans.

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Agon De ea! Battle of the Classes You can be cool, making cl fool out of yourself ' - C. Kolinek Would you dare to make yourself look like a fool in front of a whole lunch crowd? Were you one of the few who proudly competed for your class in Class Competition? Even if you didn't, many other representatives from the Freshman, Sophomore,Junior, and Senior classes did. The participants were led by the two Stu- dent Government Athletic Directors, Eileen Maul and Matt Ellis. Matt was most often seen announcing the competitions, while Ei- leen organized and supervised the events. Both Matt and Eileen felt that Class Competi- tion needed a few new twists to add to the excitement. One way they did this was to move the competitions from Thursday to Fri- day. They also thought up many new, creative competitions. Many of these competitions followed the theme of the semi-weekly pep- rallies or with the opposing team. The week we played the Granite Hills Eagles, a Eat an Eagle Nugget, contest was held, The tradi- tional competitions included egg tossing, pie throwing, Pepsi Chug-a-Lugs, and pizza eat- ing. Class Competition reached it's climax dur- ing Greek Week. The classes battled one an- other in Tug-o-Wars,relay races and the clas- sic Chariot race. Students not only competed for their class glory, but for the grand prize of Greek Week. A ten pound Hershey's Choco- late Bar. What compels students to participate in Class Competition? Well, Curtis Kolinek said, It's the only time you can be cool by making a fool out of yourself. '-4----....,.,.. Rian Campbell stops to pose during the tricycle race Darrin Forster gasps for breath. ,,,v ' Chris Bailey laughs during the pie eating contest. A freshman stares at Chris' laugh. 22 Class Competition Matt Ellis, Boys Athletic Director