Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies - Excalibur Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Robert Keowen Michael Kirshner Alex Krasnoshtein Igor Krasnosctein Kim Lazear Karen Lee David Lin Ron Litmanovich Marcus Littlejohn Bellamel Liwanag Do you think a col- lege education is a necessary element to succeed in life? Without a college education, life in itself will be difficult. However you can still be suc- cessful without a college edu- cation if you are fortunate and motivated to be worthwhile in life, said Arlene Rhoden. Nowadays, a high school di- ploma isn ' t enough to succeed in the real world. There ' s too much competition. It is almost necessary to have completed 4 years in college to attain a re- spectable and decent job to support yourself and or your family, said Dennis Tan. There is a growing demand for a college education. In a few years it will be necessary to not just have a college educa- tion but some kind of degree too, said Sonu Malhatra. What? No college? U, CLA, Berkley, UCSD, UC Davis, Pepperdine, to name a few are some of the places where many seniors will look toward to after graduating high school. But to some, going to college is not on their person- al agenda. An occupational center of trade school are some of the many college alter- natives. After I graduate, I plan taking the sum- mer off and enroll into cosmotology where you learn how to cut hair, do nails, make- up, and everything you need to know about appearance at the Wilfred Beauty Acade- my in downtown L.A. I also want to open up my own trade school, many seniors go there to build up more knowledge about the cer- tain trade they want to make a living out of. Since I ' m going to the field of Fashion Merchandising, some of my choices of school are Santa Monica City College, Los Angeles Trade Tech., and the Fashion insti- tute of Design and Merchandising. I hope ril be able to do my best and succeed, said Carolina Alexandra. An occupational center is also another By Koty Mukasa alternative for grad uates. This is where the cost is little and it teaches many trades but teaches enough of one trade to keep a steady job. Such trades range from Auto Mechanics to Cosmetics. I learned a valuable trait at the VCR Repair Service at the Abe Freedman Occu- pational Center. I learned the basic me- chanics of a VCR, the most common prob- lem that occurs, and how to clean it. I went for sixteen Saturdays for eight hours a day. I see VCR repair as a means to pay for my college education, said Reginald Hunts- man. The Army, Navy, Air Force, and the Marines or simply the Armed Forces is where some seniors will go after graduat- ing. Serve for two years and college is free! This might sound easy but some don ' t go to the Armed Forces to get in college. I joined the Army as an alternative to college because I didn ' t have the grades to get into one. I also want to become a police officer and I get on the job training in the military, said John (Beazly) Craig. Senior Class of ' 89 106 College Alternatives Seniors

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Senior Class of 89 — Seniors ' hangouts S eniors are often looked upon IS the coolest students on campus. Un- ierclassmen find themselves wanting to langout in the same places as seniors so hat they can be cool, too. But where can hese super cool seniors be found? Just vhere do they hangout at nutrition and dur- ng lunch? Nutrition is the period of time when sen- ors wish they could leave campus but know hat certain school rules restrict them from loing so. Therefore, to compensate, seniors :reate their own hangouts about campus, loom 105 is a popular attraction for those eniors who enjoy and participate in Mrs. Fonda ' s choir, newspaper, and yearbook :lasses. This congregation generally met in oom 105 to fest, gossip,and do last night ' s lomework which is due next period. Yet mother popular hangout for seniors during lutrition was the brick wall outside rooms Q and 402. Found here are the laid back eniors kicking it until the bell rings sum- noning them to the next period. By Lea Jayasinghe When ever I ' m not busy with club ac- tivities which usually meet during nutrition or lunch I hangout in room 105. It ' s fun to have a place where I can hangout with my friends and avoid the crowd, said Sandra Nova. Lunch! Hoards of seniors, with off cam- pus passes, flocked toward the exits to es- cape from academics for 40 minutes. How- ever, where di all these seniors go after they passed through the chains that bound them? What parking lot did their fast food restaurants. Burger King and Carls J.R. ranked highly popularity wise among those seniors who drove off campus. Perhaps it was their convenient location which at- tracted the seniors. However, convenient lo- cation was more important to those on foot. My friends and I usually go across the street to subway, seven eleven, pizza restau- rant or the Mexican restaurant nearby. We really have fun. We are one crazy bunch. said Arlene Rhoden. Where do you hangout at nutrition and during lunch? My friends and I hangout at subway regularly, said Rachel Cunningham. I try to find someone cool to hangout with, otherwise I go to my locker and listen to music, said Paul Pinion. I hangout mostly with my friends pigging out and ev- ery so often I have a meeting to attend, said Kimberly Art is. My friend Michelle and I usually go to subway to have lunch because they have a $1.69 special, said Simone Myara. I normally hangout at room 105 which is Mrs. Honda ' s room. said Bell Liwanag. Christopher Hillen Reginald Huntsman Suzanne Ignico Sherry Ino Sandra Jaffa Neil Janis Lea Jayasinghe Chadron Johnson Danielle Kaplan Dawn Kaplan Senior hangouts Seniors 105

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Sonu Malhotra Eileen Martinez Stephen Mason Daniel Mayer Brian Mitchell Jordon Moore Christopher Morris Simone Myara Scot Nelson Tomy Nohavandi Focusing the future — JeJJ Fischbach ami Hw ard Grobstein (not shown} do many recordings of close circuit commercials and is presently recording cheer drill and senior video tapes. They stale that their experience comes from books and criticisms. Helpful hand — Reginald Huntsman repairs school VCRs with the skills he acquired from an occupation- al center which he sees as a means of his college education. College Alternatives Seniors