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

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Its money thai mailers — Senior Sandra Nova discovers Ihal sharing funds helps alleviate the cash-flow problem we all experience. Most seniors did a hi of lending to and borrowing from friends this year. Penny pinching planner — Michael Kirshner plans out the spending fur his senior year. Costs became increasingly high and seniors really had to organiie their funds to meet them. Most will agree, it got hard! Beatriz Nova Sandra Nova Frances Nunez Stephen Olson Anita Pai Jesse Paniagua Scott Bate Juan Payes Paul Pinion Darwin Ramos 1 r 0 Senior Costs iv O Seniors

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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

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Senior Class of ' 89 — Paying the price kay, so now you are a senior. That neans parties, senior activities, car ex- )enses, college applications and — HOLD t! Just who is going to pay for this stuff? fhat is one question on the mind of every enior. True, being at the top has a lot of idvantages, but the fact is, you are going to leed a lot of money. Aside from the cost of everyday living, eniors run into expenses which the other ;rade levels do not have to worry about, ' erhaps, the most money draining senior :vent is the prom. This event can cost up to wo thousand dollars with car rental and enting a tuxedo. Who ' s got that kind of noney? I expect my date to pay for every pen- ly! Sandy Jaffa, senior, said. in addition to things like the prom and homecoming, seniors have college to con- ider. The SAT ' and Achievement exams :ost about 30 dollars. That does not seem ike much, but college applications cost al- nost 40 dollars a shot. These thines can add By Dan Mayer up. Seniors who plan to apply to several different universities spend hundreds of dollars. I give as much of it to my parents, but I have to work all the time, Dean Taylor, senor, said. Many of this year ' s seniors are driving. This produces a whole new spending arena, cars. On top of the cost of the car itself, insurance rates can be economically crip- pling. Then of course, there is the price of gasoline, occasional repairs, and the unfor- tunate ticket. With car maintenance running about $300 a month, I ' m really having a hard time keeping it up, Itzik Shlesinger, sen- ior, said. Paying for all of these experiences is a real headache for any senior, but there are two ways to handle it. The first one is obvi- ous — get a job. Seniors with part time employment find life economically easier. An alternative to this is obvious: ASK YOUR PARENTS! How do you plan to pay for your senior year? I plan to seek out financial aid from my parents. I don ' t plan on paying for this stuff myself! said Igor Kras- noshtein. I plan to work during the school year. If I really need extra money my parents will come through for me, said Jesse Penigua. With my heavy school load, I find no time to work. Without a job and a source of income, I will have to rely completely on my family to support me with the neces- sary expenses, Chi I Chin said. I prefer to abstain from such unnecessary stress, said Jung Lee. Arlene Rhoden Da Von Robinson Ana Rodriguez David Rolbin Mark Seeman Jerrold Sevaard Itzik Shlesinger Aaron Simon Maria Strommer Daron Swilley Senior Costs -i f r Seniors i jy