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

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Tom Lungin Phuong Luong Susana Martinez La Shawn Matthews Cleve McWright Mireya Medina Jason Menadue Monique Nicholson Jeffery Nodd Teresa Nunez Ellen Oconer Jeffrey Orenstein Alma Ornelas Berlin Parker Karla Pena Ricardo Pena Sally Perez Van Phuong Mario Plater Stephanie Prince Eric Purry Jannette Ratihn Om Reeder Michelle Rhoden Ezequiel Rik Maurice Rooks Brandon Rosen Alexander Ross Bonita Ross Carlene Rowe Myrabelle Sagun Feliciano Salas Michael Sanders Stacy Sarria Opher Shallom Jodi Shelton Ava Smith Thomas Sobelman Nancy Starcher Keivan Stassun Bakaa Taylor Norma Thorne Tan Truong Alondra Turner Nikolas Velasquez David Vorse Herman Wang Andre White Please let me know — Kyva Haynes anxiously awaits for an answer from her boyfriend about their weekend plans. They often go out on weekends even though they see each other in school. This gives them time to spend together. 114 Eleventh grade Faces

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ELEVENTH GRADE Stop, in the name of love As you walk down the halls it is a common sight to see eleventh graders in love. Whether they are holding hands, hugging, or just talking, something critical is de- veloping between them. What we have here are serious relationships. Susan and I have a serious relationship because we express our feelings of love and hate openly with each other, Richard Cunningham said. These are tales of serious relationships. Serious relationships require a lot of attention, sharing, hon- esty and the ability to care for one another deeply. It takes the responsibility of the two people involved to make time for each other, and be there for one an- other. Even though Shane and I attend different schools and are on different work schedules, we always find time to spend with each other. The both of us go by a rule that we are open and hon- est no matter how hard the truth may be, Jannette Ratihn said. Relationships do not neces- sarily have to erupt from school. Some couples face the dilemma of having a relationship when they go to separate schools. Since Jeff and I don t go to the same school anymore, we make a dire effort to see each other as often as possible. When you have a serious relationship such as ours, then every minute counts, Tina Diloretta said. There is no telling when a re- lationship becomes serious. It takes the knowledge of both people to decide if their rela- tionship is strong and stable. Alex and I feel that our rela- tionship is secure. We both care a lot about each other and al- ways talk out our differences in- stead of fighting. Some rela- tionships may break up due to lack to communication, howev- er our relationship is open and honest. Carla Ellsworth said. It just takes two people to meet, fall in love, get married and live happily ever after. Who says it ' s that easy. By Stephanie Prince Looking through the eyes of love — Timothy Hernandez and his girlfriend Pilar Jackson, a tenth grader, cuddle up during nutrition. After a long morn- ing it ' s nice to be with someone who cares and loves you a lot. What do you feel makes your rela- tionship serious or special? We respect each oth- er ' s feelings and are will- ing to accept each other the way we are. These two things make our relation- ship special. So well as the love that we have towards each other, Alejandra Ceja said. My relationship with Yvonne is very special. Before we started going out we were close friends. There ' s a lot of trust and love in our relationship, that ' s what makes it spe- cial, Jason Menadue said. The strong bond of love that we share keeps us together. Lee Hut- cherson said. Eleventh grade Faces 115