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

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Denise Carter Jaqueline Chacon Rita Chawla Joon Choe Jennifer Cipriotti Bradley Clark Melissa Coleman Annette Cortez Amy Cutler Laura Davis Sonia Davis Wallace Davis Aly Daya Bayron Diaz Ligia Diaz Valeska Difrieri Leif Eklund Demetrius Fears Ditrius Fears Judith Feinstein fairdrprass? Td get as far away from school as possible, said Juan Linares I would just leave and get some real food to eat instead of this school stuff, said Kevin Wright Fd go someplace quiet with my friends and away from all the noise in the school cafeteria and the hallways, said Brian Quon I would jus t leave! said Chris Giroux Tenth grade Faces 117

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Jeanette Adams Wendy Adams Jameelah Al-Kawi Sanford Allen Marcia Arroyo Miguel Arroyo Kristine Ashimine Jermal Austin Diana Bao Kristina Bao Michael Barcihana Jesse Beamon Kurtis Bedford Caroline Bernard Brenda Blue Wiliam Bonila Anthony Booker Bonel Boss Rebecca Braun Rhonda Broadhead Rosita Broaster Stacey Brooks Simon Burgess Carolina Cabezudo TENTH GRADE If I had a lunch pass, the things that I would do It ' s 12:35 and throughout the halls of the school the lunch bell echoes. Doors swing open, one by one students of all ages pour out into the bright afternoon sun. The last thing on everyones mind is their next class. The only thing that they ' re really looking forward to is lunch. They meet their friends and casually cruise over to the cafeteria. Lunch is a time to unwind from our last class and prepare for our next. While many ju- niors have the luxury of going off campus, fourth through tenth graders have to stay in school. This hurts the tenth graders the most, having only one more year to go they feel that they deserve their lunch passes as well as juniors and seniors. I feel that as a sophomore I am very responsible, and I don ' t think it ' s fair that only juniors and seniors get to leave this place for lunch, Valeska Di- fieri said. • Lunch is the only time that I really have time to talk to my friends, but sometimes standing in the cafeteria, or even in the p.e. field can get a little loud. So if I had a lunch pass I would go to the park or someplace quiet with my friends, to get away from the noise in school, Me- lissa Coleman said. Many sophomores wish that they could have a lunch pass, even if it ' s only to get out of school. But to many tenth grad- ers food is constantly on their minds, and it is for this reason also that they would love a pass. The food at school is okay, but I need variety in my menu and having a lunch pass would provide me with some choices on where to eat, Danny Thompson said. Although their lunch pass will have to wait till next year, the sophomores wait patiently for their turn. I wish I had a lunch pass so when I go out to eat I could buy people things except that would have to pay me extra when I do bring them back stuff, but then I ' d be risking my pass but it ' d be worth it. Koty Mukasa By Wendy Hernandez When all else fails — let ' s get a piggy- back ride! Tenth graders are always looking for a good time, here Valeska Difieri gets a ride from Kurtis Bedford. During lunch it ' s not common to see sophomores just sitting there. We have fun anyway! — These sopho- mores have a while to go before they will gel their off campus passes, they make the most of their lunch time by hanging out together. 116 Tenth grade Faces

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Mai Freeman Ed Figueroa Virgil Flowers Momez Fowler Ramiro Garcia Ronald Garcia Louis Gigliotti Chris Giroux Romunda Glasgow George Godinez Kenia Gomez Eran Gonsor Addie Goren Stephanie Gross Lorena Guevara Sandra Guzman Moran Haddad Tazsha Mammons Michael Harbin Nichole Harris Raishawn Henderson Marta Henderson Darrel Hill Mark Hunt TENTH GRADE Meeting curfew can be difficult for teens Being late or missing curfew is a big issue for tenth grade students. Knowing that your curfew is too early and begging for more time is a common theme. Los- ing track of time and having to face impatiently waiting parents is a major issue in the life of a teen. The key is getting parents to agree to giving you no curfew at all. The problem arises when you know that you will be late to begin with. Trying to get that extra hour or even minutes ahead of time can avert prob- lems. It ' s hard asking your par- ents for that extra hour or two of staying out with your friends, when you know that they are going to say ' no , Alicia Mod- ley, 10th grader said. But activities of a 10th grad- er out for a night on the town takes more time than a parent might believe. Taking in a show or two and then getting a bite to eat over good conversation can make the hours just slip by. I would have to start my evening off at noon if I wanted the night ' s activities to be com- pleted by 10 pm, the legal cur- few, Crystal Nordsteedt, 10th grader said. Another choice taken by some is to go out without the permissi on of parents or guard- ians. This requires sneaking and lying about one ' s whereabouts. It is certainly not the recom- mended choice. Ending my night at 10 pm just doesn ' t cut it. I need to spend more time out of the house. My parents don ' t know that I take that time when they are fast asleep, an anonymous 10th grader said. This is a time when childhood is ending but adulthood is not yet at hand, at least not the re- sponsibilities or the privileges. Deciding when one can come home or meeting curfews is an early rule one must learn in or- der to develop character of in- tegrity and responsibility in adulthood. Clock watching — It is important to watch an accurate time piece when try- ing to meet a curfew. 11 pm is a com- mon curfew for 10th grade students. Entering a house — there are many ways to enter a house, the most conven- tional being going through a door. Sometimes it becomes necessary to find alternatives when one is locked out of the house because of a forgotten key or the less savory sneaking back in the house when you have missed curfew, or have lied about your whereabouts. 118 Tenth grade Faces