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

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' fi e5H mk):D %w z What is your fa- vorite magazine to read? I like National Geo- graphic because it has a lot of good articles on the world of history and sci- ence, said Aaron Ganz. I don ' t ever read mag- azines because I never get the chance to buy them. But sometimes I like to read ' People ' , said Erika Chang. I like looking at Thrasher Mag because some of my friends are in it and I look for new pro- ducts and contest re- sults, said Benjamin Ca- lomay. iff Stacy Aaronson Leslie Aleman Shannon Alexander Dony Arias Julie Arnold Kyle Augustus Esperanza Avalos Connie Bae Jethro Barrozo Christopher Batiste Heather Bergen Stacey Bergstein Tali Berko Susanna Binshteyn Derrick Bolden Charles Boyle Mary Branch Heather Brandt Nakia Bruce Delmy Buitrago Karin Cabrera Pablo Cadena Benjamin Calomay Valdo Carlyle Cesar Carrasco Rigoberto Carrasco Malikia Celestine Layo Chachere Erica Chang Martha Chang Kimberly Chass James Cheung 124 Ninth grade Faces

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Willie Savage Kissandra Scott Ronald Sedano Jody Seltzer Alon Samir Yon Shin Ilan Shrira Wendy Silverstein Heather Simmons Tania Staley Trang Ta Jennifer Thompson Lavonia Thompson Arturo Trujillo Josie Valderrama Priscilla Valencia Karen Vorse Keith Warren Neil Warren Deaunte Washington Tanisha Watts William Wei Jeff Weisbach Patrick Welch Patricia White Tamnika Williams Mark Wittenberg Bi-Kemba Wright Kevin Wright Richard Yi Julie Yun Where would you drive when you first get your li- cense? I would probably have to go to the cleaners for my mother and pick up our clothes, Michael Barcohana said. When I first get my li- cense I will probably pick up some friends and go to the mall, Andy Lavio- lette said. After I receive my li- cense I would probably drive straight home, be- cause I would be in shock, Noah Lookofsky said. When I first get my li- cense I want to just drive around so I can enjoy my freedom and show off my license to my friends, Eran Gonsor said. WM TENTH GRADE Watch out for that tree! Lock the door, fasten that seatbelt, because it is time to go driving! Driver ' s Training is that time in a tenth graders life where they have the opportunity to control a motor vehicle. In other words, drive. Many tenth graders hope to get driver ' s training in the first semester, so they can obtain their permit, which enables them to drive with someone twenty-five years or older with a valid driver ' s license. Students nowadays can ' t wait for that big day when they can receive their driver ' s li- cense. However there are some other obstacles that they must overcome before attaining their license. They must complete driver ' s education and complete and pass driver ' s training. Driver ' s training is very important be- cause it teaches them many valuable points of driving. Driver ' s training was too short, and we didn ' t really get a chance to learn very much. However it was cool, but I didn ' t like it when the instructor would grab the wheel or step on her brake, Karmen Jones said. Some tenth graders have al- ready had the opportunity to gain some valuable driving ex- perience, before they entered the driver ' s training car. Driver ' s training didn ' t really teach me what I already knew. I drove a little before so drivers training was fairly easy. Otherwise it was kind of bor- ing, Stephanie Macias ex- plained. One problem however may be the instructor. He she plays a great role in helping you learn the proper ways and rules of driving. Drivers training was fun for me because our instructor let us drive fast. And we got to stop to get something to eat, Leslye Muschamp said. All in all driver ' s training is a valuable experience in which everyone should try. It ' s an ad- venture in one way and it also teaches you how to drive. No matter if the instructor is Mr. Scrooge or Mr. Rogers, the most important factor is pass- ing the course. Driver ' s training will be just one of the first steps towards getting your license. It will be one of many obstacles in which to overcome in receiving that little paper that says you are able to hit the road and drive. By Stephanie Prince

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Read all about it — Taking a look at one of her favorile magazines. Rachel Watson reads an article in Gymnas- tics about the 1 988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Gymnastics happens to be popular sport which she likes to read about. Keeping up with your current events? — The school ' s library offered a number of popular magazines to read and get ' nformalion from. Among the ninth graders sports, fashion, and entertain- ment magazines were the ones they most preferred. iPsycHouKitiOo yl NINTH GRADE Between pages of time Eight fifteen a.m. on a Wednesday morning and once again the homeroom teacher announces, it is silent reading time! Students in ninth grade homerooms quickly pull out their favorite magazines to catch up with the latest word in news, sports, fashion, movies, and television stars. Magazines titles like Seventeen, Young Miss, Teen, Sports Illustrated, Thrash- er, and Surfer were the most popular among ninth grade students. Ninth graders read maga- Breakout , and Street Rod- abundance of other teenage to- zines ranging in a variety of to- der , one finds out that the pics. Don ' t be surprised to find pics. Racing cars to movie stars, skateboard tricks to karate kicks, and fashion styles to heart throb smiles were some of the subjects covered in the nu- merous publications that ninth graders flipped through. Amid the boys in the ninth grade, sports periodicals were very popular. Sports Illustrated has proven to be long-time fa- vorite but unusual sports such as skateboarding, surfing, and car racing were the maga- zines that were in to read. With names as Thrasher stranger the sport the more pop- ular the magazine! Basically, I like to read any type of skateboard or car maga- zines like Thrasher and Hot Rod. I really look forward to reading good articles and seeing rad photography, said Cinchai Chuvichien. Among the girls in the ninth grade, favorite magazines were fashion and teen magazines. Inside any of the several titles, they would find the latest talk about famous celebrities, fash- ion tips and trends, and an the pictures cut out because most of the cutest guys , as they say, are pasted up on walls, lockers, and notebooks. I like to read the articles in ' Seventeen ' and I also like to look at all the new clothes and fashions, said Talina Mata. Tastes and preferences were different between boys and girls but good stories and pictures were what ninth graders looked for in favorite magazines. By Loyd Calomay Eun Choe Hyon-Chu Chon Marilee Christy Cinchai Chuvichien Estevan Contreras Jason Coronado Jeffrey Crowder Jeremy Crowder Nada Dababneh Tesha Davis Willie Dean Dody Deomampo Michael Devine Joliene Dexter Lilly Dopp Darryl Dukes Amber Edwards Gina Edwards Amber Ehrecke Jorge Escamilla Jorge Estrada Paul Elcheverry David Fisher Jimmy Flores Nelin Flowers Leighann Fontenot Cheval Ford Daniel Forster Rune Freeman Erika Gamez Aaron Ganz Claudia Garay Ninth grade Faces 125