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

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How do you feel about finally at- tending the night dances? I think it was fun be- ing able to go to the night dances and I plan to go to many more, Shannon Alexander said. It was cool because the dances were really alive. I really enjoyed go- ing, they were really fun, Sherrye Wallace. ' Tm really excited that I ' m able to attend the night dances. I feel that it ' s a privilege to be able to go, Amy Goldring said. Craig Orenstein Marie Pacheco Cesar Padilla Hye Park Shanti Parsad Kieanitria Paschal Victor Payes David Pegelow Daniel Peralta Jennifer Peralta Theresa Pinhey Tanisha Pough Michael Prince Jose Quintanilla Timothy Quiroz Aleyda Ramos Logan Ray Lawrence Regan Carlos Revelo Yvonne Reynoso Luis Rodriguez Miguel Rodriguez Guillermo Rosales Danny Rosenthal Beverly Ross Angela Salcedo Jorge Santiago Jessica Saravia Jennifer Saltzman Jason Schneider Sharon Schneider Amanda Schwartz Ninth grade Faces 129

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NINTH GRADE Wanna dance with me? Everyone ' s excited about going to the night dances because it ' s an entire day of looking forward to a four hour event that ' s a step in growing up. I think being in the ninth grade and being able to attend the night dances is rad. I remember when I was in the seventh and eighth grade I wanted to go but I couldn ' t because I was too young, said Mike Devine. For years the new ninth grad- ers have died to be able to attend the night dances. Finally they are considered old enough to attend. I feel that being able to go to the night dances gives us more freedom and means we have more rights, said Shawn Kerk- hoff. Not many of the students have attended the night dances. Well, I didn ' t go to the first one because I was busy, but I really liked going to the others because all of my friends went. David Magruder Mona Malhotra Aron Mandelbaum Beth Manko Cheryl Markenson Ann Marquez Fernando Martinez Juan Martinez Talina Mata Guntas Matharu Donald May Dana Meisner Melissa Mekpongsatorn Rainon Miller Paulette Mitchell Tod Mitchell Cesar Monsalve David Montes Hugo Moran Felipe Moreno Jose Moreno Michele Morrison Cicely Mukes Amelia Murell Renee Myara Melissa Nathan Carla Navarro Margarita Negrete Mellynee Nicholson Olga Nunez Henry Olivas Jason Olson The ones I went to were fun, said Martha Chang. The whole day of the dance is a special day. Friends get to- gether to schedule what will be done and when everything will be done. Those who attended the dances had fun preparing for them by deciding on the outfit to wear, how to wear their hair, what shoes to wear, who to go with, how to get there and back and more. After school before a dance Fd go home, take a shower, do my hair, my nails, my make-up, then put my dress on and go to the dance, said Gina Edwards. For the first dance after school I went to pick up my friend Shima and we went to eat dinner. Then we got ready to go to the dance and party all night long, said Lisa Guadagna. Being able to go to the night dances is not only fun but it proves ninth graders have grown up. By Heidi Lazo Shake it up baby — Byron Tonloy takes a break after dancing for an hour straight. But he didn ' t sit for long soon ■ he was back on his feet doing steps like the Robo Cop. Running Man and more. My poor feet — Several of the ninth grade girls that attended the first night dance take a break. They stepped out- side for a few minutes to cool down with a glass of punch and to talk about the dance. 128 Ninth grade Faces

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NINTH GRADE Music is the life to live Music is the love of life When you get home what is the first thing you do? Okay what ' s the second thing you do after raiding the refrigerator? For many it ' s the same thing, go into your room, close the door behind you, and turn on your radio. This daily ritual not only helps us to unwind, it also helps us forget the bad parts of our day and highlight the good parts. Strike up the band — Mike Devine and Adam Have, with Paul Eicheverry. as- pire to become a popular band, but it all starts out with learning to play the guitar. The electric guitar probably forms the entire make-up of the band. Slash! — The guitar is probably the most diffi cult instrument to learn and play — it was a great experience for me to actually play in a band and exper- ience the thrill of playing in an actual band. said Michael Devine. I. Everyone has their own fa- vorite band and whether it be the most popular one or the one that is the less heard of we all depend on them as a means of relaxation. When I am in a bad mood after school I usually get home and blast my radio. I play any station that has dance music, that usually cheers me right up, Charles Boyle said. Although dance music does seem to be the latest fad groups with subtle, more intellectual lyrics do seem to be rising in popularity. My favorite band is U2. They have lyrics which I can Christine Senio Jessica Shaffer Sennetta Shamburger Jaquiline Shapiro Mitchell Shenkin Amir Shlesinger Kimberly Shore Nathan Sobol Gabriel Goldatenko Leigh Spusta Lakisha Stokes Brian Student Bryan Sweet Marwan Sweis Maria Talavera Shawn Tanawitz Je ' Von Taylor Toshi Taylor Adam Tenn Dannetta Thomas Leslie Tioseco Byron Tonloy Danny Traylor Frank Uribe understand and relate to, and besides that the drummer Larry Mullen is a babe, Alicia Wartes said. It is these types of groups that offer 9th graders of today music that you can both dance to and really listen to. They provide lyrics which are insightful. To- days bands can either be loud and obnoxious or gentle and quiet. My favorite band is Oingo Boingo, their music gets me into a certain mood, it helps me for- get all of the stress I ' m under, Larry Regan said. I love listening to rap mostly because I can really get into all of their lyrics, it lifts me up, Michael Prince said. The music for these freshmen varies but basically they just en- joy turning it up and either dancing or singing along. So whether it be KPWR or KROQ these ninth graders listen to it all and seem to enjoy the best of both worlds just the same. I enjoy all kinds of music, it varies on what kind of mood I ' m in, it depends, one time it may be Agent Orange, or if I ' m in a good mood I will play my favor- ite band. Fishbone, said Heather Bergen. By Wendy Hernandez I SSSSZ- % 130 Ninth grade Faces