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

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EIGHTH GRADE Mom, can I have a ride Weekend transportation, a way for an eighth grader to get to the mall, the mov- ies, or just to a friends house. Eighth graders have chosen to go by bike, skate- boarding, bus, hitching a ride with a parent, or by the old fashion way of walking to their destination which is an excellent source of exercise. It ' s plain to see that transportation is an important part of an eighth graders life. Transportation on weekends is an essential item in the life of every single eighth grader. The way an eighth grader gets to a destination is as important as their destination. On the weekends, I get to where I want to go by riding my bicycle, says Josh Fogel, eighth grader. Riding a bike is fun and an alternative to walking to a de- sired destination. Bicycling is also a quicker way to get around, especially when you ' re in a hurry. If you ' re a lazy eighth grader and like to wait, the bus is another favorite choice of eighth graders. I usually take the bus from place to place on weekends, states Brian Joseph, eighth grader. For those who can ' t afford the bus, or the finer things, walk. Walking, the slowest known transportation is a way to get around if you like to see the beautiful weekend sky and smell the fresh air. When I go out on the week- ends, I usually walk since I have no other means of trans- portation, says Paul Fredlin, eighth grader. Skateboarding is the choice of most eighth graders. When I go out to the mall over the weekend, I ride my skateboard, said Darren Langer, eighth grader. The last resort is asking your parents for a ride. Stacy Moskowitz is satisfied with a ride from her parents. If my mom or dad go out, I ask them to drop me off at the mall, says Stacy. Transportation is so impor- tant in an eighth graders social life, that they can ' t live with- out it. By Ian Bratslavsky What transportation do you use to get to school? Why? My mom drives me to school, because I live a few blocks away, John Cannon. I use the school bus, be- cause I can ' t get a ride from my parents. Chris Petrini. I take the school bus, be- cause I like to see my friends on the bus, Kristen Riley. I use the school bus to school, because it ' s a long way from my house to school, Marianna Chilin- garyan. Where ' s the bus? — A question asked by Lonnie Wayne and Josh Fogel everyday after school, while waiting to catch the RTD. Lonnie and Josh steadily wait and look if the bus is coming down the street. -I - Eighth grade L DZ Faces

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When you ' re alone at home what do you listen to? I have a lot of differ- ent things that I listen to so it ' s hard to pick just one, but if I had to choose it would be all KPWR music, it has a certain beat that I can really get into, I love to dance to it and it helps me to relax when I ' m uptight and wound up, I just dance my troubles away, to the mu- sic ' s beat, Toshi Taylor said. Paul Varda Julio Vasquez Katrina Vasquez Monica Villalobos Karwon Villery Da Ron Vincon Sherrye Wallace Alicia Wartes Rachel Watson Desiree Wayne L, 1 Christina Wells M- v 1 Robert Whetzel 4 A Craig Wilcox Lita Wilke Dawn Williams Dawn R. Williams T- - 4 Felipe Wilson Ronald Yakerson Dameyion Young Ninth grade Faces 131

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Aman Abye Angelica Acevedo Brenna Adler Daniel Aeschleman Sonia Aguayc Shirinne Ahadzadeh Keren Aigen Daniel Alazraki Charlene Albain Maria Amezcua Haleh Amiri Afra Amirsanjari Demika Anderson Antonia Archila Raul Arroyo Scott Astorga Marcelo Axarlian Hector Barahona Natalia Barrett Jamie Barrott Laura Bei Simyouna Bennett Sharitte Bevans Ibn Bilal Marco Blue Patricia Bodenstein Carrie Booska Eusebio Branom Timothy Brashier Yvonne Brooks Patrick Burnett Matthew Burtoft Garion Campbell John Cannon Sandra Cardenas Freddy Caseres Jose Cea Nan Cha Melinda Chang Marianna Chilingaryan Jung Choe Su Young Chong Rebecca Coagan Nicole Copeland Oscar Corcio Elvia Cortez Martha Csotsits Dominique Curl Brian Davis Vivian Davis Laura Delia Ripa Matthew Dempster Matthew Denney Sam Deskin Leif Devemark Ajairal Dhillon Amber Diazgonzales Katrina Dolezal Jeremy Donaldson Walter Douglas Angela Echavarria Brian Edwards Mark Eisner Eighth grade Faces 133