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

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Tune in to radio stations Everybody listens to the radio, either when they wake up, during the day, or when they fall asleep. The radio is a very popular thing for eighth graders to lis- ten to. Wherever you go you can always see someone with headphones on their ears. A favorite radio station is something that all eighth graders have. From Power 106 to KOST eighth graders love to listen to the radio. Eighth graders listen to every type of music that has ever been invented. They like everything from hard rock to love songs. They listen to every radio sta- tion on every radio they can get their hands on. My favorite radio station is KITS am. I like it because they play really great songs. My fa- vorite kind of song is rock, said Timothy Brashier. The favorite type of music for eighth graders is rock. The sta- tions that play mostly rock are KROQ. Power 106, and KIIS. Other popular kinds of music are funk and punk. I love Power 106. They play great music. I also like Power because the disc jockeys don ' t talk a lot, so they play more mu- sic, said Cindy Fuentes. Many students like Power 1 06 because the disc jockeys tell jokes. Many eighth graders don ' t like these jokes and don ' t think that they are funny. The radio station that I like best is KOST. I really enjoy the music selection. I think that it ' s really good that they don ' t have crude jokes, said Jason Fer- nandez, KOST also has a very good disc jockey who has a real- ly great voice. My favorite kind of songs are love songs. Love songs aren ' t very popu- lar with eighth graders, but some eighth graders do enjoy slow songs. Radio stations play both hard and soft rock. My favorite radio station is KJLH. I like both the hard rock and funk songs. The disc jock- eys also tell really great jokes. KJLH also plays soft rock that I don ' t really enjoy, said Rayann Smith. By Amy Goldring What song does your radio station play the most of- ten? The radio station that I listen to, which is KROQ plays Pride in the Name of Love by U2, said Angel Echavarrin I listen to KFSG. They play my favorite song most often. Love Can Do by Amy Grant. I think that she is the best singer in the whole world, Lisa Smith said. Definitely Wild Thing. KROQ plays that every other second. It makes me sick, said Jung Chee. Tuning In — Michelle Loomis tunes out of the crowd and in to Power 106. She relaxes near room 201 while peo- ple pass her by giving her strange looks as she sings and moves her head to the music. Help me find the station — Sam Des- kin asks his good friends to help him find the radio station KNAC. During nutrition stand by the auditorium lis- tening to the radio, either headphones or on a hand radio. Eighth grade Faces 137

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Matthew Kopelow Mark Krojansky Batya Lahav Darren Langer Tavis Larkham Anthony Law Chong Lee King Lee Jennifer Levy April Lewis Deborah Linden Alejandro Lombardo Michelle Loomis Heather Lopata Mario Lopez Miguel Lopez Shawn Lyon Ralph Marcus Edwin Marin Natasha Marshall Elizabeth Martin Miguel Martinez Teresa McMahon Cynthia Mendez William Menjivar Keith Michaelis Tela Mitchell Pantea Mohajer Alejandro Mojarro Christine Molina Jose Moran Patricia Moreno amVm Caron Morre Loy Morris Stacy Moskowitz Gerard Nartates Danita Nathan Julio Negrete Keith Nemcher Melissa Nishimoto David Parnell Scott Patch Michelle Penfield Mike Peralta Nancy Perez Beth Pesacov Traci Peterson Chris Petrini Tammy Plotnikov Rascheita Power Oscar Ramos Yvonne Ramos Pedram Rashti Seth Ratihn Derek Reisner Rebecca Reynolds Kristen Riley Alejandro Rincon Joshua Rivas Terry Robin Taneka Robinson Elizabeth Rodriguez Ildefoso Rodriguez Janet Rodriguez 136 Eighth grade Faces

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What ' s your idea of the perfect Hal- loween costume? I ' d say a sumo wres- tler. They might look gross but think of how fun it would be to dress up in all that fake fat! said Ju- lia Talavera. A Hari Krishna. Just think, you would go around giving away flow- ers, and instead of getting candy you ' d get money. I wouldn ' t shave my head though. said Seth Ra- tihn. My ideal costume would be a hippy outfit. The flower-power look is really neat. The only part I ' d have trouble with would be the bell bot- toms. said Darren Langer. Lidia Rodriguez Angelica Resales EIGHTH GRADE Fright Night Again! It ' s Halloween night and you ' re home alone. Outside the night is dark and the moon is full and glowing. Off in the distance you hear a wolf howling, and a strong October wind sounds like the shriek of a banshee. Suddenly you sense foot- steps on your front walkway, slowly approaching your house. Sinister knocks on the door signal your doom, and it creaks open to a cry of TRICK OR TREAT!!! Growl! Snarl! H hen ' s lunch? — this beasl gels hungry on Halloween day . . . and not for raw meat! This Werewolf mask was both hot and uncomfortable to wear, but the effect was certainly ter- rifying! The sunglasses were a big help as well. Yes, that ' s what Halloween is all about. Getting candy and getting scared. In the beginning it was called Hallow ' s Eve and the masks worn were to ward off evil spirits, but things have definitely changed! Now Octo- ber is a month for thrills and chills, ghouls and ghosts, and most importantly candy, candy, candy! Most eighth graders will attest to the fact that getting a pillowcase full of loot is their main goal on the 31st, not scar- ing spirits! I admit it, I ' m only in it for the candy! said Jason Fernan- dez. True, candy is a big part of this holiday, but costumes play a major role as well. Magic shops, department stores, and costume rental stores put forth a horrifying array of rubber and plastic masks. The wolfman mask was a big seller, as were the traditional zombie and vam- pire outfits. This Halloween, however, gave birth to such nightmarish ideas as the melt- ing man and the amphibian , complete with masks and gills respectively. One absolutely re- volting (and extremely expen- sive) mask was called two- face , which featured a tiny face growing off of a larger one! The thing I like the most about Halloween is dressing up in a costume, said Norma Ruiz, who wore a witch cos- tume out of Sleeping Beauty. Despite the candy and chaos of Halloween, this years eighth graders did a great job of keep- ing the Halloween spirit. Spooks galore with a careful parental eye provided for lots of fun and frights this year, and SOCES was into it. By Dan Mayer Where ' d 1 leave my whip? — Tavis Larkham decided on the Indiana Jones look for his costume. Many eighth graders made costumes out of regular clothing and items just lying around the house. What a wav to save!