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

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SIXTH GRADE Money is a thing I want and is what I really need Some feel that in order to be happy money is necessary. Even those who get an allowance are not satisfied because there are so many things they want to buy. I get anywhere from two to ten dollars a week depending on the chores I get done. I wish they would give me more but it ' s ok because I save it to buy some- thing special, Lusine Lalabekyan said. I Everyone needs money and sixth graders graduating from elementary school and entering Junior High want more of it, or at least some of it. I don ' t get an allowance but I would like to get at least ten dollars a week so then I could buy clothes I want for me, Sandra Flores said. How much money a student gets depends on their parents. Therefore everyone gets a dif- ferent amount for different rea- sons. I get seven to ten dollars a Abby Aaronson Ali Akbar Poneh Akbari Tracy Alexander Natasha Alford Alon Aloni Fabian Alston Alyson Angotti Gabriel Axarlian Travis Bailey Graham Baily Didi Bei Danielle Bergen Raffi Berko Ty Bickel Rachel Blumenberg Michael Bock Justin Bonney Marlon Brennan Kizzie Bridges Tony Brimer Chereese Brown Kenyetla Brown Ivette Buitrago Christopher Bulpitt Jesse Caid Felicia Cano Joseph Carnes Luis Carrillo Brenda Castrejon Alma Castro Tyla Catena week it depends on the chores I get done. I always save it until I have enough to buy something nice, Heather Medeinos said. I get five to six dollars a week and I ' m very satisfied with how much I get. I usually save it up to buy Nintendo car- tridges, Harry Galstian said. Some students don ' t get an allowance and even though they would like to get some money it doesn ' t affect them. I don ' t get an allowance and I think my parents are abit un- fair, but I ' m doing jus fine without it, Jackie Rosales said. There are some students that are satisfied with how much allowance they get from their parents. They usually spend their money on different things every week. I get twenty dollars a week for allowance from my parents. I spend it on clothes, food, going out, etc, Cindy Lee said. The money makers of tomor- row are the spenders of today. By Heidi Lazo Time to pay -up honey — Michael Bock is happy that his friends are finally paying him all the money they ' ve bor- rowed. Some are willing to share their money with others as long as they are payed back. I ' m in the money — Benjamin Chazen tells his friends that lunch is on him today. Even if it ' s to impress friends or to be nice and treat them to something it takes money. For some this was their first year getting an allowance. 148 Sixth grade Faces

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' ' W Tiffany Shepard Stuart Shine Alex Shukhman Daanyill Siglar Jason Skinder Keith Smith Tyrone Spears Joshua Spincic Allison Student Samia Sweiss Jennifer Switzky Joel Sy Alvin Thompson Jason Trevizo Sandra Trinidad Kattya Valdes Jorge Vera Rebecca Vogel Rayonne Vossough Vannesa Wegman Samantha Welter Lee White Victoria White Christopher Woolman Jennifer Yale How did you feel when you were se- lected for Core? It ' s a bit repetitive be- cause we have all five classes together but it ' s fun, said Deanna Kakassy I didn ' t want to get into it because I wanted Art. But I felt special because it meant I was smart. said Jason Okutake. ! felt pressured getting into it. I knew I had to work a great deal harder, said Me- gan Hickey. Seventh grade Faces 147

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If you found one-hun- dred dollars what would you buy? I would buy stuff for my skateboard, shoes, and candy, Chris Bulpitt said. I ' d buy clothes, shoes and jewelry, Amelia Ruiz said. I ' d buy clothes for my- self, a phone and jewelry for my friends, Jesus Reynoso said. I ' d buy clothes, jewel- ry and teddy bears, Kar- la Sanchez said. A lot of clothes, get my hair done, my nails or go on a shopping spree for Christmas gifts, Quiana Taylor said. Hugo Chacon Brandon Chavez Benjamin Chazen Molhe Chazen Ji Choe Teresa Chow Daniel Cipriotti Tabitha Coleman bull , Carla Conner Laurent Corson . David Cortez Eviana Colon Amy Crawford Frank Cremona Chadreama Dandridge Jasmine Davis Eric Delgado Michael Dennis David Devemark Danielle Dias Liz Diaz Shalini Dixit Shane Du Bois Galynne Duly David Dushane Daniel Echavarria Jarad Elderd Dominic Eredia Sascha Escandon Ivette Esparza Reymon Ethnasios Sixth grade Faces 149