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

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FIFTH GRADE Television after school First you kick the door open and throw your books self something to eat and throw yourself on the couch. When you turn the television on, you open a whole new from Mister Ed to Geraldo to MTV. These and many ifter school from 3:30 until 6:00 in the evening. After hitting the books from 8:00 in the morning to 3:10 in the afternoon, fifth graders come home exhausted and wea- ry. Kicking back in front of the T.V. to watch the variety of cartoon reruns is what they do for relaxation. As soon as I get home at around 3:55, 1 walk my dog and lo my homework till 5:30. Then [ watch the television for awhile until it ' s dinner time, said Ja- mal Bilal. Dennis the Menace , ' Punky Brewster , The Chip- Tiunks , Black Beauty , Sil- er Spoons , Ducktales , Small Wonder , Diffrent Strokes , Facts of Life , and Webster are most of the shows that are on after school. Mainly on Channel 5, 11, and 13. I get home around 4:10 to 4:20 and I watch ' Ducktales ' and ' Small Wonder ' on Chan- nel 1 1 from 4:30. Then I watch ' Webster ' from 5:30 on Chan- nel 13, said Adolfo Zermeno. Watching television after school is a good means of reliev- ing stress and some fifth grad- ers admit that ' s all they do after school. I watch T.V. for about 4 aside. Then you get your- in front of the television, world that has everything other T. V. shows are on hours and watch shows like ' Cosby Show ' and ' Webster ' until it ' s dinner time. Then I watch T.V. again until I fall asleep, said Adam Weber. Although many parents state that todays T.V. gives a bad in- fluence to many children, some fifth graders don ' t really think it does and some don ' t really care. I think parents are wrong about ' Trash T.V. ' . They should consider our point of view. Some T.V. is worthwhile, said Andy Lifszye. By Koty Mukasa What do you watch first when you get home? I watch ' Ducktales ' and ' Dennis the Menace ' because they both make you laugh. I like ' Duck- tales ' because of that one duck [Launchpad] who crashes everytime and I like ' Dennis the Menace ' because he brings trouble to anyone he ' s with, said Elvis Martinez. I always watch the lo- cal news. It informs me with what is going on and the weather forecast. Then I watch ' Fun House ' because it ' s a cool game for kids, said Stephanie Devine. I watch MTV because I like music and music videos, said Yury Shenon. Homework and T.V. don ' t mix — To Michelle Deul, This rule often told by strict parents is ignored as she finishes up her fifth grade honors math home- work and watches Ducktales at the same lime. Fifth grade 1 1 Faces 1 O 1

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Michael Aguayo ; Jessica AguirTl a minaAhmatt;) JosH AtExander Pardis Amiri Pouya Amiri Julio Benavides Hilary Boretz Rudy Boroomand Whitney Boyle Lauren Brooks Cassandra Burt Kristopher Burtoft Sherwin Carballo Leslie Carranza Jason Casteen Young Chang Erica Chuvichien David Contreras Gil Corber Peggy Dela Cruz Tiffany Demery Juan Diaz Christian Dodge Keyausha Dupree Rachel Eisner Fatima Erazo Darrel Evans Maral Farsi Michelle Feigelson Parham Fereydouny Andre Fields What badge are you most proud of and why? The badge I am most proud of is the one for CPR. They brought in dolls and we learned how to give mouth to mouth re- suscitation, said Erica Chuvi- chien. The music lovers badge which is a merits badge. We went on several field trips and did six different things to earn it. We made an instrument, learned four songs, folk dance and we played and sang songs. I like it because I enjoy music, said Jenny Geffner. The Pet Care badge because I love animals very much! said Cassie Burt. 162 Fourth grade Faces