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

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ever gonna give you up — in ulter ecstasy, the over- luyed King Donald Daily embraces his Queen. Rachel Cunningham in a song only they will share in their memories forever. Come on down — an enchanted Talina Mata ecstati- cally floats down the aisle as they announced her name. Everyone awaited anxiously for the presenta- tion of King and Queen. away to the electric beat of the sizzling music is Gwen Thompson and Scott Nelson, but what Gwen didn ' t realize was the music had just stopped. That didn ' t slop her. though. The winners are — Homecoming ' 89 court were cor- onated. Talina Mata Lady with Lord. Jeramie John- son: Duchess. Pilar Jackson with Duke. Ronald Gar- cia: Princess Sandy Cavallaro and a speechless Prince. Byron Devers: reigning Queen Rachel Cun- ningham and King Donald Daily. Homecoming ' CX Student Life Dy

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s TUDENT UIFE L Everyone agreed that Some Like it Hot was going to be a time to remember as students and alumni quickly found t hemselves . . . Firing up tiie night H -omecoming ' 89 — ' Some Like It Hot ' was great! The blaring music and lighting set a certain party ambience, Neal Janis, senior, said. On a night when the crescent moon illu- minated the misty sky outside, psychedelic lights reflected off the streamer covered walls within Glen Hall, pulsating with the funky beat of music. As students submit to the suppressed primal urges by a ritualistic body slapping frenzy, the announcement of the Homecoming Court complemented the excitement. Everyone awaited anxiously for the results. The coronation of the king and queen took everyone ' s breath away. I was really anxious to find out who the winners would be. It was great to see my friends up there, Alicia Wartes, 9th grad- er, said. With the music to match the unique dancing styles of 89, a variety of such exot- ic dances as the Robocop, Roger Rabbit, and the Running Man could be seen on the dance floor. You tost that loving feeling — having been named court winners. Ronald Garcia and Pilar Jackson em- braces each other to dance the song away. Behind them are the other winners enjoying themselves while onlookers stared on with envy. By Steve Bao Doing a variation of the robocop and the Troop is my favorite. The best music to dance to are rap songs and R B, Tyron Cooley, junior, said. The third annual Homecoming dance was organized by Leadership students. Without them, a dream of a perfect night would not have been fulfilled. Dedication was the key word for us — most of us spent a significant amount of time in planning and working really hard to make sure the dance would be a success, and it was! Sherry Batalla, dance chair- person, said. Along with the great music, there were fabulous door prizes, thirst quenching re- freshments, fresh baked goods, and photog- raphers to capture the unforgettable mo- ments that only a picture can portray. Homecoming ' 89 started as a hot dance. It ended with a slow dying light as everyone reluctantly stopped dancing. Some Like It Hot was sizzling. 38 Homecoming Student Life

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NEWS REELS ■ ill Laughing all the way to the bank — Comedies were big hits in the year of the movies. Paul Hogan returned to play Crocodile Dundee and Tom Hanks got his wish in Big Movies have year of success Nineteen eight- eight was pre- dicted to break box office in Holly- wood ' s film industry, and it did with a long l ine of successful mov- ies. The team of producer, Steven Spielberg, and director, Robert Zeme- kis joined with Univer- sal, Disney, and Warner Brothers Studios to cre- ate the biggest film of the year, Who Framed Roger Rabbit that starred an all star cast of Toons . What made this mov- ie special was its use of live action mi.xed with animation never seen before, Roger Rabbit was a hit with the critics and pulled in an estimat- ed 130 million dollars in ticket sales. Gel ready to look for a definite se- quel. The summer line-up was filled with a number of action-adventure films. Bruce Willis showed terrorists that New York cops Die Hard. .Arnold Schwar- zenneger and Jim Belu- shi played with Red Heat, and Paul Hogan showed fans how to be a hero — Aussie Style in Crocodile Dundee H. Emilio Estevez, Char lie Sheen, Keifer Sutherland, and Lou Diamond Phillips turned the West Wild in Young Guns. Martin Scorsecee ' s The Last Temptation of Christ sparked dis- pute and controversy in the film industry. Thou- sands of people gathered at Universal Studios to protest its release. Wil- lem Dafoe. who played as Christ in that film ?lso starred in Missis- sippi Burning, with Gene H a c k m a n , an- other movie that was de- bated over the subject of racial tension in the 1960 s. Big laughs were also part of the long list of movies. Tom Hanks got his wish to become Big. John Cleese, Ja- mie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Pa- lin searched for A Fish Called Wanda, and Ar- nold Schwarzenneger and Dann Devito were perfect Twins. The Christmas season was also a time for laughter. Bill Murray was Scrooged in a modern remake of Charles Dick- ens ' classic Christmas story and Leslie Neilsen pulled from the files of police squad The Na- ked Gun. The critics enjoyed a number of films that all well deserved Oscar nominations. Tom Cruise spent a week with his autistic savant broth- er played by Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man. There were many love triangles on the sil- ver screen, but each original in its own. Wil- liam Hurt travelled be- tween lovers as The . c- cidental Tourist, Glenn Close portrayed the rich life in Old France in Dangerous Liaisons, and Melanie Griffin took over for boss. Si- go u r n e y W e a ' e r in Working Girl.