Washington High School - Washingtonian Yearbook (Fremont, CA)

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CAUTION: Sophomores in training What is the one thing you want as a sophomore more than anything A dri¬ ver’s license. That magical piece of la- menated paper with your picture on it that unlocks the door to a world of freedoms for you and headaches for your parents. You find yourself in the b ack seat of a car hiding your face and hoping you don’t see anyone you know as you ride around with what seems like a 4 foot high flashing neon sign reading “student driver on board” on top of the car. Is this humiliation worth it? You better believe it. driver mum car! You have to drive around with a 4 foot high flashing neon sign on the car reading “student driver on board”. L A F . The inbetween life of a tweener All through your adolesent years, there is the frustration of not knowing whether you’re a child or an adult. This can be more apparent your sophomore year than any other. You’ve made it through the uncertainty of your fresh¬ men year, having matured somewhat, and can no longer be put into a category with them. But you’re not at the point yet where you enjoy the same activities of the upper classmen. Because of your inbetween position, you can be appro¬ priately labeled a “tweener”. It is during this inbetween period that you seem to sprout up. Coming into high school, the seniors seemed to be 25 and you were 3. The gap between you and those above you begins to lessen as you “sprout” not only physically but also mentally. You feel frustrated as you long for more freedom and indepen¬ dence ... and to be an upper classmen. The need to be considered a young, re¬ sponsible teenager over that of a naive, troublesome pre-teen is overwhelming, continued on page 205

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I- FRESHMEN! The call rings out echoing thru the gym. This is the nightmare of the shower bell. -r =z An Echoing Nightmare You sit in the north gym bleachers talk¬ ing excitedly about the year ahead. Un¬ suspecting are you of the humiliation you are about to suffer. A bell rings and you stand up to leave the gym FRESH¬ MEN! The call echos thru the gym. You try to play it off as though you were stretching. You have been the innocent victim of the shower bell. IT’S FRESH! The Price You Have To Pay As a freshman, you’re the new kid on the block. Subsequently, you’re also the easiest victim of the sometimes cruel jokes which can be played by those who are older than you. Every year, the incoming class has to keep a constant watch out of the side of their eye at lunch for projectiles being aimed at them such as half eaten hot dogs or candy wrappers. Freshmen athletes are hunted down on the days they have games and heaven forbid the varsity players should catch you without a tie. The word Freshmen becomes a dirty one to those who wear it with them for a year. Spirit week can be a nightmare as you work feverishly to get you skit together only to be given the inevitable fourth place. You suffer the persecu¬ tion silently, all the time planning for when you’re a sophomore and have the chance to do it to someone else.

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The Sweet Smell of Success Sophomore year marks the peak of your science career. This is the year of the science experiment that will stay with you the rest of your life (or at least the smell will). Yes, it’s infusions! “The smell seems to stay with you when you leave the lab,” said Gia Solari. A lucky few hear the immortal words of beloved biologist Mr. Zlatnik “You’ve got a ro- tofer!” Ahh, the sweet smell of success at your discovery. (That’s not what I smell!)