Agoura High School - Quixotian Yearbook (Agoura Hills, CA)

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Ndejaaa he bell rings and nutrition finally arrives - but no! The school is on assembly schedule, third period is next. Arriving late to class because it is supposed to be nutrition , the student receives an excused tardy from the gra- cious teacher. The instructor adjusts a strand of frosted hair that has fallen out of place and delivers a rad lecture on ethics that really gets the class thinking. The bell ending the period thoroughly startles most of the class who rush to the gym for the fall sports rally. A few ditch, of course, but they later redeem them- selves by bringing donuts to period five. The assembly, meanwhile, is the most spirited since 1984 when the football team won the CIF championship. While juniors and seniors casually drive to McDonalds for lunch, freshmen 4 Opening dressed in their Teen Magazine first- day-of-school outfits can be seen doing the freshman strut to Carl's lr. The day drags on, a blur of denim tacid-washed, stone-washed, and unwashedi, Reeboks, jams, and commemorative tees. Because of the spring heat, a visit to The- ater I replaces sixth period P.E,, track practice, lt's improv day, and the ac- tors and actresses use their talents to create humorous scenes. Another bell and the school day is over at last. Study-weary students swarm into the parking lot and pile into vehicles of assorted shapes, colors, and mechanical competency, and head for home or work. After the job, homework awaits, which is followed by sleep. Then the same tired hand hits the same snooze button .., deja vu. gaviali Shannon Stone is caught surprised with lolli- pop in hand..She strongly believed in a bal- anced diet. i i l Friends Zach Fisher, jason Woolley, Tim Shea, jerry Driscoll, and justin Brodie take time to talk and eat during nutrition. This 15-minute break was rarely long enough to buy food, get books for third period, and still catch up on the goings-on of all your friends.

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loud clangor shatters the si- lence. A tired hand hits the snooze button. Deja vu: An- Jther screeching ring. The shower feels good, but the lack of breakfast doesn't, The car revs to life, unlike the driver who somehow arrives at school minutes later. Even though half-closed, his eyes are O , ff fgf f f 4' 6 blinded by a brilliant kaleidoscope of color. Slowly recovering, the realiza- tion strikes that it is merely a tie-dye, not the end of the world. The first period teacher, dressed in an oxford and tie, drones on about some Middle-Eastern country on the other side of the world. The guy two desks away taps wildly to the Metal- S E morlon lica song that blasts from his head- phones. Ten hours later, the bell rings. ln two seconds, the passing period is over and second period begins. The morning announcements, which can barely be heard above the chatter about last night's U2 concert, are broadcast. A teacher in levis and a Save the Whales tee shirt rambles on about molecules. In the front row, a girl dressed in blue and gold rummages through her purse. She finds a note and passes it to the tan guy sitting behind her, the one with the collar-length sun-bleached hair who's wearing turquoise Gotcha shorts. 5 g mcrton Tiffany Richardson signals O.K. along with Stacy Silverman. Both girls were spirited varsi- ty cheerleaders. Beverly Woodruff squeezes that last book into her locker before leaving campus. An off- campus escape was chosen by most students as a lunch-time alternative. Opening 3

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H05 52, Dave Stephens enjoys the sunshine on one of the benches outside the library. The numer- ous benches around campus provided stu- dents with a place to eat lunch, study for tests, or just sit and vegetate. darrah l 3 i it , 5 i Y ..- fff- ,, A 94? is .e My Club Rush brings together David Konow, Anita Venkataraman, lan Holland, and Meera Venkataraman. An extended nutrition gave students the opportunity to explore the array of clubs on campus. r 4 4 5, , X t Qpe,t1ingfE1:5 'L