Alameda High School - Acorn Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

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Oh, What a reliefitis...- Senior Ray Sunia, and Juniors Rick Keiser, Rob Swift and Jay Yalung relax their tired toes after the dance. Well, isn’t that special? - Sophomore David Sherak looks surprised as he spots one of his teachers dancing away. The Dancing Shoe - The crew flash their Coigate smiles after a night with Expose and Depeche Mode. Dances 27

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Zs Somehow, | knew | had to go out, Grabbing my simulat- ed leather bag, | rushed-out of the door. As the heavy rumbling thuds. beat relent- lessly at my feet, the tribal sounds lured me to a tower- ing auditorium. The natives were restless. Inside hundreds of teens ceremoniously gyrated. and flapped their arms. Along the perimeter of the dance floor sprouted lazy specta- 26 Dances tors and exhausted dancers. However, one couldn’t help notice the teachers orbitting the room with hands clasped and smiles plastered on their faces. Students revealed their tribal tendencies to the pul- sating beat of the music. Cabbage-Patch-ing, Wopp- ing, and Snake-ing were the fads of the evening. | soon realized that dancing wasn’t a specator sport when I was attves are Lestless dragged onto the floor fora slow dance. My partner and! danced in continuous revo- lutions until the last. song was played. Satisfied, | left. The dance was our way of forgetting school. We were free from our binding chains of term papers and math. Free, that is, until Monday. —by Pre- cious Costales

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Weekends: the two day break from-school with which, students .were blessed. And. what did ‘the majority of Alameda High students, do on their week- ends? Fellow students could be seen wandering along Tele- graph Avenue going to Ra- sputins.or Blondies in Berkeley.. Some-students practically lived in Berkeley on the weekends. ; “What- Kemmerrer, Ray Kang, Ron Parodi, and Marion Borst pause for a popsi- cle. Can’t you tell we’re twins? - Juniors. Karin Ingeman and Lisa Gallagher — wonder why it’s not obvious. — —s Hi mom, can you come pick me up? - Scott Brown and Henry Lin call dear Oo} mom for a ride hore: 26 Weekend Life ever Ido, it’s.not in Alame- da,’’ said’ Sophomore Christina. Chan. Shopping was always something friends ‘did to- gether: Walnut Creek ‘and San Francisco were favor- ite places to spend money: On Monday morning the words .“‘sale”’ and. ‘‘buy”’ were still in many minds, When Erik Nolthenius was asked about his week- end life he said;.‘‘lwash'the dishes and watch football.” Dora Lee, sophmore, said; “Lcatch upon all my taped soap operas of the -week.”’ Other students went out on dates. tothe movies ‘or dancing in San Francisco. But for‘most of us bache- lors and bachelorettes Sat- urday. Night Live was the peak of our weekend life. —by Susan Lew