Alverno High School - Troubadour Yearbook (Sierra Madre, CA)

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.The cafeTeria Take ff'!'f THeavenly' NighT For Sophomores Are you serious? lT's 5:'l5l Craig is going To pick me up aT 5:30 To go ouT for dinner. Oh, Mom my hair is sTill in rollers and we sTill have To pick up The bouTonniere. l'm shaking all over. Why am I so nervous? This scene was Taking place in The homes of many sopho- mores as The recenTly Trans- formed cafeTeria was awaiTing Their arrival for The biggesf evenT of The sophomore year: The Cherry Blossom. The plain cafeTeria had been Turned inTo a shiny STairway To Heaven, The dance's Theme. A sTarry aTmosphere was creafed by The decoraTions commiTTee by hanging gliTTered sTyrofoam sTars, crepe paper sTreamers and pom-pom balls from The ceiling. The walls were masked wiTh cloud and rainbow painT- 36 Cherry Blossom ings, ana sfraw baskeTs filled wiTh daisies and carnafions decoraTed The Tables. The ro- manTic mood was compleTed by Tiny whiTe lighTs hung in The Trees ouTside The cafeTeria. Meanwhile, mosT sophomores and Their daTes had dinner ouT before The dance. They aTe in a varieTy of resTauranTs rang- ing from The l-lungry Tiger To ln- n-OuT. Couples began arriving aT The dance abouT 8:00 p.m. lVlosT of Them had posed picTures Tak- en by The professional To help Them remember The evening. The band Clone provided l'greaT music, buT Took Too many breaks, commenTed ChrisTine SpeckerT. Tables in- side The cafeferia provided a place for couples To relax and Talk wiTh friends. Oufside, girls and Their daTes could geT some fresh air and sfroll among The lighfed Trees. AlThough The dance was over aT 44:30 p.m., The evening did noT end for many couples. Kris Vanderhaar and her dafe wenT To see The Rocky Horror PicTure Show , and Rosann VolmerT and her escorf wenT To Hollywood. AfTer all ThaT dancing, many couples had worked up an appeTiTe so They wenT ouT To eaT again. The success of The dance was cerTainly evidenf in The girls' re- sponses To The quesfion, lf you had iT To do all over again, would you go To The dance again'? 9996 said, Weslngi

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fffrl: Q Taking inventory, Pia Perez counts remaining Christmas stock. Pia, who works at Fashion Conspiracy, works 22 hours a week, a load higher than most students. v Junior Monica Tinker caienders tax clients' appointments at her father's tax accounting office in Sierra Madre. There are many bene- fits, and I can always get my sister to work for me. 'fI'1.. f!'j:11'5'T' T 1 ' '3 1 I2 . -:Q . . M T - Amo ygii is Photos tends to ' childrens runny noses. Chris gets experience at Sunset Preschool for a future in child devel- opment. g g J Syxkww N 0' 5 Student Jo 6 x X f it M s Lass bs3

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Q A slow song gives Carrie Snyder and lan Angus a chance to enjoy a few moments of closeness. The slow songs were much more popular than the fast ones. v Worn out after a long evening, Linda Pichei and Donny Whitlock try to last until the band leaves. The price for the evening's entertainment was only 88.00 per couple. '11 x ' 2 T l Q Outside the cafeteria. friends get some fresh air and a little quiet. The decorations committee placed small lights in the surrounding trees to add to the atmosphere. 4 Teri Abril and Johnny Fernandez, and Carmen Nemer and Raphael Padron engage in some con- versation between dances. Cherry Blossom 37