Bonita Vista High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Chula Vista, CA)

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V Students Prepare For College ziijdfr'-qfv HQ M -I 5,1 3 . - ? ,, p i. ati' V,-1, Y if 'gleam ,nf , 3 f Q. -,X .1 at 4 'V ,Q w,3M':-etj','L V? . i 44' iP'v . A s ,1g,., ,w 1 J: ,W Agfa u'lcwi'.. ,nagrjg X Lk --....,..,,., W. 1Clockwise from leftj Lincoln Hiatt, along with many other students enrolled in the College Prep. and A.P. classes, suffers the consequences of procrastination. Doug Bean and his friend wallow in the frustration of high school life. Jennifer Herbst discovers the pleasant atmosphere of Southwestern library. Dinnhora Fer- nandez spends a few spare moments researching possi- ble college choices. College Preparation I9

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To some students the 1981-82 school year meant Friday night football and bas- ketball games, dances, Homecoming, BMOC, the Baronial, and parties. To oth- ers, however, the new school year meant work. Indeed g'Much Weeping proved to be the year's theme to students enrolled in the college prepatory classes, the A.P. classes of history, writing, and English, as well as the CORE classes. To these students the new year meant endless hours researching at the Chula Vis- ta and the Southwestern College libraries, and spending countless weekends in the per- iodical room. It also meant studying several different texts, reading novels, and learning how to type -the hard way. To the procras- tinators of this group it meant staying awake all night frantically writing term papers and cramming for tests. Their lives were not completely devoted to these classes though. In between assign- ments many found time to study for and take the PSAT, ACT, SAT, and ACH tests. Others, faced with the perplexing task of choosing a college, poured over various college catalogues in the counselor's room. When asked why they enroll in such classes, students reply that they're prepar- ing for college. This preparation also deals with learning the technique of writing col- lege and scholarship applications. Many devoted seniors put this knowledge to use while they spent their winter vacations tire- lessly typing up the numerous forms re- quired. As the year drew to a close these students, more than any others, dreamed of sleep, parties, and the beach. I8 College Preparation M .. ag f ---- 4. wma.-fzs

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Qiinvefw 77 x Barons displayed a touch of class dur- ing homecoming October l 2- 16. The events of Spirit Week culminated in the crowning of Debbie Wilson as Homecoming Queen and Kristin Giller as first runner-up. Monday was Backwards Day, it was a great success. Spirited Barons came to school with their clothes inside out and backwards. The lunchtime activity, show- ing the Sophomores superior olfactory senses, was a Shoe Scramble. Giving lazy students a chance to come to school without getting dressed, Tuesday was Pajama Day. Adorned with accessories ranging from hair curlers and teddy bears to coffee cups and morning newspapers, students drifted through the day, as usual, as though they had just awakened. In an obvious regression to a more innocent age, students sucked on baby bottles filled with various exotic juices in the lunchtime activ- 20 Homecoming ity. Wearing carefully selected wardrobes of bed sheets and laurel wreaths, culled from school ivy patches, students gave a stunning personification of Greek Gods and God- desses on Toga Day. Reminiscent of Apollo and his Chariot of the Sun, the pseudo- Greeks played charioteer by dragging their cohorts around on blankets. Fulfilling the Oracle at Delphi, the Seniors emerged vic- torious. As a special activity, under the direction of Commissioner Angela Yeh and profes- sional photographer and philosopher Lin- coln Hiatt, the ASB presented a slide show of the Homecoming Court. At the Home- coming Dance that evening the band Tasty provided an amusing smoke- screen. Thursday was Western Day. Characters ranging from the Lone Ranger to Bad Bart roamed the campus, some seeking to pillage and plunder, and others seeking to restore law and order. The cowboys, lndians and saloon girls metaphorically reenacted the Westward Movement by racing madly around on Big Wheels toting chocolate pudding pies. Showing their clear superior- ity in gluttony, the Seniors won by quickly devouring their pies. Friday, Movie! Rock Star Day, opened with the arrival of the ever popular towel- clad Go-Go's via limousine. Samauris, Sha Na Na's and some spiritless Barons covered the campus. The Seniors once again pre- vailed in the mid-day wardrobe exchange competition and in the assembly with their skit, singing such immortal lines as Don't throw spitwads, and never, never, never wet your pants.