Del Campo High School - Decamhian Yearbook (Fair Oaks, CA)

Page 101 text:

gl'- L- ITS BECAUSE Exrlggs ff Senior Year empties students' poeketbooks I had no idea how ex- pensive one year could be! Neither did my parents! They probably think I'm making these prices up because they're so high! said Peggy Grater. With all expenses in- cluded, the senior year cost some students up to 31700. The expenses cov- ered the cost of senior por- traits, graduation an- nouncements, cap and gown rental, senior ball necessities, weekly enter- tainment, gas and food expenses and the cost of a graduation trip, to Ja- maica or elsewhere. The first expense to hit most seniors was that of senior portraits. It was Some time in July when I got notice that I was Scheduled to take my Senior portraits. Wow! I thought. I'm really a sen- g ior! said Lori Winslow. Prices for senior portraits ranged from 9525 to over S200 depending on the a- mount purchased. Graduation announce- ment orders, costing any- where from S10 to 330, were also an important consideration. I have rel- atives all over the place. I really don't see the point in .sending announce- ments to them, especially since the annoimcements are so expensive. But of course I will,'f said Dave Thomley. The S8 cost of cap and gown rental on top of sen- ior ball expenses left a large number of seniors and sometimes their par- ents with the feeling of what it was like to be graduating or to have a graduate in the family. I don't know how I'm going to be able to pay for it all. I mean I know my parents will pay for cap and gown rental, but dan- ces always end up costing so much that I know I'm going to have to pay for at least half of the cost, which may not seem like a lot, but when you're talk- ing about tuxedo rental, limosine, dinner, ticket, corsage, etc., it adds up! said Kelly Cady. 1 Each of these expenses hit at specific times in the year, however, the cost of gas, food, and entertain- ment was something that had to be faced daily. My friends and I went out to lunch or dinner a lot and we always went out on weekends. Working, I drove a lot, plus I did a lot of weekend driving. said Jennifer Coronado. Seniors were given the option of whether or not they wanted to go on Grad Night Trip, which cost 95111, or go on the gradua- tion trip to Jamaica, which cost 3598, plus spending money. I've spent four years working hard in high school. My trip to Ja- maica will be the payoff It's a lot of money, I know, but I really think it will be worth it! said Susan Stahlberg. In retrospect, the year was a costly one for those who graduated, but most everyone felt it was worth it. Sometimes I wonder if it's worth it, but I know it is. I'll never forget my senior year or my friends. And in ten years I won't even remember how much it cost, said Joni Eilers. Seniors

Page 100 text:

James Hambey Michelle Hanawalt Liz Hanelt Wendy Hanson John Harmon Christian Harnage Kellie Harrington Laura Harrison Curtis Hartranft Kirtus Harvill If I e Angela , Tim Lori Zaoh Kristine Hill Shirley Hill js' ri - 1 Q -,,, .,-, A:,. , Q . SENIORS n'sssx:AusEwE'sua , - ' s - ysss-WM il l I 3 F W I X sf Checking out the styles ,Terasue Arino and Lisa Baca try on Sen- ior Ball dresses at the Satin Ribbon Bridal Shop. HI pens N eit They mak beca said W clud cost 31 71 ered trai1 noui govv nece tain expe gran mai Tl rnos seni sorn I g schc seni thom 1

Page 102 text:

Lisa Jay Robb Johns Erica Johnson r Doug Jones Kelly Jones I don't know what I'm going to do. Jamaica is so expensive and far away, but I know I'll regret it if I don't go! said Monica Ensign. Because the traditional graduation trip destina- tion was changed from Ha- waii to J amaica, some sen- iors were forced to decide if they really wanted to go on the Grad Trip at all. The Grad Trip has al- ways been a tradition. My sister went to Hawaii with her class and it was just assumed by my parents that I would go to Hawaii too, but Jamaica's a dif- ferent story, said Jenni- fer Gallelo. That different story often IT'S BECAUSE QARIN Carribean trip sets semors apart meant not going on a Grad Trip. My parents aren't let- ting me go on the Grad Trip at all now because J a- maica is too far and too expensive. But since all my friends are going there, there's really no- where else I'd want to go, said Tiffany Kuhn. Because Jamaica was such an expensive en- deavor, costing S598 plus spending money, many seniors opted to go on a less costly trip, the Grad Night trip. This trip to Santa Cruz, was followed by a Bay Cruise that in- cluded dining and dan- cing. The total cost of this trip was S111.00. I have to work a lot and so it's hard for me to get away. But I probably wouldn't go to Jamaica anyway just because it's so expensive, said Sue Mapes. The cost wasn't the only issue involved, however, when deciding where sen- iors were going for their graduation trip. I want my senior trip to be really memorable. I don't care how much it costs, said Greg Barnes, who planned on taking at least S300 spending mon ey to Jamaica. Trendy tourists, Peggy Grater and Coleen Burress shop for bargain vacation apparel at Ross Department store in Crestview shopping center. Q V SENIORS