Edgewood High School - Aurigan Yearbook (West Covina, CA)

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Sf, a 'Q rr refs, gg t V X tr idx il su? EDGEWOOD HIGH SCHC The Changing Student and A By Martha Lindner Just b efore January 15, many students at Edgewood w ere talking about the Sen- ior Ditch Day' that was to be heldthat day. No one knows who started it, btt the rumor was spread from m o u t h to mouth and by passing papers out announc- ing the event. When th e d a y arrived, more than 200 Seniors were absent. As one walked down the halls and looked into the variousclass rooms, he saw many that had only 6 or 7 students. Was ditchingschool on this dayall rightor was it a ter' rible sin. The employees in the at' tendance office feel unau- thorized ditching isn't fair. M a n y students were work- ing in the attendance office during brunch a nd getting permission to st a V out o o t h e r classes so they could help straighten out the hor' rible mess of having to file and alphapetize so m any students. O ne teacher stressed the fact that it forced many mo- thers into lying and saying their kids werei l. She tells of other d a ys when Senior Ditch Day was legal, All Seniors came to school and at brunch th e y all walked out oftheir classes, grinning at the other classes who had to stay in school. ldon't know, shoudl Sen- iorDitch Day be legalized? One student says e does' n't care, as long as he gets out of school. Another says it shou1cln't be legalized bef- cause that would take all the fun out of it. The school administration doesn'tlelga1izeit, because of more t an a certain per- centage of students are ab- sent, then the school won't get paid by the state for that ay. Some students say that if teachers can d it ch school, referringmto the teachers who w ere a sent the day before then why can't students? Of course, the teachers pay the consequences of no pa un- less they call in ill, andyso it is with the students.' Mother wanted her son to go to the mountains, as she remem- bered the days he had ditched, but he preferred to stay at home, putting up screens. Another student ditched only half a day,so the people in attendance were debating whether to give her half a cut. A11 the students that ditched seemed to have en- joyed themselves thoroughly, and after all, isn't it fun to be naughty once in a while? By Pam Marx EHS students ha ve seen revolutionary changes in dress standards in the last four y e a r s - - -both girl and guy grooming regulations. Only two years ago girls w e re fighting a three -inch limit on skirt lengths. Now not only is there no limit on the shortness of a skir t, as lon g, of course, as it is in good taste,but the maxi has comeinto vogue. Girls, who only last year swore never to

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Senior W17ls Jodie Mueller: I will Mindie, the middle locker that we shared for a ylear anyway and my holey gym shoes and socks. To the T ee S toogles for fourj I give some bicycles, a treehouse and a Spanis restaurant. To Mistee, a no-lamp tire, an easter basket, m share of the boxes, a self made math project a nd a can for her laugh. To Anne Merten a canned ham, a se cond r id e, som'e home-made cinnomon rolls and a chi-veri-veri! To Patty 'an extra yellow shoe for her pink pair, some cracker jacks and a muzzle. To Sue a goody-get me out of the treehousif. And to Mrs. Good'- m an , a wish that some day she will get a senior class that doesn't act like second graders. Suzanne Crawford 1 To Douglas Jackson Campbell in Las vegas I leave, a hand- ful of snapdragons, awater pistol, and a book of his poems. To Sue Frand a Saturday visit to the mayor, a future as my art agent and a card game uninterrupted by Jesus freaks. To Mistee Moreau, a small cone with the c ocolate dip and a picnic as well planned and successful as the last one. To Rob Moreau, my insane laughter to haunt him the rest of his da s. To Anne Merten, best of luck at Cal Poly and a baskelgall player ofher very own. To Andy Merten, a bot- tle of Simba. To Martha' Gleason a free ride on the bus to Eastland and suntan lotion fora weekend at Lake Lopez. To Donna Chappel some sand from all the beach trips and un- breakable string'for her beads. To Jodie Mueller much hap- piness as Mrs. Rick Palush. To Sharon Mattick, for our 2 years of art together, a lion for a pet. To Mike Morales and Barry DuBusky all the makings of a picnic including a setofhorseshoes. To George Daniels and John Leon, a map of downtown LA. To Laurie Eastman, a giant cookie. To Guy Kristofic, an A in physics. To Ron E. Walker, a ticket to Japan, to Arlene Lobato l!2 of a math project, to Michelle Da , Colorado. And, finall , to the people I leave the Eargi Ed ewood stands on as the future site of a hippy commune in gre peaceful days to come. Janice Groupe To Candy Winters I will a bobby-soxed, green and gold cheerleader. To Robin Zorns I will a string of love beads and to Vicki Yotti a few more marbles to fill that partial- ly empty brain. To my sister, Donna, I will that one and only special boy, who has yet to be found and of course her rootbeer brown VW. To Mrs. O I will last year's Iliad and staff. To Martha I will Pat Adams and a life together that will be everlasting. To those of my friends I have yet got to, I will the best of everything. To my one and only Ron, Iwill all that life may bring---happiness, love, cher- ished memories, and of course old age with me. I, Becky Strube, of not so sound mind and body do nereby will my almost unused Locker to my younger sister, Sharon and my w ond er ful friend Cheryl Young. To Janet Blair m or e space in her loc ker which we're not supposed to be sharing. To Mrs. Burns no more lost books. To Mrs. Ja- blonski my bad acting. To Mrs. Nichols my clean record. To all of my sister 's friends no more big sister hanging a- round. And last but not least, to my parents no more bad grades. Paulette Lorden To Sally Londona happy and fun senior year, and some one to be silly with. Also Mr. Black's son- Frank . To Su- zanne Rossne , Blake Miliam and Dennis Hollingsworth! To W ill Gustafson a Saturday night off work to keep your hot dates. To Bonnie Rutan M. S. To Geb Church a gold plated football to kee in shape. And to Mrs. Molher a neynsec- retary to type gre bulletin. ff Qfffoal Qilely go Qyucoeecf H e a d Songleader Carol Kiyan has shown her ability to ea success by making it through Edgewood's academ- ic process while maintaining a 3. 85 GPA. In addition to songleading and studying, Carol also actively parti- cipates in such clubs as Athcnians andthe Cali- fornia Scholarshi Federa- tion, the latter ofpwhich she is a life member. Carol's future plans are to attend the University of California at Irvine and later to become in her words, A mommy. A l tho ugh she finds hypo- critical people unbearable, she doesn't letthem ruin her outlook on life and her par- ticipation in activities. Ca- rol enjoys such Ja pa nese dishes as Spaghetti and ham - burgers while also adjusting to American taste treats like sashimi and tofu. Carol has been dancing for nine years and also teaches a Sunday School class and still finds time to indulge in her favorite past- times which are going to the b e a c h, listening to music and talking. Carol's vivac- ity and pep is shown in her activites a n d personality. Having otherwise a perfect- ly normal life, Carol has a 29 acre hangup with straw- berries. In leaving Edge- wood she states, Good luck to all you underclassmen. HA! HA! I l Ralph Maeda while being determined tobecome a millionaire by age 30 has found time in his quest for riches to play Varsity foot- ball and Swimming while being Vice President of PIK and California Scholarship Federation. His other activ- ities include Per i c le a n S, Lettermen's Club, Medical and Biological Careers. Club, and an Iliad staff member. .Ralph is the editor of the Senior Edition' and al- so finds time to maintain a 3. 95 GPA . His fu tu r e includes at- tendingtheU niversity of Southern California and be- coming a surgeon. Ralph can be seen on campus building bridges while chewing some kind of gum or another. His favorite gum is Doublemint and he's hung up on the Cafe- teria's cookies. While not in school Ralph can be seen at the beach, fishing or selling Fuller Brush products. He also digs laugh- ing and has a secret desire to become a comedian. His pet peeves are getting up in the morning-1 and re- ceiving static on is stereo system. Telling his sicken- ing puns and trying to play golf round out Ralph 's activ- ities. W i th his determination tomake it to the top, Ralph should become quite a suc- cess at something or other. Ze 4- I , J t

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pn--.1-que------w OF' 1971 Administration patronize the midi are seen prancing d o w n the hall in fashionable midis and boots. Twodyears algo girls a- waite bermu a da s as days to be comfortable in pants and now. . . well there is probably not a girl in the sc ool who doesn'r w ear slacks occasionally, let alone those who fall into the daily blue jean sydrome. The ruling two years ago on hair length for guys read as such, boys may not af- fect hair styles that are typical for girls. A guy's hair was not permitted to curl on the nape of the neck when the individual is erect. ' Today, hair is to be cle a n , neat and properly g ro o m e d --no restrictions on length. T o add to the tumultous I joy brought by the announce - ments guys ar e now free to decide for themselves how lo ng their sideburns- are to be, w hether thetyprefer a wrap-a r o u nd or ull beard and whether or not a mous- tache im pro ves their ap- pearance. It seem s the student is finally able to decide totally to personal taste what his or her appearance sho uld be ex pec t for minor demands placed on him or her by pa r e nt s and Kgirlfriends or boyfriends. A ministration pressure is off and peer pressure is on-full force. by Ralph Maeda Yes, there have been m a n y obvious changes that have taken place here at EHS in our four years. The phy- sical changes such as elim- ination ofthe dress code, a super -successfulsenior ditch day, a cleaner campus and more liberalized newspaper can be observed by simply glancing around. The less obvious change, but much more vitalone is the change in th e stud ents, themselves., The EHS student has evolved from a pom -pom yelling fa natic to a sensitive, re' alistic individual who is truly concerned about not only his school but his fellow man, his country's condition a nd the entire condition of the world. Instead of spending all his time at d a nce s the student now directs much of his energy toward projects much initiating the Free Clinic, walkingforthe Walk for Hunger campaign, raising funds to build schools in de- prived nations and donating time to the American Cancer Society. Thi s new type of aware studentis often criticized for not having schoolspirit but in place ofthis spirit is the much m ore valuable spirit and interest in the world outside of rea lm of school and therealization that he is not an instrument or puppet to be manueved by the school system butanindividual who has the right and the obli- ation to speak o ut against Els government and society ifhe feelsthey are in need of change.