Irvine High School - Citadel Yearbook (Irvine, CA)

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W1 Iryine dcf It ' s Friday morning and things just aren ' t the same as usual on the IHS campus. Cheerleaders, Drill Teamers and Ban- dos ask their second period teachers if they could leave class a little early. Why is Friday so different? What is happening at this school? A simple six letter word will explain that ques- tion. Spirit is the difference. Rallies, dress up days, pins, and chants were all ways in which Vaqueros showed their spirit. Rallies were the typical year-round get togethers that fired up the student body, only there was a change from the previous years. The change spelled PROBLEMS. Tennis balls, oranges, paper airplanes, and worst of all, sparkelers were thrown. The sparke ers damaged the finish on the gym floor and created concern for the safety of students. Fortunately these dangers ended after Dr. Waldfogel threatened that there would be no more rallies if the problems con- tinued. Class competition was more than yelling. One vol- unteer from each class would participate in such crazy competitions as drinking Pepsi out of a baby bottle, peeling an orange and eating it as fast as possi ble. There was one instance where students tried to see who could take their clothes off and put other clothes on the fastest. There was a new activity on the rally agenda. The most spirited teacher of the week was chosen to reign from one rally to the next. The duty of this teacher was to wear the crown and award the spirit stick to the most spirited class. One teacher, John McKeever, went to such lengthes as to do cartwheels and sing without music in front of his College Prep math class. McKeever captured his brass ring and received the coveted honor of teacher of the week. 1. Filling in the gaps for Rami and Tami (or Tami and Rami) Agui- naga are Kelly and Allison Fisher. 2. Frosh, soph cheerleaders Alli- son Fisher, Candy Anderson, and Susan Marcel show spirit during the Alma Mater, 3. Winning by a nose, Rinnocchio (Jeff Sturtevant peddles across the finish line. 4. Myrna Johnson models a costume supplied by senior council during homecoming week, 5. A. |. Bryce looks as though he helped to settle the wild wild west 6. Savage beasts such as this ape roamed the campus during spirit week.7. Leading the attack on the gym is buccaneer |im Weise. 8 Reaching for the brass ring

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h ' WorkiO Whether it ' s classes, clubs, sports or a part-time |ob, it all adds up to work. For the average student, their work is homework. The word is taboo in general high school society. But it is something that must be done. Or is it? Home by 3 p.m. in your room and to the books. Algebra, History, Spanish, and American Lit., all done carefully and correctly. Out tor dinner and back to the books. This, of course, is a parent ' s dream of how it is done by their child. Reality is different, however, for some. Home by five, after foolin ' around with friends, shoot a few baskets outside until dinner, then plant yourself in front of the tube until time for bed. Reality continues five minutes before class as you copy down another person ' s homework and sit by the smart smart guy during the test. Though homework is often regarded as too much by some high school students, they often find more difficult work to do, requiring even more time than school work. They work: in sports, clubs, performing arts or a part-time job. As more time is spent on these |obs and less on homework, school becomes secondary. Many people do these things for fun, but there are other reasons for doing these |obs, it ' s that feeling of accomplishment — the feeling that you can do some thing well. Reasons for working part-time are as varied as the students doing the work. Some receive credit as part of the work experience class. Others work to save money for college, or work as a training ground for future |obs. But whatever the reason, the ambition that it takes to perform at a job and use that job to grow and mature, is most important of ail. B ecause ambition — that stirring, driving desire to reach for the brass ring — IS the first step down the path towards life ' s rewards. 1. Udve Wine-, work ' parl-time M Itie local Barro ' s Pizza 2. Kelly Vander IJoes prepares tor tomorrow ' s test in the Media Cenler. 3. Lourdes Manapsal works diligently on an El Vaquero deadline. 4. Barro ' s Pizza workers show school spirit by making a spirit pizza 10 Reaching for the brass ring