John Wesley North High School - Aurora Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Joaquin Aboytes Ron Adams Rolando Aquilar Victor Aguilar Stacy Aker Robyn Akers April Anceno Alan Anderson Toniy Anderson Lydia Anrade Corey Antiil Ruth Arevalo Robert Arguello Daleen Anas Robert Arzate Teddy Ayres Kimberly Bailey Ralph Baker Lisa Barger Henry Barley Lisa Barnett Cherly Barr Linda Bartnicki Frank Baugh April Beard Kevin Bechtel Keilene Berry Mia Bickman Robyn Bingham Sherry Black Darren Briscoe Angela Broehl Stephen Brooks John Brown Rocky Brunlmger Tim Buchholtz Monty Buron Sandra Burton Donald Butler Mananna Cabrera Kimberly Calderaz Frank Camou Mary Cardenas Bob Carpenter Epifanio Cerbantes Scott Champley Edie Chang Dawn Clampitt i juniors 1 15

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Juniors Initial Shock Fades Worried about scoring high on the SAT? Well, don ' t be because it ' s predicted that most students will do better than the students in previous years, or at least that ' s what the state legislators thought when they decided to get together in order to remedy the trend of declining SAT test scores. According to this new policy, a total of 61 additional school hours were tacked on: five minutes ex- tra spent in each period, and five extra days added on the end of the year. From the outset, there were mixed reactions to this new ruling, and a prominent one seemed to be that of shock. It ' s stupid because there ' s so much time wasted! ex- claimed Edie Chang. Fortunately, as the school year progressed, the additional time in each class seemed to pass unnoticed. In fact, most students who were indignant at first towards the new ruling discovered that their initial reactions had changed. When asked whether or not she still felt that the added time was not a good idea, Valerie Taylor replied, No, it ' s good idea because there ' s more time to learn. Even students with exceptionally demanding curricula like those taking either several academic classes, after school sports, or both, found enough time to attend prac- tice and still finish their homework. 1 knew that I ' d have to stay later because of soccer practice, but after I got used to it, it really didn ' t make a difference, Matt Moy stated. The students who did encounter difficulties, though, were those who held outside jobs. Before, 1 had plenty of time to catch the bus to work after school, but now 1 have to run for it, asserted Suzanne Was. Despite negative initial reaction toward the extension of the school day and year, most students soon realized that their gripes had been premature. According to Toni Dor- ado, The longer school day doesn ' t even affect me any- more. , « Oblivious to her English teacher ' s presence, LaShay Hicks catches up on lost sleep. Like many people who maintained a grueling aca- demic schedule as well as a job, Hicks found a quick nap quite gratify- inq.

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Juniors Earnest Clark Laura Clark Victor Cordobii Christina Corrn- Alana Cortes Monica Cortez Dena Crenshaw Krysti Criswell Sharon Daniels Katherine David Lou Davis Michael Davis Honor Student ' Drops Out ' OWho had a 3.8 GPA, was always on her toes, ■ literally, and planned to become a high school drop out? A: Margaret Farmer. At age tour, Margaret Farmer began taking ballet lessons, and guickly developed a sincere interest m dance. 13 years later, she was not only taking ballet classes which ran about tour hours daily, six days a week, she was also taking jazz, and even teaching ballet at the Redlands Academy of Dance. Moreover, she managed to maintain a 3.8 GPA, and was a lead soloist for the Redlands Festival Ballet Company. How did she do it? Perhaps a more valid guestion would be why she did it. You have to take class everyday to tone your body, to improve, and to reach the height of your class. Then you ' re ready to move on to where there ' s more competition and exposure, ex- plained Farmer. In addition to the need for a higher level of training and more exposure. Farmer had other reasons for ' dropping out. ' I decided to leave school early two summers ago after speaking to the dance instructor at Indiana Universi- ty. He made me realize that staying my senior year would just be a waste of time. Also, ballet companies prefer younger dancers in order to train them according to their own style. She further added, In essence, I ' m ' drop- ping out ' because I don ' t have enough credits to actually graduate, but as far as the UC system is concerned, I have met all my entrance requirements. Farmer ' s real goal, of course, was to be accepted by a major repertory dance company rather than attending a university. But according to Farmer, If I don ' t make it this year, I ' ll just keep trying. .;j. Poised in an ' attitude devant, ' Margaret Farmer performs a basic step of advanced ballet. Hours of strenuous practice and years of dedi- cation not only paid oft through dance scholarships, but also through ballet contracts. 1 16 people