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

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18 student life

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All Invited To Party It was that special time of the year again, and North students chose to concentrate on the spirit of Homecom- ing rather than the mundane tasks of school. During this week I can kind of relax and enjoy myself by getting in- volved in the fun, commented Peter Bec k. Student participation was great, stat- ed Lynn Westafer, USL Director of Ac- tivities. We attribute this success to the extra amount of time we took to insure organization and variety. This extra planning made Homecoming week an overwhelming success. After we de- cided on the theme ' Around the World in Five Days ' , we knew we still had a lot of ground to cover by getting the stu- dents involved, Westafer added. Things ran so smoothly and the week was filled with excitement. I was really surprised. It seemed like almost every- one got involved, said Betty Hao en- thusiastically. From the ' new and im- proved ' dress-up days such as Polyne- sian and Far Eastern to the fun and sometimes gross lunchtime activities like eating jello with chopsticks, home- coming week captured everyone ' s in- terest. I guess the best way to describe this feeling is like getting an A on a term paper you worked on for months, commented USL President Reggie Stith. Senior Marvin Palmer summed it up best when he said jokingly, They al- most forced me to participate. I couldn ' t have stayed away even if 1 had tried to. It was like a one week party and who would miss something like that? ••• Pwugee Bunie mumbles and drools Rob ert Hudock into the microphone during the Thursday lunchtime activities. Hudock, a senior won the contest for being able to pronounce pudgie bunnie with the victorious number of ten large marshmallows in his mouth. Waiting for the beginning of the parade, Jenny Hams, Nancy Lowe, and Tammy Walters |oke about the growing rivalry between the sen- ior and frosh floats. During the previous week, the two classes made many attempts to destroy one another ' s floats with water balloons homecoming 1 7

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Assemblies, pep rallies, lunch time activities ... it was a week of tun and games for most Nortfi stu- dents, but for the homecoming can- didates, it meant much more. It was something to always remember, said Tammy Kettlewell. The week started off on Monday with an assembly presenting the candidates I was nervous at first, but I got over it, said junior prin- cess Cynthia Serna. I was afraid of slipping, added Margaret Shoe- maker. The day of the parade, Wednesday, aroused even more nerves. Each candidate had to worry about hav- ing a unique car for their transporta- tion. Finding a car was chaos! ex- claimed Nancy Witt. Yet, she ended up with a classy blue convertible Fiat. Other cars included: a vintage Chrysler; a black ' 84 Trans Am; and two Jaguars. But Friday was the biggest day of all. During the pep rally at lunch, Karen Sisneros was announced sophomore princess, and Cynthia Serna was an- nounced junior princess. I was shocked and excited at the same time, said Sisneros. During the foot- ball game ' s halftime. Kelly Lover- idge was crowned the 1984 ITome- coming Queen. Preparation for the week wasn ' t all fun and games. But all in all, it was a fantastic week for everyone. The best thing was being able to share the great feeling with all of my other friends who were nominated, said Terry Limtiaco. ••• After being crowned the 1984 Home- coming Queen, Kelly Loveridge stands in dindzement. homecoming 19