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

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orth A School On The Move Oometimes it didn ' t seem as if much went on at North. Day in and day out, students confronted the same classes, the same teachers, the same workloads. On the surface, nothing seemed to change. But if one looked beneath the surface to the true underworkings, a much different picture could be seen. North High was defi- nitely a school on the move. Advances in almost every field were made in the 1984-85 school year . . . The sports program produced many tri- umphs and accomplishments in 1984-85. Boys ' basketball, girls ' basketball, girls ' tennis, wrestling, and soccer all won Ivy League championships, while waterpolo, girls ' soccer, boys ' ten- nis, boys ' swimming, and baseball all 1 had winning seasons. In addition, the swim team profited from a repaired and revamped swimming pool, complete with a brand-new heat- ing unit. And benefitting all of North sports was a new weight room built by students which housed $8,000 worth of new equipment, v continued on pg 220 Aurora 1985 Third down with the game near its close, the Huskies take a time-out to regain their beannqs. With some team members playing both offense and defense, the time-outs proved to be important breaks from the action. closing 219

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The best received team member iii the entire VViiilf-r S[xjrlB cissenibly was neither dri athlete nor a The term soft sell found new meaning in lh rodch. Bat boy Brian Kennedy, Coach Kennedy ' s USL ' s publicity tor the 1985 Prom. The Dating ;■ ' in, was greeted with tons oi cheers and applause Game provided the perlect opportunities, comn li m the Husky crowd. ' ' 1 breaks, for such advertising. 218 divish

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Successes In All Fields Spark Year liorth academics experienced an outstanding year in 1984-85 as well: With four National Merit Fina- lists six Commended students, five valedictorians, and three salutatorians — the most honor students ever — the graduates of 1985 made up the strongest academic class in North ' s histo- ry- Adding to the school year were the re-instatements of the Po- laris literary magazine and the North Star, the school paper. In academic competition, the Academic Decathlon team won the county and went to the state level competition. The Mock Trial team took second in the county missing first place by 2 points. And the College Bowl Team placed third at the annual Fallbrook Invitational. The curriculum was given a great boost with the addition of AP Modern European History, AP Physics, and AP Calculus classes, while the other AP sub- jects also flourished. A newly computerized library benefitted all of North ' s aca- demics. The charter Academic Booster Club supported North ' s aca- demic teams and programs, with a $1,000 budget at the end of its first year, v Serving to a Ramona opponent, An gie Ldsaler wins Ihe (irsi point ol Ihe game. Lasaler went on to deleal her rival and the learn beat Ramona 171. 990 ' ( -InKinn