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

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SENIORS Krista A. Kimball Swim Team mgr.. Key Club, Pep Squad, Harlequins, Tech Crew, Choral Society, BSR Felicia D. King BSU, CSF, AURORA, Pep Squad Damon D. Knight BSU, CSF, Honor Usher, Chamber Singers Aimee D. LaFleur Football mgr.. Soccer mgr., Track Lisa R. Lais Sunny D. Lane Angie L Lasater Tennis mgr., Softball, Tennis Kimberly D. Lawson Richard M. Lawton Dawn L. Lee Key Club, French Club, BSR Kimberly K. Lee Choral Society Richard Lemos Terry M. Limtiaco Kevin A. Lock Phala Loeun Phaly Loeun Brendan M. Lopez Swim Team, Waterpolo Martha R. Lopez Kevin B. Lounsbury FHA, Finertz, Tech Crew, Harlequins Gerald L. Lovatt Soccer, Finertz, Academic Decathlon, French Club foreign student 65

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Europe sound exciting? After living in Switzerland for nine years, native Riversider Kathrin Oertli thought spending her sen- ior year at North would be an en- chanted adventure. I-iaving also lived in Germany, Italy and Aus- tralia, Oertli had her fill of Euro- pean life and decided the change would do her good. When given the choice of what to do for her senior year, Oertli resolved that she would stay with old friends in her hometown and attend a typi- cal American high school. North is great! I ' ve made more friends than I expected to. People are very curious about my back- ground but sometimes I ' m reluc- tant to talk about it. Seeing the differences between the two countries makes me feel a little homesick. In comparing the two, Oertli found obvious differ- ences between the Califomian and European lifestyles. Switzer- land seems more formal in terms of education. You ' re always com- peting to be the best. Besides academic pressure, teenagers were generally allowed the free- dom to do as they wished. Be- cause of our almost nonexistent crime rate, parents are more trusting. In addition, countrary to Califomian norm, Swiss teen- agers were less preoccupied with fashion. Dress is more blue jean, t-shirt type. Girls go au natural, using hardly any make-up. In the end, the switch from Euro- pean to American culture proved to be a welcomed respite for Oertli. The change of habits and friends is doing me good, ad- mitted Oertli. ' it Sitting on the hill during lunch, Swiss student Kathrin Oertli smirks at a nearby friend ' s joke. Oertli lound North ' s atmo- sphere to be friendlier than expected. ,y t ;; ; .. ' , ■ 64 seniors

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Sacramento CCTir7 hat ' s that? wds the ques- W tion most people asked upon hearing the words Girls State and Boys State Although they may have heard our representatives ' names (Robert Blackman, Sandeep Jauhar, and Jennifer Rinne) men- tioned on the morning announce- ments, very few fully understood what it was all about. Boys and Girls States were leader- ship conferences at the state capitol that taught representatives how the state government worked. Boys State urged the school representa- tives to adopt conservative stances on most political issues, said Jauhar. Blackman was more descriptive. We went to Sacramento State University for a week. They taught us things like election procedures and how the state is run at the city, county and state levels. But I agree with Sandeep that the proceedings had a conserva- tive air. One week after the boys departed from Sacramento State, approximate- ly 600 girls arrived and Girls State began. We created our own state governments, had elections, and made both real and imaginary laws so that we could learn about the legis- lative system, said Rinne. Yet, while learning about and actual- ly experiencing government pro- cesses was what Girls and Boys States were all about, our representatives felt they had gained the benefits of meeting new people and spending an enjoyable week in Sacramento. Rinne said, One of the things I vdll always remember is that 1 made twen- ty best friends in a week! if Two old friends, Jennifer Rinne and Sandeep jaufiar, laugh over a stupid mis- take on a layout. Both know a good joke when they see one. ,« %( IITH MH.H ■- BE INFORM 66 seniors