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

Page 115 text:

' My Dog Ate It! ' Winter turned to spring and night turned to day, but as life went on, excuses stayed the same. The oldest one I can remember is, ' I did it, but it ' s in my locker or car or other folder, ' stated Mrs. McCaskill. Never settling for just oldies, students showed their creativity in developing new excuses. ' I had prac- tice after school and when I got to the cages they were locked! ' is what I used to use, recalled Brenda Luther. Even though some teachers did accept reasonable excuses, otner teachers refused them all. I don ' t accept excuses of any kind anymore. That only cheats my students, and they deserve better than that, commented Mrs. Polite. No matter whether the excuse was My locker was vandalized and now it ' s gone or I left it on the roof of my car and it fell off, teachers continued to hear many new and different ones each year. After grabbing some homework from her owner Chris Miller, Peaches prepares for a mid-day snack. Peaches was a great exam- ple of the old excuse, My dog ate it! Rene Ramirez Janel Redd Yolanda Reeves Robert Regalado Sydney Rice Paul Rijkenberg Shawn Rios Timothy Roa James Robbins Maurice Roberson Patricia Roberts James Robins Orlando Robledo Arthur Robles Jesus Robles Heather Robley Robert Rocchi Robert Rodgers juniors 111

Page 114 text:

Denesc Martin Lisa Martin Diana Maya Kevin Mc ' Dcrmott Thomas McDonald Ronald McKinnon Eric Medina Sherri Mendez Christopher Miller Heather Miller Lorene Miller David Moberly Dawn Mondry Teresa Montoya Joseph Moore Suzanne Moreno Anthony Morris Richard Moxon Robert Mulari Hetzain Murguia Raymond Naranjo Steven Nelson Teresa Newberry Heidi O ' Brien Kenneth Oddson Alicia Okouchi William Orourke Stephen Osborn Christopher Ota James Palmer Doreen Pearson Rebecca Pearson Yasha Philips Megal Phillips Irma Picazo Jonyson Pierce John Polite Anne PoUis Walter Pollitz Rachel Post Elizabeth Prince Scott Proctor Carol Prows Michael Prows James Purpura Justin Radeka Darryl Ramirez Julian Ramirez 110 people

Page 116 text:

Tony Roman Anthony Rossi Blaise Rovncy Mario Rueda Leticia Ruiz Stacey Rusk Andrew Russell Crystal Salisbury Erik Salley Carl Sanchez Dean Sanematsu Pamela Sanlini F ' ' itiX Thursday Football Fumbles Yet another dilemma facing North students was the transition to Thursday night football. The games were changed to Thursday nights due to the football schedule selection system which alternates each year be- tween North and Poly. Coincidentally, this year was Po- ly ' s selection year and North was left with Thursday nights. Next year will be North ' s year to select, which means no more Thursday night games for at least an- other year. Most students that chose to go to the games found it hard to get up the next morning. However, band members, cheerleaders, and football players were warned by their instructors not to use these games as an excuse for not coming to school. Not only was Thursday night hard on Friday ' s atten- dance, but it also affected the general public ' s attendance at the games. Due to the diminishing gate at the games, the school suffered financial loss. Most of the profit from the games was used to pay for student activities, which meant certain activities were curtailed. Thank goodness we don ' t have to have them next year, remarked Mrs. Knott, when asked her opinion. Hands high in the air, students roared enthusiastically as the football team scored. Thursday night football crowds decreased considerably because of school the next day. 112 underclass