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

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Ricardo Hernandez Tess Hernandez Adrian Herrera Rebekah Hess Kyle Hettinger ChantcU Hicks Shanae Hightower James Hill Jimmy Hill Simon Ho Tobin Holmes Robyn Hoover Vincent Holt Shanu Hoxie Cindy Hubert Victor Hudson HoUi Hughey Miluta lorga Freshmen Life: 90% Reaction Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. This was especially true concerning the life of freshmen in which all of their reactions brought about change. I didn ' t know where to go or what to do, said Melissa Torres, I was pretty lost! Other freshmen, however, reacted differently to the new challenges of high school life, for they already knew the basics. knew how to find my way around and what the classes would bring, so my first weeks were easy, said Cheryl Grandsinger. As the year progressed, freshmen reactions to high school life became more relaxed. After awhile, I just rolled with the flow, finished LaBrenda Tharpe. Most Freshmen could accept the 10% of uncontrollable action that happened to them, it was the 90% of reaction that either helped them or hurt them in their quest to fit in. Distracted for a moment during her life science class, Melissa Torres works to finish her lab assignment. Life science was a popular subject for freshmen who wanted to get a jump on science requirements. (S ( 136 people 1 ■

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«. t ' Can I Have A Ride? ' During lunchtime and afterschool alike, five infa- mous words echoed endlessly from freshmen throughout the campus: Can 1 have a ride? The life of a freshman was made even more difficult hy the frustrat- ing dilemma of getting a ride. I wanted to go to more football and basketball games, but it was always hard to find a ride, said Terry Cas- sidy. And if, by some stroke of luck, a ride was found, a new problem of getting home arose. I could always get where I wanted to go, commented John Rettig. My problem was getting home. While some freshmen were always wanting and waiting for rides, others had the right connections. Older brothers and sisters were suddenly invaluable and older friends would usually help out, too. I was lucky enough to have an older sister who would take me to school and such, ' stated Michelle Barger. Whether it was out to lunch or home from school, to get a ride as a freshman, it all depended upon who you knew. Waiting for a ride home at the front of school, Lori Grant, Cheryl Crandsinger, and Michele Hawley talk about the day. Most freshmen had to wait for a ride home unless they had a friend who drove or an older brother or sister. freshmen 135

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