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

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Students Face Trials Life is never as easy as you think. Just when you think everything is going all right, a wrench gets thrown into the works. This law certainly held true for North High School, as well. No matter how careful one was, unsuspected and sometimes very try- ing incidents would occur. Forgetting to take gym clothes home over the weekend was one such inci- dent. However, in Colin Grassman ' s case, this was the rule rather than the exception. I couldn ' t understand why everyone shied away from me in PE class, laughed Grassman. Most often when we lost our keys, there wasn ' t much to worry about because the spare ones were usually within reach. In Sean Clegg ' s situation, the extra key was out of town with his father. I had to leave my scooter in one of my teacher ' s room for a week, said Clegg. We ' re always trying to get rid of our change, but for Melissa Wil- liams, deciding to do it during the lunch rush hour was not a good idea. I still remember the look that the cashier gave me when I put all those coins on the counter, laughed Wil- liams. As a student, we came upon my obsta- cles, some were easy to pass while the others required more effort. The ' ups and downs ' taught us to do better, stated Pam Lackey. It ' s part of our life. whoops! Another victim falls prey to the hill. As Chris Miller desperately grasps for help, Jack Mares and Mandi Liles prepare for an in- evitable fall. Choosing to ignore his mother ' s advice about cleaning up after himself, John Polite pays the consequence. Filled with everything from school books to week-old food, Polite ' s locker is an example of a typical North student ' s locker. ' «I S. 20 student life

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Fads And Favorites Flourish At North New Music Variety Rocks North In 1986 New, exotic groups along with old faces made 1986 a memo- rable year. The music was great, I paid more attention to the radio be- cause of it, stated Wendy O ' Brien. Such groups as Scritfi Politti, Ready for the World, Keel, and A- ha were introduced to North High during the school year. Old performers also hit it big in ' 80. Bruce The Boss Springsteen broke two previous records set by Michael Jackson ' s album Thrill- er. Born in the USA spent the most weeks in the top ten and re- leased the most top ten singles than Jackson. From outside the home front, America was invaded by England. Tears for Fears and Wham rocked the charts this year. Movie soundtracks became the in thing at North. The Miami Vice Soundtrack hit number one on the album chart in December, re- lasing a number of top ten hits The soundtracks from While Nights and Back to the Future also hit the top ten charts. 22 student life » FAVORITE SONG FAVORITE GROUPS I. Careless Whisper I. Bruce Springsteen II. People are People II. Wham! III. We are the World III. Maddona IV. Born in the U.S.A. IV. Depeche Mode V. Broken Wings V. A-ha 1 N FAVORITE VIDEOS FAVORITE RADIO STATION I. Take On Me I. KROQ ? II. Everbody Wants to Rule the II. KIIS World III. KUCR ' III. Money For Nothing IV. KKHR IV. Dancing in the Streets V. KSPC V. Kyrie rt ' T • ) After an intense session with her gradebook, Mrs. Ober finishes first semester ' s grades. For- eign languages were voted by the students as the Favorite Subject in 1986. wil romanc make 1 years b Fulute; Rambo, injtoo tlie ijioi Pee Wei iighl Advenii In then iltotke sliows: Clieers, .ipie fox, hit movies ' Wolf. ' • made J TkeTwi Pftsents Steven '