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

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Participating in the talent show for the first time, Lisa Graccy and Lisa Del Pizzo strut their stuff. Both Del Pizzo and Graccy found their drill team experience useful in preparing their routine. Performing with enthusiasm, keyboardist Phillip Rush plays with the newly formed band Scotland Yard. The band, composed of local high school students, took Grand Prize with their two original songs. I I I I I I I I I I I i M I I I I H -i-H Love has a mind of its own, sang Jerome Lewis in his act during the second half of the talent show. Lewis not only wrote the song, but performed it unaccompanied by music. talent show 29

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Reputations Well Earned a: concealed talent earns no eputation. So said the marquee during the week of Norths Talent Show. Great reputa- tions were earned, however, with the outrageous annual display of talent on March 20. The show, spanning two class per- iods, included a variety of acts. M.C. Phil Peralta, with his ac- claimed Rocky-Rambo, Reagan, and Prince imitations, introduced fourteen singing, dancing, and in- strumental acts to an exclusive au- dience. Peralta was ' out . ra- ex- geous! said Karen Welker, pressing Peralta ' s famous phrase. A new feature of the show, two commercial breaks, also added comic relief to the serious perfor- mances of the talent show partici- pants. The organizations of SADD and USL presented short commer- cials. The winners of the 1986 Talent Show for third period: La Shay Hicks (first place); Leela Rao (sec- ond plac; and Teresa Montoya (third place); for fourth period; Spe- cial K (first place); La Tura Louder (second place); and Monte Burton (third place); Grand Prize; Scotland Yard. And the nominees for best actor and ac- tress ere me. and Appolonia and me again, murmured M,C. Phil Peralta, sending the audience into fits of laughter with his Prince imitation. 28 student life

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THE NEWS PAGE Catastrophe Strikes NASA On January 28, 1986, the United States ' space program suffered its worst tragedy ever. At 11:38 a.m. EST, 73 seconds after liftoff, all our exhilaration turned to hor- ror, as the space shuttle Challeng- er exploded above the Atlantic, de- stroying the vehicle and killing all seven astronauts aboard. Among these seven heroes were Francis R. Scobee, Flight Com- mander; Michael J. Smith, Pilot; ' Oh, God-Don ' t let happen what I think just happened ' Ellison S. Onizuka, Aerospace En- gineer; Judith A. Resnick, Electrical Engineer; Gregory B. Jarvis, Elec- trical Engineer; Ronald E. McNair, Physicist; and Christa McAuliffe, the world ' s first schoolteacher in space. McAuliffe was chosen for the position in a national contest for teachers in space. The cause of the accident is still, at this time unknown. Speculation, however, gave us many theories as to how the shuttle destroyed itself. Most believed that one of the two main booster rockets, located on the sides of the shuttle, burned through the large fuel tank. This ruptured the tank and caused the liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen to mix, thus causing the spacecraft to explode. 30 student life Destroying itself along with seven crew members, the space shuttle Challenger explodes off the coast of Florida. The two main booster rockets can be seen flying off in different directions, away from the main explosion.