Lompoc High School - La Purisima Yearbook (Lompoc, CA)

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B g 4 1. A typical in-bctwcen class traffic jam. 2. Not even a clown can bring a smile to the faces of Greg Beard, Diane Henson, Tom Heier, and Dave Hooker. 3. 'I don't want to sit with this crowd.' thinks Chris Silva. 4. Shelly Pctanovich doesn't understand why Toni and Tracy Lewis are laughing. 'Wx X

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of 1, t,,,f-,.t - 51 ' .. - What ever happened to the good old days when seniors were the 'hard guys' and they stcfod out at the 'empty locker' section dur- ing lunch judging -all those who dared walk by? What ever happened to the time when seniors would cut classes and sit out at the patio tables? What about the way they worked together to make their senior year the best? What ever happened, why aren't the seniors the leaders anymore? The empty locker section has been taken by underclassmen and a few 'loyal' seniors. Most seniors are rarely at school, let alone here during lunch. A state law was passed 'enabling students to take only as many classes as needed to graduate. Most seniors .take one to four class periods. Many take work education., a program placing students in jobs for two periods, so these kids didn't, even make an appearance at school. The leadership shown by the past seniors has been passed down to then juniors. Whereas the time use to go by too fast, now it's not going by fast enough. This drastic change in the senior class has altered the whole society. Seniors did not take part in planning or being in assem- blies, yet they complained how bad they were. Ex-commissioner of assemblies said, 'A commissioner is supposed to get people and ideas together and put on good assem- blies. How do I do that without the student's he1p?' The car stuffing, licorice, W and the bubble gum blowing contests during Home- coming were great. The. activities involved a lot of students and turned out good. Are 1 if .iq . -.,,, 1. . :Y . . . ., vw -' .Lf vf'i.' 1' f ' 5 .Z I I ' '2etf'i3't,2t'f'f r 'en- students only able to get involved in one week out of the year? When all the cheer and songleaders tried to put on a pep rally, the students would stare. The only time they would even open their mouths wasn't to cheer, but to say some smart remark. Are there clubs at Lompoc High?'You wouldn't know it. Students joined and attended the first few meetings, then left the rest for the leaders. Some clubs went to a few exciting places: a fun Disneyland trip was the best reward of being a club member and sponsor- ing some dances. Whereas students used to jointly support the club now it is just a way to get your picture in the yearbook. Smoke Signal had a low number of issues out, one reason could have' been there wasn't any- thing to write about. U What ever happened to our society? The class that once represented pride, leadership and involvement has become an endangered species, maybe with a chance of becoming extinct. Was it the seniors' fault for wanting to get out and start their futures earlier? Seniors may benefit as individuals inn their new role butrour society has suffered. Was it the underclassmens' fault for being inexpe- rienced leaders? Were all the new changes that the students couldn't control, the prob- lem? Things have changed a lot now, will the society continue to be the same in the coming years, or will it continue to change? The Sociefy