Los Alamitos High School - Cottonwood Yearbook (Los Alamitos, CA)

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The mighty Griffins battled through their most successful season of the decade. The team was led by varsity captain Sean Conboy. Sean was often ranked among the top county running backs by many local prestigious newspapers. David Alvarez displays hls dramatlc abilities at the Halloween dance. Instead of a band or disc jockey, a large movie screen played muslc videos continuously throughout the night. fx K Freshman Steve Wood reads the announcements from the daily bulletin. Every morning new information is printed to notify the students and faculty of the day's upcoming events. Opening 11

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c ,Y X Wm, ,, ,, ,. Influenced by the evening's festivities, Cinnamon Becker and Deborah Klein begin to do their own cheer. Both are 134151 -N 4 9, Q ,Z , members of the Senior Sophomores. ,f AM - . f I' 'Q - Y f .3 Qi s if he s me he Renaissance, which occurred over four hundred years ago, ended the medieval 1 1 idea of serfdom and paved the way for the rise of the nation-state, Likewise, a coalition between the classes developed under our administrative system. Members from every class enjoyed the fulfillment of a friendship with a person outside their grade. They, as a whole student body, delightened in sharing new and creative ideas to strengthen the institution which brought them together. The remarkable cooperation that existed between the classes was evident in academic and extracurricular programs. The students' progression was reinforced by the encouragement of the faculty and staff. Overall, the joys and excitement of the year were attributed to the positive attitude of the students, faculty, and community. Z ,kj-.1 'Yrr U ' I ' z ' , Y. 4, 1 Q - M., ' ,-1.4 U , ,, .... . . In Members of the Junior Aristocrats, Stephanie Psyzk, Kathryn Woitovich, Debra Rattner, Traci Gib- son, and Judy Holzgang cheer the Griffins toward victory over Kennedyis Fighting Irish. Kathryn blows into the club's trademark, a duck whistle, as our offense charges past their defense and scores another touchdown. 10 Opening 5 J. , , 9 Y H. 5, ' . 4 ' Vgvur' 154' , s ' 'W fr, Xa.. if ,Y -V, -.. 6 ,ww4.,' ' . ff! 2 K As David Vanwinkle heads to class, he anticipates the upcoming baseball season, Since this is his senior year, he hopes his last season will be the best yet. ,,4.1

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,rr iw new , ,LT- af' 1 f' fm ,. E f imilar to the spirit of the Renaissance of many centuries ago, a surge of optimistic energy stimulates many people to venture into the unconquered fields of the future. The Class of 1985 dared to face the challenges set before them. Tremendous involvement in school functions and its extracurricular agenda was the distinguishing characteristic of the Senior Class. Thanks to the new class advisor, Mrs. Pam Steeby, the class committee successfully organized and directed Homecoming Week and graduation ceremonies. Many of the teams in the athletics program participated in Empire League Cham- pionships. Likewise, the academic teams faired high in competitions throughout the state. Even though most seniors were hurried mailing college applications, they took an active part in the local, state and na- tional elections in 1984. 10 -,gl X - 4-P --, Every year students encounter an aspect of school they had never been involved in before. The Cottonwood Staff is no exception. First-year member Laurie Hamada quickly learns that it takes much time and effort to skillfully create a memorable book. 12 Opening , 4 Los Al's Custom Cal's, above, is the most active car club on campus. Paul Whitacre, Bryan Earnest, Ray Jordan, Mark Schmitz, Jimmy Lo, Walter Kaminski, and Paul Crandall go on road trips to show off their Volkswagon bugs. Instead of the traditional solid color sweatshirts, Magdalena Diaz and Magnolia Vela, below, members of the Sentimental Seniors, decide to add a little flair with blue and red stripes down the sleeve. if f-ft la is WH' .rl 7 11' ..,. f NJ! 'Q fr . lg g,,