North Monterey County High School - Rookery Yearbook (Castorville, CA)

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McGinn, Brigid McLarney, Tina McLoughin, Samantha Medina, Jesse Mendez, Marian Mendoza, Cara Mendoza, Rowena Mercado, Alberto Merrihew, Lance Michel, Erica Miranda, Laura Miranda, Letia Meclzewski, Shelly Montgomery, Tommy Moreno, Marsha Moreno, Sonia Mosley, Buffy Moura, Marlo Munoz, Yndalesio Nehns, Julie Nelson, Jason Nerwolf, Jerry Nesbitt, Kandi Nicolaides, Jerald Norton, Kari Nouchi, Lisa Nowicki, Chris Nunez, Melissa 0'Brian, David O'Lary, Travis Orozco, Veronica Ortega, Adisla Padgett, Danny Padilla, Julio Padilla, Veronica Pak, UnKyong Pantoja, Patricia Parks, Leslie 1 UnKyong Pak hard at work, trying to master the

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2 2 f--vs , lr-f Marroquin, Jose Martin, Adriana Martin, Carlos Martin, Lee Martin, Eric Martin, Sandra Martin, Scott Martin, Wade Martinez, Daniel Martinez, Lupe Mike Martinez, Martinez, Toni Mata, Annelte Mata, Ignacio Mata, Tammi Mausen, Tina McClintock, Stephanie McDonald, Marie My Life Stor 'I've lived in many different places during my short life. From the desert regions of Texas and New Mexico to the blizzards of North Dakota-from the grassy plains of Kansas to the sun- ny beaches of California. I've also lived in Germany twice. All this travel is due to the fact that my father is in the Army. My family and I are moving to the American Embassy in Tokyo, Japan this summer. My father is learning to speak Japanese at the Defense Lan- guage Institute, which explains why I'm living here. It's not much fun moving so often, but I enjoy the change. I make new friends pretty easily, which makes moving more bearable. I have a corny sense of humor, or so Pm told. I enjoy writing stories that only make sense to mentally deranged people. I like cracking jokes whenever I can fgood ones of coursell, and hearing a good joke. But I believe the joking stops when it comes to putting-down people. I'd much rather make them laugh. I like any kind of mellow music, or music with a good beat. I think the Dr. Demento songs are great. I'll listen to any music which is understandable. My favorite TV show is The Cosby Show. I also enjoy Family Ties and Cheers, I like comedies that lift the spirits. My favorite re-run is the Twlight Zone, I love the ironic end- ings. My favorite movie of this year was The Muppets Take Manhattan? I think the muppets are great, and their songs are even better. I enjoy reading. Lately, I've been reading fantasies. iTI16 Lord of the Rings, etc.l But, my favorite book is Red Sky At Morning by Richard Bradford. It combines humor and sadness to make an excellent book. My favorite subject is English. I've always made good grades in it. That's probably because I love to write, and I write pretty good, too. I've got a good imagination, and I can put my thoughts into words, and that's all it takes. I think it will be fun to write a book someday. My future goal is to be a doctor with strong political ties, so that someday, I can be President of the USA. Watch out America!! I'm a unique person, and easy to like. My humor may be wierd, but it will grow on you, and then you're in trouble. By Hank Jones 155

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me is Parra, Jose Pennington, James Perez, Alex Perez, Karla Perez, Time Peterson, Frank Phillies, Michale Placenia, Olga Plagowski, Paula Preinilsz, John Pervatke, Charlie Price, Brian Pullen, Stacey Quintero, Allie Rabulcava, Raul Ram, Tony Ramirez, Jesse Ramirez, Sonia Ramos, Arnesto Ramos, Enrigue Ramos, Francisco Randalls, Jeff Rashe, Andrea Rauch, Edward Ray, Rick Razo, Darina Korea Calling From a small suburb outside Seoul, South Korea, Miss Pak had only been in California 9 months and was able to commumicate well in English with interviewer Rick Megaloff. Going to school in Korea was a much different experience for her. Korean schools are open six days a week, and the students have classes eight hours a day. Un Kyong thinks Korean schools are much tougher and the American students have an easy time. The Korean Teachers change classrooms, but the students don't. The students stay in the same room all day. In such a small country, every- one walks to school. If you don't think Korean classes were all that tough, check this: just the question of how tough Korean Math was gave her a headache. Math was her favorite class this year. Mr. Albright was a great help. She enjoyed math in Korea and mar- veled at the difference at how it's taught here. The Koreans teach mul- tipication to what we would call first graders. She loved Korea a lot and might go back there to live after she graduates. She's certain that she'll go back to vis- it at least once to decide whether the US is her new home. Her family moved to Castroville in April, and they still maintain their Korean tradi- tions. She never did eat a Cafeteria lunch, preferring instead a traditional Korean lunch of Kim Pap. QQ Qi Freshmen 157