Orange Union High School - Orange and White Yearbook (Orange, CA)

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The opening day assembly captures the attention of cheerleaders (left front row) Kelly Higgins, Megan Stock, Jo Anne Minegar, Stacy Sears, and Tami Sto- ry, (row two) Susie Wallner, Kim Baumstark, April Stein, Joni Jackson, Jil Adkisson, Jill Minegar, Vir- ginia Durphy, Kelli Pierce, and Jodi Kdley. April Beier, Public Relations Director, (bdow) jwns the ASB at the Opening Day Assembly. %. . 1 . ' ; I r ! Kim Baumstark helps welcome the sophomore team (above) as they charge onto the field. Spirit 1 3

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Spirited spark pep, emotions Eager to proclaim the excellence of Or- ange, students continued spirit traditions of the past and created some of their own. Cheerleaders led us in spelling out our name, the band accompanied us as we im- mortalized The Groves of Orange, the ASB scheduled numerous spirit activities, and the Rowdy Rooters took on a new name. As kickofT time approached, the Pep Boys began to assemble in the stadium parking lot. Formerly the Rowdy Rooters, the Pep Boys were a group of students clothed in bizarre attire. Their one goal was to arouse the spirit of the fans and to get the team ' s adrenalin going. It was not the same as it had been in past years though. They were forced to change their ways. Because of a new focus on a League rule, face painting was forbidden. The ruling was invoked due to the inability to identify costumed students who were said to have caused trouble at games. According to one administrator, many problems had occurred at other schools in the past with students ' personalities being altered either by illegal substances or sim- ply by their costumes. Reaction to the new ruling was strong. I feel we are being unfairly stereotyped as drunken troublemakers because of our great enthusiasm at the game, said Ringo Bossenmeyer, a Pep Boy. It ' s not that the new rule is overly harsh; we just do not understand the reasoning behind it, stated Chris Marthens. In spite of the dissatisfaction with the ruling, there was plenty of spirit in the air. The cheerleaders and ASB played a big part in trying to get students involved and excited about their school experience. The students responded very well in pep rallies and lunch-time activities. There was a spirit competition between the classes with points awarded for things like a sleep- ing bag hopping contest. I am really excited at the great enthusi- asm being generated around school this year, said Commissioner of School Spirit Kristen Bjorklund, who planned activities such as the football pep assembly and the basketball assembly. Ignoring League regulations (aborc) The Pep Boys ex- press their enthusiasm for the football team at the game against Woodbridge. Assembled are (frort row) Sean McCoy, Danny Postel, Chris Marthens, Todd Musick, Ringo Bossenmeyer, Eric Hendry, Phil Koehnke, and Troy Peterson, (row two) John Wengel, Paul Bertrand, Dan Benveniste, Bob James, Kurt Christian, James Flynn, and Ed Morley, and Brent Lowe. During pre-game wannups, cheerleaders (right) Mar- cia Thompson, Virginia Durfy, Jackie Salcido, Jo Anne Minegar, and Alysia Stewart run through their routines for the game. 12

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Sweet Dreams wows PJ-clad merrymakers Frantic cheerleaders rushed around the Dome fixing last minute details — making final, small changes in the decor. The girls had spent four days making decorations, and the big night had finally arrived. The night of the Second Annual Sweet Dreams Dance was upon them. It took a lot of planning, said Stacy Sears, varsity song leader. The hardest part was get- ting the coaches to chaperone, she added. The rec-nite was held so soon after last year ' s Pajama Dance, that some of the coaches were hesitant. But the students weren ' t hesitant. The year ' s first rec-nite dance had a large turnout of people dressed in everything from babydolls to long-johns. Students could dance their hearts away on the gigan- tic Dome floor, get pic- tures taken on a bed in the wrestling room, or just sit around on the bleachers or outside in the coolness between the gym and the wrestling room. But not many seemed to want to just sit around. Most people were dancing all night long. It was the best dance I ' ve ever been to, said Jennifer Lo- pez, a junior who dances at the Kingdom every weekend. The music was good and everyone was dancing for a change in- stead of just watching, she said. Many others felt the same way as Lopez. The only deterrent of the evening wa.s the slight tardiness of the DJ who ar- rived at 8:30. The music was underway by 9:00, and none were complaining. The DJ played all kinds of good dance music, Lopez commented. It seemed to go over real well, said Sears, I thmk it was a big success. — TM . Micia Casner and Ron Cherri (above right) fight over the lead to the Bunny Hop. Mark Seltzer (above) shows off his highly fashionable sleep wear. Jill Brooks, Danny Dono- van, and Sheri Dettloff (right) swing to David Bowie ' s Modern Love. 14