Poway High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Poway, CA)

Page 257 text:

WE'LL BE BACK Every year the underclass advanced one step higher on the ladder towards being a senior. The freshman were busy with all of the new challenges which the high school offered. Sophomores could now spend time getting serious about school and the juniors were in their toughest year academical- ly while trying to research colleges and possible careers. Everyone was working hard towards tak- ing a step up in June. beginning the ascent up the ladder while carrying a heavy load. They had the challenges of six or seven periods and the reputation of being a freshman. An advantage for some was that they had older siblings to help them make the right decisions thus making their first year a bit smoother. Monica Obenchain felt that having a sister in high school was, Great, she helped me pick out great classes. The sophomores have finally moved M This year's freshmen were taking the first step up a notch and gotten rid of their, freshmen repu- tation, and could finally begin getting more seri- ous about school. Rebecca Sanchez feels that, Since I was a sophomore I was more into studying because I wasn't busy being a troublemakerf' Ex- cellent teachers helped prepare them for their ju- nior year's heavy load. This year juniors had to deal with, homework, jobs, homework, social lives, and tons of home- work, according to Jim Roberts. Ross Furukawa stated that, It was by far the hardest year ever but I took it seriously so I could afford to have fun next year as a senior. Still even amongst all the hard work, juniors could still be seen rooting on the foot- ball team in the new stadium or attending what was for many people, their first Prom. School does prove to take time and effort but the rewards are great. Every year the work load in- creases a bit until the senior year but so far, no casualties have been reported. Jason Weigel shows off his best James Dean look. 1,1

Page 256 text:

nderclass .,l5!'!,Ti!1, H U ,aww 1 I i ,K -els, W I fum: 1-, M 2 1 I 2. . - , -X ' Juli!! I E J lv ll 4 M a A 'jk ,I My i W , W 4. E ig 6 l, wg? l 11 I F Mike Egan and Justin explain to Dan Malone cred walkman.

Page 258 text:

Juniors Climbed Ladders to uccess By Sarah Massengill For a person to be able to juggle the demanding homework, the fun school related and extra-curricular activities of their junior year and still be able to hold a class office, this takes a lot of hard work and determination. This year the junior class had officers determined to make this year well worth the wait. Rob Abramson held the demanding po- sition as the Junior class President while Porsche Melendez was his sup- portive Vice President. Suzie Fink did an excellent job as the Secretary and Sherri Fants efficiently kept track of the class budget. These four combined their ideas and together organized what was one of the best years so far for the class of ,88. With a turn out of over 300 nerdy cou- ples, it was obvious that MORP was nothing short ofa success. Irene Karvel- las commented, I think they did a great job by getting a disk jockey instead of a live band. ' When June hit Poway High in the midst of the Pre-Summer excitement, the Junior class' determination shone with the Prom held in Sea World's beau- tiful pavillion. Prom beautifully put an end to the school events. After the Prom was complete these four could finally sit back, relax, and rave over all of the successes theyld had through the year. Porsche Melendez summed up the year with three words, exciting, demanding and rewarding! Ek ...V if 4 -V . 'E . 5 ., V .M - l L to R: Rob Abramson, Sherri Fauta, and Suzie Fink, the Junior class offic 8l'S