Rubidoux High School - Eyry Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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D5U Commemorores Block History Week Members of Club Eorn Money for Scholarships nsrilling pride and besrowing on oppreciorion of heriroge was on imporronr goal of rhe Block Srudenr Union. Many blocl srudenrs or n,HS Joined rhe club ro gain o valuable insighr of rheir cusroms ond hisrory. Members of D5U commemorored Dlocl-s Hisro ry Week in Februory by recognizing famous men and women who mode imporronr conrri- burions ro rheir hisrory. The srudenrs held an assembly ro honor rhe occosion. Ms. Curtis, rhe DSU advisor, was enrhusiasric obour assisring rhe srudenrs ro realize rhe impor- ronce of rheir conrriburions ro modern sociery. I enjoy working wirh rhe kids. There is o lor of pressure involved, bur I ' d like ro see more black srudenrs help our and porricipore in rhe club, reloyed Ms. Curtis. Members of DSU held numerous fund-roisers rhroughour rhe year ro provide rhe club wirh money. They also sponsored o scholarship oworded ro deserving block srudenrs. B 1 Veronico Maldonodo sells taquitos. 2. Danny Portillo mokes a suggestion. 3. First Row: Victor Altnoguer, Mory Ramos, Coco Martinez, Bobby Dolderroma. Sec- ond row: Monica Jimenez. Linda Arellano, Veronico Maldonodo, Lynn Alcarez, Sandy Navarro. Third row: Morle Melgoza, Roslto Nelson, Elaine Lopez, Cynthlo Franco, Carolyn Gronlllo. Fourth row: Teresa Agulrre, Anna Zamora, Danny Portillo, Noncy Mendoza, Mary Morfinez. Fifth row: sponsors: Jose Guillen, Roy Camo- cho, Ronnie Pacheco. 4. MECHA members prepare more taquitos. 5. DSU advisor Ms. Devi Curtis and ossls- tont Stephanie Hoover. 6. DSU members ham It up. 7. Ms. Curtis discusses Ideas for funds raisers.

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MECHA Highlights Mexican Fesriviries Folk Dancers Perform Dur- ing Cinco de Moyo S ponsored by MECHA, rhe Grupo Folklonico de Delias Arres, or Folk Dancing Group of Fine Arrs, was rhe highlighr of RHS ' s Cinco de Mayo cele- brorion. The lunch rhrough fifth period assembly was presented by RHS srudenrs and alumni, who manifested their holiday spirit rhrough Mexican Donees. The fesrivity was resumed the following night. May 8, at the Jurupo Communi- ty Center for a dinner donee. There was only one difference in MECHA ' s hustling and bustling about at Christmas time, and that of other clubs — MECHA won the Christmas Belle competition. Members solicited $287.00 and presented Mory Martinez with the title of Christmas Belle. Other prosperous fund reisers were the Cinco de Moyo dinner dance, cor woshes, bake soles, and on on-going paper drive. Their profit was invested in personalized jer- seys for oil active dub members, four $100.00 scholarships — two academic and two voco- tionol — and various community projects, | . 190 Rubidouxs LIFE

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Rookies Try Hord or Professionol Plots The Special Effects ore well worrh cosr. I In rhe furure I wonr ro become rich and fam- ous by being o superior film mol-ier and direc- tor, jol ingly srored club president, Chris Cor- doro. Along wirh orher members of rhe Morion Picrure club, Chris possesses a subrle desire ro skyrocker inro show biz! This is a comperirive fiel d, so rhe club consisrs of more rhon dreams. Nexr year rhey hope ro purchase on opricol prinrer for rhe use of oil members. The cosr is o whopping $2,000, bur rhey believe rhor rhe special effecr photogra- phy ro be gained is well worrh rhe price. Several of the members hove obtained some equipment of rheir own. During meerings rhey shared ideas and conremplared furrher purchases ro add dimension ro rheir films. These amateurs hove shot hundreds of feer of film in the Riverside area. Screenplays induded simu- lated explosions, gun fights, super heroes, secrer ogenrs, robberies, sinisrer crime ond oil rhor oth- er good sruff you con worch on TV every nighr. | 1 V- % JK. 192 Rgbldouxs LIFE