Rubidoux High School - Eyry Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Myths Disillusion Freshmen Esteem A I Vs a freshman, you sometimes run across people who have stereotyped all ninth graders as losers. Of course this isn ' t true, but some folks believe it any- way. Here are a few of the common myths about freshmen . . . ) . All freshmen are stupid: This is prob- ably the biggest lie ever. Being the new- comers, they don ' t know very much about what goes on at a high school so, naturally they ask questions. They ' re iust curious, not dumb. 2. Freshmen don ' t know how to act: This is also untrue. Although a few hyper people do run around screaming and yelling this does not mean everyone else does. Some freshmen are even less boisterous than people in higher grades. 3. Freshmen dress strangely: Another myth. They dress in the same fashions as any other person (with the exception of Halloween dress-up day; but what ' s wrong with a little school spirit?) 4. All Freshmen are short. This is posi- tively and completely untrue. Except for a few Guiness World Record holders, most ninth graders are of average height. The list of myths goes on and on, and they hove one thing in common, none of them are true. Freshmen, I hope that you realize that not everyone thinks this way. And, the people who do, well, you ' re wrong. •A ' 1. Leslie Brown helps a friend locate his next class. 2. Leslie Rayas, olong with two friends, expresses her disbelief at some of the myths about fresh- men. 3. Freshmen show the comradeship that of- ten exists in friendship. Redmond, KenT chordson, Tammie 189

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Peccenlli, Donna Pendleton, Shern Perez. Felipe Perez. Gabnel Perez. Moses 1 iF rJ 1 1 V .i S I We ' re the Kids of America

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Rockwell, Robert isS»« . Rodriguez, Paula Rodriguez, Thei piiPU Runyan, Michael Timorous Nerves Hinder Speeches A, kS lunch begins, a nervous group of freshmen counsel candidates wait to deliver their speeches to their fellow classmates in the quad. But were they confident about their speeches? Chris Boyer, one of the can- didates, admitted, When I gave my campaign speech, I felt so ridiculous. Es- pecially since I didn ' t have one. Other candidates expressed similar feelings. By the time lunch had ended, all 28 of the candidates had been given a chance to make a speech, and hopeful- ly, convince people to vote for them. All they could do now was wait until the ballots were tallied. The day afterwards, freshmen flooded room H-2 to vote. Associated Student Body Chief Justice, John Sipos remarked, The voting went very well. All of the candidates and voters were very cooperative. The amount of peo- ple who came to vote really amazed me. It showed me how much pride and spirit the freshman class really has. By the next day the results were in. The elected officers were: Chris Boyer, Anita Partida, Maria Oceguera, Sherri Pendleton, Denise Weingand, Sev Mon- toya, Vicki Scarbrough, and Monique Niedringhaus. When she learned that she had won, Sherri Pendleton ex- claimed, I ' m really excited to be a part of the student council! 1. Sherri Pendleton smiles confidently during her campaign speech. 2. Nervous about her speech deliverance, Karina Brown impatiently awaits her turn to speak. 3. Discussing the issues, Sev Mon- toya claims he will be best for the position. 190 We ' re the Kids of America