Rubidoux High School - Eyry Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Wolker, Frederick I V We ' re the Kid: s of America

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W - Thompson, Elizabeth Superb Excuses By Sly Freshmen L veryone has a sort of knock to do one thing better than anyone else. In some student ' s coses, that knack is not doing homework and making up ex- cuses that even the strictest reform school teachers would believe. Well congratulations folks! You can think up some doosies for forgetting to do home- work. Here ore some examples: 1 . Your house was broken into last night, and since the burglar had to pick up your essay to get to the money box underneath, the police took it to check for fingerprints. 2. Your brother hod to do the same homework for his English class (which he IS flunking), and you ' kindheortedly ' sold him your composition because he didn ' t hove time to do his. 3. You gave it to a friend to Xerox it for you and all of your other friends, and haven ' t gotten it back yet. 4. While your family was at the mall shopping, someone stole your cor, which, unfortunately, had your precious homework inside. (The cor was later re- turned, but the homework wasn ' t.) 5. As you were doing your homework, you overheard a commercial about how the children in Cambodia needed your help, so you donated your homework to the Red Cross. And there you have it, you sly fresh- men, a list of your best excuses. ■ ■ 1. A satisfied looking Poulette Prescott check over her classwork. 2. Law class has been mode enjoy- able for Rebecca Reyes and classmates by drawing dot-to-dot maps. 3. Brian Merely and Paulette Prescott compare their test results. 193

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Freshmen Require Pearls of Wisdom I f you are a freshman, you know how it feels for everyone to treat you like a low-life. But do you know how to fight back? When someone says something disgusting about you to your face, can you say something ingenius back that will make them turn several shades of purple? If not, here are some come- backs freshmen can use when made fun of: 1. When ridiculed about your clothes: Well, at least I wear Fruit of the Loom underwear and not some lunkyard re- lects! 2. When informed that you are a typical freshman, ask, Are you the leading au- thority on freshmen? You guess so? Well, for your information, I ' m an au- thority on the Webster ' s Dictionary, and you fit the definition of ' jerk ' exactly. 3. When someone inquires, Are you really a freshman, inquire back, Are you writing a book? You are? Well, leave this chapter out and make it a mystery. Remember, freshmen, if someone ever tries to cut you down so low you could get run over by a shopping cart, just whip out this list of quips and lay one of these pearls of wisdom on him. He ' ll feel so molded it ' ll probably be a long time before he even tries to cut down a fly, let alone you. ' A ' 1. Lisa Core and Linda Blaney discuss Freshmen putdowns over lunch. 2. Maria Ocequera ex- presses her thoughts on homework to friends Lupe Rodriguez and Teresa Rodriquez. 3. What did you say? remarks Kathy Liles and Shawn Wonta to lunch time friends. 195