Saddleback High School - Caparral Yearbook (Santa Ana, CA)

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ATonT by Kahna Cerda and Linda Yokoi 8:00 PM Karen ' s house Jane: Hi, Karen? It ' s me. Karen: So, what ' s up? Jane: B-O-R-l-N-G! My home- work is like totally confus- ing so I thought I ' d call you. Besides, I wanted to ask you who you were talk- ing to after school today. He ' s gorgeous! Karen: I hear ya!! His name is Rick! Jane: Just give me the de- tails, will ya? Karen: OK. Well, he ' s a ju- nior, and has a GPA above 3.5! Jane: Does he have a girl- friend? Karen: If he does, I ' ll D-l-E DIE! Jane: Well, go for it! Karen: Yeah right. Like I nev- er gave it a thought! Any- ways, are you going to the game tomorrow? We ' ve gotta go because abso- lutely everyone ' ll be there. Jane: OK. It sounds totally rad. Karen: Listen chick, my dad ' s going out of town and he ' s leaving me the car! It ' s like get craaazy! Hey, did you hear about Two and a half hours later Jane: Well chickybob, gotta jam. Pops wants me off the phone. Lost generation! Phones, phones, and more phones! The growing demand for new phones has prompted the rise of more stylish models. The job of constantly talking on the telephone is experienced daily by front office receptionist Sharon Hudson. ♦ Catching the latest news from a friend, Jose Avalos listens atten- tively to the conversation. 13 Ar or T . . . Always Talking on rhe Telephone

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Disregarding the rest of the school. Bryon McCuiestion munches hungrily on part of his lunch. Bryon. a member of the water polo team, didn ' t appear to think anyone was interested in what he did during lunch. 9 Amid a crowd of docile fans. Lori Williams and Rachel Davis discuss the action on the field. Part of being an active supporter was knowing exactly what you were cheering for. Srudenr Life 17

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ng one. Hours and hours are de- voted to the use of the tele- phone. From the moment they wake up in the morning, students are found convers- ing on the phone about ev- erything ranging from school to Saturday night. Most students find the phone is a good way to keep busy and keep up with their social life. I ' d be bored with- out a telephone, Sally Ri- vera said, because that ' s how I communicate with my friends and keep up on gos- sip. Shari Heatherly added, The phone is my way of finding out interesting things that happen throughout the day. Without the phone, I wouldn ' t know what was go- ing on! Many students are on the phone one hour a day, some talking as soon as they get home from school. I ' m on the phone so much, Ray Ar- royo said, That sometimes when I ' m talking, my ear starts burning up so I have to switch to the other one. Because of the time used on the phone, schoolwork is occasionally a second prior- ity. I spend so much time on the phone that I don ' t get a chance to do my homework until about 10:30, Lety Ber- nal said. Others might use the phone as an alternative to doing homework or as a means for going to sleep. You have to have some- thing to do when you don ' t want to do your homework, Cristina Guerrero said. Also, if you find a boring enough person, it ' s a good sleeping aid. But whether you use the phone for homework, or for parties, one thing is for sure, as Kathy McLaughlin noted: It ' s the next best thing to being there yourself. V + Stephanie Gill, junior, engages herself in an important phone call. Junior Cristina Guerrero takes a detour from her schedule to keep in touch. Jennifer Lexcen looks on as Toni Lexcen, her mother, nags her about the outrageous phone bills that she has received. H Maggie Vargas makes a phone call to chat with her friend. During school, the phones were sur- rounded with students wanting to talk on the phone. Srudenr Life 19