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

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The 20 By Elena Moore All is silent throughout the empty halls of Saddleback High School. Students are di- ligently working in their classrooms while an aura of serenity permeates the cam- pus. The security guards are silently walking their beat awaiting the bell which sig- nals them to begin work. R-iii-nnn-gg!, the bell rings and, like a bolt of lightning, students of all species and grade levels pour out of classrooms in a huge stam- pede for their lockers! Sen- iors, being the animals that th ey are, push their way through the crowd knocking innocent freshmen as they go. Juniors, following the seniors ' example, knock down any of the remaining freshmen. Sophomores, having one year of exper- ience under their belts, man- age to escape the deadly de- molitions in time. Couples become separat- ed. Friends are lost. Thou- sands of conversations clus- ter in the air, disturbing the halls ' once peaceful solitude. Hold your breath only four more minutes to go. Bang! A bell rings. Doors slam. A few tardies race down the hall. Footsteps fade into the re- turning calm. Ah! The halls let out a sigh of relief. The lockers recover their uni- formity and shape. Thus, ends a typical passing period here at Saddleback High School. R-iii-nnn-gg! V Amused by the outrageous crowd, Chris Lee begins an outburst of laughter among her friends Julia Hollins, Yolanda Nev els, and Angela Hollins. This foursome is often found laughing at some of life ' s more difficult prob- lems. Many strange things can happen to a person on their way to class. Frus- tration and clausterphobic feelings can bring out the worst in a person who finds it impossible to get from one place to another. Hall of rhe Wild

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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

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M - . ? l y vP V ° V r. v V £ r fe y„y ♦ Being a man of experience. Shane Verge gives students a help- ful tip on hallway traffic. Crowded hallways have become extremely detrimental for many students. Glaring into the crowd. Kendra Feemster is overwhelmed by the number of people that surround her. Apprehensive about mingling with the crowd. Zina Merrill clings to her locker. Srudenr Life 21