San Dimas High School - El Santo Yearbook (San Dimas, CA)

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J 1. Miss Blackman ' s body conditioning class at Mt. SAC was a favorite for students here, like Cathy Goodrich and Yvonne Cervantes. 2. Kurt Rightmyer, the resident motocross aficionado, completes a jump. 3. At the West Covina Ice Arena, Steve Braida watches other skaters on the ice. 4. This putt by Randy Harris looks beautiful, but it missed. 5. Many guys lift weights to keep in shape. Eddie Connor works out at the new San Dimas Swim and Racquetball Club. 6. The crowd watches as Yvette Picconi shows her horse Tequila. Personal Sports 89

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Spare-Time Sports Rafting, boxing, hockey, motorcross, jogging, ska- ting — they can all be called personal sports. Activities that students participate in on their own time are just as demanding as school-spon- sored sports, but get no offi- cial recognition. But for that price comes freedom for stu- dents to do what they want, how they want, when they want. Horseback riding was one of the most popular personal sports. San Dimas was still a more equestrian community than most, and many stiU nurtured their childhood in- fatuations with horses. Horse riding shaped life: VVhen- ever idon ' t work, I ride! said Yvette Picconi. Most stu- dents so stricken didn ' t even work, unless to support the horse. Golf also had its believers, like Marshall Godfrey, Kevin Fry. and Randy Harris. Mar- shall (Marsh to his friends and on his license plate) boasted of his scores: iS for nine holes; 78 for eighteen. The most exciting thing about golf, he said, is mak- ing an eagle — getting a ball the hole in two shots under par. But there were lots of things players found exciting about golf besides what could be found in the rule book — like golf carts: We used to get those suckers flying about 60 miles an hour down that hill! said one students, who asked to remain anony- mous. Another avid player nearby overhear this and ad- ded that when you fly off the tee you get airborne. Motorcross and enduro racing were two other activi- ties that grabbed students ' interest. Kurt Rightmyer was one of its biggest fans. In 1978 his brother DOUght a dirt bike, and in ' 79 he got his own. It ' s his favorite thing . . . You see a big jump ahead and you go for it . . . well, it ' s a thrill. He does have a iob, and, like the horseback riders, most of his money goes into his hob- by — about 85%, he guesses. Everyone participating in these sports think he ' s got the best, and puts his all into it. That ' s what makes person- al sports interesting — they are personal, and individuals play at them. 88 Personal Sports

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Signs Of The Times Allegiance to the country — after Space Shuttle Columbia; a team — the World Series winning Dodgers; a player-Fernan- domania; a rock group — Beatlemania; our own CIF teams- — football, tennis, basketball; or particular fads and fashions was a sign of belonging. We witnessed movies, sports, styles, games, politics, disas- ters and deaths — what we took from our times in memories, the good, the bad, and the ugly. A trap in a citrus tree was as comn on as signs on streets warning of The Varsity football team finishing in third place has a clear way to CIF. Mediterranean fruit fly infestation prevention measures. i ■ 90 History Division