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

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Pn wt ' Docuw yt tden gitpfat, tyuutet gxfitutd ;4(k£cUe They were sometimes noticeable because of their size, but more often they stood out because of their academic excellence. Many people envied the 8th graders for their determination and hard work. You couldn ' t really feel that much superiority over them because they were usually smarter, and you knew they tried harder than most of the others, said junior Tricia Johnston. Yeah, commented Melanie Montoya, They earned their right to be here and that makes some older students jealous. Although the academics seemed to come easy to them, coping with the ridicule sometimes posed a problem. They were occasionally made fun of because they ' re smarter and younger, but I think they put up with it pretty well, said sophomore Sherry Scott. For some of the 8th graders coming to the school for a class gave them a small taste of what high school was all about. It also was a chance to get away from the Lone Hill scene. As one 8th grader Michael Liu put it, The students here are much more outgoing, and have a better sense of humor. Senior Peter Brown said about his eighth grade experience, it was a refreshing change and basically a little more kick- back. Whether the feelings were good or bad about the younger students, one thing was known for sure, that they definitely had an advantage over most. YuTen Kuo said, I ' m a year or two ahead, and I have a chance to go farther. These students brough encouragement to the classes and made the others try harder. They offered their help and quite often they were called upon when no one else knew the answer. They were an inspiration not to be put down, but like Tricia Johnston said, They worked hard to get here and they sould be treated accordingly. Coming up from Lone Hill, eighth grader YuTen Kuo. prepares for the daily lecture in geometry. With a few minutes before class begins, eighth grader Yen Bui looks over her geometry notes. Sc?6t6 $%euU 4 ?23

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Sc6o d Out 0£ Sc ioot $ Z c ene U ' Kbut 0£ Education Although the dismissal bell was not exactly harmonious, it was music to the ears of all students. But because there was more to life than just reading, writing, and arithmetic, many students attended classes outside of school to broaden their horizons. After long hours in the classroom, students interested in the fine arts transformed themselves from typical students dressed in Corona T- shirts. Guess jeans, and Reeboks into aspiring performers as they donned leotards and ballet or tap shoes. Sophomore Sonya Elam went to gymnastics, and sophomore Helen Liu went to ballet lessons at Mt. SAC for two hours a week. Piano lessons were also favored by many of our students. Junior Amanda White said she took them because it is something to do and it is fun. The clarinet, which had been practiced an hour a day for the past four years by sophomore Ricardo Miagany, was another mucical diversion. To enhance their voices, Melissa Warkentin and Alicia Morga, both sophomores, took vocal lessons weekly. If there were missed credits to be made up or a class not offered here, night school was the answer. Classes at Chaparral started around 3:00 p.m. and lasted until 9:00 p.m. Mt. SAC and Citrus community colleges also accepted some high school students. Those of us lucky enough not to be tagged by a cop while speeding back from lunch or to and from school didn ' t know the worries of getting a ticket. Most pleaded innocent, but eventually got the ticket anyway. To get it off their records and keep the insurance companies fooled, students went to traffic school. The two to four hour (and sometimes more) classes included everything from lectures and roll-play situations, to watching disgusting movies like Red Asphalt. If the classes were long enough and parents consented to it, kids took the day off from high school to go to traffic school. To learn more about their heritage, junior Lauri Matsukiyo and sophomore Megumi Oda attended, as they had for the last twelve years, Japanese school every Saturday. While there, they learned to write. speak, and read the Japanese language. At 6:00 a.m., when most of us were still asleep and not even thinking about school, a group of Mormon students went to seminary classes. There they studied the Bible, learned about their church, and received inspirational instruction. C.C.D. and Sunday school, which resembled seminary but only required attendance once a week, was another outside area for further education. C.C.D. was held on Wednesday and, you guessed it, Sunday school on Sunday. Just when you thought it was safe to leave school school began. Before daybreak, Peter Brown. Jason Coleman. Tara (Jllah, and Kristen Brown sleepily yet cheerfully stumble into their 6:00 a.m. seminary class. At a Saturday session of Janpanese school, junior Lauri Matsukiyo writes out her vocabulary definitions on the board. Anxious for the music to start, junior Amy Hinton awaits the outcome of weeks of practice at a dance contest. ScA ot Gut »j Se6o«t ?2S