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

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TOJUt ' t 1a rt Tfame? Webster ' s Dictionary defines a sophomore as A know-it-all whose thinking is really immature or foolish. Roget ' s International Thesaurus lists unlearned, unintellectual. and boldly ignorant as synonyms. Every class has a traditional stereotype related to its name by which the entire class is supposed to conduct themselves. Because of the standards set by a history of onlooking teachers and upperclassmen, the sophomore year has always had an especially harsh stigma attached. Every sophomore at some time has been told the real meaning behind their class name — if not by teachers, then by upperclassmen. Mrs. Bierbaum said that the definition generally holds true only because sophomores are in- between. Sophomores often find themselves stuck between the Childish freshman label and the brand of mature upperclassman. In fact, sophomore Carri Keen said, People get the wrong impression because we ' re at a higher grad e level and not scared of our shadows like freshman year. The class of ' 90 seems to have broken the sophomoric standards. They seem to be really mature, said junior Dale Guerts. Freshmen Deidre LaCapria and Jennifer Peters were impressed with the treatment they got from the sophomores: They treat us pretty nicely. The class included many bright and spirited individuals. Speaking of her sophomore tennis team mates, junior Kristina Nicotera said, They sit down at the games and do their homework! The class came alive as they attempted to outdo the rival junior class in the quest for spirit points at rallies. Because the sophomore class, like any big group, was diversified, no one description pertained to all. Senior Lance Robinson summed up the situation when he said, i don ' t go by stereotypes — I just go by the individual. The sophomore class had a tough image to break and even though there will always be those who fit the description of a sophomore, the class surmounted the stereotype. William Acosta Lisa Allen Melissa Allen Diana Alo Alicia Alonso David Alonzo Joel Amidon Katie Arenz Robert Ayala Tshibola Badibanga Ryon Bailey Michelle Barnett Jo Jo Bautista Ruben Becerra Heidi Belcher Julie Bell Dianne Bellows Ronald Bennett Stacey Bezuhly Loren Black Melisa Blackmoore Julie Bowman Dina Boyle Donnie Branam v-: 3% TtttdencbtOA

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On the count of three the class yells, Junior Victory! NOT SHOWN: Alex Acosta Aaron Acosta Aaron Alcala Laura Bayer Gregory Benson Hieu Bui Diana Burns Christopher Cady San-May Chan George Chavez David Christensen Shelley Cobos Jennifer DePablos Irma Elizalde Morgan Fleming Christy Haselhorst Leroi Jackson David Lepore Tanya McAllister David Pearman Valerie Romo Amy Sherman Patrick Skahill Cynthia Souto Arron Tirpak Claire Torres LaTonya Valles Ralph Velasco Amanda White Anthony Walker Sharon Walker Erick Ware June Watson Melissa Webster Brandon Weeks Jennifer Werner Alan Wilhite Malissa Wilke Carrie Wilkerson Phillip Williams Robert Wolfe Katherine Wright Yvette Wright Kevin Yearout Christopher Young Tracy Younghans Misty Ysais Anna Zamora Natalie Zamora Landry Zimmerman (}u U yi 37

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Sophomores don ' t know it all — and that ' s why Mae Enriquez works so hard in Accelerated English II. Tania Brenning Danny Brewster Wendy Brunskill Julie Bullock Deanna Butts Geoffrey Campbell Jesse Carlos Don Caro Rhona Casados Jay Christensen Michelle Claar Brendon Clark Karland Clark Mike Clark Christopher Clayton Scott Cocherell Jason Coleman Dustin Cook Annette Corella Archie Corrales Marisa Corrales Anthony Cosanella Jeffrey Crauder David Cugno Gary Cummings Buffy Dahlstrom Raj Dasari Kevin Davis Jennifer De Bellis Azeem Dhalla David Digiuseppe Kirsten Dixon Daniel Doonan Jeanette Drechslej Brett Dulyca Kraig Eckard S fi6o K vie4. 39