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

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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

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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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(I a 76e ' WtMctfe (?6iU When a stork from Mother Lone Hill delivered to our homey campus a precious group of freshmen, the class of ' 90 moved into the position of a middle child. As middle children, the sophomores looked forward to lives as upperclassmen. Sophomores knew their way around and felt very comfortable in the high school atmosphere. Sophomore Kathy Fan said, I ' m not as afraid to get Sonya Elam Tracy Elliott Darlene Elmore Darlene Enriquez Mae Enriquez Chad Epstein Marianne Esquer Robert Etherington Sheila Eure Katherine Fan David Fetters Kenneth Field Isaac Fields James Fossum Brian Furst Robert Gale Tim Gale Colin Gardiner Desi Gary Christina Gasaway Leslie Gleason Annette Golob Steve Gonzales ¥ n .tiii. Graham Tasha Grayson Jason Grell Gregory Grover John Gunsalus Greg Hall Janice Harrell Jennifer Harris Tamarinc Heath Tracie Heider Chris Hendricks Jon Hendry involved in school activities. As middle children often do, the sophomores found it hard to accept their position in our scholastic family. It seemed to them that big upperclassmen brothers and sisters had it made. Some sophomores looked forward to going out to lunch legally, not having P.E. anymore, having a later curfew, and going to prom. Sophomore Tania Brenning said, I can hardly wait to drive, and another sophomore Tracie O ' Neil looked forward to being able to go out on a real date. Older children were always ready to give good advice and remind their younger siblings of how fortunate they really were to be in the middle. Junior Kristin Kemper said, School ' s not getting any easier. Junior year is tough. Life as a sophomore meant less responsibility. Older juniors and seniors had already paved the way and hand-me-downs of good advice were easily obtained. Junior James Lim said, My older brother told me what to expect as a sophomore, so I was already prepared. Sophomores, for the most part, weren ' t able to work. Thus, they enjoyed the pampering of parents while many upperclassmen were basically on their own. The sophomores generally took the time to relax and learn. By now, the middle child knew the basics, yet there were still things to be discovered. In the words of Claire Torres. Sophomore year is what you make it. 40 g U tcUnc£ tA4.