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

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Swimmers in fifth period P.E. take a rest before their next timing. while Tracie Heider looks over Mr. Alley ' s advanced group ' s top scores. Roman Rodriguez Shawn Rodriguez Marcy Romo Eric Root Shawn Rothmeyer Sean Rowan Erin Roy Chris Rush Monica Ruyter Mehrdad Salimkhanian Aaron Samaniego Trina Sandoval Joseph Sayegh Kerry Scherer Sofi6 anaie-i 45

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Sofe6om ie 7 6e 7 e PCctaye The combination of hot September October weather, along with the athletic fields being torn up, had sophomores swimming early. Despite some complaints, they liked the fact that they didn ' t have to wear ugly gym clothes and run. They also were able to cool off, and as s ophomore Amie Sweatt said, At least we ' re getting it over with. Most sophomore girls, however, felt that they had to suffer through slicked- back-hair and un-made-up Grisella Nardini Tabitha Narez Joseph Nash Arvin Navarro Mohammed Nazari Darrin Nelson James Newman Tracy Nichols Lynette Noble Tony Noriega Chris Novits Katie Nuss Megumi Oda Joy Oetken Scott Ogle Lori Olaques Tracie O ' Neil Anthony Ornelas David Ornelas Steve Pak Julie Palmer Isabel Parreno Eileen Pererras Juan Perez Kelly Perez Rachel Perez Shon Petee Jessica Peterson Brian Petree David Pfannenstiel Scott Pick Kevin Pshny Terry Pooler Matthew Pouliot Kenna Provencio faces. They also had to tour through some embarrassing places. While most girls were mortified to simply pass auto shop, girls who had swimming fourth period also had to endure the parking lot at lunch. Anyone who entered the P.E. restrooms took the chance of being blown away by musty sophomores ' high powered hairdryers, suffocated by concentrated hairspray fumes, or crushed trying to get mirror space. The girls who were not fortunate enough to have swimming second or fourth period often took the penalities for being late to their next class merely for the sake of Looking good. The swimming unit was not completed without some embarrassing moments. Sophomore Jenny Schrick walked all the way to the locker room before she realized that she had left her clothes at the swim club and she had to return through the parking lot during lunch. I was so embarrassed! said Jenny. Sophomore Kathy Mondragon ' s most embarrassing moment was when she ... went off the high dive and hit my leg flat on the water. It turned bright red. A lot of students disliked the bobbing and floating exercises which made them feel ridiculous. Sophomore Bobby Vazquez said, They are definitely uncool. Junior Gina Randazzo remembered ... having to wear tennis shoes with my bathing suit was the absolute worst! In general though, most said swimming brought a change of routine to their day, while others said it was okay and even ... kind of fun. 44 ttneCeicCn

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Scveet Sixteen? Jennifer Schrick Julie Schroeder Cherisse Scott Angelia Shelton James Shin Gina Shipcott Cindy Shu Jason Silver Christina Smith Chad Smith Craig Smith James Smith Myrdeth Smith Christopher Sneed Christina Soderblom Jennifer Solier Chad Soriano Sharee Sowell Autumn Spartano Kirk Starkey Tricia Stevens Eve Stollenwerk Nicole Storey Michelle Strid Ernie Stumpf Amie Sweatt Kandy Talbott Nathan Tarango Julie Tofilau Jerry Tonini Michael Topete Shannon Troncoso Marcus Troyano Ava Truitt Stephen Tschinkel Being Sweet Sixteen didn ' t exactly mean you were sweet. Basically, it meant the things you got when you turned sixteen were sweet — it meant life was sweeter. The only reason I wanted to be sixteen was so I could get my license. said junior Tami Kilgore. Turning sixteen meant not only getting a license, but also getting a job. While some students received cars as gifts for their special birthday, leaving them to pay the insurance and gas, others had to buy the cars themselves with, hopefully, a loan or a little help from Mom and Dad. Waiting for help, like a loan to be repaid later, left some feeling frustrated. As one sophomore said, You have to work to get a car, but you have no way to get to work without a car. It all goes in circles. Sixteen means a lot to me. Everything I ' ve wanted so bad that I can ' t have comes when I ' m sixteen, said Maria Morga. Sixteen meant the beginning of responsibility for a lot of people. Ms. Miller ' s fourth period class felt that parents would treat them differently when they turned sixteen. Parents expect you to look out for yourself more, get a job. and start paying for insurance and gas at age sixteen, they said. At thirteen, kids became teenagers; fourteen and fifteen was the in-between stage; b ut at sixteen, they were ready to take the plunge into the semi-adult world. 46 1lndenc£ t44,