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

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Though still not sixteen, sophomore Helen Liu receives a hug from Jim Newman. Other friends sent balloons. NOT SHOWN: Christine Leddy Yvette Ang Daniel Leon Armen Bagdasarian Anthony Martinez Timothy Beckstrom Joseph Martinez Michelle Bell Christian Miller Thomas Buckingham Diana Moreno Kathleen Caspers Jose Nuno Adriane Corrales Rosa Perez Christine Duran Tammy Perry Jesus Flores Robert Philips Kyle Frazier Christopher Ramirez Juan Good Justin Salon Katrina Hanratty Kevin Simmons Jeffrey Hieb Charles Sims Cherlyn Huerta Diane Tapia Dorman Jennings Ronald Trevizo Heather Turner Tara Ullah LuWann Clnderwood Geoffrey Valenzuela Gina Valenzuela Marisa Vance Eddie Vasquez Robert Vazquez Louie Vidaure Cecilia Villarreal Brian Wald Jennie Walker Amy Walton Melissa Warkentin Shawn Watson Rebecca Webb Christine Weinman Bryan Wellwood Kimberly West Brandon William Louis Williams Suk Yhoon Joanne Yu Jose Zamorano SafiAotnaxeJ 47

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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,

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4 ? o46 OutCo 6 Michele Abenilla Ron Abeye Matilde Aguilar Maria Alarcon Quincy Allen Greg Alley Lisa Arismendez Max Arreguin Michael Aufmuth Michael Aviles Wendy Backe Robert Badar Kalomba Badibanga Joshua Bak Jensen Tammy Barnard Jeremy Barr Shelly Baughn Christopher Bechtle Audley Beckford Lisa Benudiz Kristen Biba Natasha Birtle Stephanie Black James Blake Sean Booth Joseph Borland Jackee Bormann Chris Boyer Chris Braunstein Jeremy Britton Michelle Bronsart Glenn Brooks Paul Brosche Jennifer Brown George Bryant The freshman year was a difficult year as we all realized, because entering a new school was not something one did everyday. For a freshman, it meant starting from the bottom and going from the big kid in Lone Hill to a nobody trying to fit into a new life. The freshman year could be a good change if seen from a different angle. Students experienced more freedom and an easier time at school. Some said days went faster with the more interesting classes including foreign language or vocational classes such as drafting, art, or keyboarding which could help in choosing a career. Freshman Mark Velayos said, It ' s much easier this year, and we have a lot more freedom than Lone Hill: rallies and sports also helped along the way! With the experience behind them, many upperclassmen had shared the same freshman ups and downs. Junior Tomas Lopez said, It was hard for the first couple of days because the school was so big and it was hard to find my classes. Lockers were a big problem. said junior Paul Navarro. No matter how hard you hit them, they just wouldn ' t open! As a senior, Stephen Huang had a different point of view: he said, It ' s fun being a freshman because there is nc pressure yet in academics such as studying for the SAT , or socially, like finding the right prom date. 4Z tt t le ice d4.