San Marcos High School - Crown and Sceptre Yearbook (Santa Barbara, CA)

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College Myth: Seniors Prepare College for seniors is still far away, a vague image of personal feedom and academic specialization. As application deadlines near, the myth of college grows, signifying a far off, almost unreachable plateau or for some just an extension ofthe ennui of high school. Students who have guidance or are naturally insightful will begin preparation in their junior year by paying attention to their grades, taking the SATS and investigating various schools. As high school resumes in the fall and seniors explore the novelties of being at the top once again, a kind of social status begins to surround the subject. Talk centers around Where are you applying? and What are your SAT scores? g actual learning becomes secondary to success, and grades gain A importance to being a stepping stone to honors and acceptances. Activities may be enjoyed in and of themselves, but increasingly they take on contrived values - i.e., the it looks good on your Brad Brown Carolyn Bruss Wendy Buckley Barbara Bullard Shari Bullock Ed Bundy Diane Bunson Lorie Button Jim Caesar Anne Canton Dawn Capovilla Terry Carder Mary Carman Martha Carracino J im Carroll Janna Carroll I30 SENIORS

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Profile: The Ke boardist I want to have the listener envision the object or image, and I want to create says David Challinor, an avid music fan and keyboardist. Many of David s inspirations have their source in local KTYD disc jockey Guy Guden s fpronounced 'ggood-en',J show Space Pirate Radio which devotes six hours Lori Chapman Terry Chlentzos Saundra Cicileo Amanda Clare John Clarke Robert Clayton Debbie Connor Jim Cook Julie Cook Robert Cord Bill Cottrlel Rosemary Cox T