Santa Rosa High School - Echo Yearbook (Santa Rosa, CA)

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From Mind to Paper THE SLUG STORY 1 was standing, there. Yes, behind the telephone box. It was really cold evening. I didnt have a jacket or anything. I didn ' t have anywhere to go either. So 1 was just standing there all night. 1 wasn ' t sure what time it was. 1 think it was about 1:45 a.m. Huge slug came to me and asked me, Do you want a warm cloth? 1 didn ' t answer. He was a slug. How could I answer to him. I can ' t speak slug language. . . . wait, wait . . . He just spoke to me in English. He asked me again. Don ' t you need a warm cloth? Aren ' t you cold? Finally I said, Yes. 1 am cold, I need something that makes me warm. I can give you a cloth. It is really warm. But 1 don ' t have any money. I didn ' t have anything. I wear t-shirt and jeans. I can lend you a coat. he said. Really? Do you see the zipper on my back? Yes , and I opened the zipper one inch. And he said, Thank you, I can do the rest by myself. He took off his coat . . . No, no it ' s his skin. He became a person and he said, Take off your clothes and wear this. I did what he said, I didn ' t know how come. He left there with my clothes on. He looked just like I did. Now I have the skin instead of my clothes. I am waiting for someone who wants this coat Because I can ' t take off the skin by myself. The coat is warm but so hard to wear. I need someone who can open t he zipper One inch . . . Masami Ohnui ?tW( • T.i-:.: - : : : ' ' i -: Expressing one ' s self and he she ' s own unique way of thinking can be shown in many different ways. Some may choose to show it in words and others have the talent to express it in art. Some pieces of writing or poetry may be depressing, emotional, or lighthearted. While a drawing, painting, or print may bring upon a dramatic, violent, mystical, or peaceful aspect. Many times the most artistic of us are only known to a few. Exposure is important because the positive encouragement may be the key to an artists ' full potential. That is why Student Gov- ernment organized an art and writing show con- test that went on during the month of January. In this way teachers and students were able to view the writers ' and artists ' work. It was a great suc- cess considering it was a first time ever here at SRHS. Above is an example of linoleum block printing by Roberta Maxwell and to the left is a pen and ink drawing by Craig Neering. ..■•Ar.vj.-. -• ' • ' ■-.? ' ■ .• S.Vr ;VvV.:.V.i 26 - • S .; ' - »v y}:: • ' ;« ' •i ' -?r O . ' Vl ' ii

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2A ( 1 ) A bite of pizza from Joel and John? Kinda doubt it! (2) A mini concert at lunch by the Profession- als ' ? (3) A free peep show of Amy ' s lunch? (4) A spot in the shade with Laurie and Lor- enzo? (5) A puff on the cancer stick with these girls? Well, what do you do at lunch time? Most .i» ' p --i5l likely, eating would be the 1 choice, but -j iic the people here at SRHS have figured out y: Ol0: new and improved ways of spending their ' •Ml - valuable 45 minutes!! If you haven ' t figured i ' lj -Ij f( , it out yet, maybe these people can give you ' ' ' ' i ' vl ■i- ' i, some insight ' ?! Go on. take a break! ' M ' h. 1 .-..il,3--- ' -.v?i-,: - : ..•;;■ . !i.y?-V- ' i.:, :; ' ■ fc ' ii;- t-.-rf. ■!■.■! - -.-r. ' .-t -. ' .r::-i.l ' -- ' .v.v ' ' »A;i-

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HATRED Most feared, most harmful, most evil, yet most common. Within the heart where I have too often found her Living as a parasite, dominant with confidence. Mind and soul helpless in her wicked ways, Unavoidable as death, and most disagreeable for The abused and oppressed she spits at. She is a force few can fight Like a poison flowing through the veins. She will not leave or relent To restore the mind and soul. But apply a tourniquet on tlie wound like a disease Whom only love can conquer, and so I use O all my love and all my strength to tell her That she will be destroyed-not destroyer. Dawn Nordquist IT ' S HARD TO SAY GOODBYE Watching the seaguls fly across the gray winter sky, seeing the waves squander, It ' s hard to say goodbye. All the memories pass quickly before your eyes. It ' s hard to realize this it the last time, this is goodbye. The old familiar faces. The same streets and stores. The crushes on that special someone, your one special song. The way you drove to school, your bare bedroom walls your world begins to crumble as a solo tear begins to fall. Jackie Fournier 2A 4- ■t ' n ' •■■•. ' ' «-. -. ' -f ' -- ' ' Wi . ' ' -V;. -:t ' -■■ « ' ■ ■.. ' • ' . V.i- ' - A ' , .•;,• ii■- : •;lv. ' U ■•(;w;V ■ ' l . ' -■ .■ ' •i•.• Above these pen and ink flowers are by Sue Marsh and the pencil drawing ■ -v .. -.,. ' . .,..t,v.