Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies - Excalibur Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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L«i i i f f Yeah — During the first weeks of the school year the cheer- leaders and drill team were full of school spirit as they cheered on the girls volleyball team to their first victory. Messing around — During lunch students go to the P.E. field to play many different sports like football and soccer. A lot of people just play around. A •• ' -i ' m P. T3m y- . V, i r .« V - INAUy NCITICEO »- ■.• s- %¥t .yc ■s? Excalibur 1989 Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies 18605 Erwin Street Reseda, California 91335 Volume 9 Chocolate! — During lunch the student store sells chocolate and candy to students like Elan Hersh but everyone else wants

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A question of time rears ago if you asked someone about SOCES you would have gotten a strange look and an un- answered question. For years, we shared cam- puses with Sequoia JHS, until the administrators, teachers, and concerned parents fought for a per- manent campus. We have grown in size, aca- demically, and within our activities. This school has grown a lot since I first came here. When I first came here in the fourth we hardly had any of the activities and extra-cur- ricular things we have now. Before 1 would have been embarrassed to say I went to Sherman Oaks, but now we measure up to other high schools, if not better, senior. Lyn- ette Griffin, said. Basketball, soccer, and volleyball are some of the few varieties of sports beginning this year. The basketball team has been reigning magnet league champs for years. All of this could not have been ac- complished if not for the hard work and determi- nation of the teams coach Mr. Becker. I think that we have one of the best academic and sports programs there is. I always wished our school could reach bigger and better heights, but I never real- ly thought it would hap- pen. Now that we ' ve got- ten this far I think we should strive for higher goals, so that students in the future can have the opportunity to exper- ience new and better things. senior Kevin Bailey, said. The Peer College Counceling Center is in it ' s first year of exis- tence. The College Cen- ter consists of well- trained seniors equipped with the ability to an- swer, and guide. Another organization that is in full gear is Speech and Debate. Students com- pete on three different levels of competition Decisions, decisions — Mar- cela Lopez and Anthony Book- er try to win prizes at the mag- azine fundraiser. Novice, Jr. Varsity, and Varsity, competing with Student Congress, and in numerous amounts of other competitions. This organization has had much success, besides the many awards, they ' ve been to the Na- tionals two years in a row. 1 feci that our schools progress is mainly due to the teachers because they spend extra time do- ing things they know will better our school, senior Davon Robinson, said. Through the years we ' ve accomplished so much, and still moving up the ladder of recogni- tion. With a waiting list of 2,000 people or more, ask someone about SOCES now and I ' m sure you ' ll get a re- sponse! By Mai Freeman School Progress Opening Page