Troy High School - Ilium Yearbook (Fullerton, CA)

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n As always, the Class of 1984 thought that as seniors it was carrying out the traditions of past years. If. however, they had compared their traditions to those of the Class of 1966. they would have found that many things have changed. For in- stance, the sacred senior ta- bles located near the activities office were only a recent institu- tion. Past classes considered the brick benched area by the 400 building the senior quad. In addition. Sunny Hills ' being Troy ' s arch-rival was still an- other recent development. Ori- ginally the cross-town enemy was Brea-Olinda and would still be if not for Scummy Mills ' fatal mistake — a one point football win by a lucky field goal kick. And who knows, maybe ten years from now Troy stu- dents will be denouncing a differ- ent school. And still, maybe five years from now the seniors will sit on the front lecture hall steps at lunch. I. Cheerleaders and mascots from past and pre- sent draw cheers from Warrior fans as they circle the football field in a fire engine. 2. Coach Hoover and Mr. Vitamanti watch in anxious expectation of Troy ' s Warrior Football Team. 3. Helen Petroff and Chris Ehrick study hard for their classes. 4. Reliable and always cheerful water girls. Melissa Coleman and Amanda Berkeley, are always on hand to offer a nourishing drink to their Warriors. 5. Stephanie Williams announces the anxiously awaited nominees for Homecoming court. 6. Ingo Neumann and Hans Kohlenberger are avid patrons of the delectable treats served out of Troy ' s cafeteria. 7. Erik Barnes just can ' t seem to keep the ladies away.

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THE GAMES OF THE PAST YIELD Remember when life was easy? The days were full of fun and games: Mother May 1?; Red-Light, Green-Light; Red Rover: Kick Ball: Steal the Bacon; and Heads up Seven (Jp. Remember backyard car- nivals, sandboxes. Barbie Dolls, and treehouses? Grades? What were grades? And no one had ever heard of centripetal forces, geometric functions, or adverbial clauses. But we grew up, matured, and our values changed. Cars have taken the place of our big wheels and football games the place of Donnie and Marie. The opposite sex became the object of our affections instead of our Teddy Bears. And we began to wonder what had become of our childhood. Was all that we lost worth growing up? Where did all the long days go, and whatever hap- pened to Leave It To Beaver?