University City High School - Excelsus Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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Chris Ramras Craig Randle Sundari Ranganathan Mark Richards Todd Richards Anthony Romag Kathleen Romito Lisa Ruben Kelli Russell Eric Ryan 178 Seniors

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James Pechulis Mary Peet Heather Pen Tanya Perkin Annette Peynado Adrianne Phillips Lorene Phillips Lisa Piatt Rebeca Pina Larry Porter Valerie Pough Parissa Pourhosseini On Her Toes She would dance whenever she heard music, and she really enjoyed it. com- mented Rosemarie ' s mom. Rosemarie Day began dancing at a very early age. Her parents and teachers noticed that she had a natural beat, so they enrolled her in a dance class at the age of six Rosemarie has been dancing for the past eleven years. She has learned jazz, char- acter dancing, and a little folk dancing, however, she has mainly concentrated on ballet. Rosemarie attended dance class SIX days a week where she trained rigor- ously for four hours every day. The first two hours were spent warming up. stretching, and developing combinations and steps to her dances, whereas the last two hours were used for the rehearsing of the dances which were to be performed on stage. Rosemarie performed in a well respected professional troupe called The California Ballet Company. With a com- bined ensemble of twenty men and wom- en, the company performed in f lexico. Palm Springs, and Long Beach, as well as in San Diego. At school, too. Rosemarie exceled. She was enrolled in many honors classes as well as an auto mechanics class. I don ' t want to be a helpless fe- male. she commented when asked why she took the auto shop class. After a lot of debating, Rosemarie has decided not to continue with her ballet career after she graduates. She wanted more time for her college education and her social life. She admitted, however, that if she misses dancing a lot. she will return to her ballet Seniors 1 77

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Jay Ryan Arthur Salcido Marissa Sanchez Julie Sanfilippo Joseph Scarafone Jenny Scott William Sevic Alise Shatott Yasuko Shirakawa Terry Simonis Paul Smfield Benito Singer Bonjour Mes Amis! It ' s so great to be able to see the works of art you read about with your own eyes, exclaimed Krissy Zounes in one of her letters from France, where she spent the first semester. She lived with a family in Chaumont. which is a city in a low lying mountain area around 220 kms from Pans. She went through an organi- zation called Interschola and her only costs, air fare and some administrative fees, came to $2,000. While m France she attended school, taking a light load of classes. Krissy found the people kind and helpful while she perfected her spoken French. Whether hanging out at the local cafes with her friends from school or eat- ing those delicious French pastries, Krissy found France to be an exhilarating exper- ience and certainly one she will never for- get. Seniors 1 79