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

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Clubs and activities- they gave us direction, an area to direct our talents and a place to utilize excess energy. The wide variety of clubs offered a niche for everyone. Whether you were a math whiz or a science fanatic, clubs and activities offered a sanctuary, an escape from normalcy. By providing social activities, clubs helped people enjoy themselves, meet others with similar interests, and occasionally learn something. Although they required long hours, learning was better through clubs and activities because it came through being ac- tive. From hiking trips to the Grand Canyon and ski trips to Mammoth; Dungeons and Dragons to Chess, clubs and activities were a place for students who had many talents.

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Where are those pictures I was prom- ised?! a desperate voice cries out on deadline day. All eyes fall to the floor to avoid that per- secuting glare someone gives you when they undeservingly get stuck with the burden of meeting a deadline. Some feeble excuse is mumbled and unease sets about the room. Suddenly, a fatigued photographer bolts through the door with his final prints. The staff sets to work, redrawing a new lay- out, cropping pictures, and exchanging ideas on preparing the last minute idents. The pages are completed and the deadline is met, en- abling a June distribution instead of Spe- tember. The Yearbook Staff is really just one big family, Advisor Rob Coons commented. There is so much pressure loaded on our shoulders that we have to work as a team to accomplish our goal: producing the best qual- ity yearbook we can, on time, and at the lowest price possible. The improved quality was aided not only by a conscientious staff, but with the help of volun- teer copy editor Susan Vreeland, a literature teacher at UCHS. In overseeing the various stages of compos- ing the yearbook, Lisa Monita, editor-in-chief, was supported by assistant editors: Jeni Bets and Diana Lublin; copy editors: Collette Mur- phy and Karen Phillips; layout editor: Diana Lublin; and head photographer: Tom McSherry. Mr. Coons added, We only had five people returning from last year, so they had to train Headlines To Deadlines Made Times Hard!!! Between trains: Mike Houghton. Mark NIcholaw, Tom McSherry, Jem Betts, Climbing on tram: Celeste Ogata. Under clothesline: Leesa Drost, Kim Kramers. Lori Phillips. Karen Phillips, Michelle Silva. Standing: Sue Ventimiglia, Maurice Johnson, Monica Meyers. Sitting: Mary McGroarty, Diana Lublin, Collette Murphy, Kim Kaas. Lying down: Rob Coons I can ' t believe they expect the yearbook to print this Collette Murphy makes corrections on Yearbook copy. 40 Yearbook