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

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All That Jazz The stage lights go out, the audience is silent and a voice is heard over the microphone. You realize that the months of hard work spent practicing are going to be put to the test. Your heart beats faster as you hear, And now it ' s time for this year ' s dance production, A Dance Kaleidoscope. Under the guidance of Ms. Josie Scanlon, two dance performances were held during the year. The dances were performed by her beginner and advanced classes, and included jazz, ballet, Polynesian, and Spanish dances. The show featured twelve dances. Among them were a ballet danced to 5th of Beethoven, an eerie Dance of Hy- dras, a futuristic look at 1999, and a 20 ' s style dance You ' ve Got To Be Modernistic. The addition of four male dancers enhanced the show in Puttin ' On The Ritz and Sexy and Seventeen . The students spent their dance periods, school lunches, and many hours after school preparing their routines. Not only did they contribute a lot of their time towards the perfection of the performance, but they also made and financed their own costumes. As the finale ends, the dancers watch the curtains close and realize that their training has been validated in their growth in self-confidence and experience. Mark NIcholaw puts on the ritz. Tanya Perkin and Carolyn Wolf swing to the Charleston. Dance members dazzle the audi- ence. Matt Mohr as Charlie Chaplin 56 Dance A taste of the islands with Leslie Buscit. ••-■»■ . . fcii

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Extra! Extra! Read All About Us! For the most part, being inexperienced and having to struggle together gave us a great deal of personality! exclaimed Commander Editor-in-Chief John Griffen. John said that he and the roct - |- staff were proud that they put out a paper almost twice as often as they did the year before. Major efforts were made by Advisor Ms. Arlene LaPlante and Co-Editors Yasuko Shirakawa and Adam Behar, to make sure that people met their deadlines and pa- pers come out on time. Many steps were necessary to put out a pa- per every three or four weeks. First, articles had to be conceived and the writing and pho- tography assigned. Finished articles were sent to the printer and the returned columns of copy were fit to the earlier layout sketches before final printing was done. After each issue was printed the staff critiqued the completed paper. Mistakes were not blamed on a few; the entire staff took responsibility for both victo- ries and defeats. This made the Commander staff a close one. According to Ms. LaPlante We either sink or swim but, we do it togeth- er. Mrs LaPlante and John Griffin are stunned by a good idea Mark Richards and Editor Yasuko Shirakawa work on a layout. Back row Tina Sullenberger. Pam Ceren, Lisa Rahlser, John Ring. Adam Behar, Trevor Wilson. John Griffin. Mike Lupro. Paul Sinfield. David O ' Barr. Front row: Kim Kramers, Yasuko Shirakawa. Monique Craven. Mrs LaPlante, Bill Yeamans. Sitting: John Helsing, Mark Richards. Vic Villiapando Not shown Ajay Narian. Paul Sinfield critiques his article on Rastafarians. Newspaper 55

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Mrs. Romito. Kathy Romito. Carol Sonnenberg, John Eichhorn. Matt Jackson, Ray Kelly, Ajay Narian, Coach Mitchell, Eric Belz, Scott Schneider, Doug Lewis, Ron Freedman. David Nicklas, David Gosney. Chip Buck, Peter Wright, John Ring, Packing It Up When one thinks of backpacking, their first thought is one of a treacherous, tiresome jour- ney up one side of a mountain and down the other, but actually there is more to it than that. Backpacking is totally isolated from civiliza- tion, your survival depends on your camping supplies commented John Ring, president of UCHS ' backpacking club. After a few delays, Mr. Rick Mitchell led his backpacking troop on their first adventure to Sheep Canyon, located near Borrego Springs. The high desert and tall rock terrain made it the ultimate backpacking experience. On this two day trip they hiked 110 miles round trip. The club was formed by Mr. Mitchell and John Ring, baised on their common interest of backpacking. The club consisted of twenty ac- tive members who met twice a month to dis- cuss the tricks of the trade, and went on two to three day trips throughout the year. ' . K ' «P On the road again Ray Kelly searchs for his teddy bear. Powdered eggs anyone? , asks mess attendant John Ring. » r «i Kathy Romito takes the plunge Backpacking Club 57