Villa Park High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Villa Park, CA)

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X 1 N tt. 4 i s 'N ' l o o o ewo VON The most obvious of the changes in the '87-'88 school year was the arrival of the freshman class. The freshmen gave the school added spirit. They put more chatter and, at times, roar into assemblies. Additional staff members were also brought in along with a new row of eight T-buildings. More lockers were installed. Seniors displayed their maturity this year by keeping the freshman and sophomore class clean and out of the usual tradition of trash canning. This helped promote a clean campus. The underclassmen, however, have also shown their dignity by staying away from the seniors and, consequently, out of the trash cans. The students have gotten along this year and made it the best year ever. Friendly surroundings kept the school peaceful. We hope that the peace, as well as the school, continues for generations to come. 'x 5 Y 'ii its f 2 ff' , 44 Odyssey Staff catches stu- dents at crowded T-Buildings 444 Lori Hagmann and Jeff Ciranito share a book in Evelyn Ching's new room A New teachers at VPHS helped the change run smoothly PA Sherry Galazyn tries to re- member her combination at the new lockers 4 Cafe workers hurry for fear of achieving long lines Changes 5 ,,. 771- . T' ,.f+ '4,Y '

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he More hings hange . . . Spirit! What is it? What good is it? The '87-'88 school year began with an assembly in the amphitheater. The September morning was warm and sunny, typical of the unusually mild summer that was drawing to a close. A mood of optimism and ex- citement seemed to fill the air as the largest student body in over a decade listened to the introductions of administrators and student leaders. The summer was over, but somehow it didn't seem so bad. There was a spirit in the air. Villa Park had caught it. The enthusiasm built as the days passed, carrying over into the Powder Puff assembly early in the quarter. Possibly the ugliest Pep Squad ever to thunder across the hardwood floor of the gym pranced through a few uncoordinated routines while the football team , their small bodies almost engulfed by giant shoulder pads, watched in amusement. There were many assemblies to follow throughout the year. The gym echoed with competitive yells as the freshmen tried valiantly but unsuccessfully to outdo the upper classes, but it was the early gatherings that set the tone and that revived the spirit that had somehow slipped away in the early eighties. P Students listen to welcome back speeches just before picking up their new class schedules as school opens on Seat. 3, just before the La- bor Day weekend. 6 Opening