Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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Spring - -v .W ff :- ' s H .mr .1 .' L-'f3Z?:fls. ' ' ' i i .- Z2 1 , . . 1 t 7 ., , .4 Q Q all i Ru sfs. P'-Q--Y-P-- in . -. A I3 c ici X. is Y MQ I 'H Z... at me Bring on the Summer!! June signifies not only the coming of summer, but also the end of the school year, spring sports, and four years of hard work for the seniors. Cap- ping off the seniors' brief en- gagement at Walnut High were Baccalaureate, Senior Awards Night, Senior Break- fast, Grad Night, and the Grand Finale, Graduation. Ever since I was in grade school I had looked forward to my graduation from high school. lt was one of the most fulfilling feelings in the world when l received my diploma. I felt like l had my whole life ahead of me! said graduate Bernadette Rueda. But the seniors weren't the only ones affected by the com- ing of the end of the year. Un- derclassmen felt it too. For some, summer was the Division PagefSpring Supplement '84 time to do things that were im- possible during school. Lyn Espinoza said, l'm usually ready for summer to get here in January. When it finally comes around in June l auto- matically start sleeping late and thinking about going to the beach. For some underclassmen summer didn't mean any dras- tic changes. There was a sum- mer school program for those in need of credits or for others like Sylvia Moncada, who just wanted to get rid of their re- quirements. lt was hard to get out of bed sometimes, especially when l had to sit in a class for three hours listening to boring Civics and international Rela- tions discussions. But since l get out fourth period now, I think it was worth it. I Also offered in the summer were athletic enhancement courses coached by WHS coaches. Varsity football coach Jerry Dutton commented, I don't even consider letting any boy play for me in the fall if he doesn't come out in the sum- mer. That's the time when you see who's really got what it takes. Even though it was the end of an era for the seniors, it was just another start for the un- derclassmen, who had from one to three years to go be- fore they would finally get to . spend their summer exactly the way they wanted. Varsity songleader Michelle Boyd said, 'll someday hope to have a summer that l can spend asleep on the beach, but right now Pm just too busy!! f The for ASB's L in th Chaval f tics wh fore thi two fa ivdsel contes the cal studen mance ..,.... ,. A TAI starts l l-lis pei his grc A STA Tim G4 Anoth said,

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be dif- by Diana Cass and Veronica Badillo it back, relax, enjoy. The videocassette recorders have arrived. You can record anything you want, when you want, and where you want, all with a VCR! It's all legal now. It was legal because on January 23, 1984, the Supreme Court ruled, 5 to 4, that home videotaping was not violat- ing the copyright law. It all started when Disney and Universal Studios brought up a law suit against the Sony Corporation, makers of Betamax video- cassette recorders, saying that home viewers shouldn't be able to record movies or TV shows without paying royalities. In 1981 a federal appeals court in California had ruled in favor of the stu- dios, the reason being that it was unfair for the studios to have their hard work enjoyed by people who didn't Pay for it. Two years later the Supreme Court held the case over until 1983 when the arguments were started up again. This time the court found that Disney and Universal had failed to prove that the recording of movies or TV shows in the home had caused them financial prob- lems or had lessened the value of their copyrighted work. Now that you know the story behind that rectangular-shaped machine sit- ting on top of your television set, are you sure it's the right one? If you're confused, then the following should clear things up for you. To begin with, there are two formats of VCR'sg one is VHS and the other is Beta. The VHS version was the most popular, having about three times more pro- ducts than Beta out on the market. It plays longer, each cassette playing from two to eight hours. However, this line's machines are more expensive than the Beta by at least 8100. While the Beta is smaller, playing only one to five hours, according to Lo- Cost Video owner Terry Laurie, it has the best sound, picture, and features. The popular feature now is the addi- tion of high fidelity sound, better sound than that of records or tapes. Beta had the lead in high fidelity sound, but even so, popular demand was for VHS. The cost of recorders varied from dis- tributer to distributer. The largest American distributer was RCA, while the three leading manufacturers over- seas were: JVC, Hitachi, and Mashusti. The average price ran from 33800-31200, for the very best, while a basic model sold for 35400. An average pre-recorded cassette usually sold from 835-340. Ac- cording to TIME magazine fDec. 24, 19845 VCR's had improved tremen- dously in quality, with the prices be- coming cheaper. The video tape recorder had become the most popular way of seeing movies at home. Other videos, too, had sprung up everywhere. Videos were used for ex- ercise fJane Fonda's workoutl, medi- cine Csurgeries performed can be ob- served closerl, and athletics ishowing athletes flaws in their playj. But most fun of all, there was a new trend in pop- ular music, displaying albums that you could not only hear but see. Q V WOW! WHAT A VCR! This is today's com- mon version of a VCR. Mr. Larry Holmes com- mented, Videotape is real popularg it's here to stay! 'hn- VCR's7Feature

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l lcl lmmef lent -IS i Jerry fon't v boy he sum- en you it it e end it was , un- om be- at to :fly Practice does make perfect, and h Students of few words bring . . Q , ioucp d i d their The words can be heard, but no one is speaking, The music can be heard, but no one is playing. The applause can be heard, but for what? The answer? Well, it may be obvious for those who pretended to be Billy Idol, Madonna, or the Untouchables during ASB's Lip-Sync Contest. ln their bright, clashing outfits, Rudy Chavarria and Robert Farfan led the an- tics when presenting the five groups be- fore the judges. There were four judges, two faculty and two students. One judge, Scott Cassells thought, The contest exposed something different to the campus and brought along with it student participation, both in perfor- mance and as spectators. ws, W 1' WV, ff ,X iff' 4 'iff I A TAPPING TO THE BEAT, the smiling John'VorlS starts his routine in a different manner -- elfllflg- His performance to The Prince brOUQl'll lllm and helle his group third place. J e to ' p A STARTING OFF THE CONTEST, Jason Schouw, 1 Tim Garcia, and Charles Stevens STN-If their Stuff' h' but 1 Another member of the QVOUP, Vlflceflf Gonzlefj lsynn said, lt was fun going up there and acting CVGZY- share. Richard Fontes, doing his version of l'Rock to mouth the words. Even though we didn't score high enough to place, l think we did pretty good - and even more important, we had fun, said Dan- ielle Kooken. l-ler five girl group did Ma- donna's l3urnin' Up For Your Love. But even for those who didn't place, it wasn't the end of the world. ln fact, it wasn't even the end of the contest. No, You Like A Hurri- just once wasn't enough. The re- cane, said, We prac- sult? Lip-Sync ll. ticed three times with about V Lip-Sync ll brought more hour sessions. Others had to memorable portrayals, some practice just going in front of the school. I think everybody was a little nervous until the music started playing then we all kind of forgot that people were out there, explained Sean Reyes. Sean, along with Jason Schouw, Vin- cent Gonzales, Charles Stevens, and Tim Garcia, was spared from the agony of defeat. Their performance to the Un- touchables' Twist and Shake brought them first place - and their prize of fifty dollars. Jason admitted that the prize was what first inspired him, but he didn't end up signing-up because of it. Groups were judged on audience re- action and general look as well as ability being slightly less seri- ous. An example was the five man - yes, man - band imper- sonating Slip- The GO'- ping Q GO'S. little into the past, O Rudy Chavarria did a solo to l'Jail- house Rock. 'iGirls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper placed, proving the freshman girls can have fun, too. ,.,., , FULL OF ENERGY, junior Dan- ielle Kooken and freshman Maryann Koolcen perform to Madonna's Burnin' Up For Your Love. Other members in cluded l-lolli Hamilton, Cindy Hernandezyand Jenny Snook. Lip Sync!Spring Supplement '84