Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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HE DATE: September 24 THE TIME: 11:45 a.m. PLACE: Walnut High 'fm to classical music CMark Hempelb. One favorite of the crowd, though, was when the announcers, Deacon Emmens and bv Fontes. Later Rich commented, I was really excited to be nominated King but the best part of Homecoming was being ' lunch area Linda Kimball, revealed Jorge Garcia as on court with all my friends. THE EVENT: Announce- the 1985 Homecoming Court THE REPORT: On September 24, shortly after 11:45 on the lunch area stage, 16 seniors were announced to be on the 1985 Homecoming Court as voted by their senior peers. The girls were Kelly Anastay, Colleen Bell, Michele Fowler, Vivian Garcia, Rachael Gaste- lum, Jody Higham, Traci Pennoncelo and Tamala Virgle. Their escorts and nominees to be king were Alex Andrade, Darrin Bishop, Gustavo Bento, Rudy Chavarria, Rich Fontes, Jorge Garcia, ' Mark Hempel and Jon Yanez. For the next weeks they had time to find dresses, get tuxes fitted, and look forward to Spirit Week, the prelude to Homecoming Night itself. On October 1st, the annual Court Se- crets took place. This first event took personal secrets and made them public knowledge. Seerets such as the princess who had a boyfriend at nine months fJody Highaml and the boy who listens men 1 8 Student Life!Spirit Week the little boy who turned off the convey- or belt at the Weber's Bread plant. The final score was 6-5, boys. Princess Jody Higham remarked, I was surprised at some of the secrets be- cause they had been altered from the truth. I had a blast but I wish the girls had won!! The second and third days of Spirit Week, October 2nd and 3rd, were devot- ed to class competitions at lunch. Games such asithe balloon butt walk, the egg toss and burping contest were played and participated in by all the classes. The burping contest was the funniest because that freshman forgot how to!', said Alan Reed, sophomore Ca just graduated freshmanl. Kings Court took place on the fourth day of Spirit Week. The ceremony was where the 16 nominated seniors were in- troduced to the school. After the theme song, Hello Again had been sung by Mr. Mack Gilliland, the 1984-85 Home- coming King was announced - Rich The fifth day consisted of the stu- dents coming and seeing that the school had been all decked out with blue and gold toilet paper as well as posters root- ing for the athletic teams. To finish off their job of raising spirits, the Pepsters put on a lunch time rally. Some official feedback on this week of spirit was junior Gigie Mendoza, It was a good week, but I think it could have been even better if, for instance, people had participated on the dress-up days. While her junior friend, Sonia Ville- gas said, I think this year's Spirit Week was a lot better because more people were involved and it seemed the entire school was more spirited. To conclude this report, Spirit Week seemed to run smoothly and raise spir- its. Not all may have enjoyed it as some did, but it came, it was fun, and now it's over. END OF REPORT

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There's no denying it - high school life is hard. There are times when a stu- dent feels as though everything is going impossibly wrong, with no end in sight. It's at times like these that a student needs someone to turn to, to confide in, someone to share the miseries, or may- be even the joys, of teenage life with. For some students, that someone was their pet. Pets came in all shapes and sizes, from the commonplace dogs and cats Qsome of which weren't so common- placeb to the not-so-common snakes, turtles, and horses. Turtles are fun pets, insisted fresh- man Angi Flores. One time I took my turtle into the back yard and painted its shell all different colors. Painting one's pet was not the only way to have fun, there was also the challenge of naming him, her, or it. Some students decided to name their pet Cookie, Spot, or some other stan- dard name. Those who spent more time :ON THE WAY TO THEIR NEW HOME, near- w1ns are led by out the gates by a Humane Society worker. Students looking for new pets, Often found them at the Humane Society. 20 Student Life!Pets and effort often came up with a more imaginitive, individual name. Take for instance Screamin' Otis, the late turtle-friend of junior Lisa Harrell. Or the distinguished cat Gern Bland- ston, dubbed such by owner junior Si- mone Sevilla. Sophomore Grace Domin- go found an interesting name for her dog - she calls her Pretzel. I try to pick a name that fits the animal, explained senior Kemp Wells. We had a buff dog, so we named him Rocky. We named our other dog Clyde because he was sort of mellow. The dog I have now is called Pookie, because he looks like one: he's a small, black, bouncy thing. Students often became very attached to their pets, considering them part of the family. Sometimes a pet was the perfect brother or sister: willing to lis- ten, warm and affectionate, and never occupying the bathroom at the wrong moment. Senior Michelle Melanson de- scribes her relationship with her dog Shanna in no uncertain terms: I love my baby more than anything else in the world. I'd die for her! This close attachment to one's pet sometimes ended in sadness, particu- larly when the pet died. Most students experienced a pet death at least once in their life, since pets rarely outlive their owners. The death of a well-loved pet could be a very traumatic experience. When my pet died I cried for a long time, recalled freshman Nerio Garcia. Pm sticking to stuffed animals now, because they never die. Most students preferred to take a chance and keep a pet, whether it was a dog, cat, snake or squirrel. Certainly there was no shortage of meaningful studentfpet relationships. Perhaps the old saying should be changed to read, A student's best friend is his pet. 8 V AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE FOR PETS waits patiently in the parking lot for an emergency call. The vehicle was also used to pick up stray animals. ' ' I -...ul W