Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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4x4 ' s l»ll a® tO f: • «l After takin ' a spin in mud, trucks always need a wash. With between $10,000- $13,000 in- vested, you can make a nice 4x4 to your taste, said Paul. oil bar, knobbles, lift kits, and a lot of fun. All of tfiis equals thie sport that was coming on strong in ' 87, off-road 4x4 ' s. With nearby Azusa Can- yon and Lucerne being the most popular summer sites for weekend off- roaders, many also turned to the mountains for win- ter fun. Our favorite place to go in the winter is up towards Big Bear, said senior Ernie Lopez. Along with the fun of driving through water, spinning in the mud and just having fun come the accidents, close calls, get- ting stuck, and the dread- ed flat tires. Last year I high-centered my jeep on a rock, said WHS alum- nus Alan Ziegenbien. Sen- ior Paul Maldonado had two flat tires at once, and water in his carburetor. A lot of time and mon- ey goes into having a ' rad ' 4x4, said Brandon Car- teen. With time and effort, you could end up with a unique 4x4 that didn ' t look like any other. With between $10,000-$13,000 invest- ed, you can have a nice 4x4 to your taste, said Paul. Hill climbing, creek driv- ing, spinning out, and driv- ing over parking bricks seem to be some of the favorite things for WHS 4x-ers. All in all, one should have some money saved up, a good tool box, spare tires, and most of all not to forget to have fun. story by Armando Calderon: layout by Lynn Fujioka: ptiotos by Paul Maldonado. f y A WORKING FAST, Paul Maldonado changes a flat tire Having a flat tire was one of tfie off-roaders ' worst enemies. DRIVING TO THE FUN. alumnus Alan Ziegenbien shows off his new truck. It took three to four hours to get to Alan ' s favorite spot. 152 Sports 4x4 ' s

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CI. 0 9 K Boys and Girls Swimmi »« ' o the 6 c Miige in leagues contributes to a successful season immers st ■ Our coach is helping us achieve our goals with hard work and practice. —Veronica Sloan any factors can contribute to a teams success. Some of them could be a change In coaching or more ex- perienced team mem- bers. Swimming coach Karen Kimball felt that the change from the Sierra League to the Valle Vista League would result in success for the boys and girls swimming team. I thlnl the team as a whole will do real well be- cause of our new league and there are also a lot of returning swimmers with experience, agreed sophomore Christina Miano. Coach Kimball aimed her team ' s goals at im- proving timings and tech- -4 STRETCHING FOR THE EDGE, Eric Cedergreen pulls ahead of his opponents. Eric was one of the top varsity swimmers this year. nique and helping them with their strengths and weaknesses. Our coach is helping us achieve ourgoals with a lot of hard work and prac- tice, said freshman Ve- ronica Sloan. Although the team didn ' t have a very long preseason to prepare themselves for competi- tion, coach Kimball felt there was a lot of strength In the team and a lot of swimmers had the ability and potential to compete in CIF. I think we will give the league good competition and we should do really well In CIF, said senior Tony Buzzerlo. A CHEERING ON THEIR TEAM- MATES, the members of the swim team cheer their swimmer on to victory. The team worked well together and everyone helped each other, said sopho- more Tim Thetford Boys and Girls Swimming Sports With nineteen returning swimmers and a tough group of new swimmers that had the ability to go far in the future. Coach Kimball felt that the team could take league. Ourteam, concluded coach Kimball, if they are determined enough and if they can pull It all together, can take league In two or three of our divi- sions. Story by Denise Boehm: layout by Robbie Davis: ph otos by Tim Thetford. i ▲ COMING UP FOR AIR, Micfielle Sulak paces tierself dunng tiie race. This was Miciielle ' s fourth year on the swim team. 151

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' 4 SPINNING HIS TIRES, Paul tries to do a 360 Showing off the power of their trucks was a must in front of the cameras- T CREEK DRIVING was one of the more exciting things for the WHS otf-roaders ■ ' Driving in the water is my favorite thing to do. said Pauf