Warren High School - El Oroso Yearbook (Downey, CA)

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NOW CALM DOWN. Teachers try to calm the students down reassur- ing them that everything will be ok. While trying to believe it them- selves. WHERE COULD HE BE? Coach Hunter is distressed when he real izes he can ' t find one of his stu- dents, not knowing whether he has come to school or not. PANICK STRICKEN Students try to calm each other down, hop- ing they will soon see their family and go home. NOT AGAIN While trying to get to the football field after the initial shock, an after shock occurs caus- ing everyone to lose their balance. Student Life but we didn ' t! 171

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SHAKE, Rattle and Roll , i ; -. On October I. for 20 seconds Warren students and faculty members experienced a 6 1 eartfiquake which rattled Southern California at 7 42 that Thursday morning A third aftershock, which registered 4.5. occured causing the light standards, declared safe by a district inspector prior to the event, to sway dangerously, and the students were forced to move to the Paramount field Administrative staff members working the student release stations attempted with the minimal results to keep order among parents, some who reportedly were shouting for their children to just jump the fence. Unable to return to class due to uncertainty concerning the safety of building structures and the extent of damage which might have been done. students and staff remained on the Paramount field in the growing heat of the morning Administrators, afraid to release the student body without orders from the District At approximately 9 30am students were told to go lo their second period classes, where they were dismissed from campus a short time later. Mo serious damage was done to any of the buidings on campus, however, several classrooms sustained minimal breakage of glass windows and containers. There were no injuries to students or faculty members, and school activities resumed on Friday. WOW THAT WAS A DOOZY! Mr. Keller looks a little snaKeii uy anci tiic 6.1 earthquake on Oct. 1. at 7:40 am. Mr. Keller not knowing what to do whether to stay in his door way or follow the others out to the field. HEY THAT WAS MEAT With little hysteria the student body assembled to the Paramount field to hear further instructions on where to go. how to act. and who to call in this kind of emergency. B4 WHERE ' S MY KID? Frightened parents have our guidance counselors working overtime trying to find the students of the distressed parents after the earthquake. 1 WANT TO GO HOME! Susie Joachim was a little shaken up after the earthquake. She expressed the need to go home and make sure her family was ok. 170 student Life The earth QUAKED

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GNDERCOVER. Is it Fletch? No!!! It ' s Steve Brown under his Halloween costume. At lunch Steve shows with his almighty power, his thanks for having his picture taken Undercover. SEEIMG DOUBLE?? Who ' s who?? Which is Dr. Larue? To Will Nash and his great job of imper- sonation of Dr. Larue one couldn ' t tell unless you really knew. Will was such a great hit. with staff and students, that he received 1st place at our hal- loween costume contest. IS IT PETER PAN? No it ' s Jason Gwin trying to show off his sexy legs in his green tights, to all the girls. Jason figured that if he wore his short little Peter Pan costume more girls will pay attention. And they did! UH OH, IT ' S COACH TAYLOR!!!! Wait take a belter look!! It ' s Sean Pa- dilla dressed up on Halloween as Coach. He sure did look like him. Sean could and did fool alot of people on that fun day. TRICK OR TREAT On Halloween 1987 our student body dressed up as their favorite character. Jason Gwin and Scott Simmons look out across the Quad laughing at all the funny costumes not knowing that our cameraman captured them on film. SISTERS. Sister David Nidess and sister Roman Gwin bow their heads in a moment of brief prayer for all the destitute people at Warren High School. [172 student Life Tfie Best DRESSED