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

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Bauownk Were High FlYIMG i It all be tin on d clear and sunny day m the beginning ot February. On this day Steven )u, lason Baja), and I decided to begin constructing a balloon made of tissue paper- We easily agreed on a spherical design because a sphere has the highest volume to surface ratio, and we were well aware of the importance of volume in a hot air balloon. The day of the contest arrived. We were surprised to find our group was the only one using a heat gun. Ten minutes passed and nothing was happening None of us liked the idea r»l inflating our balloon conventionally, ii meant being like the others and that was a terrible thought- However, when our turn came we began inlfating our balloon very carefully to avoid igniting the very inflammable, laqure coated material it was made of. In a matter of minutes the balloon was inflated and heating well. Then we released the balloon, our Ideal Gas Ball. Higher and Higher it went and slowly, the great balloon began rotating gently like a satellite until it was completely upside down. What ever became of our balloon will probably never be known for sure. Rumors have it that The ideal Gas Ball was seen freeing itself from the tree and then floating toward the heavens until out of sight. This has not however yet been confirmed. -Benis Babusis V f HOT AIR! Students attempting to create a hot air balloon, puts helium in their bal- loon. Good luck. HELP ME! The balloon ' s going to crush me. screams Anth- ony Simmons to his friend and team mate, Jeff Gonzales. LETS GET STARTED! The Physics class had a hot air balloon project. Everyone seemed to real- ly enjoy themselves but also seemed to be full of hot air. 190 Student Life UP UP

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cim 1 ' OifMpud We Gold! TOOK The V ' IK ' ' 4-, ,» On Sdturda February 27lh Ihc Warren High School Science Olymprcl Team took first place in the 1988 Los Anqcles County Regional Science OI tripiad Finals. Sivteen High schools participated in conipetition. Fvery member of Warren s 15 member Team won a 1st, 2nd or 3rd place ribbon. Peter Chun. Vickie Lau and Tim Townsend, took 3rd place in the Sounds of Music. Douglas Swilt, took 2nd place in the Rocks and Fossels Ma Jong. Jane t ang, Richard Kim and Cindy F ' arr, took 2nd place in the Hentathalon Bcnnis Babusis. Steven Ju. Jcrrr Krause and John Wang took 2nd place in the Science Bowl. Matt tlolley, took 1st place in the Periodic Chart Quiz. Matt also had a perfect score. Taku Otsuka and Radha Patel, took 1st place in the Water. Water Everywhere contest. Benis Babusis and Matt tlolley also placed quite high in the competition tjut were not medal winners in A is lor AnatorTi Then Benis teamed up with Steven Ju in the Brodge Building contest, where they once again just missed winning a medal This was the first time Warren has entered a team in the Science Olympiad. Warren was first. Beverly Mills second and figall Rock third II you know any of Warren s team members, tell well done and good lurk in the upcoriiing State rinals FOUL. Cindy Parr gracefully attempts the running long jump in the Science Olympiad, but remember your sup- posed to jump from the white line? DID YOa EAT YOOR WHEATIES??? Rictiard Kim listens closely for his instructions. YEAH! WARREN HIGH School Science Olympaid team proudly show their 1st place red ribbon medals. Student Life Ttne Gold 189

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- STUCK AGAIN. A fatal disaster for a hot air balloon wich got stuck in a tree during the hot air balloon project. CHECK FOR SURE. Miriam Shimmel. Suzanne Garcia, and Jennifer Olsen, take one last inspection of their balloon before they at- tempt to put it up in the wild blue yonder. Student Life And AWAY! 191