West High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Torrance, CA)

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Inq A llll2'fLgPd,f5 aj' 59 aa 'nrmn Being part of West High is certainly one of the highlights in my life. However, after four years ofhigh school, I think it is time for me to get out of here and start the next phrase of my life. - Wen-Hsun Han A peaceful walk on the beach happens to be my favoritie escape from reality. I know I'm only a high school student and I'm not supposed to know the true meaning of reality yet: but for now, this is reality. In just a few months, the stress of homework and activities will no longer be a center of my worries. Instead, indepen- dence and responsibility will play a larger role in determining my happiness and my future. - Jessica Leung am a Korean only son those two nothing else hose two dictates my actions and my destiny. I guess life in totality is meaningless, but the privileged moments of sensual exper- iences convince me that living meaninglessly is one of my rights: suicide is another. I know I can emerge victorious out of life because not defeat can defeat me, - Young Min Kim think in order to get good grades you should stop socializing and study 26 hours a day. But, I've experienced this differently. You can have fun and have lots of it: party, see movies, go to the beach, play sports and still do well in school. - Farzin Brian Koddham it W I am by it years .d and many that on my have taken me ages to own Learning from the experiences of Morri- son, Irvm, Camus, Hardy and many others, l can better see and comprehend the events of life - especially the beauty of it. - Jenny Lin yww ,,,, lmlrnpggg W. To me, the essence of learning is to know that I've tried. I once tried to write poetry and real- ized l was horrid at it. I once tried Italian food and found a new love. I once tried to walk the entire house with my eyes closed it painfully impossible. I guess I say the same for high school. I tried and I Will it be enough to get me by in the world? Am I up for the challenge? Hey , . me! -Ray Yamagata Layout by Jenny Lin lil-nw-m.....,,,,,W

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USVI 'Ill Performing is something that I love to do more than anything else. Maybe that's why I want to be a music teacher. I would love to be able to pass on that love to others. By spreading my love for music and doing what I really want to do, I hope to be able to find the true meaning of life - happiness. - Carol Hodson Life is what you make of it. I'm making some- thing . . I think. - Hoon Kang 'W 2525 011 tl In everything I try, I do my best, for I know there is no second chance in life. Knowing that l've seized Iife's opportunities, I get satisfaction and happiness. - Katy Chang I appreciate all the support I have received from my family, friends, and teachers all these years. From them I have been able to deter- mine what I value most in life. - Amy Wong I am an introvert and a Gemini. My goal is to become a genetic engineer. There are many challenges and obstacles in my life ahead, but I will take it one step at a time. - Julie Chen After four years, I have decided that all the moments of stress and thyperl activity has been worth it. Studying, working hard and get- ting involved are not acts of physical and men- tal punishment fas I would sometimes like to believel, but rather ways of growing and leam- ing about myself. Through my classes, drill team, Smoke Signals . , l've learned to value ideas, time and friendships - and for that I'm greatful. - Sharon Ishikawa ww-P' stay in or Hoon K0 Chung Nobody ever told me that Democrats never think of the consequences. I just figured it out. Republicans are 41. - Dale Hermann I am a well-rounded person with special inter- ests in math, science, classical music. and sports. But nothing is more important than be- ing a Christian because everthing I have came from God. - Tsai Y pu...,,.. fi Photos by Tim Tatosian, Chie Furuya, Jenny 0

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