West High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Torrance, CA)

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if 4 l 4 XXXXX : Student search for variety sure wish she would hurry up with this trig problem. l can't handle another minute of this. l still have English, Physics, and then German-AAAHHH! Leave me alone! All of us had something to do to get away from the mundanity of everyday life. Something we were proficient at or wanted to learn. lt may have relaxed or stimulated-depending on the desired effect. Hobbies helped us create our ovim little world where we could be in control. lt could have been anything from the most intriguing activities-like studying the mating habits of aardvarks to examin- ing the process involved in zygote creation. Everybody at West had something-even if it was vegetating on a couch in front of the T.V. In fact, some West alumni went on tojoin the elite COUCH POTATOES OF AMERICAN!!! Copy and Layout by Reid Mangan Photos by Chie Furuya and Billy Hardy Q-Keeping local neighborhoods, tree of undemold slime, self- made urban warriors seniors Jaesu Han, John Lewis, and Ken Hsiang model the tools of their trade. Tearing up his lawn, sophomore Eric Freiler puts his radio-con- trolled car to the ultimate endurance test. Expressing her artistic ability, junior Lara Linford completes her latest project. ml A, ' ,Wr- .W ' ,J M 'Gan . ' - tryyy W. i-llIllEllElIlE'2. 19

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Students chained to frivolous habits 7 eyl We're all going to Long Beach to see Agonostic Front the Cromags Warzone and then go out somewhere for a grub-fest. Wanna go? Heck yeah! Oh No! I can't go l've got a grand total of 57 cents. l NEED MONEY! This was just one reason students resorted to the drudgery of employment- the hated noun WORK. Most worked to support their social lives. Yes some students were involved in something other than charting the paths of various rogue comets blundering through our microcosm. For some life began at 5:00 p.m. not as most teachers would like to believe at 7 OO or 8 OO in the morning Very few people worked because they wanted to these people should not have been working but using their heads in a padded room with a straightjacket to make new tunes for boom boxes People needed cars money food and other frivolous things Some needed shelter those worked out ofnecessity real neces sity Many degraded themselves by working in the service industry Yes may l help you with a big winning smile Have a nice day Unknown to Joe Consumer the thoughts crossing the teen age mind were What do you want? Are you done yet? Jeez took you long enough Have a nice day and go play in the street Work served no purpose other than fattening the wallet lt degrad ed stressed out and stunted young minds that could be better utilized comtemplating our existence and the hereafter on a sunny beach with a coke in one hand and a twinkle in the other Layout by Reid Mangan and Tracy Campbell Copy by Reid Mangan Photos by Hunter Moore Alfredo Mejia Exhibiting his priceless talents at the Broadway senior John Lewis shows his extraordinary ability to converse and remove collar supports simultaneously. Copying classified documents, junior Colleen Jones subverts her avaricious employer. Shoveling out millions of pies daily, senior Jamie Hill deals with crowds of crazed corpulent customers demanding Calender's Confections. Watching the store,junior Mike Rob and sophomore Alex Wieliczko diligently tend to Viking's bustling activities. 9 in u'i'u