Westwood High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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Westwood spirit never dies! Even after they've graduated and left high school behind these former Westwood students can't stay away from it This was one act performed at the Homecoming Assembly These alumni acted out a skit called Alumni House. DED ITH FU ntertainment and functions at Westwood varied from blood drives and assem- blies to school plays. Student Council intro- duced the new year with the Hello Assembly. Traditionally the assembly welcomes back students and invites sophomores to join some of the many offered activities. l like this assembly more than the others, it started the year off spirited, commented lunior, Kim Spoon. Next on the Warrior calendar was the Cur- tain Time assembly, also known as the annual talent show. Students emerged and displayed their varied talents for the student body. l enjoyed seeing fellow students perform their hidden talents, stated Steve llllulhern, sophomore. The program included acts by: Geneva Lamb, cheer and pom, Dance Produc- tion, Andy Boyle, freestyle bikers, Mandy Shaffie and Bethann McNary, and the hit of the show, The Dixieland Trio. The annual Homecoming assembly brought alumni and students together. The assembly featured only former students of Westwood and allowed them to display their abilities to their former teachers and the current student body. The program included acts such as singing, skits, comedy acts and former pom- mies and cheerleaders. lt really doesn't take that much to give a pint of blood, said Senior Craig Rominger, organizer of the annual Blood Drives at Westwood. Each year Student Council holds two blood drives. Our only goal this year was to receive more units of blood than we did last year. We tried to talk it up and get as many people as possible to donate,' explained student Council Advisor, Pete Hayes. The fall drive saw almost 100 units of blood donated. Another activity for students was the per- forming arts presentation of two one-act plays, The Bald Soprano and An Actor's Nightmare. - January Esquivel While many Warriors were too scared to give blood, Senior Chris Thompson doesn't even cringe at the thought of losing a pint of blood. Says Chris, lt's a good cause, so I decided to donate. The blood was donated to the Red Cross Blood Fund. Students had to be 18 years old or have a consent note from their parents. -2 Activities

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ORK MEANS D MO EY tudents are not only busy maintaining their grade Ann ,'n. point average, but many also have part-time jobs after school that take up a lot of their time. Rudy Ramirez says his job as a janitor at Whittier Elementary School is all right for the school year. Rudy is in charge of va' cuuming, sweeping the floors and keeping the classrooms clean. He said he works around 19 hours a week and makes 34.15 an hour. He spends his money on clothes, going out, and his basic needs. l am mainly working for the credit and money, he said. l like my job because it's easy and it doesn't interfere with my social activities. Junior Curt Nielson works in Golfland's arcade. He has worked there six months and is paid 33.50 an hour. Curt said, I hope someday l will become supervisor of the ar- cade in Golflandf' He said he spends his earnings on his car and dates. Junior Lori Weaver doesn't have the aver- age teenage job. Lori is a photographer for a local band called NLIVI. lt's not for the mon- ey, more for the fun, she said. The lead singer is my seminary teacher, Scott Roman. He teaches Christian seminary. Everyone knows the guy who drives the fluorescent orange VW van. Senior Shawna Ness works at the Athletic Shoe Outlet. She said she has been working there more than a year and earns 53.50 an hour. When asked what she likes least about the job, she said, Persuading customers to buy shoes. Junior Kristi Graves works at Little Cea- sar's Pizza. She works around 20 hours a week and earns 33.70 an hour. The people are fun, Kristi said, butthe cleaning is not. l'm working there to support my car. Junior Danielle 0pry's job isn't an after- school job, but before school - at 2:30 in the morning! She delivers the newspaper, a job which usually takes about three hours. She earns between S150 and S250 dollars a week and spends some of the money on her car. She also helps her Mom with expenses, along with putting a lot of the money into her savings account for college. Chris Lowe, senior, works at Westwood Theater and loves it! lt's a great job, he said. l like the fact that l get to meet people and also get free movies with popcorn! Be- sides having fun at work, Chris said he spends his well earned money on records, such as UZ, bicycle races, and on his girlfriend, Kelly. While Chris is having fun working at the movies, Sophomore Tyler Holmes is busy working at McDonald's. He works about 20 hours a week and earns minimum wage. lt's easy to see that lots of Westwood students have different types of jobs to either support social activities or their cars. Many of them not only work for the money, but also for the credit. Students may get credit for their work by going through the Career Center and enrolling in the Career Explorations Pro- gram. A student may earn up to two credits in the program. A good deal for students it they are short on credit - or money! -Jennifer Laurie, Stacy Egan, Stephanie Elsberger Working 'I

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Freak Out is what juniors Misty Turk and Angela Bouldin are saying as they display their views ot the dance fads in the 1970's. These disco queens were part ot the act put on by the varsity cheer squad in the Curtain Time assembly. Through the Years also included rappers, teeny boppers and a special appearance by Sonny and Chef. Drama teacher lay Dean tones reads the piece 'il am An Ameri- can during the patriotic assembly, Singing vocais behind him are members oi the Honor Choir and Concert Choir. The patriotic assembly was performed to commemorate the 260th anniversary ot the Constitution. Dramatic Productions organized the assembly. I ve got it all under control is what actress Shaila Reidhead is saying to co-star, Matthew Storment. The Hello Assembly got us really pumped up tor our These two were the leads in the tall play The Bald games, It was a really great way to kick oft the Soprano. Also featured was the drama An Actor's season, exclaimed Junior Darren Roman as he gives Nightmare, which starred Kelly Stewart, a low tive to his football teammates. Activities 23