OC HIGH: STUDENT NEWS AND VIEWS : OC High asks: What do you remember most about your first date?
“It was a date in the movie theater. I looked over to her, and she was looking at me--something happened. It was that one moment in time.”
Jack Anderson, 17, senior, Westminster
“I remember my date playing with the ice in his glass and then asking me to feel how cold his hand was so he could hold mine.”
Katie Barkley, 17, senior, Canyon
“The cute waiter.”
Nianne Ai, 16, junior, Loara
“The good-night kiss.”
Faye Teptang, 18, senior, Valencia
“I remember that my watch wouldn’t move fast enough.”
Ann Smith, 17, senior, Capistrano Valley
“His breath. It smelled like his dinner: swordfish.”
Christina Torres, 18, senior, Cornelia Connelly
“He showed up at the front door smelling like he drowned in a pool of cologne.”
Sherry Ribble, 14, freshman, Esperanza
“My first date was so bad I don’t even want to remember it.”
Jennifer Kettner, 17, senior, Irvine,
“Fighting with my mom to even let me go out.”
Christine Hsieh, 16, junior, Fountain Valley
“I don’t remember anything. It was all a blur.”
Dan Carmona, 17, senior, Canyon
“The guy I was with was really shy.”
Cyndy Binoya, 15, freshman, Cornelia Connelly
“We were at Disneyland. That day it really felt like the happiest place on Earth.”
John Rice, 14,freshman, Los Alamitos
“We went to Chuck E. Cheese’s, and he pulled the tail off the big mouse.”
Shannon Nebeker, 17, senior, El Dorado
“It was a typical date
(at the movies) where he tried to hold my hand and put his arm around my shoulder.”
Dana Cresswell, 16, junior, Saddleback
“Being afraid I was going to do something stupid.”
Colleen Bowman, 14, freshman, Brea Olinda
“My first date was with a guy who was older than I was. I felt happy and proud to be with him, but mostly because my parents trusted me.”
Vicky Hamassian, 15, sophomore, Villa Park
“We were at the movies, and I accidentally hit the cup holder and spilled Coke all over her. When I went to kiss her, I missed and hit her in the nose.”
Fausto Castillo, 18, senior, Mater Dei
“What I remember most is my brothers embarrassing me by telling my date all my baby stories and showing him pictures.”
Laura Villagemez, 14, freshman, Sonora
“I didn’t like it because the girl I was with kept ignoring me and giving me the cold shoulder.”
Arnie Perez, senior, Laguna Beach
“When my date kissed me.”
Vannesa Cobb, 17, senior, Irvine
“My first kiss.”
Sandra Lopez, 16, sophomore, Santiago
“How nervous I was, how scared I was for him to meet my parents, how polite he was and the sunset over Irvine Lake.”
Amanda Bisson, 17, senior, Newport Harbor
“I was so nervous. I kept shaking, and I was thinking ‘Oh my gosh, do I look OK?’ ”
Adria Reed, 17, senior, Capistrano Valley
“When he picked me up, he had a red rose for me and the cutest smile on his face.”
Deborah White, 16, junior, Esperanza
“Running into his ex-girlfriend. Oh what luck!”
January Lee, 16, junior, Fountain Valley
“My date had really bad breath. I wanted to offer him gum, but I was too embarrassed.”
Jennifer Arnoldt, 17, senior, El Dorado
“We watched a movie called ‘Iron Will.’ What I remember most was that the dog starring in the movie was named Gus, just like my boyfriend’s. I thought that was funny.”
Suriana Jimenez, 17, junior, Saddleback
“Being really nervous and happy at the same time.”
Jackie Salinas, 15, sophomore, Brea Olinda
“My date took me to Disneyland, and all day long we rode on rides and ate food. Then, right before we left, he bought me a Mickey Mouse hat. I couldn’t believe how much fun we had and how generous he was.”
Amy Hockensmith, 17, senior, Villa Park
“We went out to dinner, and he forgot his wallet in the car, so I had to pay for the whole thing.”
Vicky Floriani, 17, senior, Mater Dei
“I remember being real nervous. I tried so many different outfits, and I couldn’t decide what to wear. I didn’t want him to look at me, and I thought that I was just going to make a bad mistake going out with my best friend.”
Marici Juarez, 14, freshman, Sonora
“I was very, very nervous. I don’t know about what. I had no reason to be. I was just nervous. Oh yeah, there were Jujyfruits on the back of the theater seats.”
Jenifer Ackerson, senior, Laguna Beach
“How the starry night was beautiful, the waves were crashing and my date was leaning over to kiss me--until my alarm clock rudely awoke me.”
Diana Vo, 17, senior, Santiago
* Responses gathered by Leeza Duong, Santiago; Robert Wenzel, Irvine; Sabrina Friedman, Canyon; Ling Lu, Valencia; Roxeanne McGraw, Cypress; Katrina Tnagen, Newport Harbor; Eve Winnick, Loara; Joslin Gemsch, Capistrano Valley; Koreen Kalie, Westminster; Gina Tercero, Cornelia Connelly; Lorrell Kenney, Esperanza; Tricia Michels, Fountain Valley; Amber Pierce, Los Alamitos; Michael Steinberger, El Dorado; Michelle Tran, Saddleback; Amy Chen, Brea Olinda; Jennifer Tobkin, Villa Park; Laurel Sato, Mater Dei; Craig Hammill, Laguna Beach; Amy Woo, Huntington Beach.