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OC High asks: What will be your biggest challenge in 1995?

Responses gathered by Koreen Kalie, Westminster; Samantha Wood, Trabuco Hills; Roxeanne McGraw, Cypress; Joslin Gemsch, Capistrano Valley; Katrina Tangen, Newport Harbor; Linda Dao, Los Amigos; Jorge Gutierrez, Santa Ana Valley; Tricia Michels, Fountain Valley; Corey Griffin, Troy; Robert Wenzel, Irvine; Michelle Tran, Saddleback; Jennifer Tobkin, Villa Park; Amy Woo, Huntington Beach; Lisa Lobo, Western; Amy Chen, Brea Olinda; Craig Hammill, Laguna Beach; Lauren Dunn, Orange Lutheran; Gina Tercero, Cornelia Connelly; Amber Pierce, Los Alamitos.

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“To keep the clothes off my floor so I can walk around in my room.” Melissa Williams, 17 junior, Brea Olinda

“Girls.” Bob Osborn, 15 sophomore, Trabuco Hills

“My parents.” Jessica Lewis, 17 senior, Westminster

“To keep my grades up.” Bob Frenzel, 15 sophomore, Cypress

“Passing calculus.” Summer Reilly, 18 senior, Capistrano Valley

“Singing a solo, and standing up until the end of the song.” Steve Coto, 19 senior, Newport Harbor

“Waking up every morning for class.” James Nguyen, 17 senior, Los Amigos

“To actually do my homework and get decent grades.” Rebecca Woodruff, 17 senior, Fountain Valley

“Rembering to write the dates right. I’m sure I’ll keep writing 1994 forever.” Amy Middleton, 16 junior, Troy

“Going far off to college, leaving Irvine, leaving my friends and not breaking down.” Anne Catto, 17 senior, Irvine

“My senior year, graduation, finding a good college and deciding upon a major.” Jon Fongarpha, 16 junior, Saddleback

“Getting a perfect report card so that I can get money from my parents.” Anne Uyedo, 16 sophomore, Villa Park

“Getting a job, good grades, sports and a car at the same time.” Kelly Schmid, 15 sophomore, Huntington Beach

“To figure out exactly what it is I want to do in life.” Jennifer Fair, 17 senior, Western

“Adapting to my college life and doing well in my studies.” Julie Montgomery, 17 senior, Laguna Beach

“To get along in a society that doesn’t accept you as an individual.” Liesl Freriks, 17 senior, Lutheran High

“Passing my driving test.” Tami Gustaveson, 14 freshman, Cornelia Connelly

“Making more money.” Daxfurth Houston, 17 senior, Los Alamitos

“To remain sane.” Heather Turnbull, 16 junior, Trabuco Hills

“Heck, I don’t even know what I’m doing tomorrow.” Jon Levenshus, 17 senior, Westminster

“To get myself prepared for college.” Brandy Knochel, 17 senior, Cypress

“Graduating and making sure I get my credits.” Leah Knapp, 17 senior, Capistrano Valley

“To find a college and win (to) CIF with soccer.” James Bertram Perkins, 16 junior, Newport Harbor

“Deciding where to go to college.” Debby Lee, 16 junior, Los Amigos

“To graduate and begin my search for a major for college.” Laureano Brignadello, 17 senior, Fountain Valley

“Trying to make our school’s state champion Science Olympiad team.” Nilofar Gardezi, 14 freshman, Troy

“Graduating from and making it through high school.” Rise Richard, 17 senior, Irvine

“To remember to change the year from 1994 to 1995 in January.” Viet Nguyen, 15 junior, Saddleback

“Life.” Ryan Michel, 15 sophomore, Villa Park

“Improving grades in Spanish III and having a better sports season.” Tom LaParne, 15 sophomore, Huntington Beach

“Staying on track the last few months of school so I will be able to graduate.” Riandra Doda, 17 senior, Western

“To begin planning for my future. . . . Basically deciding what I want to do and where I want to go with my life.” Angela Dalrymple, 17 senior, Western

“To make it through the year without falling apart. Even though I love high school, graduation does look blissful at this point.” Christina Gillespie, 18 senior, Orange Lutheran

“College applications.” Maryn Peinovich, 16 junior, Cornelia Connelly

“Winning soccer CIF championships.” Marco Materazzi, 17 senior, Los Alamitos

“That no matter what comes my way, I would see the positive in it.” Becky Steunkel, 17 senior, Orange Lutheran

“Making it to 1996.” Carlos Calderon, 14 freshman, Brea Olinda