Fast Forward

What changes do you see coming in the new millennium?

“Planet of the Apes” will be put back on prime-time television. Orange County will break off and form its own country. I will still be driving a Geo Metro.

--Leonard De Lorenzo,

Mater Dei High

The Dodgers will win the World Series from 2000 on.

--Alex Smolen,

Troy High

Prince’s song, “1999” will be banned as of Jan. 1, 2000.

--Jean Liao,

Valencia High

A second Renaissance, in which the arts and philosophic thinking will flourish once again.

--Anne Ho,

John F. Kennedy High

I believe that human beings (as we continually evolve) will eventually lose their pinky toes just like our tail (coccyx bone) bones. So, we will become flatfooted, four-toed animals for the new millennium.

--Daiana Radac,

Pacifica High

The Clippers will win the national championship in 2001, this signaling the beginning of Armageddon.

--Christopher Hurtado,

Western High

The new millennium will boom with new technologies, funky cars and, of course, the first woman president!

--Anne Christensen,

Woodbridge High

The Class of ’99 will be seen in about five years making differences throughout the nation and the world. We are a strong class and we are ready to make things happen.

--Renee Orem,

Los Amigos High

I believe the new millennium will bring us closer to finding a cure for AIDS, cancer and many other diseases.

--Susannah Hicks,

Buena Park High

I predict geek rock will take over the world, captivating all who listen.

--Yuka Kobayashi, 17,

Cypress High

We will colonize the moon.

--Jeffrey Lewis, Capistrano Valley Christian High

I think we will see the first woman president, a cure for AIDS, and being gay will be more accepted.

--Gloria Marshall, 17,

Rosary High

In politics, I could totally see people like Jerry Springer and old professional wrestlers who can’t wrestle anymore come into office.

--Anna Ronquillo, 18,

Anaheim High

When I close my eyes and think of the future, I see the Jetsons: flying cars, cloud-high condos, three-minute chef-o-matics and robot service. When I open my eyes and see reality, I know that even tomorrow is unpredictable as ever, always changing without notice.

--Minh Luu,

Westminster High

Mankind makes a giant leap to other planets. The current breakneck acceleration of scientific advance only gets faster.

--Siddharth Patel,

Woodbridge High

I think the millennium hype will die down and a lot of people will be disappointed when the world doesn’t come crashing to an end.

--Lisa Perez,

Cornelia Connelly School

Our satellites will discover a new world with planets on it that look just like us. Then we will realize we were just looking into a concave mirror.

--Larry Johnson, 18,

El Toro High

There will be no TVs or VCRs, only DVD projectors showing an image in midair.

-- Francisco Martinez, 18,

Anaheim High

I think every form of human job will be gone, and everything will be run by computers--except, if you’re smart and become a cosmetologist. That’s the only job a computer can’t do.

--Veronica Iglesias, 17,

Western High

Hopefully, the government will release all the new inventions that I think they have been waiting to release: TV phones, flying cars and floating skateboards.

--Nathan King, 18,

Western High

Cars are going to be flying.

--Alma Castillo, 18,

Anaheim High

Transportation will be much faster, which is not necessarily a good thing because people will be moving too fast to even have time to think.

--Richard Mendoza, 18,

Anaheim High

I would like to see dune buggies! They’re neat and exciting. I would like to see lots and lots of them, and I mean it.

--Carol Dao, 18,

Los Amigos High

My predictions are just like “Back to the Future II”--cars can fly, all you have to do is talk, and everything is handed to you.

--Maria Bayoneta, 18,

Western High

What changes do you see in the new millennium?

I would like to see hate crimes wiped out because too many innocent people die.

--Alex Matos, 18,

Anaheim High

I would like to see all nuclear warfare wiped out by Y2K, also big polluting companies.

--Melissa Reilly, 18,

Western High

Racism. Racists don’t even know who they hate. It is blind, stupid and backward.

Jaime Tellier,

Capistrano Valley Christian High

All the pornography on the Internet. It’s unfair for small children and minors to be interfacing with all the sickness and offensive views that pornography is showing without caring that they’re watching.

--Sara Ortiz, 17,

Anaheim High

Dating shows, yuck!

--Valerie Cleland, 18,

Cypress High

Teletubbies.

--Juan Morales, 18,

Anaheim High

The It’s a Small World ride at Disneyland, because it’s so annoying. That song gets stuck in your head for the longest time!

--Ngoc Phan, 17,

Western High