1989-1990: Did Someone Say Cow Plop!?

1989-1990

It's year 26 and Quartz Hill High School is entering the 1990's. The standard, deep-rooted traditions of Homecoming Week, AV Week, Sadie Hawkins, Lip Sync, and Winter Ball continue. 

1989 Homecoming Court

Homecoming
Field Painting

During Homecoming Week, common spirit days, such as Backwards Day and Pajama Day were held.  Plus activities such as a dunk tank for the Homecoming Court, a pie eating contest and a lunchtime barbecue were included. At the Homecoming game, Karrie Zapf was crowned Queen. 

The annual spirit week leading up to the big rivalry football game vs. AVHS, called AV Week once again included the demolition of a car by the football team and dress-up days aimed at mocking AVHS, including Mourning Day, in which students dressed in all black to mourn AVHS.  

AV Week Excitement!

Winter Ball Court

At the Winter Ball, once again held at the Challenger Memorial Hall at the AV Fairgrounds, Gabe Higa and Kelly Prince were crowned King and Queen. 

Top: Cow Plop
Bottom left: For Sure
Bottom right: SADD Car

Lip Sync was described as "the smallest its been in years." A slam dunk contest was added to the mix of activities this year, as well as a "Cow Plop." Described as the field being gridded off, with numbers in each box. A cow was then allowed to "do its thing for the grand prize, a C.D. player. Other prizes included Kings and Dodgers tickets."  And a live band performed at assemblies, For Sure. 

SADD (Students Against Driving Drunk) in its second year as a QHHS organization, included the SADD Car, placed in the center of campus, a result of a real drunk-driving related crash as a reminder of the dangers of drinking and driving.

Powder Puff Seniors in Blue Win!

ATHLETICS

Collage of athletic representation

Varsity Football achieved Golden League champion status after opening league play by defeating cross-town rival AVHS 22-12, for only the second time in QH vs. AV rivalry history. 

Girls Tennis also brought home an undefeated Golden League championship, the fourth time in the school's history. 

Girls Cross Country won the Golden League title for the second year in a row. 

Varsity Cheerleaders and Yell Leaders

QHHS STAFF

Spotted in the Class of 1990 is June Milham, who also appeared in the Quartz Hill production of Neil Simons' The Good Doctor as part of the drama department's fall play. June eventually returned to QHHS to teach in the English department and served as the Yearbook advisor for a couple of years in the early 2000's.  

Also graduating with the Class of 1990 is Sam Condra, who was involved in Key Club during his senior year. Today, Sam is a teacher at QHHS!

Making his way to Quartz Hill High School as the new Principal this year is Mr. Ray Monti.\

And a QHHS student served as the AVUHSD Student Board Member this year. Mitchell Moore attended Board meetings as the voice of students. In the Yearbook, he says, "I'm delighted that I was given the chance to be on the Board. I think that being on the Board is a great honor and responsibility. I hope that in the future student membership is continued and used effectively."

AVUHSD Board of Trustees and Student Board Member Mitchell Moore.

Flashback excerpt from the Yearbook

Insight into the mind of a 1990 senior.

Yearbook poses some interesting thoughts about the future, which is now our past.
No electric fence, no stunguns, Vande retired in 2009, some of "us" are teachers,
students do take online classes now, definitely a bigger school, not quite the city they
envisioned, Lancaster is not the size of LA, still a growing population, still a homeless
problem, no cures to cancer or AIDS yet, still facing environmental problems.

1988-1989: 25 Years, Girls Track GL Champs, Wright, House & A New Ubiquity

1988-1989

Halfway there! It's Quartz Hill's 25th Anniversary!

DANCES 

Top: Homecoming Court, including Queen Tanya Nichols
Bottom left: Winter Ball Queen Allison Daily and King Gerald Torres
Bottom right: Prom Queen Temple McGuire and King Roby Duron

"One Enchanted Winter Night," or Winter Ball, was once again held at Challenger Memorial Hall at the old Fairgrounds with over 600 people in attendance. 

And 650 students boarded 15 charter buses to attend the 1989 Prom aboard the Queen Mary in the Grand Salon. 

Mr. Dupratt and the 1988-1989 Ubiquity staff

The school newspaper, "Ubiquity showed a brand new look for Quartz Hill's 25th anniversary. The paper was longer, had more articles, added color, and used a different style paper. The Ubiquity staff produced a record 10 issues. The front page featured a new blue Ubiquity desgin with the 25th anniversary logo printed on each side of the banner." Mr. Dupratt continued as advisor of Ubiquity and the editor this year was Tom Stevens. 

Seniors win Powder Puff 14-6. 

ATHLETICS

The Girls Cross Country team won the Golden League title. 

Again, Wrestling are undefeated Golden League champions with 11 members going to CIF. 

And Girls Track earned their first Golden League title after a 5-0 record. 

The Yearbook recognized the "25-year veterans", the teachers who had been with the school since its inception.  They include (left to right) Mr. Don Crimin, Mr. Benny Ortega, Mr. Jerry Reeves, Mr. Ray Crommett, Mr. Jerry Hoff, Mr. Jerry Broomfield, Mr. Dick Hague, Mr. Don Seiwell, and Mr. Joe Giesler. 

The QHHS 25-year veterans.

Two new teaching faces arrived in the Yearbook, who have continued for the second half of Quartz Hill's 50 year history. Mr. David Wright, who was the Leadership advisor during the 1988-1989 school year (and today oversees the Drama department) and Mr. Tim House, famous for both appearing on Jeopardy, and today being the go-to guy for educational technology questions on campus and teaching in the English department. Finally, Mr. Loughridge served as Principal for the third year. 

And graduating with the Class of 1989 is former QHHS math teacher Leticia Ojeda!

FUN STUFF

The theme of the 25th anniversary yearbook was "Catch That Rebel Spirit!"
You can see a couple of Class gifts, which exist no longer, in one of the pictures

Reminiscing about the first 25 years...

An retired Rebel mascot logo, painted on the side of the big gym.

Football run-through.

1987-1988: First Ever Golden League Championship for...

1987-1988

DANCE ROYALTY

Renee Green, center, was crowned Homecoming Queen
amid a loss to the green-team of PHS

The 1988 Winter Ball, "Once in a Blue Moon" was held at the
AV Fairgrounds, for what may be the first time.
Jeff Putnam and Shannon Dailey were King and Queen.

Prom King Cameron Crenshaw and
Prom Queen Cherise Grado

STUDENT LIFE

The Drama Department, still led by Mrs. Mouring, performed Morland Cary's "Because Their Hearts Were Pure" for the fall play. 

Drama's Hearts Were Pure

The yearbook mentions "new district restrictions" for the 8th annual Lip Sync (most likely minimum g.p.a. requirements). Ten acts performed this year and the "routines proved to be even more intricate and involved than in past years." And the finalists were: 3rd place-Too Sweet, 2nd place-Taylor Dane, 1st place-Pink Floyd.

QHHS Lip Sync top 3 bands, 1988.

The class of 1988 boasted six valedictorians.

Head of the Class. 1988 QHHS Valedictorians

Seniors win Powder Puff with a 6-0 shut out.

ATHLETICS

The girls tennis team had a new coach this year in Mr. Bill Lenaway. And the girls basketball team welcomed a new coach in long-time QHHS teacher Mr. Coy Ray, along with Mr. Lenaway.

Girls Basketball, with Coaches Lenaway, left, and Ray, right.

The boys basketball team won their first-ever Golden League chamionship with an 8-2 league record, including three key wins against crosstown rival AVHS. 

First-time Golden League champions. The 1988 Boys Basketball Team, coached by Don Moore

Wrestling again claimed the Golden League championship and "qualified an unprecedented 11 wrestlers for CIF competition."

Golden League Champs: QHHS Wrestling
with Coach Gillins, left, and King, right.

QHHS STAFF

Class of 1988 Senior Class Treasurer, Amy Evans,
eventually returned to QHHS as a teacher in the
Special Education Department.

Mr. Bobby Loughridge, Principal

FUN STUFF

Let It Snow!

The Rebels Mural in the IMC building.
One of the few, perhaps only, classic murals still intact on the campus today.

Students showing their Rebel spirit.

More random student photos showing school spirit and individuality.

1986-1987: Soccer Debuts

1986-1987

The fall of 1986 brought a new face to the position of QHHS Principal. After five years in the top position at the school, Mr. Owens moved on and Mr. Loughridge took over. At right, during the pre-game handshake at the QH vs. AV game, Mr. Loughridge and QHHS ASB President Danny Kubasak shake hands with AVHS (and future QHHS Principal) Ray Monti and AVHS ASB President Lynda Owens.

In athletics, once again, wrestling proved to be a dominating force winning their 16th Golden League title in 17 years.

1986-1987 QHHS Varsity Wrestlers with Coach King

Boys and Girls Soccer teams made their QHHS debut during the 1987-1988 school year, coached by Jim Brown and Lisa Rodela, respectively.

1986-1987 Quartz Hill's first Boys & Girls Soccer Teams

AV Week continued this year in the 21st year of the rivalry between AV & QH on the football field. Spirit days included Cowabunga Day, AV Geek Day, Hippie Day, and Blue & Gold Day. Events also included a car smash and an exciting game of Pin the Tail on the Antelope.

AV Week 1986

During Homecoming Week, Sherri Klein was crowned Homecoming Queen. Spirit days included Twin Day, Pajama Day, Super Hero Day, Gangster Day and Blue & Gold Day. The seniors also painted the field for the first time in honor of Homecoming, a tradition that continues today. The football team defeated Saugus 39-6 and the theme for Homecoming in 1987 was "Gone With the Wind."

The annual Powder Puff game ended with a 6-6 tie between the juniors and seniors.

Winter Ball Royalty

The Winter Ball, once again sponsored by the Key and Z Clubs, moved to the Palmdale Cultural Center. Christy Dame was crowned Queen and Rob Humphreys was crowned King.

Lip Sync Top 3

The seventh annual Lip Sync took the school by storm with intricate and synchronized routines. First place went to the Marcels, 2nd place Trinere and 3rd place Nocera, featuring future QHHS teacher, junior Amy Evans.

Prom Royalty

Prom Queen was Amber Newton and King Mark Newport.













The 1986-1987 school year saw the return of Class of 1973 graduate Jeff Foster to the role of Vice Principal and Activities Director. Mr. Foster will eventually take the reigns as Principal of Quartz Hill High School before making his way to the Deputy Superintendent position with the Antelope Valley Union High School District. 

Other Fun Stuff

Some 1980's Rebel Fashion

51-year QHHS partner, Mike O'Connor
of O'Connor Photography recognized in
the Cavalier Yearbook.

Long-time counselor Jim Rowles cooking up
some meat during a lunchtime barbecue.

Mid-80's Spring Car Show

Aerial view via hot air balloon.

QHHS campus view 1986-1987