Archbishop Mitty High School - Excalibur Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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SF: Exec. Brd.: Back Row: Gina Bonanno, Paula Calderon, assandra Floyd, Lori Weichenthal, Kim Kistler. Second Row: ean DeMonner, Michelle Do le, Vir 'nia James. Front Row: ark Scully, Niyo Kachalia, lvllonica Scully lbelowl. 'ved at Camp Corralitos as a part of eight ifferent school groups, but they left the ountain as a part of one large ohana: amily. It is this feeling of ohana that the elve LIFE members have brought to Mit- this past year. - Monica Scully - o The C in CSF not only stands for Califor- ia, it stands for community. To encourage students to become more nvolved in the community, CSF required a inimum of ten hours of community ser- 'ce per semester. Each member could hoose the service most interesting to them. ome tutored, others were TAs. President heresa Banchero and Vice-President Lori l .1 Weichenthal volunteered a weekend at Camp Costanoan, a camp for the hand- icapped sponsored by the Crippled Chil- dren's Society of Santa Clara. Senior Lupita Velez was a volunteer at the Berryessa Branch Library once a week. It was really quiet, my sister and I were looking for lost books . . . and one of the bookends fell and all the books fell off the shelf. Everything got out of order, Velez recalled an embarrassing moment. Senior Mark Scully supervised volunteer activities organized through freshmen reli- gion classes. Monica Scully, also a senior, was a group leader for a freshmen retreat. Other services included candy striping, bake sales, stuffing envelopes, and school- Seniors: Back Row: Frances Ambrose, Peter Phillip, Edrice Angry, Noel Chantat, Lee Stone lleftl. Front Row: Elizabeth Nichols, Margaret Piumarta, Jim Cieciorka, Lupita Velez. lleftl. Sophomores: Back Row: Jenny Downs, Suzan Kang, Danna Fenton, Ker-ei Shyh, f Laura Schneider, Deirdre Kelly, Cathy Norbutas, Amy Choice, Patrice Doyle, Mile Guinane, Dave Gaskel, Jeff Bouley, Anne Viano Second Row: Jeannie Wocasek, Meg F Martin, Mai N uyen, Li Miao, Sue Austin, Franco Finstad, Mike Dauber, Michelle Buckner Front Row: Christine Velez, Desi Arechiga, Tina Johnson, Julie Fetsco, Randa De . Leon fleftl. ..wu fl Row: Patricia Curran, Lisa related services. The requirement brought a number of changes. Previously, over one hundred members claimed membership in CSF. This past year membership dropped approx- imately half. There is a direction this year. Before there had never been any goals set, re- plied Monica Scully. Students knew they must fulfill the requirement or lose their standing in the club. By changing its goals, CSF made its members more community aware. These students did more than just homework. - Theresa Banchero - Dutrieulle, Marilyn Reiss ffar leftl. Juniors: Back Row Phil Hotz, Mike O'Connor, Pat Lee Tania Tilley, Kitty O'DohertiQ Candy - Plevyak, irsten Kaercher, Jessica Hipolito. Second Row: Mark Leary, Tina Ditto, Janene Argendeli, Dawn Flores, Jessica Lopez, Celeste Bir eland. Front l95 v

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Singing and celebrating together was an important part of the L.I.F.E. experience and it was never more evident than at the moming praise lrightl. ommunlty t was a religious retreat, a summer camp, and a trip around the world, all combined into a one week excursion in the Santa Cruz mountains, explained Robert Gardner who was a representative at the 1983 Living in Faith's Experience Retreat. During the week at Camp Corralitos, the LIFE community -learned leadership and communication skills through a series of activities which brought the group closer together. At the end of the week an unbreakable bond of trust was formed, commented Theresa Banchero. The representives from eight schools throughout Califomia and Hawaii went on LIFE so that they could return to their

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ommunlty Front Raul Vera Standing Celeste Birkeland, Chris Morris, Janene Argendeli, Tom Dill Oscar Vera Lisa Teresa Paul DiGiore, Phil Maher, Frances Ambrose, f , o most, skiing, biking, and back-packing are just recreational activities. For the members of Shared Adventures, they offer a chance to work and learn with disabled youth. Shared Adventures, co-founded by Gary Cramton, is a California-based outdoor program which matches disabled youth with high school students from Mitty, Jeffer- son, and Athenian high schools. The part- ners participate in recreational activities in- cluding cross-country skiing, tandem bik- ing, kayak tour-adventure, ropes course ex- penences, and backpacking.