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

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l.A tleftlr Back row: Jim Kyle, Peggy Ervin. Ann Nlendeke, Francis E . . , . . . nn Rubenstein. Billie Spence Second row. Roger Mathis, Pasquinelli, Claudine Porretta, Frank Signorino Front row: Bottum. Dennis Barass, Martha Lopez, Teresa Pascale, Irma Greg Woods. Jim Kyle trightl lights initiation candles of FBLA Peggy Ervin tbottom leftl prices clothing in preparation for the FBLA flea market. FBLA tbelowl dis- plays a number of goods donated for the flea market in order to raise money for their club. Dan Flores lbottom rightl, treasurer, Jim Kyle, president, Greg Woods, vice presi- dent, Dennis Barass, and Frank Signorino, historian, all met to pose for a picture for - FBLA. fun. One thing that we noticed was the other clubs had a lot of girls, where- we have quite a few guys in ours, recalled We are really pleased over that, to say the guys were really pleased Said Spence, We've gotten off to a start and we're going to work hard to it that way. - Shana Waarich - 0 A lone student, pencil in hand, sits on the deserted Math Lab, scnbbling down com- plex calculations. Who is this dedicated pupil of prodigious problems? A member of the Math Team, of course., The Math Team is an organization which focuses on preparing advanced math stu- dents for competition in national, state and county tests. Each member prepares for these competitive matches on his own time. All eighteen member of the team took the six California Mathematics League Tests which are offered in the Math Lab. Howev- er, most members found the Santa Clara University Math Test and the Santa Clara Field Day the most enjoyable. These ex- ams, held at San Jose University, involved face to face competition between Mitty and other schools in the Santa Clara Valley. The competition at these tests helped me assimilate the math I have learned and they are a lot of fun, revealed Kevin Smith. Math Team has helped me prepare for other tests and I think it will be of great value to me in college, explained Noel Charitat, a member of the Math Team for four years. It is a chance to apply what I have learned, gain some new knowledge, and have some fun, all at the same time, summarized Chantat. - Lori Weichenthal - 20

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Kevin Smith irightl puzzles his way through the California Mathematical League Test. Billie Spence lfar rightl in- spects the quali- ty of materials donated for the F B L A F l e a Market. xref Math Team iabovel: Back row: Angeline Pang, Far- naz Jamali Li Miao Chris O'Brien Chris Harryman I Ron Nicoletti Second row: Ndel Charitat, Lori M, I g Ca G I I I I C Weichenthal, Kevin Smith, Judy James Front row: , fs Virginia James, Andy Thomas -'fi fr Er J. -f , J hat s the most important thing that s hit our campus this year? FBLA is of course according to club moderator and business teacher, Billie Spence. Future Business Leaders of America, a struggling new club, auctioning off things From there they be- gan to out bid each other yelling back and forth Pretty soon I was selling Junk that I would have sold for S1 for S5 or S6. The kids were really getting into it. ZOO had managed to generate enough support to hold an attention-grabber a day at the De Anza Flea Market. One day in my Accounting class, com- mented Peggy Ervin, co-moderator, I was telling my students about the flea market. Well, at the time, some items were being hauled into the classroom. When the stu- dents saw them, they started inquiring about prices, etc. So I immediately began On a more serious side of things, FBLA is a structured, organized club with several officers to keep it that way. When a new FBLA chapter is started, an existing division must formally acknowledge and initiate this new club. The initiation went very well, said Spence. It included a candlelight cere- mony. Yet, even though the ceremony was formal, the club members managed to

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ff N i-l1'l1r-'Zwiif ifllifiii-1ZHitly'id , , lmffi 'igi-1:12 ii. -, J 3 1' li m. 'tim M12 lriiiiwiiiifxi' 202 Jeff House frighti in- structs staff on the aspects of layouts. T h e Y e a r b o o k adopted several tech' niques of magazine layouts, creating new dimensions. ublications Dan Holmgren frightl reviews an assignment in preparation for the next newspaper issue. Michelle Sanchez, Mike Potter, and Sue Dunlap fbelowl examine the November issue of the Lion's Roar. Newspaper fbelowl: Back Row: Mike Potter, Alfred Yau, Chris Stroth, Tellez, Danny Hale, Paul Barrie Second Row: Heather Carroll, Tom Steve Mannina, Jay Meduri, Dan Holmgren, Colleen Blackwell, Cathy Linda Ferrante Front Row: Michelle Sanchez, Sue Dunlap, Pat Hugenin, Parlee, Rob Browne, Jessica Lopez. 'X ust as NASA prepares for the final touch- down of Columbia, similarly the yearbook staff prepares for their final product: the 1984 EXCALIBUR. It's an excellent class where you learn to work together towards a common goal, stated Lori Weichenthal, giving one the opportunity to contribute to Mitty by re- cording that year. For many students, yearbook was an opportunity to meet new people. For others, like Paula Calderon, Organizations Section Editor, It provides a chance to perfect my creative writing style and analyze things in more depth. The staff was picked, trained, and ready to work before school even began. They held numerous meetings over summer vacation to prepare for the year, and attended a seminar at Stanford University July. The seminar proved to be profital Addtional skills were gained and the s got to know one another. Several awa were won. The 1983 EXCALIBUR ceived a first class rating from the Natio Scholastic Press Association at the Unive ty of Minnesota and gamered a secc place from the Columbia School of Jourr ism. Seniors Theresa Banchero, copy e tor, Calderon, and Editor Michelle Do took first, third and fifth place, respective in the writing categories at the Stanfc seminar. They faced competition from dozen other schools. Junior Jessica Log