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

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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

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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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an honorable mention as did sopho- Sheldon Piumarta for his photogra- at the Berkeley seminar. Jeff House two advisor awards for layout and writ- Mitty also took the Grand Sweepstakes rophy at Stanford for best school based on and overall performance in writing. Mitty also took the Grand Trophy at Stanford for best d on participation and overall in layout, writing, and style. The greatest goal of the entire staff is a t surpassing of each previous year- House is aiming for a miniature base - Patricia Curran - 0 They are a hardworking group as a whole. We have some dedicated veter- ans and several enthusiastic, energetic new staff members stated Linda Ferrante, moderator of The Lion's Roar. Ferrante, who has been the moderator of the newspaper for four years, had not al- ways been interested in joumalism. Now, after the time spent with the newspaper, she could not give it up. She enjoyed directing The Lion's Roar and believed there was a sense of dedication in the staff. The staff, too, was serious about their work on the paper. Considering the pro- duction time they had, The Lion's Roar staff believed it was a good paper. The student body is a little too critical of Yearbook lfar leftl: Back Row: Lori Weichenthal, Mark Scully, Jeff House, Michelle Dogma, Sheldon Piumana Third Row: Tony errante, Kirsten Kaercher, Kris Lundblade, Jessica Lopez, Edrice Angry, Celeste Birkeland Second Row: Patricia Curran, Lela Huenergardt, Theresa Banchero, Paula Calderon, Shana Waarich, Li Miao Front Row: Monica Scully, 'lina Johnson. Yearbook Students leam ins and outs of the new phototypesetter lleftl. 7 Tina Johnson fleftl assumes a comfortable position while working before her deadline. Theresa Banchero and Paula Calderon tfar leftl take advantage of a Chinese meal bought for an article on school interests. Niyo Kachalia lbelowl discusses story ideas as deadline looms. .X...,s,sf--W -s-'Ns 5 . 555513 .Q sssgt. it, said Mike O'Connor, junior. As Ferrante noted, the students did not realize what went into the production of a paper. I get really uptight when the production deadlines near and I think the staff is often frustrated.. . commented Ferrante. She noted that students would have understood if they had had the experience of joumal- tsm. The Lion's Roar hoped for a great year with one paper a month. Despite the pres- sures of deadlines and production, the staff and moderator felt they would reach their goals. - Niyo Kachalia - 203