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

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Debbie Rocha and Tina George laugh as they attempt to remove each others flag. top row: Kevin Chris- tian, Tim Jackson, Mike Sanchez, Kevin Ress, Don Har- ris, John Panattoni bottom row: Russ Ford, Brent Honnoll, Fred Vaca, Rich Tellez, Bob Car- ruthers While the faculty prepares their de- fense, the cheer- leaders begin their offense. I E K R' - ...I ..,g,,i. ,F s,,. Q1 ETX IF. N 7'-V' 'N ,H.... - I Faculty players l .3 Q come up in the N9 . v-0 . ste Z ' pose they used to terrify their young . stiff-b?!k ' V-32 f- fn '.5!Q'1-:'1'555s1 Opponents. - gyff 'n ' Turkey Bow ' Students tarred and feathered by teachers 34 S: ,fait . Mmm' crowd of forly or more specta gathered to see the faculty o whelm the students, 31-2, in the tt annual Turkey Bowl. The teachers were represen' c e On a cold November day l x by John Gilmore, Pete Petrlnovi Dave Brown, Dan lVlcCrone other male staff, while the stud were represented by John Pana ni, Rich Tellez, Tim Jackson, c r

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G of Brother Fien, a man com- to Mitty Athletics. Regardless of name given to the series of events, the Mitty Community Day in building a sense of both and community. day is becoming an excellent and I think we need a lot more to get the whole Mitty communi- ,which is rare, remarked Phil , as he waited in the cold for his in the tennis round robin. This view widely supported by parents in at- While most believed the Parents Club, -e primary organizers of the events, did satisfactory job of publicity, others Dinted to studentsastheonesresponsible r getting their peers and parents to Ttend such activities. Kids don't really feel comfortable for instructions. Phil Sumner ffar Ieftj shows off his backhand during the Mitty Community Day tennis toumey. Booster Club members Judy George and Micki Souter lbelowj prepare food for hungry spectators. Dedicated fans fleftj sit in the rain thru through a drizzling, dismal day of activities. Karin Kelley fleftj tosses a play-starting ball during the girls match. Shay Shimizu lbelowj listens while her group huddles having their parents around at school, suggested Emily Tenerelli, Mitty parent. lt lpublicityj has to be a joint effort. Students did not seem con- cemed with the publicity or the dismal weather conditions. Most were out to just have fun. lf I get to play ltennisj, it has been a success, explained Jim Cleciorka, senior. The day's strenuous activities culmi- nated with a westem theme dinner and dance. This, along with a raffle, the only part of the day designed as a fundrais- er, sold one-hundred and sixty-five tick- ets and raised a gross of S7433. During the evening event, June Hanl- ger became the sixth recipient of the brother Herman Fien Award for her ser- vice to the Mitty community. Along with award presentations, raf- fle winners were announced. Rudy and Loretta Venegas captured the top prize of S2,000 while Mark P. Mark won the second award of S1,000. Frank Macha- do collected the S500 third prize. ln addition to the major prize winners, students and the homeroom modera- tors whose homerooms raised the most money were awarded prizes, Ron Nicoletti and Kristina Specht captured the top spot in their respective divisions. 'Despite the weather, the day was a success, reflected George Reilly, De- velopment Director, because the par- ents, alumni, faculty, and staff of Mitty came together, and that was its pur- pose. - Mark Scully -

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Cabral student athletes. Although the students started with great promise, scoring 2 points on an interception and safety, it would prove to be the last time they would ln the last minutes of the first quar- tvlark Costanza intercepted and placing the faculty on top -2. The faculty continued this scor- streak into the second quarter Dan Stapp caught o pass to the faculty close to the stu- 15-yard line. This play led to a The ban just Students fbelowj do all they can to being keep the faculty defense from b D bb. breaking their line. Dave Brown Y e 'e lmiddlej watches intently forthe snap to the quarterback. The powderpuff offense is ready to go as quarterback Jehfi Gilmore tbelowl DYGDGVSS NS Stephanie Cabral lbottomj prepares defense 05 Tim Jeeksen VUUS fo Cmch me Snap from Tim george. down-field. Powderpuff girls listen as faculty touchdown, giving them a 16-point lead at half-time. During half-time, the girl's JV and varsity cheerleaders, along with moderator Debbie Rocha, enter- tained the spectators with a game of 'tpowder puff football. This game within a game ended in a 7-7 tie. In the third quarter, the students attempted to make a comeback, but the faculty defense remained strong. The faculty offense also re- mained in control, scoring a third touchdown, which widened the quarterback Stephanie Cabral lmiddlel plans strategy for the next play. Debbie Rocha and Dana Grewohl lbottomj prepare an attack just after the ball is snapped. point difference even further. Student defense held the faculty after their third quarter score until the last three minutes of the fourth quarter when lVlcCrone threw o pass to Petrinovich who ran a touch- down, making the final score 31-2. For the first time, the faculty beat the students, thus becoming the 1983 Turkey Bowl Champions. - Jessica Lopez -