Bishop Amat High School - Tusitala Yearbook (La Puente, CA)

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Arnold Abaigar Kim Abernathy Arlene Ablis Michelle Acevedo Timothy Aguayo Robert Alaan Steven Albert Cheryl Alejandrino Michele Alpas Amanda Alvarado Richard Alvarez Lucy Amaya Christine Ambrosio Chris Anderson Gregory Anderson Robert Apodaca Alan Arbolado Lisa Arellanes Tracy Arevalos Hector Armendariz Eryn Asbra Merian Ascio Agnes Atienza Anthony Avalos Mark Avila Amy Backes Natalie Banks Joseph Barbosa Chad Barnett Michelle Barnett Sergio Barriga Stacy Bartholomy Michelle Bautista Kristine Baruso Alicia Beck Arnaldo Benaraw Shane Benschop Tanya Bhatnagar Denice Block Mary Bourbe Stephanie Bouchereau Jennifer Bourgeois Sophomores 97

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Freedom And Responsibility l 5 . .gr ii 7 7 m 5 -- ,,,.,.--JL ,,,.,-14 1 r ,,,' I 'fr :fig A decorated locker cheers sophomore Rhia Uyt- ingco for her sixteenth birthday. She hoped that turning sixteen woutcf mean getting to drive and going out with her friends more. Are Linked . The long awaited sixteenth birthday was finally just around the corner, Most sophomores were very anxious to reach this magical age. But what did reaching the age of sixteen mean? For many, the sixteenth birthday meant being the le- gal age for obtaining a driver's license in the state of California. All the time con- suming preparation for driving was at iast put to the test, most often at the West Covina branch of the Department of Motor Vehicles. Successful appli- cants rejoiced with a first time, without parent, in passenger seat drive. A lucky few even received a car- sometimes used and sometimes new. This perhaps meant rounding up a car- pool of fellow underclassrnen. Sopho- mores with cars subsequently had to learn how to parallel park because no on-campus parking was assigned to them due to the shortage of spaces. An extended curfew was a much ap- preciated fact of reaching this age. Some sixteen year olds graduated to the 12 o'c1ock time slot for returning home from a night out at a party or the mov- ies. Parents also imposed fewer restric- tions for going out with friends. It meant more freedom and indepen- dence. Some sixteen year olds got their first real jobs. Babysitting and yardwork no longer remained the only ways to earn money. They began to gain exper- ience in dealing with superiors other than their parents and teachers. A It was hard to tell if the dream of finding the right boyfriend or girlfriend became reality. This was perhaps the most elusive of the sixteenth year ex- pectation. Because parents considered sixteen to be the appropriate dating age, some sopohomores reached sweet sixteen without ever having been kissed. Ultimately, turning sixteen meant acquiring new liberties, yet also accept- ing the responsibilities of growing up. Cynthia Cruz Ivan Dalisay Collette Davis Jennifer Day Jessica Day ' Mark De La Rosa i . i Jw f H Nicole Deidrick Jennifer De Lelio Anna DePujadas Christine Delgado Jennifer Dewart 9, ,mmf 7,2 X fr , J .i n a I , r 7 ef ' Q 5 X 'f ri , 1 5,3 My af Q f , 2' i Y f fl J, i r ,Q J . f at Catherine Diaz i 3 x Oscar Diaz Andrea Dietrich Marianne Dino Cynthia Dirkschneider Aristotle Dizon Nick Dominguez to . . L, Z 2 , . ,id . X g W! Sophomores 99