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

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Moving From leers To Cheers When freshman year ended, the sophomores realized they were heading for, hopefully, another successful year. They were sophomores and no longer the new kids on the block . They knew the routine and naturally assumed that they fit into the mold of an experienced student. What did it feel like to be a sophomore? In the words of Alicia Wal- lace, when asked this question, You feel more superior at school, and every- thing you do doesn't make you feel fool- ish. When they became sophomores, things began to fall into order of impor- tance. Grades actually counted for col- lege and social life became more impor- tant. This was a time when it was hard to keep going strong, because most felt like high school was never going to end. Sophomores were granted more op- portunities to participate in activities. Being admitted into either the Califor- nia Scholarship Federation or the Na- tional Honor Society was a goal to strive for in terms of academic achieve- ments. They also had the opportunity to go to the Christmas Ball. For some, this may have been their first formal dance or their first date. Now that they had become sopho- mores, respect was in order. Last year, they were made fun of and mocked or called a puppy by the seniors. This year could have been one of the best years spent at Bishop Amat, depending on how much effort was put into mak- ing it that way, especially if it was kept in mind that there were only two years of high school left, and even better, next year they could look forward to being upperclassmen. Sophomore Joseph Pruszynski shows his class spirit by dressing for sports day during Pep Week. Moving up a year meant dressing up and not being embarrassed about it. A Biology 10 class vigorously works during a study period. Sophomore year was a time for getting serious about grades. 'T K. in Brenda Wisniewski Dana Wright Monique Yamaguchi X if Q e i .fe Therese Ycasas ' ti iiiiii Kelll' Younger it s Edward Zamora W lll l ii' X l Angel Zarate Rodrigo Zavala Stacy Zavala Regina Zernay April Zorrilla Sophomores 111

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Pauline Swartz Lori Swihart Carrie Talcott Maria Carmela Tan Benjamin Tang Sonja Tanner Candida Tapia Joanna Tavanlar Kevin Taylor Joel Thomas Vladmir Tigno Mark Tomidys Christian Tomooka Ernesto Torres Nancy Torres Regina Torres Silvia Torres lvan Tovar Heather Tubal Joselyn Tucci Mark Tuilius James Tulpinski Jennifer Uhrban Florilyn Umel John Urbayan Rhia Uytingco Daniel Valdez Jason Vargas Christine Vasquez Richard Vazquez Janice Velasquez Valerie Villalobos Denise Villasenor Hillary Waight Alicia Wallace Rocky Wenrick Eric White Kimberly Wilde Holly Williams Lagundee Williams Daniel Wills Denise Wilson 110 Students KW f Q :ii .:21f,,,,H HM , :ir e Viz xi , I Z 5 H ,Q an we,w n W WM? t me ,sw a i l Q 3' fa '..' 5 gm wwf fig ,, ff 4.w,4?m f f x 96 X f Wg? '.,, i,,f: .' , ' VV,, z s f ' l 5 MQ QA ' fr f fi i r V , f 7 I 5 ,Q ig 1 l 'ri f 5 yii E i 2 swam WW ix me-WM X XX X YQ' A S fifWfKffl3 5 it m i, Aki iv, EV K rw K 72.1 , , ..m? fn pf . J' W ai lffwwlfllli' 1,222 rm il y , 'l wg! QQ f f f F' .1 Q limit FT ag, 5 gs i,,, :ef ..r1j2z, f' ff ,egavi,,,f LA, , T AV MQW wer' iirt WW A Y Z Z , 2 , .,,, ,A f T ll K I J,,, AW, Nrffj 5 f 1 ,f MMM-W ,I

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Today's Freshmen Are Tomorrovv's Future Freshman year was a time to make a new start, meet new people, accept the challenges of high school and forget the easy life of junior high school. Whether it was realized or not, high school was the start of a new life. Preparation for college began in hopes of someday hav- ing a successful career. A freshman may not have been thinking of which college they would like to attend or what their future career decisions were, but the time to make these decisions were clos- er than they would have expected. The first year of high school was probably the most memorable of the four. The environment of a high school campus took some effort to adjust to. On rainy days, crowded halls were an experience in their own right. Seniors tried to sell free passes to the swim- ming pool . Unfortunately, there were some naive freshmen who spent their lunch money for something they real- ized, after many months of searching, was worthless. After an experience such as this, these freshmen faced their de- feat and accepted their position as the low man on the totem pole . Of course, there were some enjoyable aspects of the freshman year. Exper- iences, ten years frorn now, will be looked back on with amusement. Get- ting braces off, the first date, receiving an ASB card, experiencing an Amat football game, and walking into the wrong classroom and hearing upper- classmen yell FRESHMAN! were just a few of the memorable moments of freshman year. After the first day of school, life as a freshman could have seemed rather de- vasting. Among the class, thereexisted four very enthusiastic, optimistic, and determined young ladies, Lisa Delphin, Monica Gonzalez, Emily Gonzales, and Pam Hoff, the freshman officers. Secre- tary Emily Gonzales exclaimed, Our freshman year was the beginning of a true Bishop Arnat life. By working to- gether, we made a terrific start! The class had qualities unique to themselves that created a sort of per- sonality . Class moderator, Patti Groff commented, This was another enthu- siastic freshman class and they showed a great deal of enthusizsm and spirit. How did these girls build the confi- dence and courage necessary to run for office? Vice president Monica Gonzalez smiled and said, I ran for office be- cause of the experience and challenge. I wanted to be an important part of the freshman class? Freshman class moderator: Miss Patti Groff. Freshman class officers: Cbottom to topj: Pam Hoff, treasurerg Emily Gonzales, secretary: Lisa Delphin, president: and Monica Gonzalez, vice president. I s s so Y F . -'::eX': ' X N N N W X , ss sr X W ggtgsfghsgt - g ottoogee sss- is . . ,tt . . .-.,- . 1 nerve 112 Students