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

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Juniors Angel Prado and Gregg Kasten preside over an Algemat Club meeting. Informing the members of upcoming activities was an impor- tant task to be accomplished. 0 f , we fiwif liiiiwigwifi. iiiwyiiggi, f,9ifg!f1f7fMi , ii jlilliv wffrirfzii . Wirfffif' Mfrffiirirzr i,5g,p?g aj f ruff Junior Donald Jiminez, freshman Tamara Marsh, sophomores Christine Garcia, Edith Garcia, and Sandra Garcia wrap gifts for the children at the Delhaven Community Center. Seniors Lety Sanchez and Leroy Blea collects cans for the Thanksgiving food drive. The goods were donated to feed the local needy. 4 wr 4 , me X i . I ,Q I ,,, in ki .. V: I f M 7 Viii wx ii LJ 1 we '- an J.S.A. Club officers: Sohomores Tara Fazio, vice president Fernando Meza, treasurerg Marian Frantz, president: and junior Vo Cheng, secre- tary. l Algemat Club officers: Senior Stephanie Her- reria, vice presldentg juniors Angel Prado, trea- surer: Gregg Kasten, president, and Susan De- jesa, secretary. Lacidem, R.A.D., l.S.A., and A lgemat Clubs 173

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With the great diversity of clubs that were offerod, it was quite difficult to affiliate oneself to a particular club or organziation. A few from which to choose were the Lacidem, Recreation, Appetite, and Design fR.A.D.J, Junior Statesmen of America CJ.S.A.J, and Al- gemat clubs. These organizations were a source of developing new friendships. They also offered an alternate dimen- sion to the monotonous life of academ- ics. For those students who wished to en- ter the medical field, or just wanted to help others, Lacidem Club was the one to join. They arranged for a Blood Mo- bile to collect donated blood from the students and faculty. In addition, the club sponsored the Thanksgiving canned food drive to assist the Little Sisters of the Poor. They even orga- nized and offered instructions for Car- dio Pulmonary Resuscitation CC.P.R.J classes. If this organization didn't appeal to the taste of some students, they may have chosen the R.A.D. Club. This club explored such areas as gourmet foods, fashion, interior design, and self im- provement. During the course of the year, they had guest speakers who spoke about experiences in modeling. The club members also dined at fine restaurants, took gifts to the Delhaven Lacidem Club officers: Senior Leroy Blea, vice president: ienior Guadalupe Sanchez, treasurer: Mrs. Maria Tillitson, moderatorg senior Marla Rossi, secretaryg and senior Leticia Sanchez, president. 172 Organizations New Friends Enjoy Solves While Sharing omething In Common Community Center during the Christ- mas season, and made Easter eggs for a nursery school. Another intersting club was the J .S.A., which was an unbiased student- run mock government. The congress was assembled to promote the under- standing of democratic principles and to develop leadership qualities. These aspirations were accomplished by de- bating over political issues and holding mock-trials. During the holdiay season, they also went Christmas caroling at Beverly Manor to cheer the residents. Algemat was an academic organiza- tion dedicated to the advancement of mathematics. As Cathy Song explained, I was inspired to join the Algemat Club, because I feel math is an impor- tant and interesting subjectf' The club's Christian Service project was the collection of basic hygenic items for the battered women of the Homing Center in Los Angeles. They also organized an Easter egg hunt at the Golden Age Con- valescent Home in Baldwin Park. The Lacidem, R.A.D., J.S.A., and Al- gemath clubs played an important role at Bishop Amat. They provided stu- dents with a sense of belonging. Stu- dents were able to make new friends and enjoy themselves, while doing var- ious activities associated with the orga- nizations. A.D. Club officers: Senior Frances Smapa adviser Mrs Barbara Hanse moderator: senior Monique Rodriguez treasurer senior Yvette GQII president: and senior Duane Garcra vice president

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Talented Members Exhibit igh Performance During the past year, many talented young people united together to be a part of three talent clubs. These clubs were the Drama Club, the Silver Screen Club, and the Contemporary Talent Club. Each of the clubs dealt with a different aspect of the performing arts and enabled their members to partici- pate in new and exciting experiences. A relatively old but active club was the Drama Club. Its main purpose was to expose its members with a dramatic interest to the field of drama. They achieved this goal through their own productions as well as viewing outside ones. For the first time ever, the Drama Club presented a highly successful vari- ety dinner show at the annual fiesta in October. Their spring production was entitled One Hundred and Ten in the Shaden by Tom James and Harvey Schmit, which was the musical version of the play The Rainmakerf' Club members also received something new this year. Their club moderator, Sandy Roberts, gave them acting lessons. As a result, the Drama Club successfully achieved its goals. Another one of the talent clubs was the Silver Screen Club, one of the lar- gest and most active clubs on campus. With approximately 100 members, the club participated in several different l s . 3 activities. The filming of a movie was a unique project and a first for the school. It took a period of two years to produce this hour long movie entitled Lance Amaterf' which starred senior Kevin Sherwood. The club was also active in other ways. Earning over two hundred dollars by attending the screenings of The Charmings' and Who's the Boss'?, this club offered their members an opportunity to see what the field of film production was truly like. This re- sulted in entertainment as well as edu- cation. The last of these clubs was a rather new group called the Contemporary Talent Club. As junior June Moetului stated, Our club tried to get people to be expressive about their gifts and tal- ents. They also had a new and profit- able idea. Its purpose was to support each other's talents, which gave them confidence and enabled them to grow. Throughout the year, members attend- ed recitals, modeling shows, and perfor- mances of others in the club. They had a very supportive idea and truly helped the many talented people of our school. These three talent clubs provided members with many different and unique experiences, which will last for the rest of their lives. R I fm, f' f. 1 xii If N so if ff are .J . O Q., .l ,,. ,,,,, ...,..,.,,,, Drama Club officers: Junior Lisa Russo, secretaryg senior Kevin Sherwood, Silver Screen Club officers Cbottom to topJ: Sophomore Thomas Hem vice president. ji-If'li0l' Stephanie Monroe, treasurer: and senior Tamara way, activities director: junior Michelle Medrano, vice president: junig Mello, president. Michelle McKenna, secretary: Kristine Kasianovitz, public relations: ai Colette Johnson, presidentg Mrs. Jean Castruita, moderator: and sopr 174 Organizations more Jennifer Bourgeois: treasurer.