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

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,Q -I m ' .... ' 5' gggr , 4,,2 ,, 1-M.. 9. if . Senior Steve Sarosy and junior Tanya Savko recuperate at lunch for their next class. The first days of school proved to be the most difficult. Senior Lety Sanchez and junior Elise Beli- veau refresh themselves with sodas. At- tending football games and post-games pizza parties at Round Table was a good sign of getting back into the swing of things. ii I t , lcllt WMM Before Club Week, senior Reina Hernan- dez paints the daily announcements board blue and yellow. Reading and listening to announcements was what kept students informed. Seniors Tina Amato and Jorganne Smith check their schedules for the day. Thanks to the new central computer system, schedules were less troublesome than in the previous years. Back To School 13

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tr ,i gmwyafede i. New Experiences a ei Students The last remembrance of school was that of sweaty bodies, slow clocks, and boring lectures. This was the nightmare students had two months to forget. Most spent the time under the heat of the sun. This may have accounted for the general loss of I.Q. points during this period. As the end of August approached, the terror of the classroom gripped them. It was like waiting for the dentist to pull out a tooth. The frightening part was that it was a couple of weeks away. Realizing a need to prepare for the awesome task of nine months of brain saturation, stu- dents decided to begin the year Senior Maria Tesoro uses her lunchtime to fix her make-up. Like many other stu- dents, Maria came o school with a new Wit S25 look. x 12 Student Life with style. Buying books was the first real hassel. The average person spent about S170 for new books. On top of that, some had to wait two hours to get them. The next step was purchasing school supplies. This really took special effort. After all, who wanted to wake up at 9:00 A.M. and wrestle with oth- er shoppers for notebooks? The most important thing to do was shop for new clothes. At last, there was an excuse to run mom and dad's credit card to the limit. After getting hair cuts or perms, new shoes, and clean shaves, the students were ready. The first days prepared the stu- dents for what would be expected of them. A new public announce- ment system was installed to re- place the outdated one. New facul- ty faces appeared. lt was evident that the faculty and administra- tion had spent much time to make the year run smoothly. More than usual, the first days proved to be very hot and humid making the first week based on minimum day schedule. For the most part, ev- eryone appeared to feel good about the new experience ahead- making new friends, getting new teachers, and starting fresh. l Y 'f Senior David Sandoval, a new student, takes time out to catch up on his reading. It was difficult to concentrate after two months of free time.

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I fy H if if' V X l Pope John Paul ll and Archbishop Roger Mahony wave enthusiastically from the Popemobile. Ever since his tragic shoot- ing, the Pope has ridden in a custom made, bullet proof car. The sidewalks become a home away from home for juniors Elena Mejia, Tricia Brown, and Kristine Kasionovitz. Comfort was not as important as being present for a very special event. f' we EW r.. 5 am ay .-.f X: V 'ii- y 'N-.J Students crowd to get a view of the Pope before he quickly passes by. They used colorful balloons and signs in hopes the 14 Student Life L A Pope would notice them.