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

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As she shoots for tvvo, senior Ann Marie Simpson jumps. Her offensive skill was an addition to the team. Senior Selena Sinson serves the ball. As a fourth year player. she was a leading member of the tennis team. ffl: -l , if ,W- .,.- f ' I UQ I X i ' , Q, .. i . ? M A l A 1 if r P ,f I .,,, I ,759 , fr' 2 V V if if llplQwwf ,,, ,.,. '13, , if xg .., f it 35 at mg Gi DRI 'F' jv- Y Z,,,i. ft, vft. PL -0- ,,1,, , , ' pf? -f af-- 'Q W.. to S3 ,t sttt ttt tttt 3 S Q 'E x 1 A . X J wt-'Sat Wt me M t ' 'X as' x. Q - x Standing as a wall, senior Nick Mis- quez, junior John Smith, seniors Chris Cook, and Miles Masatsugu defend the goal, These plays were important in preventing a goal. ' ... ' ' ' 4 -S 'B I , 'f X X D ' I-. -f-I- - '-: - lswvv W r 1- ,-.. , rf s -.M - -:V-:--zo. r.-4 ...., . -.-.-. .: ..-.- ------- .-.- 1 . .-:sy-.::,., --.y.-.:- .: -,-- 1-2-,g,.:,.,: .,-.--.-.- 4, :, --f---- A -- ,. -W. ---- w -1 1 .---- Q 1 -:-s ,.,. - -.-- ns:-i. :gt-,ze 1--.-..-., :L-: ,-., -f-- 1 :yew-1, .-..- : i-Q, .-.- wewwnzwsfz'-Dianne: keg ':-:. :,-:- g-g-.:::.:-:-g5-f.': - H .,.. ,....,..... l ...., ,,,.. , ,.,. 'f,-2jg,,gg::eg5- -g,:5.-::fz:2:gggg,:g.W:g:f:f':.'::':.-::,-5:'g,,.:-.j g ,QM-.:.::-E55-5:5.f'.. :.--lg,:g:-5:gzg5:i5g2:-'?2g2,- .g. -,-5.-,E,,-.-:-5-g. JE ---- -- - ---- 2 - '- 'U W Q 'N N L'..'IS'.Q'S?i' Rx xx' X X fr:-it TQQN Q., S 'XNQAX WX, A bw' Q 1 J , -. 204 Sports SPORTS

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Students instill Spirit The Christrian Service program offered the students a way to participate in ser- vice within the community and follow the example initi- ated by Christ to serve oth- ers. One of the various pro- grams offered to students in their sophomore through senior year was to volunteer at Lanterman State Hospi- tal. Taking place every first and third Sunday of each month, fifteen to twenty stu- dents went to Lanterman State Hospital in christian love to escort the develop- mentally disabled to Mass and help them participate in the liturgy. Lanterman State Hospital located in Pomona is funded by the state for the treat- ment of those who are devel- opmentally disabled due to Downs Syndrome. This fa- cility offered care for those who were severely or pro- foundly retarded and there fore could not provide suffi- cient care for themselves. At the hospital, around the clock care was provided by qualified and caring nurses and physicians. Senior Diem Pham, an ac- tive participant stated, I en- joyed going to Lanterman because it offered me a way to share myself with those who are less fortunate. Since I didn't have a job and there- fore couldn't donate money to the church, Lanterman was the perfect way to help the people of Christ. It gave an opportunity to share the Christian faith. The participants of the program met at school on the first and third Sundays, ar- ranged carpools and drove over together. Upon arriving at the facility, the volunteers went to the various units where the patients were waiting. Each student took one patient and escorted them to Mass. They sang along with the patients, clapped their hands and did everything possible to create a mood of happiness. At the time of petitions, the pa- tients often would offer their own petitions held as impor- tant to them. According to participating students, Lanterman re- minded them to be grateful for what God had granted them. Senior Zulma Sanchez commented, I obtained a feeling of satisfaction and achieved something special and unique just by donating three hours twice a month. After going just once, I couldn't wait to go again. Just seeing the patients' faces light up because of our presence was enough to make us want to come back every Sunday. Sharing Promotes Trust What better way to spend a Saturday morning than showing others that you care? The second and forth Saturday of each month, stu- dents volunteered their time to do just that at MacLaren Hall children center in El Monte. This was a facility that cared for children with such problems as abandonment, abuse, delinquency, drug and alcohal problems, or other such legal situations that left them homeless. The age range covered all children from infancy to late teens, and their time of residency depended on their situation. Volunteer visits consisted of two parts. The first part took place in the gymnasium where either a Mass or a liturgy service was celebrated depending on the avilability of a priest. The duties of the volunteers included setting up the chairs for the congregation twhich varied in size from week to weekl and small al- tar as well as decorating it, leading the singing involved in the service, and cleaning up the gymnasium at the conclusion of the service. Next the volunteers vis- ited the nursery, where the babies and toddlers resided. Students assisted the Mac- Laren employees at doing one of two jobs. Part of the group stayed in the nursery and played with the younger babies while the others went to a small play area outside the nursery and played and talked with the older chil- dren. MacLaren Hall was just one of the major Christian service activities offered to all students. When asked why she chose to go, junior Sonia Morales explained, I liked going to MacLaren Hall because it gave the kids a chance to communicate with people outside of their environment and let them know somebody cared about them. This service activity was a good way to learn to appreci- ate the benefits most of us take for granted-a home, a family, and friends. For the kids at MacLaren Hall, these things were sometimes miss- ing in their lives. It was the job of the volunteers to re- store in the children a cer- tain element of trust in soci- ety and renewed self-assur- ance and give them a good role model. Christian Service 203

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