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

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,Hr F1 'll-' itll, it We . 1 , We wwf' '-J Qi ' QQ... Nw. gil... Archbishop Roger Mahony greets Pope John Paul ll at St. Vibianas Cathedral in Los Angeles. The Holy Father had a very including the event at the Universal Am- phitheatre. The photo was taken by Javier Mendoza, Copyright 1987. ll .K 'NX X busy schedule during his short stay in L.A. 5 X Bishop Amat p oclaims the arrival of the I! F fq.--- . i , i Pope on the marquis. The events sched- uled had been under preparation for al- most a year before his arrival. Enthusiastic cheers followed the Holy Fa- ther throughout his stay in L.A. The Pope entered the stage amid joyous shouts. A portion of the 33 students who attended the conference take time out after being searched in front of the Universal Am- phitheatre. After finally being admitted, everyone was anxious for lunch, Papal Teleconference 17

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He mwlwvf Our Lives It is not often that people are given the opportunity to take part in as highly an emotional event as that attended by a selected group of students. The event they at- tended was the Papal Teleconfer- ence to Young Adults held at the Universal Amphitheat r day for the stud Y. ni' a d fac- ulty. The majori y att n -o the Papal Motorcade n Lo An es. Thirty-three stu nts, howeve were fortunate en ugh in be cho- sen to attend the Papa Telecon- ference. Seeing the Pope was a special experience in itself. The excitement was only intensified by the fact that these students would be sharing it not only with the 6,000 youth in the Amphith- eater, but, with the use of Space- bridge, also with youth in St. Louis, Missouri, Denver, Colora- dog and Portland, Oregon. September 15 U Singer Tony Melendez was an inspirational addition to the event. The Pope was espe- cially thrilled with this gift of courage frorn Los Angeles. The Pope and Archbishop Mahony ac- knowledge the high school youth in the other three Spacebridge cities. Because the Pope had limited time in the United States, Spacebridge gave these cities the pportunity to participate in his visit. X 16 Student Life Although Pope John Paul II did not arrive until 3:00 p.m., the pro- gram had started almost two hours before. Entertainment was provided by a variety of perfor- mance groups. However, a power outage which caused near panic among the technical crew, cut the program short. Some acts were cancelled including one to be per- formed by juniors Stephanie Breen, Michelle Torrico, and Jen- nifer Anthony. They had put in many hours of rehearsal and were very disappointed. When the Pope finally stepped on stage, he was greeted with cheers and the song He's Got the Whole World in His Handsf' sung by the whole audience. By that time, there was so much energy in the building that everyone present found it difficult to contain them- selves. There was much to be said to the man who held the respect of people everywhere. The program was climaxed with a performance by Tony Melendez. Born with no arms, he played the guitar with his feet and sang beau- tifully, demonstrating courage, Los Angeles' gift to the Pope. Too soon, the Pope had to leave. After he blessed all of the participants, he made his way off the stage while all joined together and sang Lean on Me . lt was truly a spectacular exper- ience. The youth learned much about hope and service. Senior Anna Sanchez summed up the day by stating, lt was beautiful. It was a once in a lifetime event. Most important was that every- one who watched the conference, whether on television or in person, learned about and felt a special kind of love, the love of Christ. ,,..

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,--. . Juniors Mike Sheety, Peter Yee, and Mike Sutton join efforts to construct the Amat Cy- cling Club booth. The new club was widely received by both students and faculty. Sophomore Mark DeLaRosa and seniors Shane Cardenas, Emma Rodriquez and Laura Cardenas anxiously await students to come and join the Spanish Club. The Spanish Club, one of the oldest clubs on campus, organized the Toys for Tiajuana project. Silver Screen Club officers Stacy Mef drano, Colette Johnson, Michelle McKen- na and Kristine Kasianovitz speak to stu- dents about interesting activities. The Sil- ver Screen Club was one of tive clubs on campus own movies at the end of 18 Student Life I as---5 ma--1 ilu... qs... ...ms H5