Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory - Shamrock Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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Behind the Scenes... On June 12 and 13 members from Student Council, Tuff, Block Club, Lasallian Youth, and Campus Ministry met for a leadership workshop. During this two day and one night meeting, many things were accomplished. The meeting opened with an array of ice - breakers to get everyone aquainted with each other. At the meeting, a representative from Myers Briggs came to hand out the results of the Myers Briggs test taken a couple weeks before the meeting, along with an explanation of the results. The test results help determine what kind of leadership role a person is most suited. A big part of the meeting was determining goals for the upcoming year. The large group broke into small groups to discuss different events and ideas that they wanted to accomplish during the new within the next year. The school leaders met again before school to renew their goals devel- oped earlier in the summer. During the school year, SHC's school leaders met every first Monday of the month to discuss items pertinent to the month. They also discuss plans for the new month and evaluate events that took place the previous month. -Bindhu A. Varghese '98 Above: Junior Council Moderator Ms. Buehl and Sophomore Council member Ginger Conejero lead a tour group during Open House. Student leaders are prominent figures in the school commu- nity. 8 Age of Reason school year. Another aspect of the leadership workshop was Right, Members of the Freshman Council listen carefully to the discussion. the developement of a mission statement. A mission statement Atnengn they were new to the wneie system, the Freshman Council success- is an individual goal you want to see yourself accomplish fully planned events including the Freshman Dance and created the cafe Right: Student Body President Jennifer Lee discusses the topic of dress code. Jen- nifer headed most Monday night meetings. Above: Student Council members converse during their Monday night meeting. The large group discussion tends to bring in a variety of interesting opinions and ideas. Right: Junior Council member Ardene Ballando direct students during a Junior Day activity. During small group discussions, councils discuss ideas for the class they represent.

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Travelers Explore the World Left: Arielle Duhon, Chris Perkins and lon Cheung are about to start eating bento, Japanese boxed meals. Students were ex- posed to a variety of new foods. 1945. Dove: The Spain group poses in front of fountain in Madrid. They enjoyed their :e time and made good use of it. ift: Nicole Bocci, Ilona Quevado, :phanie Samson, Tiffany Lee and Rachel rwin share a bonding moment. Studying 'oad provided students with great ghtseeing opportunities. Left: Ms. Hara and students stop in front of the Peace Park in Hiroshima.This site was where the first A-bomb was dropped in Sacred Heart Cathedral students were scattered all over the globe last summer. From Japan to Spain these travelers got a chance to explore the world. Eight students Went to a different part of the world on June 12th, with Ms. Hara and Mr. Wallace. This world is far away from home: Inuyama, Japan. All students traveling on this trip from SHC were beneficiares of the Wyne Fund and received travel scholar- ships. They experienced a lifestyle completely different from their own. Their days included living with host families, attending classes, and sightseeing. One notable experience was their visit to a Buddhist temple, where they spent the night and ate their meals in the refec- tory. Upon reaching home, they realized that their trip to Japan was a very good leaming experience, and that they would definitely like to return one day. Junior Arielle Duhon put it best, Traveling to Japan was unbelievable. To be totally immersed in a new culture was frighten- ing at first, but it is an experience I would never take back. On June 14th, thirteen students also experienced the trip of a lifetime. These students took the opportunity of entering into another world: Spain -- a world with a different culture, a different lifestyle and a different people. For about thirty days they lived a life full of adventures and surprises. Many things were new for them. The students lived in host families, which gave them insight into Spanish family life and the opportunity to practice Spanish with native speakers. When they arrived home, these students began to realize how much they had leamed from their trip. The different life and culture gave them some- thing special to reflect upon. As senior Jordan Gonzales recalls, The SHC trip to Spain offered thirteen students the invaluable opportunity of immersing themselves in a vastly different culture and lifestyle. Europe is an amazing travel destination. As you can see, leaving home this A summer, whether going to Japan or Spain, proved to be a powerful event for those who participated. They improved their foreign language skills through their experiences while leaming about the world. They had memorable moments they will never forget. -Anthony Nguyen '00 8a Bindhu A.Varghese '98 Above: During a free moment, these SHC members visit lnuyama Castle. This castle is located in the town of Inuyama, the city which hosted our students. Age of Reason 7

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Below: A freshman does the limbo at the Freshman Extravenganza. The Freshman Extraveganza was just one of the events that SBO Council planned at the leadership workshop. r an fix ff' I like that the Leadership meetings are in the night now instead of the moming. It gives us a chance to discuss topics in full detail without the restraint of school bells. I think that the night meetings are a great way for the different councils to communicated with each other, plan events, and evaluate them after they occur. - Celina Gomes '00 Even though the Leadership Workshop took days off of our summer vacation, I think that was a good idea. It really gave us a chance to '- brainstorm about ideas for the upcoming year in a relaxed atmosphere I 1 . l think that we got a lot accomplished, and it was exciting to see all I 1 ' 'znq Q 4 I the ideas that people had for the upcoming year. -Elaine Mak '98 Leadership Workshop 9