Santa Teresa High School - Compendium Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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Ngoc-Trang Tran “I like helping people and communicating with them,” says Ngoc-Trang Tran, and she seems to have a special gift for doing just that. Trang is the president of the Vietnamese Club, as well as a member of the French and Spanish Clubs. She has helped many students from foreign countries get started at Santa Teresa by helping them learn English and assisting them with their studies. Not only is she a good student, but Trang works 30 hours every week after school. She is diligent and hard working, and when she finds free time she likes to paint and draw. She is also interested in sports, cooking and music, and plays the piano and the guitar. After high school, Trang hopes to go to UC Berkeley and major in language. She wants to get a degree in special education for the deaf and handicapped and someday use her abilities to help the underprivileged in foreign countries. “I want to put into life whatever I get out of it, and try to make the most of it.” John Blocher “Science and mathematics will get you where you’re going,” says John Blocher, “But they won’t fill your soul like music will.” John has certainly filled his soul at Santa Teresa. He came to us from Merced in the tenth grade, and has been in jazz band, concert band and marching band his sophomore, junior and senior years. He plays first chair clarinet in the marching band, and tenor saxophone in the jazz band. John is a member of the Santa Clara County Honor Band, as well as the California All-State Honor Band. He has made five record albums in band and has won two medals for outstanding musicianship in the All-State Honor Band. After he graduates from Santa Teresa, John wants to go to San Diego State and major in music; afterwards, he hopes to become a member of the San Francisco Symphony. “The key to music,” he notes, “is tipping the scales in your favor. Once you have done this, you will become an instrumental success.” Elizabeth Ezra Anyone who is familiar with Elizabeth Ezra knows that she has a passion for horrible puns and rarely fails to come up with an especially bad one at inopportune moments. Elizabeth is very involved in school activities and is a member of the Performing Arts Club, the French Club, C.S.F., and the National Honor Society. In addition to holding memberships in these clubs, she is the president of the Writers’ Club and the KSTS Broadcasting Club. In her junior year, Elizabeth was an editor and co-founder of the underground newspaper The Asylum. “I’m very proud of the creativity that went into publishing the Asylum, not to mention the typewriter ribbons and rubber cement. . .” She was also published three times in “Seventeen” magazine her junior year. Very active in drama, Elizabeth has had parts in Santa Teresa productions of Don’t Drink the Water, Play It Again Sam and Bye Bye Birdie, and last fall she played Abby Brewster in the drama departments Arsenic and Old Lace. After high school, she plans to attend University of California at Santa Cruz and become a writer. Elizabeth also happens to be the copy editor of the Compendium, and remarks that she was very uncooperative when she interviewed herself for Senior Spotlight. Seniors

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Jim Metz Undoubtedly an outstanding wrestler, Jim Metz is also an outstanding student. He has manag- ed to maintain a 3.97 grade point average, in addition to developing the physical stamina necessary to excel in such a difficult sport. Jim started wrestling in his freshman year, because as he says, “It’s one sport where you don’t have to be too big.” His size didn’t seem to affect his athletic ability, however, as Jim went on to become Santa Teresa’s Most Improved Wrestler the year after. He has placed in League tournaments, and has competed in the regional tour- nament. In his junior year, he went all the way to the Central Coast Section, and last summer Jim qualified for the Junior National Tournmanet held in Iowa; he was one of three representatives in his weight class for the entire state of California. Jim hopes to receive a wrestling scholarship to Stanford University or San Jose State, and eventually become a computer engineer. “Wrestling has really given me a lot of discipline,” he says, “and I feel ready to tackle just about anything.” Senior Spotlight Gayla Ivery When Gayla Ivery is mentioned around Santa Teresa, it isn’t long before the word “spirit” pops into the conversation. Gayla has been a football cheerleader since she was a freshman, and was recently voted the best all-around student by the senior class. “I’m a naturally crazy person,” she says, ‘‘and cheerleading gives me a chance to express myself.” In her sophomore year, Gayla’s squad won a Spirit Stick at cheerleading camp, and they won both the Spirit Stick and the Superior Trophy her senior year. Gayla has been a member of the Black Student Union all four years at Santa Teresa, and belongs to MESA, a math, engineering and science organization for minority students. After high school she hopes to major in premedicine at college and go on to become a pediatrician. Gayla is very close to her family, who give her a lot of support, whatever she does. She is also in- debted to teachers like Mr. Cope and Mrs. Hoglund, who have taught her discipline and helped her prepare for college. “Cheerleading has given me a lot of experience in leadership and get- ting along with people. I’ve learned to blot out the stereotypes that some people have of cheerleaders, and concentrate on raising spirit.” Aaron Remolds “Generally, the people at Santa Teresa are more genuine than anywhere else I’ve ever been. They seem to be capable of opening themselves up and showing whc they really are inside.” So speakj Aaron Reinolds, a sensitive, ex pressive senior who expresses himself best through his music. Aaron has written fifteen songs all of which are copyrighted. H has been playing the guitar for ter years, and his extraordinary talents enabled him to win first place in th Santa Teresa Gong Show his sophomore year. He performed ir the folk concert his junior year, anc has sung in other talent shows sinc then. Aaron’s repetoire of songs in eludes “Trapped Like a Fly,’ “Elfsong,” and “Sister.” After higf school, he plans to attend San Jos State University and major ii music. In addition to his songwritint abilities, Aaron has recently show a talent for acting. He played Dr Herman Einstein in last fall’s pre duction of Arsenic and Old Lace and has been a member of the San ta Teresa Barber Shop Quartet. “I really owe a lot to teacher like Mr. Wells, Mr. Campbell, an Mr. Lemmon because they had a lc to teach me and were willing t take the time . .. you can tell the they have a great love for music.” 20 Seniors

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Candid Expressions Right: “Italian jokes bore me. Below: Leanne Edmonds — elite typist! Below right: Huey. Louie, and Dewie go to Santa Teresa.” Bottom left: “It came in the mail from Florida.” Bottom right: “If I give you a flower, will you walk to class with me? Seniors