St Joseph High School - Jongleur Yearbook (Lakewood, CA)

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Lights, Camera, Action! The 1987-1988 Drama Club worked hard this school year to maintain them- selves as an active club on our school campus. As a first for St. Joseph and St. John Bosco, the drama clubs of both schools combined forces to put on a fun- draiser during Homecoming '87, They came up with the idea of selling carna- tions to the students to send to friends or teachers at either school. It was a huge success. The Drama Club had other objectives on their minds. Besides fundraisers, they were determined to rejuvenate the popu- larity of the club. With Andrea Alva as president, the club grew and much en- thusiasm was generated among its mem- bers. The club's co-moderators, Miss McDermott and Miss Simons, tried to guide the girls toward their goals as a club. Many of the members participated in this year's production of Macbeth. Some opted for on-stage participation and others preferred behind-the-scenes jobs, such as producing or directing. Whatever the job, the Drama Club pro- vided the opportunity for theatrical training in a relaxed atmosphere. 54 Activities and Organizations 1. Edmund Campus and Rachelle RAMA CL B Guina typify Shakespearean dra- matics as two witches who haunt Macbeth 2 Andrea Prislc horrifies her audience as she plays a witch from Macbeth W s ati- The '87-'88 Drama Club officers are Lille Duarte, Grace Lee, Shelly Buller, Aimee Galvez, President Andrea Alva, and Sandi Galvez.

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RUG l This station wagon and coffin display at S.j.H.5. helps the students visualize the shocking and horrible consequences of drinking and driving. Patty Powers and Brenda Martinez dress as the characters of Bartles and jaymes in an effort to show that alcohol is also a drug. Dedicated students Michelle Ourique, Pam jones, Susan Mescavage, and Su- zanne Pickett volunteer their time in support of Drug Week by being responsi- ble for making chalk outlines common to drug related car accidents. 5 f L EEK Learning to say No: Red Ribbon Week Drugs can kill . . . boomed from the loud- speaker. This awakened the students of St. Joseph to the seriousness of drug use and kicked off a week long cam aign against drugs. This campaign includecll student Cpar- ticipation in resentations re arding rug abuse and in the distribution of red ribbons. These ribbons were seen all over St. Ioseph's campus and represented the students' stand against dru s. Other activities that took place in order to help the students visualize the dis- asterous effects of continued drug use includ- ed a coffin and a smashed station wagon, and a collection of chalk outlines which symbolized the many drug related deaths that have oc- curred throughout the years. During this week many teachers also took part in the drug week activities in order to show their su port for the students. Many came to school clfessed as drugs, assisting their students in their battle against drug abuse. One, Mrs. DeVenney even composed an article for the Lakewood Com- munity News to publicize the school's stand against drugs. This week truly proved a suc- cess and was only the first step in alleviating the problem of drug abuse. Activities and Organizations 53

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Macbeth-A Success Story This year, St. John Bosco and St. Joseph combined ef- forts to produce one of Shake- speare's well-known plays. The cast and crew of Macbeth worked long hours and were well-received by their audi- ences each night. Andrea Alva and Leonard Ledesma played the lead roles and Mr. Bal- dwin directed. Their produc- tion made the faculty and stu- dents of both schools proud of their young actors and ac- tresses. 1. Andrea Alva stands next to Leonard Ledesma as he sits majestically on his newly acquired throne. 2. Andrea Alva studies her lines as she prepares for her role as Lady Macbeth. 3. The 1987-88 Drama Club includes: fback rowj co-moderator Miss McDermott, Andrea Prisk, Sandra Cornejo, Nancy Sigala, Michelle Heimbigner, Ingrid Mariano, Michelle MarshalL Nancy Mutz, Leslie Larson, co- moderator Miss Simons fmiddle rowj Gabriella Cuevas, Rachelle Guina, Yesenia Cesena ffront rowj Sandi Galvez, Andrea Alva, and Aimee Calvez. 55