Alverno High School - Troubadour Yearbook (Sierra Madre, CA)

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72 Graduation Reminiscing Brings AnTicipaTion STanding on The Threshold of adulThood-and noT aT all sure They wanTed To be There-was The general feeling of seniors as They approached gradu- aTion. Nearing graduaTion broughf The ThoughT of losing friends for many. l'm really going To miss my friends, sTaTed Rosie Zala- mea, The memories l have could never be relived. Friendships formed Through high school naTurally spliT as many leave for college: buT a special bond would always be felT. Memories of pasT years sTill broughf conversaTion and jokes. As freshmen, learning The ropes of high school was a challenge. Major evenTs be- gan sophomore year wiTh The famous Cherry Blossom. Plan- ning The Ring Ceremony and The Prom broughT agonizing fi- nancial obligafions as well as counfless rewards. Befh ReTTig summed iT up by sTaTing, 'il Think we've always had some- Thing To look forward To, as each evenT was bigger and more imporTanT. IT wasn'T long unTil senioriTis hiT The class. lT was a Time of filling up a schedule wiTh arT classes, geTTing The unconfrol- lable urge To sTay home and see The ouTcome of General HospiTal, breaking ouT in hives over SAT scores, and sending ouT graduaTion announce- menTs To greaT-aunTs and oTh- er relaTives you've never even meT'. Through The hard work, fun, frusTraTions and success, memories were To be cher- ished. STacy BeaudeT respond- ed, l've learned so much from high school, Through good and bad experiences. gg 4 Trying on a cap and gown gives Jenny Tweddle a chance To reminisce abouT her high school years. Many seniors had mixed feelings Towards graduaTion.

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C-Biving That For many seniors, getting Through high school with just B's and C's was good enough. Others tried to do the best job they could by studying and earning high grades. This hard work did not go unnoticed, as many of these seniors received awards for their outstanding scholastic achievement. Bank of America departmental awards were given to 40 out- standing seniors. Two of these Little Extra seniors received plaques and the remaining eight were awarded certificates. The win- ners were determined by each department on the basis of grade point average, class participation, and interest and potential in the field. When the awards were an- nounced, Anne McTeague commented, I was shocked. It doesn't fit my image: I'll have to start wearing gIasses. 527 Q The certificates for English and Foreign Lan- guage were awarded to Margie Gear and to Maria Ramirez. Maria spoke out on the fact that she liked being able to speak two languages and to be able to communicate with different people. A Q Presented to Mary O'Donnell and Anne McTeague 'Wi were the certificates for Music and Social Sciences. - , Mary has participated in La Salle's productions and has A been involved in Alverno's glee club and stage pro- duction. Awards 71

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is .. y 4 As Sue Reilly empties her locker for the last time, she reminisces about the four years of hard work she leaves behind. rt. 1. ,2j,',Qe-Q. ams continued even though excuses Mos 's V.. Win. riff Q Wendy Slavin and Mary Dolan take time out from their studies to do some chatting. Seniors were often found on the terrace discussing future plans and ideas as well as helping each oth- er with sticky problems. S Q Pat Pashich takes a breather from an exam that she studied late for. Ex- of, But were graduating! bombard- ed the teachers. School work pro- gressed, proving to be exhausting yet worthwhile. 4 Valerie Cooper stands on a chair to measure Maria Broussinos for her cap and gown. Such preparations for graduation made the big event seem real , although there was much work still to be done such as planning the style show, passing final exams and setting up for the baccalureate mass. Graduation 73