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

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A Cheer for victory chanted by Anne Marie Parent during a seasonal volleyball game. Cheerleaders commented that the most grueling part of their duties was learning new cheers. A After hours of encouraging the volleyball team to win, L. Hoefer, A. Parent, K. Crews, Y. Lennox, and R. Gutierrez take a breather. Being on the squad was a very challenging exper- ience for all. Promote School Spirit With A Winning Thought Rehearsals . . . Routines ... Songs... These words lingered in the minds of the cheerleaders as they prepared for the upcom- ing games. Cheerleaders were seen around cam- pus almost everyday after school from 2:30-4:00 . .. practicing. But what for? one may ask of the talented cheerleaders... To enhance enthusiasm at the games and to strive to be the no. 'I cheer- leaders, replied Norma Vargas. Work toward their goal began during the sum- mer when 4 members went tothe Hibbards All American Camp at Loyola Marylvtount. lt was fun, but lots of work learning cheers, described Anne Marie Parent about her 3 day stay. But all the hard work did pay off. This small group of ten mem- bers - four juniors and six sophomores - were able to join in competi- tions in the California ln- terscholastic Federation. Their moderator, Ms. Jerri Abejon, showed great support for these girls.Q5 4 Daily -work outs on the ter- race became a habit to Norma Vargas. New cheers as well as old ones were combined and sung out enthusiastically at various games of the season. A Showing off their stuff, L. Hoefer, K. Crews, L. Gonzales, S. Os- trowski, R. Gutierrez, N. Vargas, A. Grisbach, A. Parent, and Y. Len- nox form a vertical triangle taken from one of their cheers. This is only one example of the stunts they have perfected through their practices. G.A.A. 55

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Skills, Stren 't h and G.A.A. Getting Involved With G.A.A. Girls' Athletic Associ- ation is a large and active group consisting of var- ious team members and the cheerleaders. With the help of a new moder- ator, Ms. lerri Abejon, changes were made to promote spirit, for exam- ple: buttons were sold imprinting the slogan, Alverno Highlanders Go! Presiding as president of G.A.A., Amy Huber took on the responsibil- ities of organizing this group. On Wednesdays from 8:00-8:30, meetings 54 G.A.A. with the other officers, Tara Ryan, Delia Salido, Anne Thurman, Lori Hoefer and Barbara Thornhill, were held to discuss coming events, such as the construction of the Haunted House and the traditional Awards Banquet. G.A.A. members were later in- formed of these occur- rances and got involved in the production of the activities. Our goal is to promote spirit within the school through the athle- tic teams and events, A Helping to bring down the needed materials for the haunt ed house, Melinda Gambito and Anne Thurman listen for their next orders. All G.A.A. members were involved to get the main props and background ready for the terrifying event. A Front row tofficerslz T. Ryan, B. Thornhill, A. Huber, D. Sa lido, L. Hoefer. Second row fcheerleadersl: Y. Lennox, S. Os- trowski, K. Crews, A. Parent, L. Gonzales, N. Vargas, R. Gutier rez, A. Grisbach. Third row: Ms. Abejon lmoderatorl, l. Pose 1. Forster, L. Duerst, E. Cazares, K. McSweeny, S. Nakagawa, Uyemura, C. Braud, K. Malloy, E. Durr, S. DeCanio, M. Brkich Top row: M. Murphy, K. Browne, M. Dinniene, C. Wilber, C. Pelentay, C. Wilber, S. Alcorn, L. Ioyce, H. McAIister, M. Dow ner, I. loyce. said Amy Huber proudly. I l

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I only need one more 'A' to continue in C.S.F. Oh! If I only did better on my English test. State- ments like these lingered in the minds of individ- uals who wanted to be one of the very few achievers in an academic organization. Honor societies such as the California Scholarship Federation were, in fact, available to all seniors, ju- niors, and sophomores who wanted a sense of achievement as stated by Mary Schneider. The prerequisite, though, was at least three A's in a col- lege-bound course, or, a total of 10 points from Time Off From School To Do Their Own Thing grades f3 pts. for each 'A' and 1 foreach 'B'I. Stu- dents could profit from this club when applying for various types of schol- arships or when they want their applications for col- lege to look impressive To become a life member of this organization a stu- dent had to maintain the needed grades for four semesters. In addition to having intelligence, most members participated in extracurricular activities such as sports, music, dra- ma, etc. Among these are jackie DeClue, the editor of the Highlander News- paper, Kirktika Patel and First semester C.S.F. members: Ctop rowh N. Somazzi, T. Camilig, D. Salido, MJ. Salido, fsecond rowl, M. Tinker, I. Shinnick, H. Alonso, K. Kurzweil, I. DeClue, l. DeClue, M. Schneider, lthird rowl M. Rabadi, S. Garcia, L. Guirguis, M. Chaure, K. Patel, G. Ptasinski, fbottom rowl I. Pose, T. Barcelos, fnot present? M. Brkich, R. Filandrianos, I. Garrigan, M. Osti, T. Urda, D. Tulleners, C. Fuery, L. McKeown, M. Schimmoller, V. Vamonte, I. Delgado, D. Erb, G. Gonzales, M. Murphy, S. Nakagawa, S. Pak, H. Wasseff. I I A Starring as Lola in LaSalle's recent play, Damn Yankees, Karla Kurzweil rehearses her role with Mark Sanderson Qas joe Hardyj. Since her freshmen year, Karla had participated in approximately thirteen musical plays including the 1981 production, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown. P C.S.F. members showed an exceedingly large amount of talent and skill in their academic effort as well as in their outside activities. Gem Marie Gonzales, for example, who was a nine year pianist, had per- formed in five recitals and received a certificate for her musical achievements. 56 California Scholarship Federation Vicki Valmonte - junior class officers, Lynda Mckeown - a Lancer cheerleader, Jacqueline Pose and Diane Erb - tennis players who made it to C.I.F., and so forth and so on. In conjuction with N.H.S., C.S.F. members had to contribute a mini- mum of half-hour service per week. With a motto Scholarship for Service, C.S.F. and N.H.S. exer- cised their role through volunteer tutoring of fel- low students. Highlighting the aca- demic year for C.S.F. members was the annual and exclusive trip to Disneyland. 125 ,.