Bishop Amat High School - Tusitala Yearbook (La Puente, CA)

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Retreat Format Changes The 1982-85 school year saw a big change in the retreat pro- gram at Bishop Amat. Being the Year of the Homeroom , the administration attempted to make homeroom more impor- tant, and also involve more teachers and students by run- ning the retreat program through the homeroom. Thanks to the long hours de- voted to the program by Fr. Meyers and Sr. Francette, the retreat program was able to in- volve 55 % of the Seniors and 90% of the Juniors. The reason the program was able to reach so many more students than it was able to reach previously is because up until this year, the retreat was run through the clubs. Consequently, only those students who were active in club activities were able to at- tend a retreat. By involving more students in the retreat, the school was achieving its goal to produce well rounded individuals. The retreats were designed to achieve the total growth of a person. In planning, Fr. Meyers and Sr. Francette con- sidered such things as What is important to today ' s students? , and What are their needs? Therefore, the themes of the re- treats were appropriate to each of the respective classes. The theme of the Senior retreats was Self Identity. Dealing with Fears was the theme of the Junior retreats and the Sophomore retreat theme was Personal Growth. Finally, the theme for the freshman re- treat was Friendship. The retreats were held on Tuesday evenings from 5:00- 9:00. Besides helping with the planning, the religious affairs commissioners, Ron Tyree, Deneen Vierra, and Martha Ji- menez, also were responsible for setting up and organizing the pot-luck dinners. The changes in the retreat pro- gram certainly paid off. Not only did it reach more students in the school, but it also achieved a unity at Amat which contributed to the spirit of our school. t w J||L TV (Top Left) Heading the celebration, Fr. Cremins leads the Spanish classes in a mass for Guadalupe Day. This celebration is another aspect of religious education. ig a little extra to the retreats. Sr. Francette offers wine to any of (Top Right) Add those receiving o (Right) Consecrating the bread and wine. As Chaplin, Father Meyers is called upon to say class and retreat tnasses. 130 EVENTS

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Rallies Promote Spirit H.illic-. u ■ •(■ rc ut.ir c vnt iltinii the loothjll sc.iuiii. ThvY v.trc held out in ihv sutli urn so thill cvcryhixly could .it- tend .ind pirh.ips ( rc.it c more unity. The interdepcndcme be- tween the cheering pep squ.uh and the spirit crested hy the students h;is pun of this unity. Proh.ihly the mo-.t ■ uci essful rally this year wds the HA( K WARDS HALI.Y featuring cheerleaders in the likes of Speedy Murillo. Eric Jenkins, and Ron Tyrec. There were also muscular poses of Vernie Viesttin upon his conifucsi in the uy le s contest. Other r.il lies had a few interesting items: Mr. Murphy made an almost lo ely queen for St. Paul dur mf; the Pep Week Rally The whole purpose of the ral lies IS to f;et the student body together and promote spirit amon them. It is to shov. the Mighty Lancer team that we ' re proud of them and behind them all the way. It is also to show we ' re proud to be Amai Lanc- ers!! Top Kinhil Thcv«c g i ihc l «A. ' smi. ' r , • nniinuc l «h. » oil ' A ' ihc liirM I hcrr

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