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

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Seniors A m bushed! In an effort to develop great spirit and lumnntderie amonf; students and faculty, thi year ' s senior cLiss officers introduced an expanded athletic competi- tion. In addition to the tradi- tional Senior-Faculty basket- hall ame, votlcyhall, and soft- hall competitions were added to the list. Although the Seniors held the advantage with a predominate- ly Senior crowd, the Faculty managed to maintain control of the situation in the Senior-Fac- ulty Volleyball match held No- vember 10. In a best of five se- ries the Faculty team put on an impressive display of athletic prowess and defeated the over- confident Seniors in four games. Game One certainly set the pace for the entire contest, stated Faculty Coach Sean Sulli- van, Our female players really came to play. The women ' s team was led by Debbie O ' Con- nor, Jill Angel, and Socco Men- doza among others. Despite an outstanding Senior effort in Game Two, played by the men, the Faculty once again prevailed. The strong individ- ual efforts of Fr. Meyers and Kay Lokar were just too much for the Class of ' Hi. The Seniors gained respectabil- ity in Game Three, however, as Senior Coaches Kirsten Lev- ingsion and Kaelyn Siha watched their classmates defeat the Fatuity in a co-ed game. The enthusiasm and effort of the Seniors was impressive, remarked Sullivan. Their backs were to the wall in Game Three and they came through. The Senior momentum carried into Game Four which was the best game of the match. How- ever, the hall-control style of the Faculty was too much for their younger opponents. The Faculty sealed the victory with a 16-14 win. (Left) Up and Ai cm. Mr. Mc, iughi tries unsuccessfully in hloik a Senior spike. (Betow) Madman Senior Tom Cusick ariempis lo sliffie the Faculty- rally beaded hy Miss () ' ( onnor. (Insel) PoiM. (.am . Match, Facults lakes lime out to c omtemplalc their strategy. FVFNTS 133

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Amat ROQS If you attended this year ' s Thanksgiving Dance, you were well aware of the events which took place. Richard Blade of KROQ was the primary reason for the great success of the dance. Accompanied by the Poorman and Terri Dunn, lead singer from the group Ber- lin, the Blade ignited great en- thusiasm and energy through- out the night. They handed out issues of The Rag , KROQ ' s official newspaper, distributed KROQ ROQS AMAT bump- er stickers, and judged a dance contest among students. The gym was packed like a can of sardines, alive with the sounds of KROQ. The energy ran high, Richard Blade direct- ed the masses in thunderous chants and cheers, recording the wild exotic sounds of the Amat students. The following morning the recording was head on KROQ 106.7. The dance was probably the best in Amat history, the Blade drawing a mob of females ask- ing for an assortment of things, ranging from autographs to kisses. For all those who at- tended, the ROQ will live on in the heart of Amat. (Top Right) Rocking the night away, students show the excitement of the evening. (Above) Rocking Amat, Richard Blade and Terri Dunn take a moment out of the hectic evening. Over 800 students attended the memorable event. Cie rMn enthusiastic crowd seeks an autograph or anything else from Richard Blade. 132 EVENTS I

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' That Crazy Cast ' I hope not, Mrs. Drake, shouted Johnnie Sims (Mike Franco) in the play The Boy Who Didn ' t Belong. This is just a mere glimpse into one of the three star studded plays that lit up the 1982 Drama Club Christmas presentation. The play was under the direc- tion of Miss Stanzione, who with the help of Amat Alumni Steve Hector, shaped, blocked, and directed the three plays. The three plays in the order they ran were, The Gift of The Magi , The Boy Who Didn ' t Belong, and The Miracle on 34th Street. The play went well, with only a few minor difficulties. The crowd, (which was good in size) was very responsive to the actors. The antics of John Ni- coloro (Bud) had the audience in hysterics, while The Gift of The Magi captured their emo- tions. All in all the quality of their work and talent of cast, crew, and director are all a credit to the Drama Club and Bishop Amat. But most of all to the audience who helped make the 1982 Christmas production a great success. iJ%m (Upper Right) What would you like little girl? Ron Tyree as Santa Claus asks Yolanda Laufari in The Miracle of 34ih Street. (Above) That crazy cast! The cast of The Boy Who Didn ' t Belong get together at the end of the play. (Right) I ' d better see what I can do for the Blake played by Eileen Willey. ny life, echos Mrs. (Opposite Top) l cut off my hair, Jessica Jacob as Delia tells John McCarthy, who played her husband Jim. (Opposite Left) Between plays, Mike Franco of The Boy Who Didn ' t Belong bams it up with Alan Isabella of The Gift of The Magi. (Opposite Right) Waiting for their cues, Marcy Vasquez and Christina Leyva touch up their make-up. 134 EVENTS