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

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Seniors Share Love And Friendship Fmtv YCtr for cr .1 i i .n . Am.it Senior ' , ijit- been nt.ik ini; C iri fni.is rime h.tpps tor the ihihlren of Dolores A s sion. Aloni; with our sixty sru- dents, Mrs. Rosann R.imire journeyed down to I ' .tst Los Angeles on December f. I9SJ to ioiiiplele tin .iiiiiii.il Si-nior ( l.f. ( hristi.it) Scrwi e I ' rojii t. The dedie.iled Seniors spent m.iny hours in prep.ir.irion. .Since early Noyeniher, toys of nil yaricties had been pilini; up in Mrs. R.imire ' s cl.iss. I ' rom h.isketb.ills to dolls there » r toys for all aj es from 6 to II. All total, there nere oyer JIX) ffifts. In addition to the presents there were also stockings tilled » ith c a tidy. U ' i( i the students arrived and unloaded the presents, the i hit tiren were in mass. Vi ' hile the tiuys tried to set up the ( lirist- mas tree. Mrs. Ramirez partn 1 pated in a f ame of hopscotch out on the playground. A special f;uest. .Sani.i ( laus, alias Richard Parker, distribut- ed the presents to the eaf er children. I ' .T.. in the person of Terri Younf er. delii hted the kids and was continually beck- oned by the call of F.T. phone home. pulling away, the i hildren were just getting out of school. Still filled w ith the e. i itenient of the day. the i hildren chaseil the bus as it dri e away. With smiles, yells, ami some tears the Sen lors departed to return to s, hool. S.i;. .; w.ini to le baik. I, I tig. Ricotta. Xe didn ' t e. U (■ H anted to t;o s .1 II oiiiUrful feel- (I ' pptr I. ill) An .innu.il cnH■r I hiiMLin SirMii l ' ri )iil. .AniJI Wui cnn lj - JiMribulcJ ,nls .„ Ih.lnr,.. .« ;..n Inr ,«vr .1 ,l,i Jilc f ihv . tlitJnn (,■l ()l •; The n.inf;N jII htri ' Thr i . ji .if . Sc ii iir ptnl aunt liiiurs in prcpjnni; ihc pr .111,1 ih, I hriMm., «(-.. A (H ' l. ' r J, I,., it .11 ill, m, M..n ( iiRisrrw SI RVK I 24.

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(Right) Regressing to childhood, Mrs. Ramirez releases her pent up psychotic frustra- tions in a game of hopscotch. (Bottom Right) Here comes Santa Claus! Richard Parker, alias Old Saint Nick, prepares to distribute the toys to the children. (Bottom Left) All I want for Ch Mission. Over 200 toys were delivered to Dolores (Middle Left) Lending a helping hand, John Martinez demonstrates the proper way to play with the toys. (Below) E.T. phone home? E.T., alias Terri Younger, returns to earth to bring Christmas joy to the Dolores Mission children. 242 CHRISTIAN SERVICE

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Love In Action Whatever you do to the least of my brothers, that you do unto me. Matt. 25:40 An important aspect of A mat life is Christian Service. De- scribed as love in action, its purpose is to develop student awareness regarding areas of human need and to provide op- portunities for active involve- ment. One of the ways in which op- portunities are provided is that every club is required to design and complete a Christian Ser- vice Project. Also, Sign Lan- guage Classes are offered on a weekly basis to promote com- munication with the deaf and hard of hearing. Finally, stu- dents become involved in Christian Service through a two period semester class taught by Sr. Mary Conheady. Some of the institutions where students offer their services are MacLaren Hall Dentention Fa- culity, Lanterman State Hospi- tal for the Developmentally Disabled and Golden Age Con- valescent Home. Perhaps the only way to under- stand the impact that Christian Service opportunities has had on students is to read some of their thoughts on the subject. Says Brian Maldonado, a ju- nior, Christian Service had made me appreciate the simple things which I take for granted. It has helped me mature and it has opened up my eyes. Brandy West, also a junior, writes, I have, though Chris- tian Service become more Christ-like in my attitudes and actions in my everyday life. Finally, Mike Champlin, junior, sums it all up by saying, Chris- tian Service is not for some people but it is for all. (Above) We ' ve got the beat, Teresa Dirkscbneider and a friend enjoy the current top ten bits. (Right) Enjoying the company, Mike Cbamplin looks on as a senior citizen talks to his visitors. (Top Right) A ray of sunshine, Junior Nancy Bickle tends a helping band. 244 CHRISTIAN SERVICE