Catholic High School - Bruin Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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Carl Joseph Accardo Kenneth James Achacoso Jeffrey James Achord Steven Todd Alch David Eugene Alexander Manuel Martin Alvarez John Charles Ammons Gregory Michael Anding Leo Joseph Aydell III Jeffrey Michael Babin Jeffrey Michael Barbin Paul Christopher Barbin Gregory Robert Beyer Barton Evan Black Page Damon Bordelon Keith Albert Borders Richard Burleigh Boudreau, Jr. Brian James Bower Vincent Charles Brenner Andre Charles Broussard, Jr. Eric John Broussard Joseph Edison Broyles Joseph Charles Bryson Joseph William Carmcna III Richard Kyle Carmouche Michael Mauril Carrierc II Michael Brian Casemore Michael I.angdon Cave Christopher Lionel Champagne Richard Tracy Conrad III CLASS OF 1988 24 Scniors

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CLASSES 1988 Faces of Success The faces seen in the hall arc all different. Some enjoy the challenge of computers; some flock to athletic events; some arc experts in the fields of music and art; and some participate in many activities out of school. Yes, each face in the hall is unique; however, there is one clement that unites these faces - initiative. Initiative. A junior runs for International Key Club Secretary and wins. Initiative. A senior works daily with a handicapped person after school. Initiative. A sophomore practices his drums, for he wants his band to be the best. Initiative. A freshman is working on his Mr. Andy tafebtre shows student Keith Polozola the answer to one of his questions in civics class. The class teaches the entering freshmen the ins and outs of government and is an essential part of the social studies development in high school The course is also aimed at teaching basic geography to aid the student in history. Eagle Scout Badge. Initiative. Seniors organize a debate team. All arc a part of the student body and all because of their initiative are striving to reach their own personal goals. Initiative means courage, endurance, humility, failures, patience, unselfishness and successes. Six hundred and thirty faces arc shaping their future by taking the initiative every day. Some arc lauded publicly for their efforts, others quietly enjoy their achievements. All know, however, that they determine their own path by the actions they take. Initiative. A very powerful tool for the faces seen in the halls. Class Division 23

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Stress - A Way of Life for Seniors By Ed Walters Stress. Everyone has a certain degree of stress in his life, some people more than others. No matter how much that amount is, though, everyone complains about it. Guys with five girlfriends experience stress. Wimps with a term paper claim to have stress, but they don't really have enough to complain about. Wimps with three term papers and approaching exams have something to gripe about. Add a few sports, extracurricular, offices in clubs, jobs, and a social life, and you have a perfect recipe for stress. High school is a veritable breeding ground for stress. Wc. in contemporary American society. hear about stress every day. Stress seems to appear in every facet of our lives. Is this new emphasis on stress because life in the '80's is faster-paced? Is it because of a new American sense of materialism that causes pressure to succeed? No. The real reason stress is so prevalent today is that yuppies are wimps. Stress has been around for thousands of years, wc just complain more about it today. David faced stress with the challenge of Goliath. King Harold was under stress before and during the Nor- Tommy Smith exhibits one of the reasons for the great amount of stress as he finishes a Calculus test. man Conquest. Joan of Arc understood stress. Did they go running to their chiropractors asking for relief? No. They had guts,.so they stuck it out and dealt with it. Since then. American society has softened us to the point that wc can no longer cope with our problems. We have become soft. In the ‘60's, Hippies needed drugs to cope. In the ’80's, wc blame everything on stress, the ultimate cop out. Today, stress is big business. There are stress control cards, stress toys, books about dealing with stress, stress doctors, and many more obnoxious stress-related industries. Someone somewhere is making a lot of money on this garbage. He’s laughing right now. At all of us. He's laughing because he is rich, he knows that stress is only a state of mind, and he knows that Julius Caesar would never have needed acupuncture to deal with stress. Thomas Blake Cook John Michael Corcoran Patrick Shannon Cosper Glen Shannon Coughlin Anthony Crifasi Gregory Michael Curran Alexander George Dalmau Warren l.ouis Dazzio Scott Charles Delaney Richard Travis Dougcl Scmors 25