Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory - Shamrock Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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Breaking Down Glass Walls Dorothy Santos, senior I went to the Hamilton Family Center. If was fun and exciting to see all those little kids. The experience I had at the center, made me realize that I should be grateful for what I have because com- pared to these little kids -I h a v e m o r e than anyone could ever imagine. Christina Varner, senior I think Senior Retreat was a really good experience for me. lt wasnt necessar- ily an eye opener but it so- lidified my knowledge of the poor, sick, and unpri- vileged. I enjoy service work and this was a chance to fulfill a goal of being compassionate, whole and overall, social- ly just. Anyone who cares even remotely about help- ing others should pursue this. 28 Student Life Herman Yee, senior The walk through the Tender- loin showed me how the peo- ple in this neighborhood live without any luxuries. There were only few playing areas, parks, libraries, or other public recreation areas. The streets were filthy. This experience made me realize what I have. It, however, did not tell the whole story about this bleak neighborhood. Some people may not have been rich, but they did have one thing - hope. X., ,,,. . if eiii Above: Corrin walks through the famous Labyrinth at Grace Cathedral. As a spiri- tual exercise, many seniors took an inter- nal self-examination through the Laby- rinth. 'WRX Right: Kamilia takes a trust plunge into the supporting arms of her classmates. Trust-building was an important theme throughout the serv- ice retreat.

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Y 5, Left: Juniors Martina Mlinar and Joselyn De Asis carefully fold the clothes in an- ticipation for the rush of needy people. The Clothing Drive not only needed peoples clothes but people's time to help organize the Drive as well. T51 is 9 in I S E Above: Some of the Block Cluh members along with volunteers at St. Teresa's Parish take a break from transportation and the ex- tensive food Collection to take a picture with some other volunteers. Together with the help ot' SHQI. the St, Tereszrs parish was able to provide l IU families with food boxes at Thanksgiv- ing. Above: Senior An- thony Lum and jun- ior Rodney Jeung prepare the suits for display much like a department store. Making the clothes easy to find and making them look good was some- thing that the Charity eommitee was chal- lenged to do. Charity Drives 27

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Left: Rachel Hall reads during a pray- er servire at Baker Beach. The prayer closed the retreat by bringing the stu- dents closer to eaeh other and God. Above: Retreatants with link- ing arms try to get everyone to stand up at the same time. Many ive-breakers began the retreat and helped prepare students and teachers to work together, Above: Yikes! I hope that's just wa- ter!! Katy leads Chris on a blindfolded jour- ney through the pla- za. This exercise helped students to become fully aware of their surroundings without actually see- ing them. Senior Retreat 29