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

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Dancing Like Eg ptians Sha-boo-ya-sha-sha, sha-boo-ya- sha-sha . . . The school watched as the senior class crowned Chris Dun- ne and Nadia Tostanoski Home- coming King and Queen. Surround- ed by palm trees, sphinxes, and hi- eroglyphics, the nominees carried Chris and Nadia on royal thrones out to the middle of the dance floor. In the spirit ofthe theme HA Night on the Nile,', the king, queen, and nominees danced to the song, HA Whole New Worldf, while every- one crowded around them. The Homecoming Dance proved to be a spectacular event. This dance rounded off a week full of spirit ac- tivities. The nominees participated in a scavenger hunt, a mummy wrap, a relay race, and a wheelbar- row race. Ml thought they were very well incorporated with the theme of homecoming. I enjoyed them be- cause they were fun to participate in, as well as to watch? commented homecoming nominee Suzanne Rios. The success of the Homecoming can be greatly attributed to Brother John, the Senior Class Council, and the Homecoming Committee. The Senior Council organized the Homecoming Committee, headed by seniors Suzanne Rios and Jonah Tabajonda. They put in long hours of planning and effort into the or- ganization of the entire Homecom- ing week. A great deal of time and creativity showed in the decorations that surrounded the gym. -Corrie Fuhrman 16 Raising Our Voices Above: The homecoming nomi- nees pose together 'Egyptian style for the camera. All the dec- orations centered on the Egyptian theme.

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A Walk In the Park On September 27, the student body trekked between sprinklers, in traffic, and over mud during the seventh annual walk- a-thon. Students gathered at the Polo Fields at 8:00 in the morning. Decked out with this year's Irish Xing t-shirts, the seniors led the walk around the dirt trail in Golden Gate Park. The money raised this year will contrib- ute to the new library and chapel on the sixth floor. Also the first floor will be re- modeled into classrooms. In past years the money has been used for computers, the athletic field, the gateway located at Ellis Street and Gough Street, and numerous other projects. During the two week fun- draiser, the thermometer painted outside the gym wall kept students aware of the progress made. The target goal this year was Sl20,lJ00. Through the fulfilled pledges and money gifts, the goal was reached. Iisha-Marie Toombs '97 The walk-a-thon was great, but also some- what sad for me. It re- minded me that I will he moving on to new surroundings next fall. I have as much fun as possible with my friends because when the school year ends we may not be together. The walk-tt-thon represents one of the many things that the seniors will do as a class for the last time. The faculty along with many parents su- pervised the walk. Some members of the faculty walked with students while others were stationed on the IOK trail stamping cards and watching traffic. Parent volun- teers stayed behind to prepare the lunch for the students. The IOK walk gave students a chance to socialize and maybe make new friends. While strolling in the park, students blast- ed their radios and ran through sprinklers. Junior Vince Lo commented, I did not like getting my shoes and pants dirtyf' After the walk, muddy shoes lined the benches ready for lunch. lust when stu- dents thought the walk was over, they had to make their way to Speedway Meadows. There, lunch was served by parents. Hot dogs, chips, soda, and ice cream filled the menu for the day. -Marlene Tam Audrey Parangan '97 I was glad that the weather did not turn out to be bad. It was a nice day but I still got soaked from the sprin- klers. I enjoyed it be- cause I was able to spend more time with my friends. My whole day was spent jok- ing and fooling around. I felt like I had to walk an extra mile to get something to eat at the end. Left: An enthusiastic group of juniors pose for a brief shot just as the walk-a-thon be- gins. Students worked endlessly to raise money for the chapel and library construe! tion project. Walk-a-thon 15

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Left: Juniors Lynda Name. Tif- fany Lee. Kimberly Young. and Monica Dcmee have lots of fun on their night at the Nile. Many students had fun hanging out with their friends during the dance, .0 49010 Left: Chris Dunne and Nadia Tostanoski display their Egyptian hats after being crowned king and queen. After the crowning every- one joined them in dancing to A Whole New World, Below: Katie Mattias, Sara Ma- loney, Parvench Larizadeh, and a friend from SI stop for a photo. In addition to dancing, the gym pro- vided activities such as watching Egyptian videos on a big-screen t.v. . .len Yuen '97 I liked the Egyptian motif. The decorations were con- vincing and it felt like I was really in Egypt danc- ing by the Nile. I thought the music was much better than the first dance's. There was a wide variety of rock and RSLB, but I think it's time for the deejays to stop playing HYMCAU and the t'Ma- carenaf' Overall, I had a lot of fun, -af 31 Qielfatiitff. - Valerie Montes 'tltl 1 . The Homecoming Dance 5 ' was great. It was one ofthe ' first dances I have ever been to and I had a won- ' derful time. I loved the mu- ' v sic and I had a lot of fun spending time with my friends. I thought the decorations looked really good and gave the gym a better at- mosphere. It will be a lot of fun to be a senior and participate in all the homecom- ing activities. i Above: This twenty-five foot pyramid stood tall in the gym the night of the dance. The Senior Council spent many weeks preparing the decorations to make the dance a success, Homecoming 17