Santa Teresa High School - Compendium Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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HITTING THE BOOKS Studying for finals ts never easy, or particularly excit- ing. however it must be done. Why did I take cal- culus? wonders Kim Love, who. at this point, would rather be anywhere obe. Photo by Terri Lin. TAKE A BREATHER That picture does not look like me. Mr. DeLeon, so quit picking on me! Jokes senior Leah Edwards. Even in the heat of an intense bi- ology lecture there are stress relieving moments. Photo by Christina Wang. TIME OUT I need another two week vacation, senior Bill Oli- vor thinks to himself as his buddy Lance Pardue gazes on as another day of school lingers. Returning from Christmas vacation is never a thrilling time. Photo by Heather Coneley. ANOTHER POINT! Saints Academic Docath- lete Jason Bennert displays his jubilation after answer- ing correctly during the Super Quiz . This is the most intense and stressful part of the competition. Photo by Espirit Staff. HOME OF THE SAINTS Commissioner of Publicity. Lisa Sevcik. poets the week- ly events on S.T.'s new marquee, it has taken near- ly three years of saving and fund raisers in order for the Saints to have the marquee built. Photo by Andrea Hil- lis. CATCHING UP Will you quit making me laugh, exclaims junior Stephanie Blount (left). Tve got to get this work done. Stephanie and her friend are finding it quite difficult to concentrate on their homework which is due next period. Photo by Terri Lin. n nh I I1 S' , i 1U F L „tHt ,)K7fl . ■ ’■ 'fiClin P‘° AN INTENSE MOMENT How long before the bell rings? senior Andy Jeong questions to himself. It's amazing that even on an activity schedule Friday, a penod of Physics can seem to last forever. Photo by Tanya Pine. Divider 35 j

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aster The Possibilities It is hard to believe that with all of the exciting activities and events occurring throughout the year, that students would actually have time for school work. This has been, perhaps, Santa Teresa's most suc- cessful year, and with our Varsity football, soccer, volleyball, cross- country, and swim teams capturing MHAL championships it is easy to understand why. In the area of academics, howev- er, there have been an equal num- ber of satisfying moments. For the first time in S.T.'s history, the Aca- demic Decathlon team placed sec- ond in the county. Only number one ranked Palo Alto, which has special classes devoted to producing de- cathletes, could defeat the Saint's masterminds. Also, in 1987, S.T. was honored by having nine students qualify as National Merit semi-finalists. Never before has any one school in the dis- trict had so many students qualify in the National Merit scholarship com- petition. The criteria for becoming a semi-finalist is highly selective. Stu- dents compete throughout the na- tion based upon their SAT scores and their academic record. Once again, another first for S.T. Overall, students have learned to master the possibilities Santa Teresa offers them and to make the most of their physical and mental abilities. By Jan Kopczynski. Academics 34

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WITH A SPRING IN HIS STEP. Mr. Fulton goes ixick ;p his math room • to get some needed information. Since he has two classrooms he keere meet of his materials in his backpack A or his Vgnaqon. The students mav not appreciate our hard work now, ™ but in 20 years they'll be able to look back on these years and not just see I pictures oi what happened, but be able to read about it, too. Photo by THE MAN, THE MVTH He's more like a friend than just a teach- er. He's a cool i . guy! Each year the yearbook staff decides who will receive the honored dedication. It goes to an outstanding teacher, administrator, or faculty member. The 1988 staff unanimously decided that the man who sacrifices his life for the book deserved it most of all. So we dedicate the 1987-88 Compen- dium to our advisor, Mr. Tom Fulton. This man, known to students as Mr. Fulton. TF, or just Tom, is a friend to all. An English majorat UC Berkeley, Tom teaches Algebra 11 and Year- book. Though he expects dedication and hard work from all of his stu- dents, most try not to disappoint him. But he also makes his classes fun. He jokes around with his students, is famous for his puns, and sometimes does things just to shock people and make them laugh. In yearbook class he has eaten both a carnation and a worm, both in the midst of deadline stress. Tom has dedicated most of his free time to the yearbook. Most people do not realize how much time it takes. He comes to school at night and on weekends, sometimes even bringing his two sons. Matt and David, to help the staff complete their layouts. He does get stressed when we are late, but he would rather send a deadline in a week late than compromise the quality of the book. But it shows. The 1985-86 and 1986-87 editions were both award winning publications, and the 1986-87 book was named one of the five best in the nation. “Though we on staff may have been upset with him for making us do our work, we tried not to disap- point Tom because we could never have done it without him, stated Photo Editor Heather Conley. Most of the staff agreed, as well as his other students. Sam Singer, one of his Algebra II students, said, “He's more like a friend than just a teacher. He's a cool guy. The yearbook staff hopes that this dedication will show our apprecia- tion to Mr. Fulton and encourage him to keep up the good work in whatever he does. But what we really want to say is, Thanks, Tom! By Andrea Hillis. BOREDOM STRIKES. Cau2hnnJho £Cl t JC San during Yearbook West, an annual 1 summer camp tor staff members irom': the West Coast. Tom is an advisor . ' : ' ■ layouts. It's an intense week of train-M .nq. but it's lots o: iun. Photo by Kathy Daly. Academics