St Ignatius College Prepatory - Ignatian Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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W E E K ‘98 spirit 11

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SPIRIT The mere thought of it sends a chill down your spine. Its monstrous, overwhelming, and empowering...and there’s no escaping it. Its the S.l. spirit. This extraordinary characteristic of our community is part of what makes S.l. so wonderfully unique. The pride we take in our school over- flows into our cheering sections, rallies, spirit weeks, and our everyday student life. Led by the spontaneous and energetic cheerleaders, student council, and rally committee, we express this pride in a variety of ways. This year, our spirit was evident in everything from disco dress-up day to a mock circus in the Student Center at lunch to a Jerry Springer show at the first rally of the year. Whether watching cheerleaders dance for the crowd at a field hockey game or hearing the deafening roar of a mass of students at a Brucc-Mahoney game, you can’t miss this incredible S.l. spirit. The words of junior Jenny Norman sum it up: “It’s the S.l. spirit that makes me proud to be a Wildcat. 10 spirit

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Immersions While Mountain Apache 2 by Val Ibarra For two weeks, none strangers, which included: Giarrusso. Fetidyo. mysclf(Vbl). Tcrika Tischcr. Jen Broughton. Whitney Baugh, Fiona Dunbar. Chris Byrd and Dan David, discovered each other amidst light- ning storms and Arizona sunsets. We lived in Alehesay High School in Whiteriver. Arizona, on the reservation. Despite some grunt work that involved fish. sandpaper, and rubber gloves, we had a great time. Fdgar Perry, a cultural representative of the White Mountain Apaches, had us help him build Wiki-ups as a honorable gesture for his 83-year-old mother. I le taught us a lot about the Apache ways and their emphasis on the health of body and spirit. The Apache term, respectively, is CH-UNC-I.IN. In retro- spect. vve realized that although we perhaps missed out on some involvement in tltc culture, vve came away with so much more than any of us had anticipated. Due to days of riding in the van. our close living quarters, a serendipitous awakening in Gcronimo's cave, and an awesome 4th of July, we came away with such an appreciation lor each other that we knew would follow us into our senior year. We were right Immersion is more than learning about a specific culture and doing service in those communities: it's about seven random people, plucked from their own groups of friends, shoved into a van. who learn to love each other.. from that, everyone who had this tremendous oppor- tunity. was able to enter our last year of high school with an openness towards all strang- ers we've spent three years without, (long live Pete!) GL'AYMAS »2 by Vtnit» lie (iu min Kf I wo nxmorabk wrek». I had Iht tnmtimg cxp nctKC of lowig with CmoIiik AmJcrvoa. Kate Cody. Jenny DeVlMO. La Unxoll. Lauren Duo. Ckri Holbrook. Me$ SoKircig. Mr Baltic. «■! Mr. Loyd m (iimrruv Moira. Om group .rrmoSuKly formed the fnrodihp and commuwy needed lo face the «iff Kulnc and uvkv avtailing us in Me KO. L'foo arming m (iuaymu ard xemg our Inmg ijuanere. «« «we eomplelely eultire ducked Bui. »« worked through rt Kyeiher We learned lo dure eserylhing w iih each eehee (eseepr when Roger rued lo pul the law inio hit own Kindt concerning ihe thanfig of fiatorade ) TOgelhee. we helped rear to » garde at the Aulo dc l at Ancunat (Old Women» Home), and prepare il for lanltcaping and eontlruclion lltard woak in 115 degree»! Wc ter ted food IO Ihe pcoe al Ihe Meton Scup Kitchen ard delivered he foed lo pcoe neighhothoodt on Ihe mouUain The beti pin of eur duty routine « at viuisig the btile kidt M Ihe top of Ihe mountain They laughl ut. »i«h iheir pure»! tiaiet of eomenlmem. that life need not be In cd like a omllKeuirc to fed happmc»» Their uanlird of lit ing «at tu bekr that of cur own liset. yel ihete Ult were happy and grateful for Ihe little ih»g» they had Thete kidt. tome wiih tenout chcmKal imbalance» (I'raneiteo. in pariKuIarl made the trip norlhuhile They made mh an impxt on our lite» franeiteo» pertcoalny even teemed to mb off on tome of ut Iccugh. cough Ll I Wc alto learned in degeh abo.t each cehet. Chrivcan really get hit grootc on and ting guly tongv. Li can vpcal Spamth (Yo v ivu in Ihe houtel. and lhai we all dnhke il «he people (lie iTa) do not care about pervorul hygiene The experience» »e thaeed together and the hit Ikiu. I rincoo. ihe kids and to many other people «ho touched our heart», m (iuaymit «ill fee ever hold a tpce m our hearlt Central California by Megan Wong For two weeks in June, Carolyn Link, Kristcl Nazal, Angela Pucy. Roselyn Siino. Victor Santore. Michael Yip. Megan Wong, and myself, served Central California w ith leaders. John Ottcrsl crg and Teresa Vallcz. During our first week, vve lived at Dorothy's Place of the Franciscan Workers, a soup kitchen anil a halfway house, located on Skid Row in Salinas. Ca. Wc also lived with interns and students from Ohio. The first night, the girls witnessed a drug bust outside of their w indow. During the day. we prepared meals, serv ed guests, baby-sat kills, cleaned bath facilities, gave out food on Skid Row. and remodeled a playroom. In our free time, we Hiked and played basketball with the guests, went lo a Narcotics Anonymous meeting, and grocery shopping for the soup kitchen. We farmed at the Urban development center, and played with kids at the mi- grant labor camp. Our work brought us to Soledail Gon oales. Capitola. Monterey. Carmel. Seaside. Pebble Beach, and Santa Cruz. Our second week, vve camped out in tents as counselors at Camp St. Francis for kids of migrant farm workers. After long days of work, humbly observed Skill Row from a balcony at Dorothy's Place. Now. we bring our service back home with Up 'Til 3' CLC. Tucson by Jaclyn Verducci This past July and August. Allison Cola. Sierra Fish. Gina Pclleriti, Francesca Rivera. Jaclyn Verducci. Kevin Wong. Julie Yap. Karen Cota, and Liz Swarthout immersed ourselves in the culture of Tucson, Ari- zona. While we were in Tucson, wc worked at the battered women's shelter, taking care of the children and cleaning up the center's garden. We also worked with the Yaqui Indian tribe children. Our group trav- eled to Nogales. Mexico, where wc had the opportunity to live with families and experience their daily way of life. We are grateful for our experience and will treasure what wc learned for the rest of our lives. 12 immersions