St Josephs High School - HiWay Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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lent Inside Would you expect your friends and classmates to have the musical talent to excite and entertain you? You ' d probably express the same feelings as junior John Seckinger offered on see- ing the Battle of the Bands. It was a musical contest held first semester be- tween four bands having St. Joe stu- dents as members. John said, The ' Battle of the Bands ' was a surprise to me. I didn ' t expect much, but the tal- ent in each of the bands was really impressive. Senior Ben Aquino, who played saxophone and sang in the College Kids , thought, Students en- joyed the bands because they probably didn ' t expect much to begin with. When they saw the bands, they were surprised at the amount of talent they had. Ben, who had performed many times before, said, I was more ner- vous at this performance than any oth- er because i was putting myself on the line in front of people I see everyday. From the responses of many St. Joe students, neither Ben nor any of the other performers had any cause to be nervous. Sophomore Debbie Ciesielski thought, The music was excellent. and everyone there had a great time watching their friends perform. Ju- nior Margie Loranger offered, It real- ly brought out the creativity of the students of St. Joe. I had a great time. ' The contest was between the four bands the College Kids , Straight Ar- row, Get Smart, and Sandycatgut and the Deadbeats. It was to raise money for the softball team. Many of the members of each band didn ' t even think of the competition or the $35 dollar prize money, won by Get Smart. Ben Aquino said, I forgot that it was a competition because I had so much fun while the other bands were playing. It didn ' t bother me at all that we didn ' t win. Mike Hurtt, who sang lead vocals for Get smart, said, We didn ' t even think we ' d win. We didn ' t think of it as a contest; we just wanted to have fun and hoped the audience would have fun. I ' m glad they did. I just enjoy making music for people and making people happy. Senior Mike Hurtt and sophomore Bill Racine of Get Smart performed 6ffs music. Battle Of The Bands

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Junior Larelise Kintz and senior Ben Aquino sit out a number to converse. Seniors Jose Reinosa and Melissa Standley en|oy a slow melody. Christmas Dance 25

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• rv w CAMFEL Presents ' Voices ' A jungle of voices exists out there. Positive voices instruct, praise, and in- form. Negative voices are destructive, tear down, and lead astray. The choice of what set of voices to follow is one that is personal. The 1986 CAMFEL production, enti- tled Voices, was a multi-media pre- sentation using music, still photos, and videos. This year ' s theme was an ef- fective reminder to many St. Joe stu- dents. Senior Mike Garatoni said, I liked the presentation. It was very well done. We ' ve all heard the message be- fore, but I don ' t think we can hear it enough. Each October, Mr. Rousey reviews and critiques the current year ' s pro- duction at the Indiana School Adminis- trators Conference. If he decides it applies to St. Joe, then he invites CAM- FEL to give their presentation. Mr. Rousey said, The CAMFEL production accomplishes two objectives. It is an assembly that students enjoy because it deals with current issues through popular music, television, and films. Also, each of the performances is de- signed with a particular theme. I feel very strongly that since students en- joy it, it is an effective means by which to convey a worthwhile mes- sage. When Mr. Rousey was Vice Principal in Santa Monica, California, CAMFEL was an organization that operated pri- marily in Southern California. When he came to St. Joseph ' s he checked the practicality of having the CAMFEL group put on its show here. After CAMFEL expanded their operations to the Midwest, they began coming to St. Joe. Although the messages are simplis- tic, common sense sometimes needs to be taught. Senior Grace Conley said, The message wasn ' t a spectacular revelation but I guess it was a nice idea. Others had even stronger feel- ings, as Rob Thomas added, The mes- sage put across touched everyone in some special way. CAMFEL ' s 1986 production Voices was an effective and enjoyable event. An Effective Message I thought it was an excellent and effective use of emotion and facts to realize the seriousness of the problem of drugs and alcohol in our St. Joe com- munity, said senior Louis Anthes. These words have been used to de- scribe Jerry Johnston and his national- ly-acclaimed LIFE presentation on drug and alcohol abuse and teenage suicide. Through the efforts of St. Joe ' s SADD chapter and Mr. Weil, Jerry Johnston was brought to St. Joe to speak to the student body. SADD moderator Mrs. George said, Jerry Johnston trans- mits an attitude of compassion and concern. m Jerry Johnston spoke ot his personal lences witli lirugs. •xper- CAMFEL S Jerry Johnson 27