St Monica High School - Compass Yearbook (Santa Monica, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 240 of the 1981 volume:

- Ssi-ss e i SS J 1981 COMPASS SAINT MONICA HIGH SCHOOL 1030 LINCOLN BOULEVARD SANTA, MONICA, CALIFORNIA 90403 VOLUME 36 Where the pieces fit together A puzzling mystery Think of the darkest room you've ever been in. pitch black, so dark that you can’t see your hand in front of your face, imagine now that you’re in a room that dark. There’s nothing around you as far as you can tell. Then, suddenly a spotlight appears. It's so bright that it blinds you for a second. As you begin to regain your vision, you focus on the only illuminated object in the room. It is rectangular—a box. It looks like the type of box you get on Christmas containing a shirt or blouse from your aunt (the kind you don’t like, but you wear it because you don't want to hurt her feelings). This box seems to be alive. You can sense it wants to show you something. Then as suddenly as the spotlight appeared, you feel the chill of a strong October wind on your face. It's icy yet refreshing. The wind blows violently through the room and, in the process, the lid of the container blows off and spins away. The contents of the box spill out erratically and the wind slowly dies down. You can see all the pieces now. There is so much to take in, it’s amazing! You see people working and having fun in all kinds of places. You see the expressions on their faces and know their emo- tions throughout the different seasons and situations. As you look through the following pages you will see all of these things coming together, piece by piece, to form the essence of us and our school. Sandra Pigati STUDENT LIFE Dances, Masses, rallies, work experience, clubs, cele- brations, fads and fancies, and all the varied happenings that are parts of the whole of still another year of Mariner history...........................Page 9 SPORTS Playing the game, spirit, practice, winning, losing, bruises, horseness, joy, disappointment, energy, exhaus- tion, and scores which form the record of yet another year of Mariner competition.............Page 53 PEOPLE Young, old, friends, strangers, acquaintances, classmates, buddies, and teammates are the most essential parts of the whole fabric of the Mariner experience.Page 97 ACADEMICS Expanding horizons, teachers, field trips, researching, mental stimulation and boredom, cramming for tests and earning awards, passing, and even failing, sometimes, are key interlocking parts of the Mariner year...Page 177 ADS Credit, services, money, supplies, sponsors, and patrons form the support on which all the other pieces and facets of Mar- iner life rest like the table that holds the puzzle.Page 207 Contents 3 We are the pieces (1) Wishing he could have played in the game. David Lathrop quietly walks away (2) Waiting for just the right moment. Carolyn Harter eagle-eyes the pep rally (3) Attentively watching the rally are Mr. Giacalone and Miss Macias, while cheerleaders Cathy Hays. Lynn Zmuda and Maria Doss await to join in (4) Chess offers a challenge to freshman Molly McMahon (5) The world is yours. Mr. Collins seems to be saying to a discouraged student (6) Sharing their beliefs and customs, an intriguing group of Hare Krishna devotees rap with members of a religion class (7) Providing her services m a way that nobody else can is assistant librarian Mrs. Mary Shamey (8) Being good friends are Chris Harrer. Tracy Burke. Carlen Canale, and An- gela Smith 4 Theme The puzzle is made of many pieces and all are differ- ent in shape and color The color of any individual piece is of consequence though no piece is more im- portant than another in making the final creation. Some think that color is all that matters, and so they isolate the whites, blacks, yellows or reds. They forget that their pieces are parts of a whole, meant to fit to- gether There are many different shapes, too. waiting to be worked together; however, this task can be difficult because of the unusual contours of the pieces Yet these differences are what make the puzzle exciting: each individual piece is unique but forms part of a whole. Our school is the puzzle. The students form the many unique pieces Each with different personalities, ideals and hopes; each with different ethnic or racial backgrounds; and some with different creeds Many come from other countries with their own special cul- tures Yet all are important as we are merged together in individuality and in unity. Laura Fabrega Theme 5 (1) Giving a lecture as usual, only this time to the operator, is English teacher Mr. Leo Klemm (2) Enlarging his vocabulary at the unabridged dictionary is Brendan Murray while Dora Tovar improves her research skills (3) Ugh! When am I gonna get out of here7 ponders Luz Mora as Mike Edwards takes matters into his own hands (4) Clowning around is something Claire La Fla and Elbe Roten can really get in to (5) Buenos Dias� is Dan Condie s message on Crazy Hats Day (6) Teaching with hts usual enthusiasm is Mr. Rich Gabatino (7) Celebrant at our beautiful and inspiring Mass of the Holy Spint is Father William Brelsford. (8) It wasn t us! We didn't do it. plead Eddie Beetley and Scott Sabbagh to Dean Jim De La Torre. To recall our lives by mere dates and times is to computerize our memories. We. as more complicated creations, remember our lives by events and happen- ings. This year, many things happened to mark these days on the calendars of our minds We will always remember this year for the many changes that took place. Father William Brelsford as our new principal; stricter rules like no T-shirts and no gum; a new intercom; and who could forget the new “chimes”? We each have pieces of memories that differ like fin- ishing up that last bit of homework in the library, wait- ing in the snack bar line, or being with best friends. Each one of us has scattered and special remem- brances of this year which when pieced together form a patterned whole. Sandra Pigati (1) Sitting in one of the royal chairs. Elena Valenzuela fantasizes a victory for the football team (2) Fortified for a low-calorie lunch is senior Angela Murdock (3) SOC head. Frank Cannizzaro, addresses incoming frosh (4) Chris Harrer and John Freund agree that the cake is OK. after a little sampling (5) Focusing in on a timeless moment” is senior Chris Coscia (6) Almost unrecognizable are Betsy Gibbons and Suzanne Verge (7) Waiting for her cue is the flag team’s Emma Gutierrez (8) At the Mass of the Holy Spirit. Rev. William Brelsford urges the student body toward unity and a new beginning for the 1980-81 term (9) Waiting to vote for their class officers are fresh- men Ed Stokx, Clark Barry, Scott Sabbagh and Sean Sullivan (10) Hamming it up at a pep rally is song and dance man Mr. Chris Schulte 3 (1) Looking right at you are Charlene McDonald and Tracy Snyder (2) Every- one has their ups and downs including Rosie Gonzalez (3) I don't care what you say, I don't like bacon.'' complains Kevin McClean to Tina Steyn and Rus- sell Tyne (4) Dancing '50's style are the cheerleaders (5) Senior happiness is Gina Gambill. Betsy Gibbons, Cirina Kushiner. Suzanne Verge, and Becky Rubenacker (6) Acting friendly are Alice Spallino and Patrick Lynch 4 I (7) The Aquaducks do a dance routine at the pep rally (8) You better believe it! declares Monique De Groot (9) Na- than Cox, Gina Holmes. Stacie Sim- ons. and Dora Tovar just happen to be standing in front of the camera (10) I vant to drink your blood, drools John Freund to Phil Herbst (11) ‘Tve got hungry mouths to feed and no time for pictures.” says Mrs Gail Singer as Phil Herbst looks on (12) Flaunting his handsome body is Phil Andrew (13) Her 1979-80 reign at an end. Tere Rod- riguez provides Homecoming Queen Cirina Kushiner with her crowning mo- ment 10 A “fantasy” come true WHAT’S HOMECOMING??!! Deco- rating, smiles, flowers, worried com- missioners, crowns, alumni, a ner- vous court, football players, cheerleaders, songleaders, flag team, voting, applause, and prayers. With Fantasy” as their theme, Head Commissioner Debbie Rocha, and Co-Commissioners Becky Ru- benacker and Debbie Spinks began putting Homecoming '80 together in early summer. More commissioners were chosen for specific events: field events—Cathleen Cragin, Robin Atkinson, Cirina Kushiner; Mass—Isa Perez, Carlen Canale; dance—Lynn Eldridge; voting — Anna Soto, Luz Mora, Eva Marquez, Mary Hernandez; gym ceremony— Jamie Gregory, Rosie Gonzalez, An- drea Vergara; flowers—Virginia Dianda, Rita Haddad; invitations— Maria Doss, Molly Campbell. Homecoming began Thursday with a Mass said by Father Brelsford which presented unity for its theme Special music and well-cho- sen slides portrayed the togeth- erness Homecoming brings more than any other school event. That night the gym was filled with stu- dents decorating with streamers, constructing archways, inhaling he- lium as they filled balloons. Ques- tions of who would be queen, and balloon volleyball games prevailed while the court and escorts prac- ticed their roles for the next day. (1) Urging supprt for the game is JV football captain Ricardo Jauregui (2) Enjoying the gym ceremony are Father William Brelsford, principal, and Monsignor Anthony Duval, pastor of St Monica’s (3) Caught in a reflective moment Father Brelsford approaches the altar to say the Homecoming Mass (4) Holding the flowers that are their recognition lor months of Homecoming planning and hard work are Anna Soto, Lynn Eldridge. Jamie Gregory. Robin Atkinson, and Cathleen Cragin (5) The queen s chair provides a crashing place for a wom-out Ron Knoll (6) Preparing to interview the finalists are panel members Luz Mora, Andy Macias, and Mr. Matt Ciacalone (7) Frantically decorating the gym is Andrea Vergara (8) Patrick Palmer kibitzes while Carlen Canale brightens up the scenery with her smile 12 Homecoming Friday afternoon brought stu- dents, faculty, parents, and alumni to the coronation. Father Brelsford opened the ceremony with a prayer. Then last year's queen, Tere Rodri- guez, was escorted to her throne by student body president Chris Har- rer. Everyone now waited in great anticipation for the results. While the song Sailing” was played, Andy Macias received fourth prin- cess Betsy Gibbons from behind the closed door at the back of the gym. Following was third princess Becky Rubenacker escorted by Al Guer- rero, second princess Gina Gambill escorted by Russell Tyne, and first princess Suzanne Verge escorted by John Bieniasz. The princesses all stood to honor Queen Cirina Ku- shiner who was brought to her crowning by escort Tim Bomberger. Returning principal Sister Delores Rashford, varsity football captain Ron Knoll, and JV football captain Ri- cardo Jauregui made speeches 8 boosting everyone's excitement for the game. Saturday night at the game, the Mariners found themselves battling for a lead against Pater Noster. Cheerleaders, songleaders, and the flag team began the half time field ceremony with different routines. Each court member was driven past the stands in her own convertible. Their resumes were read as the princesses received flower wreaths at a spectacular rainbow arch and then stood by a smaller arch of banked balloons for the coronation. The game ended with the Mariners behind 10 to 13. Even though they lost by three points, the appreciative crowd cheered the hard-driving football players who still had the dance to look forward to the next night. A fantastic Homecoming ended Sunday night with students dancing to the sounds of True Spirit . ________ __________ Homecoming 13 (1) Showing boundless enthusiasm throughout Homecoming is our spir- ited pep squad (2) The handsome 1980 gym escorts ready for the long march (3) Fourth Princess Betsy Gibbons and her escort Andy Macias await the emergence of the queen (4) As the gym ceremony ends, activi- ties director Sister Diane Nixon and commissioner Debbie Rocha joy- fully express appreciation for a job well-done (5) The 1980 Homecoming court and field escorts are Princess Becky Rubenacker with escort Gra- ham Hall; Princess Suzanne Verge with escort Phil Andrew; Queen Cl- rina Kushiner with escort Gabe Silva; Princess Betsy Gibbons with es- cort Jaime Fitzsimons; and Princess Gina Gambill with escort Kevin McClean (6) Escorting second Princess Gina Gambill to her place on the coronation platform is Russell Tyne (7) Debbie Spinks presents roses to Queen Cirina while Tim Bomberger proudly watches (8) Our Homecoming court is presented with the 1980 gym escorts Al Guerrero and Princess Becky; John Bieniasz and Princess Suzanne; Tim Bomb- erger and Queen Cirina; Princess Gina and Russell Tyne; Princess Betsy and Andy Macias (9) Princess Suzanne Verge and her field es- cort Phil Andrew mirror the excitement and joy of the moment (10) Mod- eling the tuxedos generously lent for the occasion by Caruso’s Gentle- men’s Apparel are Kevin McClean. Chris Harrer. Jaime Fitzsimons. Phil Andrew and Graham Hall (11) The rainbow enhances the smile of Princess Becky Rubenacker and her escort Graham Hall QUEEN CIRINA: v. cheerleader, football and baseball stats, v. basketball— most in- spirational , student body vice president, homeroom rep, 1980 Homecoming field commissioner, Hugh O'Brien Outstanding Youth Award. COMMENT: Thanks! It's been a blast!” PRINCESS SUZANNE: swimmer, water polo stats, NHS, Student Council, 1979 Home- coming field commissioner. Sophomore Hi- Jinx Queen. COMMENT: P.H. Tues. A M. Live it up while you can! Thanks, XO PRINCESS GINA: v. basketball, varsity team captain, most inspirational , swimming, track, softball, water polo stats. Student Council, NHS, 1979 Homecoming field com- missioner, Freshman Hi-Jinx Princess. COMMENT: Learn something new every- day-experience life because there is so much to experience! Love and laughing stars to you! PRINCESS BECKY: v basketball captain, coach's award, track, Mariner staff, NHS, CSF, Student Council, commissioner of 1980 Homecoming. COMMENT: Happiness is better shared and I'm glad I had the chance to share it with so many special people. Love to all.” PRINCESS BETSY: v. volleyball captain for two years, swimming, stats, softball, basket- ball, most inspirational, coach's award, most improved , student council, 1979 Homecoming field commissioner. COM- MENT: Love when you can; cry when you have to; be who you must; that's a part of the plan.” All your dreams 8 (I) Broadway Here We Come! (2) Court mem- bers Gina, Suzanne, and Cirina encourage Princess Becky to dry her tears (3) Tension runs high as the big question will soon be an- swered for Gina Gambill. Suzanne Verge, and Cirina Kushiner (4) First Princess Suzanne assures Cirina that she really is queen (5) The crowded dance floor shows that a good time is being had by most at the Homecoming dance (6) Anxiously Coach Jesse reviews a Mariner play (7) Rushing for a quick offensive play is Greg Bieniasz (8) Kicking off to Pater Noster is Agustin Gonzalez (9) Queen Cirina experiences one of those moments when time stands still (10) Queen Cirina and Gabe Silva (II) 1979 Queen Tere Rodriguez and her es- cort Chris Harrer 11 9 will come true Sunny days and seniors welcome frosh Welcome Week took a different form because our new principal, Father Brelford, discontinued the tradition of freshman initiation. Despite the seniors' disappointment, many new activities replaced the frosh-senior initiation. Lunch time events consisted of class vs. class tug- of-war in which the senior men demon- strated their superior strength. The ex- ecutive board sponsored a three- legged race and the juniors handed out suckers and posted spirited signs welcoming the Class of '84 The Out- doors Club also got into the act by sponsoring a raffle and trail-mix sale. At the end of the week, Mr. Schulte and the Pep Squad put on a fantastic pep rally which introduced school teams and the executive board. The week ended with our first foot- ball game against St. Bernard’s. The Mariners showed outstanding school spirit which resulted in a 7-0 victory! (1) Senior homeroom rep Michelle Corrigan guides the freshmen on a tour of the school during orientation (2) Sophomore Patrick Col- lins gives aid and support to freshmen Pat Palmer and Ayman Sufian in their tug-of-war against the seniors (3) The executive board Chris Harrer, Andy Macias. Cirina Kushiner. Jamie Gregory. Marie Lynch, and Frank Cannizzaro wait their chance to address the freshmen with alertness and enthusiasm (4) Frosh give Andy Macias their un- divided attention as he explains school functions and daily events (5) The freshmen are no match for the senior men. as they unmercifully yank the underclassmen to defeat (6) Our well-known dean. Mr. Jim Dela Torre, briefs the ninth grade on school policies (7) In the book- store line seniors Monica Sapien. Gloria Haro. Carlen Canale, and Erin Marphy excitedly exchange summer news (8) Helping the fresh- men to purchase their lockers is senior Mary Hernandez (1) Two earthy togas. Chris Harrer and Becky Rubenacker conduct a religion lesson (2) Fa- ther Brelsford ten years younger? No. Tommy Rollerson with his sister companion Sabrina Stephenson, winners of the Halloween dress- up contest (3) Elena Valenzuela drinks milk to stay healthy for her Indian dances (4) Mary Roberts and K.T. Reilly demonstrate that even tourists stop for lunch (5) The grue- some foursome remain in disguise as they serve frogs legs and iguana tongues for lunch (6) Students show their Halloween spirit as they model a variety of costumes (7) An unusual looking twosome are Alicia Victorero and Maureen Mika who stop work to pose for the camera 1 2 4 “It was pretty good. “A lot of people really got involved this year ” “I had fun, but I thought I should have won.” These were all comments that echoed the sentiments of students who took part in the Halloween festivities this year. The walls creaked and groaned as students emerged dressed in costumes that would have frightened Doctor Frankenstein himself! During lunch, the participants gath- ered for the “dress-up” contest to see who would be awarded the prizes for “scariest”, “funniest , and “most original” costumes. The varieties of costumes ranged from clowns, punk rockers, cowboys, togas. Indians, rag dolls, cavewomen, tourists, Miss Piggy, and even a “well known” faculty member. Everyone had a good time, and the day really served to rouse spirit and participation for a good percentage of the student body. 7 Take the money and run The jog-a-thon, though not a great success, was fun for all who participated. The goal was $60,000; but, un- fortunately. we only made $21,000. The money was for new band instruments as well as for laboratory and video equipment. The sophomores had the most parti- cipation with the frosh a close second. The seniors were third in participation, and the juniors were last. Approximately 600 students ran while 30 of the 40 fac- ulty members took part. Our own Mr. Bernard Wooten ran 28 laps—more than anyone else in the school. (1) Sr. Jacqueline is the cool jog-a-thon participant (2) The band supplies entertainment during the jog-a-thon (3) Emma Gutierrez, portrays the “beauty of an angel' in the Christmas program (4) Luz Mora passes Rachel Garcia (5) Spectators cheer on Diana Munoz and Rosie Gonzalez (6) The choral sparkles with Yule-tide Spirit (7) Spirited legs await Santa's arrival—they're said to belong to Chris Harrer (8) Checking off another lap for Suzanne Verge is Paula Ro- mero (9) An important part of the Christmas candle lighting cere- mony are Donna Gonzalez and Libby Pettit (10) In the throes of Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord is the compelling voice of Mike Edwards Christmas is ... no school for 2 weeks Christmas vacation began with a spectacular assembly. Warmed by the voices of the choir which har- monized on several Christmas car- ols, the student body began to get the Yule spirit Mike Edwards added to the spirit of the season by singing Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord.” Each class had decorated a tree during the previous week and prizes were awarded at the assembly. The seniors received the most spirited award and were thanked for their beautiful hall decorating. The Fresh- men Class was awarded the most “Charlie Brownish” tree prize, and the juniors were given the closest to the theme award. There was a giant Advent Wreath and two mem- bers from each class brought up candles for it. Christmas assembly 23 Vice-president Andrew Macias Treasurer Marie Lynch President Christopher Harrer Student Organizations Chairperson (SOC) Frank Cannizzaro Vice-president Clrina Kushiner Secretary Jamie Gregory It’s not just a job; The forty-one energetic student leaders, behind pres- ident Chris Harrer, were ever intent on promoting school activities, increasing student involvement, and raising funds. With the Tuesday meeting schedule, while other stu- dents arrived for class at 9:50 A M., student council members sacrificed one and a half hours of beauty sleep and met at 8.00 A M. to plan and organize their strategies and goals. They felt that their main functions were to serve the student body and communicate the students' needs and feelings to the administration to promote understanding and constructive change Ac- cording to president Chris Harrer, We felt it was impor- tant to work with the students, then get their ideas and put them to work.” As guidelines for the year’s planning and operation, the student officers drew up the following goals: to ap- peal to student concern: to raise school spirit and pride; and to improve school participation. All the hard work was worth it; we got closer to the students and learned to work together. commented secretary Jamie Greg- ory. An indispensable campus service club is the Technical Committee. Although small in number, the electrical wizards who are members made their presence felt at every school meeting, assembly, or pep rally by providing the sound and, when needed, lighting for these activities. In addition, they were responsible for providing the expert lighting and sound for the school productiion, “You Can’t Take It with You. According to president Larry Drago, “It was a good year except when the sound system in the gym went on the ’fritz’. All in all we had a good crew and a busy year.” (1) The Technical Committee making elec- tronic music: (top row) Jose Almendariz, Greg Pisarski. Chris Moellentine. Dave Barry (bottom row) Walter Armbruster, vice-presi- dent Maryanne Koftman. Larry Drago, presi- dent (2) Patience and a good sense of humor characterize student council moderator Sis- ter Dianne Nixon (3) Student body officers Andy Macias, Cirina Kushiner. Jamie Greg- ory. Marie Lynch, and Frank Cannizzaro anx- iously wait their moment at the mike. it’s an adventure Girls: Absolutely Appealing The Girls’ Athletic Association was a signifi- cant club on campus, designed to support the girls' athletic teams. It encouraged interested girls to take part in competitive sports and other recreational activities. Together, club members displayed tremen- dous spirit at the girls' games; there was al- ways a small but spirited group cheering and encouraging the players. In addition, it spon- sored the spring Hi-Jinx pageant which cele- brates the female spirit in athletics complete with a queen and princesses. President Marie Lynch emphasized the need for girls to hold their own in sports: With a male-dominated sports program, the G.A.A. is doubly needed to give the girl athletes the support needed for competitive play and a continued expansion for the program (1) The Girls' Athletic Association poses in its natural habitat (2) G.A.A. officers Ingrid Bragg, secre- tary-treasurer; Marie Lynch, presi- dent; and, on the horizontal, Mary Hernandez, vice-president (3) Tak- ing time out is G.A.A moderator Miss Barbara Murray (4) Coach Margie Macias guides girl athletes to a Mariner win (1) One of the audio-visual aids developed by the ingenious let- termen for use at pep-rallies and games (2) Letterman Josh Kearns demonstrates the use of his A V. equipment to rouse some spirit at a basketball game (3) Changing roles from competitor to spectator is let- terman Ron Knoll (4) Lettermen pose for the camera with their mod- erator, Coach Tom Jesse 2 Traditionally, the Lettermen's Club promotes good will between athletes and the school community. The group provided service to the student body by ushering for various sports events, Masses, and other school activities. Members are athletes who worked hard in the various sports and through sweat and pain earned the dream of all athletes: that varsity letter. Moderator Coach Tom Jesse characterized the year as a successful one from the summer garage sale held to raise funds to the spirited promotion of jackets and sweaters dur- ing the school term. Lettermen officers included Brendan Murray, president; Chris Harrer, vice-president; Vince Mockary, secretary; Andy Macias, treasurer; Josh Kearns, sergeant-at-arms. Those boys were not just men, they were lettermen! 3 Are they not (letter) men? Ducks escape Santa Monica “pen” (1) The infamous Aquaducks at their rowdy best offer these words of advice. Be kind to your web- footed friends for a duck may be somebody's mother. (2) P. H. Pi- geon is a devoted Aquaduck cousin and fan (3) Representing the Aqua- ducks at the Christmas Mass. Clark Barry and Victor Cemik offer pray- ers (4) Shown with his bathing beauty associates Valerie DeLuca, Gina Gambill. Michelle Corrigan, and K. T. Reilly is Aquaduck moder- ator Mr Rich Gabatino The infamous Aquaducks The Aquaducks are noted for their unique spirit and constant rowdiness. Club members were en- thusiastic and participated in almost all school ac- tivities: however, their main efforts were to support the aqueous sport of water polo and the swim teams. Club members often wore wetsuits and swim gog- gles to pep rallies or piled into cars on their way to check on the water polo or swim teams. They all have fond memories of game plan meetings at sta- tion 3?6. late evening water fights, drag races com- ing home on the freeway, and John Freund’s ter- ribly clean jokes. In addition to rooting, the following Aquaducks kept water polo stats: Robin Atkinson, Monica Cer- nik, Suzanne Verge, Valerie Deluca, Elena 2 Valenzuela, and Gina Gambill while Betsy Gibbons acted as team photographer. Pep Club comes alive According to moderator, Mr. Chris Schulte, the Pep Club had its problems with organization dur- ing the early part of the year, but the potential was there. Eventually the rowdy rooters emerged and spirit was generated with all stops out during the basketball season. Even Joe Mari- ner appeared on the scene. Who can forget the larger than life signs reminding potential rooters and foes alike about coming games? By second semester the pep club was in full swing supporting all athletic teams with spirit and energy. It generated enthusiasm for each sport- ing event from basketball games to swim meets thus accomplishing the purpose of the club which is to help the pep squad in rousing green and gold spirit and support for all school athletic events. 4 3 (1) The rowdy rooting pep club members present a united front (2) Club officers Eva Marquez and Valerie DeLuca turn the world upside down (3) The pep squad waits to lend support and cheers where some cheer is needed (4) Supporting the swim team are pep clubbers Michelle Corrigan and Betsy Gibbons ppwiy «« ftOOTEft Pep club 29 Hollywood, here we come! Although small, Theatrical Workshop made itself famous through its winter production of YOU CAN T TAKE IT WITH YOU. It was generally agreed that the play was entertaining as well as profes- sionally performed and staged It took a great deal of dedication and long hours of free-time practice to bring off such a quality production. Mr. Chris Schulte, moderator of the club as well as director of YCTIWY, commented that the growth in the people involved was remarkable. The theatrical workshop is an adjunct of the drama department, allowing stu- dents who are interested in theater but are not enrolled in drama classes to take part in play production from acting, sets, costumes and makeup, to stage manag- ing. Club members looked back over a year filled with hard work and the satisfaction of a job well-done. Ellie Roten remarked, It was a good year filled with happy memories, stings from the show-biz-bug, and special friends. (1) Theatrical workshop members demonstrate a wide range of dramatic poses (2) Again, with more feeling,'' urges moderator Chris Schulte to an audi- tioning workshop member (3) Charter members Dominique Dahan, Tommy Rollerson, Claire La Fia, Mark Cardenas, and Elite Roten demonstrate their mugging talent with drama instructor Miss Davida Wills (front) Project: There are many activities on campus that provide opportu- nities for physical fitness; there is also an organization which pro- vides for spiritual development: campus ministry. It is this group that sponsored the homeroom re- treats throughout the school term, providing a day for members of each homeroom to “take time out” time out conference grounds in Pacific Pali- sades got students away from campus and in touch with nature. Campus ministry also sponsor- ed optional weekend retreats, per- sonal counseling, developed Chris- tian service projects, and, on cam- pus, sponsored student body Masses as well as prayer and pen- ance services. The campus ministry team con- sisted of Sister Cheryl Milner, cam- pus minister; Mr. Michael Moore, liturgy coordinator; Mr. Bryan Wil- son, Christian service coordinator. from their busy schedules and, in the context of prayer and inner-di- rection, get to know fellow students and themselves better. The ideal natural setting of the Presbyterian (1) Always ready to lend a sympathetic ear is Campus Minister Sister Cheryl (2) During re- treat break freshmen plan their strategy for a football game (3) Senior Dennis O'Neill and homeroom mates take time for personal re- flection after a group discussion (4) A lunch hour game helps freshmen work off excess energy and readies them for the afternoon session (5) Seniors Richard Heitman and Becky Rubenacker share viewpoints during a retreat discussion (6) Mr. Bernard Wooten, freshmen homeroom teacher (9-6), is caught going over the wall” at the conference grounds jr K Campus ministry 31 Varsity vibrates a constant spirit Varsity cheerleaders be- gan early last summer work- ing hard to learn new cheers and to perfect the old ones. They attended cheerlead- ing camp in the summer and returned home only to pre- sent the Mariners with the camp 'spirit stick. The spir- it did not end there, but soared as the squad in- volved the student body in supporting the varsity teams. Enthusiasm was not the only thing radiating from the group; new friendships emerged and special mem- ories were born that will al- ways remain in the hearts of the 1980-81 varsity cheer- leaders. Basketball season captain, Maria Doss Football season captain. Monica Gaspard 1981 VARSITY CHEERLEADERS Monica Gaspard, Lynn Zmuda, Cirina Kushiner. Andrea Vergara, Maria Doss, Dana Bart, Christina Urgero 32 Varsity cheerleaders Christina Urgero Varsity cheerleaders checking to see if their ship s coming in Cirina Kushiner Dana Bart Lynn Zmuda Andrea Vergara Varsity cheerleaders 33 Five high-stepping girls combined their talents and enthusiasm to make the junior varsity cheerleading season a memorable one. The squad attended cheerleading camp in the summer and gained expertise in their routines and timing by continued practice during the summer and twice a week work- outs during the year. In addition to cheering the teams, they took active part in pep rallies, presenting skits and boosting spirit by helping to lead songs and cheers. The season had its tensions, too, especially the problem of getting to and from the games since none of the squad members had driv- ers' licenses. However, Cathy Hays com- mented, Being a member of the J.V. Cheer- ing Squad was an experience in discipline and teamwork, and helped us to understand the meaning of Mariner pride. The squad moderator was Mr. Chns Schulte, while the director was Miss Teresa Garcia, a former graduate of St. Monica's. Both expressed appreciation for the effort and progress made by the group during the course of the year. Cathy Hays Monique Salisbury 1981 FRESHMEN CHEERLEADERS Rachel Garcia, Kim Miller, Bella Marquez, Carolina Serna, Anne Marie Hallal. (Not pictured, Emily Robinson) Keeping in the spirit of the Freshmen Class this year, an unusually large number of girls tried out for the Freshmen Cheer- leading Squad. Practicing three times a week under the direction of Teresa Garcia, and cheering at all games were freshmen cheerleaders: Kim Miller, Rachel Garcia, Anne Marie Hallal, Bella Marquez, Emily Robinson, and Carolina Serna. Rowdy” is the word the squad used to describe their freshmen class. According to one squad member, Our classmates always help us cheer, and they encourage us at games. The group made their own uniforms, and with an equal amount of ingenuity produced their own brand of enthusiasm and spirit to become an important link in the pep squad chain. Hit it team1 yells Anne Marie Hallal Janet Geietko Lori Smith Rita Haddad Flags keep spirit twirling SONGLEADERS: Attending Hibbard's Songleading Camp and Competition got the group off to a busy start. From the first contention, they went on to perform at the ‘‘Spirit Unlimited Buena Park competition and the Miss Drill Team, USA pageant. Their duties as songleaders required them to perform at home games and, as members of the Pep Squad, help the cheerleaders give team support. To carry out this duty, they had to practice three days a week during the summer which was boosted to five days when school started. Songleader director Teresa Garcia has shown much enthusiasm with the girls. She had her hands full with the entire Pep Squad, but if you ever needed her she was there, remarked one of the members of the group. FLAG TEAM: Among the flag team's duties were performing at all home games and helping the cheerleaders pro- mote spirit at games and rallies. The team performed these duties with enthusiasm and vitality throughout the school term. Their involvement did not begin in Sep- tember and their achievements have not been confined to school, only. Involvement in statewide and local competitions has highlighted the year's activities. The team has participated in the Arroyo competition, the Buena Park contest, and the “Miss Drill Team, USA” pageant. Dora Tovar Emma Gutierrez, Captain 6 38 Pep squad candids (1) Cirina Kushiner hitting it (2) Not an Alaskan totem—if you look closely it's the flag team (3) Not just spirit but a smile describes J.V pepper Rochelle Savoy (4) Flags twirl excitement at a student body assembly (5) Caught by the camera is Lynn Zmuda (6) Could that be Robert Red- ford? asks songleader Colleen Feitteau of her team mate Lori Smith (7) Confident of a Mariner win is songleader Rita Haddad (8) Waiting to show off some talent is flagster Cathleen Cragin (9) Beauty, the lifeguard, flanked by varsity cheerleaders (10) J.V.’s flash Close-Up smiles at the Homecoming game YOU CANT TAKE IT WITH YOU In its winter production, the drama department, under the direction of Mr. Chris Schulte, brought to life the zany world of the Sycamore family in an award-winning production of You Can’t Take It With You. The setting is the late thirties and the entire play takes place in the liv- ing room of the Sycamore house. The central plot concerns the star- crossed love of Alice (Ellie Roten), the youngest daughter of the ec- centrics Paul and Penny Sycamore (Mark Cardenas and Pam Moore), for the son of her wealthy Wall Street boss. Alice fears that social status and family differences will come between Tony (Eric Morales) and her. Unfortunately, the sub- sequent action almost proves Alice right. However, ''all’s well that ends well and the lovers, after over- coming a series of obstacles, are fi- nally reconciled, and it is presumed live happily ever after. Among these obstacles are the range of colorful characters who occupy or visit the Sycamore men- age. They include philosophical Grandpa Vanderhof (Frank Rook), a Russian ballet master named Ko- lenkhov (Christopher Boyce) who is also a proficient wrestler, the Grand Duchess Olga (Debbie Puig) whose title is of questionable origin and whose occupation is waitressing. The interaction among these folk during a visit by the wealthy Kirby family (Marc Gomez and Gloria Jol- ley), the parents of Alice's fiance, al- most end the young couple's ro- mance and provide the play with its most hilarious scenes. In the end, the families are reconciled as Tony and Alice resume their engagement. The eye-catching set was designed by Lars Anderson while the effec- tive lighting was designed by Jerry Robinson. 40 You Can't Take It With You caught in a pensive moment between re- hearsals (6) Essie and Alice help the decked Mr Kirby (Marc Gomez), a victim of the wres- tler Kolenkhov (Chris Boyce—not pictured), to his teet (7) Further embarrassment over- takes Grandpa and the Sycamores as a slightly tipsy actress. Gay Wellington (Beth Smith), takes too much ot a liking to Mr. Kirby while the outraged Mrs Kirby (Gloria Jolley) gasps in disbelief (1) Essie (Teresa Flanigan) practices her bal- let while Ed (Tom RotlersonX Grandpa, and Mrs Sycamore follow their own pursuits (2) The Sycamores are spellbound by the Grand Duchess Olga's stories of her past (3) What's that loud knocking? asks Mrs. Syca- more of Grandpa and Alice (4) A G-man (Laura Comertord) interupts the party to ar- rest the cringing Ed for printing his sub- versive pamphlets (5) Director Chris Schulte anya Garn famore...................Mark Card© Chuck Dora Thomas Roll fd ........................David Urode Frand Rook ce...........................Ellie Roten Monte Cathcart ly Kirby....................Eric Morales [ptenkhov......................Christpher Boyce ly Wellington................Beth Smith Kirby.......................Marc Gomez Kirby......................Gloria Jolley G-men. ...................Sabrina Stephe Laura Comerfo Michelle Tuch Debbie Puig tanager..................Laura Comer Freshman boogie to disco Sophomores rouse country spirit (1) Freshmen princess Annette Verge and escort Rachal Garcia (2) Jackie Viboch and Joan Dooley catch some Saturday night fever (3) Sophomore princess Eva Marquez and Carl De- vine (4) The Disco Bar (5) Sophomore cowboys hoot about their award (6) Frosh cheer- leaders Rebecca Stafford. Dana Bernhoft, and Maura Cash (7) Frosh sing their Hi-Jinx song (8) Sophomore devils and a chicken (???) watch Johnny challenge the devil Freshman DISCO: skit was titled The Grinch that Stole Disco and fea- tured disco dancers and a Prince Ray who got their stolen disco music, crown and Princess back from the Grinch. Princess: Annette Verge Escort: Rachal Garcia Cheerleaders: Dana Bernhoft, Re- becca Stafford, and Maura Cash. Commissioners Jackie Viboch, Molly McMahon, and Carolina Serna Sophomores COUNTRY: skit was based around the song. “Johnny and the Devil. The Devil comes to Georgia and challenges Johnny to a fiddle play off. Johnny defeats the Devil and wins the golden fiddle as well as the Sophomore's Princess. Princess: Eva Marquez Escort: Cari Devine Cheerleaders: Carmen Barr, Ellen Sutherland, and Susan Donovan Awards: best decorations. 2nd best skit Juniors 5 ROCK AND ROLL: skit tells of Rock the Pied Piper who searches high and low tor Princess Roll. Rock passes through Punk, Country and Disco Land and finally finds the Junior Class Princess. Princess: Maria Doss Proxy: Ponch Conchola Escort: Trudy Robinson Best Memorization of lines: Valerie Deluca Cheerleaders: Suzanna Marquez, Janet Austin, and Ericka Fawl. Awards: best skit, most original, Queen Maria Doss Seniors4 PUNK: skit named Alice in Punkerland.” Alice meets a white rabbit, caterpiller, Tweedle Shroom Trash and Slash, the Mad Slammer, King Queen Punk, Chesire Cat, Doormouse, a whip Me punker, cards. Rod Serling and an incred- ible Punk Tea Party that introduces Juniors rock 44 Hi Jinx Princess Michelle Corrigan Escort: Carlen Canale Cheerleaders Betsy Gibbons. Mary Hernandez, and Anna Diaz Commissioners: Karen Fantastic Cogley. Carlen Canale, and Debbie Rocha Award: Most Spirited (1) Escort Carlen Canale assures Michelle Corrigan that the Senior skit was humorous (2) Cirina Kushiner coaxes Gloria Jolley to join the pain” of the punk-rockers (3) Princess Maria Doss proudly represents the Junior Class (4) Too-Hip Juniors show-off their well earned awards (5) The seniors 'whip the rest of the school into shape' with their singing (6) Maria's bright smile added a royal touch as she was crowned queen of Hi-Jinx (7) The scene is rolling as Juniors rock St Mo's as seniors slam (1) Barely making it is Suzanne Verge (2) Dr. Richard Heit- mann creating a death potion” for our roaches (3) Sister Cheryl and youth minister Mr. Bill Wilson caught by surprise at retreat (4) God” (Cathleen Cragin) and “St Marie” (Marie Lynch) narrating the 1981 Hi-Jmx (5) The Sophomore cow- boys of Hi-Jinx (6) Five punked-out seniors at Hi-Jinx (7) Glo- ria Haro and Paula Romero say cheese for the birdie (8) Mr. Lustig shows off his award winning tongue (9) Jeff Dragovich giving the ”hi-sign” to our camera (10) Juniors (11) Seven singing Sophomore devils (12) Maria Doss is congratulated as 1981 Hi-Jinx Queen (13) Why am I here when I should be at the beach!' Gino Lozano seems to be thinking Ski All Day Party All Night! MOGULS!! SHORT SKI LINES! GOOD LOOKING INSTRUCTORS! SKI BUNNIES! JACUZZIS! APRES SKI SOCIALIZING! POWDER SNOW! WARM DRINKS! HOT DOGGING IT! These are typical cries of the enthusi- astic Ski Club members of St. Mon- ica’s. However with nature's lack of snow this winter, the skiiers were grounded to occasional trips to local resorts; skiing Wyoming, Colorado, or Utah could not be a part of their yearly schedule. But as soon as rain hit Santa Monica, Saint Monica skiiers were sud- denly flu stricken and could be found recuperating in snowy Snow Summit or Mammoth Mountain. Their club slo- gan of Ski all day; party all night! makes us wonder if the better part of life is found on a pair of skiis! Club Presidents—Gina Gamblll and Karen Cog- ley. Backpackers Taste The High Country! This year's Outdoors Club was defi- nitely an outstanding social group on campus. Mr Gabatino. club moderator, managed to get students equipped with boots and packs and head them out on trails of adventures. They be- gan the year with a very organic Trail Mix sale that brought them money for their Catalina Backpack. Catalina proved to be one of those unforget- able trips, including beach bike riding and an invasion of wild boars on their pitched camp. The backpackers re- turned safe and planned many more weekend trips of beach-sunning and mountain-gazing. (2) Club Presidents Valerie Deluca. Suzanne Verge and Betsy Gibbons ready to cool off the easy way after hiking Catalina (3) Club Mem- bers. obviously before a hike 3 Among the more prominent looks on campus was the pervading western trend; sleek-fitting western cut jeans, boots, and ten gallon hats. The style was so big that even Father Brelsford did not escape; his birthday gift from the student body was a black stetson. A move back to femininity was another definite fashion recognizable on campus in the higher heeled shoes, strap sandals, and soft dresses with more flowing lines. Some traces of the chic” look, a bit trendy and always eye-catching, were seen in the halls and on the grounds. Baggy pants, platform shoes, and funky tops were it. Fads and fashions 51 (1) An acquisition from England is soccer su- perstar Andrew Trovaioli (2) Is that Tim Bomberger or the Incredible Hulk? (3) These hard driving Mariners make some fast moves (4) Sitting down on the job again are coaches Pete Pugliese and Steve Lassiter (5) Number 10 with the fast hands tries another inter- ception (6) Almost victim of the mighty Mari- ners (7) “See you later,” says Andy Macias (8) Saving the serve in just the nick of time is senior Mary Hernandez (9) What's that on my shoe? wonders Diana Munoz (10) Deep con- centration wrinkles the brow of junior Marie Lynch as she scores a volleyball game. (11) It's OK. don't worry about it. reassures Coach Leo Klemm while Coach Matt Giacalone sec- onds the point Varsity weathers challenge G 6 At ec f VHIPTHE SLf -e c c , SBfiv (1) Mariners caught in a suspenseful moment with Murphy (2) Craig Puma faces the opposition (3) An official making something perfectly clear (4) Robert Santiago and Al Guerrero watch the action on field (5) An an- xious player watches from the side- lines (6) Coaches Jesse and Pug- liese discuss a play with David Bom- berger (7) This picture reflects Mar- iner spirit and sentiment (8) Marin- ers waiting for the word (9) This gar- den shrine is where the Mariners said their decade of the rosary before and after every game in keeping with school spirit and tradition 9 Weathering a challenging season against such teams as Cathedral and Chaminade. the varsity football team ended the season with a league score of CM Battling and defeating St. Bernard's (7-0) and Daniel Murphy (10-6) at pre- league competitions prepared hopeful Mariner fans for challenging com- petitions during league play. Injuries became the increasing problem as the season wore on. “We received our fatal injuries early in the season from non-league games. said head coach Tom Jesse. “This kept us from reaching our full potential.” Senior superstars who made All- League were Andy Macias (offense and defense). Tim Bomberger, and Brendan Murray. Among the notable team members was junior Ralph Yarro. Ralph was the “red shirt. He practiced and worked as hard as any of the other team mem- bers but was not eligible to play be- cause of a late transfer from Palisades High School. According to Coach Jesse, I was very satisfied with the team's perfor- mance this year. They played quality, first rate, hard nosed, football, and many sophomores and juniors were used. It wasn't an outstanding season in terms of the record but tremendous from the competitive stand point. Varsity football 55 Coach Leo Klemm Coach Steve Lassiter Coach Pete Pugliese Vince Mockary Brendan Murray Pat Naccarato Peter Petro f) n Al Guerrero Rich Hechtl Vince Hernandez Elie Karkar 1 nor� Josh Kearns Ron Knoll The mighty Mariners: varsity football team 1980-’81 Billy Mathews Pete McMahon % Craig Puma $ $ J[Y Rick Ouevedo Art Rodriguez Robert Santiago Jon Spallino T R Stephenson Ralph Yarro Page sponsored by Mr. Mrs. Stephen J. Boveri Less than spectacular year Stiff competition and tough plays became a part of the lives of this year’s Junior Varsity foot- ball team as they ended the sea- son with a record of 4-6. We appear to have had a less than spectacular year. said J.V. head coach Matt Giacalone, however, the J.V. team learned every type of defense that the varsity used and the team also used every offensive play that the varsity had.” Steaming into the season with four straight wins against such teams as Daniel Murphy and Brethren was soon over- shadowed by five straight losses This was the lowest point of the season,” said Coach Giaca- lone. “Four of the five losses were league games Due to poor execution and poor play, we ended up in last place in the league and yet we beat other teams during the year which were much better than our league op- ponents.” The season did have its high points though. According to Coach Giacalone, “The high point of the season had to be the games against St. Bernard’s, Bretheren. Cathedral, and Whit- tier-Christian. Although we didn’t win three of these games, after each, the coaching staff from these teams congratulated our team for its outstanding sports- manship. determination, and pride. (1) Mariner J.V. team (2) Coach Klemm gives a word of advice (3) 86 at work (4) The team in a tangle (5) Coaches Klemm Giacalone discuss strategy (6) Bnngmg down 84 TEAM MEMBERS: Victor Arreola Richard Boisdeau. Dario Martinez. Roger Parker. Terry Gomez. Abe- lardo Balderas. Paul Coda. Dean Cain. Adrian Peters. Bob Neely. Er- rol Sidney. John Figueroa. George Hernandez. Ralph Padilla. Bill Tor- res. Dave Bomberger. Matt Yarro. Clancy Imislund, Sean Murray, Brian Hallowed. Andrew Saldibar, Ray Chagolla. Mark Casillas. Blay- ne Pacelli, Ed Stokx. Martin Padilla. Ricardo Jaurequi. Steve Boveri, Dan Pedone. Clay Dodder. Sergio Almendariz J.V. football 59 Waterpolo endures tough season According to Coach Rich Gabatino, the statistics tell only a small part of the water polo story. ‘The fact that we were late in finding a practice pool de- nied us adequate preparation time. Everyone worked hard—our record is not a fair estimate of our abilities or effort. Our league was very tough and talented this year, commented Gabatino. The highlights of the season were the overtime victories over Chadwick (7-6) and Webb (8-7). The lowest point was the unexpected defeat by La Salle in the Mariner rematch. These Mariners were especially honored: John Freund who was voted All-League Offense and chosen by the team as Most Valuable Player; Chris Harrer was voted the Most Improved Player; while Martin Sharpe received the Coaches' Award. 2 (1) A suspense-filled moment for coaches Godlno and Gabatino (2) The Chadwick defeat brings smiles to the faces of Coach Rich Gabatino and Coach Rich Buzz Godlno (3) Comic relief takes over after a tense game (4) Senior super-star. John Freund (5) Catching that all-important pass is Phil Herbst (6) Listening for the last minute strategies are Kevin Rolston and Phil Andrew (7) The team gets a pool-side talk from Coach Buzz (8) Who will get that ball? (9) We re going to win this one. says an anxious Gra- ham Hall 60 Water polo VARSITY WATER POLO Opponent We They Webb 4 8 Chadwick 7 6 LaSalle 7 9 Flintridge 3 14 Webb 8 7 Chadwick 5 8 LaSalle 11 13 Flintridge 3 20 Team goes to C.I.F. If you were ever around after school, you may have noticed a group of girls with sweat-sodden clothes and bruised limbs, emerging from the gym to grab a quick drink of water. These women were members of the varsity volleyball team, and this year they activated the statistics by placing third in the Sunburst League, and then traveling to the C.I.F playoffs to face their opponent, South Pasadena High. Captain Betsy Gibbons stated, “At times we had to settle for the satisfaction of know- ing we played with 100% effort, instead of experiencing a victory, but the fact that our hard work resulted in competing in C.I.F was very rewarding. If guaranteed the same team. I would do it all again.” At the end of the season, the following players were awarded for their skills: Co- captain Jackie Bomberger received “Most Inspirational”; Grainne Clarke, Most im- proved ; Betsy Gibbons. “Most Valuable ’ Jackie Bomberger and Betsy Gibbons were also recognized by the Sunburst League by being named first team all-league members, and Mia Abdullah made all-league second team. It is not fair, however, to limit recogni- tion to individuals because the success of the entire season was a result of each mem- ber’s efforts and of superb coaching. (1) Serving in a game against St Bernard's is Jackie Bomberger (2) Saving the game with an amazing spike is Mia Abdullah (3) Jackie Bomberger preventing a spike (4) In action is star volleyball player Betsy Gib- bons (5) Betsy Gibbons, volleyball's senior super-star (6) Looking tense as she serves the ball is Mary Her- nandez (7) Ready to volley the ball is Michele Hoffman (8) Our favorite volleyball coach Margie Macias (9) Our C.l F bound team (back) Coach Margie Macias. Mich- ele Hoffman. Grainne Clarke. Jackie Burton. Marianna Abdullah, Mary Pat Mika, (front) Mary Hernandez. Jackie Bomberger. Betsy Gibbons, and Susana Mar- 7 quez. Happiness is winning The J.V. volleyball season was one of the best the team has ever had. They won their league with a record of 5-1. Head coach Molly Koffman did an obviously excellent job with the team She commented. “They worked well to- gether both on and off the court which led them to their league championship. Unfortunately, there were no play-offs for J.V. teams.” Coach Koffman stated. “It was a good learning experience for all who participated The group learned the basic skills needed for advanced-level play. This will be an asset to future varsity volleyball teams. (1) Coach Koflman. Karla Plechinger. Eva Marquez, and Tracy Snyder discuss game strategy (2) Karrie Stephenson dreaming of victory (3) Luisa Cevallos. Celia Benitez and Karla Plechinger keep the volley alive (4) Gi- selle Mata completes a strong serve (5) Deliv- ering her usual dependable serve is Karrie Stephenson (6) Smiling for a winning season are (back) Coach Koffman. Lissette Ce- vallos. Eva Marquez. Marie Mariani. Charlene McDonald. Tracy Snyder; (front) Celia Ben- itez. Giselle Mata. Karla Plechinger. Karrie Stephenson and Luisa Cevallos (7) Team members take five” 2 J.V. volleyball SCORES WE OPPONENT THEY 13 19 Marlborough 15 15 15 15 St. Mary s 2 8 15 10 15 Bishop Conaty 6 15 8 15 15 Westlake 12 13 15 15 Regina Coell 7 12 15 15 Mary Star 6 4 15 15 St Bernard's 12 5 15 15 Regina Coeli 12 4 8 15 Mary Star 15 16 12 15 15 St. Bernard's 15 9 6 Overcoming inexperience 66 Cross-country Cro Opui Opponent We They 15 40 17 38 40 15 40 15 40 15 40 15 Loyola Chaminade Cathedral Bell-Jetf Pater Noster La Salle itry S cores Even though the record wasn’t that good, it set things up for the future Most of the team were freshmen so they were inexpe- rienced; most ran for the first time Another factor was the high quality of competition within the league. In the words of Coach Jim Wilson, ‘ The longest journey starts with the first step and our trek to the future of successful sea- sons has gotten off on the right foot. The team member who was judged to be the most valuable runner was senior Paul Ciani. Team members were Richard Viboch, Paul Ciani, Lionel Cas- tillo, Robert Coda. Alfonso Fabrega, Daniel Velasquez, Emily Robinson, Jackie Viboch, Rachel Garcia, Rebecca Stafford, Rosie Gonzalez. Diana Munoz, and Anne-Marie Hallal. (1) Lionel Castillo does a few laps (2) Richard Viboch prays for success (3) Clock- ing up good time is Rachel Garcia (4) Rebecca Stafford's timing shows promise (5) The assembled cross country team (not pictured. Robert Coda) (6) Senior su- per-star Paul Ciani) (7) Sprinter Rosie Gonzalez is cheered on by Coach Wilson (8) Cross-country coach Jim Wilson who made the good beginnings possible Cross-country 67 Lefeba Gougis Richard Heitmann Dennis O’Neill Kevin Rolston Gabriel Silva Sam Anno Net men: Varsity basketball team 1980-81 1 Jps and downs for varsity WE SCORES OPPONENT THEY 54 Lawndale 43 56 Leuzinger 53 41 Hawthorne 58 26 Hamilton 62 42 Leuzinger 60 72 Pasadena Poly 62 49 Pacific Palisades 71 56 Hueneme 68 58 Chadwick 80 57 Hawthorne 55 65 Chaminade 64 3 41 BeM-Jeff 72 Cathedral 51 LaSalle 62 63 Pater Noster 61 78 Chaminade 76 61 Bell-Jeff 88 42 Cathedral Wk 45 f Pater Noster 67 La Salle 73 (1) Sam Anno muscles In for ' two'' (2) Gabe Silva drives on Cathedral (3) Dennis O’Neill tips the ball in while Sam Anno and Eagle de- fenders |ump for rebound (4) Jeff Dragovich scores over Eagle defender (5) Score two for Mike Edwards (6) Up. up, and away for Jorge Cofino (7) Making a drive is Dom Gar- cia (8) Richard Heitmann shoots a J (9) Eagle defenders watch as Pete McMahon shoots a hook Although the team was hard working and enthusiastic, it had difficulty sustain- ing the kind of play that is required for championship competition. Coach Col- lins commented, “We played well during the season; however, we were not con- sistent enough to compete for the league championship Our goal next year will be to play well consistently.” The definite high point of the season for the Mariner team was the double overtime win over Chaminade This win not only strained blood pressures, it pro- vided encouragement and hopes for the success of the season. The undoubted low point which ended Mariner hopes for 1981 was the loss to Cathedral at home; winning this game would have sent the team to the C IF playoffs. The value of teamwork was empha- sized by Coach Collins when he was asked to name a senior “super-star.” “Each senior contributed in his own way and no one outshone the others.” Collins remarked Varsity basketball 71 The J.V. basketball team posted a proud 9-2 record in tough Santa Fe League competition. The group worked hard, gained confidence, and kept trying until the very end of the last game. It was only the loss of this last game that elimi- nated the J.V.’s from a possible share of the league championship The high point of the J.V. basketball season was its victory over Pasadena Poly with the astonishingly high Mariner score of 81 to the opponent s 39 The closest game was against Bell-Jeff with the final score. St. Mo’s 52 and Bell-Jeff 51 Having won 9 games out of the sched- uled 11 was a valuable learning experi- ence for the team as a whole according to Coach Leo Klemm. “It was a maturing process, not only in improving ourselves, but in dealing with our improvement and its resulting successes.” commented Klemm. (1) The winning J V season gives Coach Leo Klemm something to smile about (2) Moving in toward the net is Co-captain James Hecht (3) Showing speed and agility is Nathan Cox (4) Defender Tim Trepany caught in the act (5) Co-captain Phil Kushiner shoots for ' two' (6) Taking aim is Jessie Contreras (7) The proud J.V.'s are (back) Phil Kushiner. Dave Burger. Gus Castillo. James Hecht. Mike Smith, Nathan Cox. Coach Klemm: (front) Rene Wilson. Joe Faust. Matt Doss, and Jes- sie Contreras (8) Outsized by his opponent, but not outrun is speedy Joe Faust 72 J.V. basketball J.V.’s look good WE SCORES OPPONENT THEY 42 Miraleste 63 51 Glendale 72 49 Alemany 37 40 Royal 66 81 Pasadena Poly 39 31 Bishop Montgomery 1 68 42 Pios X 67 58 Hawthorne 61 52 Chadwick 37 Hawthorne K s 49 Chaminade 55 Beli-Jeff 45 45 Cathedral 41 35 La Salle 49 61 Pater Noster 58 54 Chaminade 56 52 Bell-Jeft 51 58 Cathedral 52 70 Pater Noster x 1 54 45 La Salle 62 Although the team posted a 3-8 record for league competition, this season was a suc- cess in many ways Before you can have a rainbow, you must have rain. The varsity team did indeed have rain and lots of it. They lost four players through injury and at- trition in the first month of practice. Captain Gina Gambill led the team in both competitive attitude and hustle The highest point of the season was the game with Mary Star. St. Mo's was down by 30 points at half time only to come from be- hind and lose by only 7 points Coach Nick Basile characterized the sea- son and praised the team with the following comment: “My team never gave up. Hustle and desire were the year's forte. We were a team, win or lose, right until the last second of the season.'' (1) Moving toward the basket is Becky Rubena- cker (2) Monica Cernik and Mary Hernandez block the ball (3) La Zanne Blackwell keeps her eye on the St Bernard defense (4) 1981 Girls’ Varsity Basketball Team: (back) La Zanne Blackwell. Mary Hernandez. Gina Gambill. Mary Kitrelle. and Coach Basile (front) Johonner Jackson. Monica Cernik. Giselle Mata. Becky Rubenacker. and Susana Marquez (5) Susana Marquez attempts a basket while Monica Cernik stands poised for a rebound (6) Mary Kitrelle moves in with the ball (7) Captain Gina Gambill avoids Viking defenders 7 Basketball's senior super-star Gina Gambill Frosh try hard; J.V.’s win ■ V . yj - liii 'P Softball 5 (1) Jim Wilson, frosh basketball coach (2) The enthusiastic and spirited freshmen basketball team (3) The smiles are for a winning season the girls’ J.V. basketball team with their coach Nick Basile (4) Margie Macias, girls' softball coach (5) The promising 1981 softball team (6) Softball's smiling senior super-stars Lisa Girona and Mary Hernandez What the freshmen basketball team lacked in depth, they made up for in enthusiasm and effort. It was not a great season with 4 wins and 12 losses, but it was a learning experience both in terms of fundamen- tals. concentration, and attitude. Freshmen players were: Shawn Davis. Steve Boveri, Mark Miles, George Shamma, Clark Barry. Alfonso Fabrega, William Torres, Luis Valdivia, and Dean Cain.............. This season was a great boost for the future of women's basketball at St. Monica’s. At first,” according to Coach Nick Basile, the J.V. girls could not run and chew gum at the same time. With lots of work and desire they earned a winning season. Led by Co-captains Tracy Snyder and Teresa Lieto, the J.V.’s would not die; a typical high point was the see-saw win over a bigger, more experienced St. Bernard’s team with 42 seconds left when Teresa Lieto took a twenty-footer and swished it. Coach Nick Basile said that this game really typified the season I was very proud of them and of our 6-4 season.” commented Coach Basile The winning players were: Tracy Snyder, Michelle Tuchscher. Rebecca Stafford, Janet Hutchi- son, Joan Dooley. Mary Williams, Kristina Simonis. Kathryn Raichel, and Teresa Lieto........ .... The softball season was not far along as the Compass went to press. The St. Monica team had lost to St. Bernard’s and to Notre Dame. Coach Margie Macias was optimistic about the season. “We have to work on overcoming physical errors. she stated If we can suc- ceed in doing that, we could be on our way to a winning season. Members of the softball team for 1981 were: Trina Blom, Ingrid Bragg. Cindy Briggs, Lisa Girona. Patty Hartigan. Alison Haywood. Mary Hernandez. Joanne Manzella, Karrie Stephenson. Ruth Valdivia. Andrea Vergara. Mary Williams. Rosa Yanez. Grainne Clarke did stats and Marie Lynch was manager. Track readies for season At Compass press time, the track team had not started its regular season; however, the track coach. Bernard Wooten, felt good about the coming sea- son. “Although we have a young team, they have top notch abil- ity. commented Coach Wooten. “They are consistent in their per- formance and their hard work will pay off over other teams. Hard work meant running from 6:15 A M until 8:00 A M.; they also ran after school from 2:30 P M to 4:15 P.M On Mondays. Wednesdays, and Fridays they did distance running to build en- durance They would run from four to fourteen miles on those days. Tuesdays and Thursdays were sprint days when each runner would do 220 yard sprints at good pace over the 1 Yt hour practice periods The track team had the advan- tage of additional coaching in the person of Assistant Coach Paul Roach whose specialty is field events. (1) Aldo Perez and Juan Figueroa are poised for the starting gun (2) Margaret Jarmusch sprints for con- ditioning (3) (left to right) Luz Mora. Juan Figueroa. Aldo Perez. Ralph Yarro. Victor Cernik. Paul Coda. Giancarlo Mercado. Terry Gomes (4) Juan Figueroa leaves the others behind (5) Working out are Ron Knoll. Robert Yeldell. Richard Bois- deau. Lori Smith. Joan Dooley. Jackie Viboch, Rebecca Stafford, and Clay Dodder (6) The promising track team (7) Richard Murphy and Robert Tietz at early practice (8) Ro- bert Tietz, Maggie Jarmusch and Vince Hernandez do another lap Juan Figueroa was cited as a pro- mising freshman runner Rafael Fig- ueroa for leadership; juniors Rosie Gonzalez and Diana Munoz demon- strated consistent performance; as possible contender for the state pre- lims is hurdler Robert Yeldell who posts 330 on the low hurdles Robert Tietz can be counted on for endur- ance and consistency so was voted senior superstar 8 Track 81 Coach Jim Dela Torre Greg Bieniasz Dave Bomberger Tim Bomberger David Burger Brendan Murray The boys of spring: Varsity Baseball Team, 1981 Varsity sure bet batters Dennis O’Neill Pat Perez Jon Spallino Bruce McNeil Page sponsored by Aubrey Austin Santa Monica Bank Varsity works for wins As the Compass went to press the varsity was 1-3 go- ing into league play Ac- cording to Coach Jim Dela Torre chances for a winning season were good I feel that we have as good a chance as anyone of taking the league,” commented Dela Torre. “It is just a mat- ter of more experience and playing time; also we have to relax more and play with intensity.” The goal of the team was to win the Santa Fe league If practice makes perfect, that goal seemed obtain- able. The 1981 Varsity Baseball Team members were Tim Bomberger, Dave Bomb- erger, Josh Kearns, Pat Perez, Ponch Canchola, Dennis O'Neill, Pete McMahon. Jorge Cofino, Greg Bieniasz, Jon Spal- lino, David Burger, and Brendan Murray. (1) One-handing it is Josh Kearns (2) Two baseball fans, Chris Urgero and Cy- nthia Wright, watch from a comfortable position (3) Ponch Cancholas foot got bigger or his shoe got smaller (4) Getting ready are Tim Bomberger and Brendan Murray (5) Taking batting practice is Dennis O'Neill while catcher Jorge Cofino makes a target (6) Senior “super-stars'' Brendan Mur- ray. Pat Perez, and Tim Bomberger obligingly pose for the camera (7) Getting under it is Pat Perez (8) Mari- ners taking five'' Sports Spring Spo Swim team shows promise 5 The swim team struggled to make the season a good one, in spite of many obstacles The ma- jor problem with water sports is getting enough pool time for practice. Coach Rich Gabatino commented, “We definitely need more pool time. This is a major problem because we don’t have our own pool. Everyone is doing well, though.” As the Compass went to press. St Mo’s had been edged out 64- 42 by powerhouse Webb. The other meets were yet to take place. Coach Gabatino projected, We will get better at our meets as we have more time to work as a team. Our conditioning will also improve; we already are gaining more yardage with each work- out.” (1) Maria Dos and Jamie Gregory get some coaching from Coach Gabatino (2) Kevin Rolston doing conditioning exercises (3) Demon- strating muscle power is the 1981 swim team (4) Team members ad- just goggles before another lap (5) Swimmers discuss form with Coach Gabatino (6) A happy mermaid works on her kick (7) Senior super- star Chris Harrer listens to some words of advice from the coach (8) Practicing her back flip is diver Becky Isner Page sponsored by Mr. Leonard J. Harrer 8 WHERE ARE THE ROWDy _ 0 O OT£ RS J3 O C 3 a ■ c ■O 'ftp V' : ° K VQLA yiqXj SJVdf ? � lL Coaches' Qsw y V.'0 rn V 1 Vrdtfo � J v v� ;« w •w « •J2hf° 7 CP OyO P O yrtEO 33S )|™ jwv I PP°9 W .f }. Yi i (wia4 jaj viaVi o)|3« corner Coaches’ corner Coaches’cc d—L ✓1 Autographs 95 J (1) Diane Constantineau gives Rosie Gon- zalez her turn at the daily chore of feeding Richard Viboch (2) You wanna know what I think of the world situation? asks Aqustin Gonzalez (3) Intrigued juniors wonder what Mr. Schulte is up to now (4) Tab, you're beauti- ful to Gloria Jolley (5) If I don't know it now. I never will, says Evelyn Cortina while Celina Padilla continues to cram (6) Hey, don't miss us. smile J.V. Sison and Debbie Spinks (7) Is this the whole bake sale?' (8) Always put- ting people down is Martin Sharpe; his victims are Maria Doss and Jeff Dragovich (9) “You're never gonna get a fly to go in, so give it up, says Larry Drago to Walter Armbruster (10) Frosh Nila Fadil. Gary Gonzalez, Bill Richardson, Errol Sidney, Dwana Farr and Judy Csatho hold a lunch-time pow-wow CLASS OF '81 1 Seniors at last! Class of ’81! Senior year was an exciting one but it had its rough moments. Suddenly colleges. SAT. ACH, counseling with E Dew- dney. and Mr. Collin’s Government class became essential. Despite all this the seniors showed unity through class activities like the Senior Movie and Spirit Day. Even Homecoming. Chorus. Plays. Sports. Cheerleading. Flags. Hi-Jinx and especially their weekly CRAZY attire at Student Body functions projected Senior Spirit. The Senior Class always stood out in anything great that happened dur- ing St. Monica’s 1981 school year— their closeness and spirit never failed This year’s Senior Council would like to thank their class for proving their leadership throughout the year (1) Vice-President Suzanne Verge and President Gina Gambill (2) (left to right) Secretary Debbie Rocha. Ron Knoll. Gina Gambill. Becky Rubenacker. Claire La Fia. Michelle Corrigan, Suzanne Verge (3) Treasurer Claire La Fia (4) Homeroom Representative Ron Knoll (5) Homeroom Representative Becky Rubenacker (6) Homeroom Representative Michelle Corri- gan (7) Senior Class Moderator Sister Cheryl Milner (8) Caught by surprise Becky Rubenacker excitedly prepares for Home- coming (9) Hanging loose at Homecoming is senior Josh Kearns (10) Laurie Sturhan and Greg De Carlo flash happy smiles for the camera (11) Giving his all at a pep rally is senior Sean Burns (12) Caught in a quiet mo- ment is Pat Perez (13) The caption is in the picture In four years, what do you feel is the most important ‘thing’ you’ve learned at St. Monica’s? How to get along with people you hate. —Monica Cernik I have come to appreciate real friends—especially Richard. —Gerri Diamond Friends make St. Monicas bearable. —Suzanne Verge How to get away with as much as you can. while you can, when you can without getting caught—it didn't work once. —Anonymous I've realized that in my fu- ture I have to do it on my own and not hang onto the past. —Anonymous 100 Monica Cernik Senior class 101 Enrique Cadena Carlen Canale David Sean Burns Alfred Casillas Mark Cardenas Lionel Castillo David Chow Karen Cogley Michelle Corrigan Chien-Yang Chen Joseph Connolly 102 Rebeca Chambers Daniel Condie Juan Carlos Cordero What was your most embarrass- ing moment at St. Monica’s? .. Would the following students please report to my office immediately .. . —Suzanne Verge When I didn't do some- thing but someone thought I did. I got busted for doing something that I didn't do. Now I'm sitting wondering what I wrote—how embar- rassing! —Enrique Cadena Falling over the paddle tennis net in front of two classes. —Chris Paquette When I ran into the door collecting attendance slips. —Michelle Hoffman When I walked across the school yard and walked smack into a bench and fell on my face. —Ellie Roten When I had to take my shirt off in front of the whole school when we had a hyp- notist for activity. —Sean Burns 103 How has inflation hit you the most? The rise in peanut butter cost. —Suzanne Verge I was forced to buy shirts with collars; my closet was full of T-shirts only. —Anonymous Sometimes I sit and listen to my stomach growl with a dollar in my hand and the snack bar over there. —Enrique Cadena Gas; I never get to drive. —Joe Connolly Eating out less. —Michael Gomez 104 105 Lefeba Gougis Alfred Guerrero Emma Gutierrez Graham Hall Katherine Hallal Gloria Haro 106 Mary Hernandez Michelle Hoffman Ronald Knoll Denise Koenig Dana Johnson Cirina Kushiner Parastoo Kooklanfar Joshua Kerns In what ways is St. Monica’s better than other schools? The people make the feel- ing of being lost not so great—with their attitudes and friendliness —Anonymous It doesn’t take very long to get to class because of the small size. Whereas other high schools are bigger. —K.T. Reilly We are more together and don’t have many cliques. —Monica Cernik It's been better than most schools in the way of dis- cipline and it is well needed. —Angela Smith A friendly community. —Alfred Casillas No violence. —Andy Macias 107 Happiness is ... A Tuesday morning in a hot tub .. . Lunch at La Paella. Drinking coffee before school. —Suzanne Verge Getting along with others. Being accepted as you are. Being someone. Having your friends at school when you need them instead of losing them. —Erin Scott Being at the beach on a hot sunny day in January. —Rebeca C. Chambers Being with my friends and relatives and hearing stories about my family history. —Alfred Casillas Sitting on the beach look- ing out over the water, a beautiful sunset taking place—happy just being me. —Anonymous 108 Richard Murphy Brendan Murray Kenneth Olivares Mario Olvera Dennis O’Neill Christopher Paquette Laurel Price Kathleen T. Reilly no Mary Roberts Deborah Rocha Charles Ross Jeanellen Roten Paula Romero Judith Romo i Kevin Rolston Stephen Rook How do you stay on the good side of teachers? Tell them a joke or two. —K.T. Reilly Tax deductable gifts. —Josh Kerns Find out what they like and then do it. —Laurie Price By being their friend and accepting one another. —Erin Scott Calling them by their first name and treating them as a person instead of a pain. —Andy Macias in What would you change or modify at St. Monica’s? Everything. —Angela Murdoch Install a football field. —Andy Macias Hire more teachers under age 25. —Sean Burns Make classes shorter. Maybe have school start earlier so we could get out earlier. Have optional as- semblies. —Michelle Hoffman Loosen up on the rules —Denise Koenig Change the dress code —Louise Price and Kevin McClean Seniors Not Shown: Christopher Boyce Paul Ciani Charles Coda Chris Coscia Babak Dadjouei Michael Edwards Shiva Farzinpour John Fitzsimons Agustin Gonzalez Richard Heitmann Elie Karkar Marcus Magee Maureen Mika Richard Munoz Angela Murdock Kim Nguyen Patrick Perez Jeanette Porter Deborrah Puig David Purwin Monica Sapien Peter Shakarian Mark Thorp Denise Verville Rebecca Rubenaker Erin Scott Gabriel Silva Stacie Simons Patricia Singleton Angela Smith Annamaria Soto Alice Spallino Christine Steyn 112 Laurie Sturhahn Robert Tietz Dora Tovar Elena Valenzuela Most Athletic Betsy Gibbons Tim Bomberger Class Clowns K T Reilly Chris Boyce Nicest Hair Veronica Lozano Brendan Murray Best Dressed Lefeba Gougis Monica Sapien Nicest Eyes Lori Blakemore Most Artistic Al Guerrero Not Pictured Carolyn Hernandez Class Gossips Graham Hall Annamaria Soto Most Gullible Karen Cogley Agustin Gonzalez Shyest: Tom Fagan Judy Romo Class Couple: Henry Cadena Dora Tovar Personality Plus: Suzanne Verge 118 Senior mosts Most Likely to Succeed: Chris Harrer Katy Hallal j Most Talented: Mark Cardenas Becky Rubenacker Class Flirts: Josh Kerns Mary Roberts Likely To Be Remembered: Gina Gambill Nicest Smile: Lynn Zmuda Senior mosts 119 TB 1st Mos Freind BR Stoker- LEFTY st 1 SEAN BURNS 1 AM The LIZARD KING I CAN DO ANYTHING ROAR!!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!! 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(2) Brushing to the beat is Micheal Ed- wards (3) Delivering more slips is Patty Volz (4) Cynthia Wright attentively listens at Ash Wednesday Mass (5) Robin Athkinson enjoys her lunch break out on the warm grass (6) Seniors are caught in a serious moment (7) Hard at work on another assignment are Mi- chael Gomez and Elie Karkar (8) Studying the lifestyles of the local roaches are Henry Cadena and Tim Bomberger (9) Claire Lafia. Lori Blakemore. Ellie Roten, Carolyn Harter and Veronica Lozano squeeze in for a photo (10) Praying for forgiveness is Dennis O'Neill (II) Tm glad I'm not a freshman.' thinks Gloria Jolley Free at last We stand gazing back at the long road we've trav-, eled; the terrifying and embarrassing moments of Freshman initiation. With fascination, we looked up to the Seniors ... thinking it would take an eternity to get where they were. We exceeded all other classes in competitions during our Sophomore and Junior years and brought our spirit to a summit. With our senior year here at last, we share feelings of an adventurous fu- ture, obstacles to overcome, and friends to make We look back and remember, then look onward to what the future may bring. Yes problems prevail. Yes people are people. Yes there is a putrid smell in the air. But God, the class of '81 is a tough breed of people, and we do not look for immediate success . . . Lord, with your help, we make it, because as young adults now, we are free at last! 1 1 Isa Perez, Andrea Vergara, John Shepherd, Brett Rowen, Jung Kwon, Janet Austin, Vince Hernandez, Martin Sharpe The fantastic class of ’82 made it together through three years. They still have a year to go, and with love, hope, and understanding will make things happen. This junior year was special-receiv- ing their class rings brought members of the class closer together and made their relationship to the school more committed. Special moments shared with teachers and friends will long be remembered. Janet Austin, Representative Mrs. Gail Singer, Class Moderator Junior class council 129 1 (1) Jackie Burton debates whether or not to take a chance (2) Pam Moore expresses her opinion (3) ■■■■■■ Homeroom 11-4 shows real class spiht! (4) Greg MM Pisarski takes a break after a long class (5) At- tempting to model, Maria Doss smiles and admits f she made it herself 5 2 (1) Frank Salvucci enjoys his lunch with good fnend Richard Glassman (2) Waiting for a friend. Janet Austin sits patiently (3) Attending one of Mrs Singer s lectures, the Bear family lis- tens carefully (4) Eating lunch in their favorite spot are Valerie De Luca, Molly Campbell, and Debbie Taylor (5) Felicia Saville and Jorge Cotino getting into an assembly (6) Libby Pettit makes a phone call while Shan- non Burger waits her turn Jose Almendariz Walter Armbruster Shireen Ashman Janet Austin Alicia Bambnck David Barry Dana Bart Theresa Beers Gregory Biemasz Jackie Bomberger Adrienne Bowell Ingrid Bragg Shannon Burger Jacqueline Burton Claudio Campanotta Molly Campbell Alfonso Canchola Olivia Cancio Happiness to a junior is ... Grainne Clarke Robert Coda Jorge Cofino Diane Constantmeau Evelyn Cortina Nathan Cox Cathleen Cragin Dale Currier Dominique Dahan Robert David Davis Valerie DeLuca Virginia Dianda Arturo Diaz Ramiro Diaz Maria Doss Lawrence Drago Jeffrey Dragovich Maria Emery . .. partying! @?!$ ??@!!$! Elizabeth Ferguson Gerald Fernando David Foster Edward Galvan Michael Gamble Dominic Garcia Gianna Gardette Brady J. Garnett Monica Gaspard Janet Geletko Richard Glassman Mark Gomez Alberto Gonzalez Miguel Gonzalez Rosa Gonzalez . . . cutting class! ! ! Jamie Gregory Karen Grimes Maria Guerrero Rita Haddad Michelle Halachis Larry Marcel Hall Mikki Hanson Carolyn Hargrave Javier Haro Richard Hechtl Dilva Henry Philip Herbst Steve Case looking forward to 2:10 Margo Hobbs Ian Holmes Glenn Hopkins Diane Hutchison Deanna Islas Mary Ann Koffman Heinz Kohne . .. rainbows and the beach Martin Sharpe expressing himself the best way he knows 136 Junior class Mane Mariam Susana Lilia Marquez Dolores Martinez Billy Mathews Carla McCullough Peter McMahon Lisa Nelson Monica Niessen Andre Ortega Celina Padilla A Ido Perez Isa Perez Timothy Mendoza Scott Millard Melissa Minder Chris Moellentme Mary Molloy Patrick Montgomery Pamela Moore Luz Mora Eric Morales Ronm Morgan Ronnika Morgan Diana Munoz . .. eating pie ! ! ! Quartamia Suncar checks to see if it's raining . getting a driver’s license Peter Petro Elizabeth Pettit Sandra Pigati Gregory Pisarski Leticia Plasencia Karla Plechinger Craig Puma Enrique Quevedo Julia Ramos Scott Riggs Trudy Robison Arthur Rodriguez Manvel Rodriguez John Romero Luis Rossi Brett Rowen Frank Salvucci Javier Sanchez CAMERA SHY Armando Benitez Joseph Blanks David Foster Rebecca Isner Renee Jackson Mirella Morra Patrick Naccarato Margaret Papet Alexander Romaniolis Justina Savage Ivan Smulovitz Desire Allen Teri Chiles Gino Lozano Sitting down on the job are Jett Dragovich, Marlin Sharpe and Pete McMahon Gregory Simons Deborah Spinks Andrew Trovaioli Kathryn Stephenson Thomas R Stephenson Thaddeus Strode Quartamia Suncar Elisa Tamayo Deborah Taylor Timothy Trepany Christina Urgero Oswaldo Vaca ... almost being a senior (1) Could that be the bell already.'' won- ders Jamie Gregory (2) Thinking up a good yearbook headline is Sandy Plgatl (3) It doesn't look like one of Andrew Tro- vaioli's better days (4) You are not seeing double, you are seeing Ronnl and Ronnika Morgan (5) Darth Vader has Princess Lela (Monica Neissen) under his power “One in a Turn or liry Cinmonj Honniber V, MO class of WJL ‘I'oya.ihir 'Topdhir Wrt frown lopilhtr win. la-upho. d 'Toytlhir van drumd 1 e‘re worlCed topelhar Ihroupkout these purs and wive wtrlUd ai our problems through fiahls and liars Wi will tra.p U One in a Million and Icyilkir Will find... 'That Vu friendship were shaTld is a mulu.a.1 bind As look back lilau m olwof s nmimher million” { Turning of rings after the ceremony is a longtime tradition meant to bring good luck Proudly showing oft her new ring is junior Elisa Tamayo After the ceremony juniors stay to congratulate each other and turn rings One in a million was the theme of the Junior Ring Ceremony held on No- vember 14. 1980. Cathleen Cragin wel- comed the juniors and introduced Monsignor Anthony Duval, who gave the opening prayer. Next Isa Perez, the junior class president talked about how the juniors are one in a million. After Monsignor Duval blessed the rings, the juniors were called, one by one, to the stage to receive them As their names were called, their pictures were projected on a screen above the stage. To the juniors, the ring cere- mony was a symbol of togetherness and pride. This memorable ceremony was planned by Isa Perez, Frank Canniz- zaro and Vince Hernandez. Frank Cannizzaro composed a poem for the occasion which was reproduced on scrolls and distributed with the rings. Junior ring ceremony 141 Class of ’82 President Sheri Norwood Secretary Alesia Cook Homeroom reps: (top down) Teresa Lieto, Ann Knight. Marie La Fia. Bertha Marquez. Kim Barry, and Kelly Mansera Treasurer Tom Lavin and Vice-president Sabine Schlos- ser 1 5 (1) Michael Smith pauses on dangerous ground to collect his thoughts (2) Practicing for a Tostitos ' commercial is Ann Gonzalez (3) Who cares about lunch when a fingernail is at stake? muses Laura Amato (4) Joe Leivas wishes fifth period could be abolished (5) Mary Davidson listens to words of wis- dom from a recent celebrity visitor on campus 2 Bringing a feeling of spirit and friendship into school activities is what the sophomore class strove for throughout the year. Distributing Santa Grams with holiday messages from friends or secret admirers brought laughter to many classrooms during the holiday season. Caught in the madness of Thanksgiving's Turkey Week, sophomores helped raise money to fund the first school-sponsored tur- key dinner for those people in the community who were lonely or who could not afford or prepare the tra- ditional Thanksgiving fare This project brought parents, teachers, students, and people in the commu- nity together in a new and mean- ingful way. Sponsoring a dance was another way to bring people togehter. As the year grew on. small goals had ac- complished the main goal: spirit and friendship. In the words of soph- omore president Sheri Norwood, We established our importance and gained status as a spirited and friendly class that became an in- tegral part of the school. 3 Lori Abbott Marianna Abdullah Sergio Almendariz Laura Amato Sam Anno Victor Arreola Jean Austin Eric Avery Maria Banuelos Carmen Barr Kim Barry Peter Bedrossian Deirdre Benton La Zanne Blackwell Richard Boisdeau David Bomberger La Shonn Bowell Aimee Boyce “Say that again and I'll give you a knuckle sandwich, says Elizabeth Gonzales to Cathy Hays Happiness to a Sophomore is ... David Burger Ruben Burgess Chris Calabrese Robert Calvo James Cantu Marcos Casillas Eric Avery doesn't realize he has a shadow in David Karr wearing T shirts, shorts, and no socks Carolyn Devine Linda Jo Diaz Mark Casillas Gustavo Castillo Monty Cathcart Lissette Cevallos Raymond Chagolla Patrick Collins Laura Comerford Jesus Contreras Alesia Cook Cora Coomber William Costigan Mary Ann Davidson Audrey Davis Monique De Groot Maria Diaz Susan Donovan ... a perfect mountain, sunshine, and my skiis Nila Fadil Mohammad Farshchi Joe Faust Raul Fernandez Teresa Flanigan Jessica Flores 148 Sophomore class Maria Forte Diane Freese Stefame Fuller Veronica Gallegos Judith Garcia Teresa Lynn Garcia Bnan Halloweli Lilian Hanna Richard Hargrave Cathenne Hays James Hecht George Hernandez Elizabeth Gonzales Antonio Gonzalez Margarita Gonzalez Rene Gonzalez Robert Gonzalez Victor Gonzalez Javier Hernandez Nathalie Houle Helen Hyner Mehee Hyun Clancy Imislund Jacqueline Islas Paul Islas Gregory Isner Johonner Jackson Jeanell Jacobs Margaret Jarmusch Ricardo Jauregui David Karr Dorothy King Michele Kissel Ann Knight Philip Kushmer Thomas Lavin 5’ 10”: 36”—24”-36 JJ 150 Sophomore class Katherine Mancini Kelly Mansera Joanne Manzella Cynthia Mardones Bertha Marquez Herlinda Martinez Robert Martinez Orlando Masis Giselle Mata Yvette Mayo Yvonne Mayo Patrice McCullen Charlene McDonald Mary Patricia Mika Robin Miller Louraye Moore Mireya Morales Theresa Murphy Robert Nani Laurie Nash David Newlove Diane Freese and Phil Kushiner mug for the camera ... “Money, pain, power, and seeing the Lakers win Sophomore class 151 Deanna Pourroy Christopher Quarre Silvia Ramirez Irma Rangel Paul Raphael Blair Reese Kimberly Newman Michael Neilsen Sheri Norwood Mane O'Connor Bernard Ormsby Blayne Pacelli Martin Padilla Nancy Padilla Rafael Padilla Geraldine Palmer Daniel Pedone Adrian Peters Nancy Petrelli Kristen Pettit Judith Porter Making beautiful music is Michael Neilsen ... “Oxy 5 and Oxy 10” s Kelly Rierdan Jeffrey Rios Bud Robison Lucella Rodriguez Thomas Rollerson Frank Rook Sharlene Russell Anita Saghafi Andrew Saldibar Monique Salisbury Olivia Santana Rochelle Savoy Sabine Schlosser Richard Sherman Jean Sison ... “Watching the guys play football” Jon Spallino Sabrina Stephenson Gary Sullivan Sophomore class 153 Shawna Sullivan Ellen Sutherland Lisa Tolnai Michael Torres Jorge Valenzuela Monica Valys Martha Venegas Jose Villasenor Maria Villegas Jennifer Volp Peter Wachira Kimberly Weber Richard Webster Mary Williams John Wilson Rene Wilson Gilda Yadidian Matthew Yarro “Being alone with Brooke Sheilds” ... CAMERA SHY Evelyn Abreu Thomas Alexander Rachel Alt Frederic Bloomquist Paula Buhnerkemper Carmelita Calderon Mark Chutuk Robert Fleischer Laura Garcia Carolyn Harter Alison Hayward Paul Hronek Michel Johannsen Mark Krawiec Marie La Fia Shung Fong Lin Kenneth Neuhoff Tana Nugent Giancarlo Mercado Rhonda Prince Nathan Rudolph Antonio Zazueta ’83 makes it to port in ’81 (1) Vic Gonzalez and David Newlove take lunch seriously (2) Fruit juice is the health con- nection for Mea Abdullah (3) J.V. Sison wears a Friday after- noon smile (4) Greg Smead waits patiently for the snack bar to open (5) Frosh Patrick Palmer joins his voice with sophomores Michael Nielsen and Tommy Rollerson 154 Sophomore class Sophomo� e dass 155 (1) Monique De Groot enjoys a thirst quen- cher (2) Sam Anno shows Carolyn Harter a little friendship (3) Caught with his mouth full is David Bomberger (4) Enjoying the mid-day sun are Jackie Bomberger and Marianna Ab- dullah (5) Checking out the lunch scene are David Burger. Ann Knight. Joe Faust and Sherri Norwood (6) My feet are killing me, moans Teresa Ueto (7) Protecting his French fries is David Newlove (3) This involved group of sophomores enjoy Father Brelsford's birth- day skit (9) Veronica Gallegos assists semes- ter transfer student Sheryl Hogan 9 157 : ■ ■■■ Q. 0 t ) (0 03 a The Freshmen Class has participated in a wide variety of activities. These ranged from organizing part of the skit for Father Brelsfords birthday, to assisting with the Thanksgiv- ing dinner for the neighbor- hood needy and lonely. The freshmen were especially gen- erous with their contributions of food and money which helped in the resounding suc- cess of the dinner. Candy cane sales boosted the Christmas spirit even though misteltoe sales were cancelled due to the lack of a reasonable sup- ply. Frosh also sponsored Cu- pidgrams the week before Valentine's Day. Ninth grade spirit prevailed in Easter prepa- rations and a special program for May Day. Mr. Rich Gabatino, freshmen moderator, stated that The year was a spirited and good beginning for the Class of 1984. Molly McMahon and Rebecca Stafford, homeroom reps 2 Emily Robinson, secretary-treasurer Clark Barry and Janet Hutchison, homeroon reps 160 Freshmen council Kimberly Miller, president 4 Anne-Marie Hallal, vice-president (1) Homeroom representatives Molly McMahon and Rebecca Staf- ford: We want to continue to help! (2) Secretary-treasurer Emily Robinson: Thanks to those who gave us support ' (3) Homeroom reps Clark Barry and Janet Hutchi- son: Being in council gave us more involvement(4) President Kimberly Miller We met many people through involvement (5) Vice-president Anne-Marie Hallal: We accomplished our major goals Top: Clark Barry, Emily Robinson, Kimberly Miller, Anne-Marie Hallal, Janet Hutchison, Re- becca Stafford, and Molly McMahon 162 Freshmen class Cynthia Briggs Bridget Burger Dean Cain Bernardo Cairo Albert Calibet James Call Mary Ann Bleier Trina Blom Carmen Acosta Vito Adragna Dora Aguilar Matthew Alfano Mario Allen Sherry Armbruster Penelope Au Yang Abelardo Balderas Clark Barry Brenda Bazaldua Vivica Bell Celia Benitez Christopher Beresh Dana Bernhoft Stephen Boveri Angel Bracamontes Would you believe I did my homework? says Bernardo Cairo The person I most admire is ... Ernestine Contreras Bonnie Davidson Shawn Davis Josefina De La Cruz Victoria Dianda Walter Dodder George Maina gives his trombone a workout “Sparky Anderson” ... “Keith Carlson” ... my mother “Martin Luther King, Jr.” ... “me” Joan Dooley Charles Doran Alfonso Fabrega Elean Falahee Dwana Farr Juan Figueroa Freshmen class 163 Michael Cardenas Jose Carrillo Monique Carrillo Maura Cash Christopher Casillas Kelly Cathead Victor Cernik Luisa Cevallos Madm Chavez Virginia Chavez Patrick Clarke Paul Coda Mia Floyd Charles Forsyth Mark Fuster Robert Gajic Apolinar Garcia Gabnelle Garcia Rachal Garcia Tanya Garnett Debora Garza Terrence Gomes Angelica Gonzalez Donna Gonzalez Gary Gonzalez Sandy Gonzalez Christina Goplen My favorite radio station is ... Patricia Hartigan Emelie Harvey John Holloway Gina Holmes James Hooper Daniel Horusicky Domta Huber Renee Hurst Janet Hutchison Louis Jackman Michael Jenkins Francis Kane Katherine Kessey Mary Kittrelle Max Koffman “K-MET” ... “K-DAY” ... “K-GFJ” ... “K-JOY” ... “KRLA” ... “KLOS” ... “KACE” ... KIQG” ... “K-WEST” ... Michael Leon Theresa Le Vasseur Georgia Lukacs David MacNicoll Sharon Magee George Mama Daniel Marble Evelia Marquez Dario Martinez Olga Martinez Tomas Martinez Shawn Maylen Deanna McCann Kathleen McCormick Molly McMahon Conal McNamara Mark Miles Kimberly Miller Happiness to a freshman is ... Elizabeth Morales Laura Morales Patricia Moran Luis Moreno Sean Murray Charles Bob Neely Edward Ortega Julie O'Toole Michael Papet Roger Parker Vivian Perez Michele Perkins Andre Petit Kathryn Raichel Roland Pena Maria Reynoso Vincent Ricciardelli William Richardson “no school... “shaving” ... “Europe” ... “having friends” ... “rainbows” ... “independent wealth” ... “butterflies” ... “starry summer nights” ... Michael Rideau Emily Robinson Mark Rodney Lisa Rojas Aaron Rowen Susan Schlater Freshmen class 167 Carolina Serna George Shamma Errol Sidney Tracy Snyder Mary-Grace Stanley Edward Stokx Ayman Sufian Sean Sullivan Maria Szenczi Jovita Tellez Vanessa Thomas Yvette Thomas Marc Thompson Troy Toppin Carmenn Torres Michelle Tuchscher Jennifer Tullos David Urode By the age of 25 I want to have ... Front row center are Silvia Guzman. Laura Morales. Angelica Gonzalez. Rosa Yanez. and Pascal Bolomet grimaces at the camera while Maura Cash Max Koffman gives it his all . . . “a good education” ... “some kind of success” . . . “good friends” ... “a family” ... “a good job” ... “a baseball career” ... “a degree in medicine” . .. “money” Cami Wheeler Michele Williams Vernon Williams Rosa Yanez Kathleen Zurich Valerie Rickel Albert Asprer Nicolas Barton Edward Beetley Pascal Bolomet Bruce Cortis Judit Csatho Joy Faust Tracy Theresa David Guadalupe Gonzalez James Gonzalez David Guerrero Gerardo Hernandez Lisa Lepore Patricia Mendez Michelle O'Neill Patrick Palmer Christopher Peck Adela Pernisco Quinn Smith Robert Reynaga Rebecca Stafford Scott Ribarich Maria Tedeschi Thomas Ribarich Lori Thomson Scott Sabbagh William Torres Elizabeth Smith Scott Young i ’84 makes the grade in ’81 8 (1) Taking roll for homeroom 9-5 is Rep Becky Stafford (2) Ready with the answer and a smile is Mia Floyd (3) David Guer- rero checks his answers (4) Getting a head start on homework is Albert Asprer (5) Frosh Charles Forsyth. Michelle Tuch- scher. Marty Chavez, and Mike Cardenas struggle with registration forms for next term while experienced sophomore Natha- lie Houle enjoys the situation (6) ‘ If this locker sticks one more time . . threatens Mike Rideau (7) Mike Leon and Charles Forsyth enjoy the action on the other side of the room (8) Cherishing one of the few touches of nature in the school yard is Anne-Marie Hallal (9) Checking the scene from underneath a healthy natural growth is Chuck Doran (10) Ed Stokx enjoys his favonte period - break ■ (1) French student Albert Calibet points to his birth place (2) Where did I leave my math book.' worries Joanna Modlinski (3) Feeding the inner man is David Guerrero (4) Clark Barry adds something to Joy Faust’s smile (5i Kathryn Raichel. Adela Pernisco. and Carmen Acosta jam with their clannets (6) According to Kathryn Raichel. World Cultures can be tun (7) Spotting a friend brings a smile to Jackie Viboch's face (8) Daiva Venckus. Nicole Lance. Elean Falahee. Alfonso Fabrega, Kathy Zurich. Clark Barry. Scott Riba- rich, Frankie Kane, and Annette Verge reluctantly pose for the camera � (1) English and drama teacher. Mr. Chris Schulte takes five (2) Service with a smile as Sister Diane Nixon handles the chore of writing the schedule (3) So you're planning to go to UCLA! says senior counselor Mrs. Eliz- abeth Dewdney (4) Eyeing the first student body meeting is head honcho Father Brels- ford (5) Come on you guys, let's get serious. urges Mr. Gabatino (6) Checking on her day's appointments, sophomore counselor Sister Helena Gleeson spares a moment for the camera (7) Isn't biology fun? insists Mr. Matt Giacalone (8) The assembly is over. Mr. Es- calera (9) “Look natural and don't pose. Mr. Conwell. Watch me.” says Betsy Gibbons (10) Making a math point. Miss Joann Carato- zolo has the full attention of her freshmen Corner pieces strengthen whole Members of the administration were the corner pieces of our puzzle. Though, in the end, no piece is more important than any other, the puzzle could not be completed without the corner pieces. They helped to shape our puzzle and to hold it firmly in place. The adminis- tration consisted of seven people, each one just as important as the others. Reverend William Brelsford was our principal. He graduated from Bishop Amat High School in 1962. He received his B.A. from St. John's College in 1966 and received his M.A. from Mt. St. Mary's College in 1976. He served as the vice-princi- pal of St. Mo's during the 1979-80 school year. Sister Dianne Nixon was our vice- principal. She earned her B.A. from Holy Names College and her mas- ters degree in science from Oregon State University. Our Dean of Students was Mr. James Dela Torre. He earned a B.A. in physical education and minored in science, health, and law. Sister Jacqueline Quinn was Dean of Studies. She received her B.A. from Holy Names College and is currently taking courses in com- puter science and programming. Sister Susan Schaad was our Fi- nancial Officer. She received a B.A. in psychology and history from Holy Names College in Oakland, and a masters degree in Administration of Non-profit Institutions from Notre Dame University. Mrs. Elizabeth Dewdney served as Director of Guidance. She re- ceived her B.A. from Mary Rogers College in New York and her M.A. in political science from Fordham Uni- versity. In addition, she has her state counseling credential. Sister Cheryl Milner served as Campus Minister. She is a graduate of Holy Names College, and she did graduate work in theology at the University of San Francisco. 178 Administration 10 11 (1) Father William Brelsford (Principal) (2) James Dela Torre (Dean of Students) (3) Sis- ter Dianne Nixon (Vice Principal) (4) Monsig- nor Anthony Duval (Pastor of St. Monica Par- ish) (5) Have you heard the one about the rabbi and the pope? (6) Sister Jacqueline Quinn (Dean of Studies) (7) Sister Cheryl Milner (Co- ordinator of Campus Ministry) (8) Sister Susan Schaad (Financial Officer) (9) Elizabeth Dewd- ney (Director of Guidance) (10) Sister Jacque- line when she didn't have to worry about any- one s schedule (11) Father Brelsford in his for- mative years (12) Sister Susan entertains a fnend in the days before she had to worry about budgets or bills Administration 179 What were you best known for in school? My teacher knew me as a quiet A student. My friends knew me as wild and crazy and assumed I got D’s like they did. My senior class voted me the biggest flirt. Davida Wills Being called ‘Gabby' because I was so quiet. Rich Gabatino Playing games. Sister Dianne High school dramatics-a star. I had leads in both the junior and se- nior plays. In my senior year I was Sharon in Finian’s Rainbow, a musi- cal! Cathie Cunningham Causing trouble. Gemma O’Grady Talking! Also, my movie star collec- tion til ninth grade; I was in lots of plays and cultural groups in high school and some in college. Sister Rose Leonard (1) Ed Archer (Band. Choral); (2) Kay Bayley (Home Economics. Christian Vocation); (3) Mrs. Bayley shooting the rapids; (4) Cheri Blackburn (Spanish); (5) Joann Caratozolo (Mathematics); (6) Dominador R. Castillo (Spanish). (7) Sister Dianne Nixon (Chemistry); (8) Martin Conwell (Religion); (9) Ter- ence Collins (Junior class counselor. U S Government, varsity basketball coach); (10) Cheri Blackburn practices for opening day at Santa Anita 182 Faculty (1) Cathie Cunningham (English); (2) Sister Alberta Curran (Photography. Art. Calligraphy); (3) Elizabeth Dew- dney (Senior class counselor); (4) Dan- iel Escalera (Accounting. Business law. Advertising. Typing); (5) This at- tractive little person in the primary stages of her educational training is top English teacher Cathie Cunning- ham; (6) Junior biologist Matt Glaca- lone observing his first dissection; (7) Rich Gabatino (Religion. Water polo coach); (8) Matthew Giacalone (Biology. J.V. football coach) What was the most embarrassing experience in your teaching career? When students put gum in the keyhole of my classroom at St. Paul's High School.P Martin Conwell During an earthquake I ran out of the classroom—leaving the stu- dents sitting there! Joann Caratozolo I congratulated the wrong stu- dent for having won an award in front of my entire class. I turned beet red! Cathie Cunningham My first day at St. Mo’s. Mr. Dela Torre stopped me in the hall after class and told me I could be sent home for not wearing socks. Davida Wills Showing the feature film Bed- azzled to my eleventh grade lit class as an example of a modern day mo- rality tale. I had seen it several years before but forgot about a certain “adult” scene. In itself it wasn't so bad. and I could have handled it with the students, but it happened that a particularly conservative par- ent was present for the showing!” Sister Jeanne Virginia Losing part of my 'holy habit' in class. Sister Dianne Faculty 183 4 (1) Dianne Geraghty (French); (2) Arthur Gribben (Substitute); (3) Alexandra Hanna (Art); (4) Thomas Jesse (Typing, Varsity football coach); (5) To dream the impos- sible dream, croons Coach Jesse at the first football rally (6) Leo Klemm (English, football. Frosh basketball-coach); (7) Steve Lassiter (U S. History. P.E.); (8) Pic- tured at an art exhibit in Cairo. Egypt in 1966 is Mrs. Alexandra Hanna with her award-winning art pieces What advice would you give a new teacher? Don't smile until after Christmas . . . let them know who's boss. Cathie Cunningham Use your personality to teach. Be yourself. Matt Giacaione “Pray a lot and be ready to live near the poverty level. In teaching, as in fox holes, there are no athe- ists. Rich Gabatino The first requisite is to love kids; you should be ready to learn from them as well as teach them. Sister Jeanne Virginia Go into another field. Pete Pugllese Relax—trust students until they prove unworthy of your trust. Terry Collins What literary, mythical or historical character do you identify with? The elusive DaVida, a little-known goddess who believed in believing, and traveled the world encouraging all she met to follow their dreams.” Davida Wills The Skin Horse in the 'Velveteen Rabbit' because I believe that what he says about being real is true in my own life experience—when we come to accept that being real is a result of being loved then we can forget about our own image and know that externals aren't that im- portant ... and this doesn't happen all at once. It takes a long time.” Sister Dianne Pollyanna—I always believe that things are going to get better!” Joann Caratozolo Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind because she always solved her problems by thinking about them tomorrow. Cathie Cunningham I would like to have written Jane Austen's novels. Historically, I would like to have been one of those Parisian ladies during the En- lightenment who held rap sessions in their living rooms with the top thinkers and artists of the day. It seems to me that life and conversa- tion would never have been dull or boring! Sister Jeanne Virginia 186 Faculty 5 (1) Already a nature lover Barbara Murray poses in the great outdoors; (2) Max Lustig (Physics. Chemistry); (3) Margie Macias (P E ); (4) Davida Wills sandwiched between students Ellie Roten and Josh Kerns (5) Michael Moore (Religion); (6) Little Mickey Moore about to say something wise; (7) Barbara Murray (Mathematics) (1) Many miles away and several years ago this smiling Irish lass. Miss Gemma O'Grady, was a senior in high school in Ireland; (2) 1968 found Peter Pugliese on active duty in Viet Nam; (3) Gemma O'Grady (Mathemat- ics); (4) Karen Peoples (Psychology—Santa Monica College); (5) Pete Pugliese (P.E.); (6) Chris Schulte (English. Performing Arts); (7) I am a little over one year old. In the back yard of my house. I am discussing some of the important questions of life' with my friend and counselor. Donald Chris Schulte 188 Faculty Why do you enjoy teaching at Saint Monica’s? The kids. Margie Macias Students are interesting, teach- able (tor the most part), and honest about their feelings. Dan Escalera I like the broad backgrounds of our student body.” Joann Caratozolo “I could go on and on—I love the kids—I love their spirit, their friend- liness. I enjoy the ‘mixture', and variety of students; I enjoy working with the faculty, the administration. I like their dedication, their concern for the students, and for one an- other. In a word—it's a great place to be! Sister Rose Leonard We are generally out of the smog zone. Rich Gabatino Some of the students have de- veloped trememdous personalities, relationships, and self-discipline. I have talked to students about their home lives, dating situations, and other personal ideas. I have used many of the suggestions and com- ments. This is not a generation of shallow-thinking, naive kids. There is a lot of wisdom here. The stu- dents at SMHS seem to be ex- ceptionally level headed. Matt Giacalone (1) Michael Courtwright (US History; P.E.) (2) Native New Yorker Joann Caratozolo, right, with her twin sister Sarie at the Bronx Zoo in her pre-California days (3) Sister Helena Gleeson en- joys the younger crowd at St Mary's School in Boyle Heights where she was prin- cipal (4) Sister Helena Glee- son (Sophomore Counselor) (5) Sister Jeanne Virginia Heinisch (Social Studies; newspaper and yearbook ad- viser) (6) Sister Mary Marga- ret Mulgrew (Spanish) 190 Faculty In what sport, game, or activity did you excel when growing up? Camogie: it's a female equiva lent of hurling, Ireland's national sport. It's played with a stick sim- ilar to a hockey stick.” Gemma O'Grady Spectatoring, and I had a great movie star collection until the ninth grade. Sister Rose Leonard Dancing (jazz and tap) and getting into trouble. Davida Wills Biology Bingo Matt Giacalone Cross-country: I was Loyola- Marymount's first and only 4 year cross-country letterman; also, I was the champion speller at St. Raphael's Grammar School.” Bernard Wooten Yoga Joann Caratozolo Ice-hockey” Rich Gabatino (7) High School graduation is the big occasion tor Sister Jeanne Virginia (8) Social studies department chairperson and freshman coun- selor Sister Rose Leonard is pictured at her final vows. Faculty 191 Ali Service is the name of the game There are many pieces of our puzzle that are not always recog- nized. They are the staff and ser- vice personnel, and without them, our pieces would be scattered Those who work in the main of- fice must constantly organize things and keep track of prob- lems that arise so that the admin- istration can operate efficiently. The plant manager and custo- dians have their hands full trying to keep up with the students, as well as the faculty. Volunteer mothers devote many hours of their time working in the snack bar for the benefit of the students. We all owe the ser- vice personnel a great deal of thanks for their numerous contri- butions to the school. They are the pieces that fill in the gaps, that shade and color our puzzle. (1) Mrs. Patricia David (Adminis- trative Secretary) (2) Mrs. Linda Robie (Registrar) (3) Mrs. Raquel Tavarez (Receptionist) (4) William Brelsford (Plant Manager)(5) Sister Lillian Margaret Powers (Alumni Moderator; Assistant Librarian; par- ents' newsletter) (6) Plant Manager William Brelsford, flanked by custo- dians Charlo Daniels and Mark Castillo (7) Volunteer mother Mary Amato prepares French fries for myriads of famished St Mo stu- dents (8) Snack bar volunteer moth- ers Mrs. Margaret Doss, Mrs. Hel- ene Barry. Mrs. Mary Amato, and Mrs. Marie Steyn (9) Mrs. Mary Shamey (Library Clerk) (10) Mrs. Dorothy Lenwell (Bookstore Man- ager) N.H.S. combines study and service The National Honor Society is an organization which promotes and encourages scholarship, leadership, and most importantly, service. The St. Monica Chapter members were nominated by faculty members, moderators, or advisers who could vouch for their service in the community or at school as well as for their grade standings. Their applications were then reviewed and new members were recognized at an installation dinner Elizabeth Dewdney was NHS adviser. Pictured at right are NHS officers Cathy Lamoureux, Maria Doss. The- resa Beers, and Frank Cannizzaro. SENIOR MEMBERS Alfred Casillas. Juan Cordero, Michelle Corrigan. Gina Gambill. Katy Hallal, Dana Johnson. Cirina Kushiner, Cathryn La- moureux. Vincent Mockary. Kenneth Olivares. Deborah Rocha. Judy Romo. Rebecca Rubenacker. Robert Tietz. Suzanne Verge. Denise Verville. Hilda Villalobos. Lynn Zmuda JUNIOR MEMBERS Walter Armbruster. Janet Austin. Theresa Beers. Frank Cannizzaro. Grainne Clarke. Maria Doss. Larry Drago. Jeffrey Dragovich. Gianna Gardette. Rosa Gonzalez, Vincent Hernandez. Diane Hutchison. Jung Kwon, Peter McMahon. Luz Mora. Monica Nies- sen. Leticia Plasencia, Martin Sharpe. John Shepherd. Andrea Vergara SOPHOMORE MEMBERS Kim Barry. Joseph Faust. Teresa Garcia. Cathy Hays. Patrice McCullen. Rochelle Savoy. Sabine Schlosser, Gary Sullivan 194 National Honor Society The St. Monica s chapter of the California Scholarship Federation is one of the most elite groups on campus, for its membership is composed of those who have achieved a high level of academic performance. Despite emphasis on scholarship, CSF members did not limit their activities to study alone They generously gave time to a tutoring program for students in the school. The indefatigable Elizabeth Dewdney continued as adviser this year, constantly seeking to open up more and better educational opportunities for our scholars. Pictured at left are CSF officers Grainne Clarke. Judith Romo, and Jung Kwon. SENIOR MEMBERS Torn! Bolero, Juan Carlos Cordero, Ra iel Fig- ueroa. Katherine Hallal, Mary Hernandez. Kevin Rolston. Judith Romo, Rebecca Rubenacker. Robert Tietz JUNIOR MEMBERS Janet Austin. David Barry, Theresa Beers, Grainne Clarke, Jeff Dragovich. Rosa Gonzalez, Dilva Henry, Vincent Hernan- dez. Christopher Moellentine, Monica Niessen. Leticia Plasencia, Sandra Pigati, John Shepherd SOPHOMORE MEMBERS Jean Austin. Aimee Boyce. Susan Donovan. Teresa Garcia. Mehee Hyun, Ann Knight. Mark Krawiec, Griselle Mata. Michael Nielsen, Sheri Norwood. Marie O'Connor. Francis Rook. Lori Smith. Gary Sullivan. Monica Valys C.S.F. gets an A + California Scholarship Federation 195 Happiness is service One event that expressed what Christian service is all about, and that showed how our community is a part of our puzzle also, was the Thanksgiving dinner for the elderly, and those without families. It was planned and organized by Bill Wil- son, director of Youth Ministry. Bryan Wilson, director of Christian Service, and Campus Minister Sister Cheryl. Bill Wilson first thought of the idea when he saw the need to help the alcoholics who sleep in Lin- coln Park and other elderly people who stay around there. There were too many people help- ing to even begin listing them all, but there were many students, and Mrs. Dieter Schlosser was in charge of organizing the cooking. The happy guests were grateful to all of them. The effort to get the invitations out to those who needed them was tremendous in itself. It included go- ing to convalescent homes, churches of all denominations, so- cial welfare agencies, and passing i out pamphlets on beaches, streets, in grocery stores, laun- dro-mats. and just about every- where. On the day of the dinner, the organizers took the school bus and drove around the city picking up all kinds of people who didn’t seem to have anywhere to go or anything to do. Those invited were shocked but very pleased and touched to hear about the dinner. It was estimated that not more than 200 would come, but over 300 were served. There were many obstacles and problems, but in the words of Bryan Wilson, “I knew God had to have had a hand in it because of the way ev- erything worked out in the end.” (1) Thanksgiving guests enjoying Christian Service sponsored dinner (2) Volunteer student Sam Anno works behind the beverage counter (3) Youth Minister Bill Wilson keep- ing things tidy (4) Librarian Hildegard Zech looks over the museum-type exhibit on the history of writing through the ages pre- pared by the library science class; they also visited Santa Monica College to see the new library and media depart- ment (5) Back row from left to right Mark Thorp, Larry Drago. Richard Heitmann, Nancy Padilla. Dora Tovar, Emma Gutierrez. Brendan Murray; front row Mrs. Hildegard Zech. librar- ian; Mrs. Cathy Hopkins, library volunteer Mrs. Mary Shamey, library clerk, Mrs. Betty Rolston. library volunteer Helpers hit books Library 197 What went on in the library while the rest of the student body was busy in class? Well, students and parents were working hard there, too. Many students learned the funda- mentals of a library in library science and library service classes. The library science class learned how to do research work, take in- ventory, keep shelves orderly, check books in and out, and take care of magazine files. The class consisted of Nancy Padilla, Patty Volz, Dana John- son, Mary Molloy, Richard Heitman, Larry Drago. Heinz Kohne, Brendan Murray, Dora Tovar, Emma Gutierrez and Mark Thorpe. Library service was open to students who had already taken library science. Service people used the skills they had learned to keep the library run- ning smoothly. This class con- sisted of Helen Hyner, Patty Volz, Chris Paquette, Dana Johnson, Laura Lopez, and Ken Olivares. Another group which helped to keep the library in top oper- ating condition was the crew of volunteer mothers. Mariner staff weathers storm Reporting about campus news and activities related to the students was the goal of this year's Mariner news- paper staff. Some staff members attended a two-week journalism workshop held at the University of Southern Cali- fornia over the summer. This work- shop improved journalistic skills, created new ideas, and brought high school writers from the Los Angeles area together to share some old ideas. Problems arose, said Editor Katy Hallal, with our deadlines and trying to meet them. Financing also became a problem when our pub- lishing cost went up to the point where it exceeded our budget.” Originally, eight publication dates had been planned but, because of escalating costs, only five issues were published. To save money, the staff- ers did their own paste-ups which was a definite expansion of journal- istic skills and allowed for more flex- ibility in headline styles and format. At the end of the year, Quill and Scroll pins were awarded to all Mar- iner writers and staff. According to Mariner adviser Sis- ter Jeanne Virginia, It's been a tough year but a definite learning ex- perience for everybody.” (1) Taking lime out from an afternoon of paste-ups are Gary Sullivan (Assis- tant Editor and Business Manager) Katy Hallal (Editor), and Teresa Garcia (Copy Editor) (2) Editorials are turned out with a smile by Denise Verville (4 year veteran of the Mariner and Co- editor. first semester) (3) Largely re- sponsible for keeping the Mariner af- loat is top ad salesman Tom Rollerson (Ads Manager) (4) Mariner staff writers include (back) Laura Fabrega. Theresa Beers. Anne-Marie Hallal. Almee Boyce. Lori Smith, and Dana Johnson: (front) Alfred Casillas (photographer) Tom Fagan. Marie O'Connor, and Meehee Hyun (5) Gary Sullivan takes matters into his own hands with cam- era-shy Denise Verville (6) Showing approval of the new Mariner look is ad- viser Sister Jeanne Virginia Putting all the pieces together Before closing, a tribute must be made to each and every Compass staffer: VERONICA—you were just great at doing every thing chief editors do. CAROLYN HERNANDEZ-your art work and division pages are unique. SEAN your photos were great. SANDY- thanks for coming on week-ends to write copy and proofread; your cap- tions are immortal! MONICA—your art work is fantastic, but why didn’t you do any for ACADEMICS? CHRIS CALA- BRESE—thanks for typing the rough drafts and doing all the odd jobs AN- DREW. ANNA. LORI—the Sports sec- tion is spectacular. DEBBIE-thanks for keeping the finances straight; when did you do all that terrific work? BETSY. GINA. DOLORES, ELISA-the Student Life section turned out just great! CHRIS PAQUETTE-I feel that I deserve credit for putting up with the people in my Academic section, especially myself! Most of all, thanks to SISTER JEANNE VIRGINIA for guiding this comedic bunch along the way. Were it not for the work of each and every one. the 1981 Compass would not be a reality. Chris Paquette (1) ACADEMICS: Sean Burns (layouts, photo editor) Sandra Pigati (copy) Chris Paquette (section editor; copy; layouts) Chris Calabrese (typist; captions) (2) SPORTS; Andrew Garcia (copy; layouts) Anna Soto (section editor, copy; layouts) (3) Veronica Lozano (1981 Compass edi- tor) (4) Debbie Rocha (Business manager) (5) STUDENT LIFE: Elisa Tamayo. Dolores Martinez, (layouts; copy) Betsy Gibbons (layouts; copy; photo editor) Gina Gambill (section editor; copy; layouts; art work) (6) Sister Jeanne Virginia Heinisch (1981 Compass adviser on the way to the 1 -hour photo service) (7) CLASSES Denise Koenig (Freshmen section) Monica Cernik (Se- nior section; art editor); Diane Con- stantineau (Junior section; Classes edi- tor); Veronica Lozano (Senior section) Not pictured Carolyn Harter (Sophomore sec- tion) (8) Sandy Pigati (Copy Editor) (9) Compass staff working out (not pictured Carolyn Hernandez. Carolyn Harter, Lori Blakemore. and Denise Koenig) Page sponsored by the Calabrese family, Richard. Bertha. Chris, and Nancy Welcome An exciting development this year was the re-in- troduction of band and choral groups. They had been discontinued because of the six class sched- ule and cutbacks in funds, but Father Brelsford re- instated these classes because he felt that the per- forming arts are an important part of a well-rounded education. Band students worked toward the goal of becom- ing both a marching and a concert band, and learned to play effectively in an ensemble. Mr. Ed Archer, the band and choral instructor, commented on the band. They are not ready for competition or performance, but they improve every day. Choral classes introduced students to various forms of choral singing, from classical to pop. They participated in a choral workshop at Mount St. Mary s College, and they also performed for school masses, for the student body, and for open house. Their main goal was the entertaining spring con- cert. —Sandra Pigati— BEGINNING CHORUS: Mary Ann Bleier, Josefina Dela Cruz. Alice Dzidic, Dwana Farr, Ericka Fawl. Mia Floyd. Roisin Grayer. Katy Hal- lal. Gloria Haro. Gina Holmes. Claire La Fia, Charlene McDonald. Kelly Rierdan, and Kathryn Stephenson. (1) Mr. Edward Archer, musical di- rector (2) All lined up on stage ready to perform is the advanced band (3) Harmonizing are Ellie Ro- ten and Teresa Flanigan (4) Sam Anno and Paul Hronek follow the director (5) The advanced chorus ready to begin their repertoire (6) Beginning band members Abelardo Balderas and Mark Rodney are practicing their way into the ‘ big band (7) The beginning chorus get ready to entertain you (8) Advanced chorus members Sheri Norwood and Debbie Puig lead the choir at the Ash Wednesday mass ADVANCED CHORUS Sam Anno. Janet Austin. Lissette Cevallos. Mi- chael Edwards. Lynn Eldridge. Ed- ward Galvan. Debora Garza, Car- olyn Hargrave. Alison Haywood. Paul Hronek. Andrew Macias. Ber- tha Marquez. Pamela Moore. Eric Morales. Michael Nielsen. Sheri Norwood. Patrick Palmer, Deborah Puig. Blair Reese. Charles Ross. Jeanellen Roten. Rebecca Rubena- cker. Sabine Schlosser. Jennifer Tullos. Tom Rollerson. Teresa Flanigan. BAND Walter Armbrus- ter. Richard Boisdeau. Tim Bomb- erger. Aimee Boyce. Ingrid Bragg. Cynthia Briggs. Steven Chutuk. Robert Gajic. Richard Glassman. Louis Jackman. Marcus Magee. Ju- dith Porter. Stephen Rook. Diane Russell. Sabrina Stephenson, Yvette Thomas. Mary Williams Faculty reacts to camera 1 3 (1) Is there film In that camera? asks Bryan Wilson (2) Po- litely asking the photographer to leave is Martin Conwell (3) Wait a minute; I didn’t get a chance to comb my hair. de- clares Dan Escalera (4) I don't want anymore pictures taken. says Bernard Wooten (5) Did you make an appoint- ment? demands Dean Dela Torre (6) Dr Livingston (A K A Cathie Cunningham) gives the photographer a break (7) Bryan Wilson and Sister Mary Margaret distribute communion at the Ash Wednesday Mass (8) Always encouraging and help- ful Mrs. Raquel Tavarez helps Elena Valenzuela with her homework (9) Sister Cheryl is caught with a smile for the cam- era (10) Mrs. Bayley shows the photographer where the refrig- erator is (11) Auctioneer Matt Giacalone takes bids for a stu- dent fund raiser 4 Interaction: teachers and students rial Security Raises udslides in ills, canyons VegasHiltori andslide for Hosta ; - Gasoline Prices Prime Rate Climbing; More 20% Again: Increases Seen Poland,Russ conduct fU.S. economy tworse than ex [p Time for Hate.v Prince Cn! od Ails Reaga ?es Freed lits Record Vlay Go Up naneuvers found )ected 7 No U.S. Aid Likely for Flo Minor earthquake recorc in ocean off Malibu Beach Crime up -- 12.7 pct. 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Gabatino Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Drago and family THE SHIRT SHOP Custom T Shirt Store free transfer with any shirt 1417 Santa Monica Mall 393-3365 3815 Culver Center Culver City 559-3340 Copy Spot The Reproduction Supermart 712 Wllshlre Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401 213 393-0693 Mon-Fri, 8 am-11 pm Sat 9:30-4 30. Sun 12-5 Xerox Color Copies • Xerox Copies • Offset Printing Specialists • Book Binding • Report Binding • Hot Stamping • Business Cards CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 81 from The Ski Club £ SPECIAL THANKS The 1981 Compass was not the product of yearbook staffers alone. Without the cooperation and help of others, the Compass would not have become a reality. The Compass staff would like to show a special appreciation for: the services of Mr. John H. Finnegan of O’Finnegan Natural Color Portraits who took most of our photographs, printed them, provided us with ail the film our staff photographers used, and displayed encouragement, assistance, and patience beyond all reasonable expectations; all of these services were given to us free of charge. Thanks to Mrs. Finnegan for scheduling our photo ses- sions and working us in during emergencies. Further appre- ciation is due to alumnus Michael Dorantes who assisted us by taking sports action shots at both the boys' and girls' basketball games Thanks to the faculty members who contributed photographs from their pasts and took time to answer our questionnaires. Gratitude to the coaches for their cooperation on team pictures and interviews. Our sponsors and patrons deserve a very special thank you.” In addition, thanks to Mrs. Jeanette Paquette who helped us type our notices and ques- tionnaires: Teresa Garcia C83) who spent hours helping us write copy: Mr. Michael Moore and the religion department for the use of their electric typewriter. Special thanks to Konnie Krislock our publisher's representative who helped us far beyond the call of duty. Finally, thanks to Delores Leach of Herff Jones who kept us afloat in spite of late dead- lines, miscropped pictures, and copy that didn't fit. What have you learned from the students at St. Monica’s? To be myself” Margie Macias How to teach geometry.” Gemma O'Grady Don’t take life too seriously, laugh a lot!” Martin Conwell To keep an open mind and listen. I never cease to be amazed at how much I have learned from students. Sister Jeanne Virginia The students are very relaxed (some- times too relaxed), and being with them always makes me feel happy.” Cathie Cunningham Be aware ... or get clobbered!!!” Bernard Wooten 212 Faculty (1) Davida Wills (Drama: English) (2) Gail Singer (English) (3) Bryan Wil- son (when he was short) (4 Sister Rose Leonard Stevling (Social Stud- ies: Freshmen Counselor) (5) Sister Dianne, spectatonng a rally (6) Bryan Wilson (Religion) (7) This picture re- quires no caption (8) Pointing to the screen she dreams of appearing on is little Davida Wills; her dreams came true this year with a T V. role in East of Eden (9) Caught in mid-sentence is quiet, soft-spoken Bernard Wooten (10) James Wilson (English: Cross- country Coach) (11) Bernard Wooten (English. 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Calif 90403 (213) 828-1886 (213) 395-4127 Remember John Lennon Support Hand Gun Control —Jack and Shirley Mitchell Congratulations Class of ’81 i n UUc% Xht htriun x, Jht ititant foti trill bucttUi todtf 'f rtArlthf from the Alumni Association Yklu bie Coupon Tkii will rimii ou to tii . . -r- rturli ntl iJ- rjr-ss A ur i jive yta.r riunion if you mxiI J it m to ikt Alumni dssocution in 7enua.rj 192L mftGdQ— (,i t vjAt nvktden n me.,ij n £ 1100000c9o ? )—____________ CfW_______________________ 0 P__________ X fCb©C9G_ 0 1 H H h Valuable, Coupon ss 226 Candids LZZ SPIPUBQ v - r 0 6° p f A° C 60 5 o Individuality makes a unique whole Piece by piece many things have come together to form this year. Each part by itself was limited to being only itself. But when put together with other parts, new horizons were opened up As the many days passed, we saw events that would not have been worth much by themselves, but together with other events became meaningful pieces of a whole People who were just people to us, living their own lives, converged together at this time and in this place to become friends and class- mates and teachers. Sandra Pigati (1) Pepping at the Jog-a-thon rally is Monica Gaspard (2) Hey. what are you doing in here with that camera9 scowls Johnner Jackson as Louraye Moore smiles at the birdie (3) What are you looking at?” glares Todd Bryant as Kevin McClean and Michele Hoffman react (4) Coach Margie Macias is caught reading instead of following Coach Pete Pugliese's roll-taking example (5) Bringing down the gym with wild crowd-reaction is cheerleader Lynn Zmuda (6) Carrying a lot more than his own weight is senior Al Guerrero (7) Taking a wel- come mid-morning break with a Coke and a smile are Jamie Minder. Matt Doss and Pat Lynch (8) Kicking back to enjoy the sun is Phil Herbst’s philosophy (9) Elean Falahee and Annette Verge seek discovery from a nearby talent scout 10 (1) Mugs in live action are Cirina Kuahlner and Gina Gamblll (2) Cheeeze please. says Andy Macias (3) Enjoying lunch to its fullest are Al Guerrero, Mary Rodriguez, Gloria Haro, and Stacie Simons (4) Contemplating life itself is Lynn Eldridge (5) A group of senior painters display the tools of their trade (6) Waiting for a phone rendezvous with Robert Redford is Hilda Villalobos (7) Off to lunch are John Bieniasz and Lynn Zmuda (8) Mr Oela Torre. I'd like to have a talk with you. grins Greg Anderson (9) Hanging ten the hard way are Ron Knoll, Ralph Figueroa, and Mike Miller (10) Showing off their craziest hats is a contingent of rowdy seniors (11) Making frisbee-throwmg an art is Cathy Lamoureux Fitting in We, the students, are all pieces of our own puzzle, our school. Each one of us is different from the other. We are the inner pieces of our puzzle. The buildings and teachers and staff are the borders, while the corner pieces are the administration. They shape our school and give it a definite form. They hold the looser pieces firmly in place and keep them from falling away. Everyone and everything around us are, in a sense, a part of our school. Parents, family, and friends fit in because they help us with activities and give us support. The parish and priests back us, also. The community and everything happening in the community affects us. In addition, sports, fads, activities, and fashions are important parts. They help us to fit in and they hold us in place. It has become more and more clear that each and every piece is of importance in trying to put this year together. Each part sup- ported at least one other, and if one piece did not seem worth much at the beginning, it proved its value as we went on. Not one piece is more valuable or less valuable in completing our puzzle. 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