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

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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

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- Ssi-ss e i SS J 1981 COMPASS SAINT MONICA HIGH SCHOOL 1030 LINCOLN BOULEVARD SANTA, MONICA, CALIFORNIA 90403 VOLUME 36

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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