St Paul High School - Lumen Yearbook (Santa Fe Springs, CA)

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Joining forces , Bobby Drake and Sophia Castro overcome another, troublesome physics question. Caught with a strange expression, Leslie Goduto pays for raffle tickets, one of the many expenses students have that help maintain the school. AW? I b l IT L L HAVE s ,, tthe .E Ifis not the Cgunted Qual 4 D THEME iF a ' ' The size of any school has a di- rect bearing on the benefits it of- fers. Since St. Paul is a fairly small school, people who come in contact with it receive many pre- cious gifts which they will value for the rest of their lives. Every school, no matter what its size, has one purpose in com- mon: education. However, here students learn much more than the facts. They learn about re- spect, resfponsibility, discipline, religion, riendship, and love. Since graduation requirements

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FW a fri, wr gf- 3 Bless me, Father, for I have problems! Here Fr. Cummings gives guidance and comfort to junior Martha Solis. This is a frequent scene on our cam- pus since we are able to grow together as a caring family. Starting each day with a prayer may seem unusual in another school, but as Michelle Painter shows, it's a very important part of our lives. , .stir ,Q 11?-' f 32425 f. X, teresting gifts. Perfume, money, jewelry, especially diamond rings and gold chains, were all found wrapped inside a little box. Just as gifts can come in all shapes and sizes, so can schools. With only 1425 students, the at- mosphere here was very differ- ent from a larger school. The four minute break between classes sometimes seemed too long for the amount of time it took to walk from one building to 6 f, 4 Q .,. V ...Y, , Q, .ai 5 Affection is seldom displayed by high school stu- dents, but Robert Sanchez, Merci Fandino, Hector Venegas, and Albert Saenz are not afraid to show their feelings. another. Gossip is a problem ev- dents felt free to talk and be- erywhere, but here it could have circulated among the whole school within days. Putting out the money for expenses was a strain at times. Even the year- book was more expensive than the local public high school. But there were also advan- tages here. Smaller classes had a way of bringing different groups of people together to share ideas and possibly an understanding of one another. Teachers and stu- come friends and, when it count- ed, everyone gathered to sup- port the school's activities, whether it be on the March for Hunger or at a sports event. From your experiences you hopefully have found the good things around you and in so do- ing have learned where to look for the good things in life. THEME U 3

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li ' 2 , : .,., an Vu an M- are higher, students have to be extremely determined to keep up With their work. This gives t em a taste of responsibilitfy. The strict disciplinary rules, en orced more accurately at a less populated school, help students to carefully think through consequences be- fore actions are taken. The con- stant concern for each other, and the strong sense of values among the student body are clear results of our religious education. Despite ifferences in personal- ity, it is not difficult to make l- .wx , , Qi- ,,i A- . .... - friends. Usually, a student will have more than one course in common with other people in his grade, which gives more opportu- nities for two people to get to know each other. Relationships are closely bound, whether it be student and student, or teacher and student. Because teachers and pu ils work closely together, they otlten a de- velop a special relationship with each other, and grow together in a sincere friendship. This camara erie overflows 1-35 Click, click I won! Jeff Pogue and George Pla devise a game with -5 the stopwatch to avoid a tiresome ' physics experiment. St. Paul's football team is very well known, but one thing that is almost always overlooked is the team's to- getherness and affection for each other. Here the team displays their affection in the traditional last run. into other areas on campus. Stu- dents can voice their opinions about school in the newspaper, or talk to administration personally. Parents help out the ladies in the library and in the snack bar. The ladies in the office relay informa- tion and generally keep the school functioning. Clu s support each other's efforts to raise money and the spirit leaders bring out school pride. All of these gifts: respect, responsibility, discipline, friend- ship, and love are given to us in one box - St. Paul High. THEME Cl 5