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

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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