able of Contents vents 3 ctivities 31 ports 53 aculty 91 pperclassmen 105 On Campus 129 eniors 137 0~ sc\\0 THE JUN O 3 1993 .. i�fil��m�H ��H��l lijij1l�til �TRnnT �AN DIEGO, CA �21�4 oun This year Marian has classes are more excit­ Rallies bring out the gone through many ing and fun for every­ Spirit of our school, changes and so have the one. The rallies contain which goes with the fact rallies. They are much different mixtures of that Marian is LOUD more spirited and much music to please every­ and PROUD. louder. The spirit cheers one. The games during between the classes are the rallies are hard, but much louder. These the active students can cheers between the handle them. 2 ,JUN CL l ~ 3 4 ')' Spirit Week this year look. Colleen Murphy that, "It is fun to dress up began with Opposite Sex and Xenia Trejo made and be involved." Others day and SO's day. Stu­ the best males. While say that, "It brings us dents dressed up in cos­ Lu is Ayala and Mark back to the pa t and the tumes that signified that Bibbo definitely could be present fashion of the particular activity. Dur­ mi taken as girls. On the decade." Teachers over­ ing the Opposite Sex day, SO's celebration, students all, like the idea that their guys dressed up as girls dressed up in poodle students come to their with skirts and dresses skirts and guys greased classes in different attire. that made them look their hair and wore This year's Spirit Week feminine. Girls on the denim. was a big uccess and th er hand, dre ,;s d tip in Stud ent. and t a h r,; everybody had fun. suits, pants and T-shirts, have different opinions in with mustaches and hats, regard to the Spirit Week celebration. Some said s Spirit week '92 was enjoyed dressing up for the comfort of their a happening experience P .J. day, Cartoon day, slippers and robes. On this year due to the fact Opposite-Sex day, 50's Friday, Danny Ignacio, that the Marian footbal 1 day, and Blue and Gold James McElwain, team had pulled out of day. Even Ms. Wasson Aaron Guess, and the it's 4 year slump. Kids got into the spirit by Marian student body, from all grades enjoyed dressing up. Monday, went all out dressing up displaying their spirit Andrea Alcantara, for Blue and Gold day. for Homecoming by James Mata, April All in all, Spirit Week participating in Spirit Atalig, and the Marian was a Jot of fun and a Week. This year, student body dressed in great success. ) many Marian students their pajamas, enjoying \ ,--...�.... .._..,,..-,,..�...�, ... ...-.�..,�.... ...,�,,�/ 6 7 '92 COUQT 0 z IiOMECOMI Pictured above: Homecoming Queen and BMOC: Christina Fajardo and Israel Gonzalez. Other court members: top Bernadette Avecilla and Ian Sutlick, middle: Julie Guinrivano and Ricky Trejo, bottom: Marya Villarin and Gerry Guevara. right Ina Ceja and Andrew Aldana 8 "( ·.'�l.l'.,,6(,.��·.;��-· ,� � \ When I was a fresh­ that they were just two make a human pyramid. { man and I watched Tony ordinary seniors. This is We wanted to show you • Fajardo andMe linda Vil- why we chose "B EHIND that there is another side larosa receive the honor THEMASK" as the title to us. For example, Christina Fajardo, when t;:.,..;./ i of being BMOC and for this page. We would \HOM E COMING like to show that the asked about being QUEEN, I thought that Homecoming Court was Homecoming Queen they were bigger than made up of ordinary replied," It's a little life and "UNTOUCH­ seniors. This would also scary, but a real honor." ABLE." This year as a explain the reason for the The rest of the court is member of the Home­ "goofy" pictures of the also just ordinary cpming p1.1rt, T renliie Co1.1rt attempting to s nior,, 9 ( {) \) I\ Homecoming is Mari­ the faculty. and Chris Crusader, an's most celebrated This year, when the Octavio McFarland lead event. Beginning with 1992 BMOC was the parade around the Spirit Week, excitement announced, Israel Gonza­ field. As everyone stood escalates leading up to the lez, he accepted the title by by, Christina Fajardo was assembly Friday afternoon thanking the student body crowned the 1992 Home­ and the game in the for choosing him, and his coming Queen. Although evening. family fortheir support. the Crusaders were defeat­ Before the announce­ Later at the Homecom­ ed, they played a tough ment of BMOC, the facul­ ing game, the Marian Cru­ game with a lot of heart. ty presents their annual saders challenged the From year to year, Mar­ skit. A much younger tra­ Coronado Islanders. Dur­ ian's Homecoming activi­ dition follows this, the ing the halftime proces­ ties continue to be alive Senior skit, during which sion, the Homecoming with traditions, new and students from the Senior Princes es arrived. Maid old. class portray members of Marian, Ariana Hidalgo, 10 I I 12 " ) {\ I � �) ) "Midnight Masquer­ was definitely the hap­ Homecoming. Mr . i\ ade," thi year' Home­ pening place to be. The McGre0or. ASB modera­ " coming Dance theme, music wa so hyped up tor, claimed that, "Orga­ � was held on October 31, that even Ms. Wasson nizing Homecoming was }the spookiest night of the and our own Var ity like planning a wedding year. It seems that every­ player, Ron Gors ich, on because you have to \on e who went to th crutches, couldn't stay have the hall, the flow­ )dance had a good time. off the dance floor! The ers, and the music." " The club hou e that the student body was all After a great deal of dance was held at wa deck e d ul; Lhe ladie planning and hard work �attractively decorated wore their best evening by the Marian Associat­ with beautiful center­ �owns and the ,i:u , ed Student Body, Hom pieces that contained looked especially hand­ corning 1992 wa a great black and white masks to some in their tuxedos. success! {emphasize the theme. \ Admiral Baker's Field 13 Thanksgiving is a time flow with items varying we gathered in to give thanks for all that from cranberry sauce and church for mass with the we have. As a Catholic stuffing to peanut butter theme of gratitude, ser­ community, it is our and jelly. The Thanks­ vice, giving, and sacri­ nature to extend a help­ giving drive gives the fice. The Thanksgiving ing hand to those in Marian students a chance baskets were blessed and need. Every year during to serve the community we all exchanged wishes Thanksgiving each in a Christian way. for a safe and bountiful homeroom adopts a less On the day before holiday. Knowing that fortunate family from a Thanksgiving, each we made someone else's local parish. Each indi­ homeroom collected all holiday a little more spe­ vidual donates money the donated food and cial made Thanksgiving and food to the family in money into baskets. for the Marian communi­ order to make their holi­ Before the student body ty even more sacred. day a little bit more plen­ was dismissed for the tiful. These baskets over- Thanksgiving Holiday, 14 15 17 The Christmas spirit traditional Christmas working on the "awe­ was prevalent through­ colors of red and some sound system," out the campus this green, and some even said "the play was real­ year. To spread the wore Santa Claus hats. ly well done; it was Christmas cheer, Mari­ Thanks to Ms. Wasson better than the previous an students dug deep and a small handful of years." After the skit, into their pockets and drama students, the the student body joined purses to provide toys Christmas Rally was a together to sing Christ­ and money for families great success. The mas carols with the in need from the differ­ group worked diligent­ school choir, putting ent parishes around the ly to perform a skit that everyone into the South Bay. was a takeoff from the Christmas spirit just On the last school classic "Twas The before going on vaca­ day before vacation, Night Before Christ­ tion. students dressed in the mas." Ron Gorsich, �,...,..."��--"'°-�.,,.,.,...�' ...�� 18 19 20 :. First semester'-s final really hard, but not really department chairs for exams varied in difficulty easy either. Grace only approval a week in according to who you studied for Honors Chem­ advance. She also feels that talked to. Amanda Mar­ istry and A.P. History. Jen­ students at Marian don't tinez, a freshman, said that nifer Bilyeu, a senior, was take finals seriously some were hard especially too lazy to study for any­ enough. She thinks a good English, Math, and Sci­ thing, but Math and A.P. way to remedy this would ence. In fact, Science was English. Jennifer's actions be to make the final exam so hard that she studied for speak true for the rest of grade a larger percentage it two weeks in advance. the senior class who suffer of our semester grade. She On the other hand, sopho­ from senioritis. also feels that there should more, Vanessa Manuel As students, we often be a longer period of time thought that they were wonder what teachers think between the end of the first easy. So easy in fact that of finals. According to semester and the beginning she didn't really study for Mrs. McGregor the real of the second semester. her exams. Grace Bibbo, a work starts way before Now this is something we junior, thought that her finals week.