Four Years Worth Of Memories
by
Frank Del Olmo and Adrienne Poirier

Chances are that as many Alemany Seniors go through the motions of this Sunday's graduation exercises, some of the thoughts that cross their mind will concern the many memories of events and people that made the Monarchs' four years here so great.

Remember Freshman year: Initiation by our Senior "big sisters" ... lights on the football field ... Frosh football team league champs ... Saints Alive - The Cure of Ars with PAM MERTENS as the devil ... April Foot Clash Day ... Basketball team undefeated in league, and into CIF playoffs ... Jan Seider, our Homecoming queen ... Mr. Diaz's early morning Science seminar ... JAN ZEMBA, our Penny Princess candidate ... Stage Door" ... "Carousel" ... Fr. Dummer and the start of the Alemany band ... SB presidents Sharon Wheeler and Bob Kinnaman ... Cheerleaders: KATHY ALBUS, SANDY SAVKO, KRIS GILMORE, and PAT SELLERS ... Officers: PAULA CARABELLI, JAY PELZER, KATHY ALBUS, JOE DISPENZA, PAT MARYON, TOM LOPEZ, DAVE SURGES, and MARTY MOLIDOR ... Moderators: Sr. Fredrica and Fr. Cunningham.

Then Sophomore year: "Irving Shmock" to the girls for losing the chocolate drive ... KKK Juniors as Big Sisters ... Death of President Kennedy ... victory in the interclass volleyball games ... Jeanne Hitchner, Homecoming queen ... PAT SELLERS, Penny candidate ... "Night Must Fall" ... "Guys and Dolls" ... The Beach Boys vs. The Beatles ... Championship track teams ... Frankie and Johnnie" with LIZ COLLINS, BRENDA BIAFORA, PEGGY JONES, and SUELLEN KELLER ... Homeroom No. 39, the FIRST with $100.00 in Mission collections ... The Shamrock Shuffle with Kasey Kasem and Terry Stafford ... SB prez. Art Golden and Sue Surges ... Cheerleaders: MARGIE ESPINOSA, KATHY BELL, and SHARON ANCELL ... Officers: MARTY MOLIDOR, PAULA CARABELLI, DAVE SURGES, TERRI ICARDO, KATHY ALBUS, TOM LOPEZ, and FRANK DEPASQUALE ... Moderators: Sr. Carmen Mary and Fr. Tona.

Junior year: Upperclassmen ... Block schedules ... Sophs our little sisters ... Ptomane Cave ... The Caf Boycott ... ILAP ... Mary's Day at Immaculate Heart ... The Wall at Mt. Sinai Temple and the "beanies" ... Luana Kawahara, Homecoming queen ... "The Valiant" ... "Visit to a Small Planet" ... The Mustang drive ... The POWWOW's editorials ... another track championship ... retreats at Manresa and Valyermo ... KATHY DUNLAY, Penny Candidate ... "Flower Drum Song" and the wild cast parties ... Fun and frolic (and flying bricks) in the Physics lab ... T.P. ... Getting our Senior rings ... Who was in the WFC? ... Junior Exclusive amid the bamboo and water fountains in the gym ... The sunbather at UCLA ... SB presidents Kathy Bazar and Bill Pelzer ... Cheerleaders: DIANE MOTTOLA, RITA DESIATO, KRIS GILMORE. MARY SEIFERT, and DIANE MANNEMANN ... Officers: PENNY MERTENS, REX OLLIFF, JACCI MAHONEY, DAVE SURGES, CHRIS BELLE, MARK SMITH, and WALLY ERNSDORF ... Moderators: Sr. Anne Elizabeth and Fr. Christiansen.

Finally our Senior year: blessing of our rings ... Senior sweater day ... Homecoming queen CHRIS BELLE, princesses KATHY DUNLAY, PAM LONGWORTH, TERRI ICARDO, TERRY ARTEAGA, and JUDY HAWKES ... Football team to Las Vegas ... DON SOBERG, BILL MERRIKEN, and the KRLApes game ... "The Diary of Anne Frank" ... Fr. Rath and his English-Religion questionnaire ... Superfox ... Geopolitics class ... Dominick's after the games ... The parking lot ... Red-hot baseball team ... SB presidents MARTY MOLIDOR and PENNY MERTENS ... "Hamlet" ... "Yojimbo" ... Senior Prom in Beverly Hills ... Prom Court: HELENE CROSS, JEAN ROTH, JACCI MOHONEY, JANE LIND, and KRIS GILMORE ... "South Pacific" ... Pep rallies ... "Vinnie" SALHOFF, "Dizzy" COFFEY, and "Buddy" DEL OLMO calling all the action on KMPC ... The Wabash Cannonball ... Frosh little sisters ... ANNE GATTUSO's pills ... KAREN KING's fat lip ... Christmas at the Music Center ... SAT test ... Cruisin" after school ... illegal excursions to Bob's ... The "Rock" ... Brlllo sope pads ... SDD ... SDD No.2 ... Cheerleaders: DIANE MOTTOLA, MARIE DELONZO, KATHI GIBSON, and MONIQUE LUSSIER ... mascots JUDY HAWKES and MONICA DE LA SANTOS ... Officers: PAM MERTENS, DAVE SURGES, MAGGIE CALABA, DANNY McMAHON, JOANN GUZZARDI, BOB JOHNSON, TERRY BOWLES ... moderators: Sr. Augustine and Fr. Wagner.

(Ed Note: Thanks to Linda Haney Pearcy for providing her copy of our last PowWow edition. Original spelling from the article was left intact.)