1969 - 70
Class Leaders
Student Body Officers – Kevin Gully, president; Pat Hays, vice president; Mike Mori, secretary; Tom Boner, treasurer.
Senior Class Officers – Jeff Hansen, president; Kevin Steiner, vice president; Jerry Eagan, secretary; Lawrence Conti, treasurer; student council representatives Mike Vaculin, Steve Kitterer and Pat Aloia.
Junior Class Officers – Warren Blakemore, president; Carl Amodt, vice president; Larry Leppek, secretary; Terry White, treasurer; student council delegates Dave Sadler, Lane Wille and Sam Mele.
Sophomore Class Officers – Leo Lovato, president; Jim McBroom, vice president; John Klekas, secretary; Greg Taucher, treasurer; student council representatives Ralph Colosimo, Gary Barber, Frank Robinson, Mike Gorrell and Tony Salazar.
Freshman Class Officers – Russell Meyer, president; Dan Colosimo, vice president; Roger Tobari, secretary; student council representatives Kerry Eagan, Jeff Ellery, Terry Giblin, Frank Bernardo and Mike Kelly.
During the Summer
Homerooms were equipped with a closed-circuit television system and TVs. A staff also was assembled to put on morning news shows and other broadcasts, including Kevin Gully, Mike Scallen, Pat Hayes, Jim Gamble, Jim Grisley, Renny Jackson, Bill Schoeck, Gary Logan, John Hruska and Dennis Mills. The moderator was Frank Rowland.
Representing Judge at Boys State were Patrick Hays, Mike Mori, Tom Boner and Jeffrey Hansen.
Kevin Gully attended the Freedom Academy, while John Schaefer and Scott Brown went to the Red Cross Leadership Conference.
The Year
National Merit Letters of Commendation: Dorothy Allen, Gregory Freshour, Robert Trosper, Christopher Burke.
Enrollment was 425 in grades 9 through 12.
New Faculty: Patrick Clark, Class of 1964, mathematics; Fr. Donald Zurack, English, speech, yearbook and junior moderator; Paul Dinan, French, forensics and world history; Fr. Liam Duggan, junior religion; Jerome Kustich, an Oblate in training, world history and freshman religion; John Snyder, another Oblate in training, typing, office practice, Latin and English; Patrick Torgerson, band; Timothy O’Brien, Class of 1964, drama and art.
Modular scheduling went into effect. “Modular scheduling provides for a freedom and changes of innovation in teaching,” assistant principal Fr. Ivan Cendese told The Salt Lake Tribune. “Students can get more involved in their own research. We’ve gotten over the idea that homework is necessary for learning.” The schedule divided the day into twenty 20-minute mods. The change was designed to let students take more of the classes they want, with certain classes held only on certain days and at certain times. During unscheduled or free time, students were allowed to use resource centers, the cafeteria, coffee bar, library or Bulldog Room to prepare for a class or do homework. Dean of Studies Jim Yerkovich oversaw the new system. New classes include forensics, German, creative writing and basic geology. Physical education was required all four years. On game days and other special occasions, some mods would be shortened to 15 minutes or 10.
Sales of chocolate bars raised $14,000 that Judge used to pay for the closed-circuit TV system installed during the summer. “Choc it to me” signs posted around school implored students to be vigorous salesmen. In 1968-69, there had been a quota of $34 per student, with each expected to sell 48 bars for 50 cents apiece, plus two $5 gift packages. The top salesman was Russell Oki, who sold $150 worth of chocolate. The grand prize was a four-track car stereo, which was won by Richard Bodkin. A Tribune story on the television system included a photograph showing John Hruska operating the camera while Pat Hays, Jim Grisley and Fr. Ivan Cendese delivered the morning prayer. The 1969-70 quota was raised to $40 per student. Students who reached their quotas got a day off of school or a free dinner for two with two Salt Lake Golden Eagle hockey tickets. The Deseret News pictured students Bill Holik, Tim Tracy, Peter Lutz, Nick Visselli, Pat Westover, John Renteria, Jim Grisley and Bruce Crotty unloading a semi filled with chocolate bars.
The Varsity Cheerleaders were Mary Beth Davidson, Pat Thomas, Betsy Mates, Patti Bruce, Mike Donovan, Joe Thompson, Bill Brown and John Bailey. Junior Varsity Cheerleaders were Kerri Yanni, Dianna Sabol, Kris Fassio, Michele Everill, Robb Carter, Jeff McKenna, Jeff Wright and Jimmy Freeman.
John Norman was head of the Sacristans, assisting with the preparation of liturgical functions. He was assisted by Michael Scallen, Anton Adams, Mark Welsh, Bruce Rengers, Robert Schovaers, Gary Barber, Peter Grisley, Ross Caputo, Tom Burns, Mike Vaculin, Tom Boner, Russell Meyer, Lane Wille, Jeff Hansen, John Bogdanich, Warren Blakemore, Thomas Murphy, Jim McBroom, Jim Holik, Sam Mele, Dan Colosimo, Steve Kitterer, Ralph Colosimo, Leo Lovato, Pat Westover, Pat Aloia and Mike Gorrell. Fr. Richard Blenner and Paul Dinan were the moderators.
The Soul Sophisticates played at the first dance of the year, at St. Mary’s, but their lead guitarist was missing. Herm Franks filled in later on the drums.
Seniors loaded down freshmen with every book they could find as part of Freshman Initiation, which included an assembly where Gordon Wilson, whose dad by the same name was one of Salt Lake’s biggest car dealers and a big TV advertiser, was forced to sing his father’s “famous sales song.” The Tribune ran a photograph of initiation at St. Mary’s, where freshwoman Pat Fritz was shown shining the shoes of Judge students Jeff Wright and Rick Powell.
Members of the Judge Foreign Language Club were Nick Alleman, Howard Brown, Steve Floor, Joe Holtshouser, Mike Bingle, John Kunzweiler, John Connole, Ed Fisher, John Pemberton, Bill Connors, Bill DeJong and Craig Siciliano. The club’s moderator was Fr. Thomas Smith.
Mark Fitzgerald was selected by the Tribune as the “most valuable staffer” on the Judgeonian, led by seniors Robert Trosper and Joseph Hutchings. Rounding out the staff were Howard Brown, Peter White, Tim Carr, Christopher Burke, Joe Hutchings, Mike Gorrell, Michael Cooper, Richard Bircumshaw, Dan Rigdon, Robert Trosper, Thomas Murphy and Richard Owen. The adviser was John McGean.
“Men of Gold” was the Homecoming theme. Ann Crandall was queen, Mike Vaculin was king. First attendants were seniors Debbie Nourse and Pat Aloia. Juniors Evelyn Ellis and Kevin Nourse were second attendants. Organizing the affair were Patti Guthrie, Mary Brown, Jeff Wright, Kevin Nourse, Michele Everill, Laura Tobari, Warren Blakemore and Gary Barber.
Reacting to a “moratorium for peace” that was held around the country on Oct. 15, Judge held a special assembly for a panel discussion, attended by “a large majority of the student body,” on the Vietnam War. In the subsequent edition of the Judgeonian, writer Chris Burke noted that Fr. Ivan Cendese and Robert Trosper represented the “right of center” philosophy, arguing that the fight in Vietnam was essential to combatting Russia’s efforts to spread communism and “overthrow the Western World.” Trosper also argued for a volunteer army. Four students – Kevin Steiner, Joseph Hutchings, Albert Trople and Paul McGarrell – argued the U.S. should wind down its participation in the war (which by then had cost 35,000 U.S. lives) and to get out “while the United States still maintains her pride.”
“Cast Your Fate to the Wind” was the theme of the fall formal dance. Marilyn McIntyre and Steve Kitterer were the queen and king. Ann Crandall and Ross Caputo were attendants. Herman Franks was the squire.
Two-thirds of Judge’s senior class and several select juniors attended a weekend retreat at St. Ann’s in Logan Canyon. Fr. James Rapp was retreat master, with Fr. Thomas O’Neill cooking the meals. Said Rapp: “One goes on a retreat to gain better knowledge of himself so that he can better communicate with God and his neighbor.” Beginning with the notion that we must “know who we are,” Rapp stressed the need to “do something for someone else.” The Deseret News covered the event, its photograph showing Marvin Hoff, David Burdick, Gary Stanga, Mike Walker, Tom Morris, Mark Welch, Peter White, Larry Buecher and Ron Hindmarsh.
Judge’s Model United Nations Club included Michael Scallen, Mark Fitzgerald, Mark Welsh, Robert Trosper, Kurt Schulder, Joe Hutchings, Jerry Eagan and Jeffrey Hogan. Larry Eagan was the moderator.
Eleanor Hoyt was queen of the St. Mary’s Prom. Dorothy Sakech was senior attendant and Melissa Ruberts was junior attendant. The prom’s theme was “Through the Looking Glass.”
Enrolled in the National Honor Society for their academic achievements were Doug Parry, Gary Stanga, Martin Woodard, Lawrence Conti, David Burdick, John Hruska, William Schoeck, John Schaefer, Rick Smith, Sam Mele, James Eixenberger, John Blakely and Timothy Stark. The Junior National Honor Society included Paul Weiss, John Kane, John Klekas, George Del Hoyo, Mike Fake, Geoff Woodard, Ron Mele, Greg Trople and Ralph Colosimo.
Sophomores Tony Salazar and Ken Stedtfelt studied to become athletic trainers in a program overseen by teacher/coach Larry Eagan.
“Monster Bash” was the theme of the Halloween Dance in Augusta Hall at St. Mary’s. Junior organizers were Connie Crotty, Warren Blakemore, Josette Devlin, Katie McDonald, Ernie Nak, Dave Callister, Margaret Skanter, Kathy Wilson, Patti Guthrie, Chris Cornwell, John Johnson and Dominic DiEsposti.
An unsigned Judgeonian letter to the editor questioned an anti-drug assembly. “I would like to comment on the movie we saw on LSD. The movie itself was very interesting, but I feel that it was extremely exaggerated. The weird sights that the sailors saw in the film while on the trip were a nice piece of camera work but they are nothing really seen by a person on a real Trip. I do not know personally, but I have talked personally with persons who have been on a trip. I realize that the main purposes of the films are to ‘scare’ people away from drugs, but I feel that these types of films do nothing but make people laugh and even more I believe that it would attract more people to them because they would like to see these so-called monsters and other colorful attractions showed on the film. If we must see these films I think a more down to earth realistic film would fulfill the purpose intended than a comic ‘strip.’”
On Dec. 1, 1969, with the Vietnam War raging and the American military needing more soldiers, the reinstatement of the draft was front-page news in the Judgeonian. The first group of eligible young men were those who had turned 19 by Dec. 31, 1969 and had not yet turned 26. Expectations were that 850,000 men would be drafted in 1970. Gen. William Hershey, head of the Selective Service System, oversaw the process and Rep. Alexander Pirnie, R-New York, drew the first capsule – Sept. 14, followed by April 24, Dec. 30, Feb. 14 and Oct. 18.
Senior Kevin Steiner led the 40-member Judge ski club, with support from moderator Fr. Ivan Cendese. Outings included night skiing at Treasure Mountain, one of the early names for what eventually became known as Canyons Village at Park City Mountain Resort. St. Mary’s girls were invited to join.
Fr. Richard Blenner formed a Geology Club, which included Anton Adams, John Sweet, Doug Parry, John Norman, Donald Mellon and John Pemberton.
The Basilean yearbook was put together by Frank Fuoco, Gary Logan, Jim Gagnon, Tom Kelly, Tony Salazar, Rick Cecala, John Klekas, John W. Bailey and Richard Leveille, and photographers Geoff Woodard, Mike Fake, Steve Floor, Peter Grisley and Rick Hudson. Fr. Donald Zurack oversaw the yearbook staff. John Snyder advised the photographers.
Carol Ann Ingalls was editor of the St. Mary’s yearbook.
Senior Teresa McElroy was editor of the Teleview staff at St. Mary’s. Roberta Jewett and Alana Halliday were assistant editors, Carolyn DeMarco and Sharon Gustaveson were the business managers. Reporters included Betsy Miller, Terri Miller, Pam Hawk, Debbie Trople, Cynthia Proctor, Mary King, Jeanette Treadway, Karen Schulder and Nancy Lund. Miss Jackson was the advisor.
Three graduates who went on to become Oblate seminarians returned to Judge to observe teaching methods at the school. All Niagara University students, they were Jim McHugh, Class of 1966, Tom Moran, Class of ’67, and Rick Bazz, Class of 1968.
Ski Club members included Gordon Louie, Chris Burke, Jim Gagnon, Pat Aloia, Pat Westover, Roger Dean, Bill Schoeck, Peter White, Rick Smith, Thomas Murphy, Mike Nero, John Johnson, R Barr, Gary Logan, John Norman, Warren Blakemore, John Bogdanich, Paul Schwab, Kevin Steiner, Rick Schoeck, David Schubach, Steve Schwab, Steve Mendiola, Gene Barton, Steve Chambers, John Kunzweiler, Tom Kelly, Leigh Toole, Greg Trople, Peter Grisley, David Allen, Peter Marron, Paul Ringholz, Robb Carter, Tim McDonough, Jim McBroom and Ken Louie. Fr. Ivan Cendese was the moderator.
“The Age of Aquarius” was the theme of the Sophomore Strut at Augusta Hall at St. Mary’s.
Teacher John McGean organized the Literary Club, whose first edition of the Literary Magazine was called “Strawberry Fields.” It was edited by James Tobinski and his assistant, Kevin Steiner, and assembled by staff members Joe Hutchings, Jerry Eagan and Tom Boner.
Kathy Bray and Tom Boner won $500 scholarships from the Salt Lake Rotary Club.
The Judge Debate Team, overseen by Chester Dowse, featured Anton Adams, Skip Francone, Paul Royal, John Blakely, Stephen Thomas, Sam Mele, Paul McGarrell, Tim McEnany, James Eixenberger, Rick Cecala, Mike Liebergesell, Steve Summers, Craig Romano, Howard Brown and Russell Meyer.
Judge boys Jeff Hansen, Richard Plautz and Gary Stanga defeated St. Mary’s girls Pam McDonough, Lucy Fairchild and Jane Ringholz in the Tribune’s Inquiring Editor.
The Red Cross Club at Judge included Jim Schaefer, Al Rodriguez, Jimmy Valentine, Richard Hamik, Steve Padjen, Pete Koeferl, Peter Marron, John Sweet, Donald Mellen and John Schaefer. John McGean was the adviser.
Junior Paul McGarrell received an “excellent” rating and placed eighth at the State Forensics Tournament while senior Larry Conti was 16th. At the region meet, McGarrell and Conti won extemporaneous speaking categories, while Joe Hutchings captured the oratory speaking category, addressing “Environmental Pollution.” Other top forensic, debate and speech students were Steve Thomas, Sam Mele, Howard Brown, Russ Meyer and James Eixenberger. Oblate teacher Paul Dinan was the Forensics Club moderator.
Judge boys led by Robert Trosper organized a dance featuring the band Blue Berry Jam to raise money for the Behavior Modification Training Center.
Members of the Judge Chess Club were Stephen Thomas, Jim Gamble, Mark Welsh, Martin Woodard, Daniel Rigdon, Brian Squires, Peter Koeferl and Donald Mellen. Fr. Thomas Smith was the moderator.
Marilyn McIntyre was the Senior Prom Queen, Dorothy Sakech was senior attendant.
“ST. MARY’S TO CLOSE”
The decision was announced March 6 by the Salt Lake Diocese following two studies: One, by the Educational Planning Laboratory of the University of San Francisco, which looked into all of the diocese’s educational activities; the second, by the Stanford Research Institute, which evaluated every school run by the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross. Numerous factors influenced the decision, the diocese said, but “the financial picture of these two schools weighed heavily with the Sisters of the Holy Cross and the Diocesan Board of Education.”
St. Mary’s had a deficit in the 1965-66 school year of $85,000. A fraction was paid by parishes that had students at St. Mary’s. The Sisters of the Holy Cross absorbed a $60,000 loss. By the 1968-69 year, the deficit was $80,000; parishes paid $24,000, leaving the congregation $56,000 in the hole. Tuition and fees per student amounted to $225, but the cost per student was $450. The study said the sisters would have to come up with at least $60,000 a year to continue operation.
Meanwhile, Judge had a deficit of $39,000 in 1965-66, met by the parishes and the Diocese. By 1968-69, the deficit had risen to $70,000; the parishes absorbed $24,000, leaving the Diocese $46,000 in the red. The cost per student was $433, but tuition and fees covered only $235, requiring a $195 subsidy.
Continued red ink was expected because of the rising cost of living and the higher cost of paying teachers. “There has been an increase of lay faculty in the schools,” the Intermountain Catholic said, “and the teachers’ salaries are coming close to a par with the public-school salary rate. By consolidating the students at Judge, the per pupil cost will be hopefully lowered, with an increased student body, while the cost of operating the plant will be the same substantially. … It seems probable that an increased tuition charge will be necessary to make the operation of JMHS financially solvent.”
The bishop’s statement noted that the 1964 decision to move the girls to St. Mary’s was based on projections of increased enrollment that did not materialize “while the educational costs have increased enormously.” In addition, while structurally sound, St. Mary’s required repair and renovation to continue as a modern educational facility. Stanford and the Sisters of the Holy Cross concluded the congregation could no longer operate St. Mary’s if financial problems were not resolved. The study for the Diocese “substantiated the acuteness of the financial problems of St. Mary’s.” Separately, a diocesan survey of attitudes on Catholic education found “there was overwhelming support for a coeducational high school system.” So St. Mary’s closed in June, 1970 and Judge became coeducational in September. The Diocese also restructured the high school feeder system. A month before the Judge announcement, the Diocese said it was closing the lower six grades of Cathedral elementary school and moving its students to Lourdes and Bishop Glass, 344 Goshen Ave. (1000 West).
The Tribune reported that Judge had 410 students while St. Mary’s – which was run by Sr. Josephine, the mother superior, and Principal Sr. Ann Veronica – had 396, plus 21 nuns (15 of whom were teachers), 11 lay teachers and three priests. Both Fr. O’Neill and Sr. Ann Veronica sent letters to parents, explaining the financial difficulties of the two schools running an annual debt of close to $120,000: “By bringing the two schools together we will have enough students that we will not have a problem of duplicating teachers and we will be able to offer a broader program,” Fr. O’Neill said. “It is hoped to lower that deficit to some degree. However, an increased tuition charge will be necessary if Judge is to come close to financial solvency.” Tuition was $175 a year for Catholics, $350 for non-Catholics. There were 32 non-Catholics at St. Mary’s.
The Sisters of the Holy Cross taught at St. Mary’s for more than a century, starting in the basement of the original Holy Cross Hospital when it was near the present Judge Memorial. They later conducted classes at St. Mary’s Academy in downtown Salt Lake City before the school moved to the east bench. At one time, that four-story building had a preschool, elementary grades, a high school and a college. All 21 nuns lived at the school, along with five students.
The move was anticipated by the Judgeonian, which wrote on Jan. 5 – two months before the official announcement – that “there is probably going to be another hike in tuition fees and just probably the reuniting of Judge and St. Mary’s. … [Fr. Cendese] said that definitely the Catholic schools are in a precarious position,” adding he doubted any help was available from state or federal governments. “He went on to clarify this statement by saying that the schools in Utah themselves are in a bad way and the state could hardly accept the added burden of the Catholic Schools.”
Under the banner headline “Someday We May Be Together,” The Deseret News’s “The Young Americans” section on Jan. 23, 1970 featured an article about the merger by Judge student John Blakely and St. Mary’s student Sharon Gustaveson. “Rumors of consolidation,” he wrote, “have been a favorite topic of conversation at the school, with both pro and con sentiments developing. However, the majority of student opinion appears to run against the consolidation.” Among those against, junior Daniel Byrne was quoted saying “discipline problems would be greater because of larger classes.” Senior Max Jarman feared “the presence of members of the opposite sex would create a triangle of learning, social activities and athletics.” But junior class president Warren Blakemore thought it was “a good idea because of social development.” In the Judgeonian on April 30, writer Mike Gorrell observed that St. Mary’s doors would be closed for the first time since 1930 and that “this will be the second consecutive year that students at Judge have had to become accustomed to a new form of education; first, modular scheduling and then girls. Students have adjusted very well to the modular scheduling and it is hoped that students will adjust as well to this change.”
At St. Mary’s, there were mixed feelings as well, with more students supporting the change, said Gustaveson. Kathy Bray, the only female student body president in a Salt Lake County high school, dismissed arguments that the girls would be afraid to express themselves around the boys. But she was concerned that fewer opportunities would be available to girls after the merger. In the girls-only school, she noted, “girls are able to develop their abilities, such as in leadership and scholarship.” Junior Kathy Holland was all for reunification. Being with all girls, she said, “isn’t reality. The world isn’t full of just girls. You have to be with both sexes to get an honest view of life.”
The Tribune carried a poem March 27 written by junior Alana Halliday on the closing of St. Mary’s: “I have lived a rich life. Take a dusty book from my shelf and imagine me as a might figure against the ravages of time. / Today, I stand with weighty shoulders, while my beams grow heavy with financial burden. My spirit grows weak with work. My life has been a useful one. My halls of memory are crowded. / Glance upon my fading visage. Peace will come with my empty corridors.” Halliday also quoted Katherine Hanley, Class of 1933, and mother of Margaret Hanley, a junior at St. Mary’s: “Like everyone else, I feel sick about it. I have received letters from all over the United States and we all find it impossible to believe.” Halliday continued: “Although the closing of the school strikes a note of great sorrow, there are thoughts that perhaps she deserves a rest.”
The year-end edition of Teleview, the student newspaper at St. Mary’s, featured an editorial by Terri Miller noting that “many girls are sad about the coming change in their school life. They must not look back at St. Mary’s with a wistful heart. Memories are something to be cherished, not sadly, but with an inner glow of warmth and satisfaction. St. Mary’s will not leave its traditions behind to live only in the hearts of alumni. We must carry forth the ideals set by our predecessors with the idea of delivering them to our own families.”
The Teleview also included a quiz on how girls should deal with boys when they interact at Judge the next year. “Will you survive?” the newspaper asked, offering a few questions designed to help readers decide if they would or not. For example, “You are walking down the hall and you see your first boy walking towards you. Do you: a) Try to shrivel him with one glance; b) Get the lump out of your throat long enough to look him in the eye and say hi; c) Pretend you can’t see him; or d) Turn around and run for the nearest ladies room.” In another scenario, “you’re in the cafeteria with your tray loaded. Suddenly you trip over some guy’s big feet and spill everything. Do you: a) Swear and kick him as hard as you can; b) Close your eyes in a silent plea for help, then begin picking up the pieces; c) Blame your bum leg for leading you into his feet, pick up the mess as fast as you can, and accidentally kick him as you leave; d) Apologize TO HIM and burst into tears as you head for the nearest ladies room.”
Following the consolidation announcement, there were changes in the Oblate hierarchy at Judge. The Intermountain Catholic Register reported in late April that Principal Fr. Thomas O’Neill was being transferred to St. Mary’s High School in Stockton, Calif., along with Fr. Murty Fahy. Fr. Thomas Smith was sent to Duncan, Okla. as assistant pastor at Assumption Church. Fr. Terrence Fitzgerald said “we are grateful for the years of dedicated service given to the cause of Catholic education in Utah by Fr. O’Neill,” a Philadelphia native who came to Judge in 1962, five years after his ordination. “Under his leadership the most modern educational programs have been successfully implemented at Judge Memorial. I am sorry to see Fr. O’Neill leave, but am grateful for his contribution to the work of the Church in this area. I am glad that he will be succeeded by such a fine successor as Fr. Cendese.” A native of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Cendese also attended Catholic U. and was ordained in 1965.
The Judgeonian on May 28, 1970 characterized O’Neill as “a figure you will not soon forget and is one of the first people many of us will remember when we look back on our high school careers. His total enthusiasm for Judge Memorial will be gratefully appreciated for years to come.” The paper also said Fr. Smith was sent to Oklahoma because there were a lot of “Spanish farm workers” there and Smith spoke Spanish, which he taught all four years he was at Judge. Smith also taught freshman English, German, music appreciation (conducting the band for three years) and oversaw the Glee Club.
Plays
“The Show-Off,” directed by Chester Dowse, with Armond “Skip” Francone as student assistant director, starring Joe Hutchings, Kathy Heath, Skip Francone, Cathy Fritz, Jimmy Valentine, Al Trople, Andrea Myntti, Jerry Vaculin and Jerry Connors. Robert Trosper was lighting technician, John Norman and Pat Fritz handled props and Pat Hays drove publicity.
“The York Nativity Play,” directed by Chester Dowse, starring Andrew Myntti, Armond Francone, Leila Iacona, Pat Aloia, Jeremy Connors, Peter Grisley, Rick Cecala, Jimmy Valentine, Kathy Heath, Kathy Fritz, Joseph Holtshouser, Kevin Steiner, Thomas Burns, James Gonzales, Richard Weiss, James Freeman, George Del Hoyo, Mike Cheshire, Anton Adams, Al Rodriguez, David Carrillo, Keith Brown, Jerry Burchett, Robert Neville, Peter White, Ann Hutchings, Teri Lee Pacheco, Julie Goicoechea and Helen Konya. Albert Trope was student director. Other backstage helpers were Joseph Hutchings, Robert Trosper, Jim Gamble, Dale Stovall and Richard Kane.
“The Fantasticks,” directed by Chester Dowse, choreographed by Mrs. James Schultz, starring Kathy Heath, David Carrillo, Armond Francone, Albert Trople, Joseph Hutchings, George Del Hoyo, Jerry Vaculin and Michelle Everill. Providing backstage help were Richard Weiss, Richard Kane, Joe Holland, John Kane, Dino Furano, Jim Gamble, Wayne David and Bob Neville.
“Calvary,” Judge’s one-act play for state competition, starring Pat Aloia, David Carrillo, Albert Trople, Skip Francone, Jim Grisley, Mark Welsh, George Del Hoyo, Jerry Burchett and James Abbott. The play was directed by Chester Dowse with Joe Hutchings as student director.
When junior Jimmy Freeman appeared on the Pioneer Memorial Theatre stage in “Figaro’s Marriage,” he drew a loud ovation from 45 Judge students attending the opening-night show.
Members of the Drama Club were Al Rodriguez, David Carrillo, Peter White, Pat Aloia, Mike Cheshire, Al Trople, Jerry Burchett, Jimmy Valentine, Skip Francone and Joe Hutchings.
Sports
Judge finished second in the state football tournament, losing to Payson 14-7. Coach Gil Cordova’s Bulldogs got there by beating North Summit 20-13 (with Pat Aloia running for one touchdown and returning an interception 44 yards for the deciding score), Lehi 27-0 (the defense held Lehi to minus 34 yards rushing) and Dixie 34-8 (Billy Price intercepted three passes and returned one for a TD). Judge and Payson had been at the top of the rankings since the season began. In the championship game, Cordova’s Bulldogs took a 7-0 lead with one minute left in the first quarter on a 7-yard run by Aloia. Payson came back with a 70-yard run by Mark Etherington. Then, with nine minutes left in the third period, Vaculin started to his left on an option run and tried to pitch the ball to Price, but Payson right cornerback Brent Davis swiped the pitchout and ran 32 yards unmolested for the winning score. The loss left Judge with an 11-3 season record. Jeff Hansen, Gary Hose and Pat Aloia made first team All-State in the Deseret News; its All-Region team included Ross Caputo, Tom Burns and Kevin Gully. The Green Sheet newspaper named Cordova its “Coach of the Year.” Lane Wille, Dave Sadler, Gary Barber and Leo Lovato were named to the weekly’s honor squad. Jim Gonzales, Vaculin and Billy Price were second team. Seniors included Tom Burns, Jeff Hansen, Rick Smith, Larry Conti, Tim Tracy, Roger Dean, John Schaefer, Steve Hillis, Bob Schovaers, Gordon Louie, Richard Holtshouser, Nick Alleman and Pat Westover. Rounding out the squad were Tim Carr, Paul Hansen, Robert Hansen, Tim McDonough, Ed Bingle, William O’Reilly, James Coronado, Mark Marine, Joe Kelly, Warren Blakemore, Ralph Colosimo, Kevin Nourse, Steve James, Jerry Bilanzich, Ralph Yanni, Carl Amodt, Tony Salazar and Dave Dudley. The managers were Richard Bircumshaw, Ken Passarella, Pete Koeferl, Dave Hruska, Ken Stedtfeld and Kurt Zeiger. Cordova’s assistant coaches were Tom Brown, John Pezely and Jerry Kustich.
The swimming team never had a meet, but practiced all season for the region and state meets. Coached by Frank Rowland and Fr. Richard Blenner, the team had Rick Powell as captain.
Coach Jim Yerkovich’s basketball team went to the Class A championship game before losing to Dixie, 91-77. Dixie’s 6-7, 235-pound Scott Cannon scored 40 points to lead the Flyers, while Jeff Hansen had 30 for Judge, Steve Kitterer added 21 and Mike Vaculin pitched in 16. Cannon finished as the tournament’s leading scorer with 106 points, far ahead of J.J. Grant from Emery (84) and Hansen (80). Hansen made first team All-State for the Deseret News, with Kitterer and Vaculin on the All-Region first team. Tom Phillips and Gary Barber were second team All-Region. Hansen was on The Tribune’s All-Region team. Sweet shooting senior guard Hansen led the team with a 25.3 points-per-game average, sixth highest in the state. Yerkovich told the Deseret News that Hansen had been the 11th man on the sophomore team but worked hard to become a good shooter, learning immensely from practice sessions at the YMCA with University of Utah star Mike Newlin. Kitterer added 18.2 points per game and was a fearsome rebounder. The experienced squad included seniors Kitterer, Vaculin, Herm Franks, John Rice, Pat Aloia, Richard Holtshouser, Billy Price, Bill Holik and Jerry Eagan, juniors Tom Phillips, Ross Caputo, Dave Dudley and Kevin Nourse, and sophomores Gary Barber, John Schovaers and Leo Lovato.
The tournament introduced the state to Gary Barber. After defeating Payson 85-60 to qualify for the Class A tournament (following a 4-6 regular season record), Judge beat Union 78-73 behind 19 points apiece from Hansen and Kitterer. Tribune sportswriter Dick Rosetta observed that “Judge Memorial’s Bulldogs put their Barber to work on Union’s Cougars … Gary Barber, a thief who would put the slickest pack rat to shame, showed the crowd at BYU what hustle means to basketball as he engineered the Judge victory over a pesky bunch from Roosevelt. Barber, only a sophomore, had seven steals.” Rosetta’s colleague, Steve Rudman, echoed that theme after the quarterfinals contest, in which Judge beat Juab 78-65. “Juab High School had a session with the ‘Barber’ here Thursday night and as expected the Wasps got their ears lowered,” he said. “The ‘Barber’ is Gary Barber, only 5-8 but a bouncing bundle of energy and larceny who put a damper on any hopes Juab had entertained of advancing by shoving in 18 points and pilfering almost every available pass on the floor. Barber, sort of an ‘artful dodger’ in basketball trunks, helped the Bulldogs overcome a Juab lead late in the third period and sparked them to the nervous victory. In addition to stealing passes, Barber played an excellent defensive game, limiting Juab’s Alan Sperry to only two points in the second half.” Vaculin scored 25 in the win. Barber’s thievery also sparked a 70-63 semifinal victory over Cedar City. He scored 10, Hansen 19 and Kitterer 15.
Rick Powell and Mike Wurster were co-captains of the swimming team, coached by Fr. Richard Blenner and Frank Rowland. Key swimmers were James Abbott, Tom Kelly, Jim Gillette, Mike Harte, Pete Marron, Mike Bingle, Kelly Sullivan, Ed Fisher and diver Lee Toole.
The wrestling team won its first dual meet in five years on Jan. 27, thumping Granger 32-14. Seniors Lane Wille, John Schaefer and Carl Amodt all pinned opponents while classmates Paul and Robert Hansen and Rick O’Reilly also picked up wins. So did sophomore Steve Vigil and freshman Thomas Grisley. Also seeing mat time were Peter Grisley, Frank Robinson, Vince Lopez, Roger Tobari, Roger Stoker, Jim McCraw and Mike Montoya.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP – A state title was the goal from the start for the tennis team, led by senior Bob Schovaers, the No. 21 ranked player in the U.S. under age 18. He played No. 1 singles with sophomore brother John Schovaers at No. 2. Sophomore Jim McBroom was No. 3 singles, while his freshman brother Bob teamed with junior Rick Smith at No. 1 doubles. Other players were David Carrillo, Paul Schwab, Jeff Wright, Rick Powell, Geoff Woodard, Steve Blumenthal and Russ Meyer. Frank Rowland was the coach. In October, Bob and John Schovaers were two of six high school tennis stars who received McIntosh Awards recognizing them for their ability, court attire and sportsmanship. At the BYU Invitational, Bob Schovaers lost in the singles finals to Jim Robbins of Olympus while John Schovaers and Jim McBroom came in second in doubles.
Coached by Dave Disorbio, the baseball team was led by pitchers Jeff Hansen, Larry Buecher, Steve Kitterer, Tom Phillips and Ron Mele and hitters Ross Caputo, Gary Barber, John Renteria, Jim Gonzales, Tim Tracy, Eldon Riggs and John Rice. The roster also included Mark Marine, Craig Romano, Mike Gorrell, Kenny Rogers, Randy O’Brien, Steve Padjen, Marty Giovacchini, Terry Giblin and John Harte.
Junior Tony Giblin was the best player on the golf team, which also included Greg Hose and Pat Westover.
Soccer debuted as a sport at Judge, coached by Fr. Liam Duggan. Nick Viselli was captain and goalie after Rick O’Reilly got hurt. Leading the team were Lane Wille, Nick Alleman, Jim Coronado, Mike Viselli, Michael Cooper, Bill DeJong, Dev Dern, Tim Carr, Dennis Graham, Scott Lutz, James Allen, Vincent Gonzales and Armando Almodover.
Track team members were Bill Price, Richard A. Smith, Steve Schwab, Mike Vaculin, Gene Barton, Tim Eckroth, Kerry Eagan, John Johnson, Jeff McKenna, Al Rodriguez, John Kane, Tony Salazar, Ralph Yanni, Bernie Sims, Steve Summers, Dennis Carrico, Scott Brown, Robb Carter, Jim Schaefer, Richard Kane, Lee Toole, Mike Gardner, Mike Coupe, Pat White, Steve Thomas, John Kunzweiler, Daniel Byrne, Chuck Carrico, Bill Soltis, Nick Viselli and Dominic DiEsposti. The coaches were Gil Cordova and Jerry Kustich.
Kevin Steiner was president of the Ski Club, whose most popular outing involved night skiing at Park City resort for both Judge and St. Mary’s members. Fr. Ivan Cendese was moderator of the 40-member club. A Deseret News photograph of the Park City trip showed Betsy Miller, Paul Schwab, Gordon Louie, Rick Smith and Roger Dean snacking and warming up between runs. Junior John Blakely wrote the story.
A Deseret News feature explored the weekly hockey game played between the Faculty All-Stars, led by Fr. Ivan Cendese, and the Student Scrubs led by Gordon Wilson, Jimmy Freeman and Bill DeJong.
Guest speakers at the 8th annual sports banquet were Roy Jefferson, a former University of Utah wide receiver then playing with the Pittsburgh Steelers, University of Utah basketball player Ken Gardner and U. assistant athletic director Ned Alger.
Graduation
— 81 St. Mary’s girls graduated on May 31 at 3 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Madeleine.
Holy Cross Award: Dorothy Allen and Victoria Long
Grand Award: Katherine Bray
St. Mary of the Wasatch Award: Judy Ann Elizondo.
Being the final St. Mary’s graduation, Bishop Joseph Lennox Federal said “it is my prayer that the spirit of St. Mary’s will fill you and fill us all.”
Gold Seal Bearer: Dorothy Allen, Carla Ausick, Cynthia Colosimo, Roseanne Colosimo, Roberta Jewett, Pamela McDonough, Catherine Mash, Jane Ringholz, Tara Wennerstrom.
— 91 boys graduated from Judge in an 8 p.m. ceremony at the Cathedral.
Valedictorian: John Hruska
Salutatorian: Lawrence Conti
Highest GPA over four years: John Hruska
Highest GPA during senior year: John Hruska
Provincial Award of the Oblates: Michael Scallen
Mick Riley Award: Mike Vaculin
Moran Award: Kevin Gully
Booster Bulldog Award: Jeff Hansen
Mathematics and Science: Timothy Stark
David Burdick received an appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Academic Awards – Mathematics: Jeffrey Hansen and Timothy Stark; Physics: David Burdick; Chemistry: John Klekas; Geology: Max Jarman; Advanced Biology: Thomas Boner; Biology: George Del Hoyo; Social Studies: Mark Welsh; English: Robert Trosper; Forensics: Joseph Hutchings; Religion: John Hruska and Martin Woodard; Sons of the American Revolution Award for good citizenship: Lawrence Conti.
Debate: Jeffrey Hogan; Drama: Joseph Hutchings and Albert Trople; Journalism (Newspaper): Robert Trosper; Journalism (Yearbook): Timothy Carr and Geoffrey Woodard; Mechanical Drawing: Peter Lutz; Glee Club: Peter Koeferl; Typing: Robert Trosper; Art: James Gonzales and Albert Trople; Band: John Hruska; Spanish: William Holik; French: Kevin Steiner; German: Martin Woodard; Latin: Reynold Jackson.
Grail Seal Bearers: Thomas Boner, David Burdick, Lawrence Conti, Jeffrey Hansen, John Hruska, Reynold Jackson, Richard Plautz, Bill Schoeck, Gary Stanga and Kevin Steiner.
