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As the Class of ' 95 exits, the Class of '96 substitutes them as the "seniors" of Belen Jesuit. The six graders enter eagerly but afraid and Intimidated by this exceptional institution. Thousands have walked the halls, but not as spirited as this Belen generation. The Belen leaders of today, are the world leaders of tomorrow.
The Class of ' 96 awaits the world head on, but still has time to look back and enjoy the "wonder years" this school has given them. The seniors are trying to make this year a memorable one for them and the rest of the Belen commun i ty. Their class has superb abilities, whether It Is in academics or athletics departments.
As the year ends, we will look back at it as one of many inaugural presentations. One of the main projects of the year is the new Belen Gymnasium. This project has been under construction since the end of last school year (May 1995). Athletic Director Carlos Barquin states "We had some setbacks in the construction, but if all goes well this w i ll be the greatest accomplishment the Belen community
has ever done. Present day school has helped along with the alumni, that is the reason why it Is free to use for everyone." Barquin thanks everyone who helped, and they will all be acknowledge in a plaque held In the gym's lobby. To the seniors of 1996 good luck in the real world, never forget that you're a wolverine and for those who are still in Belen, always look BEYOND .. .!
What's this? An automobile? To Banchs, who also drives a VW Beetle. If you prefer trucks, Belen can be the pJ ace for you Where there are re n runners, PathfinJeep erokee' s than anyrucks have besums of money. Fav amor Kf.....,..Cr:JJ'fle more p ar vehicle among students range from slick speedy cars, teenagers because they provide someold fashioned cars, full sized thing parents love, safety, which is 4x4integral ' s , to 1 family needed, with al the crazy drivers in "handme downs' • tend to be one wi one of the fastest
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some stu of going on vacation. Some vacations included cruises, tours, or just plain "chillaxing . " Some places visited were: Germany, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Spain, Santo Domingo, Columbia, Canada, New York, St. Louis, Italy, and the Virgin Islands. However, not all vacations were all play and no work Junior Michael Llorente went to Santo Domingo to help set up a summer camp for under-privileged children . While another junior, Patrick Hidalgo, went to Cuba to rediscover his roots.
While this summer some of us were stuck at home, a fortunate few had a once in a lifetime opportunity. They experienced things that some of us can only dream of. These trips were generally fun and games, but then we have to face reality . We all had to return to school to hit the books and start studying again. What a drag, huh?
It was a hot, humid mid November day when the alumni were shuffled into the gym for the time. The occasion: the official blessing of the gym. Archbishop John Clement Favarola was about to perform the long-awaited opening of the gym theatre. Before the ceremony was performed, Leopoldo Nunez and Armando Rodriquez addressed the student body. They described the efforts that went into the construction of the gym, and commended Coach Car-
los Barquin for the leading role he took in the completion of the gym . The Arch bishop was greeted with a standing ovation. After telling a some "hilarious" jokes , the Arch bishop began the blessing ceremony. He took up a chalice of holy water and blessed both the gym and the students.
After the ceremony the students had the rest of the day off, while the Belen staff stayed and had lunch with the Archbishop.
Spiritually in the Belen community plays a major role in the life of our student body. Belen is not only an institution of higher learning, but an institution that wants to instill Christ and the Ho-
ly Spirit into the life of the students and employees. The way Christ becomes a great part of our lives during our strive for excellence in education, is by attending mass The Jesuit Society doesn't only want students to be men who go out and conquer the business world, they also want you to be renaissance men or as the school motto puts it " Men for Others ". The Society of Jesus along with the faculty and staff strive for students to be gentlemen who put God first and to believe that helping our fellow brothers in Christ will lead their souls into God's reign Masses were held continuously throughout the school year. From the usual homeroom mass to let our students start the day under guidance and protection of the Holy Spirit, to the elaborate production known as '' The School Wide Mass " in which all of our faculty, students, and administration joined together as one to worship the Lord. The 1995 -1996 school year was not the only one where many academic endeavors were reached but also one where the students went "Beyond" in order to get closer to the Lord Our God
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The Belen Key Club has been recognized internationally for there single service projects in the past two years. This year, they found an enormous need locally. Small inner city schools, specifically the C.R.E.S T. schools asked the Belen Key Club for help in different areas in their schools.
C.R.E.S . T. (Culturally Rich Ethnic Schools Together) was created by a group of principals with common goals. The schools which make up C.R.E S T. are: St. Monica's Catholic School, St. Francis Xavier Catholic School and St. Mary's Cathedral School.
Brian Wentzel, Ralph Ledesma and a few members of the Belen Key Club visited St. Francis Xavier School and realized the great need that this and other inner city schools experience every day. Key Club President Frankie Ruiz presented this program to the
club and it was voted unanimously to be their '95-'96 Single Service Project.
The C R.E.S.T. program consists of after-school tutoring, sports, and maintenance The sports program started at St. Francis Xavier and St Mary's Cathedral school, It was then implemented in the other schools. The school maintenance assistance takes place in St. Francis Xavier and at St. Monica's.
This project benefits both the inner city children and the Belen students. Most of them have chosen C.R.E.S.T. as their community service project for the year ( required to graduate from Belen)
Through the C.R E.S T. schools project, our Key Club and students have turned their energies, which in the past has helped rafters and the poor children in other countries, to Miami.
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Belen Jesuit Prep is in the process of becoming accredited. This process, although lengthy and complicated for the teachers and administration, will give the school nation wide reputation. ''There is a national accrediting body which sets standards for education that the school must be able to meet,'' says Brian Wentzel, the school Assistant Principal. But with the accreditation process, there are some concerns with regards to the students, the faculty and most importantly, the school.
With respect to the students, the accreditation will facilitate their acceptance into better universities and at the same time, will provide them with more opportunities for scholarships. The most reputable colleges and universities take into account whether a school is accredited or not when awarding grants and scholarships to their future students.
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faculty. For one, the teachers will have to provide a lot of information and personal goals with respect to their particular subject matter. The accreditation will also demand all teachers to continue their education by taking a certain amount of credits every five years. This will assure the school that their teachers are well prepared and informed about any new developments within their field.
The accreditation will have a strong impact on the whole school. Not all schools in South Florida are accredited. This will also provide Belen with new insights and suggestions on how to improve the curriculum and will put certain demands on the teachers as well as the students. But after all the hard work, the accreditation will be of benefit and pride to the Belen Community.
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This year's Fashion Show Luncheon entitled Mind Games took place on December 2, 1995, at the Radisson Centre. The luncheon is one of the events that supports our vast scholarship program. It was coordinated by Carol Vila with the help of Teresita Miranda and a committee of dedicated mothers. The fashion Show featured the entire Belen Senior class and thirty eight girls from Lourdes Academy.
The event opened up with a delicious lunch including Ceasar Salad, Chicken Mediterranean and Garden Vegetables Julienne. The dessert, Hazelnut Mousse, was neatly served in a Dark Chocolate Shell. At this time, the Master of Ceremonies introduced the Senior Class of 1996 among a cloud of smoke and a criss-cross of
lights. The Seniors modeled their tuxedos to the beat of classical and modern music.
The Seniors were divided into groups according to the attire they were wearing ranging from casual to evening or formal wear. For example, one group was called "Out of Mind." They wore leather jackets and dark shades The majority of the clothes were black and white symbolizing the colors of the mind game Chess, the theme for the luncheon
At the end, the seniors again came out for the grand finale in their full tuxedo The Fashion Show was a complete success, an exciting way to spend an afternoon with friends while contributing to a worthy cause.
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On November 12, 1995 a group of Belen students embarked on a one week journey to Washington D.C. This week, for some, was one never to be forgotten. For most, it was a once in a lifetime experience . This years Close-Up trip was different from ones in the past. Belen students had an opportunity to room with students from the former Soviet Union and the Newly Independent States (N .I.S.).
It was to everyone's dismay that while staying in Washington, the federal government closed down for the majority of the week. Despite all the confusion, the participants in Close-Up were still able to experience most of Washington, and more importantly, meet different people.
Due to the gove nt shut down , all museums and na parks were closed. Instead, the stud were able to learn more about how government works and discuss about nt political issues through seminars d group workshops. "Overall, I think was a great chance to meet people other states and countries and dis s with them how government works, I commend it to everyone", said junior Patino The CloseUp trip was a derful opporunity to talk to diffrent le an d to le arn about our government. , this wa s an experience these Belen ts will not soon forget.
While sitting in seventh period waiting for the bell to ring, you hear the DJ getting ready from the central patio. It's Friday and the weekend is near and what a better way to start it off than by having a pep-rally. The pep rally allows you to relieve all the stress and frustration you've consumed during a hard week of school.
Ring! The bell sounds and hundreds of kids rush out of their classrooms to get a good spot for the pep rally. As Waldo goes around psyching up the crowd, and the cheerleaders "cheering" as they always do, president Robert Souto get's ready to address the restless students.
A pep-rally is time to display your class unity and pride in the always traditional "We got spirit yes we do, We got spirit how 'bout you", chant that always get's the crowd pumped up.
Over all pep-rallies are a time when the whole school gets together to scream, shout and show off their school spirit. It is also a time to show your support for all the athletic teams that have put so much effort in representing our school, Belen. These Belen pep-rallies are like no other and should stay as is for a long time to come.
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Homecoming week is a time when school spirit is at its best. Throughout the whole week we can witness the students display of enthusiasm in the hallways and in the classrooms. Some students hang banners and balloons in the school patio and their grade sections. The teachers also participate in homecoming by wearing their own version of the special dress uniform, the ever popular blue and yellow shirts. Every day of the week has a wacky theme, for example, one day the students advertise their favorite college, another day the exhibited their bad taste in clothes and on thursday, the Senior Skit is performed in the school auditorium
The climax of Homecoming Week is, the football game, which took place under a hot, humid saturday sun. The Wolverines snapped their three game losing streak by demolishing district opponent Chaminade-Madonna 41 to 6. Belen's defensive Coach , Eric Hansen , said , "we all played a fantastic game, and we even let the underclassmen play to get some experience for next season . " Running back Alex Arrieta broke his own school record by rushing for 301 yards , on his way to scoring 4 TO ' s. Quarterback Oliver Benitez displayed his accurate passing as he completed 4 of 5 passes for 92 yards and rushed for an 11 yard in the 2nd quarter. Senior Fullback Robert Carmona ran for an 8 yard scamper, for the first TO of the game. The wolverines ended up with the best overall record in the district (6 -3).
After the game it was time to party at the Homecoming Dance The dance was held at the Intercontinental hotel in Downtown Miami. For the first time in Belen History we had a homecoming king Carlos Maristany and Lourdes Senior, Rebecca Beltran as our queen the king and queen inaugurated the Homecoming Dance and then everyone else joined in. At this time Belen students got to show off their fancy footwork to their dates. Senior Frank Carvajal entertained the Dance with the music
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Dances are one of the most popular activities used by the Student Council to raise school spirit. Many Belen students pay five or seven dollars to dance and have fun. There were many dances this year, but three stand out in students .
The new 1995-1996 year began with the ever popular Kick Off dance Many people came to hear t he music of Smack, a local band, and the mixes of D.J . ' s Frank Carjaval and Eddie Gonzalez. For the Student Council, the dance was a huge success. Making over $12 ,000, it was a great way to start the new year. On October 28, the second dance of the year , the Homecoming dance , took place at the Intercontinental Hotel. To many people's surprise, there was not only senior and juniors ,but unlike pre-
vious years there were little sophomores as well. The dance was a hit. Students danced the night away to the sound of D.J. Andy Anon
Now it was time for the Wolver Growl. This dance was not as popular as the first two but was still a success. DJ Mulo's light show and fog machine characterized the night. " The music and lights were awesome," said junior Eric Blanco.
Belen has a reputation for excellent school dances. The batch for the '95-'96 shcool year proved to be no exception.
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They loomed for days over the school: large , steel giants awaiting the first day of March so that they could finally come to life . What caused these "things" to appear? It was the annual school fair , known as the Tom bola. It was a dreary weekend, but despite it all, the festivities went on. It started on Friday , March 1st, and ran through that weekend until Sunday, March 3rd. This years fair had a plethora of rides and games that brought out faculty, alumni ,
and parents to the school grounds Other ongoing events at the events were the dance in the auditorium, mass in the Chapel, shops selling trinkets, the dunking booth , the Vinquest (both on and off campus), and, as always, the winner of the raffle tickets. After it all ended , the clean up crew went to work, and the steel giants disappeared. (At least until next year.)
As the end of the school year approaches, students begin to feel tired and tattered, wondering if school will ever end . This is the time for the annual Field Day , when all Belen students leave the classrooms behind and hit the schoo l' s playgrounds for a full day of fun and games. Students take to the basketball courts to shoot some hoops, or play football and soccer on the fie lds. Others take part in activities such as tug-of-war , wa-
ter balloon tossing , and the world-famous Barqball. Through these sporting events , students get to spend time together doing something else than vegetating in the classrooms. This day also serves as a short break from schoolwork , which Belen studen t s so direly need as they approach the end of the school year .
Ricardo Herrero
For many sixth graders, Belen is the beginning of a long journey. Many sixth graders wait for a time when they can see which of their homerooms is the best. On Saturday, October 21, 1995 they got to do just that. The sixth grade mini-olympics were held that day at the Belen basketball courts and practice football field. The sixth grade and their parents got to participate in sports such as bowling, tug-ofwar, free throw shots and the running relay. The first event was the free throw shots. The mother of each student in each homeroom shoot for one minute. Then the fathers got to show off their hot stuff, on the court followed by the students. 6C were the winners of the competition.
The second was tug-of-war. In this event the fathers and sons of each homeroom battled it out out in rounds of double elimination. 6C remained victorious threw this event also. The third event was bowling. Each homeroom picked 2 mothers, and 2 students, who played a regular bowling game on the basketball courts. 6B were the victors of this competition. The fourth and final competition was the running relay Eight runners ran a total of half mile. This was accomplished by having four stations around the track , with two students at each station. The winners of this competition were 6C. The final standings were 6C first place, 60 second place, 6B third, 6A fourth and 6E fifth Many sixth 8raders enjoyed themselves on this day. "I think it was cool." said sixth grader Mike Ortiz. Hopefully through activities such as this one and the sixth grade lockin, our youngest Belenites will begin to feel at home in our school.
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If I was to summarize the sixth grade Lock-In in one word, it would be, out-of-control! Okay, so it was three words, but that's exactly what it was! I've never seen such madness in all of my sixteen years. It took a lot of patience(as well as courage) to try and handle these crazed kids. The elite few who took on this task were Rafael Ross, Bias Cueto, Danny Jacobson, Eduardo Fraga, Danny Sanchez, Carlos Maristany, Eric Munoz, vice president of student council Gabby Dieppa, and president of student council Robert Souto. Sounds like a lot of people? Yeah, of course it does, but that wasn't nearly enough to control ninety caffeine-pumped 6th graders
The Lock-In has been a tradition in Belen since 1991 and its purpose is to introduce the 6th graders to some Senior big brothers and to familiarize themselves with the other kids from their grade.
The activities mostly took place in the auditorium due to rain and non-working lights in the basketball courts They played games that really didn't have official rules, so the kids did whatever they wanted and ran amuck. After the Seniors were able to control the riot, all the 6th graders began doing a huge wave that went around the entire auditorium and at the same time yelling, "we want chicks, we want chicks!" After the blood flowed back into the brains of these overly excited youngsters, they went to eat dinner, which ran pretty smoothly. After dinner, there wasn't much to do, so they broke out their sleeping bags and supposedly were getting ready for bed. The Seniors, Junior Mark Lazcano, and yours truly humored them in an attempt to make them go to sleep. Yeah right! Have you ever tried making 90 hyper-active kids go to sleep? It was virtually impossible. Well, they finally did go to sleep, at 2:30 in the morning! There were still a couple of knuckle heads running around playing games but they were, how shall I say, taken care of, Ha, Ha, Ha! Just kidding. They had to wake up at 7:30 in the morning and I was expecting them to be staggering around considering that they only got five hours of sleep, but I was wrong After they washed up, they started running all over the place and playing football. Later, they all had breakfast which consisted of doughnuts and their choice of milk, and orange juice. After they ate, they went to mass at 10:00 am
Finally, their parents came and picked them up and went their separate ways, remembering the good time they had and all the friends they made in a not-so-scary Belen.
Grandparents Day at Belen is when the seventh graders come in with their grandparents for a day of activities. It is a great idea that Belen sets aside one Saturday every year so that students can bond with their grandparents. The day consisted of a mass and activities such as: hot potato, watching embarrassing videos of the students, and of course, the "Macarena." "I really enjoyed Grandparents Day," said Juan Broche, "It was a good chance to spend time with my grandparents."
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Father and Son Day has been a Belen tradition for the past five years. It was started by eighth grade Civics teacher, Eugene Zoller. Like other family oriented days, Father and Son Day is a day for eighth graders to participate in activities with their fathers. The day is full of activities ranging from basketball to dominoes The eighth graders and their fathers compete in all types of events and then get together at the vend of the day for a mass Eighth grader, Shahn Dana said, "I had a great time on Father and Son Day, I recommend for everyone to go through this experience ." "I thought Father and Son Day was pretty cool , I mean , being able to see your dad play basketball is pretty funny,'' said eighth grader Jonathan Lledo Father and Son Day simply is a day reserved for fathers and sons to spend some quality together; that is before they go into highschool and never want to hang around with them again
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For the freshman class, there is one day out of the year, where they can spend a day with their family at Belen. Family day begins with a mass followed by breakfast for the guys and their families.
"Lately I have not been home to spend time with my parents but family day gives me the chance to spent time with them," said freshman Vince Cartaya.
Family day was done differently from last year due largely to Angie Fernandez, who was in charge of having live music in the mass and help from teachers. "The mass we had was the best I've ever been to in Belen history,'' said freshman Victor McMillian. Family day ended with a BBQ lunch, and many smiles on both students' and parents' faces.
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The Sophomore Formal, held on May 11, 1996, was a ground breaking event. It was the first time the sophomore class was able to achieve a formal on their own. Some sophomores had doubts on weather or not the formal was going to be a success or a total failure. At the end the people who had doubts were proven wrong.
"It was the most fun that I have ever had at a formal," said
Joey Souto, who danced the night away with his date.
"For my first formal, I had an awesome time," said Carlos Ruiz who grooved to the tunes of the "Iceman" Alex Garcia and Carlos Bermudez.
"Even though we had a little time to organize and put together the Formal I believe that we all had time to shake our booties and have a good time," said Jorge Salum who ripped the dance floor.
The organizers of the Sophomore Formal (Teresita Campos, Carlos Curbelo, Mikel Llanes and Jorge Salum) hope to organize the Junior Prom in order to make the Prom as successful as the Formal.
The Sophomore Formal was achieved because of the great success that the sophomores had the night of the Sophomore Dance which was held the night of the Sophomore Day.
Overall the teachers thought that the Formal was a great success and hope to continue this tradition for many more years to come.
Ivan Vich
An unforgettable evening of elegance and dancing is how the 1996 Junior prom was best described. It took place on Saturday May 11, 1996 at the Miami Airport Hilton ' s Cove ballroom.
The prom took place the day after the Senior prom, which is unusual.
"It was an amazing night that I will remember for the rest of my life,'' said junior Eddy Vadia.
The dance was well attended, approximately 80 couples attended. The music was provided by OJ Mike , he played everything from booty music to rave Everyone was dancing, including the last person you would imagine. After prom, all the juniors went their own way, and kept the party going.
The Senior Speech and Drama classes led by Mr. Leo Williams presented two short, one-act comedies to the school community in order to show how hard these students had been working throughout the whole year
The plays presented were: Stephen Gregg's "This Is a Test" and Anton Checkov's "The Brute." The class rigorously rehearsed together for nearly a month in advance in order to get the spectacle underway and show the school that they take acting seriously and try to be the best at what they do Marcos Suero starred in "This Is a Test" playing himself as a "geek "
who everyone despises, he ends up choking on his final exam and failing while the rest of the class passed with "Flying Colors". Some standout performances included Brian Briz playing a a mentally insane classmate and Jose Toledo as the tenor for the audience.
Another performance by the Speech and Drama class was ''The Outsiders" One difference is that this one was performed by the Juniors. Another difference between this one and the play performed by the seniors was that this one had to be performed at school Conchita Espinosa instead of at Belen. Some of the starts of the play were juniors Alex T orra, Robert Garda-Tunon, Luis Chaguaseda , Luis Patino, and Eric Montalvo This play was another excellent production also led by Leo Williams
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,_, It is the bottom line. It ' s what we got to school for , a solid academic preparation that will pave the way to a life of success. From the time we sit down to take the school's entrance exam, you know it won ' t be easy. To walk out of this institution with a diploma isn't a piece of cake
Starting from the time you sit in your chair to your first year of elementary school until you finish your education , academics is probably most important in what you want to achieve Belen gives us the opportunity to make the best of our educat ion by making us study hard and sweating it out unti l we achieve our goals
The best thing we have at our disposal , during these trying years of continuous learning , is a wide range of choices to determine what career is best suited for us. Here, we are offered basic courses that give us the foundation for a well
rounded education. We are also offered electives that allow us to look deeper into our particular interes t In other words ,Belen is a rigorous college prep school which is designed to give us the power to take on t he competitive environment which we will be dealing with , not only in college , but th e rest of our lives . AJI of us at Belen are working hard toward our goal. With the combined talents of the faculty and administration, we achieve what sometimes would se em impossible. It is th is education that allows to learn about ourselves and those around us And with this hard work in mind these are the steps that aJlow our minds to go BEYOND . . .
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Being the best, is the goal of many students. Unfortunately not all can be the best. The ones who make it to the very top are the ones who put in the extra effort. These are the students who give Belen the name it has today, and on tis day of the award ceremony they were awarded for it. Awards are received in all subjects from Physical Education to Physics, and for the first time in the history of Belen there were Art awards given along with several science awards.
This school is full of student who have the same goals of being the best, and that is what forms the competitiveness in each and every classroom, this is what allows Belen to give these awards to each student who deserves it. ''This years award ceremony was different for the reason that there was a few new awards" said junior Eduardo Carreno, who won several awards.
When the Dade County Youth Fair comes to town, every school gets ready to go head-to-head with other schools in creative writing and visual projects. Belen has always been a leader in winning awards (getting the majority of ribbons every year), and it is no surprise. Why? With Belen's outstanding line-up of "Modern Language" projects, the award winning writing and poetry just keep flowing on the scene and into first place.
Beatriz Jimenez, head of the Modern Language Department, said, "Everyone knows we are the best, so when they hear Belen coming, they run for cover!''
Belen is a very productive school and we are waiting to dominate yet another year at the Dade County Youth Fair and Exposition.
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The English Department is one of the most hardworking and dedicated academics departments at Belen. Throughout the past two years, the English Department has had its ups and downs.
One of the ' ' downs '' in the English Department was the recent loss of British Literature teacher, Mr. Steve Holland, who due to illness · had to leave the school in December of 1994 But soon after, Belen found a qualified and dedicated teacher, Mr Tony Perez, who took over Mr. Holland's position, and quickly gained the respect of his students.
The English Department strives for excellence in preparing the students for college Mrs Sylvia Hernandez , Chairperson of the Department, works hard to coordinate an education that will enable the students to excel in the SAT's as well as later in life. Mrs. Hernandez , together with the rest of the Department , have two goals : to teach students to write and to motivate them to love reading.
All in all, the English Department is one more reason why Belen is such an outstanding school. It has a dedicated team striving to reach the students.
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Many people have asked who the new team of counselors are. Well, it is the new and improved Guidance Department. This new team of qualified advisors, consisting of Carolyn Collins, Ralph Ledesma, Charmaine Icaza, Sr. Maria Cartaya, Bruce Hyman, and Mary Mahoney, has agreed on one thing:CHANGE.
In the past, Belen counseling required a student to search for their counselor in hopes of advice. In many cases Belen students were not even aware who their counselors were.
This year , the guidance department has regrouped It has reviewed the faults of past counseling, and organized itself to guide their students consistently and more effectively. The biggest change in this reformed department is the calendar. The department has grouped
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Mrs. Marie Jean Miyar , the recently appointed head of the Humanities Department , is a very dynamic and capable individual. Being a former Year book adviser for four years, she knows the hardships we go through to put this masterpiece together (the yearbook) . The main duty of the department these days relates to aspects of the accreditation process. The department also includes hard working Assistant Principal Mr. Leopoldo Nunez, Mr. Ignacio Font , and Fr. Eduardo Alvarez, SJ
She has an ambitious agenda concerning the expansion and development of the department. Her plans for the future are to
provide juniors and seniors with a wider variety of electives. One of the many is a music course , in which a student can learn how to play a wide variety of instruments She hopes to also be able to provide a music course to the junior high The department is also looking forward to increase the collection of films , library holding, and the offering of the department. As a stepping stone for the future , she plans to be able to build an art complex , where exhibitions and performances could be a reality
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Since Ms. Marta Alday's arrival to Belen three years ago, the Belen Library has never been the same. At that time, Belen had only one computer in the entire library. At this point the library has six computers, of which three were added this year. The library is undergoing a "five year plan" to upgrade its services. Within five years, Belen plans to add programs, improve service, update on current events, and make the library a better place for students
This year, a wide variety of programs has been added to the library to make it easier for students to find information. Exegy is one of there main new programs. Exegy is a CD-ROM program which is sent to the school and is updated every month by a new CD -ROM with current world information, current issues, sports, and more. Infotrac is another program which is updated every month. The library is also a part of Seflin FreeNet, which is a free access to the Internet provided for many
schools. Also included in this selection is Microsoft's Encarta '95 encyclopedia. Ms. Alday stated, "we want to turn the library into not only just a place to study, but a place to get information, and learn how to process and apply it." She also stated, ''this is the only place in school where people can find a quiet atmosphere."
One of many plans the library is working on is to convert into an on-line public access catalog. This means that instead of having to go through the actual card-catalog, one can go to the computer and use a card-catalog program, which can go more in depth into topics one is trying to find. Another important plan the library hopes to finish by next year is to "net" the computers. All this new importation can't be found in all of the computers. In changing this, one will be able to find all the different information sources on each of the computers. But again these are some of the many plans scheduled to be available by next year.
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Belen's math department is one of the finest in South Florida.The department was not always like this ; Mrs Carol Vila and other members of the Math Department have worked very hard to establish this great group of inspiring teachers.In the early 90's,Mrs Vila and Father Izquierdo S.J. wanted to improve the S.A.T ., scores plus general math knowledge of students here at Belen They did so by placing a challenging curriculum and some of the best teachers in Dade County By far, Belen is more prepared at the Florida level than most other schools
Every year we have to face a new and harder grade. But, thanks to our math instructors, they help us get through the course with a greater understanding of that year's material. Each teacher has a different style of teaching in order to make their students feel comfortable and learn the material throughout the year.
IBelen students should feel privilege and very lucky to have small or average size classrooms, challenging material, and excellent teachers. That is what makes a great math department and an excellent student body Juan Carlos Campos
To most schools around the nation, the idea of modern languages goes only to the extent of "Hola , como estas 7" Here, however , two languages is the standard for all students. So then , what kind of staff is required to further the students spanish speaking abilities?
The answer , the Modern Languages Department. This elite group is not only responsible for the spanish grammatical teachings, but also for the literary and applied teachings. Through this department, Belen has been successfully represented in the Dade County Youth fair on several occasions in the written, grammatical and artistic competitions.
The head of this department is Beatriz Jimenez. She is responsible for all that goes on in this department. She has an eight member staff backing her up. Gisela Leon, Dora Haibi, Maria Luisa Orteaga, Fr. Pedro Cartaya, Maria Cartaya-Wrves, Carol Vidal , Ralph Ledesma , and Lourdes Arteaga make up a staff of hard working and dedicated teachers trying to teach their students as much as they can about the Spanish language and history. "I have a wonderful staff ," said Mrs. Jimenez on one of many occasions
Many people don't realize the difficulty that this department faces daily. Many more people don't thank them for their effort. On behalf of the entire Belen community, we salute you.
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Physical Education is without a doubt considered one of the favorite and most exiting classes among the Belen student body Why, you ask? Well, "P.E." is the time of day used by many Belenites ( from grades six through tenth ) to compete for "bragging rights " amongst each other and throughout their grade level. Other students take this time of the day to get away from the gruelling hours of study that Belen enforces on everyone of its students , and they use this class as some sort of stress reliever Then there exists the unique few that use this class as their only form of exercise during the day. This is the only time they know that they can get away from the usual temptations that exist at home such as those tasty, greasy snacks that "Abuelita or Mom" make. "The Idiot Box"
A.K.A. (T.V ) or just plain old "Laziness", and lose those extra unwanted pounds that give any student of Belen the title of "Pleasantly Plump"
"If there is une thing I like about Belen when I compare it to the other school I went to, it is that at the other school P E. was considered a riot class, and then when I enrolled here I realized the coaches cared," explained a Belen seventh grader. Belen coaches do care about their students They believe each student is a unique person, and they will try to help the student develop his talents when it comes to sports or just plain physical fitness. This way, the student can use his knowledge of physical fitness and combine it with what he has learned in a classroom Then, he can use these skills as virtues and follow in with the school philosophy of "Men for Others", becoming what the ancient Greeks of the first Olympiads called their "ideal" athlete: "Kalicagathia" (the "ideal" athlete, well educated, mannered, and physically strong}. They'll exceed expectations and will go BEYOND Barney Flores
The Science department is one of the hardest working and most dedicated departments at Belen. However, it is one of the subjects that many least look forward to. Yet, at Belen it is a different story. With such teachers like Mrs. Lourdes Echegoyen of the freshman class and Mr. Pedro A Hernandez (P A.) , science is no longer a snooze. Besides the fact that they teach well, they make it fun, too Mr. Frank Pichardo makes his class exciting, occasionally, when igniting magnesium in class. These teachers are dedicated and spread their knowledge to students And yes, they do love their work.
Mrs. Lourdes Echegoyen, with a PhD in Chemistry, started off at Belen with the feshman class of '94. She took up teaching to schedule her work so that she and her daughter (who goes to high school) can spend some quality time together. She ' s been teaching for three years and, though having a few ups-and-downs , has loved every minute of it. " It's great teaching such gentlemen who are eager to learn yeah , right!", Echegoyen laughs
P A class is one that many sophomore will never forget. He goes into so much depth in Biology that it feels like a lost case Yet, remarkably, its quite the opposite Sometimes his class would feel like social hour; but don't get me wrong , you still learn The guy is an animal : he ' s always with his portable CPU .; teaches the Sophomore and Senior class in what he knows best; is head of the Community Service at Belen ; studies hard for his PhD.,has time to keep his hair straight back and grease , and still able to raise a family How does he do it? It ' s his style and humor that makes the class more intriguing and fun "Hey babie-e-e-es! "
Mr. Pichardo, head of the Science department , is another "character" with class He teaches Chemistry to the Junior class and Anatomy to the Senior class This " mastermind" has a peculiar stance and humorous expressions that those that know him will never forget, and those who don't.. well , you'll have to get there to experience it. Oh, but that's not all he's known for. The metric system and his labs are his real highlights He is on e with his "cente-e-e-eme-eters." His knowledge and our experience with him will be cherished forever by many of his students.
The Science Exhibition is a great county-wide competition hosted at the Dade County Science and Engineering Fair. It showcases students' science projects and experiments Belen has, along-side Spanish entries, threatened the competition many times with the great projects and written works it enters each year. It all comes down to these teachers who have dedicated their time and patience to spread their knowledge to our students in the general field of Science with a little "kick" into it.
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The seventh grade World Geography is taught by Mrs. Herran This course gives students a chance to get aquainted with the location of nations around the world and enhances map reading skills The e ighth grade civics class is taught by Mr Eugene Zoller This course allows students to get in touch with local politics and explains how our government works.
As students move into their high school years they are encountered with the freshmen World History class Mr. Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat gets his students involved in learning the history of past cultures and nations, in a fun and unconventional way. "I like the way Mr. Gutierrez teaches , letting us sometimes act out scenes of important times in history" , said freshman Vince Cartaya. The
fr eshme n are then as ce nded to Mr. George Martinez ' s American History class , a course which focus e s on t he h isto r y of our country Mr. Martine z also tries to s a rk in teres t in current events y supp ying t e stu ents with a weekly issue of Newsweek magazine.
The juniors Social Studies course is taught by Mr. Patrick Collins. Presiding as the head of the social studies department, Mr Collins teaches the United States government class This course gives juniors an in depth view of the roles and responsibilities of the U S. government.
The final stage of the Social Studies course is Latin American History, taught by Armando Rodriguez and Orlando GutierrezBoronat. This class gives seniors a chance to learn about hispanic culture and history, and enhances their understanding of their ancestors
It is no surprise the Social Studies department, with its team of dedicated teachers, is known state wide for its strive for excellence.
Through the years Belen students are exposed to an education based on spiritual growth. The Theology Department, along with the Peer Ministry class, is always concerned with the student's spiritual growth. Through the various activities the department organizes, our students learn how to be true Men for Others. From the sixth, all the way to the twelfth grades , our religious beliefs are enhanced; not only by the theology curriculum, but also by the different activities our students are involved in through the theology classes. Senior Joey Schwartz said, "Without Jerry Garcia's help we wouldn't have been able to organize the retreats."
This year, besides organizing school masses on Holy days, the Theology Department was also in charge of producing the Passion play, which was produced and performed by the Senior Peer Ministry class. All in all, the aim of the Belen Theology Department is to bring the students closer to God and his community Jose Toledo
It is after 2:45, the bell rang a hile ago. Why are all these students still here? The halls were filled with students yelling and shuffling their feet as they hurr · d to their club meetings. In one room the Key Club is discussing the C.R.E.S.T program and the next car wash. Nearby, the A.L .P.H.A. Club is practising for the next play. In another room, t he National Honor Society members are organizing their next bake sale. The Respect life Club is planning out the upcoming "Run for Life". Later that night, members of BASES Club Me et in the observatory. At the same time, the Student Council has their third and last meeting in the auditorium.
Although students at Belen ar e challenged by their daily regiment of classes, the halls of our school do not empty out as the bell goes off The majority of students find some relaxation and enjoyment in the various clubs and organizations at Belen. Clubs provide the perfect opportu mity to develop close friendships, to spend time doing things you really enjoy, and to share experiences never to be forgotten.
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Incredibly large dances, I. D.'s, Student day, Homecoming, and Fan buses: These were just a few of the many accomplishments of the ' 95'96 student counciL The school was full of enthusiasm and spirit and the student council helped ignite both of these.
This year's council did nothing too extraordinary different from past years, except being the F A S.C Vice President. They were in charge of the production of the Florida Sun , which is the state newspaper. The council successfully completed every task it undertook and they also improved a couple of activities Among the major improvements were larger dances and fanbuses for two football games . They alo surpassed the goal set for the raffle tickets, with the help of the first senior class in ten years to reach thier goal for Tom bola raffle tickets
Being the second largest club in the school, Key Club is the first, the student council definitely has an impact on the school and community. Under the leadership of Robert Souto and Gaby Dieppa, The '95-'96 Student Council, made possible all the achievements this year.
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Service , service, service, and more service: this just about completely describes the '95 - '96 Belen Key Club. With Ralf Ledesma as their advisor , this year has been one of the most successful years ever. The Belen Key Club is by far one of the largest and hardest working clubs in the school. The club consists of approximately 250 members and it deals with over 105 service projects a year
Every year the club has to choose a Single Service Project, a project in which they put most of their effort into. Th is year , the club chose the C R.E.S T. Program The CREST program is a tutoring and maintenance program at four inner city schools. Another major project of the Belen Key Club is I.D D (Iodine Deficiency Disorder) The club raised over $5,000 through Car Washes and Road blocks for IDD , raising the most money in the State of Florida
The Belen Key Club is one of the top clubs in Florida and even further one of the top clubs internationally They are the home club of the Florida Key Club Governor Jose Ciede and the District Editor , Javier Sobrado. The Belen Key Club is also home to the Lutenaint Governor , Bert Moreno.
One other event the Key Club is in charge of is B A.S.T A. week. Other projects Key Club members lent a helping hand to were: the One Nation Program , Cure Aids , Diabetes, Tucker Elementary , Cuban Refugees, and Radio Lolipops. Besides lending a helping hand, the Belen Key Club raised over $16,000 , which was donated throughout the year for different causes In total the Belen Key Club produces more than 18 ,000 service hours
The club nominated Ralf "El Papo" Ledesma for the Outstanding Advisor Award this year. Ralf has never allowed members to nominate him for this award , but this year he was nominated without his consent Without Ralf as advisor , there is no doubt the Belen Key Club would be nowhere near where it is now. "Ralf is definitely the source of inspiration for all of us," says Vice President Ivan Santa Cruz
Most members are looking forward to going to the District Convention in Tampa this year ; not for all the awards they are expected to receive, but to enjoy and celebrate another extremely successful Key Club yea r. Frankie Ruiz
National Honor Society is a community which is comprised of the top students in Belen. This elite group has committed itself to excellence, maintaining a 3.5 grade point average or higher. Members of this privileged society dedicate their time and effort to reach such excellence and maintain it throughout the school year.
As these students maintain their "A" average they use their talents to help and serve others For example, many of these members stay after school and serve as tutors to those who need help. They give of themselves to serve the Belen community, and serve the community as a whole, volenteering at hospistals, community
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"By getting good grades, at Belen, I have learned the concept of discipline and feel I am prepared to face the world,'' said President of the Honor Society George Sanchez. "In this club we hope to take our success and influence to others,'' said Junior and member Jose Rasco
National Honor Society is a club that we should strive to get into and make it our goal to reach. And by doing so we not only learn that it is a great accomplishment boost in confidence that will last forever and one that will go BEYOND . . . Eddie Vadia
Want to know what the word beta stands for, well ask a beta club member and they can tell you. The word beta stands for the second letter in the greek alphabet. But at Belen it also stands for an honor society that puts it's emphasis on service.
Senior and Junior National Beta members must have between a 3 0 and 3.5 grade point average. The members of the Beta Club are a mixed group of people that come together mostly because of their academic standings and because they want to assist the school in any possible way.
Lourdes Salas, the Senior National Beta Club moderator, and Anthony Alexander, the Junior National Beta Club moderator have both worked extremely hard in improving and organizing the clubs. ''It is a club that does many awesome things, but is extremely quiet," said senior Alex Rivera. The clubs bring together 20 or so guys, who not only are great in academics but also try to give back to the school and community.
The Spanish National Honor Society prides itself with the distinction of being the one club in Belen that has as its main purpose the diffusion of Spanish culture and language throughout the school. The club realizes this goal through festivals, readings, theatre productions, service and education.
Students are eligible for membership the second semester of their sophomore year, if they have an "A" average through two consecutive semesters of Spanish.
This year the club has supported the Spanish department in its Modern Language Fair
''La semana hispanica,'' and with other school presentations. The club provides culture by offering its members opportunities to see Spanish drama. The club also helped out the Modern Languages department by running the language lab for · tutoring purposes to help other students with problems with Spanish, and with all these accomplishments the Spanish National Honor Society will live on as a prestigious club that will continue to promote the rich Spanish culture and go BEYOND ...
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Although this is not the soul purpose of ALPHA, it happens. The arts are a constant challenge of thought and emotion. A growth process that uses exposure to other's ideals as the starting block for exchange of information, the beginning to a discussion about being human.
Joining ALPHA a student has a vast number of opportunities to partake in . It is a play at Belen one week, two weeks later the club is at M GM Studios for an animation seminar, then the Center for the Fine Arts for a special tour and next month it is The Opera. During all these activities the International Thespian Society is winning awards at every competition it attends, a literary magazine is in the works, the darkroom is opened once a week and a movie is scheduled for monday. All these activities are available to everyone in the Belen community.
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The Belen Academics for Science of Earth and Space (BASES) sprung out 18 years ago in the first Belen at Calle Ocho It teaches in the fields of meteorology and astronomy. BASES's main purpose is to stimulate students with science in a first-hand experience. Thanks to the donation of the class of 1972 with their time and effort, Belen's observatory has had a spectacular variety of computers, a professional dome, satellite hook-up, and a Ham Radio Amateur that has connected the observatory with the whole world for some time now. Belen's observatory is also known to have the largest telescope in Miami.
The Belen High School has access to the observatory every two weeks, but all students are welcomed. The BASES club has an overwhelming consistent attendance for every meeting Science classes are beginning to get involved. There has even been frequent visits of meteorologists stopping by using its facilities to record data on any astronomical changes and inform the community through the Miami Herald. In the near future Belen hopes to send a spacecraft with NASA on a project for the study on what actually causes sun spots. Belen has always wanted to excel in all its areas, so who knows what to expect in the future when Belen has access to space.
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Protect life, give life , and respect life are the three duties of a Respect Life member. Members unite to speak for the unborn and the sick. They do numerous projects and presentations in order to spread the ideals of their club.
The Respect Life Club was first started by Ms Maria Ortega and Frankie Ruiz in 1995 The club started mainly with juniors, and finished the year with twenty members in total. This year the club gained momentum and increased its membersh ip to thirty five members.
In the beginning of the semester , the club held the second annual ' ' Run for Life ,'' is a cross-country meet for all Junior High and Elementary Catholic schools. The club collected over $1 ,500 in baby items for the Coral Way Respect Life office Another one of the club's main projects is Respect Life Day. The Respect Life Day is a day in which the entire school goes to different assemblies for presentations on abortion, AIDS , and various other topics. This day has been celebrated for two years. Other projects of the Respect Life Club include clothes drives , Respect Life walks , and fundraisers.
The quiet but e xtremely active club plays an important role in putting into practice the values and morals Belen students are instilled with . The Respect Life Club, together with their advisor, Ms . Maria Ortega , definitely makes an impact on the school and the community. Together with the Key Club , the Respect Life Club exemplifies what true "Men For Others" should really be Frankie Ruiz
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The 1995-96 chess team has shown many achievements. Through the help of Mr. Dominguez, this year's moderator, all members have improved there play tremondousy. Even participation of Belen teachers was visible Mr Cleveland, who visited reguraly, enjoyed an occasional triumph.
Its safe to say that the entire team has grown closer as friends and as a family and are anxiously expecting another productive year, said club Prez. Robert Garda-Tunon.
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Everybody's using it , some are even abusing it, but whose taking care of it? -The Belen Environmental Club. This club is definitely a significant part of the students education at Belen . The Environmental Club, whose moderator is Dr. Lourdes Echegoyen puts on a number of activities and presentations for the rest of the school. Their most popular one is "Environmental Week". This is a week in which presentations are given to the rest of the school in different environmental issues , this week coincides with the Respect Life Week. Another big project the students of the Environmental Club organized were the trash bins for aluminum cans. They collect the aluminum cans and then take them to be recycled. The 1995 -1996 Environmental Club did improve what is known as the Environmental Library. This is a small room in the library where one can go to read environmental issues, or can go to check out anything from videos to slides.
The Environmental Club is growing in size every year and is making a definite impact on the school and its students and most importantly the environment.
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Since the rechartering of Troop 43 in 1990 and Post 43 in 1995, its scouts have been able to experience the true beauty of nature. They have reached heights of greatness, as the peak of Mount Baldy (elevation 12,444 ft.) in Philmont Scout Ranch, northwestern New Mexico and delved into the paradise blue of Day T ortugas in the Gulf of Mexico. In many of their adventurous journeys, the scouts have the opportunity to earn merit badges for their skill and knowledge in canoeing, rifle shooting, and other various subjects. Classes (no nothing like a Belen classroom) are given in such fields of study at district camps such as Camp Daniel Boone in North Carolina's smoky Mountains and our local lodge, Camp Lone Oak in the wilderland of Central Florida ''Through treacherous mountain path, raging river, or desolate prairies and primitive valleys (places where phones, T.V.s, toilets, arcades, and nice soft beds are seldom seen) 43 has been , has trecked, has conquered," said Michael Aguila. Manny Moncholi
The Forensics club has been a true representation of what Belen really means . Forensics is defined as the art of acting without the use of scenery , costumes or props , but it is much more than that. Forensics is an activity in which everyone can participate , it helps to form bonds and ever lasting friendships This years Forensics club reached goals that were difficult to accomplish. This year the Forensics went to Topeka, Kansas for a tournament. Robert GardaTunon and Alex Torra placed 30th in the nation, Eddie Carreno and Pablo Cartaya placed 50th in the national tournament. In addition Leo Williams has proved to be a great asset to our Belen community. He has brought much needed professionalism and experience to this years Forensics club
The 1996 Model U.N. club started he year with a recap and assessment )f the performance of the 1995 camJaign. In its evaluation the club lecided that its main weakness vas the understanding of the rues of procedure and debating :actics. With this in mind, the nembers challenged themselves :o work hard in these areas. debates were held in meetngs to sharpen the debating -.kills of the members. Lectures m Parliamentary Procedure vere given by Francois lllas, forner Secretary General of the C'.J.U. regional conference and 1ead delegate of the F.l. U. del-
The team was on its way, a 'ong journey had begun to test :he maturity and growth of a )oung club only two years in exstence. The first step had been Jreparation, in March the F.l.U. ::onference posed step two. As Jsual, the competition was fier::e: over 50 schools and more 300 delegates crammed 'Jraham Center to hold commithearings. After hundreds of ·esolutions, dozens of caucuses, md two days the team emerged :rmong the top ten, 6th overall, md placed second in the SecuriCouncil simulation. The hard vork of team leaders such as Aguilo, Philip Riveron, 'lick Calzada, Joseph Noa, J. C. fiasco, Robert Riley, Richard fiasco, Mario Rojas, Danny Camand Patrick Hidalgo had Jaid off.
After F.l.U. it appeared that many of the questions of growth and maturity had been answered but the teams greatest challenge still lied ahead: the Atlanta National Model U.N. Competition. The club moderator, Orlando Gutierrez, chose 6 members to represent the team in National Competition: Humberto Guida, Michael Pinero, Danny Lopez, Carlos Curbelo, Jonathan Torrens, and Danny Dominguez. Students from across the country were to represent the different member nations of the U.N. in different committees. After a short delay at the airport and an exhausting trip the Belen delegation arrived 45 minutes late and lost valuable time; we had to play catch-up. Despite the excellent quality of the delegations and the obstacle of tardiness, Belen was able to place first or second in every committee our delegation was in and the entire delegation was honored with the highest prize of the conference, the "Best Overall Delegation" award.
Many questions were answered in the clubs second year but our members realize that we still have to answer many more. With time, experience, and excellent leadership from Orlando Gutierrez and future executive officers of the club, the Belen Model United Nations Club may reach heights previously unimagined.
Danny Dominguez
What club has the tasks of keeping the Belen community of Latin American affairs? What club brings community leaders and political figures to enlighten those of us who make up the Belen Community? The answer is the C.E.L.A.C. club, moderated by Mr. Armando Rodriguez and composed of seniors.
ga i n a more extensive knowledge of Latin America as a whole . The club conducts a variety of among seniors and discussions that count on the attendance of prominent intellectuals , politicians , and community leaders. The C.E.L.A.C. club is definitely an important part of the students education about their culture and background.
Joey Shwartz
The Math Club is a different and exiting way to look at math It is also like other clubs, a place to make friends and spend time after school rather than getting into trouble. This years Math Club was moderated by ninth grade mathematics teacher , Mr . Mario Remis . The club consists of an elite group of individuals in Belen who are especially interested in mathematics It also has members who wish to improve their skills in math.
The math scholars give their time to helping out students who are struggling in their classes and are in danger of failing. This allows the members to help those friends or fellow classmates who are close to them , and the end result is : education , friendship, and service all at once
Frankie Ruiz
Belen ' s T earns consist of three different club. The J.E.T S (Junior Engineering Technical Society), Geography Bee Team , and the Knowledge Bowl T earn.
The Knowledge Bowl team distinguished itself by defeating every school without single loss , and winning the county championship Belen is the only private school in Dade County to win this tournament mostly made up of public schools throughout Miami.
On March 2, 1990 the J.E.T.S. junior varsity team took first place at the Nova Convention , Belen was one of the three schools chosen to participate in this event The other two schools were Nova High School and Palmetto Senior High This year's T.E.A M.S. have showed the county what a Jesuit education is all about , and what's more is that due to all the hard work that these clubs have put in , Belen has not only won awards but also they ' ve won the respect of many other schools throughout Dade county and the state of Florida
Manolo Diaz
Peer Ministry, a theology elective for the juniors and seniors, is really the center of the Theology Department. With Mr. Gerry Garcia and Ms. Josefina Chirino in charge, the peer ministers not only learn theology, but how to deliver it to the rest of the school.
The Peer Ministry class is responsible for the Senior Encounter, the Days of Reflections for the underclassmen (grades 6 -10), and for the first time ever, the class was in-charge of the Passion Play during the season of Lent.
The Class meets four days a week and they discuss issues concerning our society today. Members of the Peer Ministry classes do receive grades but do not receive any additional points on their grade point average, a big disadvantage even though they work extremely hard year round.
This year the Junior Peer Ministry Class took it upon themselves to organize a two day Junior Encounter. The Senior Peer Ministry Class also came up with some new ideas of their own, they organized the first ever Passion Play which was performed in front of the entire school in the central patio.
This year's Peer Ministry classes have been two of the most dynamic and energetic classes ever. Those students whom are in Peer Ministry are respected around the school and seen as the most prominent religious leaders throughout Belen. Peer Ministry is one of the more important parts of the spirituality in the lives of students in this Jesuit institution.
Frankie Ruiz
"Where are the "Big Question Pictures!?" "You have to write that by Friday!" "Stop throwing taquitos" These are just a few phrases one will hear in the Vincam staff room. Headed by Vincam Advisor Aimee Busquet, the Vincam staff has continually produced one amazing piece of literature after another. I asked junior Patrick Hidalgo, a staff writer , how the Vincam runs, he said, "Production is very quick , we have to put something out every month. We also have to work very hard. I once wrote an article until 2 :00 in the morning!" It takes great dedication to stay up until 2 :00 in the morning writing an article, and other staff members have been in the same situation. Co-editor-in-chief Robbie
Guerra said, "Being co editor-inchief involves a lot of dirty work, like staying here up to late at night correcting errors in articles. Now that's dedication!" It sure is and it shows in their newspapers
The class consists of juniors and seniors, and all but four of the juniors are staff writers Humbi Guida said it best when he said, " I'm a staff writer. I'm a grunt. I just have to write when people tell me to ."
Don't think it's all work, though. Mrs. Busquet explained, "It gets pretty crazy in here I have to walk around to see if everyone is doing their work Sometimes I feel like a cop."
The Belen football team on what has been a turn around season, has improved their record of last years 4-6 to 8-3, and took the Dade county football scene by storm. The wolverines finished with the third best record in school history. The team overcame many obstacles, amongst them, the implication of a new offense. Besides the many hardships, the wolverines silenced any doubts the fans had about them. '' We were more than a team, we were a family, that played with unity and our record shows
it,'' said Oliver Benitez. The Wolverines were priviledged to have three first team All-Dade Miami Herald football players, Junior linebacker Jorge Vigo, Senior cornerback Oliver Benitez, and Senior runningback Alex Arrieta. Finally, the Belen football team ended their season on a good note by winning their last three games, taking with them momentum into the next season so that they can conquer the many obstacles which lie ahead of them.
Onl y one word come s t o mind when the season the j.v . football team had this year: Awesome The baby wolverines had an impressive season winning six of their 7 games in a row. The offense was led by an outstanding passing game headed by Michael "Cookie " Martinez for a career high 14touchdowns and amassed yardage that totalled 823 yards
In order to win games you must have a great defense that rises to th e occas ion The J V team pride d themselv es with 5 intercept ions and 14fumbles recovered . The defensi ve coordinator coach Jo rge "Smily" Zagalas said '' these guys worked hard to a cco mp lis h what t hey did ' '.
The ju nior hi gh football team had a four game winning streak giving their sea son a total 4 wins and 2 loses the team had an ou t standing game against Pine Crest, scoring 34 points shutting down the opposition. When asked about Belen's future in athletics Coach Carlos Dorado responded "I have high hopes for these little guys ."
Why do they run? Why endu re all the pa in and suffering for nearly five months? Are they so demented and insane as to get pleas ure out of running six to eight miles a da y down eighth street in the middle of a severe thunders torm? The Cross-Cou ntry team can give a t wo word answer to all these questions - State Champio ns!!
Beginning their treacherous train ing early in the summer and spending their last week of vacati on in just complete pain and sweat in Nor th Carolina's most challenging mountains in high altitude, running two -a - day practices, covering over 60 miles in on ly one week. Again the y kept their dual and tri meet record perfect with well over 65 wins , and first place in the Dade C ounty Championship District champions hip the Regio nal Championships , and last but certainly not least, capturing their Belen first State Title in 26 years .
This years team continued the wi nning tradit ion which has been going on now for 26 years under th "Big Guy" coach Carlos Barqui n, but they did have a distinct mark never to be forgotten in Belen's history - the fir st Sta te Championship for any Belen team, scoring only 75 points in class 4A race in Jacksonville "I kn e w we had to run better than ever , but I was still feeling confiden t before the race," said junior Erik "Eth i" Montalvo , who led the wolverine pack with a second place finish in 15 :29 for the three mile race ; only six seconds off a schoo l record, whic h is held by Eric Alvarez Not far behind " Ethi" was fr e shman Eddie "Bonk" Acosta in fifth place with a time of 15:47 Other runner s ha ving an outstanding year were senior Alex ' 'Mud'' Rivera, So phomor e Micheal "Janice" Llanes , and the fifth man, junior Alexis Mantecon. Sixth and seventh men were Seniors Armando Vasquez and Danny Sanchez-Galaraga
But the victory did not only mark a historical achievement, it happened after a long struggle with injury and inconsistency through out the season. After only the second meet, Alex Rivera was put on t he disabled list for a month because of a fractured foot. Senior Frankie Ruiz suff ered back problems and had to end the season a little early. Also , senior Da nny Sanchez-Gallaraga got the flu with only a week before the ' 'Big Race'' In addition to the injuries that occur re d this year "Bonk" was still recovering from the bull run he had with a re d tow-truck
''Cross-Country is the ultimate team sport, "m umble s Barquin. "It's like raising a child, he adds "you try to guide t hem , and you hope they do what you taught them and then they go out o n there own and all you can do is watch." Coach "Barq " is the driving force and th e reason for the success of the cross-country
progra m and for this year's State Champi onsh ip. He and the '95 cross-count ry team a lso receive d hel p an d support from assistant coac h Ary Montalvo, parents and alumni.
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This is where they all begin, at the sixth grade and Junior High level. Dreams and goals are made here . All the cross-country runners start running in the Junior High. They later move on to varsity and eventually run for a state title.
This years sixth grade "Wolf pack" was nothing different from past teams; the best in the conference! Andre Chiriboza lead the team with a time of 8 min and 42 secondsin the mile and a half Ruben Molinares was not too far behind with with a personal best of 9 minutes and 2 seconds
The team captured the Dade County Youth Fair Title and the A.C.C Championship trophy for the second year in a row Coach Ary Montalvo says he can't wait till these runners make it to Junior High.
The last training stage before runners get to the varsity level is the seventh and eigth grade team Eighth grader Nick Vanden Branden was first man for the baby wolverines with a personal best
in the 2 mile race of 10 min 58 seconds. Seventh grader Alberto Camacho was next with a time of 11 min 8 seconds. Other top runners were seventh grader Shawn Valdes-Fanli, and eighth graders Manuel Hoyos and Julio Espinosa. Despite having their top runners running varsity for a while, the team was able to finish third in the DCYF meet and 2nd in the ACC Championship. They were fortunate enough this year to have no injuries and good practice habits.
The team practiced six days a week with varsity-like training. Head coach AryMontalvo's main concern is next season, for he loses three of his top runners to the varsity team as they move to on high school. " We should have a good team with Shawn and Camacho leading and the talented sixth graders moving up to the Junior High level." says coach Montalvo
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At 4:45a.m. the alarm clock rings. The thought of staying in bed lingers in the head of Belen swimmers. But this thought is replaced by one of victory, which is exactly what the Belen Swimming T earn had in their minds.
Swimming is a sport of dedication, in which training is the primary factor of success. Belen swimmers attend a gruelling, two hour workout at 5:00a.m., and again in the afternoon.
This year the team swam its way to an undefeated season capturing the Dade County and district titles, including a victory over arch rival Ransom. The team also qualified ten swimmers to the state meet, in Ft. Lauderdale were including all Dade swimmers Ricky Piedra , Frank Quesada, and Robert Righly.
What has surprised many coaches around Dade County is the success the team had with such youth. Indeed this is a young team, completely comprised of underclassmen, with the exception of senior/captain Eric Perez. Coach Kirk Peppas stated, " I see great things in the future for the team. This is one of the most talented groups I've ever had. These guys are not only great swimmers, but great friends. I think this unity is one of the many factors which has brought this team so far' '
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In the second year of its existence, the varsity \l olle b all team was ab le to acquire a
second winning season in as many years and add numerous accomplishments to its short but long history.
The volleyball team, mostly composed of juniors, were led by Marcos Macau and Eduardo Cepero, who were the teams leading hitters. Senior Hiroki Kurenuma and Junior Jose Rasco led the team in the blocking category, while Junior Eddie Carreno and Soph. Alex Vasquez provided the assists throughout the season consistently. Even though the Wolverines faced many problems, which include having a new coach to not having a practice facility' they were able to overcome all this adversity to be one of the better teams in Dade. With the team only losing one player to graduation next year the Wolverines have high expectations awaiting them and most of the players believe they can be met. Watch out for the Wolverines next year as they try to be one of the best in Dade
The 1995-1996 Varsity Basketball T earn came into the season trying to fulfill the expectations raised by last years "Best Ever" 22-10 Record.
The wolverines began the pre-season by winning the Miami Springs Invitational in a convincing manner. They went on to win the season opener by defeating Ransom 64-52 , but in the process lost Senior point guard Bert Moreno for four games due to an injury to the face. They then would lose three straight games, two being to 6A schools Miami Springs and Coral Park, and the other to soon to be 4A state champs PACE. Then came the most inspirational win of the season at Key West, despite having lost two seniors to injury, the young Wolverines won 9 of its last 10 games, and ended the season with an 18 -9 record ; heading into District Play with a 7- 3 record and tied for second (with Key West) entering the playoff
In the playoff game against Key West Belen started out slow , but made a fierce
comeback late in the game to make the contest close. Then the officials called five straight offensive fouls and the Wolverines were not able to get any closer than four points.Junior Wawy Cepero had this to say about the game, "I don't think it was cool for the seniors to go out like that, but whatever happens , happens
Junior Marcus Macau led the team averaging 14 5 points and 8 rebounds per game Senior Bias "All Glass " Cueto also contributed 1 0 2 points and 9. 4 rebounds per game Senior Carlos Maristany and Junior Jose Rasco combined added 13 points and 16 rebounds. Junior Eduardo Cepero and Sophomore Danny (s)Lopez each added 10 and 8 points respectively Seniors Mike Lima, Hiraki Kurenuma, and Eric Muiioz all played well , while AI do Calderin and Mike! Llanes showed great effort all season long.
Many spectators put off the Junior Varsity team by saying they lack experience. Well, the Wolverines have proved them wrong by defeating Pace, South Dade, Key West and ending the season with a 23-3 record. ''T earn unity made up for the lack of experience'' said forward Micheal Martinez. Guard and team captain Micheal Mena averaged 7 points and 8 assists per game. While small forward Eric Guanche averaged 14 points and 7 rebounds per game. Many players said
they had a good season thanks to coach Ruben Marrero. "He was always their when we needed him", said Mena.
The Junior High finished their season with a 7-5 record. They defeated St. Brendan, St. Timothy, and Epiphany among others. The future of the J.V. team faces the same trouble of the previous team, "lack of experience". The Junior High team will just have to take it to the next level as this years J.V. team did.
For the Varsity Soccer team, this year was one of great accomplishments. With the help of head coach Pablo Taquechel and asst. coach Derrick Welch, the team went from a record of 5-11-1 in the 94-95 season to 17-4-1 in 95-96.
In order to reach this record, the Varsity Soccer team had to come through with some outstanding victories Along with these victories were Key West for the first time in 7 years and the defeat of District Champions Gulliver, 1-0. "This is the first year that we've had the consistency, commitment, and team unity needed (in the past 7 years) since Coach Chao. That is why we've had the most succesful season in Belen history.'' Said 4a Coach of the year Pablo Taquechel.
The team was led by ,First T earn All Dade, Senior Ricky Reyes with 13 goals, 21 assists, and a total of 4 7 points, and Junior goalie Christian Banchs, only allowing 11 goals in 22 games, and a total of 16 shutouts. Behind them are Senior Luis Arrizola with 18 goals and 6 assists, and Junior Rafael Villoldo with 9 goals and 9 assists. Making 2nd team were Junior Marco Botero, and Senior Ricardo Caporal.
This years team was full of an enormous amount of talent and dedication and those are the two reasons they had such a succesful season.
Despite the many new faces, this year ' s J.V. Soccer Team had an unbelievable season They brook last year's record of 12-2 -2 by only losing 2 games to St. Thomas Aquinas, a long time rival. Many of the 1995 J.V . players moved up to Varsity; leaving the J V. team with a vast array of 9th graders in their roster.
The returning captains were Captain Robert Zurita , Co-Captain Jorge Salum, and starting goalie Gabriel Berthin The rest of the team consisted of very talented Freshmen and Sophomores, one of which had never played before. This Sophomore is Diego Morales, who proved to be one of the best defenders, along with Martin Mendiola, Jorge Grillo, Rick Abaunza, Jose Garrido, J.C Alexander, and Rodrigo Ortiz. Freshman Ernesto Ferro turned out to have the strongest leg on the team with long passes, and sometimes some shots, from midfield
Another of our outstanding Freshman was Angel Gonzales. He finished the season with a
total of 17 goals, the highest scorer in the team
Right after the game Christian Pagnussat with 16 goals. Chris ended the seson early because of academic problems but would have probably ended the season with 20+ goals . Leading with assists were Robert Zurita and Jorge Salum ; whom along with Salman Fatemian, and Alex Jurado, played a great role in the offensive production of the team. B.J. Garcia although struggling offensively, still turned in a great effort. Gabriel Berthin and Jeronimo Estevez were the two goalies, Berthin finishing with a total of only 7 goals scored on
This years team is definitely in the record books as the winningest J V Soccer team ever. Their pride and determination payed off at the end of their season. With somany new players and even a new coach, Coach Giovanni, this team earned the right to be called "the best."
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This year's J.H. Soccer team finished with a record of 101-2. The team was led by All-Stars Miguel Bolanos, Marco Gonzalez, and team captain Jonathan Pagnussat. "The whole team mad a great effort for our success," said coach Gerard. "We all had our bad games, but in the end, we managed to finish with a good record,'' said Pagnussat.
Our goalies, Jose Aguayo and Jorge Anzardo, had seven shutouts during the season. Pagnussat was the leading scorer(16 goals) of the whole Southern Division which consisted of seven teams. The team came out second in their division by boating tough teams like Sacred Heart and St. Theresa. "Next years team will be as good as this years,'' said defenseman Alex Delgado. The talent in this year's team will difficult to match because it was outstanding and they all played together as one.
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The Belen Wrestling team started its 95-96 season with a dream; A dream to win the schools first ever District title and have the best season ever. The team finished the year with a record of 15-1 -
"These guys work£d liard in practice and it paid off tfirougftout tfie season.''
The team did not stop after they won Districts; they placed fourth as a team in regionals and sent five wolverines to the State Competition in St. Petersburgh. Since talking over the program three years with victories over Ocheechobee, Curly, and Pace. The mighty wolverines went on a six game win-
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Another successful season ended as the Wolverine conquered the third place in the district. "The game to remember was when we played against Key West, the number one team in the nation . '' said Coach Leo Borroto. Even though all the problems the team went through we still did better than the last three years. For the first time in three years many players where recruited by top colleges around the continental United States of America. This year's team was the first to play so many state and nationally ranked. ''I think that if we play more teams in our division and less that are ranked we should have a winning record." The team did not place in the Penscecola Stater Classic Tournament, but had a new All- Tournament player, Eric Perez. Jose Toledo
Game, Set, Match, this may have been the type of "Lingo" that you probably heard as you got closer to a Belen Tennis Team's practice session. This year's team under the guidance and leadership of coach/teacher Mr. Patrick Collins worked really hard to achieve its 200th victory since this game was introduced to Belen in 1975. Team captain Danny Fernandez along with team members Joseph De Vera and Armando Vazquez contributed to this great achivement by being the top players on the team to help carry each other through a season of 12 wins and 2 losses. Jonathan De Vera and Fernando Tur did not lag far behind by being the top two underclassmen on the team and making things happen on the court. And so it seems that at the rate and the level the team is playing at, our Wolverine tennis players are going to be a force never to be reckoned with for many seasons to come to let the team go BEYOND
The Varsity Track and Field team kept their consistency of excellence amongst all Dade County teams. The team won their sixth straight District title and accomplished the century mark in Dual meet victory, a record that started in 1990. After the 1 OOth wins Coach Stuart states in relief, "I'd never thought we would reach it."
The Distance runners were led by All County Erik Montalvo who broke a State Record as he captured the state title in the mil e (4: 18). Freshman Eddie Acosta had the best freshman time in the state, while placing fifth in the two mile run.
The sprinters were led by 100 meter, 200 meter, and 4*100 record holder Oliver Benitez. On his to shattering the record In the lOOm (10.83) and 200m (22.0) and was the first wolverine to place in the top 5 in the Dade County Youth Fair Invitationals. Pablo Conde broke through this year on route to extingushing two school records. Pablo broke the school record in the 330m hurdles and 11Om hurdles and placed sixth in the state meet.
The field events were led by Dade's best pole vaulter Ma tthew Powers . Matthew won every Invitational and Dade meet and held the best jump in the county with 12'6". 5enior Steve Giralt ousted the shotput 45' placing fifth Dade
The Jr. High team faced some adversity that many teams would not be able to recover from. Due to grades and injuries , a team which won the Wolverine Relays and were the Northern Division Champions, dwindles down to a few brave souls Nevertheless , I was extremely proud of the 10 individuals who showed up for the finals. Thei r dedication and individual hard work paid off as Eddie Ullivari , John Cabrera, Charles Saustegui, Manny Hoyos, Rafael Rodriguez, and the rest of the team have something to be proud of. Out manned by the competition , this team missed second place by two points in the ACC Championship.
The Sixth Grade team led by Louis Velasco and Brian Oliver, was a small group who throughout their short season made some individual efforts Considering the odds against them, this team held their own; they took third place at the ACC Championship. The members of this team should be proud of their accomplishments
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This year , the Golf team had its best season in the history of Belen! Led by Seniors Alex Paredes, Ricky Reyes , John Gardere , and eighth grader Luis Martinez, the team had a winning record of 10-4-1. Since the beginning of the season , the team showed character and a competitive spirit. They were determined to place Golf among the best played sports at Belen. The team impressively beat Curley , St. Brendan , Pace, Dade Christian and Miami Beach and they placed 5th in Districts. The rest of the team included Junior Tony Suarez and two Freshman , J.C. Alexander and Jeronimo Estevez , whom they acquired half way through the season.
The Golf team has four returning players next year With all this young talent , the team should have an even better season next year
In the past few years the Belen cheerleaders have always been unappreciated by the Belen community. This years cheerleading squad is trying to improve the way they are seen by the entire school. They are more dedicated than other squads in the past. They practice harder and have brought enthusiasm to their cheers.
The 1995-1996 cheerleading squad has many new faces; since only four cheerleaders are returning from last year's squad. ''During halftime at football games, the cheerleaders did a good job in getting the crowd involved,'' said Jose Toledo. This years cheerleaders will go down in Belen history as being the best squad the school has ever had. Joey Schwartz
A night of honor for the hard work and effort of all our team members. The sweat, the blood , and the tears that we all shed in the battle and pride for Belen Jesuit. This year's Sport Banquet was felt by every single one of us as we reminisced the hardwork and effort that eventually all paid off. We strived for our goals and finally achieved them. Here at Belen Jesuit, it is acknowledged that there is a certain respect that a player and a coach have for each other as companions and as friends.
This year ' s Cross Country team members were awarded a miniature state trophy, a a state patch, and a shirt for remembrance of what was once put into this sport. The Varsity Track and Field team also reached a goal which was impressive to our community. Coach Stuart and his team won their 100 consecutive dualmeet victory , on their way to their sixth consecutive district title.
This year's Athlete of the Year was awarded to Junior Erik Montalvo, who was AllCounty in two sports and won the state championship in the mile. The Sportsmanship award was given to Senior Daniel Fernandez after a very prestigious introduction by our Tennis Coach Mr. Patrick Collins. Javier Sobrado was awarded this year's Scholar Athlete, with a G.P.A of a 4.45, which was maintained throughout his four years here at Belen, this Fall he will be attending Harvard University Congratulations to him and all the team members for their hardwork and efforts.
Do to the athletic as well as academic excellence of this school, the J.H. Sports Banquet was an enormous success. It was time once again to recognize students who put in more than 100% for the sports they played. These individuals deserve what they get due to there effort and hard work. This year Belen presented a large amount of students with a wide variety of awards, ranging from football all the way to the tennis team. Brother "Willy", Carlos Barquin, and Aury Montalvo were present to express how proud they are to see our school doing so well in sports.
Inside the walls of this awesome Jesuit institution, committed to shaping over 900 boys a year into '' Men for Others '', one can't help but notice its uniquely high academic standards, incredibly demanding athletic programs, and many tirelessly active clubs and extracurricular activities. Not to mention those who meet these high demands and standards. The National Merit Scholars, the All Dade athletes, the Silver Knight Nominees, Key Club International awards, the Cross Country State Champions, these are just some of the many traditions the students of Belen have carried from the past until now and into the future. These are the men who, with the help of the teachers, parents, counselors, and administators, have together built and continue building this great community inside the walls of Belen Jesuit Preparatory to succeed and go BEYOND... by Frankie
Fr. Marcelino Garcia, S.J. is one of Belen ' s outstanding administrators , whose effort and hard work help to maintain the schools prestige Father Marcelino ' s interest in becoming a priest began while doing social service work throughout elementary and high school He attended college in Venezuela where he majored in Philosophy. He went on to study Theology and completed a Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology in Madrid, Spain Father Marcelino has been President / Principal of Belen for five years and was acknowledged by Father Eduardo Alvarez , S .J. in the last Mass for his twenty five years as a Jesuit priest.
Father Marcelino expects to finish the accreditation process which he says, "requires a lot of changes to the departments ." As for the school facilities , he would like to see the school finished, including a new fence around the entire property Father Marcelino also plans to raise enough funds so that Belen can be free of debt.
When asked about the potential liberation of Cuba and the future plans for the school , Father Marcelino stated that Belen Jesuit Preparatory would remain in Miami but that he would consider opening another Belen in Cuba.
Consequently, Father Marcelino Garcia has put a lot of time and effort into improving the facilities as well as the education of all students attending Belen. It is no wonder that within the few years he has been President/Principal, he has made such a large impact on the school and the entire Belen Community Alex Paredes
"Hermanos AI Rescate" was started in May of 1991. This group of volunteers , dedicate themselves to help those Cubans attempting to flee from Cuba In February of 1992 the president of "Hermanos AI Rescate " , Jose Basurto, asked our assistant principal, Leopolda Nunez , to join " Hermanos AI Rescate " as a pilot. Mr. Nunez's reason for accepting his offer was , " You owe that friend, something in return , there is a sense of loyalty to him. "
Mr. Nunez's first flight was on April 5, 1992 On February of 1993 he was asked by Mr. Basurto to be an e xecutive of the " Hermanos AI Rescate " organizat ion. Besides his first rescue , his most touching moment was during the Rafter Crisis in August of 1994. He wrote a poem inspired by the empty rafts in the middle of the ocean seen from the airplane He asked himself , "Were they saved or not ?"
Other than rescuing rafters, "Hermanos AI Rescate" planned trips to help those refugees in Guantanamo. They collected money and supplies but were denied permission by the United States government to deliver them to Guantanamo Naval Base, where many cubans were being held Mr. Nunez felt "Hermanos AI Rescate" were "Personas Non Grata " A product of the U.S government ' s decision was "Encuentro '95 " , the First Flotilla of 1995 to make a statement. The following Flotilla was all planned out but "Hermanos AI Rescate " announced an aborted mission
" Hermanos AI Rescate " has a fleet planned for October when Fidel Castro speaks to the U N This fleet is to go to Cuba to broadcast a television program The fleet is scheduled to broadcast the special program at the time Fidel Castro speaks to the United Nations. Mr. Nunez has no flights planned for this year, but is ready to do so anytime he is needed Frankie Ruiz
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When most people are asked, "What keeps a school going?," some reply, "the teachers." Others reply "the principal." None realize, however, that teachers do not act on their own, and that the principal can not do everything on his own. The life and blood of the school are the second in command: the Assistant Principals. They act as a medium from the highest command to the lowest in command. Each assistant principal has a certain area for which they are responsible.
Grace Acosta, the Assistant Principal of Discipline, makes sure that students respect the school rules and policies. She also attends to the measure of disciplinary actions applicable to those who break the rules. As her assistants, she has Maria Cartaya, disciplinarian of the sixth grade; Charlie Cleveland, disciplinarian of seventh and eight grade; Jimmy Perez, disciplinarian of ninth and tenth grade; and Grace Acosta, herself, in charge of the Juniors and Seniors.
Mrs. Beatriz Jimenez is Assistant Principal in charge of Development. She is responsible for things such as sports at an administrative level, fundraisers and "whatever Fr. Marcelino needs, I do. "
Brian Wentzel is Assistant in charge of Admissions. He is responsible for testing new students, accepting or rejecting students, taking care of school staff, and accreditation . He described his work as "multifaceted."
Armando Rodriguez is Assistant Principal in charge of Student Activities. He is in charge of things such as raffle tickets ''Papeletas,'' dances and the yearly fair, Tom bola. When we come to think about it, without these individuals this school would not be running at full speed, but with their contributions we are able to go Beyond ...
The Jesuits in Belen have a lot to do with almost everything that goes on around here. Belen's intense system of education follows the Jesuit motto , "To the greater glory of God." Academics are so stressed here, primarily due to their influence. Another Jesuit influence is a required Theology class every year. They ' ve also stamped their trademark on all the after-school clubs and sports Jesuits strive for excellence , and are trying to make the Belen students responsible adults who carry on Jesuit idealism
The Jesuits were founded a little under five-hundred years ago in Spain. Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits , lived a lavish
lifestyle before he was wounded in war. While he was recovering he started to read the Bible and the accounts of different saints When he finally healed , he had converted and committed his life to God . He then went on a retreat to Manresa and wrote the book , Spiritual Excercise Ignatius wanted to change the Church. He worked with the Church to help make that change; unlike Martin Luther, who tried to change the Church by fighting it.
Today there are millions of Jesuits who follow the same ideals laid out by Ignatius almost five-hundred years ago The Jesuits feel they can serve Jesus better by becoming the best they can be at everything they try.
They educate themselves twelve to fifteen years to be prepared to talk and convince people of different faiths about the message of Christ. The Jesuits of today are different from other leaders of the Catholic faith, because they don't dedicate themselves to one particular mission The Jesuits are educators , leaders , priests, preachers, workers , and scientists They want to leave their influence and that is why they teach .
There are nine Jesuits in Belen who want to teach us to be the responsible adults of the future , and when we leave , they want this to be carved into are hearts: " To be men of God and men for others. " J C. Campo
tantalizing, surprising, exciting. appetizing, inviting " get-together of Belen. These dances tend to standout from the crowd. Students from all over Dade County schools - Braddock, Lourdes, Saint Brendan, Columbus, Carrolton - come to these dances to put a move an somebody or just reunite with some friends. The DJs were never boring at the parties, and the refreshments were endless. You get the sense everyone's got party-night fever. "I get a hand on something' all the time," says junior Aldo Calderin.
Pep rallies, on the other hand, are a force of support for fellow Wolverine teams, cheer and scream 'till your tonsils crack, gaze at the glorious cheerleaders for pure enjoyment, groove with Senior DJS Frank Carbajal's tunes ... just get wild and funky, but stomp on the poor 6th graders for Armando's sake. It's a shame that 7th-10th have to stay upstairs when the real excitement awaits when the Wolverine cheerleaders get on the mat and the juniors and seniors rock in' it away. "I just go out of control," said junior Danny Rodriguez. This year, thanks to Student Council President Roberto Souto, the pep rallies have become more student-oriented.
Talking about support, the Tombola Fair has never failed to bring the Belen community together. All underclassmen grades participate in a three-day fiasco at particular booths to bring in the cash flow for scholarships. This year's dunking booth was extremely successful either Joseph Selem taking in $110 alone. Aside from that, the food booths were pretty good with all that Cuban food and other varieties. The rides didn't seem to do so good, however, but the Tombola Dances made up for the loss. It was like having the 4th of July in a can of sardines. Mike Torres, sophomore, was kicking it away with his Rave moves.
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The Class of 2000's 8th grade prom is an event that is awaited by all 8th graders . For most, it is their first semiformal dance of their early teenage lives It was started by 8th grade math teacher Teresa Campos in the '92 - '93 school year. Since the eighth graders are graduating from middle school she felt they should have a prom just like the seniors graduating from high school. The prom was held in the beutifully decorated Belen Cafeteria . The prom started off slow, but it quickly changed pace when the "raving" started. After this the dancing kept on all night long and the eighth graders had a great time. This will be a night that they will remember forever.
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Senior year, an end of an era, and the beginning of another. This year 1 0 7 seniors realized they had arrived at the end of their journey. For many seniors it is a relief, for others it is terrifying. They must now experience new places and new friendships. But, deep inside, they know that the friendships they have made here will last forever. As they await the many ceremonies Senior year brings about, these friendships will strengthen into a brotherhood. This year the Senior class united together as one and left their mark on Belen as true "Men For Others. "
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Eight o'clock , thursday January 25th , the '96 Seniors go through the gates of the Youth Center's retreat house next to LaSalle High School with impatient faces The majority of the class waiting to start the Encount er, but n ot really knowing what e x p e iences they will "encounter" during e t wo a a y re t re at.
The mood of the ret vea t w s set a ft e the first talk give n- b y Fra nk t uiz a nd Joey Schwartz on commitment and responsibility From this point on , the encounter mood was set until the end
"While preparing for the Encounter I tho ugh t th e whole thin g was goj ng to turn out to b a bo m b , put a ft er m y ta lk and Fnankie' s I reall zeal it was · oing o be better th n I th ough / ' s a M s nio r Peer Minister J oey Schwartz.
The Senior encounter was the largest ever ; one hundred seniors freely chose to attend the '96 encounter. Despite having the largest group of seniors at
the retreat house, the students superb behavior showed that the '96 senior class is mature and responsible. Throughout the retreat students expressed such a high level of respect and cou rtesy to their fellow classmate ,that it see me d to have tak e n the encounter to 11 e w li it ere was no name calling or so-c al_led " rag g ing " on others ; in turn th i a d d ed the se se of peace throughout the two days .Most of the seniors in the class of 1996 underwent several changes for the better due to their open minded attitudes
By t h e time t he enco u nter came to a c nd usion a nd sen io rs re a th eir e nco u te r 'if s A sens f u nit and peace wa s felt a o ngs t h s nior The senior .:mcounter was a success and the seniors had an experience they will definitely never forget.
For many years, Belen has had the tradition of having a graduation mass before the graduation. This year the Wednesday 29 at St. Kevin's Catholic Church. The mass was supposed to begin at 7:30 but because of rain delays began at 9:00 PM. The mass begins with the seniors and their mothers walking in and sitting together. This is the night in which the seniors honor their parents for what they have done in
the past years for them. Towards the end of the mass two campus ministries were given out. The recipients were Bert Moreno and Charlie Castillo. This beautiful mass presents many memories for the seniors and their parents. The traditionof this mass will continue throughout Belen history.
With laughs and mockeries, the senior class presented the senior skit. The class worked hard making the sets and rehearsing the scenes for a week before the skit.
There were many scenes with a great variety of subjects , such as : Married with Children, Hollywood squares, and Star Wars
Senior Daniel Jacobson said, "It was a lot of hard work, but it was worth it." Sophomore Kevin Vega enjoyed the " I'm too Sexy scene " the most , he said, " I loved it , it was so stupid, and that made it funny. ''
The class presented one show for each grade during the day, and two shows at night. The 7 :30pm show was attended mostly by parents, while the audience for the 9:00pm show was much younger and virtually adult- free.
Steve Giralt
The Senior year is one full of many important ceremonies and exciting events for its 12th graders . The first, on October 20, 1995 was the Senior Ring Ceremony. This year was slightly different from previous years. The ceremony usually takes place in the central patio but, due to bad weather, was moved into the library .
The ceremony began with the Seniors entering accompanied by their fathers; a Belen tradition which establishes a bond between
the end of the mass there was the presentation and blessing of the rings. Then, each Senior was called to receive his ring. The ring is a symbol of not only the school which they will graduate from, but also of the bond that exists between all Seniors, and all who have ever graduated from Belen.
After the ceremony, a reception was held in the cafeteria for everyone who attended the mass. The ring ceremony is a memorable event for all Seniors and their families, and a Belen tradition that father and son. The mass was will always remain. celebrated by Reverend Father Steve Giralt Marcelino Garcia, S.J Towards Alex Paredes
On the evening of May seventh , a hundred and three Seniors and their outrageous dates walked into the beutiful Dora! on Miami Beach located on Collins ave. and 46th street for thier last highschool dance , their Senior Prom They arrived in long stretched limousines , and shuttle buses All decked out in tuxedos, these seniors were getting ready to expirience one of the most memorable nights of their highschool lives.
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The seniors and their dates hurriedly finished their gourmet dishes of shrimp scampi , so they could dance to the sounds on INSYNC. After all the food and dancing was over at around one in the morning , the seniors and their dates left for the after prom partying madness. Many took off on the shuttle buses heading nowhere , while others partyed at their hotel rooms on the beach. After it was all said and done, the most memorable nights for each of these seniors Just ask senior Jose Toledo, "At first I thought it was overated but in the end it was the greatest night of my highschool life " by Frankie Ruiz
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Oh what a night Grad Night this year got off to a rocky start with the super bus breaking down. This group of seniors wasn't going to let that get in their way on their voyage to Disney World. Once they arrived at M GM, they were greeted by strange people cheering for them in the streets. "I didn't know why they were cheering for us," said Jose Toledo. After riding all the rides in MGM, the seniors moved
on to conquer all the clubs in the Magic Kingdom. Once inside the kingdom the seniors dispersed to all the rides, the clubs and most importantly the girls. The senior who won "stud of the night" was Javier Sobrado but thats not all he won. Javi also went on to win a dance contest held in the Magic Kingdom with a strange girl. All in all we had a great time.
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Miami, Fl.; l j 20 j 78; 6 yrs. at Belen; Varsity Football - (I 0-12), All-Dade 1st Team Football (db) - II, All-Dade 1st Team (rb) - 12, Hon. Mention- 10 Offensive M.V.P - 11; Varsity Wrestling- 11; J.V. Football - (8-9), Team M.V.P. - 9; Honor Roll(7-12); Close-Up - 11; Student Council Executive Board Treasurer- 12; National Honor Society - (I 012); Spanish Honor Society- ( 10-12) ; Key Club- (912); Key Club Staff- 12; HOBY Ambassador- (I 0); University of Pennsylvania Book Award - (II); Peer Ministry -( 12)
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j male model j golden boy / #4 / All-Dade 94, 95 / martinez boys j Sarasota sweats / Close Up = stroke/ AI "downtown" Cueto hookup j cranking at Mumblesjlucious lips j Hoshjleprechaen j "I never said I liked you" j Butch Staiano j 30l j Bert + Jack j comatose Peck homecoming heatups j Craig Lou j Fina hook j Luka =best friend j FASC here I come j OMP founder j criteria 5 million j Pablo I think she likes u j Ofe =love forever j Hersch running up the Palmetto (kill him)jfootball- a way of life j fat guy's the mac j manco j Dumb # @ !j4 horseman till death / Smiley I can't drink anymore j D how's MDCC / 2-a-day pujos with Eddy /Coach, run the HB pass j houdini j Blas = 7 pt swing j Dan, how'd u g et in my house? j junior prom= no memory (I owe u Ofe)jchilling at KeysjNew Y ear at Ed's = outtahand j nappy kru j waxaz j STEEL =big mistake j i trucked Gary Thompkins j the VU j Mirasol sweaties j Dan, why u taking Eileen> j ratch record j Where's Wakenhut j run Bert j LBj# 6, 7 , 10, 51, 52, 56, 60, 62 good luckjthanks mami, pop, Ann ette, Gus, Eita, cousins, ere. for all your love & support, I love you all j party on
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Born September 29, 1978; Miami , Florida; 7 years at Belen; Track - 9th Grade; Marine Biology Club6th - lOth Grade; Key Club - 9th-12th Grade; Environmental Club - 11th-12th Grade; Meteorology Club - 9th-1Oth Grade; Computer Club - 11th Grade; Close Up - 11th Grade; Geography Competition - 8th-9th Grade; Belen Science Fair (2nd place) - 6th Grade; Dade County Youth Fair (1st place: poetry) - 7th Grade, (2nd place: poetry) - 8th Grade; J C
"Men lo -ve to WO'fJder, attd that is the seed of science .n - Ralph W a/do Emerson
Penney Golden Rule Award Nomine e 1994; Exemp lary Volunteer Award by Dade County Public Schools 1994; Eagle Scout 199 4,
Hail to Ode's, & Physics class, , ro all the "coronations" & school-wide mass to Igoongoons & to all the "chicos" to all "Babyzz" and all slobs , to all subhumans and to "Me Butterfield " to Gerry's farm to "Well Gentlemen?" , to great papos alike to Ducho & all his little friends to " NAM!" to old Phil Gram to all "Yimi" and finally to all " Borilium 's" that I hav e met so lon g farewell aufidersein aurevoir!! and a good TGIF to you gentlemen , !!!
"Life is like a box of chocolates, you 1teve1· know what you're gomta get."- Forrest Gump
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All-Dade Miami Herald 1st team ( 12), All-Dade Miami Her ald 2nd team (11); Varsity Track (10, 11, 12), Honorable M ention (11) ; Varsity Basketba ll (11, 12) , Honorable M ention (11) , Records (100m, 200m); MVP - J.V. Baseball (10); MVP- J.V Football (9); MVP- Varsity Track (11)
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tO school, and for that X-mas gift Armando . I don 't hate you, you're great Flickity Flack wotld rour '96, I love you guys Cali grab the mike Menendez bra's, coincidence, I think not Mike P "hey you're tall, do you play b-ball" Hey Sober, I say you do it Jorge Tirado, why do your eyes keep changing color? Bob McAdoo Alan Ogg say "ten" "what 's that" La Rumba Than x mom, dad, po!
6 years at Belen; National Honor Society - (10-12); Key Club - (9-12); Varsity Track - (11); Spanish Honor Society - (10-12); Vinc am Staff - (11); National Junior Honor Society - (8-9); Senior Skit(12); Close-Up - (12)
uAfter sile1tce, that which comes 1tearest to expressing the inexpressible is music."
- Aldous Huxley
April 15, 1978- San Jos e, Costa Rica; 7 long years in Belen; Key Club - (9-12); Astronomy (8-10); BASES - (9); CELAC - (12); Kendall Regional Hospital Volunteer- (10, 11) ; Marine Biology (8-10); Meterology (8-10); Track & Field (8-12); Close-Up- (12); Key Club Convention- (10, 11)
l(lf I catt' t sttrf itt heaven t hett gimme my board s an d I'm g oing t o hell. " -ME The Search* Costa Rica ' 95 *Island Surf Tours* South Beach* Summer Flat Spell* Winter freeze* I need to surfl * Where's the swell?* Christina* persistence is good* what a mess* Definitely WORTH IT! * I love you Curie* 90.5 *The Hip Hop Shop* Darnela on thrusday nights* and Dl wins again* 88 9 *Saturday night funk box* got the underground* How can I be down?3 *Hey look its* to many to name * the Cherokee * I need rims * El Volvo * E es H * Oscar * this weekend furshure! * the boat * the purple civic * go flex in front of the mirror * the naked run* Veronica a k.a. powder* Fea =psycho* Danny Gonzalos on lock down * No Senor Buba me duele! *Smiley*$ *Grand Cherokee* from black to white* Fast foward the song , fix your hair, and get the square they're coming on the right* Nick* I got the sickness *Danny* Yo I need a ride* the Eckerds shift* WUFI * 540 A.M * Dl and his Hip Hop Sessions* Nicole* Don't look at Kirsten!* I'm not a 2 yr old* I'm addicted* the Merkur *Ocean Reef * trips to Bimini* two weeks in the summer* John and the Hoog *SHOT OUTS* to my family thanks for the various insights* Pater, gracias hombre* Boy the snickers incident* Pablo to much to say about you* Danny thanks for the Hip Hop culture * Oscar the Smiths * Nina and Alex * Christina, thanks for everything * I love you all! * Whats to become of me next?
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BUG IS BAD. fred call baldi for me OOOHHH MY PEOPLE . I can't believe you're not going out because of that pimple@!!! Eddie boost- NO RESPECT$
YO MAC I think it 's time. BEEF they call me master mechanic JEAN i ' m freezing:; i need a little VINO and TORTELINI && PARTY PETE cancun was out of control. Eddie I told you, just give her the hold.!! FLOTIA. Dam Russians @ @ VIVA BRASIL EUROPE 94 WAS PRETTY COOL. WE won the world cup '95 =BRASIL** CARLITA BROWN hey maya you have to do something about that hair ARIEL next Wednesday@!! VAN giu $$ BABSON here I come I'M GOING TO MAKE A LOT OF MONEY= TBI RICO SUAVE@@ FABI i told always reason before passion. lionel richie.
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Miami, FL; 7 yrs. at Belen; Varsity Football- (11-12); Varsity Tr ac k and Field- (1012);J.V. Football- (9-lO);J.V. Track and Field- (68); Key Club- (9-1 2 ); Spanish Honor Society- (1012); National Hon or Society - (11-12); Junior National H onor
ciety - (7-9); Math Club - (8); Builders Club- (8 ); Marine Biology- (6); Chess Club -(6)
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consortS: Ange, B, Frank, Lou, P Tony will alays be just in training "Oh Sacky sacky" Lou don't ever sleep at my house Frank, the sign just tried you, kick it kick it And the truck takes a running start, triple axis flip, oh, perfect 10 I really li ke you, a lot even after 45 T still can't spit fire Chris, another old school night Sasha you Easy E looking you took my friend out you leprecaun looking Oh my people No man is ever lon ely To my Toto, represent baby baby To Geo , keep the dream alive Silvia and Amy, I love you both Mom and Pops, thank you The great Rach, the narurali&2, the old grey (RIP), the bass mobile (not Ts), and twin killing Oli B can eat a big fat Leon can eat a big fat Oh Sacky Sacky Peace to my bra's in NYC Frank, you should be with us Fountain Bleu, 72 down the hatch You guys took my parent's cooler Frank, your face is still on my drive way To all my family, abuelo, tati, David, Chris, Tita, and especially my Mom, Dad, Geo, and you To, thanks for everything, I love you all Yibidiyibi that's all folks
Pablo Hernandez-Cartaya, 09-15-77, Miami, FL ; 3 years at Belen; Key Club - (10, 11, 12); Varsity Soccer(11, 12), Honorable Mention Soccer- (11); Forensics Team- (12); CELAC Club President- (12); Alpha Club- (12)
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Dott't walk behittd me I may not lead. Just walk beside my and be my frielld. " - Ano11ymous
Sheepdog. JJ. Gordiot. Cabezon. Bembuo. You write lik e a chic. Hello. Whatever. Spangang Sure buddy. Hershal. Median Comedian. How many goals today? Fine I do have big lips. No, Key Club is not my li fe I have no experience. Key Club Conventions. Jersey Fresh T antas curvas y rosin freno. Go Sabers. Break 100 feet, not even New Zealand stinks. Amazing Tails. Sloth I love you Chuckie. Bab y Rutt. Cliff, you're a life saver. Kinkos =Second home Sugar shakes. Otto I need your notes. Jorge, don't worry, hair grows back. Chris, slow down Are you really black? Fern , yack in the basket. Father Eddy I feel faint. Armando, when will the 7 Eleven be open. So Frank, how's Soph. Sober wake up. Dan, move your nose Stop wrecking me. Yo no soy # $!. Hey Lois, what's up' Yeah , I amJavi's brother. Albert mira quien viene.l am grateful to all my friends and to my family. Mami, Papi, Jaci, Abuela, Jose, Lois- Thanks for putting up with me, I love you all. Andreina, thank you and I love you. Thank you God for everything. Class of '96 - I'll Never Forget You. We will always be One. Thanks for the Memories
Belen (6-12); Sixth Grade Baseball; Varsity Track(10-12); NJHS - (7-8); Key Club - (9-12); Class Representative - (9-10); Corresponding Sec. - (11); District Governor - (12); National Honor Society(10 - 12); Spanish Honor Society - (10-12); ALPHA Club- (11-12); Respect Life Club- (11-12); CELAC - ( 12); Class Treasurer - (9); Academic Achievement Award- (9-10); Who's Who Among American High Schools - (9 -10) ; Presidential Physical Fitness Award - (10)1 Class Secretary - (10-11); Peer Ministry(11); Princeton Book Award - (11); Big Brothers Program- (12); Honor Roll- (7-12)
(t You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every expe rience in which you really stop to look fear i11 the face You must do the thing which you thi1tk you cannot do ."
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 05 / 15/78, Miami, FL; 4 years in Belen; Played 2 years of J.V. Football, RB, WR, P , K, CB -2 years J.V. Soccer; 1 year Varsity Soccer, FB, SW, CF, HB- 2 years Varsity Track, LJ,T),H), 100, 200, 400Distinguished member of Key Club , 2 years - CLC Group Leader - 1st place Spanish poem, 9th - 1st place Environmental Poster Contest, lOth - P.A.D.I. Certified Open-Water Diver - Big Brother - CloseUp '95 - Key Club Convention Orlando '95, Tampa '96
Class of '96, here we go Big Rick Campo B.I.C. fouled out (again) Cap-Polosport-RicoBoost DZ-Deuce-9, 96 = $212 Sober's Sober BIG 0 CRV = mintboy R. R. =Luis Miguel Carlton-3-smile Mike-The Enforcer j Hacker (howlonghaveubee nmarried??) Dan (MDCCjGED) The Sandman Chongo Eh Eh Eh i'm on a diet The Mad Russian CloseUp '95 -Alicia, good stufP. hey Ruben, Let it be Carlos A.K.A Houdini *POOF* Bobb y McFaro's Magic Carpet Ride Rodger (Sammie did your hair again) Big AI- show me your webbed feet Matt "HIC" Frankie= KeyClub Burch Staiano = PoolShark Staiano +Peck= deadpoolshark Homer Danny is the Leprechaun Litlebird Francis Joe "i wish i was " DeVera Hirax Alex "The Boss Man" Galan Javi, how many brothers and sisters do you have?? Erick+ Fio, just married Eleurhera Great Harbour NY Gatlinburg Ft Pierce Sebastian Cocoa HIC WRV AOL PADI SOBE 18 29 47 16 15 Mami 'n Papi, thanx 4 the support LMC, you've been there 4 me Thank you God Congratulations Class of '96, you've been great!!!
"Our memories of yesterday will last fo reve r ; we' II take the best, forget the rest, a11d someday we 'II ji.11d these were the best of tim es" - A1to11ymous
Bias, Bias I , Yes thats my real name! B-ball for life #50 in da houz! Martinez boy prayer? Toontown, you pulled a roony! Carlos you dive, NOT! My boyz =Mu mbles, Nibertico, Funky Rivets , G Di epps, Marrietta, Burch, Staiano, DSG, Big Hosh- Bigges t japanese guy ever! Zum-Zum, Leems , Twinners , Riki-Tiki. Don't worry it's not going on:> Mumblewood = h oud ini , Gallito Puiger, Not even Dulfins! uh , wha tever guy! KW - The Tunnel- Ross ca n't hang ! Hey , you little moslems! Sloth- I love you chunks , Just ask toony1 HERSHAL, I'll just sleep a t Los's 1 Carlos, why you always late! Paella ' 89 , Belen beats P ace, Herbs & Spices, Booty for DAYZ! Sweaty Lims, The VOO! Blarc hi Contue rsro, No bert you can ' t study w j me! I think we ' re fighting, Thanks cliff and Kinkos! H ey butch where's the FL. Sun? Who's Jake? Round Mound of Rebound , I don ' t wanna co lor! Bias you fouled out again) I have a bomb she lter in th e back - AL, Cranking at Los s! Haywood, Will the gym ever come? Rub the patch, Watch Az I score! I on ly had one officer. N ew Wave, N egarory, good buddy! Drive by egging, Are you jewish, no Im american! What' hygiene ? Postpone that badboy! Chillain lik e a villain! Delgado close d a book! Thanks Mom, Dad, Caro , and the rest of the FAMEELE for always being there , Peace, I'm outta heeer e P.S. whens the reunion?
3 -1 6-78, Miami, FL; 7 yrs. at Belen; Student Council(6-12) ; Key Club - (9-12); NHS - (10-12); NJHS - (7-9); SNHS - (10-12); ALPHA Clubs - (11-12); Honor Roll- (6-12); B-Ball- (6-12), Varsity (1112), Captain (12); U.M. Book Award - (11); Peer Ministry - (11-12); Big Brother Chairman - (12); Senior Encounter Leader; Who's Who Among American Hi gh School Students; All American Scholar
Born 12/6/77, Miami, FL; 6 years at Belen; Varsity Tennis- (7-12); Tennis Letterman- (7-12); District Champion #2 Doubles - (10); Varsiry Football(12); Football Letterman - (12); Key Club - (11); ALPHA- (12)
Man is the h u1ller; UJoman is his game."
Alfred Lord T en11yson
Brother No, for real Talk to me
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weekend for sure, right Carl? Jackie is phoebe Nina, take a risk 101 Carl and Joe THEORIES Joe #13
# 80 Efren #88 Mr. Collins are we going to Lipton? Tennis district tourny
Football Chris, you don ' t need that fender How long has Efren been going our with Jenny? You Sold Our! Carl, why did you leave' Dan , help
with math! Jon , what are you saying? Belen is a burn Mustang Joe to Carl Marino to Fryar Mike Kieffer #23 MJ is the greatest player ever Garbanzo Thats Deadly What a stranger in the night Wild and crazy Carlos Ef is a psycho Salinero, De Vera, de solo, the triangle of power No, No Nina , your wrong O.K.! Joe is never wrong Chill Our! The black stage stranjay 911 Porsche Turbo The Boa , and the Cobra This is scary! I want to disappear Whaaat! Blah , Blah, Blah Monica is Outrageous Thank yo u mom, dad, abuela, abuelo , an d Jon for everything.
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If you do th e common things in life in a1t uncommo11 way , you will commmzd the atte11tio1t of the world. - A1tOttymous
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wrong side of the road, You ran a red light, I fell asleep , Tony that was a stop sign - ops, Thanks Pumpkin, Top 20, Mintaburst, kiss the car, Escape from Alcatraz, Legends of the Fall , Casper, Pooky, Bugger, We all make mistakes -
Claudia, Julie, Terry , The Rat, its real, Antonio Banderas, Not Yet , Lets Play, E Tu Brura, Close Up , The Basement , Planetarium, Hard Rock Cafe, Lets sneak out, Out the window , *@!# the Cops, in the window , Hindu hook up, For the group, Donell Park, lets jump off the pier, Lets play Hockey, Hooters, Burger King meeting, Get something different, Pun ished, Chich, Another Allnighter, Girl at Bus Stop, This is the year, Thank God for Cliffnotes, My fries, Hogs, Lets go Canes, Friends forever and evermore- T, Javi, Tony, George, Benny, Danny V., Danny B ., I love You Mom, Dad, Jose, Ariel, Andrea, Max, and Thank You for everything, The fat Lady is singing, gotta go.
7 yrs. at Belen; National Honor Society - (10-12); Spanish National Honor Society- (11 - 12); Astronomy Club - (9, 12); Marine Biology Club - (10); Amnesty International Club - (9); Key Club - (9-12); Meterology Club - (12); Senior Skit; Who 's Who Among American High School A ward Spanish All American Scholar CELAC - 12
7 yrs at Belen; Junior High Soccer - (6-8); Class President - (6); Key Club - (9, 10, 12); Junior Varsity Soccer- (8-9); Varsity Soccer- (9-12); Varsity Track- (9-10); Junior High Cross Country- (6)
Gabrielito Cacurrero
7 yrs at Belen; Junior High Soccer - (6-8) ; Class President - (6); K ey Club - (9, 10, 12); Junior Vars ity Soccer- (8-9); Varsity Soccer- (9-12); Varsity Track- (9- 10) ; Junior High Cross Country- (6)
Sweet Lou, Sandman, #33, #10
"I try not to let school intetfere with my education." - Mark Twa in May 21, 1978/Miami, FL/7 years in Belen / VicePresident (Managing Editor Florida Sun)/Basketball6-11 (Captain, Most Improved lO) j Beta Club 10-12 (President 12) j Key Club 10-12 j Marine Biology Club 10 / Football 9 / Managing Editor (Vincam) / Volleyball 8 (Most Improved 8)jUSNJA winnerjWHO ' S WHO ( 10-11) jHOBY nominee/ETC 36 jPeer Minister 11-12 Encounter Leader 12) / Hoop it Up Champ 10 Gabby the Spotjormanentsjim not Jewish Im AmericanjGiselle are u happyjBritlit finaljCMOB1 steverjhey ujFrank's date at the dinerjChillin Keysjskippy jWe beat Pace j New yearsji wouldnt scam emjFortyjYoyijher dad is in the housejThird WheeljPaella 89 jWait no j Happy Dieppa j U dont have to yelljDamn/I am smelling like a rose j Yo soy quien Mando j Pooshpoosh j Bench Bunch j sapotec j Sweet Lou j OlPhat j Junior Prom j Never be as big as Minnie Pearl j Gabuki theatre j FOS j Ego Boyj Demianz party 94 / The Letter j Cap + Jack j Frank 8th grade Field day u remember j SCO j Fan Bus j Mumbles j the ratch new record j We are kickers / What did Marc leave RichardjJP the Crows trying mejUF jseven point swing/ Are u looking at me,jque sucede mercedesjOli girls or beverages j Butch molesterjHoudinijKevin says no 2 drugs j Thanx to Martz, Marst, Mor , Cueto, Scwtz, RdzSanPedro, Arriet, Souto, etc thanxJimLourdz n the Perez clan, thanx To my entire family, I wouldnt be mew jout you, MomDad , I love you Y n S n the boys ur the best see u at UF Gisell e these have been the best years of my life Im glad u are here
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Once upon a time, there was a seamo1zster that ate everyone. The End.
Say what? Polaris Ski-G She did what? Larry SL 650 Explorer XLT Ya right
Coqui Mike did WHAT? Ivette, I'm going to TDRacing O ' Brien Cressisub Day "artificial reef ' Dreamer Ozzie, give up!!
Eric is still racing me Gregg 's Tank Sinks (Mike) Kayo Rodriguez 747 Boston Whaler KLOR-G Wacked out! No, I'm not bringing you a drink Harry I have just begun Sea- Who Tuloco Obsession See-ya
February 11, 1978; Miami , FL; 7 years in Belen ; Key Club - (9-12); Student Council - (9, 11); Spanish Honor Society- (10-12); National Beta Club- (1112); Senior Big Brother
COUNTRY BOY
uyhe struggle towa1·ds the heights is ettOugh to fill a ma1t 's heart.'' -
Toony*Toontown*Martinez Boys:Stayano,Azz I, Male Model Marrieta,Mumbles * DSG:newest member* VILC final:4 am*chasing kid down Coral Way*Twinners*Hoshi san,take picture*Blas please translate*Eric,was that you?*Funky Ribits*don't worry it's not going on*Moslems & Latin Americans*Johnny was Tony's joke funny?*watch azzi score*Let's postpone this bad boy*Carlos drives a Prelude?*can somebody give me a ride?*when you call Mario he comes * Blas:NHL addict*Jose can we borrow your game forever?*flaco * Charlie:lost in space*Wait,wait,no*Hersh?*whatever*Put in # 's 44&23*Cliff, I love you man*Kinkos gathering at 1 am*Blas stop playing that song&cranking at Carlos'*not even Dulfins*Daytona:sweet car*Danny Z:foodfight* the license is coming*there's food at Blas's*"the 7 point swing"*Tl-82 hook up*whose Jake?*Guat dis minz? *Luke Sky Roca*Miyar & the parnassus*Pichi keen*BSA days* Martin P raging on Jorge M.*Good luck:Lou,Quique,Mimi,Odie*Thanks :Tias,Tio,Abue,Raque(my essay mentor)and especially Mom and Dad*Above all thank you GOD
Key Club Active Member Award 9-10; Key Club Distinguished Member Award 11-12; NJHS 7-9; Spanish Honor Society 10-12; ALPHA Clubs 10-12; ALPHA Clubs Treasurer 12; CELAC 12; Honor Roll 6-12; Academic Achievement Award 6-12; National Merit Scholar (commended student) 12; National Hispanic Scholar 12; Rensselear Polytechnic Institute Medal 12; Big Brother 12; Citizenship Award 9 , 11
Albert Camus
uA 'Warrior is made not of sUJord and armor, but of mind, body and soul." -Alex Galan, Ja11uary 15 , 1996
ALPHA Club Chairman 12; Meterology Club 9 , 12; CELAC Club 12 Gym? yeah, right it's, it's just JOE Morihei=O'Sensei=O'troll Atamii! Farro and his flying jet-skiers BOSS Capoeira e muito born Marcelo Lojas OUS! "Above the Law" ukemi! Shut-up Barinaga is a ref " Wassup dog?" fiiiine! take arms! Wham! Oops Cali looks Chinese Hey, Javi Gerry is Moses Voce e uma besta What's a gym? Is Creole a tough language? Russian's easy Eu falo Portugues mas en tenho sotaque I need a car and a license Cheerios Digo, whass' digo? Fur Steven Giralt=wall Mr. Nunez=Samurai 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 Aikido TaeKwonDo Robert Zelaya Yoshimitsu Honor Knives, swords, and other weapons focus your mind on the road in front of you Ninpo Batangas Bushido Survival use what works don ' t limit yourself to the available improvise be direct in your approach with a sword Yoga Tai Chi peace harmony graduation translation Musashi Jigoro Kano Shogunate Kyado Eizo Shimabuku; climb a tree upside down? Iaido "slash!" " Fidel, abajo" que se vaya pa'l TCHAU!
- Robert Frost, 1914
"Happy Happy, Joy Joy"Stimpy
What s Up Steve- 0 Cozy Big Poppa Chunk Hi, Laura Boombastic Marylin Casper Melissa Angelica Jenny (cuz) Boys Luis jorge Bert and Bro Dave Miguel Otto Javi
Donut
Bajas Amnesia Foam Party Hello to the family Mami , Papi Abuelas y Abuelos Tias y Tios
come?? Underclass Firebird formula Well Bye Bye I'm outa here.
CELAC
"I rather laugh at the .rimrers than cry with the sai11ts, because the simters are much more [u1t. Only the good die young." - Billy Joel
5/10 j78; Miami, FL; 4 years at Belen; Student Council Secretary; Key Club 9-12; Varsity Football 10-12; Environmental Club 11 ; Wrestling 11; Track 9-10; Lots of Medals 9-12
'1ulie Dolt" -Juan
DJ Spin Dar True Sure El Lechero Lutifer Luli, I lo ve U Doo Doo Fortune Cookie Big Cheese
Teenie Weenie Dumber Tonka Mike Seringe
"Look our for the sharks " " Everybody Down " "Bro , I love those key ch ains" Hey D, don
e1zsi01ts itt our lives that are attacki11g our mi11ds, Unite themselves together to make our consciousness blind, C01rditi01ted to selj-i1rte1·est with emotions locked away, If that's what they cal!1tormal then I'd · rather be i11sa11e."
- Operation Ivy
Cheyenne, Wyoming; December 28th 1977 4:32 a.m.; 7 years in Belen; Cross Country 6-7; Practiced with Track Team 9 -10; Co-founder of the Environmental Library; Waldo Mascot 11; Key Club Sergeant-at-Arms 12; NHS 10-12; SHS 10-12; Vincam Editor-in-Chief
Robbie WA*40 minutes late to Cala's class*Joey Goon*Mr. Negative*synagogue saved us*Wong Numbah*Wouldn't it be funny if I ran for VP?*I cut the right side, mike cuts the left*BABS Master General*I burned my arm!*Flickity Flack comeback tour '83*Slap dancin'*ERP*Jumbicats * Hotdog timejeddie torture * Bizarro*EV -I hate your Jamaican poster*meeting Face-ro-Face with Jorge*Sober+Fury*If only me and keith were there * Magoon*Pretend Milk-the kiddie party*Cali draw me a decapitated *Siervo's tales on the turnpike*9-volt*Zooty*Srudying Philosophy at Churchill's*Skating at UM*I got in a car accident with an ambulance* Denny's 3:03am*Vomitron*Dischord Records visit*I give good fades*Matt your blenders on fire*"Who threw that banana" - it was an orange barq*Eric bring the Betas*menendez playroom* " Kill the prep"*KC Convention '94 - "They searched our cereal" * junior prom-making noise at 4 am*Lost at Lollapalooza*Thanks Mom, Dad , Cindy, Blake, and Scan Man 2000*Now that I'm going to college who will I photocopy off?
Johnny Charm O.G.R.- ruthless boy. Pablo Carraya- Macdaddy. Quick 'n Easy MORTAL KOMBAT! DSG (Taco Bell). Skeleron Boy. Trash Man. Mumbles j Houdini. JV Coral Shores (Shark).
{{Hay que tratar siempre de ser el mejor, pero 1tunca petr.sar que eres el mejor"- Abuelo Oscar
Hiraki F. Kurenuma. Hiraki- san. Hoshi-san. HoChiMihn.#44, 45, 49, 61, 74.Roorz.Hir Lise '94. Back surgery. Foorball '9S (8-3) Deuce. Projecr. Nica Boyz.
That 's my boy. Powers is my#@%$. Marrinez boys. Nor even Dulphins. I don't wanna color. Bias "T." Gym l. Rasco=non hanger. Tunnel. Powers where did y ger char. Krazy Da wg (G .D .). DNP. Rising Sun (K.K.). Sruarr High. Hous e of Pain Whar's rhe word M.P.l Bilfro (D.M. - GED) New Years '96?. Stop crying to run my life. Hiroko el Loco. 2Scoopz - and so much more. Reverse monsrerz. Puff, Puff, Give. and you know this, MAN!. You gerz respekr. Alex, who's rhe nexr vicriml.
All-Dade Arriera. AZI. Lou Mac Horoki Eracks Peck Toledo-careful #3- slow down Soproud. Space. Rivirs. Toonsr er RikiTikiTavi. Hershal. 3 headed monsrer. row Pedro. C. G Chango. Souro-monkeyboy. Lima-Hacker. Azriel. Sandman. G.Dieppa- calm down Zummi. Kneeber t FLEM Vigo. Amador- homboyz OMB. Kriple Kre- -)6, 55,45 Burro. FSU '95Kenji
Miami, FL; 4-6-78; Honor Roll10-12; Varsity Track 912; 6 yrs. at Belen; Varsity Basketball 12; J.V. Football 10; Varsity Football 10-12; Varsity Volleyball 11-12; Student Council 10; Sargeant-at-Arms 12; Key Club 912; National Honor Society 12; Junior Honor Society 9; CELAC- VP 12; Environmental Club 11
Born March 23, 1978 in Hialeah, Florida; 7 long, unforgettable years at Belen; Honor Roll 6-12; ALPHA; Forensics; Key Club 9-12; International Thespian Society; National Honor Sociery and Spanish National Honor Society I 0-12; Chess Club 6, 7, I l, 12; Environmental Club 11-12; CELAC I; Senior Skit, The Compleat Works of W//m Shk.rpr (abridged), Spider Rabbit, and many other plays; Spain ' 94; Close Up and Florida Spanish Conference '95; I.T.S. States '96; New York City '96- !; Proud member of Belen's graduating class of '96.
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GOOD LUCK tO my FRIENDS DZ ,PC ,DN,BC ,HK ,JT,RG,FR,EV, and the twins Gracias Mami y Papi por rodo y que Dios los bendiga Marv hang in there Belen is cheese FlU here 1 come.
7123178, Cabaiguan, Cuba; 6 Years at Belen; J.V. Basketball 10; Varsity Basketball 11-12; Key Club 1112; CELAC 12; Senior Skit 12
Belen Wolverines
Football 9-12; Key Club 9-10, 12; Track I0-12
"I'm Awesome!'' By: Mr. Awesome.
''I'm Awesome!" Rene-Fat Head I'm Big Firsr Cycle never worked! Gianni get a real car, and cut your hair Ramon Barry got Buried Silver is gerring to my head Broken leg OOOO!hurt a lot Amnesia, never again Winning record 8-3, Good stuff Monica changed my life, Thank you Romon and Garoraid, I'm Sick, Ha! , Ha!,- Frank Rene, "have you grown yet" Monica, Tropical park,Long walk David, learn how to drive Terie your walking on stilts Lazaro , go fishing Monic a, Do you really hare mel bur could you take me along? Tengo algo en ment para ri A Thousand and one ways to ask a girl our I'z Love'z You 'z
Respect camwt be learned, purchased, o1· acquired - it can 01t/y be earne d.
Mumbles,Houdini,GalloPuig,Playboy De Westchester,El Rey ,Al Cuetohookup,Criteria5000,Hershal,That's not going on,myhouse= libray,hotel,we ' re cousins ,Peck 's dead in pool, O!FatBastard, MadRussian,Eddy Doesn ' t give a @#*!,AI & I Blacked out,I Cueto ,T oo n Tales,I'll be driving soon, crew,Luly=BFF,Happy Dieppa MonkeyMan ,Dorsal,BigAlMarrieta ,Whatever ,God #@!*it Bert,Sloth,WE BEAT PACE ,Blas Got Nutted ,JuniorProm(thanxLina) Linavich ,Weirdest Relationship,! never see her,driving stick, Gabby buy, B-Ball trips,F-Ball Trips,Blas has good,Lou Mac:Oli B-July 4th,Halloween at Grove,Marc you are going th e wrong way, Rich I staled your car ,New 's Years at J.P 's=big boy stop shaking, kinkos ,BritLit Final,Should have play ed JV,I read cliff,Lou 's word of day,Good Luck Juniors , Papelitos ,Foo t tech,think we ' re fighting,Hoshman,Gabby'shouse at keys,Juno,GD,OB,CM at Gabby 's house, n aso, Silver Bullet, Rivets is a funny guy,Pablo drives again,Na JP is grounded,! need a ride.Thanx Mom,Dad,Rauli ,Tina, Vero ,Rick and everyone I Love UAll! Nevert akeli fetos eriously #32 / 50 M arch 21, 1978; Miami , Florida; 7 yea rs in Belen ; NJHS 7-8; NHS 10-12; K ey Club 9-12; Student Council 9, 12; Executive Boar d Pa rliam entarian 12; Big Brother 12; CELAC 12 ; H onor R oll H ono r R oll6-8 , 1012; Baseball Coaches Award 6; Basketball6-12; MVP 6, 8 ; J.V 9; Varsity 10-12 ; Football 9 -12; J.V 9-10; V arsi ty 11-12; 8-3 12; P ee r Ministry 11-12; Junior R etreat Lead er 11 ; Senior Encounter Lea der 12; JETS
"The best sense is tJonsetue, because it makes no settse at all."- Utrkttown
THE CONSORTS
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ll / ll/77 Miami , FL; 7 years in Belen; Spanish Honor Society 10-12; Key Club 9-11; Varsity Track and Field Letterman 10; HOBY Semifinalist 10; Meteorology 9; Marine Biology 9-10; CloseUp Fellowship; Washington D.C. 11; Big Brother (6-A) 12; Who's Who Among American High School Students 10; CELAC 12; Belen Science
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Fair Honorable Mention 9; Senior Ski 12; AllAmerican Scholar l 0; Sixth Grade Basketball Sportsmanship Award
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11/11/77 Miami, FL; 7 years in Belen; Spanish Honor Society 10-12; Key Club 9-12; Track and Field Letterman 9-1 0; Silver Medal in Spanish 10; Student Council Class President 9-11; Astronomy 9; Meteorology 9; Columbus Young Leader Semifinalist 9; HOBY Semifinalist
( The fighter is to always be single-minded with o1ze object i1t view - to fight, looking tteither backward nor sideways. He must get rid of obstructions to his forward moveme1zt, emotio1tally, physically or intellectually." - Bruce Lee
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10 j 18 j 95 - 4 years at Belen, J.V. Football 9; Track and Field 9-10; District Champion High Jump 9; Spanish Hon ors Society V.P. 10-12; Alpha Club 11-12; National Honors Society 10-12; Key Club 10-12; Environmental Club 11 ; CELA Club 12; Big Brother Pr ogram 12 ; V.P of Homeroom 12
1day at Belen, Bye Dania, D's 2 3 Stang, Th e Little Mermaid- at the lak e - toothpaste- Fudruckers- Cruise '92, ' 93- ScamfestBoys don t mind -Bathroom switch- V&me- she has a B.F , Cypress Hill rain- taxi , Denny's run- hom
at 3 :30, Emily 4 months , August'93- Jan '9 6 23 , running home at 3:00am, Billy, Bush Gardens , Tampa , Univ. Studios, Big takes, screw up Cameo E, Cruise ' 94 amaca, E 72 , Em's limo, lasted so long, no regrets, Had a great time, I love U Economy, Danny G&me twins , Cameo rumble, Keys mem ., Ashley , popkisses, 1 on 1, magetogether, Rey's Sergo's Caf., our with Leo- sign, Boxing at my hous e, Brfest 1&2, Scambet $5.00, fight chonga - E B.&C.B , Gator Growl sucieria, V.P. scandal, Ruiloba weekend , Alex 's minibus , 95 Global Frei - Pinpollo , ShellParty , "small" party at my hous e - SAT , Senior Skit , Ring Ceremony , Wendys riot, Stealing Lobster, Jose- JC- Leo- V- Vidal- Me,JP's house , new crew, grind carwash, reb ar3, near death exp. C.S., ma ckmobile, cookie luv you, thanks God, mom, dad, j.c., family I luv you more than anything.
"THE ONLY THING YOU HAVE TO FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF."
2-25-78; Miami, FL; Basketball 6-12; Varsity 10-12; Captain 12; Key Club 10-12; Lt. Gov. 12; First place Single Service '94; Classical Pianist; Peer Ministry 11-12; 3r. Encounter Leader; ALPHA 11-12; Respect Life 1112; Honor Roll 11-12; Student Council 6-9, 12; Class President 8-9, 12; Big Brother 12
BertjBamj#lO j Niberticojthe running man j HershjWhat's a Hersh?jG-DogjMumblesjwatch Az-1 scorejFounding FatherjSpice it upjdonutjte voooyy j Member of DAjstudying with Tennessee JackjHaywood j papelitos j N.O '93/the silver bulletjClose Up '95 j open your eyes Ruski j we beat Pacejnice pass Bert j Blas gets a T=7-point swing j Carlos (]ohny Excuses) j B-Ball at Bert's j Anaheim '95 /5 min. and out j under the boardwalkjl'm gonna study this yearjHiroshison - no honey chicken for you j honorary DNP j Donjoy j i hope you yakjwhat's wrong with your lipjMacauitisjKey West tripsjHutch sippin grampa's cough medicinejmunchies at Blas'jl'll call you back Scarlettj Budee for daysjnot even dulfinsjl love you chunk! j jab you little mocasinjscooterjJERKjRoca Ratonjambush at FSC j Denise's BMW; NOTjNisiji think we're fighting j trolls j BAM and GD leading the cheersjQue pasa, calabasajQue bola, NicolasjQue sucede, MercedesjToadjLugi j Bert- chicklet Bertj l got back right in the vanjThe Bench BunchjThe SpotjFat Clark KentjKamakotsijNormita; bistec / Abuelo; Pancake/ 6 0 'clock party mass j Kiki and the fire extinguisher - they just want to pillowfight j hold the rope j Bert brakes all assist records. Thanks=BC,GD ,CM,RN,AA,OB,HK,WC,CG,DSG,RS,LM,FR,JF,AM,TR j Love ya alwaysMom, Dad , Denise, Ricky, Delia, Abuelos & Abuelas; Te veo.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
({Man i s the hunter; w oma11 is his g ame."
What's up Gallos , Pee-Wee Camahc Twins Cali Zumi , Az Cuero
Toony 7th gr. Cali's house incident, How many cartons of eggs this rim e? Daytona 500 Hershal Jr. Prom--> The Vu , The hairy one DNP #23 Conversations with Hiroki on the bench, Dragon Boy Cl ose-Up '95 California Girls Will wash cars for gas money! Hey chicos, it's papita Pizza parties and girl scout cookies Econo hook-up Not even Dulphins , Donkey, Tiger, Monkey, Munkey , Birdie Bias can you translate mumbl es?. , It's time for a #1 super-sized No more honey chicken for you! Erick, when are you getting out ofConchi? , , , Mike, when 's the wedding? , , Los Himaguas esta perdidos Drago=Space , , Papeliros , , Dominique Wilkins McDaddy,
Frankie's LaSalle incidents The airport Erick, have you gotten accepted yet? Postpone that bad boy Frankie, are you back w j Ana? Cheese The Tunnel No more fifteens! , , Special thanks to Cliff and Kinko for their help throughout the years Mom, Alex, Ann Marie, Upi, Abuelos, Mamama, Ernie, Dominique, I love you all Thanks for everything FSU here I come - Alfred Lord T ennyso11
5 j 19 j 78, Miami, Florida , 7 years at Belen, Varsity Basketball - Junior Varsity Basketball 11; Varsity Track 10; Junior Varsity Football 10; Junior High Track 7; Student Council 12-D Secretary, 6-C & 7-A Treasurer; Big Brother; Key Club 9-12; IDD & CREST Chairman 12; National Honor Society 10-12; National Junior Honor Society 7 -9 ; Spanish National Honor Society 1012; Respect Life 11-12; Peer Ministry 11 ; Close-Up '95
GOD MAY NOT COME WHEN YOU CALL, BUT HE IS ALWAYS RIGHT ON TIME
El Paso, Texas , 6 j 7 j77; 6 years at Belen; JH 7-8, JV 910 , V 10-11 Baseball; JV 8, V 9-12 Football; V 11-12 Track and Field; Peer Ministry 11-12
Hersh,Big oli,Craig Lou- Lou Craig- Craig Mac, Los Largos,Te Voyl, Whats up Babies, May7,1992 best day, June10,1995-jan 13,1996worst days ever,Carlos tomorrow is Monday,Sarasota '95, Rebbeca-Chaqueta Power-I've been to Venice , Butch got gringitis, 4 Horsemen-#5 Forrest " Hersh" Gump , # 8 Chardi, # 11 Lou Mac, #4 Big AI, Where is wackenhut,Study break 8th grade fina ls- Marc-FrankOli,Laura do you promise-YES, Hoshi tallest Jap ever,SoDanny where are you taking Eileen next ,Butch Stayano ugliest guy ever and Tony Riveits , Boodie for day's, 0 okay,Marc-It's like 2nd Nature-Ri ch your clashing,Hey Oli sweet car, air it out ' 95 ed you white scrub,Carlos your fat, Toledo is all capital sins put in one, Biltmore Days,Eileen I hate you for that light action, Carlos M. is trilingual, Mikey sorry about the carHey Carlos can fix it , Barbie has 6 toes, Chilling with Loulaso ,Bert nice Lip ,El nino de Dulcita , Criteria 1000 , OH Goodness ,Where you wz,Wha t 's up Melas, PAR-TIPI-PO-L-IN-DA-HOUZ, South Beach 24 street Cuban sandwhiches,Brekenridge '95' 96wiL11 Laurita Snowboarding, Vigo guess where your mouth piece is ,Chilling Key Larg o with Chilly , Thank You Mami, Papi, Lawrer -:e , Alexandra,Jeff,Ralph, Mercy ,Eileen ,Amy,Mandy and the football Coaches Sruart,Hanson,Ed,Smileys,Fraga-For everything;
Don't worry, Be happy - Bobby Mcferrin
Magila
((Life i s a party, d on't p arty t oo little, or you might wake up one d ay a nd realize it has past y ou by : This is what I feel, This i s w hat I k now, T hi s i s what I say " -Ferris Bue/ler j Totty Palacio (me) , j anuary 15 , 19 9 6
4 years at Belen, silver medal in language arts, silver medal in science 9; gold medal in Spanish 10; gold medal in algebra, chemistry , computer science, and economics 11; Academic Achievement Award 11 ; Who ' s Who Among American Scholars 9-12; Honor Roll (3 8 or higher) 9-12;
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National Honor Society 9-12; Key Club 10-11; Meteorology Club (Secretary) 12; SELAC Club 12 ; Track and Field 12; Spanish Who's Who Among American Scholars 12
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Patty stop shopping Frankie get some sleep Ricky can't play soccer Miracle Center I owe you
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be "Jerry Rice" Chemistry is over Michael "wannabe" Jordan Paredes, Alex, please stand up
, sure Bud Jimmy, I didn ' t do it! Mom drives slow Frankie you're whipped Yearbook= chill Chino= hyper
make sure you know the person you're speaking to Ralfs class= party Barq, stop eating babies Wuz up Babies! No fear Da's bulls F.R. Testmaster Fr. Freddy lets make a deal Las pistolitas de relajo Steve stop snoring Thanks Belen, God, Mom, Dad, Frankie, and the Family for all your support and patience, I love you all, C- Ya Hurricanes here I come.
Born December 26, 1977, Miami, Florida; 7 years at Belen; Basketball 8; Student Council President 6; Jr. BETA Club 7-8; Key Club 9-12; Student Council Secretary 10; Track 9-10; Golf 11-12; Golf Coaches Award 11; Spanish Award 11; Don Quijote Award 11; Spanish Honor Society 12; Big Brother 12; Yearbook 12; Planning to attend University of Miami.
Born June 20 , 1978; 7
"Happitt ess is ha ving a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in attother city. " - George Burns
Danny Daniel Jesse's brother Son of St. Lazaro PADOMEE JEEP, not truck Papucho, Mercy on the phone, I told her you are a k nurd, NO! Jav+nightdriving=nightmare VOODOO Brian (Macadoo) the HEAT, up by 12 in the 4th, your right dejavu, they lost! Ferni, well-rounded person, greatest guy in the NATION, if yack attack, I'll be there for you FrankV, GATORS#l,Canes#2 don 't you know how to smile BOY!, here have 6 Mexican crowns Yes Mario I'll take you home Cris don't crash,mi negro Key Club: Where did all that MONEY go? Marathon=Heaven(mm54)KCB:56lb Dolphin BACANAL, Where? Lets go to Fern's Grandma's house, don't touch the chandeliers Close-UP'95=good trip ,butClara don ' t buy hat Que familia! Danny noes familia! Abuela coji catarro Jesse : my big little brother, lets go eat mom(vieja): lluv U, thanx 4 everything Papi(VIEJO): nose que yo haria sin ti, Thanks a million, I'll take out the trash and start the boat every week! Thanks BELEN I'M GOING TO MISS YOU ALL IN U.F ! LATER GATOR!
years at Belen; Key Club 9-12; Key Club Treasurer 12; National Honor Society 9-12; Spanish Honor Society 9-12; Honor Roll 6-12; Varsity Golf 11; Close UP Trip 11; Science Fair 1st place 10; Hospital Volunteer 10; Studying Pre-Dentistry at U.F.
"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived. "
Se la llevo, el tiburon Sweet Papita Flamingo Se fue el venao Sunfire, G T. Spike it Up '94 & '95 PensacolaBaseball Periquito Bro Lunch Basketball Hialeah Captain Swimming- Most Improved Jerry's Farm Chasing Flamingos Tape Eater 23.7 State Swimming Casey South Beach Grad Nite Senior Prom Fashion Show Senior Encounter Blame It On The Rain Marlins '93 Florida Panthers Dolphins Gators Ocho Rios JMD,AV,LA,RN,LA,L C,AG,RR,HV,BG,GR,ES,XR,OR I want to thank my parents and God for letting me enjoy life and to the Class of "96" CONGRATS & GOOD LUCK!!!
12j24j78; 6 years in Belen; ALPHA member 6 years; Jr. High Volleyball; Math Club member 8th grade; Jr. High Baseball; J.V. & Varsity Baseball; Swimming 9, 11-12, Captain Sr. Year; Spanish Honors Member 2 years.
Born August 2, 1978; Montessori pre-school; West Laboratory Elementary; Accepted into Belen; Math Club 7; Beta Club 8; National Junior Honor Society 8; Passed 9; Homeroom Secretary 10; Marine Biology Club 10 ; Passed 11; Graduated 12 1
Matt or Matthew Mateos #25 the swamp Hit List '94 H.K.- We can hit! real men Pole Vault House of Pain sand vaulting Oye Chamac it 's Camahc P.B S. the Tank best time in H.S. was w/ the orgininal MonkeysCali,Robert,Janelle ,Cristy,Ari,&me little beech- dad it ' s not worth it he 's got a gun L.P.M.- Cali,Rob 9-Volt B.D.W say bye to the boys Ahh my shoulder,just pop it back in Cassola's- the Smurf little girl from Memphis try some cheesecake O.J.'s- can I see J.D Pounding@CoralPark ,HighPoint ,Hobie MiamiSubs what did I do last night,! was stuck on the roof you can visit the Aztecs w j o me Juice Too many after parties SeniorSkit line- Uh ,Uh,Belen Junior Prom mud do yo u have any change for tolls on the air@theVoice 3- 7AM crashed twice in one week you gotta earn respekt taq you ' ll get yours summer in New Mexico NIN with Martin GreenDay roadtrip where'd you get that helmet,shirt,short,shoes watch me rage kiss me I'm Irish not gain back to Kennedy riding bike call a taxi too much freedom cisco is poison leave me here I wanna die-not todayRM AL To all my friends (RM,JC , EM ,EV,JF,RG,AR ,JS,JT,JM,DZ,HK ,BC,ML ,FR,AL,CG,JL) Thanks Mom,Dad,Marrin,Amanda the best is yet to come
8 j 24 j 78 ; Miami , FL; 7 yrs. at Belen; Varsity Foo tball 10-12 ; All-Dade 2nd Team 12; Varsity Track and Field 9-12; Varsity Soccer 9, 11.5; All-Dade 2nd Team ll;JV Football 9; JV Socce r 9-10 - MVP ; Honor Roll 6-12; Key Club 9-12; Seargeant-at-Arms 12 ; National Honor Society 10-12; Big Brother Program 12; CELAC 12; ALPHA 11; JETS 11 ; Academic Awards 6-11
Born: 11 / 30 / 78; Hialeah , Florida; 4 years at Belen; Varsity Soccer 9-12; All- Dade 10-12; Varsity Golf 1012; Varsity Football 12; All-Dade 2nd Team Kicker 12; National Beta Club Member 11-12; Will attend George Washington University
Gem -ge Burtts
Born July I 0, 1978; 6 yrs. (too many) at Belen; CrossCountry 6-12; All-Dade 1st Team 11; All-Dade 2nd Team 12; AU-State 3rd Team 12; Team - County, District and Regional Champs I I; County, District, Regional, State Champs 12; Baseball 6-8; Track I 1; National Junior Honor Society 7-8; Vincam 11-12; Business Manager; Key Club 6-12; National Beta Club 12
J.V. Baseball 9-1 0; J.V. Bask etball 10; Vars ity Basketball ll-12 ; Varsity Track 11-12; National Honor Society 9-12; Spanish Honor Society 9-12; Key Club I 012; Senior Skit; CELAC 12; Who ' s Who Among American High School Students; National Hispani c Scholar Finalist; All-Am erica n Scholar
Big G*Javi erc ito*Mr.T*Lu cky*Shaggy*Gago Grande=Oscar*Daniro*Ivan Drago- I will break you*Space*Mad Ru ss ian(spy)*Ah , J.P. red li gh t!*Hey ,R my eyes Red 1*July 2, 1994*Hallowee n'94*M a ri a - park is over there*1 / 15 j 96 - w in third bet with W enddy*Bel vs Ran Sw ee t sh ot,shorts!*# ¢@! NotOnMyWindow*Wildwee k end (Br,Tr ,Ma ,Dia )*D a nn yScra p* ? O*Me!i, sweet,b m not as sweet as gold*Mayfair,2nd fl oo r*Boat*B ac ks eat*10# s( D &G) *Aug 4 ,95- EggsFenceFightCops*Jul4- RonPla za * C hris- natu re walk*Disney Trip*Roly - gas*JS - C h ekc o ut that g irl ,oops, guy*Bak ery C. - last row*Fake fights at T&C*P ier jumping*Ni ce Avenger*Ch ero k ee chase* @ #! ?(,, Grass!*TP, G R raking turns*Tanya kn oc ks window* I 'm 18*Haunred House*Hou sed '*Xmasform al '94,'9 5*B-balllunch*Firebird*Wenddy' s 15s prac.*Cheesecake*I want to g iv e thank s ro all my fri end s who have been there for me and who we hav e had such great times together*Tony and Danny , no hard fee lin gs ,friend s 4ever *Cl ass of "96 rule s* Tbese times won t be forgotten* And I finally want to give thank s to my whole family,especially my mom ,m y dad,and my grandmother who h ave always support ed me.*I lov e all yo u g uys*Til next time,Peace.
{(Though I try to find the answers to all the questions they ask, though I know it 's impossible to go living through the past."- Robert Nesta Marley
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May 17, 1978; Miami, FL; 6 years at Belen; Cross Country 7 -9; Tra ck and Field 9-1 0; Key Club 9-11
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"Trust i11 God, Believe in your Heart, Live to Love" -E.A.S. The name ' s Efren o.k What? Oye Broder Max&Randy Bandits O.K.Joe you're never wrong Carl=World best You're the best Babe E+J=BFF What up yo! Cossin! Crazy Mars Thanks Ali @#&*Carl Those Sanibel nights Flying Ch airs PePe shutup! Bro ,you wanna die ? Volvo Power Are You talking to me i (Perkins) Englewood,Fl Keys#1 Squid Row LOOK 7-3-9 3 525 88 . i Love you Jenny "La Palma " 1,000,000 shark teeth+ ZAPP T&C BUCK MoM,DaD,Charlotte,Gus,Papi+Mami,Aba: Th anks for being not only the best parents in the WORLD,but also the perfect rolemodels I will always look up to and strive to be like.Without all of yo u,! wouldn't be the person I am now. You're all in my heart forever.! love you all always. Jenny:Thanks for being a HUGE part of my life.! can ' t imagine not having you by my side.Together we'v e accomplished so much.I'll always look forward to our life together.BFF.I love you Carlos,Joe:You gu ys have been the bestfriends a guy could ask for. Thanks for always being there for me. You define the word "LOYAL " perfectly.You ' re the best Mike,Chicho,Mark,Kathryn,Kina,Ali,Mars:I love you
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Tennis 8;j.R. High Baseball9; Varsity Track 9; Varsity Tennis 10-12; J.V Soccer 10-11; Key Club 9 ; Nat! Beta Club 11
'' It 's better to regret somethi11g you did thau somethi1tg yott didn 't do"- Flea
Born 12/5 j 77 - Miami, Florida; Cross Councry 9-12; Track and Field 9-12; JV Soccer I 0-1 1; NHS 1 1-12; Key Club 9-12 - Distinguished Member 9, I 1; Active Member 10 ; Swdent Council 10-12; HR Tr eas ur er I 112; HR VP I 0; Corresponding Secretary 12; Vincam 1112; Business Manager II; News j Opinion Ediror 12; Editor-in-Chief Florida Sun 12; National Hispanic Recognition Program , Hispanic Scholar 12; Who' s Who I 011 'l.
DSG•Dan Sanchez•uh,whatcver•BJXC STATE CHAMPS '9 5•BAM•Mud don't pop your gels•I'm not the leprechaun•4x800 school record•# 11 •a! Cuero hookup•Beltran days•N.Gables Crew •W es tchester boys are goin down•OMB founder•M a rrinezBo ys:newestmember•Butc h=monke yboy•Carlos =Mumblewood=Sloth=Houdini•Hoshisan=Big Japan ese =Grand master Dragon•AZI Cuero•Javi arc yo u sure you ca n drive stick 1•CAT=FR USTRATION•3rd armed boy is V-find as LB • Surge • Richard, I swear nothing hap pend • Carlos G = fatguy = 3rd arm boy• I don 't know where alex is just let me s1eep•Carlos,Ricb you are th e worst guys Iv e ever studied w j •Hoshisan lees make a run for the border•Dan Marrinez=college man•I dont know call Toony•Fashion show•surgemilk•Ke y Club conv:Tupperware girl•Sittin on the dock(Keys,Gaby)•Butcb's dad=werewolf•Mud is my LB•Go Big Red•STS crew the 3 amigos•throwing it down at Hoshi's•put in 44• sing bo y sing!•easy trigger•not even Dulfins•scrappin at \Xl endy's•C.G. dad=the pounder•tysohn!•No,my dad isnt Nunez•Crusero w.D,A,&H:out of hand•K enji cane hang-well it 's b ee n a tremendous Mexican dia ,uh pleasure•Abuela , Aya ,Tias y Tios,Javi&Elena,& especially Mami & Papi I lov e you all•Thar's all she wrote•
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Born July 20, 1978; 6yr Belenite, 4.4 GPA; Varsity football 10-12, All-Dade Honorable Mention 12; Varsity Wrestling 10-12 , Regional Quarterfinalist, Varsity Track 9-12, Regional Finalist; Key Club 9-12, District Editor 12; JETS Team Captain 11-12, 16rh in Nation 11, N H S 10-12, Senior Class Rep 12; Vincam, Features Editor, 11; Sp.H.S 10-12; ALPHA Club 9-11, Enviornmental Club 10-11; Amnesty International 11; Brown University Book Award 12
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Born January 6, 1978; Miami, Florida; 4 years in Belen; Key Club 9 , 12; JV Soccer 9
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WILL WIN THE SUPER BOWL THIS YEAR, I SWEAR!
I could always study for the next one sure frank, you're big Gabby, you're ugly i'm set, all i have ro do now is get 100 on my finals Fernando, USAtard maybe if i just ignore these assignments, they'll go away thanks for eErything father eddy yvette you look beautiful, baby FRANKatard SORRY FOR EVERYTHING CRIST!, RIP THANKS - for the self-esteem boosters fernando and gabby for the help )avi and Aurora rene+gianni for the help Don Alberto for everything for the laughs(AT you not WITH you), frank (I hop e this is edible enough) for your efforts mami+papi there's also jason ,jeanpierre ,isaac also thanks to fr. marcelino , mrs. acosta , brother estevez, mrs. mahoney , and mrs. icaza for the push and some good luck to mr. holland most of all, Yvette for always putting up with it and always takin my back even when i didn ' t think i needed it.038*2*09 * 537.luv ya ' later.
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HDon 't walk in front of me 1 may tt ot follow. Don' t w a lk behind me I may not lead. Just walk beside me a1td be my friend." - A no1tymous
GOOD MORNING*Benny is in jail with the warden*Bro,Bro,Bro*Javier tienes el beeper?"'Lojack*It's Ftiday,Weekend,Partytime*Tato 's Truck*Danny Move Closer*Hello Silver Palace*Did she look at us let's go pick her up*I need a crowbar*Who's going to talk first*l hope that camera wasn't on*The Mexican Hat Dance*Psycho!John Travolta*Rejected Again*Retreat Face Painting*I'm So Weird Nobody Likes Me,I'm So Different*It Smells Like Peanut Butter*Arnie Whats That Noise your machine makes*Clucking To The Classics*Liz I saw you at thac club last night*Youth Group*Did you get her number*Where are we*Where is the Edge*E TU BRUTE E TU*Draw me something*Why are you taking so long Luis.It's not me man*Amnesia Adventure With Amie*I'm Sure She's got Personality*Don't open the door while I'm Driving*Little Ham*Bro,I love you Bro*Andrea beat him up*Tribal Time*The Seasonal Migrant worker has rerurned tO My Nose*The Cow and the Little lndian*No I'm Not Being Sarcastic*Am I Going To have to look after you again*How Long is this one going to last"'May our friendships keep growing*Love you All*Thank you, Love you Mom and Dad*GOOD NIGHT
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Spanish Honors Society 10-12; Beta Club 10-12 ; Key Club Staff 12; Big Brother Program 12; CELAC 12; Varsity Track; Peer Ministry 12; Peer Leader Saint John Neumann 11-12; Who ' s Who Among American High School Students
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The following students participated: Juan Pablo Broche, Eric C. Collazo, Oscar J. Peguero, Alexander Selem, Marco A. Gonzalez, Peter G. Volsky, Leonardo F. Gorordo, Javier Echenique, Alexander Carbone!, and Richard J Rodriguez. Congratulations to Mr. Fernandez and his Life Science team.
These are the student representatives of the major awards as pictured from left to right:
FORENSICS TEAM- NATIONAL QUALIFIERS: Pablo Cartaya, Eddie Carreno
FORENSICS TEAM- NATIONAL QUALIFIERS: Alex Torra, Robert Garcia-Tunon
INTERNATIONAL THESPIAN SOCIETY- STATE QUALIFIER: Mario Lavandeira, Jr. ; Capt.
JUNIOR ENGINEERING SOCIETY TEAM- 2ND IN FLORIDA: Luis Patino, Capt.
JUNIOR ENGINEERING SOCIETY TEAM- 5TH PLACE NATIONAL: Albert Parlade, Capt.
JUNIOR ENGINEERING SOCIETY TEAM- VARSITY STATE CHAMPIONS: Javier Sobrado, Capt.
FLORIDA SPANISH STATE CONFERENCE- STATE CHAMPIONS: Francisco J. Valenzuela, Capt.
TRACK AND FIELD- STATE CHAMPION: Erik Montalvo
CROSS COUNTRY TEAM- COUNTY, DISTRICT, STATE CHAMPIONS: Alex Mantecon, representative KWOWLEDGE BOWL- COUNTY CHAMPIONS: Jorge Sanchez, Capt.
MODEL UNITED NATIONS- FIRST PLACE: Danny Dominguez, Capt.
KEY CLUB- FLORIDA DISTRICT SECOND PLACE SINGLE SERVICE: Ivan Santa-Cruz, Pres. '96
KEY CLUB- FLORIDA DISTRICT FIRST PLACE IN MAJOR EMPHASIS PROGRAM "KID'S PROGRAM''- Francisco Ruiz, Pres. '95
Rodiguez-Jalie, Christopher 124 Rodriguez, Alexander 105,158,162 Rodriguez, Andres C 182 Rodriguez, Armando 67, 72, 92, 144, 145,152 Rodriguez, Carlos 102, 162,264 Rodriguez, Christian 4, 38, 50, 55, 63, 88, 103, 142, 143, 158, 185 Rodriguez, Daniel R 182 Rodriguez, Danny 180 Rodriguez, David 158, 174 Rodriguez, Eric 174 Rodriguez, Erik .... 162 Rodriguez, Felix . . .. 174 Rodriguez, Gabby 107 Rodriguez, George 15, 265 Rodriguez, Ignacio 162
Rodriguez, Jorge 174, 186
Rodriguez, Juan 170
Rodriguez, Mercy 152
Rodriguez, Nicholas 170
Rodriguez, Paul 75
Rodriguez, Rafael 132, 170
Rodriguez, Raul 46, 52, 100
Rodriguez, Richard 162
Rodriguez, Ruben 158
Rodriguez, Ruben J 182
Rodriguez-Jaile, C 174
Rodriguez-Perez, Eduardo . . . . . . . . 266
Rodriguez-Torres, Jose 33,182
Rodriguez-Valdivia, Christian 25, 61, 62, 68,98,116,120,179, 293
Santiago, Daniel 49 Santiago, Jay 163 Santos, Michael 182
Sarda, Antonio 163
Sardina, Gustavo 182
Sarret-Janed, J 178
Sarria, Alex 117, 163
Saustegui, Charles 132
Schultheis, Roy 158
Schwartz, Joseph 7, 38,70,95, 100,106, 107,116,274
Sedeno, Alejandro .. 174
Segarra, Reniel 153
Selem, Alex 94
Selem, Joseph 24, 182
Serna, Alexander 174
Serret-Janer, J 178
Sertzen, Daniel 163
74,75,89,102,276
Socorro, Alfredo 182
Soler-Bailo, Victor 110
Solis, Joseph 117, 127,165,170
Souto, Joey .... 39, 177
Souto, Jose 104, 178
Souto, Robert 24, 25, 72,73,189,277
Stankiewicz, Edward 15, 49, 60, 61, 80, 81,158
Stanley, Edward .... 163
Stuart, Richard 63, 152
Suarez, Antonio J 183
Suarez, Carlos 170
Suarez, Christian 163
Suarez, Daniel W . . . 183
Suarez, Esther 153
Suarez, Javier . . . . . 2 78
Suarez, Jorge 127, 163
Suarez, Joseph 174
Suarez, Juan-Carlos 105
Suarez, Michael . . . . 158
Suarez, Tony ...... 133
Suastegui, Charles 121, 170
Suero, Marcos V. 293
Sablon, Rodolfo 104, 178
Saez, Michael 2 70
Saiz, Emilio 48, 121, 158
Saladrigas, Jorge 174
Salas, Lourdes 50, 78, 152
Salazar, Alejandro .. 170
Sierra, Ramon 152
Siervo, Javier A. 275
Sirjoo, Jason 158
Smithies, Charles 178
Soberon, Daniel 174
Soberon, Jose R 182
Sobrado, Cristina 134
Sobrado, Javier 71,
Tamarez, Richard 95, 293
Taquechel, Pablo ... 68, 152
Tefel, Rodrigo 163
Telleria, Juan C. 174
Telleria, Miguel 170
Thomas, Richard 163
Tirado, Agusto 170
Tirado, Jorge E 293
Toledo, Jose 58, 69, 98,101,102,124, 125,135,279
Torra, Alexander J 42, 43,85,90,183
Torrens, Jonathan .. 91, 178
Torrent, Daniel 158
Torres, Carlos 170
Torres, Jose ...... 158
Torres, Luis 163
Torres, Michael 178
Torres, Orlando 188, 280
Trujillo, Alejandro 178
Trujillo, Carlos 163
Trujillo, Ruben l7 4
Tudela, Felipe l63
Tudela, Francisco J. 6, 92,282
Tunon, Daniel l58
Tunon, Luis l58
Tur, Fernando l29, l83
Turner, Christian l63
Ullivarri, Eddy ll7, l32, l70
Urbieta, Ignacio l58
Urdaneta, Adan . . .. l58
Urgarte, Alejandro l7 4
Usategui, Alex l83
Usategui, Ramon A. 283
Vasquez, Armando 75, l06, l29,287
Vazquez, Adrian 174
Vazquez, Alex l78
Vazquez, Lazaro 170
Vega, Alberto l24, 288
Vega, Kevin 48, l78, 188
Velasco, Louis l32, 158
Velasquez, Miguel 158
Velez, Mario 163
Veloso, Javier ll7, 170
Vera, Joseph D. 129
Verdeja, Octavia l74
Vich, Ivan 39, 138, 139, l77,178
Vidal, Marta 152
Vidal, Pedro ... 89, 123, l78
Vigo, Jorge 24, 102, l23,183
Vila, Carol 20, 59, 94
Villacorta, Miguel l7 4
Villalba, Robert 170
Villasuso, Alex 49, 54, 64,98, 102,l83
Yadkouri, David . .. . 48, 158
Yataco , Javier ..... . 178
Vadia, Eduardo 4, 76, l83
Valdeon, Daniel l63
Valdes, Daniel l58
Valdes, David l74
Valdes, Geoffrey l74
Valdes, Javier l63
Valdes Jr., Alfredo l83
Valdes-Fanli, Shawn l09, l63
Valdes-Menendez, R. l63
Valdes-Vaile, Jorge l78
Valdez, Erick 284
Valdez, George 56
Valdez, tlumberto l95, 285
Valdez-Paul, Shawn l27
Valdez-Valle, Jorge l24
Valdes, Geoffrey 48
Valenzuela, Francisco 48,286
Valle, George l74
Valle, Jose l83
Vallejo, Alexander l74
Valverde, Nicholas l58
Van Den Branden, N. l70
Vargas, Andrew l70
Varona, De . . .. ... 157
Vasquez, Alex l78
Villoldo, Raphael 46, 52,99,10l,l04, ll8, l83
Vital, Daniel 95, l94, l95,289
Vivas, Eddy 293
Vivo, Rene l52, l53
Vizcon, Diego 158
Volsky, Peter l63
Von Der Osten, Erimar l74
Zagalas, Jorge 104
Zaldivar, Robert 158
Zapata , Oscar 123 , 174
Zarria, Cristy 2 8
Zoller, Eugene 67 , 153
Zumarraga , Daniel 102 , 290
Zuriarrian, Alexander 163
Zurita, Robert E 6 , 7, 8, 22, 23 , 98, 120 , 183
Ward, Ryan .. . .... 158
Wentzel, Brian l7, l8, 144, 153
West, Key l20
White, Victor 105, l63
Williams, Leo 43, 51, l53
Willis, Christopher l70
Wilson, Christian 170
Wood, Gerald 174
Wood, William l63
Xiques, Richard 8
BEYOND Volume 34 of the Echoes was produced by the yearbook staff of Belen Jesuit Prep. The 1996 yearbook consist of 336 pages printed on 80 lb. matte enamel stock, with a press run of 1000 copies. The 9x12 .book contains sixteen, four-color pages. Echoes is printed by the Taylor Publishing company of Dallas , Texas; represented by Ken Thornberry of Fort Lauderdale.
All body copy is set in Souvenir at 10 pts. Headlines are printed in Durante, ranging in size from 30 to 108 points. Division page copy varies from 1 0 to 18 points.
The cover uses 160 pts. binders board; Smyth, sewn, rounded backed, and printed on four color Liththicote material covered with plastic lamination. The theme concept was created by the 1996 Echoes Staff, and the artwork throughout the book was by Alejandro Villasuso. Cover and End Page photography purchased from the Astronomical Society at the Pacific and taken by the Royal Observatory at Edinburgh, NASA, David Malin at AA T and California Institute of Technology. Senior & underclassmen photos were taken by the staff of BrynAlan Studios; who also assisted with candid photography and a number of special events. All other photographs were taken by the Echoes photography staff.
The Echoes staff wishes to thank the many individuals who helped in the production of this volume.
