2003 Echoes Belen Jesuit Yearbook

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Tito Ruiz-Castaneda thought that Waldo would be inside this cake, but he was mistaken.

F;»eter Pessoa said that he had no idea Waldo was missing, but he went fishing this summer and got lucky in catching two groupers.

Nick Alexander said that Waldo wasn't on his boat, but he did find a grouper next to Peter Pessoa.

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Juan Carlos Saab prepares after school to leave to the beach as soon as possible.

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Stayin' together Seniors and juniors Carlos Larcada, JC Alam, Fr. Will ie, Victor Arrieta, lggy Duquesne, Mike Wood , Alex Castro, Mike Ortiz , America Padilla, Alex Esteban, Santi Tefel, Derek Varona, Gabe Fontela, Javi GardaTunon and Felipe Ojeda on a Youth =-~~ Conference in Spring Hill College, Alabama.

How you doin'? Seniors Alex Esteban and Santi Tefel enjoying their time by standing on Loyola in New Orleans.

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ere party r the world in search of a good time just to relax with their families. Over summer students traveled to the inican Republic, the Florida Keys, uth America and Europe. "Summer the greatest time to party; you can ;>:;,:;·:;}.~~:-~·.:.~:£ri?~]~r:~~!~ anywhere and do anything", said nior Fernie Hernandez. Others see san opportunity to learn. "I had the ·.-.·.~·L.I...,Urtunity to travel to Europe I learned reat deal about different artists and

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Checkin' the sites Senior Alfie Vargas along with his grandmother on their trip to France. Here they are at Mont St. Michel.

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help those in the Dominican Republic. come back with a totally different view the world and your life," he said.

Rodrigo Suarez joins one of his 6- year- old campers at the annual Belen Summer Camp. "Although the pay is low, I did make some money and had a great time," he said.

ile many students were planning their ummer vacation, others were busy IC!>oking for jobs. While most students had "ponnections" to get jobs, others had to go rough the whole process of applying and oing through a interview. Many seniors uch as Miguel Ferrer, Bryan Lorenzo, ictor Ruiz and Rodrigo Suarez went for t e traditional summer job of working at a ummer camp. "Although the pay isn't reat, it's a fun way to spend your summer nd make some money at the same time," aid Suarez. A handfill of students r ceived internships in law offices, olitician's offices, even major news aper companies. Vincam Editor in Chief, anny Enriquez interned witht he Sun entinel. "He is a great writer. Working for e Sun Sentinel will give him hands on rience in producing a newspaper," id former newspaper adviser Mrs. ristina Casero. All in all students spent t eir summer days doing what they njoyed and earning some cash at the me time.

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Senior Kris Sedeno pictured with Congresswoman IIleana RosLehtinen with whom interned this past summer. "I want to pursue a career in politics so I thought this was a good way to start," he said.

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The Ralph Ledesma Bunk gather together after an emotional mass.

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vier Morejon, Jorge De , Peter Pessoa, alumni Armas, Derek Varona, nio Tarafa, alumni Brian , and Felipe De Leon. children followed this

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The women ofYaroa, in the Dominican Republic, spent their entire day cleaning and preparing meals for the Belen Youth Mission that built an aqueduct to provide running water for their commun ity.

Jorge De Leon leads his group of fellow class mates at Jerry's farm.Their goal was to lay out pipes through the whole farm .

Tony Tarafa becomes close friends with the children of the town. The little boy in this picture is called Randy.

Randy and Tony became close friends and at the time of departure were both deeply saddened .

t do then use your time wisely and serve od during your free time? In the ummers and for the past 15 summers elen students have taken their time to t avel to the Dominican Republic for 11 ays, Led by Fr. Eddie S.J.In this years ip he took 40 students from five different chools but mainly from Belen. In this ears project their objective was to omplete an aquifer from a spring three iles up a mountain in eight workdays. his trip was not just work, but also a hance to get to know people in your chool that you maybe seen before but ever really got the chance to know t em" said Frannkie Rovirosa. I have ever seen seen somany people bound o quickly on one trip" said Ralph edesma. For many this trip was a life hanging experience in getting first hand I ok of a 3rd world country.

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This is one of the breth taking views that the DR has to ofer. "It is definitely one of the most beautiful sites i have ever seen" said Nicky Alexander

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Counter-clockwise: Mariano Mallo! (straw hat), Jorge De Leon ~white hat), Bruno De La Fuente, Winston, Ignacio DuQuesne,

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Senior Jonathan Andrad owns one of two Lexus IS'.

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Hermida has the most luxurious SUV :..~~liiJ!IIl in the BMW XS. Too bad he has to park next to the construction site.

nts when he turns 16? A license . d with their adolescent minds you tomatically figure a car comes lly with it. Not normally true h a good number of people our age. may be a hand-me-down from a ily member, a used car, or the new For us though time is of the nee. We need it now because the social aspects of what comes owning a sweet new ride. As a ior not very often are you awarded r right away. But your chances prove as a senior. This year's uating class is composed of 75°/o om own their own car. "I was lucky. parents gave me their sturdy Iva. Right away I became popular, 's reputation for safety and all, girls wouldn't stop calling," said Guardiola. Those who do not a car said the primary answer that they do not know where they :.-·.· ,-,,.,..._ ~,~ '"' 11 be in two years after high school.

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Student Council Vice President Xavi "X Man" Navarro shows styles his business attire while letting everyone know the sweet Sentra belongs to him.

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ard slips away from the tyrannical rule brother, Kiki, to enjoy a night with her h n \!lrFr-i.::.nrl Matt Maranges. "She's too good for se Belen guys," sang a frustrated Kiki Alard .

mantic sappy love scenes you see in the ovies. It's a grueling task, having the r esponsibilities of paying, faithfulness and communication. Let's say boyfriend A, whom yve will refer to as Pepe, goes to the movies with his girlfriend, whom we will refer to as Christine. Already having to deal with the rising rices for tickets for two and a half hours of a movie that sometimes barely passes as entertainment, he now has to deal with putting down twice as much for Christine. Pepe now sits in the movie theater holding on to the last green paper he has left in his pocket when his girlfriend suddenly asks for popcorn and refreshment. There goes his last page of currency, leaving his only option for future payments a barter system of future promises, hich doesn't fly with the vending machine ost times. Even though being a boyfriend ·-··~·····"·--····.. ~oes have these drawbacks, it does have its erks. There is the security of always having '~""'······"·.,·.~"'omeone there for you, who cares for you, and whom you care for back. It's also a good mvestment for when there's nothing to do, you now there's always a place for you with your irlfriend.

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Jose Garcia laughs after bragging that he is faster than his girlfriend at running 1600 meters. His girlfriend, Valeria Rodriguez, smiled vaguely, and then punched him in the face. "The blood dried, but the pain still remains, " a dejected Garcia later said.

Santi Tefel and Robert Klock join their girlfriends before junior prom. " We enjoy double dating, and stuff," said a distraught Klock.

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Meagan Carrigan smiles at she sneaks a peak at the handsome cameraman. Her boyfriend, Nick Gutierrez, who was looking away for a moment, forgave her, but said that next time he wouldn 't be so understanding.

ica Soto's water. Soto didn't find it so funny, taking r anger out on a scared and bewildered Andy rnandez who could not defend himself from the entless assault, and he just happened to be walking

is "Pepe" Pereda and his I hristine Monjer, take some ti ill. Pereda met Christine ju year and instantly fell in love. " I er man. She's the bomb digid

crepe to take a picture with is girlfriend, Kelly Canesa at a sweet 16-birthday party.

Bermudez liked the food so much he wouldn't even put down the crepe to take a picture. "I got two words for you .... crepe ... uhhhh, I .mean one word," said a confused but satisfied Bermudez.

unior Jason Machado, Lourdes nior Lelani Carballo and senior eorge Gonzalez go out for a night at e movies. "The movies are always mething good to do when there is ing else to do, especially when it's funny movie like Austin Powers 3," id Machado.

Freshmen Danny Nunez, Daniel Hanlon, and Eric Montes go with their dates to one of the numerous 15's that they will be attending during their freshman year.

tonight? Wait a minute; it's mertime! No more school, no -·:::.::~,.;f.Miii""ra tests; it's time for some hardcore . You can go out every night as you .DJease and not worry about waking up the next day. According to senior e De Leon, "The beach was nitely the place to be. It's where all hunnies come out at night. Like, be walking around and be like n girl, you gots it going on!" The ht life varied greatly depending on r grade and age. For example, homore Peter Munoz spent most :-:;.f;~:-tm;:nis nights hanging outside Sunset ." ....,ll..~-,~':'.,.,,-~,....ce and at various house parties. {~~~~~e atmosphere isn't much of a party , but rather that of a chill mood," ;;.p·, .....~n· Jial•• d Munoz in reference to Sunset. er people such as senior Mike nzalez spent the summer not just ng to parties, but providing them. spent his summer throwing weekly at Club Lounge in downtown. ke's parties were off da chain," senior Alex Guardiola. Simply , in the words of freshman Michael , " Man, I love the summer."

Junior and sophomore brothers, Jeffrey and Gabriel Montes, strut their stuff as they arrive at a 15's.

Girls in Belen? Not quite fellas. Actually these ladies are just our favorite teachers in disguise. Ms. Gisela Leon, Ms. Dora Haibi, Ms. Marta Vidal, Ms. Ang ie Fernandez, Ms. Annie Fenton, and Ms. Maria Elena Cartaya.

Seniors prepare tHemselves for therTe performance of the annual Senior Skit.

Many teachers agree this was the best performance they have seen.

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Belen football players proudly take the field after defeating at the ~ ..~~ Homecoming day.

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Jwniors take full advantage of Wacky Wednesday, acting crazy as they display their normal daily behavior.

Parert s gladly head o t to the field with their sons during half time at the Homeeoming Game, in order to display how proud they are of their son's accomplishments.

Cheerleaders perform their routine at the Homecoming Pep Rally.

They practice for endless hours to get the performance down packed.

Fr. Marcelino Garcia SJ talks to Br. Estevez SJabout his excitement regarding the upcoming football game.

J ff Vivo shows o hiS 1 t place trophy in he ade County Yout

Jan Erkelens gives two thumbs up when asked about how he feels about the fact his shirt has a fox, carying a dead fish.

A junior homeroom poses ---~­ during Homecoming week as Gabo Alonzo (left) shows how foxy his T-Shirt is.

Alex Esteban struggles as he gets trapped behind a TV. It was hard for him to move after his second operation.

Bjora Polo is perhaps the only student to study during Homecomming Week.

erek Varona, Eric Blanco and Carlos Wiltz put down their moonshine before go1ng onstage.

Erriie Calderin and Adrian Von der Osten as Mr. Jorge Martinez and Mr. Ed Garland go ff to the races.

David Caballero does his best im ersonation of Mr. Frank Pichardo.

Jonathan A ndrade gets into finger-lickin good mode as he struts his poultry self.

Miguel Ferrer whoop whoops it up as Mr. Pablo Tacquechel.

Louis Gonzalez portrays a very disoriented Ms. Angie Gonzalez.

Enri~ue Queveao delivers a wi hering look as a ead on Mr. Pat Collins. _______

Alex Cura grabs the lectern forcefully as techno savvy Mr. Thomas de Quesada.

Gaston Fontela (Coach Aparicio) and Louis Gonzalez (Mrs. Fernandez) show us their true sides before the show.

Adrian Von der Osten (Mr. Garland), Nicky Alexander (Mrs. Rodriguez) , JP Bermudez (Ms. Suarez), and Enrique Quevedo (Mr. Collins) congragulate each other on a job well done.

Seniors Miguel Ferrer, Ricky Hernandez, Alex Volsky, Nicky Alexander, Monty Montiel and David Caballero before their final performance

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Carlos Wiltz, Eric Blanco and Derek Varona, the Crescent CityThugz.

Daniel Urgelles awaits for resualts of the Student Council•s pride award for the best

do Ri egso sports his waiian look. "Hawaiian is great. It gives you chance to sit back and ax, pretending to be at II

Student Council P esident Rene Carballo and Alvaro Muniz sport new fashion trends.

Andre Grillon and Ivan Rodriguez display their Wolverine pride by participating in the Homecoming Week Celebrations.

Oh h it's at Genie I Fr shman all star Football pi yer Daniel Garcia dreses up s his favorite cartoon chara er during the Homecom1ng festtvities.

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Robert Calderon scares the little 6th graders by wearing his definition of a crazy outfit.

ig Brother Chairman, riga Suarez tries to lax while under ssure form Dr. ando Rodriguez for

Linebacker Rene Larrieu pounds the opposing runningback along with Junior Gabo Menendez.

Questionably the best defense in Belen history awaits the oncomming play.

Cornerback Alex Munilla swallows up the wide receiver of Crescent City. He also led the team with 4

Coach Juan Luis Flores drives down the field making sure everything is just fine.

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All-staters Chris Gueits leaves the defenders in his dust while Rene Veliz pancakes his opponent.

Senior defensive back Alex Munilla jogs to the sideline after a 3 and out series by the opposing offense.

Gaston Fontela runs in the open field following all-state offensive lineman David Caballero's lead block.

e Wolverine offense ks up to the line of scrimmage to prepare

Thanks to the amazing blocking by the offensive line Gaston Fontela trots into the endzone.

Waldo takes a water break after an exhausting day of pumping up the crowd.

Senior tight end Nick Gutierrez walks to the middle of the fields during the halftime ceremony for the seniors.

Huggin!Lourdes seniors Christy Cuadrani, aka Choppy, and Nicole Bared hug for joy as they show how excited they are at the dance. Both were nominated for Homecoming Queen, but due to some complications the court was canceled.

Big Date Seniors Xavi Navarro and Alex Munilla anxiously await for the night to begin as they go through the ritual process of taking pictures with their dates befo~ the big dance.

TangoSenior Bernie Pimentel proves once again that it takes two to tango as he and his girlfriend hit the dance floor.

GQ? Junior Alex Parets puts on his best GQ face to try and impress his date who looks quite delighted.

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NO! Senior Anthony Torrente hears the sound common to him as he asks a girl to dance.

Salsa Hips Junior Michael Ortiz adds his own special twist.

King Even though there was no Homecoming Court announced, senior David Carnright took it upon himself to make himself King for the night. When asked about his appearance in the king crown, Carnright simply responded with a cryptic, "no comment."

his isn't my date? Seniors Louis Gonzalez and Luis "Pepe" Pereda look baffled as they both realize that they have lost their dates and are dancing with each other.

Gonzalez later went on to say, " Even though it was a temporary lapse in judgment, I must admit that Pepe really knows how to move!"

FernBiz Big Dawg Senior Fernie Hernandez busts out with his so called" Mack Daddy Dance" to impress the ladies.

Shake it Senior Mauricio Montiel tries to keep up with his date as she twists and turns.

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11th and 12th grade French teacher Ms. Maria Alonso dons a uniform for "Wacky Day."

Senior David Caballero, who played Mr. Pichardo in the Senior skit, is stumped by one of Fr. Eddy Alvarez SJ's challenging questions.

Ms. Maria Elena Cartaya even has the sixth grader's typical rolling bookbag.

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Questionably, the greatest looking seniors? David Caballero, Ernie Calderin, Louis Gonzalez and Xavi Navarro clown around.

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Teachers as Students Fond Recollections Our teachers have come from a wide range of graduating classes, from Fr. Jorge Sardinas SJ who graduated class of '45 from Belen in Cuba, to Ms. Terese Dieguez' class of '98 at Lourdes. A few of the schools represented by the faculty include Lourdes, Belen, Columbus and St. Brendan. Ms. Brenda Ross graduated from Assumption High School in Kentucky, Mr. Edward Garland from St. Peters Prep in New Jersey, and Mr. Jorge Martinez from Regis High School in New York.

Many veteran teachers however came from high schools in Cuba. Ms. Grace Acosta graduated from a nun school in Havana named Colegio del Apostolado.

There are also many priests who graduated from Belen in Cuba such as Fr. Pedro Cartaya SJ Fr. Francisco Perez- Lerena SJ and Fr. Eduardo Alvarez SJ among others. Newer teachers such as the Delgado brothers, Mr. Thomas De Quesada, Mr. Juan Vasquez, Fr. Willie Garcia-Tufion SJ, Coach Victor Arrieta, and Mr. Ivan Santa-Cruz just to mention a few. In addition there are a few Columbus Explorers such as Mr. Ignacio Font, Coach Antonio Meilan, Deacon Robert O'Malley, Mr. Gustave Perez III, Mr. Rafael Ross, Mr. Richard Stuart and Mr. Pablo Taquechel. Besides the Catholic schools, some teachers have come from public high schools like Coral Park, Miami High, Sunset and others.

Ms. Maria Elena Cartaya remembered forgetting her cheerleading uniform in the dry cleaners the day of her homecoming school pep rally. Fr. Willie GarciaTufion SJ remembers beating Ray Floyd Jr. in a Golf Tournament. Mr. Rolando Sucena remembers locking his own science teacher in the bathroom. Beyond these, there are those who made history, such as Mr. Eddie Delgado' s Class of '91. "I say it was because of our class behavior is why they now separate the students from their homeroom," he said. Another historical moment for this class was the Varsity Football Team going 9-1. At the end is when you come across the saddest part of high school, graduation.

Why did you want to teach at Belen? a. Reputation - 26 % c. Faculty - 9 % e. Location - 8 % b. Jesuits- 27 % d. Student Body 12 % f. Other- 17 % What is the greatest number of student who have failed your class in one year? a. 0- 14 % c. 4-6- 18 % b. 1 + - ] 9 % d. 7 + - 19 % Where were you born? a. Miami - 24 % c. Cuba - 44 % e. Europe - 1% b. U.S.A.- 26 % d. South America - 2 % f. Other - 3 % If you had not become a teacher, what profession would you have chosen? a. Law - 17 % c. Engineering - 7 % e. Business - 7 % b. Medicine/Science - 14 % d. Architecture - 4 % f. Other 47 %

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Grace Acosta Assistant Principal , Discipline

JuanAiam Staff

Anthony Alexander English

Maria Alonso PhD Modern Languages

Eduardo Alvarez SJ Humanities Chair

Pedro Anon Science

Victor Arrieta Physical Education

Lourdes Arteaga Office

Eric Ballesteros Library

Carlos Barquin Athletic Director

Chris Besil Office

Corinne Blanco Foundation

Carlos Bravo Science

Noe Burgos Maintenance

Aimee Busquet English

George Busse Accountant

Carolina Calderin Asst. to Principal/Administrator

Miriam Cambo-Martinez Mathematics

Tere Campos Mathematics

Pablo Cano Cafeteria

Maria Cartaya Guidance

Maria-Elena Cartaya Modern Languages

Pedro Cartaya SJ Modern Languages

Cristina Casero English

Josefina Chirino PhD Theology Chair

Charles Cleveland Social Studies

Patrick Collins Social Studies Chair

MarieCou Cafeteria

Thomas De Quesada Social Studies

Eduardo Delgado Social Studies

German Delgado Technology

Luis Delrio Science

Therese Dieguez English

Luis Dulzaides Social Studies

Maria Eireos Library

Teri Elias Registrar

Pedro Esteves SJ Bookstore

Alicia Farinas Modern Languages

Ana Fenton Science

Angie Fernandez Theology

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Coach Angel Aparicio says, "The Raiders will win because of their great defense."

Fr. Willie Garcia-Tunon says the Dolphins would win the Super Bowl because of newly acquired RB Ricky Williams.

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Mr. Thomas De Quesada the Eagles because "the Eagles have the best talented QB, Donovan McNabb," he said.

Mr. Gus Valdes says," I th ink the Dolphins will go all the way. Thanks to Ray Lucas we can find the way to the championship game."

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Father Like••• Work and Family What is it like having your son attend Belen?

Mrs. Angie Fernandez feels blessed having come to Belen a year after her son graduated. Mrs. Beatriz Jimenez thought it was a great experience working in Belen for ten years while her sons were students. Her two sons Gabriel and David graduated in the early 90's. "It gave me the opportunity to understand and be closer to them," she said. Mrs. Sylvia Hernandez describes the experience as being enjoyable for her, but not so great for her son. She believed that she might have been to hard on him while he was a student. He would later go on to transfer to Coral Gables Senior High School.

Difficult Times But well worth it.

Having a son who graduated last year, Mrs. Camila Suarez thought it was a fun experience but at times difficult. "Whenever some commotion would start in the school, I would hope my son wasn't in any part of it," she said. Mr. George Busse had three sons who graduated from Belen. 71', 81', and 83'. Mrs. Fenton, who has one son who is a current student and another who graduated just last year, believed it to be an excellent experience. "I am happy to have been able to teach both of my sons. It has allowed me to get close to them and their class mates, they are all my babies".

Rewarding and Enriching Time Well Spent Mrs. Ana Menocal's son started Belen this year and she thinks it is a positive experience so far. "Belen is a great school," she said. Because he did not live with his son, Mr. Juan Luis Flores thought it was an awesome experience.

He spent a lot of time with his son and got to know many of his friends as well.

Survey Students reveal failed attempts to laugh : Do you have any children? a. Yes-60% b.No-40%

What's your favorite type of music? a. Rock - 22 o/o c. Latin - 17 % b. Rap/ Hip Hop- 6% d. Jazz- 13%

e. Classical - 20 % f. Other 21 o/o

Did you play any sports in high school? a. Ye -51 %

b. No- 49

If you did play a sport, which one? a. Football- 14 o/o c. Basketball - 17 o/o e. Cheerleading - 4 o/o b. Baseball- 10% d. Soccer- 12% f. Other 42 o/o

Did you go away to college? a. Yes- 48o/o b. No- 52 o/o

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Ariel Fernandez Theology

Jesus Fernandez Maintenance

Rafael Fernandez Science

Juan Flores Mathematics

Ignacio Font Humanities

Eduardo Fraga

Amalia Fuentes Cafeteria

Maria Gandarillas Technology

Marcelino Garcia President/Principal

Maria Garcia-Rexes Modern Languages

Guillermo Garcia-Tunon SJ Theology

Edward Garland Mathematics

Sergio Gonzalez PhD Humanities

Dora Haibi Modern Languages

Andres Hernandez Maintenance

Marina Hernandez Office

Sylvia Hernandez Head Librarian

Pedro Hernandez PhD Science Chair

Victor Hernandez SJ Theology

Charmaine lcaza Guidance Chair

Paula Inigo Cafeteria

Beatriz Jimenez Modern Language Chair

Rafael Ledesma Guidance

Gisela Leon Modern Language

Rosa Lima Science

Aidamard Lopez Cafeteria

Ana Manrara Accounting

Jennette Martinez Cafeteria

Jorge Martinez Social Studies

Rosa Mas Maintenance

Antonio Meilan Physical Education

Ana Menocal English

Vicki Minchener English

Orealys Miret Library

Richard Moncada Cafeteria Director

Dan Montesi Guidance

George Munguia SJ Director of Building Fund

Leopolda Nunez Executive Assistant Principal

Robert O'Malley Theology

Fabio Ortega Physical Education

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Father MarceiTno awards students their medals for their academic excelence.

Geometry! Mr. Garland discuss his famous "pyth" theorem, and the wonders of the smart boards .

from giving detentions to students for not being properly dressed as they walk into school.

Gone Fishing! Other than being an excellent fishing coach, Mr. Luis Dulzaides also teaches a lively class, always keeping his students at the edge of their seats.

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MS. CRISTINA CASERO MAKES SARCASTIC REMARKS AND GIVES STUDENTS THE EVIL EYE.

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Ms. VICKI MINCHNER QIVES POP QUIZES TO HER MISBEHAVED STU DENTS.

Oscar Ortega Maintenance

Jose Padilla Science

Anthony Perez English

Gustave Perez English

Jimmy Perez Bookstore Manager

Francisco Perez S.J. Theology

Frank Permuy SJ Theology

Frank Pichardo Science

Juan Porta Dugue SJ Alumni

Olga Ramon Mathematics

Ivan Roa Maintenance

Jose Roca Mathematics Chair

Gisell Rodriguez Mathematics

!Iiana Rodriguez Cafeteria

Mercedes Rodriguez Reception

Ofelia Rodriguez Reception

Rodolfo Rodriguez Cafeteria

Brenda Ross Mathematics

Rafael Ross English

Angelique Ruhl Theology

Sylvie San Juan Social Studies

Ivan Santa-Cruz Computer Science

Raquel Santiago English

Jorge Sardina SJ Guidance

Reniel Segarra Maintenance

Raymond Siera Maintenance Director

Juan Sierra Maintenance

Pedro Sierra Maintenance

Carlos Silva Cafeteria

Richard Stuart Physical Education Chair

Adriana Suarez Mathematics

Camila Suarez Guidance Secretary

Esther Suarez Cafeteria

Pedro Suarez SJ Jesuits

Rolando Sucena Science

Pablo Taquechel Theology

Gustavo Valdes Discipline

Isabel Valdes Cafeteria

Juan Vasquez Modern Language

Lourdes Vega Bookstore

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Marta Vidal Modern Language

Samuel Vega Guidance

Augusto Venegas Technology

Olga Venegas Office

Carol Ann Vila Technology Director

Brian Wentzel PhD Assistant Principal

Leo Williams English

Not Pictured: Armando Rodriguez PhD Angel Aparicio Eduardo Barrios SJ Eduardo Fraga Jennifer Iglesias Leonardo Lopez SJ Anthony Perez Gustave Perez III

Jimmy Perez Francisco Perez-Lerena SJ Frank Permuy SJ Ivan Santa-Cruz Raquel Santiago Jorge Sardina SJ Richard Signore Maria Tancredi Eugene Zoller Social Studies

Baby Waldos

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Michael J. Abadin Manuel E. Abella Luis I. Ares Juan C. Arrieta David A. Barrera Luis C. Barreto

Carlos M. Basnuevo Tomislav N. Belfranin Manuel E. Benitez Cofino Zachary A. Berger Daniel E. Blanco Adam P. Bofill

Diego Briceno Digo J. Briceno David R. Busse Erick Bustos Carlos M. Cancela Joseph L. Capparelli

Jose I. Cardenal Javier J. Castaneda Nicholas A. Castellanos Javier J. Chang Michael Collantes Luis E. De Armas

Patrick N. De La Llara Juan D. De La Ossa Pablo A. De La Vega Eric C. De Lara Nicholas M. Delgado Joel P. Diaz

Carlos A. Donado Eric X . Donado Raul P. Duarte Daniel A. Echeverria Juan C. Estremera Angel J. Faraldo

Nicolas F. Feraud Juan S. Fernandez Gus Figueroa Manuel E. Flor David J. Fonseca Mario J. Fonseca

William Forshee Alex Fuentes Giuseppe Gambino David J. Garcia Marcos Garcia David J. Giron

Sixth- Grade

David J. Goldstein Rene J. Gomez Victor J. Gonzalez Raul A. Granda Calderin Robert P. Grima!

William A. Haralson

Devin A. Hartling Sean J. Hew Daniel A. Hidalgo Benjamin J. Hubert Daniel Iglesias David A. Iglesias

PatrickA. lngelmo Pedro I. lsern Alexander M. Jaramillo Anthony J. Kanelidis Luiz E. Lam Rafael L. Lancelotta

Joey Lapparelli Alejandro A. Lazaro William A. Lazzarin Justin E. Legido Andres J. Leon Nicolas F. Llaca

Julio C. Lopez Peter B. Lopez Raul G. Lays Adrian Lugo Fernando R. Machado Andres E. Martinez

Ariel R. Martinez Eduardo R. Martinez Michael A. Martinez Michele Martucci Rafael L. Mas Andres J. Masvidal

Benjamin R. Matza Diego R. Medina Martin A. Medina Jorge F. Menocal Marco A. Mignone Raul Monge

Pablo Morejan Pablo J. Morejon Alexander A. Napoles Carlos L. Odriozola Oliver M. Olazabal Andrew M. Orozco

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Leadin The Way Flipping Out Jump to It! This is probably what you will see 6th grader Javier Perez doing on his spare time. Javi, as all his friends call him, is a world-class gymnast. "I started when I was around six," he said. "I started off when my mother saw me doing crazy things around the house." Thanks to his mom, he is now Regional, State, and even National champion.

Baby Picasso One Masterpiece after Another!

Alex Howard Fuentes is a talented young artist has been drawing as a hobby since he was 3 years old. Since then he has won 2nd place in the Dade County fair and has drawn Mr. Ross a knight to keep him company during class. But his talent doesn't end with just drawing. Alex also loves to skateboard in his free time. "Ill draw anything, anywhere, at anytime!" he said. Hopefully he will continue winning the Dade County award for years to come.

Giving it a Pull Pulling Away from the Rest!

Javier Castaneda has one of the wackiest talents in all of Belen. He can stretch his earlobes to an unbelievable length. He said he taught himself about a year ago. "I was messing with my ears one day and it just happened", he said Javi.

"I'm trying to learn new techniques so I can scare Ms. Gandarillas."

6th Graders speak.•.

What they had to say 1. What school did you come from? Public-42%

Private-58%

2. If you came from a public school, do you find Belen easier or harder?

Easier- 25% Harder-75% !3. If you came from a private school, do you tind Belen easier or harder?

Harder-50% Easier-50% 4. If you came from a private school, was it a Catholic or non-Catholic school?

Catholic-50% Non-Catholic-50% 5. If you were in a public school, were you in a regular or an advanced/ m or gifted program?

Regular-72% Otber-28%

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Javi Perez

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leprechaun glued to a wall wearing a pair of pink mittens!"

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Claudio Silva "Mr. Valdes because I see him way too often."

Fernando ,..._.-Machado "Anthony Kantelimis because he likes to eat omelettes."

Kenneth Parra Fabrizio Perez Javier A. Perez Joel I. Perez Roger J. Perez Marco Perez-Alvarez

Thomas Perkins Pablo C. Plasencia Ricardo J. Ponce Roberto J. Prego Alec Puig David Ramos

Mitchel Reyes Dylan R. Rico Kevin A. Rios Andres R. Rodriguez Eddie Rodriguez Lazaro P. Rodriguez

Mario B. Rojas Michael Roura Steven A. San Miguel Adrian Sanchez Maximiliano R. Sanchez Albert H. Schumacher

Ronnie Seblani Andre D. Seidenthal Vicente Sierra Claudio A. Silva Javier F. Sosa Graham A. Sutton

Luis E. Tost Enrique Ugarte Matthew Valdes Jorge Varona Daniel Vazquez Julian Vcha

Julio A. Vijil Julio E. Villafane Mark 0. Von Der Osten

Andres Wiltz Luis A. Wulff

Sixth- Grade

Top Shooter This boy sure can Score!

GOOOAALLL!!! This is what you will probably hear when Nicolas Castellanos is on the court. He is a member of one of Florida's best roller hockey travel team's, the "Miami Voodoo." "I got into hockey because all my friends were really into it. After a while, they stopped playing, but I kept on." Thanks to his dedication to the sport, he is now the leading scorer of his team, scoring 40 goals in a span of nine games.

White Powder Catching some Snow!

Most kids here in Miami skateboard and rollerblade. Dillon Rico is a little different. He loves to snowboard during his winter vacation. Dillon and his family started the tradition of going to North Carolina every year when he was four-years-old. Though he does it only for recreation, he still likes trying out many different tricks. "Its really fun doing 360' s and all the other stuff like that. Even thought I'm most likely going to fall, I like to try out new tricks."

Back Hand The future of the Team Alex Lazaro has played tennis for a couple of years after starting off in the YMCA. Since then, he has competed in a tournament and now is planning to join the Belen tennis team. This talented player also has a 4.0 to boot.

The People Speak. ..

6. Do you have the Internet at home? Yes-100% No-0% 7. If so, who is you Internet ervice provider? a)AOL-54% b)MSN-20% c)Other-26% 8. What do you like to do for fun during the weekends? a)Parties-34% b)Gettys-18% c)Other-48% 9. What did you think of 6th grade lock-in? a) It is really fun-75 % b) It was horrible-22% c) I was indifferent -37% 10. What your favorite sport? a) Basketball 23 % b) Baseball c) Football 26% d) Hockey e)Other 10%

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jUSt relaxing ... Raul Duarte and David Garcia wander around the 2.nd floor during 6th grade lock~in.

Silent time ... Mr.Ross's class takes time out to read about King Arthur. .b

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Running of the torch! Micheal Help Im stuck! Andrew

Valdez runs the torch while Mr. Ross cheers on.

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T 0 Victory! Mr. Ross gives some inspiring words to his young knights.

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"Skating day so we can grind on all the rails of the stairways."

George Varona "Fiippidi-do-da day so we would all be able to make the teachers learn and give them detentions. That would be sweet!"

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Luis Ares "Brainteaser day so we could have the whole day to come up with the answers to fun and challenging problems."

Victor Gonzalez ~-- "Water Wars so we would be able to bring supersoakers and water ballons to school and soak each other."

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Inigo Abaroa Daniel A. Acosta Anthony D. Aguad Horacia S. Aguirre Nelson G. Alemany Eduardo A. Alfonso

Mario A. Allanic Llobal Alonso Wilfred Alvarez Tulio Alvarez Burgos Roberto J. Aran Carlos L. Araque

Javier J. Arenas Patrick C. Arenson Anthony A. Armas Giancarlo Arrazola Guido A. Arreola Andres E. Avella

Nikolas R. Balseiro Christopher M. Baran Paul R. Bared Daniel A. Barrera Carlos G. Bolivar Michael A. Boord

Thomas K. Brown Christopher A. Bustos David W. Cabarrocas Brian Cabielles Lucas Calderon Andres J. Calleja

Rodrigo E. Campos Cervera Jonathan Canal Joseph A. Castellon Douglas A. Chacon Mark J. Chirino Jean Didier Collongette

Alexander C. Concepcion Alexis S. Corral Richard F. Costa Christopher Cruz Michael Cruz Ricardo A. Cuenca

Chris De Goti Jose A. De La Torre Jorge V. De Ona Javier A. Del Rio Aaron J. Delgado Nicholas W. Delliers

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Seventh-Grade

Andres G. Diaz Carlos A. Diaz Gabriel A. Diaz Juan C. Diaz Padron Diego G. Donna Guillermo P. Echarte

Steven Echenique Erick A. Echeverria Alexander J. Egusquiza Mateo Elorza Eduardo Escobar Joshua D. Espinosa

Max H. Esteves Guillermo D. Fernandez Diego J. Fernandez Soto Fernando P. Ferradosa Andrew E. Ferran Nicholas J. Fischer

Anthony R. Fleites Victor A. Fleites Carlos M. Fonseca Anthony G. Forns Victor Gandarillas Alexander C. Garcia

Brien C. Garcia Christopher M. Garcia Michael S. Garcia Mike Garcia Michael P. Garrote Alejandro A. Gimenez

Jose R. Gomez William A. Gomez Eduardo R. Gonzalez Gerry R. Gonzalez William G. Gonzalez Yvan A. Gonzalez

Alexande Gonzalez Jacobo Eric M. Guitian Christopher J. Gutierrez Matthew T. Hanlon Christopher E. Henry Mauricio G. Hernandez

Nicholas R. Herrera Javier J. Herrero James M. Holmquist Alexander J. lparraguirre Arnulfo A. Izquierdo Alejandro M. Jerez

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IIDiamondsintherough Diamond Setter Sets Up! Christopher "Kiko" Cruz would smack anyone who tells him that he's to short to play volleyball. Hailing from Conchita Espinosa, Cruz is an intimidating 5' setter and is starting his first year of Volleyball at Belen. As the starting center, he could be referred to as the "glue" of the team since he holds it all together.

With the motivation from his mother and sister, themselves being outstanding volleyball players, Cruz goes all out in practice and games. He's also the twin brother of soccer phenomenom Michael Cruz.

Diamond Kicker GOALASSO!!

Six years in the making! Michael Cruz has been playing soccer for the past six years of his life and has been getting better and better. Inspired by his grandfather who played and coached soccer in Columbia, he began playing soccer in first grade. While playing for Belen last year at mid-right field, Cruz scored an impressive, for his position, 4 goals in regular season games. Playing on the Belen team is not enough soccer for this stud, so during the off season he plays for other club teams and played in the Inca Kola tournament this past year.

Diamond Runner Poof! He's Gone!

Guillermo Echarte is on the JH Baseball team and on the JH Cross Country team. After the Dade-County Youth Fair Championship he plans on practicing with the Varsity Cross Country team, which would make him faster than he already is. "He is a great kid with a lot of talent and potential," said Coach Victor Arrieta, "In the future he will be a great contribution to the Varsity team," Coach added. Not only is Echarte a top athlete, he also maintains above a 4.0 grade point average.

7th Say What Fads and Favorites 1. What do you prefer on your French fries?

A) Ketchup-78 °/o B) Mayo-14°/o C) Mustard-8°/o

2. What's your favorite show?

A) Buffy the Vampire Slayer-20% B) Frie nds-5 3% C) Saved by the Bell-14% D) Daws on"s Cree k-1 3 °/o

3. If you could have one pet, what would it be?

A) Cat-7% B) Dog-43°/o C) Goose-9o/o D) Monkey-35°/o E) Fighting fish-1 0% F) Yo u don"t want a n y pets -1 %

4. What's the most disgusting thing you have found in your food at Belen?

A) Hair-37% C) Nail-11%

B) lnsect-1 8 % D) Never found anything-34%

Seventh-Grade

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Matthew Hanlon

Amado Nieto

"I would be Austin Powers because he gets in good with the ladies."

"Scooby Doo, because he gets Scooby Snacks."

Anthony Santos

Victor Gandarillas

"Sponge Bob! He can go legally nude!"

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"Pierce Brosnan, he's Bond, James B0nd."

Matthew A. Jordan Sebastian J. Juncadella Sean Keith PhilippA. Klumpp Stephen T. Koch Michael A. Lamela

Jonathan Lara Devin C. Leon Joshua Llano Daniel Lobo Oscar H. Londono Carlos V. Lopez

Victor A. Lopez Cantera David A. Magarolas Andres Marmol Gustavo J. Martinez Nicholas Martinez Richard A. Massa

Jeremy Matza Marco Mejia Charles W. Melendez Armando R. Mendez Gabriel A. Mendez Jorge A. Mendia

Daniele A. Mion Bet Daniell. Moas Gianfranco A. Molfetto Alex Montes Pierre Motta Nicholas A. Mouriz

Samir H. Moussawel Amado Nieto Eduardo A. Obeso Felipe Ortega Manuel J. Padin Javier Padron

Bryan W. Pardo Alex Pastoriza Anthony P. Paz Joshua Pereira Adrian Perez Peter Perez/Corche

Martin Piedrahita Sergio Pinon Fabrizio Pittaluga Andres Pumariego Antonio Quezada Daniel A. Ramos Marabotto

Seventh-Grade

IIDiamondsintheroughll Diamond cutter Slammed!

Only four wrestlers in Belen have been able to achieve what Rudy Villanueva has. Wrestling varsity in 7th grade is quite an accomplishment. Showing great potential and interest in wrestling while attending Belen Summer Camp, Villanueva is the definition of "A Natural." "Rudy is a great kid and shows great potential for the sport of wrestling. I can't wait to se how things go in future years," said Coach Fidel Albelo. Villanueva also maintains A's and B's in all his classes and takes part in other extracurricular activities.

Diamond builder Under Construction

Building is something that Victor Saizarbitoria has enjoyed for as long as he can remember. From Legos to taking apart stereo systems to dismantling entire computers and rebuilding them with his dad, Saizarbitoria is a pretty good "Handy Man" when it comes to building. Hoping to become an engineer in electronics, he is well on his way to his dream as he maintains a 3.8 GPA and continues to build new and exciting things.

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He got game! These are the only three words necessary to describe 5'8" Jr. High Basketball player Joshua Espinosa. Towering over his opponents, last year he led the 6th grade B-ball team to an amazing 10-0 season. Starting at center, Espinosa led the team in blocks or what he likes to call "packs." "Nothing is more satisfying than slamming that ball out of the air and looking down at the other guy as he realizes he just got "packed," he said.

7th Say What Fads and Favorites 5. Do you prefer watching college sports or professional sports?

A) College-19°/o B) Professional-26o/o C) Neither-13% D) I like both equally-42°/o 6. What card game do you prefer?A) Magic Cards-13% B)Pokemon -12°/o C) Yu-gi-oh Cards-22°/o D)Piaying Cards-24% E)l don't play cards-29°/o 7. What do you like most about Belen?A) Teachers-8°/o B)Friends280/o C) Lunch-22% D) Sports-31 o/oE) Other-11 °/o 8. Who's your favorite substitute? A) Jerry Jones-56%B) Coach Marrero-8°/o C) Deacon 0'Malley-14%D) Coach Meilan-22% 9. What do you own? A) Cell phone-40% B) Beeper-Bo/o C) 2 way pager-2°/o D) None of the above-43% E) All of the above-0% F) Two of the above-3o/o

10. Do you like that we have longer lunches even though we start school earlier? A) Yes-61 °/o B) No-39°/o

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Francisco X. Ravelo Andrew M. Regueyra John T. Rincon Alejandro A. Rios Michael Rios Tomas A. Robaina

Eduardo R. Robayna Alfredo J. Rodriguez Jorge L. Rodriguez Daniel E. Rojas Julian Rojo Adolfo M. Rosales

Jaime A. Rueda Bryan D. Saffe Victor I. Saizarbitoria Brian G. Sanchez Jorge L. Sanchez Anthony A. Santos

Nicholas D. Scher Nicholas A. Schwab Alejandro G. Sealey Andres A. Simauchi Richard A. Smit Roberto E. Sroka

Carl M. Sugarman Alexander A. Valdes Omar A. Valenzuela Alex R. Ventura Victor A. Verdeja Luis G. Vernet

Jose A. Villamil Rudy A. Villanueva Alex Villar Felipe R. Vizcarrondo Nicholas A. Volsky Anthony T. Wood

Adrian R. Zubillaga

Not pictured:Brandon Marti and Michael Newmeyer

Seventh-Grade

C:What teacher would make the best C:WC:WbG wrestler?

Andres Marmol

Chris Baran

Mr. Rafael Ross Name: Silver Knight Phrase: "Shut your cakehole"

eacon Robert O'Malley Name: Deaconator Phrase: "You've got a warning"

Arnulfo Izquierdo Mr. Juan Luis Flores Name: The Flower Guy Phrase: "Life's a garden, dig it"

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Andrew Regueyra Mr. Rafael Fernandez Name: The Man from Krypton Phrase: "If it's square, you can kiss my bear"

Gr8!

It must something the 8.....

Diego Abaroa Canek Acosta Steven A. Agras Kyle D. Aguilar Elias V. Alarcon Alejandro A. Alvarado

Guillermo A. Alvarez Orlando A. Alvarez Burgos Armando Amin Edwin Philip G. Andres Juan C. Arenas Carlos M. Armas

Frank D. Azcuy Felipe Baez Felipe J. Baez Alberto Ballester Richard A. Bandrich Orlando Blanco

Carlos A. Briceno Sebastian Briceno Kristofer A. Burbano Andrew M . Burt Joseph J. Cabrera Christopher J. Cannata

Javier A. Caraballo Fernando J. Casco Downing Jose S. Castellon Daniel M. Causey Clarence M. Chamorro Alejandro M. Chediak

Michael E. Chisholm Giovanni Christodoulou Adrian A. Colon Daniel R. Cox Michael H. Cruz James E. Darmody

Agustin J. De Goytisolo Miguel S. De La Flor Nicolas A. De La Fuente Ricardo A. De Lemos Juan De Leon Belloc Alexander L. Del Rio

Marcello A . Delgado Stephen W. Di Santis Nicholas A. Diaz Justin A. Dieppa Ricardo X. Escobar Alexis J. Fernandez

CEighth-Grade

Andrew L. Fernandez Manuel T. Fernandez Mario L. Fernandez Alejandro D. Fonseca Gregory L. Fontela Christopher Formoso

Rosendo A. Forns David M. Fraguio Kevin J. Fresco Gabriel Garrido Giorgio Garrido Marcus J. Garrido- Balanzategui

Luis A. Garriga ·Emmanuel J. Gomez Adam C. Gonzalez Daniel R. Gonzalez Julio A. Gonzalez Daniel E. Gonzalez Mora

Ruben A. Gonzalez Vallina Andre M. Grillon Agustin G. Guardiola Oscar A. Guerrero Francisco A. Guia Gabri~J . Henriquez

Daniel A. Hernandez Louis M. Hillman Waller Paul N.lngelmo Felipe Jaramillo Enrique M. Jauregui Carlos M. Jordan

Joshua G. Joseph Trevor J. Keith Michael A. Lafont Felipe Lanusse Dante M. Laughlin Christian R. Leiva

Javier Lesteiro Daniel J. Llauro Carlos R. Lopez Orlando J. Lorie Jordi Macias Jordi M. Macias

Nicholas P. Madariaga Juan J. Marcos Victor M. Marmol David A. Marquez Carlos R. Martinez Reynaldo A. Mastrapa

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wonders of the world Say What?

"Whoa," "golly," and "Oh my gosh." These are the words of those who experience the talent of Julian Miranda for the first time. While others have the ability to run sub 4.4 40's in football or post batting averages over .400, Miranda has the uncanny ability to touch his own toes. While he is also a successful member of Forensics, active in student government, and an avid community service provider, he deems this his greatest accomplishment. "I've worked long and hard to reach where I can now ... " he states triumphantly, "and that's my toes."

Football Star!

Number 20 on the JH football team, Gregory Fontela, likes to carry things, be they the opposing team's defense into the end zone or the legacy of his older brothers. Fontela has been one of the most productive members of the Junior High team for the last two years, going both ways as starting halfback and linebacker. "Greg is the most unsung hero and hard worker on the team. He's one of the only guys who gives his all even in practice," said JH Head Coach Nick Garcia. He'll have to work hard to reach the level his brothers have. Seniors Gaby and Gaston Fontela, have both helped Belen's Varsity team to one of its best seasons ever. Do their accomplishments put pressure on his shoulders? "I'm proud of them because they're my brothers, but I believe I can eventually be bett.er than both of them," he said.

A Tale of Two Cities ...

Victor Marmol has lived where winter is summer and spring is fall, meaning he lived in Caracas, Venezuela for ten years before coming to Miami. The timetable of the seasons is not the only difference between Miami and Caracas. "In Caracas, your money bought you more than here and the standard of living was higher, but here in Miami there is better education and more people are educated," he explained. He should know. In Caracas, Marmol attended an all boys school like Belen. Which city does he prefer? "A year ago I would have said Caracas , but my relatives have told me Venezuela has deteriorated since [Hugo] Chavez took control so I think I'll stay in Miami."

Lend me your ears••.

Yo, listen up! ) Are you coming back next year?

YES 92% NO 8% ) If not, why? a) All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.

OOJ b) Play sports and impress Divi ion I coaches for a scholarship. ~ c) Got too fat and my cholesterol got too high eating in the cafeteria. SJ!o d) Other 88% You're starting high school next year and in four years, you will be in college. where are ::>u setting your sights on for the future? a. Staying in the city (UM, FIU, MDCC) 30.7% b. Staying in state, but out ide of the city (UF, FSU, UCF) 7.6% c. Out of state (Yale, Notre Dame, Southern Cal, U of Salamanca, etc.)53.8% d. I won't need college! I'm gonna be a multi-millionaire rap/rock star! 7.6% ) Do you like (virgin) pifia coladas and getting caught in the rain?

YES 72% NO 28% ) Would you have dodged the draft during Vietnam, ala Bill Clinton?

YES 44% NO '5ff'lo

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Robert Smith

"Hawaii; pretty girls in bikinis and I like surfing!"

"London ' because I just like British people ."

Stephan Sutton

"Gameworks· ' you know what I'm talking about."

~ Andy Rovira

"Alaska, so I could be an Eskimo."

Ralph A. Matheu Aran Matheus William J. Mayol Conor G. McCarthy Julio A. Menache Daniel J. Mendez

Gabriel I. Mendigutia Daniel Merino Christopher A. Miles Gonzalo L. Milina Julian J. Miranda Daniel J. Monzon

Joan A. Mora Hector A. Moreno Santiago Morfin Reinaldo J. Mouriz Tomas P. Munoz Timothy R. O'Connor

Felix J. Ocana David A. Ocon Jason A. Oliver Daniel A. Oporto Michael A. Orta Clint Ortega

Sebastian Otero Jose R. Paez Andrew K. Pantaleon Daniel Parra Jorge A. Perez Marcos F. Perez

Daniel Perez Del Rio Jonathan Pestana Stephen T. Poindexter Juan E. Ponce Thomas Prieto Michael Putman

Matthew J. Rad Javier E. Ramos Steven R. Rico Raul R. Robayna Ivan M. Rodriguez Jorge L. Rodriguez

Kevin M. Rodriguez Luis C. Rodriguez Ricardo Rodriguez Rafael G. Romero Andres I. Rovira Raimundo A. Rueda

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Running Far Nick Diaz has been running from something. That something is opposing school runners. Diaz has been running cross-country since he was in 6th grade. His hard work and success have even garnered him the honors of 1st man, the best runner on the Junior High Cross-Country team. So far this year he has placed 17th at the Great American Race, an invitational with runners from various schools from different states. Then, he placed 5th in a tri-county All Catholic Conference race. Disappointment struck when in another All Catholic Conference race he suffered a debilitating hip injury, though he was still able to finish in 14th place. "The injury is disappointing because this year was my last chance to make an impact on the JH team before I have to move on to high school, but I look forward to getting better," he said.

Outstanding Delegate Nicolas DelaFuente is one of the most successful members of Belen's heralded Model United Nations team. De la Fuente joined the team in 7th grade and at the time was the youngest member of the team.

This did not intimidate him and he worked hard to gain experience from older members and the team's moderator, World History teacher Mr. Thomas De Quesada. He went on to represent the countries of Ukraine, Israel, and the United States in three major conferences at the University of Pennsylvania and Duke, both prestigious national conferences, and Orlando, the most important statewide conference in Florida. At Orlando, his tenacity, extensive knowledge of his country's stance on issues, and excellent speaking ability helped Belen's team win the Outstanding Delegation award and have the honor of being declared the best team in Florida. "I'm happy I joined the team early because the experience I've gained is important for the time I get older and have to become a leader on the team and help the younger members get better," he said. He will have an opportunity to show his experience at Georgetown, where an international conference featuring teams from around the world takes place later on in the year.

Budding Star Carlos Jordan isn't your average Belen student. He doesn't mind getting up early on Saturdays, really early. He usually has to get up at five in the morning to attend his Forensics tournaments. At these tournaments he competes in events such as Humorous Interpretation and Duo Interpretation for points. The only problem is that since he isn't in high school, his forensics points don't count.

But this doesn't stop him from working hard for tireless hours to prepare for these tournaments.

"The fact that my points don't count doesn't matter to me," he said, "because I know that by doing the work now I'll be better prepared for the competitions in high school." His experience is surely growing, as is his awards list. To name a few, Jordan earned a 2nd place finish in Humorous Interp. at the Dade County Tournament of Champions and 1st in Humorous Interp. And Duo at a tournament set aside for the best of the best in middle school forensics.

Yo, liste n up!

6) Worst pop movie? a. Glitter 11.1% c. Crossroad b. Spice World 14.8% d. All of the above 7) If you could learn any other language, which one would it be?

34.4% b. Swahili a. Japanese c. Greek 13.7% d. Ebonies 8) Do your parents allow you to date yet?

YES CJ2% "NO 81/0 9) How come when it rain , sheep don't hrink? a. It' an international sheep organization conspiracy. b. Sheep don't exi t- they're a government conspiracy. c. Because the magical heep fairy makes it that way. d. How the heck should I know? lO) What is your favorite u e for your tie? a. A tandard piece of Belen's dashing uniform. b. As a las o to round-up dirty outlaw . c. Tie whipping, the ultimate test of manhood. d. Other

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11.1% 29.6% 14.8% 44.4% 7.1% 3.5% 57.1 % 32.1%

Geoffrey A. Ryan Carlos A. Sardina Andrew C. Schmidt Daniel A. Silva Luis A. Simauchi John Smit

Robert Smith Tommy Soler Ignacio Soto Juan J. Sotolongo Eugenio G. Suarez Octavia G. Suarez

Raul Suarez-Murias Stephan E. Sutton Victor Tarafa Fernando J. Tello Adrian J. Torrent Daniel Ugarte

Daniel E. Urgelles Salvador Urrea Jesus Valentino Alexander R. Valverde Juan C. Vargas Jesse N. Vazquez

Christopher R. Vega Max Vegasanz Michael Vidal Javier A. Vijil Pablo A. Vinent Rafael A. Yaniz

Eric A. Zambrano Javier Zamparelli Raymond J. Zomerfeld

Not pictured: Juan C. Sanchelima

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~at has been pour most memorable middle

school moment?

Julio Gonzalez

"Mr. Signore's 7th grade class."

Alejandro Alvarado

"When I got a gold medal at the Awards' Ceremony."

Chris Cannata Luis Rodriguez

"When I first stepped into Ms. Dieguez's class!"

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"When I won the football championship in Coach Meilan's PE class."

So Fresh and So Clean!

F1rs

ep 9 x better.....

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Victor E. Alarcon Javier Alemany Daniel Alonso Jon E. Alvarez Fernando S. Aran Adrian A. Arrondo

Adam Badrampour Robert J. Baran Dorian Barrera Michael J. Bell Gabriel E. Bermudez Ryan K. Bofill

Alexander Broche Christopher M. Bralley Francisco J. Bustamante Anthony J. Cabrera Salvador J. Camaraza Christopher Cano

Daniel L. Caridad Christian A. Carlesi Armando Carrasquillo Andrew R. Cartas Juan F. Castellanos Arturo Cepero

Steven R. Chavez Eduard P. Chicota Alexander Correoso Armando D. Cruz Jorge E. Cubero Frank S. Damas

Franklin Danger Gaston E. De Zarraga Mario E. Del Rio Victor E. Delgado Juan P. Duarte Alejandro Duque

Diego M. Durand Joshua Echeverri Coronel Julio D. Egusquiza Perez Ernesto Nicholas Escefan Daniel J. Escoto

Nicholas Estefan Alex R. Feal Jerry Feas Anthony J. Fernandez Manuel Andres Fernandez Matthew R. Ferran

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Alexander Ferrer Remigio J. Flor Juan E. Flores Javier R. Fonseca Oscar T. Fonseca Andrew J. Garcia

Daniel Garcia Daniel A. Garcia Daniel J. Garcia Kristopher Garcia Robert F. Garcia Robert Gentry

Robert J. Gilardi Daniel N. Gomez Jorge Gomez Christopher M. Gonzalez John P. Gonzalez Javier I. Gonzalez Mora

Hector I. Gutierrez Daniel P. Hanlon Kean A. Hartling Jonathan E. Hernandez Bryan M. Herrera Carlos Miguel Hondal

Julio E. Jimenez Andres Kaifer Francisco A. Lacayo Edward M. Lazzarin Juan C. Lega Alexander G. Leon

Francisco Leon De La Barra Michael A. Lloveras Sergio A. Lobo Navia Anthony F. Logan Branden A. Lopez William Lopez

Enrique A. Lopez Calleja Christopher R. Machado Gabriel E. Marrero Manuel R. Mato Matthew W. Mecsery Christopher A. Melley

Jose C. Mendiola Raul F. Moas Eric J. Montes Adrian A. Montes de Oca Lino M. Morejon Fernando Moreno

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Mavin

•••

Superfly Stuntman My name is Jose Redondo and I like to race dirt bikes, and have been racing for a few years now. Some people say that I remind them of Evil Knieval when I fly over the dirt hills and do 360's in the air, but I think I have my own style. By the way, I'm faster than Robert Perez; he doesn't stand a chance against this speed demon.

Super-Slugger The next big thing?

I am Manny Fernandez, and I see the greats ofbaseball now, and say to myself, I can do so much better. I am an upcoming baseball stud. I hit, field, say hi to the ladies, and my dream is to go to the majors.

Human Beatbox Here comes the boom ...

My name is Michael Sierra and if you have ever seen Police Academy, you know exactly what my talent is. My idol is Michael Winslow, the human beatbox from the movie, and I feel I can make almost as many sound effects as this professional can.

One day I hope to be just like him, and star in another police academy.

Freshman Hoi/a• In The Beginning ... l.What would be your dream car?

Ferrari - 17°/o 2. Do you prefer public or 3.Do you feel Porsche - 1 Oo/o private school girls?

Belen is harder Lamborghini - 28o/oPublic - 2°/o than your ... ummer - 35°/o Private - 2°/o previous school?

Both· 96o/o Yes· 93°/o 4. Who is your favorite rapper?

5. What type of tnusic do you No • 7°/o Trick Daddy - prefer girls to dance to? 6. Who is your favorite 11°/o Booty· 90o/o sport~ icon?

Ja Rule - 66o/o Salsa - 3°/o Nas- 22o/o HipHop - 2°/o LLCooiJ - 1 o/o Polka - 5o/o

M. Tyson - 0°/o M. Jordan - 25°/o Ray Lewis - 75°/o

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It's Fresh h ... .Jlrturo Sa6ates

Javier :Mora

:Marcos Segrera

.Jl{e~ Ofivia

@jpou had anp choic~ who would pou take toJieshman formal? ~------------------------

Gaby Bermudez r--_

"Carmen Electra because she's so electrifying."

Peter

Anthony _. ernandez "Jennifer Lopez because she hasher own clothes ~ line."

Julio Jimenez

~~Pidermann

"Anna Kournikova, because she has a great swing."

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"The Doritos Girl, because then i could get all the Doritos I . want."

Amed Moussawel Mario Murgado Andres I. Navarro Daniel A. Noste Daniel T. Nunez Alexander A. Oliva

Reinaldo A. Padial Rodrigo Palacios Nicholas Palermo Alex Paraza Alexander Pena Robert Perez

Christoph Perez De Alejo David Perez Del Rio Peter R. Pidermann Patrick P. Pizzorni Francisco Ponce De Leon Adrian A. Pou

Enrique R. Puig Ernesto C. Ramirez Daniel Ramirez-Bao Jorge A. Ravelo Andres A. Redondo Jose P. Redondo

lan J. Rivero Jonathan M. Robbins Daniel A . Rodriguez Mario M. Rojo Carlos A. Roque Raymond Rufat

Arturo B. Sabates James F. Sacco Jordan J. Sanchez Michael A. Sanchez Jonathan R. Sargenton Marcos A. Segrera

Michael A. Sierra David J. Sigurani Brian A. Soares David C. Sotto Roland R. St. Louis Rodrigo 0. Tejedor

Jean Sebastien Thevenin Marshall M . Thomas Luis F. Tornes Jose Tost Alexander P. Trueba Daniel Turnes

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Let The Drummer Drum Now where's my snare?

Women go wild when I, Robert Giliardi, tell them I play drums. I play for a band called High Voltage. We have many gigs, and some of them even pay us up to $200 a night for our performance. If you have any upcoming parties, let me know.

Rough Rider Wanna Ride?

I, Robert Perez, am a motorcycle enthusiast. I ride dirt bikes in my spare time, and love to race. When I'm not racing, or fixing a bike on the track, I can be found at the Tikki Bar on Islamorada showing off to all the fme ladies.

A True Ladies Man Shaken, not stirred ...

My name is Cesar Vega, and I am the ultimate ladies man. They find me irresistible.

You can say I'm like the Cuban James Bond. I party every weekend. You can catch me most of the time in the party district of South Beach.

New to the block Now speak ...

7. What do you look for in a girl? 8. What do you do on the weekends?

Flirtatious - 5o/o Personality- 3o/o Looks • 1 0°/o All of the Above - 82°/o

Sunset (Loser Laps) - 24°/o Movies- 21°/o Go out to eat · 30o/o Clubbing - 25°/o

9.What is the best place to meet IO.Who do you think is Miami's girls? best team?

Beach - 6°/o Grove - 12o/o Parties - 57°/o Other· 25o/o

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Hurricanes - 75°/o Dolphins • 20o/o Panthers - Oo/o Heat· 5o/o

Andrew Valdes Carlos A. Valdes Lora John Valor Anthony A. Vega Cesar M. Vega Derek L. Veliz

Ruben L. Verdes Joao Pedro G. Vofz Nicholas A. Wagner Charles A. Wood Luis A. Wulff Enrique D. Zamora

Duuude Mr. R. Sucena's homeroom students show their skills playing the tennis racket.

Qyick Change ... Freshmen go to their lockers during lunch without worry, as they now have an extended lunch.

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Breather ... A group of freshmen take a break during homeroom.

Help! Senior David Bustamante shows the

Interesting ... Ms. Leon's homeroom shows their enthusiasm for Channel r.

freshmen how to defend themselves.

T.G.I.F Freshman are anxious for the bell to ring, so they can start their weekends.

Mr. G. Perez wonders about his lesson plans.

Hmmm ...Marshall Thomas ponder how to splve world hunger. e.;

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Catch this Marshall Thomas and other freshman play catch during lunch.

Free Time ... Christopher Gonzalez checks

Chillin... M. Papastravos shows his

the local newspaper for the weather.

love forM. Thomas.

Standing Tall

Chaos! Freshman

Michael Bell stands tall above the rest as he walks out of the dark room.

try to find their classes on the first day.

Dilemma! Mr. DQlooks dazed as Carl Larcada tries to explain the decline of the roman empire, incorrect! y.

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@j pou were reincarcerate4 who would William Lopez

Andres Kaifer

"The President of the United States, because I want to rule the nation."

"Michael Jordan's son, because then I would be set for life."

Carlos Hondal "I would come back as an ant, so I can carry ten times my own weight."

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come back as?

Robert Giliardi " I would be the principal of Belen because I would run the school as I please."

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MaKiNG A DiFFeREnCE

Sophomores

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Nicholas Acuna Richard D. Agudo Adrian Alfonso Mario A. Almeida Ander J. Alvarez Jose A. Alvarez

Ivan Arango Donato A. Arguelles Eduardo J. Arguello Alejandro J. Arias Mario A. Ariza Javier E. Armenteros

Francisco G. Arrieta Steven Artau Jorge R. Azze Marino R. Baez Javier A. Basnuevo Jorge A. Bello

Gustavo Bermudez Gaspar Betancourt Raul A. Bethancourt Andres Bilbao Fabian Bustos Albert B. Cabanas

Nicholas Camargo Alejandro J. Capote Pedro Casais Daniel Casamayor Michael E. Casas Richard E. Cassvan

Daniel A. Castellanos Robert Ciarsolo Carlos Condarso-Quesada Carlos J. Corral David Costa Jose Davila

Manuel A. De La Fuente Oscar De La Vega Enrique De Solo Armando J. De Zayas Raymond Del Castillo John Delgado

Brian A. Dominguez Nicolas M. Echevarria Freddy A. Elorza Eric R. Esteva Guerdy W. Fabre James S. Fenton

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David B. Fernandez Eric A. Fernandez Michael S. Fernandez Nicholas A. Ferreiro Alberto E. Flamini Alexander L. Formoso

Eric M. Fresco Emilio R. Fuster Andrew L. Garcia Carlos M. Gaviria Sean M. Gibb Guillermo L. Gil

Aldrick Gonzalez Marcell Gonzalez Patricio Gonzalez Nicholas A. Grandal Juan Gronlier Antonio C. Guadamuz

Felix Andres Guardiola Andrew A. Guasch Francisco Guevara Jason Gutierrez Oscar M. Guzman Khalil Harbie

Jonathan Hermida Emilio Hernandez Enrique Hernandez Juan M. Hernandez Robert A. Hernandez Diomar Infante

Gustavo A. Isaac Michael A. Jalil Christopher R. Jaramillo Nicolas A. Jimenez Jorge L. Jordan Eric P. Knott

Christian Kruger Gonzalo E. Lacayo Wilhelm E. Lapica Laurent J. Laroche Richard Lavina Jonathan E. Leal

Alejandro Lega Jose I. Leon William A. Lopez Giovanni F. Lorenzo Ariel Lugo Carlos M. Macias

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Holdin ItDown Not only is Chris Rey the newest addition to the sophomore class, He transferred from Florida Christian to Belen to become the starting quarterback for the Varsity football team.

"I was looking forward to playing in a more competitive division," he said.

His coaches believe that his talent will bring the team to many victories and eventually bring home ... the state championship!!!

LOVE FOR PUDDINGII Eddie Regalado is known for some of the many interesting things he does. Not only is he a class clown or aN Football player, but he has a very odd interest in pudding. "I just love the taste of Vanilla pudding, and one day I hope to start my own pudding company," said Regalado with great enthusiasm. To many, money can be part of the joys of life, but to Eddie Regalado ... pudding is the joy of life.

The Mouth Sophomore Luis Martin is the center for the N Football team and is known to many as "The Mouth.". Many ofhis friends call him that because of the many shouts he makes during his football games. "I show my school spirit in unique ways unlike, many other sophmores," He said. To this day, Luis continues his unique game shouts and is still known as "The Mouth."

Sophomore Survey: I)

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Where would you rather spend your Saturday nights? a) Club 15% c) home 8% b) "getty" 31% d) Chucky Chee e 46% Do you think we should go to war with Iraq? a) Yes 60% b) No 40% Of the e, which class, do you mo t like thi year? a) U.S. Hi tory 10% e) Spanish 1% b) Geometry 9% f) Theology 3% c) Alt 6% g) American Literature 22% d) P.E. 35% h)Biology 14% Who do you think has the best hot at winning the Superbowl? a) Miami Dolphins 62% c) Oakland Raiders 23% b) New England Patriots 4% d) Kansa City Chiefs 11% How many detentions do you average in a year? a) 0 39% c)3-5 13% b) 1-228% d) 5+ 20%

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Slackers!!!

Otazo

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Peter Munoz

Alex Sosa

"BMW 330 Cl because I've always wanted one."

"Mercedez SLK 500 because it's nice!"

Brian Dominguez "Shelby Mustang

GTSOO because it's fast."

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Jimmy Fenton "Hummer H2 because I like big trucks."

Frank M. Manes Carlos Manrara Miguel E. Marmol Rafael Marquez Luis A. Martin Robert Mas

Rene A. Medina Christopher G. Mendez Louis F. Mendez Eduardo F. Mendiola Daniel R. Mendoza Jose D. Migenis

Ray Milian Julio M. Minsal Ruiz Jeffrey Montes David A. Monzon Christopher Mouriz Michael A. Mouriz

Peter W. Munoz Antonio M. Navarro George A. Naya Carlos A. Nieto Andres Nunez Alberto O'Naghten

Miguel A. Ocana Azael R. Ortega Carlos A. Ortega Jose A. Ortega Alejandro L. Ortiz Alejandro Osorio

Andrew Otazo Bryant A. Padilla Daniel Palarios Maickoll Papastavros Javier Peral Michael Peralta

Juan Perez Juan Perez Nicholas A. Perez Alvarez Chris Pierce Eduardo Pizarro Eduardo D. Regalado

Christopher L. Rey Jorge Rios Juan I. Rivas Luis Rizo Alejandro J. Rodriguez Carlos D. Rodriguez

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•Man or Legend While being a full time student at Belen, and maintaining good grades, Michael Verwey is also a dedicated hockey player. According to him, his determination to set an example keeps him going on and off the rink.

Although he is constantly challenged, he never loses hope. Playing offense, he is only one of two sophomores to play on the Belen Roller Hockey Team. He is the youngest player, and the future of the team.

Slugger Nick Echevarria has been playing baseball his whole life. He plays first base but is mostly known for his power slugging. He led the JV team last year in homeruns, and plans to continue living up to his reputation. '' One day when I make it to the pro's, I plan to set the homerun record," he said.

"ReD" Enrique Hernandez is commonly referred to as "Red," because of his bright red hair. As Red walks through the halls, " SHH, Be quiet, Shut up", are phrases he commonly hears, because his hyper or crazy personality does not allow him to stop talking and making jokes. "I like cracking jokes, it's the only thing that keeps me awake during school."

Red is a joker, but when he puts his mind to something, he gives it all he has.

Sophomore Survey: 6)

Who would you rather listen to? a) Eminem 32% c) Linkin Park 20% b) Ludacris 18 % d) Ricky Martin 30% 7) Did you ever fail your restricted te t? a) Ye 20% b) No 80% 8) Do you play any sports? a) Yes 75% b) No 25% 9) If it were your choice, which one of the e schools would you have gone to? a) Belen Jesuit 51 % c) Coral Gable 22% b) St. Brendan 18% d) CoJumbu 9% 10) Do you have a girlfriend? a) Ye 31 % b) No 69%

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Daniel J. Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez Daniel E. Rojas Carlos A. Rosado Facundo Rossello Gabriel Sagarduy

Jorge E. Salazar Fernando 0. San Juan Christian J. Sanchelima Andres F. Sanchez Daniel Sanchez Paul L. Santuoso

Adam Schertz Victor H. Segrera Octavia P. Simoes Ponce Alejandro M. Sosa Juan Teijeiro Alejandro A. Telleria

Roger Teran Peter A. Trujillo Jorge L. Ugarte Jose M. Ugas Mauricio A. Valencia Luis F. Vargas

Andres Vega Michael A. Verwey Alexander E. Wiltz Eric R. Wiltz Christopher N. Zumarraga

Brian Dominguez walks down the aisle to recieve the award that he earned at the Award Ceremony.

QB Chris Rey warms up on the sidelines right before the Homecoming football game against Crescent City, which Belen won with the score of 35-

6.

Luis Martin and Frank Manes talk about what they plan on doing after the Homecoming Dance.

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Cisco Guevara and Jorge Rios stand tall and proud while giving hard looks to anyone who passes.

Gaspar Betancourt tries to climb a tree as a crowd watches in suspense.

Jason Gutierrez bounces awkwardly on the floor.

Carlos Rodriguez roams the hallways.

Jorge Ugarte, Jimmy Fenton, Alex Sosa, Carlos Rodriguez, and Chris Zumarraga relax at a 15's Party.

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Junior Manny Lopez hits sophomore Michael Papastavros as he tries to leave school.

Andres Nunez tries to bodyslam his friend Gaspar Betancourt.

Mr. Ignacio Font's sophomore art class takes their measurements while working on a design.

Cisco Guevara and Jimmy Fenton get their game faces on!!

Jorge Ugarte drinks his Powerade as he calmly waits for his ride.

Andrew Guasch, Azael Ortega, and Eddy Mendiola sell pizza after school for Mrs. Gisel Rodriguez's homeroom.

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@jpou could have anp talent in the wor/4 what would it be cmd whp?

......_____J.orge Salazar To hop around like a kangaroo so that I can carry babies in my pouch.

Jeffrey Montes Invisibility (Think of all the possibilities).

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Eric Fernandez To steal all the candy I can without being detected.

Jonathan Leal I am already talented as it is.

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Juniors are:

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Gabriel E. Alonso Mendoza Alberto J. Aran Jorge L. Blanco Daniel Bravo Johnathan A. Burke Humberto Busto

Rafael C. Cabanas Alejandro M. Castro Gustavo J. Ceballos Roberto J. Colon Angel D. Cordova Joshua Corona

Javier R. Correoso Luis F. Costa Michael E. Cross Javier Cruz Andrew S. Cuan Adrian J. Diaz

Pedro B. Diaz Julian J. Dieppa Javier E. Duenas Ivan B. Echenique Giancarlo 0. Elesgaray Jan P. Erkelens

Carlos M. Estevez Daniel E. Fernandez Ricardo J. Fernandez Eloy E. Figueredo Daniel A. Garcia Henry F. Garcia

Hugo F. Garcia Mario M. Garcia Raphael A. Garcia Ricardo J. Garcia Cesar E. Garcia Canet Javier A. Garcia Tunon

Emil A. Gomez Eric C. Gomez Manuel Gomez Adrian M. Gonzalez Alimer R. Gonzalez Eric A. Guerra

Timothy S. Halpin Maximilian W. Henderson Gabriel Hernand$z Gregory Hernan~ez Santiago J. lturralde Nelson J. Izquierdo

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Anwar Janania Louis A. Jane Jeffrey Jauregui Peter J. Klock Julian A. Knight James G. Lanners

Robert Daniel Leon Jason F. Lopez Manuel Lopez Jason W. Machado David MacNamara Andres E. Manrara

Matthew R. Maranges Daniel A. Marquez John J. Marrero Edgar A . Martinez Jordi C . Martinez Cid Miguel J. Massens

John Paul Mendez Julio L. Mesa George L. Metcalfe Justin Metcalfe Juan J. Michelen Pedro J. Mir

Jesus Moises Gabriel Montes Norman Morejon Alexander R. Nuche Eduardo R. Nunez Carlos Ortega

Michael A. Ortiz Alexander M. Parets Nicholas Partagas Leone! Peraza Daniel J. Perez Emmanuel V. Perez

Ernesto A. Perez Jorge A. Perez Robert Perez Steven Pessoa Mario Pino Borja Polo

Alexander Reyes Giancarlo Ricard Juan C. Robaina Hector G. Robles Christian Rodriguez David L. Romero

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Who are All Systems Go Ready for Takeoff

Adrian Diaz has been into airplanes since he was a young kid, going to Tamiami Executive Airport to do what he loves-fly. During the weekend, Diaz goes with his father to start off by taking a briefing from the place where he will depart. Then it's off to the runway. He flies mostly Cessnas which are small propeller aircrafts, but he would love to take a seat in a jet's cockpit. Unfortunately, this isn't possible because of his age. Currently, Diaz is taking flying classes. He no longer flies as much as he used to because his focus now is on learning the skills required to take the cockpit. Diaz says he would like to pursue a career in flying, but it would be a special career if his flying were to be for the US Air Force or the US Navy.

Ritmo Latino Bang in' on the Drums

Javier Correoso has been playing on his Latin percussion drums for the past 11 years. His interest in Latin music came from his dad, who works in the music business for Universal Records. Correy, as his friends call him, began his career when he was five. Since then, he has perfected his skills. Among the instruments he currently plays are the bongos and the timbales. He gas gotten the opportunity to play with bands such as Luis Enriquez' s and Victor Manuelle. "Ever since I was small, I've been playing percussion. It's something I love doing during my time off. It's something that I'm going to continue to do and in the future hope to have my own band," he said.

Next Mike Tyson Sparked

Standing at 6' 200 pounds in the red trunks, Mike Ortiz who hopes to box at an amateur level. He started last year because he wanted to be able to defend himself on the streets. "You never know what can happen in Miami so it's better to be safe than sorry," he said. He soon fell in love with the sport and started to train six days a week in the summer. "It was hard to wake up every morning and know that while I was going to be at the gym all my friends were going to the beach," he said. Ortiz would run three miles, lift weights, and hit the bag for an hour. Then he was off to football practice. "I had to give up a lot like going out because I would have to go to sleep early," he said.

Junior Thoughts ..• Survey says .•• L. What is your favorite thing to do on the weekend?

Cl. Getty 63 °/0 3. Do you own your own car? ~. Club 11 o/o a. Yes 38°/o . Sunset 13°/0 b. No 62°/o . Othe r 13 o/o l . What school do you like girls best from? 4. How many hours a Cl. Lourdes 35o/o day do you spend online? ' 12. La Sa lle 13o/o a . 0-1 40°/o c:. St. Brendan b. 1-2 26o/o tl. Gulliver C. 2-3 14°/o e. Other d. 3 or more 20°/o

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who would 1t be and m ?

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Andy Manrara

"Jesus because it would be incredible to break the bread with him, James Herfield to play the guitar with the lead singer of Metallica, and Robin Williams because he is the Pan."

"Shakira because she is 'madd' hot, Javier Correoso because he's a cool dude, my girlfriend because she's a Royal Lion!!''

David Romero

Jason Lopez

"GI Joe because I'm a 'soldia', Sports lllustrated Calendar girl and Shakira because they are both hot 'mamis.'

"Vin Diesel so I can join the 'Xander Zone', Jimi Hendrix just because he's the man, and Steve Spurrier because what can I say, I'm a Gator!"

Jose A. Roque Carlos 0. Rovira Angel M. Ruiz Julian Salcedo Arturo M. Sanchez Charles M. Soto

Matthew A. Stille Andres Suarez Gabriel Suarez Robert J. Suris Jonas E. Thompson Ted J. Todoroff

Ramon J. Trillo Jonathan R. Urgell Jose Urriola Alan M. Valdes Michael B. Valdes Rodrigo D. Vargas

Robert A. Velasco Manuel A. Vergara Jeffrey A. Vivo Michael A. Wood

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Who are Gooooolazo Espaiiol!

The New Balla' ...

Borja Polo is one of the new juniors this year. He was born in Spain, and before arriving to Miami, he spent some years in New York with his family. From a very young age, Polo has been into the most played sport in the world and his native Spain- soccer. He has made the cut to play on the Belen Varsity Soccer team.

Polo loves the sport and he puts soccer first. When asked about the play of Spain in the past World Cup, he said, "It was a disappointment to the country. I hope I can one day make it to that level and represent my country in the greatest sporting event in the world." Along with his love for soccer, Polo currently has a 3.4 GPA and hopes to combine his efforts in order to get a scholarship to the University of Chicago.

One Flip ...

Two FliRS! Alan Valdes has been participating in gymnastics since 1990. At the beginning of his gymnastics career, he thought it would just be a hobby during his free time.

Eventually, he developed into a high quality gymnast. He practices under the supervision of Jeff Metzger. With his coach's help, Valdes has matured in the spor and has become a great gymnast. Recently, Valdes traveled to Belgium to participate in an international competition. "It was a great learning experience for me and I learned a lot from this competition. Representing the USA was a great honor," he said. One day Valdes hopes to participate in the Olympics representing the USA. "In the meantime, I will just train and force myself to the maximum and hope to be called to join the USA Team for the Olympics," he said.

Rockin' & Rollin':

Junior Thoughts••• Survey says:

STC the Band Subject To Change is the new hit in town. STC is a rock band of four juniors, three of whom are from Belen. Nick Partagas, Gabriel Montes, and Ted Todoroff are the members. Partagas plays drums, Montes plays the guitar, and Todoroff sings. The band was put together a year ago and since then has made many appearances at parties and getties. This year, STC was invited to play at the Lourdes Sophomore dance which was a great achievement. The band has also made appearances throughout the year- at Angel Cordova's Rock Bash and at Greg Hernandez's party. The band's main achievement would be to get a contract with a recording company. For now, STC is just playing at parties and getting more and more popular.

5. What is your favorite su~ject this year? 7 . Did you watch the a. Econ~mics 57 FIFA World Cup b. Chemistry 12 Yo during the summer? c. Gove~nment 6 °/o a. Yes 57o/o d. Art history 1o/o b. No 43o/o e. Other 24°/o 6. Which sport do you prefer?

8. Who is hotter? a. Football 5 3 °/o a . Shakira 18°/o b. Basketba ll 9°/o b. J-Lo 13 o/o c. Ba se ba ll 1 Oo/o c . Britney Spears 7°/o d. Socce r 11 °/o d. Alex Castro 62°/o e. Othe r 1 7°/o

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Weird! JP Erkelens gets counseling from Ralph Ledesma after Ralf notices the weird outfit JP wore on "Wacky Wednesday" during Homecoming Week .

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C hillin'! Jesus Moises, Danny Fernandez, and

Where am I?

Steven Pessoa chill watching the band STC play at Gus Ceballos looks classmate Greg Hernandez's h ouse on a Friday lost, as usual, as he walks into government night in Ocotber. class late.

H.W .! MattMarange Hungry! Ivan Echenique, Michael Cross, Andy Manrara and Adrian Diaz sit in the cafeterria enjoying their lunch.

Clowning! Gaby Suarez shrinks to midget size during homeroom and runs away from Mr. Valdes for not having his tie on right.

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studies after school befo heading out for a day of baseball condiditoning.

j ammin! Mario Garcia poses next to his buddies Louis Janes and Jason Machado with their lady friends at a party in October 2.002..

Wacky! Chris Rodriguez shows off his

Groovy! Ted Todoroff is cheered on by

wacky costume for Wacky Wednesday during Homecoming Week.

the crowd as he performs along with his rock band on a Friday night in September 2.002..

Messing Around! Michael

Diaz gets "owned" by Alex Parets after he tries to make fun of Parets' admiration of UM's mascot~ Sebastian the Ibis.

Wood annoys J avy Garcia Tunon while he tries to do his homework. "It was fun but I needed to finish my homework," said Garcia Tunon.

Game plan! Alex Parets andjason Lopez talk over the game plan against Cresent City.

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@jpou had a sWth sens~ what would 1t be and whp?

J.P. Erkel ens

Danny Perez

"The ability to detect idiots before speaking to them so I don't have to."

"To see dead people because I couldn't think of anything else to say."

Alex Parets "I would like to talk to animals like Dr. Doolittle so I can ask J-Lo's dog if J-Lo really lo'ves me!"

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Rene Carballo

Nicolas Carmona

David Carnright

Eduardo Casal

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory over self. -Aristotle

The Edge ... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are those who have gone over. -Hunter S. Thompson

You're gonna have to speak up; I'm wearing a towel. -Homer Simpson

Venni, Vidi, Vicci.

-Julius Caesar

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Alejandro Cura Everybody had a hard year, everybody had a great time, everybody let their hair down, everybody saw the sunshine.

-John Lennon

Carlos De La Vega

Felipe De Leon

Jorge De Leon

Daniel Enriquez Keep it real. Keep it simple. Keep it real simple. - Anonymous

Alexander Esteban

Rodolfo Delgado The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything. -Anonymous

I have had a perfect wonderful evening, but this wasn't it. Groucho Marx

Andres Fernandez

Good Times -Alex Esteban

Ignacio Duquesne Reach high, For stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, For every dream precedes the goal.

-Pamela Vaull Starr

Miguel Ferrer

Gabriel Fontela

Friends smile with me, others smile because they think I'm crazy; that's ok; for the people who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do." -Miauel Ferrer

The road to easy street goes through the sewer.

-John Madden

Gaston Fontela

Joseph Frederick

Andrew Fusco

Jorge Garcia

I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house down!

-The Big Bad Wolf

Cherish yesterday, dream tomorrow, and live today. -Anonymous

Ordinary is just not good enough today.

-Raine Maida

If it weren't for the last minute, a lot of this would never get done. -Anonymous

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Planning service projects for the Belen Key Club in order to improve community is not easy. It takes hard work and dedication in order to meet these goals. But when it comes to Mariano Mallol, Key Club President, he surpasses these expectations. "It really does feel good when I put the hard work in to this club, but I can't do it without my outstanding staff," he said. Mallol also plays for the Varsity Soccer team.

The Next Jimi Hendrix Rock n' rolling since the 3rd grade, Bernie Pimentel has an extreme amount of love for the guitar. Pimentel began playing the drums, but when his parents noticed it was too loud, it was time to pick another instrument. "It's a very fun hobby to do in your spare time and it relaxes you by taking out all the stress in your life," he said.

Pimentel performed in two talent shows his junior year.

Underground Dee-Jay Andy Vigil has been spinning on the 1s and 2s since freshman year.

He has DJed many events, from house parties and open houses to Student Council dances. "I have such a blast doing it that when the party is over, it seems to me I have been there for only 10 minutes," he said. Vigil also records his mixes to share with classmates.

Seniors Speak We are off!

1. What college are you going to?

Other-37% UM-21% FIU-12% FSU-11% UF-1 0% MDCC-9%

3. What determined your college selection? popularity-40% scholarship/financial aid-22% parents-14% size-13% friends-11%

2. Out of state, where to?

4. Do you think it's valuable to go away for college?

Southeast-40% Northeast-29% Yes-83% 5. Where will you be living?

No-17% Midwest-1 0% on campus-61% Other-16% off campus i_n an apartment-19% Southwest-5% off campus @ home-17% other-3%

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Javier Carabeo A Grande eombo!!!

Gaston Fontela

Aldo Riesgo

Bread & Butter!!!

Rrotein Bars!!!

Jose Garcia

George Gonzalez

Louis Gonzalez

Michael Gonzalez

Ryan Gramatges

I am what I am. -Popeye

The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what become-by it. -John Rushkin

Playoffs, you kiddin me, playoffs, we'll be lucky if we win a game. -Jim Mora

It is in our darkest hour, when our faith must be strongest. -Bible

Let me use my strong hand.

-Hanson the Caretaker

Nicholas Gutierrez

Stephan Hermida

Daniel Hernandez

Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to us who do. -Issac Asimov

If I didn't know sadness, I would have never spent all these years trying to make people laugh.

-Groucho Marx

Alejandro Guardiola

Christopher Gueits

I don't wanna be a dead astronaut in space.

-Marilyn Manson

Reach for the moon, and if you

Genius is one percent

don't quite make it, you'll still

inspiration and 99 percent

fall in the stars. -Anonymous

perspiration. -Thomas Edison

Fernando Hernandez

John-Paul Hernandez

Ricardo Hernandez

I beat the Internet.

The end guy is hard.

-Anonymous

You can fool some people some time, but you can't fool all the people all the time.

-Bob Marley

Robert Klock

Carlos Larcada

Rene Larrieu

Michael Lemus

TOOOO long....

-Joseph P. Klock

Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda

Cold as wedding, dawg...

-Cedric the Entertainer

If you're never tested, you'll never define your character. -Henry Rollins

Eugenio Hernandez Ill You must be the change you want to see in the world. -Mahatma Gandhi

Luigi Juarez Even when I a m gone, I shall remain in people's minds the star of their rights, my name will be the war cry of their efforts, the motto of their hopes.-Napoleon Bona rte

And the demon asked us, "Be

you angels?" and we said, "Nay we are but men!"... Rock!

-Jack Black

Carlos lnguanzo Where were you last night? ·That's too long ag o. I don't remember. · What will you do tonight? · I never make pla ns that far ahead. ·Rick Blaine, Casa blanca

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Kristian Leon

Luis Llamas

Robert Lloveras

Alexander Lopez

Daniel Lopez

Champions aren't made in gyms.

Champions are made from something they have deep inside them ... -Muhammad Ali

If we don't spend it, we will drown it.

-MC Hammer

I don't want to work, I want to bang on the drum all day. -Todd Rundgren

I will rule you all with an iron fist! You! Obey the fist! -Zim

Everybody dies, not everybody truly lives.

-William Wallace

Bryan Lorenzo

lldefonso Mas

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names -John F. Kennedy

Success is achieved not by what you want, but how much you want it. -Mom

Andres Miguel

Alejandro Miranda

That is not dead which can eternal lie And with strange a eons even death may die.

-Cthulhu

Humor is just another defense against the universe -Mel Brooks

Federico Moreno

Alejandro Munilla

When you make peace with authority, you become authority. -Jim Morrison

Even when I was wrong, I got my point across.

-Notorious B.I.G.

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Law controls... the lesser man.. Right controls the greater one.

-Chinese Proverb

But no matter how many fish in the sea it'd be so empty without me. -Eminem

Daniel Masvidal

A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way, you look forward to the trip. - Caskie Stinnett

Jonathan Mederos You can do anything you want as long as you stick to it long enough. - Helen Keller

Javier Morejon

Eduardo Moreno

I don't care... I don't care... I don't care ...

-Americo Padilla

Every man dies; not every man really lives.

-William Wallace

David Munoz-Bustamante

Xavier Navarro

Arrgh, Matey! -A Pirate

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Big Stroke by a Little Man Nick "little tiger" Alexander is one of the stars of the Varsity Golf team, even though he stands at 5' 7" . " I can drive the ball 280 yards off the tee," he said. This year alone he has shot under par three times. On good days Alexander with his Big Bertha Special hits the ball and it lands right on the green. "I would never think that such a little guy could whack a golf ball so far," said teammate Ricky Moreno.

D-money Rafa Ralf De Armas is the starting second baseman on the Varsity Baseball team, but on the weekends he is a back player on the 32degreez paintball team. He has a 2002 ANS auto-cocker with a 14-inch titanium barrel. "I can shoot about 8 balls per second," he said. De Armas practices two weekends a month at Strike Force in Homestead. This year he and his team will try out for the Nationals in Orlando, Florida. Ralf "the vacuum cleaner" De Armas in baseball goes by "D-money" in paintball.

Underwater Sniper Most people know Milton Collantes as a big tuff guy even though he is only about 5'8". What most people don't know about him is that he is an underwater fisherman. Collantes has a 26 foot Mako boat with twin 200 Yamaha engines. He also has a couple of different spear guns including, "my baby," a 61 "Riffe Baja." He has shot big game fish like 40 lb. groupers, snappers of all sorts, and even the most rare African pompano. Collantes partly gets his eye for precision shooting from working at his father's jewelry shop. Underwater he has been known to wrestle and capture one of the most feared fish, the Barracuda.

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We're almost there! Mariano Mallol, Carlos Larcada, Damian Penichet, Derek Varona, and Gaby F ontela show off their pride after receiving their senior rings.

Congratulations!!! Louis Rojas signs with FSU to play baseball.

GO CANES! A group of seniors and their girlfriends at the UM vs. Boston College

GO FISH! Yoyi Cruising! Carlos Wiltz arrives in his conspicuous Honda Civic.

Just Heat It! David Caballero impersonates Mr. Frank Pichardo; here he takes a break between shows at the Senior Skit.

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Felipe Ojeda

Enrique Orizondo

The best way to destroy your enemy is to make him your friend. -Abraham Lincoln

If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid with regard to external things.

-Epictetus

The mind is a place where we can make a heaven out of hell or a hell out of heaven.

-John Milton

Paul Orta

The difference b etween 'involve ment' & 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved'- the pig was 'committed' -Anonymous

America Padilla As long as everyone comes up smiling, it's all good. -Carlos Wiltz

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Ricardo Palmerola

Damian Penichet

I'm on a rollercoaster but I'm on my feet.

-Red Hot Chili Peppers

All you need is love.

-The Beatles

Luis Pereda

Jorge Pereira

Emilio Perez

Live as if you were to die tomorrow; learn as if you were to live forever.

-Anonymous

Eve ry man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived a nd how he died that distinguishes one man from another. -Ernest Hemingway

I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.

-Xenocrates

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Peter Pessoa

Bernardo Pimentel

Joseph Pino

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

-Walter Lippman

Renzo Pisa

The best to way to predict the future is to invent it.

-Anonymous

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. -Walter Baqelet

There is no justice like angry mob justice.

-Principal Seymour Milhouse Skinncu

How jou like that. eh?

-Tony Montana

Stephen Putman

Enrique Quevedo

Alberto Regueyra

Aldo Riesgo

Daniel Rodriguez

Life is like cheese ...

-Anonymous

What a man does in his life, echoes an eternity.

-Gladiator

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers -Lord Alfred Tennyson

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

-Albert Einstein

I have not failed 10,000 times. I have successfully found 10,000 ways that will not work.

-Thomas Edison

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Loren Rodriguez

Always remain true to yourself and no one else.

-Me

How is 'education' supposed to make me feel smarter; every time I learn something new it pushes some old stuff out of my brain! - Homer J. Simpson

Michael Rodriguez Sometimes you're flush, sometrmes you're bust, ond when you're up, it's nev er as good as it seems, a nd when you're do wn, you think you'll never be up again. But life goes on. Remember that. -Fred Jung

Louis Daniel-Rajas

Francisco Rovirosa

It ain't braggin' if you can back it up.

-Dizzy Dean

I can resist everything except t emptation.

-Oscar Wilde

I went to a fight the other day and a hockey game broke out -Rodney Dangerfield

Whoooooo!!! -Ric Flair

Rodrigo Suarez Don't let school get in the way of your education.

-Mark Twain

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Eduardo Valdes

Guillermo Vallejo

Alfredo Vargas

Derek Varona

You're a dime, I'm a silver dollar, HOLLA! -Trina

The most incomprehensible thing in the universe is that it is at all comprehensible.

-Albert Einstein

El nino que no !lora, "no logra lo que quiere."

-Mom

l'f you're going to do something tonight you'll be sorry for tommorow morning, sleep late -Henry Young Man

Rene Veliz

Rolando Vicaria

Andres Vigil

Alexander Vol sky

Adrian Von der Osten

Head Crack! -Me

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising each time we fall. -Anonymous

The best are not usually recognized, but in time the competition dies and only the best are left. -Konflikt

The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

I don't know what I've been told.

You never slow down, you never grow old. -Tom Petty

Mark Wegmann Some men are born great, others achieve greatness, and still others have greatness thrust upon them. -Shakespeare

Juan Weissenbera

Laziness is nothing more Chan the habit of resting before you get tired.

-Mortimer Caplan

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Carlos Wiltz

Christopher Zacarias

I prefer for someone to think I'm stupid, than to open my mouth and remove all doubt.

-Abraham Lincoln

I'm good bro.

-Americo Padilla

It's lonely at the top, but it's comforting to look down upon everyone at the bottom.

-Anonymous

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CLUBS Above and Beyond ...

ALPHA Clubs was filled with many activities that included field trips all around Miami. The club currently has 82 members in it to go along with their five moderators. This year the Photo Club division had the most successful auction in years, which is held annually in the library.

Senior Jorge "Y oyi" Pereira said, "The Photo Club is constantly in the dark room. I spend a lot of time in the Vincam room working on my yearbook pages and the Photo Club guys are always there. What they do in the dark room is magic because they develop some awesome pictures." The ALPHA Club also had many excursions to see great plays such as Les Miserabies, Little Shop ofHorrors, Miss Saiqon, The Laramie Project, and The Sound of Music. They also show many movies in the Vincam Dining Room after school. The Art Branch held a garbage art workshop and also went to a Cinematography Workshop at Disney World. At this workshop, various students participated in the making of a film from the beginning to the end.

The Literature Branch held a Halloween writing contest and had many of their entries published in Read {This year was great. It's just too bad that it is my last year," said senior and club president Roly Vicaria.

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Here are the Playbill covers of some of the performances ALPHA Club members attended.

Senior Bryan Lorenzo places his letter in an envelope, where it will be sent in to a foreign country with hopes to persuade a decision regarding a political prisoner .

Junior Roberto Colon hands his letter to club moderator Mr. Patrick Collins who is in charge of mailing them out.

Photos and captions by Robbie Lloveras

Gentleman! Ms. Tere Campos shows the members of the club the the right way of packing the eggs for the Easter event at Centro Mater. The Easter Egg hunt was one of the big sucesses for the club.

The Boys! The group huddles around Ms. Campos to take the group picture before they start to plan on another service project.

Front Row: Ro lando Vicaria, Eduardo Nunez, Bernardo Pimentel, Arturo Sanchez, Mr. Rolando Sucena, Michael Va ldez, Kris Leon, Carlos Rovira; Second Row: Adrian Gonzalez, Gregory Shaiberger, Pau I Orta, Chris Rodriguez, Rodrigo Suarez, Jonas Thompson, Andrew Cuan, John Marrero, Robert Colon, Ms. Ana Fenton; Third Row: Julio Minsai-Ruiz, Rafael Ll anes, Fourth Row: Eric Gomez, Eric Fernandez, Max Henderson, Mario Pino, Henry Garcia, Cesar Garcia- Canet; Fifth Row: Fr. Pedro Cartaya SJ, Manny Rovira, Eric Gomez, Victor Soto, Danny Rodriguez

rstrun:rrta (right) The Meteorology Club uses this to measure barometric pressure, temperature and humidity in order to predict the weather.

Cool Breeze (far right) Ever wonder what the spinning things on the roof of the central patio are? This instrument measures the wind speed reported by the vanes on the roof.

Chilling Senior JP Hernandez hangs out with some team members from Lourdes at a Robotics Club competition. Belen and Lourdes formed a joint team venture for the event.

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1-Ham Radio 2-Beaker with copper wire

3- They're Mad, I tell you ! Resident science whizzes Mr. Jose Padilla and Mr. Carlos Bravo try an experiment.

4-Wind Vane 5-0id Telescope

Mr. Leo Williams gives guidance to his Forensics team which will help them in the upcoming regional competition.

First Row: Alex Egusquiza, Chris Camargo, Carlos Larcada, Matthew Jordan, Mike Valdez, Tony T orrente, Henry Garcia, Danny Hernandez. Second Row:: Loren Rodriguez, Mauricio Montiel, Jon Andrade, Luis Llamas. Third Row:Jordi MartinezCid, Peter Mir, Nick Carmona, Enrique Quevedo, Julio Aenlle

Photos by Robbie Lloveras and Rene Veliz

Senior Julio Aenlle smiles as he has once again forgotten his lines.

RISING STARS

Seniors Jon Andrade and Rene Larrieu act out their masterful piece to an empty classroom.

Mauricio Montiel, Jon Andrade, and Rene Larrieu attempt to demonstrate how acting is done ata weekend Forenscis tournament.

Only losing two valiant members to last year's senior class, Mr. Leo Williams and the Forensics Team had no problem bringing home the hardware. The sophomore class seemed to be the heart and soul of the squad. With Alex Rodriguez and Robert Hernandez acting up a storm and Mike Valde debating his way right to the top, it was hard to deny these youngsters. Leading the small, but powerful group of seniors was Danny Hernandez followed by Luis Llamas and Enrique Quevedo.

The team toured America everywhere from Boston to Atlanta, Arlington and Chicago.

"The team really came through this year in State's and at the Harvard tournament. A lot of underclassmen showed up seasoned veterans at almost all of our tournaments this year," said Presiden Mike Valdez.

"I couldn't have asked for a more dedicated bunch ofkids. I was really surprised this year at how the younger guys stepped it up. It's going to be hard to say good-bye to all the seniors, but I couldn't be more proud of them," said Mr. Williams.

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Seniors Damian Penichet, Carlos Larcada, and Mariano Mallo! hang out with some members of the St. Brendan's Key Club at a leadership workshop in Haines City, Fl.

After a hard day of mixing cement for a school basketball court in the Dominican Republic, senior Damian Penichet takes a time out to cool off.

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vice-President :arlos Larcada shows his reaction after seeing the food menu at one of the dinners in the <.ey Club District :onvention in Jrlando.

Board members Mariano Mallo I, Eugene Hernandez, and Carlos Larcada go over member hours with Kiwanis Advisor Mr. Rafael Ledesma.

Mariano Mallo I and Eugene Hernandez finish their work in the Dominican Republic before laying out cement.

Following the Belen motto of "Men for Others" nearly 150 members of the Belen Key Club managed to complete over 26,000 service hours. The Club has proven itself to be one of the best clubs in the district. At the 65th annual district convention held in Orlando, Key Club earned First Place in Major Emphasis Program, Second Place in Single Service and Third Place in Scrapbook. Fr. Willie Garcia- Tunon SJ, along with Mr. Ralf Ledesma and Mr. Juan Carlos Alam, once again advised the club. Under the leadership of President Mariano Mallol, Vice President Carlos Larcada, Secretary Mike Fer nandez, Treasure Eric Knott and Editor Damian Penichet. "We had an outstanding year which couldn't have been done without our prestige and hard working members," said Mallo I. The Club focused itself on three projects which included Naranja, a school for the children of migrant workers, Regis House, a substance abuse treatment facility for young adults and ARC where members played with disabled kids . The clubs other projects included toy drives, ca r washes, the Calle Ocho Festiva, l service trips to the Dominican Republic, blood drives, and the Fiesta de Solar.

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ARC Chairman Andres Vigil spends his time by playing in the playground with a few kids from ARC during an afterschool trip.

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Eugene Hernandez, Mariano Mallo I, and Damian Penichet work with the St. Brendan's Key Club at a car wash.

Since its inception by former World History teacher and now leader of El Directorio, Mr. Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat, the Model Nations team has evolved into a dynamic organization that features dedicated participants from sixth to twelfth grades. The club is now advised by Mr. Thomas de Quesada who has led them to MUN conferences at FlU, Brown University, Johns Hopkins University, Duke University, University of Pennsylvania, and Georgetown University. The team of 4 2 students was guided by seniors George Gonzalez, Danny J. Rodriguez and Kris Sedeno "With the addition of havingjunior high members it allows the club to build a foundation for future success," said Gonzalez. The club recently attended the NAIMUN conference from Feb. 11 till Feb. 16, at Georgetown University. Among the attendees were veteran members Noe Burgos, Eduardo Casal, George Gonzalez, Luigi Juarez, Federico Moreno, Daniel J. Rodriguez, Kristian Sedeno.

Senior Federico Moreno and seventh grader TJ Villamil were awarded as outstanding delegates. While on their trip to DC, students met with Belen alumni such as Cesar Conde, a White House Fellow, Aquilies F. Suarez, Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, and Xavier Arguello from the Nicaraguan Embassy. Belen students also visited the Tomb of the Unknown Solider. On Feb. 13 team members placed a wreath at the tomb on behalf of the Belen community. "Although we got snowed in and had to stay a couple of extra days in DC, it was an amazing trip. We did well at the conference and we met many people form different states," said Sedeno.

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TAKING ON THE NATIONS

POSING Marcelo Delgado, Kris Sedeno, Daniel Hanlon, Noe Burgos, Mr. Thomas de Quesada, Eduardo Casal, Ricky Moreno, Alex Correoso, Nicholas Volsky, Trevor Keith, George Gonzalez, Rafael Yaniz, Daniel J. Rodriguez, Nicholas de Ia Fuente, T J Villamil and Mr. Patrick Collins stand in front of the White House.

THE Model United Nations team visits Mr. Xavier Arguello, Minister Counselor at the Nicaraguan Embassy.

THE 2002-2003 Model UN Team

VISITING Mr. Patrick Collins meets with Mr. Aquiles F. Suarez, Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy in Washington DC.

Outside Forces ... This year's team includes girls from Lourdes Academy, which is where the team name, WolvCats, came to be.

ROBOTICS CLUB Load me up! Junior Manny Vergara programs L2-B2 with his laptop for the upcoming test.

The Art Of Assembly ... Seniors Michael Lemus and Robert Sobrado watch as Junior Manny Vergara assembles parts of L2-B2.

Teamwork ...

The Robotics team this year includes Mario Pino, Max Henderson, Victor Soto, Manny Vergara, Eddie Nunez, and John Marrero.

Testing 123 ... L2-B2 gets its first test run together. Its goal-- to pick up boxes and move them.

It's Alive!!! Who would be able to guess that this metal monster would be able to move boxes and perform other complicated tasks?

Photos Courtesy of Robotics Club

How it's done ... Senior Victor Soto shows the other members of the team how to assemble one of the complex motors involved in moving the metal beast.

Captions by Rudy Delgado

FRIDAY

DANCE-OFF X-MAS? Xavi Navarro imitates Santa as David Caballero proclaims his Christmas wishes.

VOGUE! The yearbook staff and editors stop and pose after a hard day's work ..

INVESTIGATION

David Caballero and Louis Gonzalez catch Jose Garcia red-handed playing video games instead of doing his work.

CHILLN' Back Row: Rene Veliz, Robert Suris Third Row: Julio Aenlle, Robert Lloveras, Rudy Delgado, Nicky Alexander, Ernie Perez, Kris Leon Second Row: Felipe De Leon, Jorge Pereira, Jorge De Leon, Damian Penichet, Victor Ruiz, Javier Cruz, Justin Metcalfe First Row: Jose Garcia, Xavi Navarro, Alex Munilla, Santi Tefel, Louis Gonzalez, Alfie Vargas, Bryan Lorenzo, and Ms. Cristina Casero.

Not pictured: Tony T arafa, Jason Machado, Edgar Martinez, Carlos Ortega, Javi Araque, Frankie Rovirosa

First Row: Bernie Pimentel, Luis Llamas, Eugene Hernandez, Daniel Enriquez, George Gonzalez, Felipe Ojeda, Ms. Aimee Busquet Second Row: Juan 0' Naughten, Alex Esteban, Enrique Quevedo Alex Cur a, Matt Maranges, David Romero, Chris Guiets Third Row: David Carnright Loren Rodriguez, Andy Manrara, Ricky Garcia, Javier Correoso, Juan Michelen, Michael Cross, Jason Lopez Fourth Row: Danny Fernandez Steven Pessoa, Ivan Echenique, Greg Hernandez

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First Row: Juan Carlos Saab, Norman RuizCastaneda, George Garcia. Eugenio Hernandez, Xavier Navarro , Robert Klock.

Alberto Aran, Danny Lopez, Eric Guerra Second Row: Ms. Olga Ramon. Stephen Putman, Alejandro Munilla, Eric Blanco.

Robert Sobrado, Daniel C. Rodriguez.

Johnathan Mederos. Andrew Guasch.

Henry Garci a Third Row: Adrian Alfonso.

Mike Mouriz, Eric Esteban. Carlos CorraL Jorge Bello, Christi an Sanchelima. Daniel Mendoza, Paul Santuoso. Chritian Krueugr, Peter Casais. Fourth Row: Gabriel Suarez, lldefonso Mas, Joseph Perez de Corcho, Mario Pino.

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First Row: Alex Munilla, Xavier Navarro, Eugenio Hernandez, Daniel Garcia, Norman RuizCastaneda, Joseph Perez-de Corcho, Franklin Danger Second Row: Mario Rojo, Daniel Noste, Jose Carlos Mendiola, Danny Garcia, Joshua Joseph, Juan Carlos Saab, Bryan Suarez, David Perez- Del Rio

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First row: ~/IS Adriana Suarez, Daniel Rodriguez. Andy Vigil. Alex Volsky, Roly Vicaria. Daniel Baquerizo. Aldo Riesgo. l~ ris Sedeno, Carlos Larcada, Rene Caraballo. lvls. Gisell Rodriguez, Oscar de Ia Vega. Nick Gutierrez, Alberto Aran Second Row: Daniel Hernandez. Eddie Moreno.

Robert Baran. Daniel Hanlon, Arturo Sanchez. Adrian Gonzalez, Javier Cruz, Victor Soto. Javier Morejon. Greg Schaiberger. Jf Bermudez.

Ignacio Duquesne Third Row: A.nthony Fernandez. Eduardo Casal. William Cartas. Oscar Guzman. Alex Rodriguez, Christopher Jaramillo. Rene Medina. Eric Fernandez. Javier Armenteros. tv1ike Valdez. Hanny Vergara.

Charles Wood Fourth Row: Francisco Lacayo. Oscar Fonseca. Juan Flores. Mario del Rio. Carlos Honda!. Alex Peria. Raymond Brutat.

Anthony\'ega. Chris Cano, Carlos lnguanzo, Rene Larrieu. Ricky Hernandez, Carlos Rovira. Miguel tv1assens. Miguel ~.-larmol. Daniel f alacios Fifth Row: DAnny Escoto, Alexander Oliva. Rodrigo Tejedor.

Raul tvloas. Christopher lvlelley, David Soto, Carlos Valdez. Jonathing Ro~Jbins. Jorge Ravelo. Alex Esteban, Carlos de Ia Vega Fourth row: Franklin Danger. Andrew Valdes. Byran Herrera. Alex Cor reoso. Alex Leon.

Gabriellvlarrero. Michael Lloveras. Gast on de Zarraga. Nicholas Fer reiro. Antonio Navarro. JP Erkelens. Ivan Santa Cruz. Mario Pino.

Daniel Fernandez, Carlos Corral. Paul Santuoso. Seventh Row: Danny Rodriguez. Michael Casas. Carlos Ortega, Nick Perez-Aiverez, Eric Knott, Giovanni Lorenzo. Jose Leon. Javier Basnuevo, Danny Castellanos . A.ntonio Guadamuz. Michael Fernandez. J ohn Marrero, Eloy Figueredo. Eric Guerra, Enr ique del So to Eighth Row: A.ndrew Cuan.

Gabriel Sagar duy. Victor Ruiz, Andres Vega. Carlos Posada. Andres Guardiola. Brian Dominguez. Robert Hernandez, Javi fera l. Azael Ortega. Chris Sanchelima, tvlariano Baez. Pedr o Casais. Ninth Row: Manny Gomez. Alejand r o Lega, Javier Garcia-Tunon. Cesar Vega. Frank tvlanes, Car los Nieto, Gaby Ber mudez. Enrique Puig. Enrique Zamar a.

J oseph Pino. Raymond del Castillo, Cesar Garcia-Canet. Gabriel A lonso IY1endoza

MATHEM-ADDICTS

Sporting Their Stuff! The Mu Alpha Theta Squad shows off their new apparel hoping that it will bring them good luck in the Felix Varela High Competition.

Geomotry Wiz! Freshman David Sotto flashes the hardware after placing 8th in the Individual Geometry division.

Kings of the Hill! Freshmen Ralph Romero,

Loungin! Seniors Carlos Larcada, Danny Baquerizo and

Dan Urguelles, Marcello Delgado and Julio Egusquiza display their 1st place trophy in the Algebra division.

Aida Riesgo take time to relax after finishing a tough Calculus team test at Naples High.

MUSIC APPRECIATION SOCIETY

Top Row: Jerry Garcia, Robert Garcia, Cesar Vega, Andrew Cuan, Mr. Tony Alexander Center Row: Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, James Hendricks, Manny Vergara Bottom Row: Carlos Valdes, Mike Lloveras, Ted Todoroff, Jonas Thompson

RESPECT LIFE Top Row: Robert Klock, Santiago Tefel, Michael Wood, Gabriel Fontela, Javier Garcia-Tunon, Javier Cruz.

Middle Row: Michael Lemus, Enrique Orizondo, David Carnight, Luis Gonzalez, Rene Larrieu, Derrick Varona, Bernie Pimentel.

Bottom Row: Deacon Robert O'Malley, Juan Carlos Saab, Norman Ruiz- Castaneda, Xavier Navarro, Alex Munilla, Carlos lguanza, Eugene Hernandez

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERS CLUB

Top Row: Pierre Motta, Adrian Colon, Alex Howard -Fuentes, Jesus Valentino, Ivan Rodriguez, Trevor Keith Bottom Row: Ms. Alicia Farinas, Patrick lngelmo, Daniel Echeverria, Daniel Escoto, Martin Medina, Gabriel Henriquez, Alejandro Alvarado, Michael Martinez

ALTAR BOYS Top Row: Carlos Jordan, Deacon Robert O'Malley, Oscar Guerrero.

Bottom Row: Gregory Schaiberger, Matthew Jordan, Sebastian Juncadella

CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNITY

Bottom Row: Manny Gomez, Mr. Ralf Ledesma, Gaby Fontela, Danny Rodriguez, Ms. Angie Fernandez, America Padilla, Carlos lnguanzo, Felipe Ojeda, Dr. Josefina Chirino, Javier Cruz, Mr. Ariel Fernandez Second Row: Amado Nieto, Felipe Ortega, Daniel Mion-Bet, Juan Diaz-Padron, Victor Saizarbitoria, Matthew Jordan, Jose Leon, Julio Minsai-Ruiz, Miguel Marmo!, Ms. Angelique Ruhi Third Row: Dorian Barrera, Alexander Oliva, Oscar Guerrero, Marcos Perez, Daniel Urgelles, Carlos Jordan, Rafael Y aniz, Ms. Maria Cristina Reyes-Garcia Fourth Row: Deacon Robert O'Malley, Alberto Flamini, Jose Redondo, Daniel Alonso, Victor Alarcon, Raul Moas, Anthony Santos, Alexis Corral, Guillermo Echarte, Ms. Adriana Suarez Fifth Row: Mateo Elorza, Br. Francisco Permuy SJ, Ahmed Moussawel, Alex Correoso, Danny Escoto, Michael Rios, Danny Lobo, Richard Costa, Tom my Rincon, Alejandro Jerez Sixth Row: Fr. Victor Hernandez SJ, Michael Wood, Gabe Alonzo- Mendoza, Michael Wood, Alex Castro, Gabriel Suarez, Javier GarciaT uP\on, Ms. Ana Fenton, Ms. Teresita Campos, Fr. Marcelino Garcia SJ

FISHING CLUB Names not available.

FRENCH CLUB First Row: Ms. Maria Alonso, Manuel Lopez, Adrian Diaz, Manuel Gomez, Rene Carballo, Daniel Masvidal, Milton Collantes, Ryan Gramatges, Carlos Larcada, Gaston Fontela, Stephen Hermida Second Row: Raphael De Armas, Javier Carabeo, Xavier Navarro, Federico Moreno, Ricardo Hernandez, Rolando Vicaria, Max Henderson, Gabriel Fontela, Bryan Lorenzo Third Row: Albert Regueyra, Alex Munilla, Renzo Pis a, Alfredo Vargas, Derek Varona, Eric Blanco, Enrique Orizondo, David Caballero, Paul Orta, Bernardo Pimentel. Fourth Row: America Padilla, Robert Lloveras, Christopher Zacarias, Luis Pereda, Joseph Perez De Corcho, Damien Penichet, Eduardo Moreno, Justin Metcalfe, Julian Dieppa, George Garcia.

Fifth Row: Heinz Wendorff, Alex Uribe, Javier Cruz, Mario Garcia, Javier GarciaTunon, Jan Erkelens, Michael Wood, Jonathan Burke Sixth Row: Norman Morejon, Michael Cross, George Perez, Daniel Perez, John Paul Mendez, George Metcalfe, Alex Reyes, David Bustamante Top Row: Bernie Mack, Andres Fernandez, Michael Gonzalez, Nick Davis, Louis Gonzalez, Bryan Suarez, Stephen Putman, Emmanuel Perez

LIFE SCIENCE CLUB Members Present: Alex Villar, Daniel Moas, Aaron Delgado, T J Villamil, Javier Herrero, Andrew Regueyra, Eduardo Escobar, Richard Smit, Daniel Barrera, Joshua Pereira, Sean Keith, Tommy Robaina, William Gonzalez, Sponser- Mr. Rafael Fernandez

CHESS CLUB Members Listed: Alexander Howard- Fuentes, Jose Cardenal, William Mayo!, Martin Medina, Carlos Jordan, Anthony Kanelidis, Adrian Sanchez, Stephen Poindexter, Trevor Keith, Bryan Pardo, Marcelo Delgado, Juan Arrieta.

NATIONAL ART SOCIETY Members Listed: Ignacio Duquesne, Carlos De La Vega, Daniel Bravo, Josh Corona, Max Henderson, Anwar Janania, John Marrero, Jesus Moises, Gabriel Montes, Carlos Rovira, Rodrigo Vargas, Manuel Vergara, Jose Urriola, Rodrigo Suarez, Adrian Von der Osten, Enrique Orizondo, Santiago Tefel

ART-IFICIALLY INTELIGENT Daniel Bravo and Enrique Orizondo work side by side, in case they need each other's help, while completing their works.

"Two heads are better then one,'' said Bravo. Both take art as an elective and are members of the Art Club.

ALL H-ART Jose Urriola puts his H-art and soul into his next piece. ''Whenever I pick up that paint brush, I'm able to show how I really feel," he said.

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28 Shots and their lead singer '\lex Cura rock the central patio :::Js they are crowned champions Jf the first ever Battle of the 3ands. "We were just simply Jetter than the rest," said :::ura.

OYE! Assistant Principal Dr. Armando Rodriguez, adviser to the Student Council looks over the Kick Off dance in awe at the impressive turnout.

31ANT HEAD The new 1flatable Waldo head is also nown by its nickname due to its Jok, "The Giant Beaver."

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President Rene Carballo and Vice-President Xavier Navarro spearheaded the many functions, which are performed every year such as the dances and Homecoming Week, and offered many original ideas." We spent a bunch of time brainstorming before this year to try and make it as successful and original as possible," said Vice-President Xavi Navarro. Some of the new events included Battle of the Bands and Belen Bonanza, which was brought back after abandonment by previous years. The Student Council also presented the students with what was called the best Senior Skit in years. "I loved it; it was the funniest one that I have ever seen," said junior Gabriel "Gabo" Alonso-Mendoza.

The pride and joy for Student Council was the inflatable Waldo head the organization bought for the sports program. "We raised a lot of money through the dances at the beginning of the year, especially the first one which was a big success," said senior executive board member lggy Duquesne.

INSANE Senior lggy "insane ducane" Duquesne gives his hardest pose, but in fact he is a softy as he spends most his time taking care of the Studnt Council fundraising for charity.

THUMBS UP! Seniors Xavi Navarro and Ernie Calderin enjoy the Tom bola dance by giving it two thumbs up as it is a giant success.

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DJ LOUIS? Senior Louis Rojas says the he wants to try and steal Student Council DJ Rudy Delgado's job for the next dance.

EXECUTIVE BOARD Rene Larrieu, Rodrigo Suarez, lggy Duquesne, Danny Rodriguez, Xavier Navarro, Rene Carballo, Danny Hernandez, Kris Sedeno, Santi Tefel

MEETINGS Senior Student Council staff member, Alex Esteban, gets together with other members at their unofficial meeting spot, Hooters!

Nicky Alexander puts the ball in for a birdie.

Louis Gonzalez, Rene Veliz, and Chris Gueits lead the Football team into a pep rally.

Carlos Ortega sprints toward the goal against DASH. Ortega made All Dade as a junior.

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Javier Ramos finishes off his Junior High career with wins at Great American and the Dade County Youth Fair Meet and looks forward to his success on the Varsity team in years to come.

Guillermo Echarte was as consistent as can be being the second man at most meets including Great American, Dade ~~~I."R;f.'; County Youth Fair, and ~:S~~ Championships.

8th grader Nicky Diaz runs his last Junior High race of the year at the Championship helping his team win the meet. competition

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course but, definitely on it primarily helping the sixth grade team to a runnerup championship title.

2002 Sixth Grade Cross Country Team

"I loved the experience and fun we had going up to North Carolina for the Great American race. It was cool going with the older guys and experiencing what it was like to be one of them," said 7th grader Michael Cruz.

The number 2 runner on the 6th Grade Cross country team was Dylan Rico who practiced harder than most and his results showed.

The Belen Jesuit Junior High Cross Country team had a pergect season in 2002. The young harriers won every race they entered and made a historic trip to North Carolina to compete in the Great American Cross Country Festival.

Javier Ramos was the team's number one runner and he won the Great American Junior High Race, the Dade County Championship and the ACC Championship.

He was pushed hard by Guillermo Echarte who won the TriCounty Championship and who ran strong all year. Other stalwarts included Jason Oliver, Javier Zamparelli, Michael Cruz, Nicholas Diaz, Nicholas Martinez, Conor McCarthy Agustin Guardiola, Timothy O'Connor, Alex Sealey, Nelson Alemany and 6th Grader Michele Martucci The team capped off its' season winning the school's 1Oth Dade County Youth Fair Championship as well as the Tri-County and ACC Championships.

Varsity Coach Frankie Ruiz is anxiously anticipating the arrival of these outstanding runners on the Varsity team.

The Belen Jesuit 6th Grade Cross Country team had an outstanding season despite suffering bad luck with injuries. The team was led by Michele Martucci who was undefeated in all 6th Grade races he entered and was frequently involved in the Junior High races.

Other runners included Dylan Rico, Will Haralson , Joey Capparelli, Daniel Blanco, Carlos Basnuevo, Juan de la Ossa, Sean Hew and Javier Castaneda.

The team finished 3rd at the Tri-County championship and 2nd at the ACC Championships.

These young runners are being counted on to step it up and continue Belen Jesuit's fine Junior High Cross Country Tradition. For more pictures and Results the Cross Country team can be found on the internet at www .belenxc.com.

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Timmy O'Connor takes a picture with High School mile record holder Alan Webb at the Great American race in North Carolina.

Just Out The Gates!

Michele Martucci was the fastest 6th grade and ran for Junior High as well proving he can run with anyone. He has been running since ,vr:,l;q;r~,):•:Nf.~;~ •;,:.'f;l.~.?,-1 he was little and has 'i'~'.:tc• li-J~'"~h....:l,,'!!I~ J traveled a many 9411~M.\~1;r}{JfJ.r,,~ distance to compete

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Junior Javier Cruz was the team's number one runner throughout the season and md placed fourth at the State Meet. Next year he will return among the top three n the state in all classes.

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He was the surprise of the team showing up in the latter end of the season to become the team's fifth man.

On the team's annual trip over the summer they returned to North Carolina and renewed the "War over the River" during their wh ite excursion.

The team was lead by Javier Cruz and Eddie Arguello, the top duo in the state, who deservedly both earned First Team All State Honors.

Michael Jalil was perhaps the most consistent runner on the team. He steadily dropped his times race after race and could be counted on even though it was his first Varsity season.

Senior lldefonso Mas who was hampered by hamstring injuries all year, came ou1 to his best, finishing among the top 7. Special recognition should be given to Mas for his constant humor and making everyone on the team always laugh and have a good time.

The team was relaxed after winning another Dade County Championship.

As a team they hold the racord for most county titles won by one team .

The victors of the "War over the River" were the U.S.S. Delinquent's with Uber captain alum Jorge Bustamante, Javier Cruz, Eddy Arguello, lldefonso Mas, Jose Garcia, and Rafael Marquez.

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Last minute alternate Danny Castellanos was inserted into the top seven for the State Meet and ran impressively.

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John Smit charges for the touchdown after catching a perfect interception.

9-1 and 11-1 .. ENOUGH SAID!!

After having the Belen Junior High Gold Flag Football Team end their season with a 9-1 record and having the Belen Junior High Blue Flag Football Team end with an 11-1 season, Both teams show that hard work payed off. The Gold Team earned the title of the ACC Southern Division Champions for their third year in a row. the team was lead by Head coach, Richard Stuart who is also the head coach of the Belen

Football Player and Graduate Ramon Crego, the team finished off with the title oftheACC Central Division Champions.

Contragulations to both teams for having one of the best seasons in Belen History.

The Blue Team Defense charges to stop a reciever rushing to get to the Touchdown.

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Offensively, the team did great under the leadership of Quarterback's Gio Christodoulou and Diego Fernandez who

"I believe our season was one of the best seasons in Belen History and I must give alot of credit to our new coach Jorge V De Ona Ramon Crego."

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Greg Fontela jukes out a defensive player and runs for the touchdown.

had a combined score of 7 touchdowns for the season. As for the Belen Junior High Blue Flag Football Team Written by: under the leadership of Justin Metcalfe former Belen Varsity

"This was a really fun season, I enjoyed playing Quarterback for the Gold Team, I am really happy about our 9-1 season."Gio Christodoulou

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"We're not the biggest team out there, but we can hold our own."

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Andrew Burt shows rival, Gulliver Prep., how to run the ball.

FINISHING STRONG!

"I wasn't expecting it to hurt that much," said John Smitt as he remembered the first hit of his football career. Smitt, like many of the other Wolverine cubs on the Junior High football team, got his first taste of what it's like to represent Belen on the field.

The season began with a hard loss to Pine Crest, which pretty much set the tone for a season that

left more to be desired. However, the baby Wolverines were able to work hard and finish the season strong with two wins, encluding a win against the all- freshman Moore Haven team. Reflecting on the season Coach Nick Garcia said, "We were in a bit of a slide, but they really pulled their act together and picked it up at the end of the season."

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Greg Fontela says "They can't handle this," as he leaves the Raiders in his dust.

"I am just so happy that we are beating Ransom. I wish I could be playing, but my injury prevents me from playing."

"I can't wait to get into the game and be able to show all the coaches my skills."

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TheN Football season started out well, they won their first two games beating Pinecrest and Key West by a combined margin of score of80-0. "We put the whooping on our first two opponents," said Coach Aparicio.

Although the team came out like a pack of crazy wolves in their fust two games, they fell into a slump and fell short to Pace, Chaminade and Gulliver in the next

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The Wolverine gang tackle the Ransom tailback. The defense held Ransom to a total of 5 yards on offense.

three games. "Pace and Chaminade just had more talent than we did," said David Monzon.

The team just went flat after losing to just better

opponents and fell victim to the Gulliver Raiders in a heartbreaking loss. "We started off strong this season but we got some bad breaks

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Peter Piderman goes after a punt toward the end of the third quarter.

Charlie Manrara runs for daylight while a Ransom defender tries to take him down .

and didn't have enough luck," said Barney Flores, offensive line coach. Although the team struggled toward, the middle of the season, they pulled off a win against Ransom which boosted their confidence going into a big game against American Heritage.

The team was pumped up going into the American Heritage game but just lost to a better team. "We played a hard schedule this season not one team we played had a losing record," said Coach Aparicio.

The Wolverine offense sets up against the Ransom Raiders in a game that was dominated by the offensive-line.

Charlie Manrara tries to read a hole in the offense to get through. He scored a 60 yard touchdown on this play.

Coach Flores paces the sideline after sending in the defensive signal.

(Bottom) Carlos Nieto comes back to lay a block for the fullback that is escaping from a Ransom tackle.

Senior Alex Munilla follows his blocks and takes the handofffor a 44 yard touchdown.

Linebacker Louis Gonzalez awaits the call from the sideline.

Derek Verona reaches for a pass along the sideline.

David Caballero leads the Wolverines out of the tunnel into the football field against Pace.

Chris Guiets breaks a tackle and runs free in a district game versus Archbishop Carroll.

VarsitY Football

"The values I learned while playing foootball, I'll keep with me for the rest of my life."

"Years from now this team can look back and take pride that they were the first to ever record double digit wins in a season, and that special .. "

Pride, Courage, War, Win ... these words are the basis for what Wolverine Football stands for and means to the lucky few who have donned the blue and gold. In an emotional farewell meeting, senior David Caballero spoke from his "I'll take those heart when he said, Despite not words to my grave." reaching its ultimate goal and dream of winning a state title, this senior-led team will always be remembered for setting several Belen records and making history. The team was the first ever in Belen history to record 10 wins, finishing 10-2. Their only losses came at the hands of Monsignor Pace and Chaminade, who were ranked the top two teams in Florida regardless of classification according to Floridakids.net, NBC6's Fins TV Power Poll, and CBS/ Sun-Sentinel's High School Power Poll. The team broke the school record for points in a regular season with 391. Senior RB Gaston Fontela ran for over 1,000 yards, while sophomore QB Chris Rey and WR Pete Munoz showed flashes of a potent future tandem . The "Ram-rod Defense" was one of the most talented, led by run stoppers Rene Larrieu, "Skip to my Lou" Gonzalez, David Caballero, Rene Veliz, and MC lggs DuQuesne. The secondary was led hard-hitting safety Chris Gueits and INT leader "Magic" Munilla. Belen also initiated its new home field with a convincing 35-6 win against Crescent City, and a dominating 28-0 win against classic rival Gulliver.

Senior running back Gaston Fontela runs hard through the Archbishop Carroll defense.

The defense takes its first steps of action toward pouncing on the running back.

Varsity Foo t ball

2002 Roster : Pablo Morejon (6) Tulia Alvarez(7) Patrick Arenson (7) Carlos Araque (7) Carlos Fonseca(7) Victor Lopez-Cantera (7) Nicholas Schwab(7) Orlando Alvarez(B) Alex Gonzalez (B) Ricardo De Lemus(B) Reynaldo Mastrapa(B) Thomas Soler(B) Raymond Zomerfeld (B)

The undefeated team racked up more than 492 points. Amazing!

Junior High Swimming Opponent

Score

vs. Gulliver Middle 1B7-45 vs.@ Ransom Middle 165-64 @North Miami Middle 165-34 Middle School Youth Fair 1st Middle School Districts 1st Private School Invitational 1st

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untouchable," said Carlos

next few years, these

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youngsters will have

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to support each

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Wolverines swim. Led by

are going to have a lot

8th grader Raymond

of time to swim

Zomerfeld and 7th grader

together. Only 8th

Carlos Araque, the JH

grader Tommy Soler

swim team took the lead

and Raymond

from the very beginning

Zomerfeld go into

and never looked back.

"The young

Breastrokin' Carlos Araque races to a 3rd place finish against West Minister Academy which Belen lost by 2 points.

Practice makes Perfect. .. Raymond Zomerfeld, Alex Gonzalez and Carlos Araque practice thier relay dives before taking on La Salle. Belen beat La Salle.

high school, so look for a familiar

kids had a great impact in

team won all their meets by a landslide

victorious team in

big competitions such as

including Middle School Youth Fair by

2003.

ACC championship

more than 300 points. Another big meet

and lA District Meet,"

was the Middle School Private School Meet

said Peppas. The swim

by nearly tripling 2nd place Gulliver score.

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"They are the future of the team," said

"The Junior High Swim Team accomplished more than we expected. I'm very proud of them.

The parents helped a lot."

JH Coach Olga Uribe

"Besides winning and having fun, the best part of the season was going ~ ..-~_ . to Halloween Horror Night during ACC's.

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Clear Water... Raymond Zomerfeld swims a very clean and effective freestyle. He placed 7th at the annual ACC Catholic State Meet in the 200 yard free.

"It's been a pleasure swimming for Belen all

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these years. I had a ton of

but losing the seniors will hurt, but I hope next year

accomplished this year,

fun and I will miss it a lot. I

we get some leadership

wish the best of luck to Kirk

from Jeffrey Vivo and Javier

and the swim team. "

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Basnuevo."

Javier Basnuevo, Junior

"Take your marks, GO!" says the starter.

Jeffrey Vivo, and seniors

The 2002 Varsity

Javier Araque and

Swim Team season was topped with

Javier Morejon. Despite

bringing back the ACC

times during the regular

championship for the

season, Belen beat

first time since 1994. Along

Gulliver at the IA State

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of Fame Pool in Ft.

2nd place finish

them when it counted

losing to Gulliver three

Meet located at the Hall Lauderdale. "We beat

at Youth Fair losing to

the most," said

Gulliver and outreaching archrival

Jeffrey Vivo, who won

Columbus High School. "Similar to last season, the absence of

his first state title with a Victory! Ja\;/,.i@r Morejon prepares to race his leg of the 400 freestyle relay. They placed 5th at states with a 3:17.45 which is one second off the school record.

team co-captains

after been the only

seniors Javier Araque

school in Miami-Dade

and Javier Morejon for part of the season, teammates

Freestylin'! Jeffrey Vivo shown proudly wears his State Medal at Ft. Lauderdale. He won the 50 yards freestyle setting a new school record 21 .29.

County to not graduate one last year. "At the IA

stepped up to a new

District Meet, we made level," said Head Coach a lot Kirk Peppas. This year of mistakes that cost Belen us the win," said graduates three seniors

new school record 21.29 in the 50 freestyle.

"I'm glad with what we

accomplished this year, Peppas. Belen finished twelve but losing the seniors will hurt, but I hope next points behind Gulliver year we get some Prep and forty-five leadership from Jeffrey points ahead of 3rd Vivo and Javier place Miami-Country Basnuevo," said Coach Day. The state Peppas. qualifiers were ninth JaviAraque grader Francisco Lacayo, sophomore

Flyin' Team Co-captain Javier Araque sprints his way to a 1st place finish in the 200 IM He helped in the team victory over Ransom Everglades.

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Hole in One The Golf team had a great year. With the transition of two new coaches, the team was prepared for their tough season. The starting team was composed of four seniors and one junior and the surprise of the team 8th grader Ricky Escobar. The team had a record of 12-3 which is the best in school history. The two new coaches were Jay Perkins and Jerry Portela. Senior Nicky Alexander said that "They were the

who shot a school record low 71. The team next year even though losing 4 starting seniors. They will start a rebuilding pr ocess, and still be contenders for districts. individually. Another best thing that has great happen to the golf accomplishment team in years." The was in the D.C.YF two coaches led the where the team team to regional's for place 3rd out of 24 the second time in teams and first in school history and their district. The placed 4th. Nicky Alexander scored a 75 team was led by which placed him 4th Juan Weissenberg "I had a great first year with the team and the seniors really taught me a lot."

Ricky Escobar

Nicky Alexander

Juan Weissenberg putts it close from the greensid bunker. He later saved his par by making a 5 foot put

"It was a great last ~"~·· year for me and I wish the best of luck for next year's golf team."

Jose Canto

Senior Ricky Moreno putys the ball 3 feet away at the Biltmore Golf Course. He later went on to make his birdie putt.

Photo by Juan Weissenberg

Felipe De Leon shows his better side while doing a flip.

Frankie Rovirosa lands one of his "big air" jumps.

Felipe De Leon

Frankie Rovirosa

It's seven in the morning air hits their way to the them as they make boat.

Jorge DeLeon starts the motor; meanwhile Yoyi Pereira and Nicky Alexander detach the lines from the dock. As they make their way down the canal Frankie Rovirosa prepares the rope.

They arrive at the Key Biscayne Yachtclubwhere Tony Tarafa waits with his surfboard in hand. He jumps into the boat, and on the ride to the "ski hole" Nicky calls first. He begins the first run of the day with a "yeep". The boat pulls him up onto the plate-like water. The day goes on with rivalry for the best trick. Xavi Navarro calls that he is waiting in the mangroves with his friend, so they head in for a day of"chillin" at the flats.

With the Miami skyline in the background Jorge De Leon rips through the smooth water of Biscayne Bay.

Getting Air Exhausted, Jorge De Leon finishes a long run.

Rough Start The Belen Sixth Grade Basketball team has had a history of dominating their opponents on the court, but after starting the season 1-4, the pressure began to mount on the young Wolverines to uphold their reputation. "I don't know why we were losing. I guess we just couldn't pull together as a team," said forward Eric Bustos.

Despite their losses, the team made a strong comeback thanks to the efforts of Mario Rojas and Jorge Menocal, the team's leading scorers. "We had a rough start, but the guys really pulled their act together at .. the end of the season and finished 6-5," said Coach Jerry Jones.

Jorge Pereira

Erick Bustos, one of the top scorers on the team, show Epiphany how to take it to the hole.

"This season was a "I think we needed ton of fun, I hope I taller players, but we can keep playing came through in the next year." end anyway.. "

Andres Martinez

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Mario Rojas, who led the team in free throw points, racks up some points for the team.

"I had an awesome time playing for the team this year, hopefully i can play varsity one day."

"iWe all played hard and had an awesome year. i can't wait until next year's basketball season."

Agustin Guardiola

The 2002-2003 Junior High Basketball team had an exceptional season because of the outstanding teamwork it exhibited on and off the court. Led by first year coach, Thomas de Quesada, the team repeated as champions of the ACC. The team was well balanced with seven 7th graders and seven 8th graders. the group was led all season by the hustle and charisma of Tony Quezada and Giovanni Christodoulou.

Giovanni Christodoulou helped lead the team thriugh a winning season as ione of the leading scorers on the team .

"I hope that next year i can dunk," said Steven Argas while looking back on this fast break.

Steven Argas provided the inside presence aand outstanding scoring ability, and Augustin Guardiola's court vision made the offense flow all season long. In the end, what made the unit a special one was it's commitment to defense.

Defense is what

propelled the team to its biggest victories all season against St. Michael's and St. Agnes. Depth was also a contributor to the team's success and everyone was able to share in the enjoyment of the year.

Antonio Quezada one of the charismatic leaders of team, takes it to the house.

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6-13 .... Not so Hot After All After having a season of remarkable wins and disappointing losses , the Freshman Basketball team finished off with a season record of 6-13.

"Things were just not going in our favor," said Jon Hernandez.

Hernandez was one of the key players.

Although there were 13 losses, there were 6 memorable wins which included two against North Broward Prep., Monsignor Pace, American Heritage

playing teams like Gulliver and Pace because there's always so much at stake when playing against these teams, " said Chris Carlesi. Many of the players look at the

(Delray), and long time archrival, Gulliver.

Many of the players wish they could have pulled off some more wins. "I look at this season and wish that wecould' vetriedalittle

"I look at this season and I'm not happy about the season record,butlhaveto say it was fun while it lasted."

bit better because I really think we could've done a lot better," said Bryan Herrera. Despite the losses, teammates liked the challenge of playing many long-time rivals. "I enjoyed

season and say that it showed them how hard they really need to work and how next year they will have to work harder and pick up the intensity when they move up to the Junior Varsity level.

Jon Hernandez stops a Gulliver player from scoring.

Justin Metcalfe

"I believe this season wasn't so good. Despite the losing season, I will say it was a very fun season as well."

Peter Peterman

Bryan Herrera dribbles the ball down the court against St. Thomas Aquinas.

Photos by: Bryn-Alan

"Our schedule was tough, but we knew we were going to win so this season didn't , surprise me."

"The team did well; we played as a team and everything clicked so it was easy to win all those."

Guerdy Fabre

Robert Velasco

Successful does not begin to describe the season theN Basketball team had. The team went to a 21-5 record with victories over rivals St. Brendan, Ransom, Curley, and Coral Shores. Offensively the team was led by Frank Manes and Chris Zumarraga.They both finished with over 50 percent shooting from the field and averaging 15 and 10 points respectively. Manes also finished with 46 percent three-point shooting and 71 percent free throw percentage. Jonathan Hermida also provided offensive excitement with 46 percent field goal shooting and 37 percent from behind the arc. Hermida also averaged ten points a

rebounds a game. Fabre also had 18 blocks, second only to Eric Montes, who recorded an amazing 27 blocks.

The only blemishes on their record were losses agaisnt Columbus, Gulliver and Key West.

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Top: Jonathan Hermida Bottom: Andres Guardiola

game.Manesscored an amazing 328 points followed by Hermida with 240 points and Zumarraga, with 236 points. Other offensive standouts were Andres Guardiola, Guerdy Fabre, and Fernando Aran. Defensively, Aran and Fabre led the team.

Aran had 160 rebounds in 23 games to average seven rebounds a game and also had eleven blocks. Fabre totalled 119 rebounds in twenty games to average six

Frank Manes, the team's leading scorer, goes to the hoop for two of the 328 points he totaled in the season.

Carlos Nieto

Chris Zumarraga goes acrobatic to get two on the way to Belen's 68-36 win over Archbishop McCarthy.

"The thing that I will remember most about this season is sending the basketball right back into Tony's face when he would try to drive to the hoop."

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Stephen Putman

Swoosh ! The noise the crowd would always hear when senior point guard Alex Guardiola was shooting. Along with sophomore Alex Telleria, the shots would always be going in. The ball-handling skills were kept in charge with Tony "cheese" Torrente, Chris Gueits, Gaby Bermudez and Danny Rodriguez. But no one on the team would be able to work without the big men. Being composed of JP Bermudez, Ignacio Duquesne and Javier Morejon, the

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basketball team would be able to reach sky high for the rebounds.

Even though the team was only a couple games over .500, there were many key victories throughout the season.

Toward the end of the season, the team seemed to be putting all the hard work of the off season together beating rival La Salle by a large margin . Capping a great career at Belen, Alex Guardiola shot for 44 points against Archbishop Curley breaking the previously held school record.

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Hoop there it is!

Players on the bench look on in anticipation while playing against Holy cross. They went on to win that game by more than 5 points. Later, power forward Ignacio DuQuesne would say,''That was close. I thought it was going to come down to the wire ."

Var si t y Basketball

Senior point guard Anthony Torrente looks around the court trying to find someone escaping the grasp of the opposing defenders. Later on in the play, he would toss a sweet pass to center JP Bermudez for a score.

Photos by Bryn-Alan

#50 JP Bermudez goes up strong for a layup against the Royal Lions. He ended up with 12 points and 6 rebounds, but he was still dissappointed about the loss at the end of the game.

Leading scorer, Alex Guardiola swishes a three against La Salle.

He was pinpoint accurate from that spot on the floor all night long .

Varsity breaks on 1, 2, 3 defense.

"Why am I sitting on the bench?" ponders Jose Garcia, a former player.

Chris Gueits drives pass two Ransom defenders, breaking both their ankles on the way to the basket.

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Top:Coach Fidel Albelo shows off his intense style of coaching as he screams a move to one of his wrestlers.

Senior George Garcia struggles to hold down his opponent from Archbishop Curley as he wrestles his way to victory.

Bottom : David Caballero moves long time Florida Christian rival into position for a throw.

Photo by: Louis Gonzalez

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"Coming back to "The year was tough, Wrestling after being but it was a lot of fun. gone for three years My coaches and was a great teammates were there decision. It felt good for me always, always to be back with the willing to give a hand. wrestling family."

Louis Gonzalez

David Carnright

"Para que te respeten!" Those are the words heard throughout the gym when a Belen wrestler is doing what he loves. Wrestling with everything they had, the Varsity Wrestling team had one tough season. Only losing Head Captain and State Champion David Bouza to graduation, the team looked like it would have another great season. But this year turned out to be bittersweet.

After veterans Ricky Palmerola, Bryan Suarez

and Nicholas Carmona decided to end their wrestling careers early, the team took a big hit, physically and mentally. But they were not going to let that stop them from working hard and doing their best. Flooded with first year seniors and junior high veteran,s the team began suffering from various injuries ranging from David Canright tearing his bicep, to Louis Gonzalez tearing his MCL, to returning State Champion Jason Machado getting a stress fracture in his hip.

Going into the District tournament without several key starters, the team managed to take several 3rd and 4th place finishes, a 2nd place finish by eighth grader Steven Rico, and a 1st by Jason Machado. Machado went on to wrestle in the Regional finals where he dislocated his ankle in the opening minutes. With things not looking good going into the State tournament, Machado sucked it up, taped up his ankle, and won a second consecutive state title. Overall, the team finished with what they started off with: RESPECT. Jason Machado and Louis Gonzalez

Photo by Miriam Machado

Two options, lose or pin!

Photo by Herff-Jones

Captain Ernie Calde.rin works for the escape. Some would argue that Calderin is one of the top wrestl~rs in Belen history.

Eighth grader Steven Rico works for a pin as he goes on to take 3rd place in the Florida Christian Invitational.

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New coach, Great season!

Junior High Soccer had a terrific season except fora disappointing loss to St. Agnes. They played a total of 12 games and won 11.

The team could not have done it without their new coach, Mark Chin. Coach Chin led them through the whole season teaching them different things they needed to know about the game. With his help, the team was able

to improve in many aspects. The players who did not play that much improved a lot. It was a great experience for them. He also helped the players that play soccer in

Felipe Ortega positions himself by the goal to go for the rebound and score.

club teams improve.

The team had many good players .It had many leaders in the different areas of the field. In the back was Roberto Sroka. In the middle was Daniel

Rojas. In the front was Felipe Ortega.

Finally, as goal keeper with only 4 goals scored against was Victor Verdejawho improved tremendously. The team played very well together. After each game they would show class and sportsmanship to the other team.

Inigo Abaroa awaits the pass from his teammate. Hi skills were a good contribution to the team.

Felipe Ortega

Andres Marmol took the ball all the way for the score. The team won the game 4-1.

Photo by Ernie Perez

Inigo Abaroa attempted a goal on a fastbreak, but was blocked by a member of the other team

' The score was tied .

Clarence Chamorro scored a penalty kick to take the lead.

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dribbled the ball passed the defender and passed the ball for an assist.

The team takes a rest during half-time. Their coach just finished giving them their pep talk.

The team shakes hands with the kids of Greater Miami Academy. They won that game 4-1.

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Below: Gabriel Marrero stares at the camera while looking on as his team practices without him due to an injury he sustained.

Marrero injured his ankle while he played with some of his friends .

Below: Just as the team took off to warm-up , Francisco Ponce De Leon realized his shoe was untied and got left behind but eventually caught up.

Photos by Carlos Ortega

Below: Coach Hugo Garcia instructs Andres Kaifer (5) and Daniel Sanchez (11) just before they head onto the field.

"Being short helped me swerve by opponents because I am much smaller than they are."

Daniel Gomez

With only one win in the season, the JV soccer team still managed to impress head coach Hugo Garcia. The team was full of young and inexperienced players, many of whom were newcomers to the sport. These players had a great challenge ahead of them once they were selected for the team. After weeks of conditioning and trying-out along with the Varsity team, the JV team was formed with only one veteranCoach Garcia. There wasn't much talent, but there was plenty of heart. This heart could be seen during

the season's first game at Key West, and throughout the rest of the season. At Key West, the team managed to win the game by the smallest margin, 1-0, overcoming obstacles such as a hostile crowd to poor officiating. On paper, things appear to have

gone bad after this win, but to Coach Garcia, the season was a success despite having only one win.

What most came out from the season, according to the team, was the experience the players got. This experience will be very useful for next year and will help Coach

Garcia have a better team in the years to come. "I enjoyed coaching the kids this season. I love having players with heart who are willing to learn and play with pride," he added. The losses during the season were against quality opponents which tend to have strong programs with a lot of experience.

Carlos Ortega

Young and Sin led Out!

Left: Jose Tost dribbles by Azael Ortega as part of the warm-up exercises. In the background, Diego Durand chases a ball he kicked away as he runs to join his team .

Top: Talented freshman Javier GonzalezMora shows of his skills. Gonzalez-Mora eventually moved up to join the Varsity team in the playoffs .

"I thought since we lost so many starters last year that we were going to suffer, but instead we won the district and went to regionals."

"We have a strong returning class next year and we hope to leap -frog Gulliver and Ransom who lose their all stars."

Miguel Ferrer

Carlos Ortega

Repeat Champions Junior Forward Carlos Ortega breaks on the ball past a Miami Country Day defender. Ortega is one of the leaders in the county in goals and assists.

Again!! The Wolverines were able days, and showed he still had what to capture another district title it takes to compete by being one of despite losing seven starters last the top three scorers on the team. year. The team won its second This year's soccer team got help from I consecutive district title for the first new Wolverines Borja Polo, time in Belen history. The Gustavo Issac, and Luis Wolf. They Wolverines were lead by returning dominated their district all senior Andres De La Ossa, and throughout the season and through juniors Alimer Gonzalez and Carlos . the District Championship. Coach Ortega. Track star Miguel Ferrer Fabio Ortega in his sophomore returned to the soccer field for the season coached his team to the first time since his middle school Regional ·Chamionship where they were ousted from the post-season

Junior Borja Polo kicks a free kick.

Polo added much needed scoring due to the loss of seniors last year.

Senior midfielder Andres "Ore" De La Ossa battles an opponent. De La Ossa was one of two players who have started the last three years.

race to the state championship by Ransom Everglades. Ransom Everglades and Gulliver were loaded with experienced talent that allowed them to defeat the Wolverines. Next year, Belen hopes to surpass the oustings by American Heritage and Ransom it has suffered in the past two years, and should due to this year's young and experienced team.Belen has won three district titles in its history, two of them coming in the last two years.

Andres De La Ossa is known for his powerful and far throw ins. De La Ossa threw the ball to Miguel Ferrer who went on to score the winning goal.

Senior Miguel Ferrer came back to play soccer for the first time since scoring a record number of goals in Jr. High. He continued with his attack on the goal this season.

Andres De La Ossa blasts a kick from just outside the penalty box . The · ball just slipped past the goalie's fingertips as he jumped for it.

Borja Polo kicks this crucial corner kick in a distict game. This corner kick set up a goal that would allow Belen to advance as District Champs!

Sophomore Facundo Rosello is ecstatic in his first start as a sophomore. He helped Belen reach regionals by his hard work at the midfield position.

Photos by Bryn Alan and Tony Tarafa

Row to another Yet another win. This year expectations. Throughout year theN won many medals at different including The Mayor's Cup, Stetson Cup, Cup and the State Championship. TheN four Jose Ugas, Mike Casas, Ricky Lavifia and del Castillo dominated the scene. They in the top three at every regatta they in. Finally April26 theN four captured place at the State Championship. Next year are running high as this same boat will move the Varsity category and hopefully bring home a Championship.

Another impressive show came from the third four category. The boat consisting of Jeff Montes, Jeff Jauregui, David Costa and Chris Sanchelima also dominated the races. The biggest suprise came at the end of the season when out of nowhere this four man boat won the State Championship. This was the first State title ever by a Belen boat. This crew made history and hopefully will continue this to next year. Hopes are running high for next year and rowers and parents alike are very anxious to see how next year is going to go.

Alfie Vargas

"This was just an h unforgettable year, with a win like that at states I can't wait to see what we can do next year."

Ricky Lavina

Freshmen Hector Gutierrez, Head Coach Alex Salas and 7th grade cox Chris Gutierrez prepare the trailer for departure after the OARS Regatta.

The JVfourof Mike Casas, Ricky Lavina, cox Danny perez, Raymond del Castillo and Jose Ugas stand prouldy after winning second at states.

The freshmen four of Hector Gutierrez, Gaston de Zarraga, cox Alex Chediak, David Perez and Chris Gonzalez stand on the winnners deck at states after capturing second place.

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Middle hitter Luis Rodriguez's goo st~le gives him more vert, power, or sp1king ability.

"They were the only team in the league that learned how to play three hit volleyball."

Jesus Valentino chases down a ball and bumps it over the net.

"I don't like to lose, but I learned a lot this year, especially from coach, he was great."

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Nick Llaca shows perfect mechanics on a game winning strike.

Joey Capareli watches the pitch fo1 his chance to steal.

Luis Wulff, who recieved the Coaches Award, gives the batter a hard look before throwing the heat.

Andres Wiltz cocks back in preparation to kill the next pitch.

earn ry Berger concentrates on hitting one out Of the park.

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Alex Garcia to the end the inning throws out a slow batter.

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Emmanuel Gomez has a nice fast ball in his sights.

Wille Alvarez catches a grounder and throws to · first to end the inning .

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Jerry Gonzalez says Hi to the ball and then sends it packing.

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Alex Arias waits for the next pitch.

Catcher Kris Garcia sets up after calling the pitch.

P e d r o Casais takes an aggressive lead for his upcoming steal.

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B r i a n Dominguez gives it all hes got as he releases his fastball.

E d d i e Mendiola comes up to the plate and is determined to hit one over the fence.

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Manny Fernandez tries to prevent the runner from stealing.

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" I am really happy I came back to the team.

I feel like we really gelled together as a team this year and are a serious competitor."

"This year was great.

We had a really productive year and put up big numbers.

We definitely have a shot at states."

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Danny Wiltz

The End of an Era New team members, new field, new

he has given me and always use them to the best

uniforms, but one thing remains a constant norm,

of my abilities. I love baseball and so far its treated

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play at Harvard University. Even though the team

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the skills. " I thank God everyday for the talents

unreplaceable.

Photo and story by Xavi Nvarro

Field of Dreams

Gone! Typical line heard after sophmore Chris Rey hit one of his eight homers to lead the team.(Top)

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Sophmore J.C. Perez makes the art of hitting look much to easy for him.(Right)

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Flash Senior Alex Esteban and his Big Lou Senior Louis Rojas shows them Ricky Henderson type speed will be how its done, nice and easy.( left center) The Glove Sure handed missed as he leaves to play ball at Loyola.(Center) secondbaseman senior Ralphie De Armas can be compared to a stick =~~:==~===;;~=~ of glue as he catches everything that comes his way.(bottom right) t Hustling Senior Jonathon Mederos has been the constant .,.~~~~~- example of hard work as he never gives less than a 11 0% when he is on the field. bottom

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This young and experienced team has so much talent that the top players also play on the Belen varsity team. These young group of stars allows Belen to have a promising future for years to come.

Daniel gonzalez mora and Patrick de la Llana led this team. They were also very important on the Varsity squad. Newcomer Mario Fernandez also provided spark to this young crowd. Belen competed and excelled against teams like Gulliver, Palmer Trinity, Miami Country Day, Ransom, and Epiphany. Gonzalez Mora will repeat for years to come as the MVP of whatever squad he plays on. "Belen tennis is going to keep getting progressively better" says Steven Pessoa, junior and MVP of the Varsity team.

Eigth grader Daniel Gonzalez-Mora has been playing on the varsity level for two years and will continue to lead this young and experienced team.

Young Ace, Daniel Gonzalez Mora, connects with a powerful forehand to beat his opponent.

"It was a thrill to play on this com[petietive team, we will be great for years to come."

Mario Fernandez Photos by bryn ALan and Tony Tarafa

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Junior High and Varsity stud patrick de Ia Llana prepares to blast one down the baseline as he returns an opponents serve.

"The new facilities along with Steven Pessoa's leadership provide a bright future for Belen :::::~.~;-,;;;;;; tennis"

"This team will go far next year and continue to excel due to the young and talented players on this team"

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Steven Pessoa

Young Aces n pessoa s backhand.

His powerful backhand is what allowed Steven to reach the State Championship. Pessoa reached the quarterfinals asa junior.

Two sport athlete Facundo Rosello, stepped up to show some leadership on this young team. Rosello also plays Varsity Soccer.

Jorge Salazar, the #2 player, slams a backhand against Key West.

Belen went on to win the match and advance to Districts.

The 2003 season was an ace. Belen placed second overall in the District Championship, behind State Champions Gulliver. This season also marked the return of the Most Valuable Player, Steven Pessoa. Pessoa claimed his #1 team rank and lead the Wolverines throuought the season. Steven lead the Wolverine Tennis team in Districts, capturing his individual title. Pessoa became only the fourth player in Belen tennis history to win a district title. Steven continued on to play in the State Championship Tournament, where he advanced to the quarterfinals before being bounced out of the playoffs.Pessoa returns next year as a senior, and is determined and poised to return to the State Tournament and capture a State title. The tennis team kept alive its impressive record of twenty three consecutive wining seasons. This young team was comprised of two seniors, and the rest underclassmen, showing the future of Belen Tennis for the years to come. Jorge Salazar, five-year letterman, also excelled this season.

Salazar was Distrcit #2 singles runner up. The team was also lead by Facundo Rosello, and the Gonzalez-Mora brothers. The team finished 11-5.

qualifier, n Pessoa, h a powerful backhand against opponent LaSalle. Pessoa has already been contacted by several colleges that are interested in him playing for their school.

Burning New Rubber!!

"I'm very proud of them," said Coach Victor Arrieta. Thats how Coach Arrieta started the interview. With the addition of the new synthetic track surface donated by the De la Cruz family, the Wolverines went on a tear and were able to win all their invitationals except for theDadeCountyYouthFairinvitational,

Thanks to the leadership of cocaptians, John Smit and Gregory Fontela, these Wolverines were able to instill fear into the hearts of their opponents. Also

where they finished in third place. For ~~~~~~~~~~~!~ leading the team were: the first time in school history, the athletes ~ Joshua Joseph, who attended the FLrunners.com Middle School contributed the most points Track and Field Championships held at The for the team, Nick Diaz, Robert Aran, Diego BollesSchoolinJacksonville, Florida.

Thanks to the new track, the Fernandez, Michael Cruz, Wolverines hosted the Respect Life Javier Zamparelli, and Jason Oliver. Making their Invitational, Tri-CountyChampionships, and the All Catholic Conference Championships. coaching debuts this year were fanner belen stars Erik Which in the latter, they won an unprecednted 13th Championship.

Montalvo and Ivan SantaCruz.

Joshua Joseph gets a new school ~.......~: record in the long jump, 18' 7 1/2."

Gregory Fontela separates from the pack in the 4x400r race.

Andrew Fernandez Takes off in the 100m dash.

Nick Diaz helps the 4x400m team to a win.

Photos by: Victor Arrieta

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Juan Vargas anchors the 4x1 OOm team to a great finish .

The distance events received much help from 8th grader Timothy O'Connor

Conor McCarthy brings it home on the last stretch of his race .

The 4x400m team poses after winning the Dade County Championship with a time of 4:00.54.

Guillermo Echarte and Michael Cruz work together during the 1600m run .

Diego Fernandez-Soto is long jumping, only one of the ways he contributed to the team .

Rudy Villanueva contributed to the team through the hurdles and his relays

Towering over many of the kids , Michael Orta excelled in the discus.

Jason Oliver gets the 4x800m team in contention for the title

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Junior Javier Garcia-Tunon became known as the best Hurdler in Belen History. He was the Dade County Champion in the 110Hurdles and the 300 Hurdles. He went on to take 6th in the 110H and was the State Runnerup in the 300Hurdles at the state Meet breaking school records in both .

Senior and team Captain Miguel Ferrer was the leader of the pack. He was the players' coaches' most respected for his work ethic and talents. He leaves as the best sprinter in school history and best decathalete. He owns school records in the 400, 4x400, and 4x1 00 as well as Dade County Champion in the 400 meters.

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Senior Jose Garcia will be departing to the University of Florida on a track scholarship, but doesn't leave without leaving his mark. He was the 2003 Dade County Champion and the Class 2a State Champion in the 1600 meters and owns the school record in the mile, 1600, and 800 meter runs.

Junior Javier Cruz overcame a hip injury in the middle of the season to finish 3rd at the State Meet in the 3200 running a personal best of 9 :35 for 2 miles.

ran his best when the team needed him with a PR of 10:06 in the 3200.

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inspiring leader and school record holder in the 4x11 0 hurdles.

Jalil was a force in the 800 running a best time of 2:03 and having a huge role in the success of the 4x800.

State Champion in track for Belen. Javier Cruz continued the winning Arguably the best Track and Field team to be assembled in the

ways taking 3rd in the 3200 and the 4 x 400 ran to a 6th place finish .

history of the school stepped on the track each day to accomplish a

Despite the high success in some events, things didn't go as plannec

goal that no one before them had done. Lead by a veteran team

in others and the team finished a disappointing 5th. School record~

having 7 runners with at least 4 years experience, the team would

were broken by Javier Garcia-Tunon in the llOH, 300H, Triple

rely heavily on a strong senior class. It began with a runner-up title Jump, High Jump, 4 x 400 and 4 x 100. Miguel Fener broke the 40( at the Dade County Championships. This race showed the state of meter, 4 x 400, and 4 x 100 meter records. Jose Garcia broke the Florida that Belen could handle everything thrown at them including

mile, 1600, and 800 meter school records. Luis Pereda, Felipe Ojeda

the 4A Miami powerhouses such as Homestead,Central and Carol and Fernando Aran are part of new relay records. I would like tc City. The team had 5 County champions a new school record with thank the coaches who helped us all get to where we are. Carlo: Javier Cruz winning the 3200, Javier Garcia-Tunon the llOH and

Barquin , Frankie Ruiz, Victor Arrieta, Juan Rodriguez, Jorgt

300H, Miguel Ferrer the 400, and Jose Garcia winning the 1600.

Bustamante, Coach Montalvo, and the others who have helped, thanl The team continued on winning major meets such as the Crusader you. To my teammates, I wish the best of luck in all your dreams an< Invitational, and the Westminster Academy Invitational, and coming goals. Remember the Mind quits before the Body. So don't give up in second in the Univ. of Miami Invitational. Heading into the State You are all the best and I will miss each and every one of you.

Series the team looked poised to come up with wins in the District, Jose Garcia Regional, and State Meets. Hosting Districts on the new home track Belen won convincingly sending many qualifiers to the Regional was among the

meet in West Palm Beach, where the team finished a disappointing second by 3 points and fueled the fire heading into the State Meet.

At the state meet the day began with the 4 x 800 meter relay

in the

comprised of Jose Garcia, Javier Cruz, Eddie Arguello, and Michael Jalil who took home 4th place and missed the school record by .06

and 4x100 meter relays.

seconds. Javier Garcia -Tunon went on to take 6th in the llOH and was state runner up in the 300 hurdles. Senior Jose Garcia won the 1600 meter State Championship by 2 seconds. Becoming the 5th

ROUNDING THINGS OUT! Sophomore Eddie Arguello made his name known running personal bests of 4 :24 for the mile and 1:59 in the 800 . He is one to look out for his next two years and to take home multiple state crowns and records .

Senior Luis Pereda was a force in the sprints as he was the district Champion in the 100 and 200 meters leaving others in the dust.

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Flip, scream, jump, yell, and get the crowd going nuts. Those are some of the talents that the Varsity Cheerleaders most be able to have for a spot on the Squad. Going through their rigorous practices during the year our squads have proven themselves to be one of the best. Most people think that doing what they do is a pretty easy job, but on the contrary, said Nicole Garcia. ""I doubt that many Belen "boys" can match up to Jackie Carreno's andLydia Nodar's back hand springs or Missy Reyes' dismounts,"" she said. A lot of people think that cheering is just a game and not to be taken seriously, but our cheerleaders believe it's more than a sport, it's a way of life.

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Gaby Sobrado Jumps in excitement because of the Wolverine lead.

Varsity shows how to work it at the Varsity La Salle game.

Varsity shouts out a new cheer created by Ms. Gisell Rodriguez, the team coach.

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Cassie Zarraga, MissY. Reyes and Gaby Sobracfo stana proudly in the air as the team lifts them to mak~ a Triple Threat Lift during pract1ce.

Gaby Sobrado is hoisted up to try to get the sophomore class to wake up during a Pep Rally.

Sophomore Missy Reyes tries to get the crowd into the game with her flawless cheering.

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Graduating seniors get together to remember all the good times they shared.

Photo by Jason Machado

Keep Rollin'

Rollin' Rollin'

The Belen Roller Hockey team enjoyed one of its finest seasons in its early exsistance. The team had a winning record of 8-3, which was good enough to place them second in the league.

The Wolverines were led by their star goalie, David MufiozBustemante, who was honored as the Goltender of the Year managed to award. David average of 1.9, post a goals against the league. which was tops in needed a goal, When the team top scorers they turned to their Ernie Perez.

Charlie Soto and team in points, Soto, who led the was known for his great passing ability. Most of his assists came off of goals from Ernie Perez, the leading goal scorer. Perez was tops in the league in goals with 21, and he was even runner-up for league MVP. The team is working on teach the younger players how to play the game like them. They look to build a solid foundation to keep roller hockey a sport to represent Belen in the future.

Bash Brothers!

Diggin' Away!

Juniors Greg Hernandez and Manny Lopez discuss their defensive startegy against Killian . The tandem proved to be one of the most effective pairings in the league.

Junior Charlie Soto Tries to dig the puck free from a defenders leg. Soto was known to be the man to do the dirty work on the team. Thats how he got the knickname "The Scavanger."

Brick-Wall! Senior goalie David Munoz-Bustemante squares up to the shooter on the faceoff. He was the key factor to the great season the Wolverines had .

Slaps up! Eighth grader Mike Lafont winds up for a lethal slapshot. Though he was the youngest player on Varsity, he still managed to be very effective on the court.

Photos and Story by: Ernie Perez

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Senior Xavi Navarro tries to soar through the air after jumping off the Matheson Hammocks bridge, but soon gets a quick dose of gravity as he comes crashing down face first into the water.

Senior Danny Enriquez attempts a painful "belly flop" in order to win a five dollar bet.

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The original Jack-knife, or the The group goes for one final jump while the sun still shines. notorious Cannonball, the adrenaline rushing double flip, or the dreaded belly flop; just a few of the many important decisions one makes before climbing up that wall for the final plunge.

Bridge jumping has been a favorite past time for many students, but in most cases just the best idea someone comes up with on a boring Saturday afternoon. Nevertheless, it is Rene Larrieu, Alex Munilla, Danny Fernandez, a thrilling activity, which doesn't take much skill but lots of guts. Most students and Anthony Torrente consider their next jump. spend their years terrorizing the "rent-a-cops" at various excellent bridge jumping spots, like Matheson Hammocks Bridge; (considered the beginner bridge, yet an all time favorite), the famous peer in South Beach, and for the skilled and brave there is always Tahiti Bridge in Coco Plum.

Some even dare to dream of the dreaded Key Biscayne Bridge, though out of fear for their lives most will keep it a dream or nightmare. After all the belly flops and nasty water burns, everyone finds time in their boring Saturday afternoon to go back and give it a try at the old Cannonball, or the adrenaline rushing double flip.

Bombs Away!!!

Luis Llamas shows his unique style by attempting his famous "double flip."

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6th graders participate in the annual Lock In .

Preparered by the senior class, it is the first activity where these new students can meet in a social environment.

7th graders participate in the annual Grandparents' Day. Students enjoy various games consisting of Bingo, Dominos, and Singalong with their abue/os.

6th graders proudly display their homeroom banner in the opening ceremony of the 6th Grade Olympics.

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9/11 Dr. Sergio Gonzalez sings the opening hymn of the Mass.

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Mr. & Mrs. Garcia take up a list of names of some of the firefighters who died during 9/11.

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7th graders take up crosses that they made during class to mourn the deaths of 9/ 11.

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Deacon Robert O'Malley gets a moment to relfect.

Fr. Pedro Cartaya SJ tells another masterfully crafted joke. The Christian Life Communities traveled to a Ft. Lauderdale beach to spend time together. Eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh grade CLC members participated.

Ms. Annie Fenton houses the sophomores in a grueling game of dominoes. In the end, the better team won I

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Deacon shows off his mad cooking skills.

Mr. Ariel Fernandez relaxes after playing baseball with a few of the CLC members.

Dr. Chirino and Ms. Fenton set up the food for th CLC members.

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Setting an example for their peers, lecturing students on personal experiences and teachings of the Church, and promoting St. lgnatian spirituality are all responsibilities of the peer ministry classes. Retreats are the most important part of the year for the peer ministry classes and they are spent in lectures, meditations, and ice breakers but all the excercises serve the same purpose --the long and hard road to becoming closer to God. Many symbols are used in order to serve as a metaphor for what our responsibilities are as Catholics. The candle tells us that old lesson of how we are the light of the world and we must be a light for all those in the dark. Retreats have become customary in Belen, but they have not lost their feeling of reverence and ability for students to come together by sharing personal experiences. It is through this that peer ministry class continues to make Belen a better community.

Edgar Martinez photos by: Edgar Martinez

Freshmen /listen attentively to the story given by a peer minister.

Greg Hernand takes a breather some tough Minister work.

Ms. Angie Fernandez gives a quick pep talk to rally the troops and then follows up with a song.

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JuniorJesus Moises shares with the ninth graders a personal experience.

Dr. Chirino busts out into song to lift the spirits of all the tired Belen students.

Dr. Josefina Chirino briefs the students on retreat on why they are there and what is the goal of the retreat.

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"I want you to come to t h e beach", said Fr. Pedro Cartaya SJ while getting a sun tan.

Bar-B-Q Deacon Robert O'Malley wears his safari outfit changing from a theology teacher to a cook.

Dominoes I Sophomore Miguel Marmol puts his head down in agony after beating defeated by Ms. AnnieFenton in a good game of dominoes.

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Skin boarding extraordinare Anato Nieto enjoys a day at the beach with his CLC buddies.

Human chainlink, Louis Jane, Edgar Martinez, Manny Gomez, Mike Wood and Gaby Suarez.

Singing sensation Ms. Josefina Chirino, the head of CLC tries to cheer up students by singing to them on their way to their annual picnic.

Dude, Where's my CD? Mr. Carlos Bravo gives his students an option to pick the music for the party.

photos by: Edgar Martinez

Water! Americo Padilla, Juan Weissenburg, Enrique Orizondo and Renzo Pisa work at the Franciscan Farm for communty service hours.

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Gaby Fontela, lggy Duquesne, Eugen Hernandez, Gaston Fontela (standing), and other classmates pack into the moving van where they will be traveling to the next town.

Senior Frankie Rovirosa at the orphanage along with the other volunteers who distributed presents to the young girls.

Senior Javi Morejon takes a break from fixing one of the broken bridges to chat with some of the children from the village.

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Seniors Peter Pessoa and Nicky Alexander carry the pipes down to replace faulty tubing in one of the village homes.

Belen Graduates Mike Carreras and Brian Costa work on completing one of the reservoirs on the way down the mountain.

Mr. Pedro Munilla assists in distributing the food to the children of Yaroa.

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"I never knew my dad was that good at basketball," said Marco Mignone after shooting a few hoops.

Joel Diez concentrates as he takes his turn in the free-throw competition.

"Usually I miss free-throws, but this time I really concentrated and made them all."

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Among other excellent foods that day the grandparents enjoyed great Cuban coffee.

Alexis Corral anxiously awaits the next number to be called out as he has already lost to his grandmother several times at Bingo.

On October 19th, seventh graders celebrated Grandparents' Day through the traditional events and festivities. The teachers and homeroom delegates were responsible for putting this very special day together.

The celebration kicked off with a Mass by Father Jorge Sardina SJ in the central patio. Among the fun festivities planned for the event were karaoke, bingo and dominoes. In addition, the participants enjoyed the annual tour of Belen given my Mr. Juan Luis Flores.

"When I first got there, I didn't think I was going to have a good time. But my opinion changed very fast when I saw how many fun things they had planned for us. My favorite parts were the Sing-a-long, which was really funny and playing dominoes with my grandparents," said Victor Verdeja.

Robbie Lloveras photos by: Bryn Alan

JD Collongette smiles confidently as his grandmother's skillful move has left their opponent with no other option but to pass.

Alex Chediak and his father walk toward the cafeteria for burgers and fries after an exhausting basketball game.

Augustin De Goytisolo drives through the baseline in a game of pick-up basketball. This shot he makes will be the winning one. "It was a tough game," he said.

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The annual Sophomore Day is held every year just around the same time where teachers, parents and students have a funfilled time full of events. Some events included name games and word association games, but what really was the center of attention was the Sophomore Skit prepared and directed by the students themselves."Amazing just amazing," sais Andy Guardiola.

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Top: David Fernandez and Brian Dominguez illustrate their comical side during their spotlight in the skit. Middle: Andy Bilbao, Jimmy Fenton, Charlie Manrara, Billy Gil and Jon Hermida explain from their view how their parents act. "We deserve an academy award," said Charlie Manrara.

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Every Febuary, the school grounds of Belen tum into the fair grounds of Belen. Yes, Febuary is the time for Belen Tombola, the school's famous fair of delight. Visitors havethe opportunity to ride some of the fastest and scariest rides manned by some of the fastest and scariest carnies around. They can also pass the time eating Mr. Zoller's world renown "Pan con Lechon" or munching on corn.

For the old, yet young at heart , there is Cafe Paris, a mix of music and dancing. Of course theres the revenue producing Tom bola Booths, led by the popular Dunking and Jail booths and the little known yet big money Tombola ticket collecting for all students who haven't turned them in booth.

All this aside, Tombola is a fun time to spend with friends, family, and Dr. Armando Rodriguez.

A bunch of students from the junior high enjoy the popular Pirate Ship ride.

photos by: Bryn-Alan

A group of parents and students gather to watch this year's Talent show.

Seniors Xavi Navarro and Chris Leon relax at the The high school Tombola Dance.

Senior Alex Uribe ali his band "Stere Phase" performed this years Tale Show.

captions by: Justin Metcalfe and Julio Aenlle Juniors Alex Castro and Gaby Suarez stare at Mr. Pat Collins and wonder if they should soak him with their water gun.

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Junior Juan Michellen shows some love to is fellow Belen students.

Sophomore Andy Bilbao waits for the right moment so he can escape jail.

Micheal Bell and Sebastien Therenin relax with their friends at the Tombola Dance.

Mrs. Cristina Casero and her daughter enjoy the bumper cars ride atTombola

Sophmore Alex Arias attempts to choke his friend at the Tombola Dance

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The Graduation of the class of2003 was trully a night to remember. Many families would watch their sons walk down the aisle of The Riverfront South Hall inside The James L. Knight Center and recieve their High School diploma from Father Marcelino. This would be the night every senior in the class of 2003 would remember forever in their memories as they left Belen. This night was trully an emotional night as well as a happy one.

The graduation ceremony marked the next step in life for many of the seniors educational careers ..

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Written by: Justin Metcalfe A silent Riverfront South Hall right before the Graduation Ceremony.

Former Belen Graduate Enrique Alard gives a memorable speech to the class of 2003.

A group of senio listen to Fathe Marcelino' traditional Speec as they wait to their diplomas.

Assistant Princi Leo Nunez give speech to the famil of the class of 2003

photos by: Bryn-Alan Seniors David Caballero and Ernie Calderin pose for picture at the reception right after the ceremony.

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Mr. Rafael Ross and his wife Mrs. Brenda Ross talk with Mrs. Aimee Busquet about their High School . memories before the Ceremony begins.

Student Council president Rene Carballo walks up to give a speech to the families of the Class of 2 0 0 3 .

The Class Of 2003 walk up the stairway in the James L. Knight Center to get ready for the Ceremony.

Senior Fernando Hernandez thinks about all the great memories of his past years in Belen.

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Juan Marcos, Jorge Perez, and Matthew Rodriguez join their classmates and their families in the Our Father.

Class leader Danny Silva reads from the gospel during the Mass, while his classmates anxiously await their pins

The Eigth Grade Pin Ceremony is a huge marking period in every Belen student's life; it symbolizes their step from the rigorous years of junior high and preparation for the exiting but hardworking times of high school. "My parents were excited and releaved to see me finally make it," said Victor Tarafa.

Daniel Perez Del Rio said:" I'm glad to be finished with junior high, and anxious but scared to be going into high school, but I think I'm prepared."

"I had a lot of fun," said Danny Hernandez. I was happy to spend the night with my friends and family celebrating the end my my junior high career."

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Oscar Guerrero leads the procession of the memorable 8th Grade Pin ceremony, carrying the cross toward the altar.

After a long year of finishing up middle sch ol by studying for tests, doing homework, and finishing up Mr. Zoller's famous newspaper project, you might ask yourself if there is a celebration for these accomplishments. The 8th Grade Prom is the answer, which this year was a time where all future high school students h d the chance to kick back and let it loose.

Ms. Tere Campos once again was in charge of organizing the event.

"It took a lot of hard work this year to make this dance possible, but after seeing the faces on all my students having a great time, it was well worthile, "she said.

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Edwin Andres, Jordi Macias, and their dates give the photographer smiles after a ni ht to remember.

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Freshmen Gaby Bermudez dances the night away with his date.

Anthony Fernandez calls out for his friends to come join him on the dance floor.

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Manuel Mato and his date Maneula Rodriguez show their affection for each other.

Robert Perez wacthes his date as she walks into the

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Hector Guttl rrez and Alejandro D~ dates to dan . .Andrew Garcia takes a photo with his date.

rancl co Solado and Alexander Broche talk with their d8 about Where they will be going after the prom.

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... and his date talk about which after parties they will be hitting up later that night.

... tries to sneak a dance with Gaby Bermudez's date.

Little does he Gaby is right behind him.

These lovely young ladies are excited and ready for a long night of dancing.

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... and his date take time to smile at the camera while ftfohare!!, continue to dance away.

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... and ... with his date stop to smile on the way in.

•.. and ·~· wait in line with their dates to take the freshman formal photo.

... shows his date how to do the "funky dance".

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The 2003 Junior Prom took place at the J.W. Marriott on May 5th and featured some interesting events such as the first student band to play at a prom. After a short introduction by Michael Wood the President Elect, Fr. Willy led the Junior Prom in a prayer that kicked off the festivities. Dinner followed the prayer and STC took the stage for their half an hour of fame shortly after. After STC finished their songs, the music began and the real fun was just getting started. A few performances by Julio Mesa also known as "J-Drama" and his incredible rapping skills and a few dance moves by JP Erkelens and the night was over as abruptly as it begun.

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Ms. Maria Tancredi, Ms. Maria Elena Cartaya, and Ms. Aimee Busquet take time off to strike a pose for the camera.

The STC members rock on cover of Limp

President-Elect Mike Wood welcomes everyone to the Junior Prom.

Jason Machado, Tico Aran, Alex Parets, Ernie Perez, Alex Castro, Steven Pessoa, and Mike Ortiz line up to take the infamous pictures with their dates.

Julio Mesa, Known by his streetname "J-Drama" busts a phat freestyle for the audience.

This was one of the many memorable moments of the night.

Borja Polo is seen here throwing up his sign of approval for the after party.

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Gettin' with itl Christopher Gueits and Javi Araque battle each other in a

Nicky Alexander poses with his girlfriend Rebeca Ponce. They took some time from listening to Louis Gonzalez sing the sweet tunes of Skeelo.

Fernando Hernandez and Alfie Vargas pose with their ui:ll.ea~

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Though it didn't stop raining the whole night, Gradnite was certainly a night to remember. The seniors arrived first at Pleasure Island where they were greeted warmly by the "bitties" from school such as Gables, Braddock, Florida High and many others.

Pleasure Island is a strip of clubs each with a different theme. It is a good place to meet people. "I thought the night was going to be a waste when it started to rain but it worked out good," said Jimmy Gailey. At mid-night the seniors entered the Magic Kindom, which was set up with DJ's on every corner. "Pleasure Island was the best part of the trip by far," said Jorge de Leon.

"Disney was better, It's a Small World is my favorite ride, I rode It like six times its awesome," said Felipe de Leon. Alfred Sanabria felt, "The turkey legs is Disney made my night." All in all, the seniors made the best of the night and it will be one of the best memories of the senior y r. Story by Frankie Rovirosa Captions by Nicky Alexander

David Caballero and other seniors, soked show that a little rain never hurt nOI)OOIV.

Robert Klock, Peter Pessoa Bernie Piementel, Frankie Rovirosa and Felipe Ojeda all take a minute and pose during its a small world.

Felipe Ojeda gives a very concern look during the ;· --- ._ intense ride of alien

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After getting wet and running from club to club a couple of seniors pose for a quick picture, they later said that " We just wanted to take a picture to let us remember how " wet we

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Group of seniors pose not knowing what the night ahead of them held.

David Caballero screams out "Judge Dred is the best movie ever."

Rene Veliz and Peter Pessoa other seniors 1"' 1"'Act a look of show how is belief after comfortable the hearing that ride home was street fighter after being was the next soaked at magic movie they were kingdom

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An arial shot of Club Motion one "Hot Spots" for the seniors. "It had the best music and the most girls, my kind of place." said David Caballero.

After running game with a couple of girls senior how that there spirits are stUI up even though getting rejected.

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VIce President Xavier Navarro talks about how much Belen has meant to him and how much he will miss it when graduation comes • ...-------.;;:~

Senior Roberto Calderon takes time a quick snapshot with his father.

SeniorDavid Caballero recieves his ring from Father Marcelino.

The Seniors present their banner to the the audience in attendance. "I tllought the banner was a great touch to such a beautiful said senior David Caballero.

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Seniors Alex Munilla and Rolando Vicaria come up to place the crown the upon the statue of Mary on the altar.

Nor rain nor hail nor anything would keep the senior mothers from the joy of the Senior Mass.

Well,at least rain. The Mass went out off without a hitch.

The singing, provided by both the Belen choir and the St. Kevin singers, had the whole standing-room-only crowd clapping their hands and tapping their feet. The actual Mass began with the procession of the seniors with their mothers on their right side. The night then featured the procession of the flags of every country represented in the class. The mothers each placed a rose in a pot under the statue of the Virgin Mary. Three seniors were bestowed by Dr. Josefina Chirino with plaques commemorating their hour of tireless dedication and leadership in community service. The three were Eugene Hernandez Ill, Carlos Larcada and Danny J. Rodriguez. In the end the total Mass was a success and will be a joyful memory in the hearts of the 2003 senior class for many years to come. J . A u110 en 11e photos by: Bryn Alan

Senior Carlos Larcada comes up to receive his award for excellence in service with Key Club.

2002·2003 VIcepresident E u g e n e Hernandez Ill listens to Fr. Willy's Invocation befor.e dinner.

Mariano Mallol, 20022003 president, delivers his farewell speech and welcomes the future staff.

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Fr. Willy Garcia-Tunon SJ gives the invocation to bless the seniors and their successors.

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Cross Country stars, Javo Cruz and Eddie Arguello together after getting the MVP and Coach Award.

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During the year a ~P of juniors and seniors went1o Washington DC for the Close Up trip.

On the tr1 they did a mix of things from seeing the sigh such as the Captlol building and the the Lincoln Memorial and they sat in on Congress. They also a dinner at the E PN Zone. They got to Watch a game there.

They made ftlehds w th students from around the country and met with their congressional repre entatl Ileana Ros Lehtinen and Lincoln Dlaz Balart.

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Gaston Fontela visits the Capitol.

Miguel Massens, Arturo Sanchez, Alex Nucha, Tico Aran and Alex Castro brave the weather.

Juniors Ernie Perez, Mike Ortiz, and Alex Castro admire the FOR Memorial.

The Close Up group FOR Memorial Park.

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Mike Ortiz studies the Vietnam Memorial.

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Mr. Richard Signore gives senior Ernie Calderin his approval of the new Harry Potter movie.

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Coqui, We are very proud and lucky to Have a son like you. May God always be a part of your life and may all your dreams come true.

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a..-uvuJ ... interesting... thank you mom and dad for everything... like it paid oti:,. belen has been good to me... Iizzy... mama boo, gina and others... goodtimes my .. bows 1he babyboo?... rod. .. jumping bean. •. sedebo... welL. poolde. hmmm sgeea... is cool? stL.. we got some canes over here... TPB, all the way... so much more stuff to mention, but no ~,._,~n. now offto college and 1he real world. ;(.. let's see if we tum that frown upside down.. lot

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Mom, Dad, Robert, I couldn't have done it without you guys ... Thanks for always being there for me ... Mike, Matty, GIBeth, Gisela, Beny (My 2nd family)! Matty, get better soon man so that you can come out with us ... Abuelo, Fifi, Tata (mis abuelos) los quiero mucho ... Forensics (took me forever to get into it) .. . "Have you seen my chicken?" (Plucky) ... "I found him" ... "Am I not merciful?!?!" (Italy and Greece, 2001) ... "I wannabe a Producer!" ... New York City ... ABADEER, ABADEER ("Up in here! Up in here!") ... Red-XDeca 3 (it took me until senior year until I was let into the "Connection")... Surprise #1 (Miguel)! Surprise #2 (Me)! Limo ride, Hooters, Sunset Place, Pinata ... Mr. President (Rene) ... Good times ... Seven years and I'm finally done .. .I' ll see you guys in a few years ... Good luck to those next year ...

mendus ... CREW ... Don't B skeerd ... Would you like a smoothie?

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bit 143 always, sorry it ended this way ... ambercrombie 11+.. . is that a flash light. •. chopchop soup ... manates ...bsc ... ju bedder pay ... u live in the ghetto ... kc convention ... cr crash que pasa mufasa ... this ride has a no talking pass .. . disney 00 lolita ... islands of adventure ... evil nights .... tbp ... Iizzy .. . ana ... george ... kris .. . rod ... volsky ... aileen .. . eileen .. .thanks for the good times .... i cant believe its over ... much love to all my family and friends thanks for everything ... im out!

I would like to thank my parents, for being the biggest and most important infiucmce tn my life and for being my best friends. Viejo, yo soy el oso que cubl'e del frio del norte. Mom~ let me live my life. Hey Kiki.~ que c:ame ni mas carne asl "\'lene el sanwic:b. Sari~ hi. thanks for aU the good times and the more to tome baby~ llo"\oe you. Abucla, que bola hacere? ...... GET DOWN. PUI' THE COOKIE DOWN!!!. Shout out to ••.• .•Alex ... good times pta·y ing golf and hooters ••.• Kike •.. air It out.... MUton... ...Damien••••• DUN •••. Paul •••.the brain numbing dass ..• .Arqueyou stinkin, jet fan. And to c\'erybody elsc....CLASS of 2003.

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I would first like to thank my Mom for always being there for me, looking out for my best interests, & always supporting what.ever activities I chose to do ... I also thank my family: aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins ..• To m)~ friends: I thank you all for being true to me & never using me ... I thank all the teachers that believed in me ... I also thank every football coach that I ever ha~ tbr all of you made me a better person... Now it's time for my memories (cue the Scooby Doo Flashback sequence)... 2000 Class 2A State Championship ... Wolfpack 4 Life ... Crash in, David,s house durin' 2-a-days ... Gulliver Speeches.•. Burning the Rhlno ... Operation Alvaro ... Nokio!. ..New Year's at Gabo's house ... Quaddin• out to ghettn music ... I hate Ravers .•. Hulkamania's back... Gettin' madfaded ... Trees. Dogs, & Chairs ... lt's a Classic..• Impersonations ... My Laugb ... My 18th B-Day (the ultimate good time) ... As I leave I will like to quote 3-time WCW World Champion Diamond Dallas Page "You Loved Me, You Hated Me~ You'll Never Forget Me."

World War 3 ... 0ne Fluid Motion ... Gopher ... little furry woodland creatures+ duck tape ...

Wide reciver. .. Shadowrun ... monkey ... Veronica ... Robert I am going .change for a dollar ... fight club Friday... watch my lite skillz... panda dance ... fence killer. .. GI Jane ... cream soda .•. Doris ...

Malta ... Surgery ... Kiki the monkey ... Lan parties are a rip off of War Hammer ... The Creature ... The pit of Despair aka Eagle Scout Project ... Bonny ... Juan I stole your car ...

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ding dong ... SMB... ... andy, did . you study for the web pg test. .. rose bowl ·o2... I can bench 150 ... are you kid din me ... what do you think I am? your doorman? ... carl=stud ... gaby, lets rap on stage ... are you gonna cry about it. ..

NCTA .. . wutever... carl, stop drinking my coke ... chill with the heat. .. DUN!II. .. aido, wutz up with all the turkey ... ketchup.. . lets go play baseball ... protein bars!!! ...

GET DOWN!!!. .. Class of 2003 ... andy, mariano, carl, gaby, derek, g-train, alex, javi, aldo, eugene, iggy, eddie, carlos, monty, thank you for all the great years cause it has been a blast!

Class0f2003 ... xaviSup ... yoo ....xavi&reniPS2crew-mana-joseph ... Track-states ... nas-Cheesefries ..

All my friends-thanx &loveya ... mom&dadThanks4everything ...

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That's crazy... mocha man .... anyway .... what about you bro....I you got some gold in there old man ....be happy, happy, hahahahahahaha...... your dog, it has no tail.. .. uhhh, gee sir I don't know the answer .. .I'm not pessimistic, just realistic....Ohhh dawg, fo sho playa ....Lord of the Rings the best, Star Wars, nothing...... that was the worst idea I've ever heard .....ohhh yeah you're real cool now bro (thumbs down same time) .....I'll take . cover for 200 (That's an album cover Mr. Connery)

l don''t care. .. I don't tare. .. I don't care... I don't=··· Yeah bro!?!L. wllllt r u SOI)ing'!??.... llehl.... 40 inches... . its sick bro... u watma figbl? .... i'm scared ... DA BEAR... . dam Azl.eks. •• real quick.... ACC cluunps .... JXOCI'al;tinllltorj da gh~omobilc... \\'hat da hell bro... no wa)· man .. .. spikc11p urhair... XL... l"m good bro ...sammcrs ... .

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Donut ... Slinky ... Starcraft is a ripoff of War Hammer ... Innuendo!! ... Costa Rica ... Epiphany ... France ... Philmont ... Suwannee River ... Close Up 200 I ... Gnome killer ... The Goggles, they do Nothing! ... You obey the Fist ... I attack the Darkness ... Beware the Ice Weasels ... Fish Stix ... Everquest or Ever... SOr3n KBrk33g44rd rOxOrz 1337 h4XX0r sklllz ... OwnzOred ... Make a Reflex Check ... Bubba ... Oh wow, l.ook at all that water ... the wood is warped ... The fish are sleeping ... Snapping Turtle ...

Dehydrated water ... Fight club Fridays ... All your base are belong to us ... D&D isn't a game it's a way of life ... O'Hara! ... Call Leo's sister ... Why wait in line? ... Anijilation ... Naval Base ... Bonny ... Martha ... Mechanically removed chicken ... fun new ways to fall unconscious ... We want your number ... The water is now frozen ... I need my medication ... I think he's going to give you a stick or something? ... Pause life play video games ... Bear will win ... Your totally polluted ... Akira ... Neon Genesis Evangelion ... X 1999 ... Little Pink Men ... Rambo ... Seven Samurai ... Bennigans ... Gizmo ... LAN ... When's the reunion? ... Tom Class of2003 family and others for all the

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Well what can I say ... Todd is the true prophet. .. Dan can yo1.1 me what 4/3 is gonna be in college? ... Eddie it's he who is I am who is Vallejo ...that's beside the point. .. Last Ride!!t .... Volsky you're killing me ... Mami, abuela y abuelo los quiero mucho ...Its been a blast. .. oh yea before I go one last thing ... VALLEJO RULES!!!

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Damage Crew...Ooohbhaaa ••.Bread & Butter ... I'm scared .. .I'm with the band...Victory Lounge...

Slap Belly...Marco ... GFU episodes ... Club Yaro ... MilfS At U.M. games ... I almost killed the old lady... Where's my chalk@?... #84 ...All eyes on Me ... Bobo ... Pikachuing around ... Spaceee.. .

Afternoon BBq ...Crate ofEggs .. .Jamba Juice ...Muffins I'm home ... Nites watching sopranos .. . .•.Thanks for everything. . .

Mom ,lYdd, Farrah, & God ....

Damage Crew...Ooohbhaaa.•.Bread & Butter ... I'm scared .. .l'm with the b'and... Victory Lounge...

Slap Belly...Marco •.. GFU episodes...Club Yaro ...Milfs At U.M. games ... I almost killed the old 1ady... Where's my chalk@?•.. #84 ...All eyes on Me ... Bobo ... Pikachuing around ... Spaceee.. .

Afternoon BBq ...Crate of Eggs ...Jamba Juice ...Muffins I'm home ... Nites watching sopranos .. . . .Thanks for everything .. .

Mom Farrah, & God ....

Welcome to E RNIE's Senior pg .. ... Gatta start with thanking GOD for everything he Ha. done ... I thought· I woul d ne\·er get out of I Iere . .. thanx to all the ppl that helped me and Believed .. .. definitely GOOD TIMES \v/ the NBSDs .. .benny, u take off. ..Iemme rcll u something .. .I am F:.R IE MARINO .. .c/o 2003 ... u r totally stupid ... I am beside myself \\ith exci tement ... did I men tion NBSDs .. .Ia rana and miel ... cant think of anything els e . ..in ~~~~~~~~J closing goo !luck and god speed to the c/o 2003 ... lo\'C u all ... PEACE I AM OUTTA HERE . . .

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Mickey ... Why do they call you Mickey? ... Rowing is a sport .. .Who are these Belen people?.. .fGGY!!

Dan :...Green Day concert was awesome ... Iggy you're a Psycho ... New Jersey .. .It's okay if it was fake nationals ...Pepperoni ... My brother isn't taller than me ... We're the same height. ..PPC .. .>>Seminoles->#1 So Fresh and so CJean ... State runnerups ... Aldo Berti sucks... Happy Trips ...Stop Talking ... You

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I'm going to start with the beginning and finish with the end, here goes... WHO U WIT? ... Mobil runs ... EI Dookie ... Hilton breakfast. .. Marco... Cape Cod... Tuberia ... Chill with tha heat. .. Beefeater...baseball ... l smell like a Caribbean island... que came ni came si asi viene el sandwiche .. .Jamando Yuca .. .l'm scared... bread and butter... Yalta conferences (the big 3) ... big fish little pond.. ...504 boys ... bro, that costs money .. .Beach apartment. .. Boom Boom Room ... good times ... hiding liquid in the A/C vents ... Mo weight, Mo betta... The lude ... The bird ... Grande oombos... Caranco ... Javi shots .... NBSDs...aceitunas ... U THINK IM PlAYl N? .... head crack ... MAH .... TOK got bathroom first.. .genes house... cones ... If you weren't in the page ... too bad. To all my family, friends, and teammates: nothing but love goes out to_all of you for the support you have shown me these past years.

Muchas Gracias ami familia ...

Parent. .. Bigie and Vanessa My boys, dre and x up in this, redman ... all my friends .. . so so def... Nicolas please.. . good job ... Eddie .. . protein ... mars ... wat wat .. .

Fr.Victor.. playas ... sit down Greg! .. . Roca ...

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My reality is what I hm c made of it. I have created it. And tl1e people ar und me have been my tools in f(mning it. Sorn~,; try to put\ ire r nc~s around me, but failed to r~.~alize that l hav~.; a wire cutter, and I AM \ illing to us it. c• me hav~.: told m~.; to ·"follow the f otslcp . ."' But rw made m~ own fo( tstcp:->. The integration of many diflerent ::-trides have hap d my path into a unique one, not to be compru·ed to one in sp ciiic, but creattxl out of all . On~.: of the things people fear the mo t j ~ the truth. Me, I run at it. My lif~.: d~o.:p nd · and is p wcri.Xi by it. l don 't knO\: the answers t the my : ;tcrics of li lc, but I ha v~,; seen m 1 fhLUn:'! not a:-; it is, but a it can bee( mc. Through life I came to tll conclusion that chang!.! i::. constnnl. Sometimes it is so slow that\ ·c don' t notice it, but sometim~"S • fast that it c~m tum our live.. arotmd in a mom nt.

Two basic things ha\'e made me who I mn : The people (U'C.>tmd me and how I percei e th0ir actions. The r hav :hown me the true light or life and th~ truth::> of this world. They· have shown me that there is n~.;\ cr a wr ng tim to do the right thing. And ery importan1l!', to go ov<.1· go around or go through. but nc:\cr give np. /\nd m~' purpose .. . .... to test the limits of the human heart .

What's a Chi-hua-hua'l...Some call mc ...Tim ... We'll eros.~ the t's and dot the uh. lower case j's ... And something completely different .. . The real story is much scarier than any mmor.. . Redneck Bob. The and Reggie all in one year?... We had English in 9tJI Grade?... Harsch Wom1...Well, it's just • one fluid motion ... World War Ill?.. . Bonzail... Save me Jccbus!... Miss Cleo. Miss Cleo? Oh God, why?!... ! ,~;u never understand you guys ... Why did I have to dream of a train? ... Jack ... Half-Past Seven... Come on. I know she didn't have a boyfriend... Dude. I met Flogging Molly... Road Trip, Spain, College... The course remains the same - full speed ahead. ..

...Tony you can be my wing man any time .•• Joe gobble gobble! Pablo luv you always brutba •.. Johnny tbanx for everything bro••.

Thalita luv you sweety 477 .•• Jenn (sister) luv you••• Xavi partner dub hopper ••• loi••. David bey you see that guy over there ••• baba ..• Rene Bro don't be a , .. Gian liJ bro I can always count on you ... Chris so many memories ••• Esteban its been fun! Lets keep it going •• . Vanessa 477 thank you for everything .•• Laura late night talks •.• Pepe niiice!! ... Louis and Monica you guys are the best luv both of you ••• John your tbe real deaH••• JP do you know where the bathroom is? ... Ernie take om •• . Cura, Robbie, Danny, Larrieu, Llamas, Bob, Andy, lggy, Miguel, Flippy, Jose, Fernie, Guardi, Munilla, Ricky, D-Rod bro!!, Jorge and Felipe, Bared, Micbi, Choppy, Keri, & Gigi all you guys thanx for the great memories its been the best years of my life•.•• To tbe best family in the world I love you all & thank you for all your support, Mom you are my inspiration & Dad my motivation, love you!. •. To the only two girls I have ever loved thank you for teaching me some of the greatest lessons of my life, you know who you are... and to everybody mentioned on this page just remember, "to the world you may be one person, but to me you are tbe world"•••

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C MnX ... BW Soldier No.S ... t ow ?nd Always R4 W ... TC4L, u know lt ~cr, we on the rise playboy and we am t stopping (Don't ever let success get tour lwatl, there's alwu 'S some I better than u, but thero can 't ever be any I outworking u) ... Bougalou aka BG -1 don ' t care ---...".--• what any ! sa 'S, we r tJ1c best ever OC, R~1ee. Skip to my Lou, LarrY~ · U! Mog1c we got that soup! Diddv B~gJav 0$, G-Fon n the rest ofU1~ BG Boyz I didn 't have any pies ofu,

but know u my bo. s: blood. sweat n tear.; ... Tiny Tim, Dre, Redman, Occa. u my brother ·... RXD 11 3 (vca that means u l)Hnn • , we hold it down .. . Romeo, u got more talent than u CVl..'tl knm , u can make it but to be #I, u got to believe u r and work like ur 2.. . Ca~tro (read above) ~~IMIIfllil and don't let any] or anything keep u from ur dreams... Ma~·i, ur a warrior, now u got to step it up, lead b, example ... , hout 2 the Goof Troop Rios : ..... do it well or not at all" C

Rey: u know u got skillz. now u got 1o take over and nm the show on and

off the lield, SOSA : ur the quiet assassin ket."P goin bout ur bu..:;iness n tearin things up, Petey Pab: rep it right; u can be special, don 't be id to be great. Big Mama n Big thanks for being there fur me step of the way. Ja-G thanks f nrQh,,UJi,,n me how to have the to blaze o trail where none

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Monstruo ... We Got Some Canes Over Here ... Banana Splits at Denny' s ... Mobil Run ... NBSD ...

Normanater .. .4/3 of the Grade ... Mandarria .. . Yeah Dawg ...

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c/o 2003... Ding Dong!.. . Wassup my playa ... Wate'erl.. . Let the cement mix itself.. . Conventions ... SMB... Pranks @ KC weekend ... Vani, ur the man .. . the Keys were outta hand ... Aghl The Mexicans.. . Braghl Look @my hair.. . D.R. water bottles ... Roadkill ... Charlie (Drop it like it's hot), Jujiene, Derk and his ball and chain, Gabs, G-Train, Damian; thanks for making these years so fun ... Daddy Willis: "I'm passing a new law" .. . Ralf "Tia Abuela" Ledesma ... My Dads: 10th Juanfer, 11th the Heffa Costa, 12th Ivan "Fight Club Fridays" Santa Cruz ... Sleepy and Blondie .. . Bravo Gordo... Aflak ....

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Wow its almost over... oye broder... shut up and squat.. .Spring Break@ Javi's... Breakfast@ Hilton ...Marco Island #713 ... the Keys Grande Combos at 3am... Mobil Runs ... Naked Salsa...this week is gonn~ bro ... Mo weight mo betta. ..

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Good times@ Beach Appt..Beefeater...Sugar Bowt...blushing disease... Mi Tio ... Asi viene el sandwich ...Baking cakes & scrambled , eags ... chill wit da heat.. .Explorer Tyoe -R. .. mucho amor mami. papi. ahmed. y los vieios ...love to all.. .Belen Forever

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Dj Braaaa in da mix •. .Javi's Beach Bash I+II ... Labor Day bottle throwing: you've got to be kidding me, a hate crime?!? . . .W'haat? Youuu?l? ... Anae.liz (so much to say, so little room) .. .

Close Up NBSD's . . . Baca what? . . .chill wit da heat . .. Belen Crew, you think I'm playin? .. . yo it's time for another run ... Gaby ur driving ... Late-night taxi cab services from the beach.. .. where's my $$ ... Cmon Croon ... GTAVice City ... Sa.rasota . .. 2 Liter · Coke w/Jorge . .. Go Canes!! ... c/o 2003 . . . Good Times ... r'll be home 4 vaca~ons ... PEACE

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Alex, we are very proud of you and your accomplishments. We are lucky to have a son like you. May God bless you always and guide you into a future filled with happiness and success. We love you very much.

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We love you Alfie, Mom, Pops, Stephanie, Oogie, Laura and Mia.

As ~ou begin high st.hoo\ a\wa~s remember to: We are so proud of the ~oung man ~ou have bu.ome. You are sut.h a spet.ia\ part of our lives. You are admired and loved b~ ~our brothers and t.herished b~ ~ou parents. Our \ove for ~ou is \tolithout end. Most important\~. we are proud of the person ~ou are inside; of the goodness. warmth and t.aring ~ou show others. You are a ve~ spet.ia\ person and we \tolant ~ou to l'no\tol how \ut.l'~ we fee\ to have bun given the gift of a son \i"e ~ou!H

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Love your Mom & Dad.

MIKE: MAY THIS CROSSROAD IN LIFE TAKE A PLACE FULL Of WONDER AND CHAllENGE. WHERE YOU'RE MIND WILL GROW AND TRANSFORM YOU FROM A ·aov· TO A MAN. IN THE PROCESS MAY THE LIGHT WITHIN INSTILL IN YOU A SENSE Of COMPASSION FOR YOUR FELLOW MEN AND TEACH YOU TO HAVE AN APPRECIATION OF GOD, AS I UNDERSTAND HIM- AlL GIVING. DO NOT LET ANYONE OR ANYTHING PREVENT YOU FROM FULFilliNG YOUR DREAMS. ALWAYS KEEP REACHING FOR THE STARS AND KEEP YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND. YOU KNOW LIFE. AS LONG AS THERE IS A SENSE OF PRIORITES AND BOUNTIFUL HEAlTH, IS REALLY NOT THAT COMPLICATED... WEJUSTSEEMTO LOOSE SENSE OF THIS AS ADULTS... DON'T YOUI MAY THE JOURNEY LEAD YOU TOA LIFE FULL OF DREAMS ACCOMPLISHED. I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY••. TO BE SECURE IN THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE BOTH AN AUNT AND A FRIEND.

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We are so proud of you and love you so.

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50, 165 Keith, Sean 164 Keith, Trevor

70, 156, 163, 165 Klock, Robert i19, 163 Knott, Eric 92 Kruger, Christian 92 L Lacayo, Francisco 80 Lacayo, Gonzalo 92 Lafont, Mike 70, 149 Lam, Luiz 50 Lancelotta, Rafael 50

Lanusse, Felipe 70 Lapica, Wilhelm 92 Lapparelli, Joey 50 Larcada, Carlos

119, 122, 125, 148, 152, 162, 164 Laroche, Laurent 92 Larrieu, Rene 30, 119, 153, 163 Laughlin, Dante 70 Lavina, Richard 92 Lazaro, Alejandro 50 Lazzarin, Edward 80 Lazzarin, William 50 Leal, Jonathan 92, 98, 100 Ledesma, Rafael 135, 164 Lega, Alejandro 92 Lega, Juan 80 Legido, Justin 50 Leiva, Christian 177, 187 Lemus, Michael 119, 157, 163 Leon, Alexander 80, 203 Leon, Andres 50 Leon De La Barra, 80 Leon, Jose 92, 164 Leon, Kris 120, 125 148, 150, 158 Lesteiro, Javier 70 Lima, Rosa 141 Llaca, Nicolas 50, 177 Llamas, Luis 120, 152, 153, 159 Llanes, Rafael, 150 Llauro, Daniel 70 Lloveras, Mike 80, 163 Lloveras, Robert 120, 148, 158, 164 Lobo, Danny 164, 195 Lobo Navia, Sergio 80 Logan, Anthony 80 Lopez, Alexander 120 Lopez, Branden 80 Lopez, Carlos 70 Lopez, Daniel 120 Lopez Calleja, Enrique 80 Lopez, Jason 159 Lopez, Julio 50 Lopez, Manny 99, 164 Lopez, Peter 50 Lopez, William 80, 92 Lorenzo, Bryan 120, 148, 158, 164 Lorenzo, Giovanni 92 Lorie, Orlando 70, 234 Loys, Raul 50 Lugo, Adrian 50 Lugo, Ariel 92 M Machado, Christopher 80 Machado, Fernando 50 Machado, Jason 158 Macias, Carlos 92 Macias, Jordi

177, 70, 177 Mack, Bernie 164 Madariaga, Jean Paul 177 Madariaga, Nicholas 70 Mallo!, Mariano

117, 120, 122 Manes, Frank

95, 189, 189 Manrara, Andy 104, 159

Manrara, Carlos 95 Maranges, · Matt 104, 159 Marcos, Juan 70 Marquez, David 177 Marmo!, Andres

146, 194, 195 Marmo!, Miguel

93, 95, 164 Marmo!, Victor 70, 146 Marquez, Daniel 104 Marquez, David 70 Marquez, Rafael

95, 172, 175 Marrero, Gabriel 80, 196 Marrero, John 104, 150,

157, 165 Martin, Luis 93, 95 Martinez, Andres 50, 186 Martinez, Ariel 50 Martinez, Carlos 70 Martinez, Edgar

104, 158, 226 Martinez, Eduardo 50 Martinez-Cid, Jordi 104,

152, 226 Martinez, Michael

50, 163 Martucci, Michele

50, 171 120, 148, 175 Mas, Rafael 50 Mas, Robert 95 Massens, Miguel 104 Mastrapa, Reynaldo 70 Masvidal, Andres 50 Masvidal, Daniel 120, 164 Matheu, Ralph 73 Matheus, Aran 73 Mato, Manuel 80 Matza, Benjamin 50 Matza, Jeremy 62 Mayo!, William 73, 165 McCarth~ Conor 73 Mecsery, Matthew 80 Mederos, Jonathan 120, 174 Medina, Diego 50 Medina, Martin 50, 163, 165 Medina, Rene 95, 173 Mejia, Marco 62 Melendez, Charles 62 Melley, Christopher 80 Menache, Julio 73 Mendez, Armando 62 Mendez, Christopher 95 Mendez, Daniel 73, 177 Mendez, Daniel, 187 Mendez, Gabriel 62 Mendez, John Paul 104, 164 Mendez, Louis 99, 100, 95 Mendia, Jorge 62 Mendigutia, Gabriel 73 Mendiola, Eduardo 95, 99 Mendiola, Jose 80 Mendoza, Daniel 95 Menedez, Gabo 30 Menocal, Jorge 50, 186 Merino, Daniel 73 Mesa, Julio 104 Metcalfe, George 104, 164 Metcalfe, Justin 104, 158 Michelen, Juan 104, 159, 227 Mas, Ildefonso

Migenis, Jose 95 Mignone, Marco 50 Miguel, Andres 120 Miles, Christopher 73 Milian, Ray 95 Milina, Gonzalo 73 Minchener, Vicky 44 Mingus, Charles 163 Minsai-Ruiz, Julio 95,

150, 164 Mion-Bet, Daniel 62, 164 Mir, Peter 104, 152 Miranda, Alejandro 120 Miranda, Alex 122 Miranda, Julian 73 Moas, Daniel 62, 164 Moas, Raul 80, 164 Moises, JD

104, 148, 165, 227, 238, 246, 256 Molfetto, Gianfranco 62 Monge, Raul 50 Monk, Thelonious 163 Montes De Oca, Adrian 80 Montes, Alex 62 Montes, Eric 80, 189, 189 Montes, Gabriel 104, 148, 165 Montes, Jeffrey 100, 95 Montesi, Dan 135 Montiel, Mauricio 120, 152, 153 Monzon, Daniel 177, 73, 177 Monzon, David 95, 235 Mora, Joan 73 Morejon, Pablo 50 Morejon, Javier 120 Morejon, Uno 80 Morejon, Norman 104, 164 Moreno, Eduardo 120, 148, J64 Moreno, Federico 120, 164 Moreno, Fernando 82 Moreno, Hector 177, 73, 177 Moreno, Ricky 156 Morfin, Santiago 73, 196 Motta, Pierre 62, 163 Mouriz, Christopher 95 Mouriz, Michael 95 Mouriz, Nicholas 62 Mouriz, Reinaldo 73 Moussawel, Amed 82, 164 Moussawel, Samir 62 Munguia SJ, Jorge 131 Munilla, Alex 30, 31, 120, 148, 158, 163, 164, 180 Muniz, Alvaro 28, 120 Munoz, Peter 94, 95, 189 Munoz, Tomas 73 Munoz-Bustamante, David 120 Murgado, Mario 82, 188 N Napoles, Alexander 50 Navarro, Andres 82 Navarro, Antonio 98, 95 Navarro, Xavi 120,

126, 146, 158, 163, 164, 252 Naya, George 95

Newmeyer, Michael, 187 Nieto, Amado 177, 62, 164, 177 Nieto, Carlos 95, 189, 189 Noste, Danny 82, 188 Nuche, Alexander 104 Nunez, Andres 95, 99 Nunez, Daniel 82, 188 Nunez, Eduardo 104, 150, 157 Nunez, Leopolda 125, 130

0 Ob_eso, Eduardo 62 Ocana, Felix 73 Ocana, Miguel 95 Ocon, David 73 O'Connor, Timmy 73, 171 Odriozola, Carlos 50 Ojeda, Felipe 123, 159, 164 Olazabal, Oliver 50 Oliva, Alexander 82, 164 ·oliver, Jason 73 O'Malley, Robert 143, 163, 164, 224, 225 O'Naghten, Alberto 95 O'Naghten, Juan 123, 159 Oporto, Daniel 73 Orizondo, Enrique 123, 148, 163, 164, 165 Orozco, Andrew 50 Orta, Micheal 73, 135 Orta, Paul 123, 150, 164 Ortega, Azael 99, 95, 196, 197 Ortega, Carlos 95, 104, 158, 168 Ortega, Clint 73 Ortega, Felipe 62, 164, 194, 195 Ortega, Jose 95, 100 Ortiz, Alejandro 95 Ortiz, Michael 104, 239, 247, 257 Osorio, Alejandro 95 Otazo, Andrew 94, 95 Otero, Sebastian 73, 196, 197

p Padial, Reinaldo 82 Padilla, America 123, 164, 203 Padilla, Bryant 98, 95 Padilla, Jose 141, 151 Padin, Manuel 62 Padron, Javier 62 Paez, Jose 73 Palacios, Rodrigo 82 Palarios, Daniel 95 Palermo, Nicholas 82 Palmerola, Ricardo 123 Pantaleon, Andrew 73 Papastavros, Maickoll 95, 99 Paraza, Alex 82 Pardo, Bryan 62, 165 Parets, Alexander 104 Parieda, Luis 164 Parra, Daniel 73 Parra, Kenneth 50 Partagas, Nicholas 104

Pastoriza, Alex 62 Paz, Anthony 62 Pena, Alexander 82 Penichet, Damian 118, 122, 123, 158, 164, 234 Peral, Javier 95 Peralta, Michael 95 Peraza, Leonel 104 Pereda, Luis 123 Pereira, Jorge 122, 123, 158 Pereira, Joshua 62, 164 Perez, Adrian 62 Perez De Alejo, Christoph 82 Perez, Daniel 104, 164 Perez Del Rio, Daniel 73 Perez Del Rio, David 82 Perez, Emilio 123 Perez, Emmanuel 104, 164 Perez, Ernesto 104 Perez, Ernie 78, 158, 238, 239, 246, 247, 249, 256, 257 Perez, Fabrizio 52 Perez, George 164 Perez, Javier 52 Perez, Joel 52 Perez, Jorge 73, 104 Perez De Corcho, Joseph 123, 148, 164 Perez, Juan 95 Perez, Marcos 73, 164 Perez Alvarez, Nicholas 95 Perez, Nick 177, 177 Perez, Robert 82, 104 Perez, Roger 52 Perez-Alvarez, Marco 52 Perez-Lerena SJ, Francisco 131 Perez De Corcho, Peter 62 Perkins, Thomas 52 Permuy SJ, Frank 39, 164 Pessoa, Peter 123 Pessoa, Steven 104, 159 Pestana, Jonathan 73 Peterman, Peter 188 Pichardo, Frank 122, 141 Pidermann, Peter 82 Piedrahita, Martin 62 Pierce, Chris 95 Pimentel, Bernardo 122, 123, 148, 150, 159, 163, 164 Pino, Joseph 123 Pino, Mario 104, l!:.D, 157, 233, 246, 2Xi Pinon, Sergio 62 Pisa, Renzo 123, 164 Pittaluga, Fabrizio 62 Pizarro, Eduardo 95 Pizarro, Francisco 196 Pizzorni, Patrick 82 Pia, Thomas 177 Plasencia, Pablo 52 Poindexter, Stephen 73, 165, 234 Polo, Borja 104 Ponce De Leon, Francisco 82, 196 Ponce, Juan 73 Ponce, Ricardo 52 Pou, Adrian 82 Prego, Roberto 52

Prieto, Thomas 73 Puig, Alec 52 Puig, Enrique 82 Pumariego, Andres 62 Putman, Mike 73, 177 Putman, Stephen 123, 164

Q Quevedo, Enrique 123, 152, 153 Quezada, Antonio 62, 187

R Rad, Matthew 73 Ramirez, Ernesto 82 Ramirez-Bao, Daniel 82 Ramon, Olga 39 Ramos, Daniel 187 Ramos Marabotto, Daniel 62 Ramos, David 52 Ramos, Javier 73, 141, 170 Ravelo, Jorge 82 Redondo, Andres 82 Redondo, Jose 82, 164 Regalado, Eduardo 93, 95 Regueyra, Alberto 123, 164 Regueyra, Andrew 164 Retreats 226, 227 Revina, Andy 146 Revina, Carlos 146 Rey, Christopher 93, 95 Reyes, Alexander 104, 164 Reyes, Mitchel 52 Ricard, Giancarlo 104 Rico, Dylan 52, 171 Rico, Steven 73 Riesgo, Aldo 28, 118, 123, 162 Rincon, Tommy 164 Ring Ceremony 252 Rios, Jorge 98, 95 Rios, Kevin 52 Rios, Michael 164, 177 Rivas, Juan 95 Rivero, Ian 82 Rizo, Luis 95 Robaina, Juan 104 Robaina, Tommy 152, 164 Robayna, Raul 73 Robbins, Jonathan 82 Robles, Hector 104 Robotics Club 157 Roca, Jose 36 Rodriguez, Alejandro 95 Rodriguez, Alex 153 Rodriguez, Andres 52 Rodriguez, Armando 39, 130 Rodriguez, Carlos 98, 95, 235 Rodriguez, Chris 150 Rodriguez, Christian 104 Rodriguez, Daniel 82, 96, 123, 156 Rodriguez, Danny 124, 148, 150 Rodriguez, Eddie 52 Rodriguez, Ivan 28, 73, 163 Rodriguez, Jorge 73 Rodriguez, Jose 96

Rodriguez, Kevin 73 Rodriguez, Lazaro 52 Rodriguez, Loren 124, 152, 159 Rodriguez, Luis 73 Rodriguez, Michael 124 Rodriguez, Ricardo 73 Rodriquez, Danny 164 Rojas, Daniel 9 Rojas, Louis 121, 122 Rojas, Mario 186, 52, 186 Rojo, Mario 82 Romero, David 107, 159 Romero, Rafael 73, 146 Romero, Ralph 162 Roque, Carlos 82 Roque, Jose 107 Rosado, Carlos 96 Ross, Brenda 36 Rossello, Facundo 94, 96 Roura, Michael 52 Rovira, Andres 73 Rovira, Carlos 107, 150, 165 Rovira, Manny 150 Rovirosa, Frankie 124, 158, 230 Rueda, Raimundo 73 Rufat, Raymond 82 Ruhi, Angelique 143, 164, 224 Ruiz, Angel 107 Ruiz, Victor 124, 158, 203 Ruiz-Castaneda, Norman 124, 163 Ryan, Geoffrey 75

s Saab, Juan 124 Sabates, Arturo 82 Sacco, James 82 Sagarduy, Gabriel 96 Saizarbitoria, Victor 164 Salazar, Jorge 100, 96 Salcedo, Julian 107 San Juan, Fernando 96 San Miguel, Steven 52 Sanabria, Alfredo 124 Sanchelima, Andy 177, 177 Sanchelima, Christian 96 Sanchelima, Juan 75 Sanchez, Adrian 52, 165 Sanchez, Andres 96 Sanchez, Arturo 107, 150 Sanchez, Brian 205 Sanchez, Daniel 96, 196 Sanchez, Jordan 82 Sanchez, Maximiliano 52 Sanchez, Michael 82 Sanchez, Mike 188 Santos, Anthony 164 Santuoso, Paul 96, 173 Sardina, Carlos 75 Sardina SJ, Jorge 40, 131, 135 Sargentes, Jonathon 147 Sargenton, Jonathan 82 Schaiberger, Gregory 124, 163 Schertz, Adam 96 Schmidt, Andrew 75 Schumacher, Albert 52 Sebastien, Jean Thevenin 82 Seblani, Ronnie 52

Sedeno, Kristian 124, 148, 156 Segrera, Marcos 82 Segrera, Victor 96 Seidenthal, Andre 52 Shaiberger, Gregory 150 Shipman, David 124 Sierra, Michael 82 Sierra, Vicente 52 Sigurani, David 82 Silva, Claudio 52 Silva, Daniel 75 Silveira, Leonardo 124 Simauchi, Luis 75 Simoes Ponce, Octavia 96 Sixth Grade Basketball 186 Smit, John 75 Smit, Richard 164 Smith, Robert 75 Smitt, John 177, 177 Soares, Brian 82 Sobrado, Roberto 124, 157 Soler, Tommy 75, 182 Sophomore Day 235 Sosa, Alejandro 96 Sosa, Alex 94, 98, 100 Sosa, Javier 52, 141 Soto, Charles 107 Soto, Ignacio 75 Soto, Victor 124, 150, 157 Sotolongo, Juan 75 Sotto, David 82, 162 Sroka, Roberto 177 Srokay, Robert 195 St. Roland, Louis 82, 196 Stille, Matthew 107 Suarez, Adriana 164, 224 Suarez, Andres 107 Suarez, Bryan 164 Suarez, Bryan-Michael 124 Suarez, Camila 135 Suarez, Eugenio 75 Suarez, Gabriel 107, 164 Suarez, Octavia 75 Suarez, Rodrigo 29, 124, 150, 165 Suarez-Murias, Raul 75 Sucena, Rolando 141, 150 Sugarman, Carl 177, 177 Suris, Robert 107, 158 Sutton, Graham 52 Sutton, Stephan 75, 177 T Taquechel, Pablo 143 Tarafa, Tony 124, 158 Tarafa, Victor 75 Tefel, Santiago 124, 158, 163, 165 Teijeiro, Juan 96 Tejedor, Rodrigo 82 Telleria, Alejandro 96 Tello, Fernando 75, 177 Teran, Roger 96 Theology 143 Thevinen, Sebastian 147 Thomas, Marshall 82, 188 Thompson, Jonas 107, 150, 163

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Another addition to the Belen campus is a professional rubber track making Belen one of the only schools in Florida to have one.

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With the addition of the new Arts Pavilion, Belen will be able to excel in the department of humanities.

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