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S a n ta C atalina School, Monterey, CA Volume 56, Issue 1
S t u d e n t Lamplighter Editors
Yearbook Editors
Kathryn Avila
Lauren Bishop
L E A D E R S H I P Co-Editors-in-Chief:
Lauren Bishop
Libby McPherson
Isabelle Williams Mosaic Editor
Student Senate
STAR Production Editor: Cynnie Haueter
Cindy Chu
Student Body President: Chelsea Hanlock
Head Tour Guides
Sophie Claudel
Day Student Coordinator: Natalie Simmons
Resident Coordinator: Lotanna Obodozie
Jasmyn Domingues
Jessica Foster
& O P P O R T U N I T Y
Spiritual Life: Abigail Alvarez Taylor Griffon
Activities Coordinator: Taylor Griffon Emily Grunwald Peace & Justice
Megan Knetemann
Freshman Advisors: Libby McPherson
Athletics - P&J Coordinator: Cristina Quisno
Courtney Gillespie & Sarah Morris Secretary: Kyra Morrissey
Kelsey Player Go, Cougars!
Sophomore Class President: Catie Bolt Christina Quisno Amnesty International Co-heads:
Sophomore Reps: Mary Cho & Laila Joseph Kayti Ramirez Fall: Cross Country Cynthia Baricevic & Jane Goodfellow
Kelsey Riordan Tennis Community Service Site Leaders:
Junior Class President: Vanessa Woodard Amanda Shephard Water Polo Ave Maria - Lizbeth McPherson
Junior Reps: Carla Berra & Casey Lewis Natalie Simmons Field Hockey
& Haley Barragan
Volleyball
Senior Class President: Anna Viviani Devon Walter Others - To be determined
Golf
Equestrian Environmental Task Force Student Reps:
Senior Reps: Kelsey Riordan & Ivana Ritz Head Ushers
PE: Fitness workout - Mary Cho, Cindy Chu, Francissca Kang,
Yoojin Choi cardio, strength training, & Christina Quisno
Music Ensembles Elizabeth Clark core Pax Christi Co-heads:
Lotanna Obodozie Winter: Soccer Lizbeth McPherson & Madelyn Morey
Vocal:
GraceAnne Sillano Basketball R-4 Co-heads:
Choir & Chamber Singers
PE: Lifeguard class or Mary Cho & Christina Quisno
Instrumental: SC Fund Coordinators Kick-boxing, Pilates, & UNA/Model UN Co-heads:
Jazz Band & Chamber Ensemble Yoosun Jun Yoga Kristina Flathers & Linx Selby
Voice and instrumental lessons are Alex Opechowski UNA Film Festival Committee:
Spring: Lacrosse
available on a request basis. Pia Park Track Pia Park & Kelsey Riordan
Anna Viviani Swimming Chairs of Committees:
Isabelle Williams Softball To be determined
PE: Fitness workout
Theater Events Coordinators
Fall musical: Rae Gregory Clubs
My Fair Lady
Allison Minami
Mid-Winter comedy: Hana Mohsin AMP - Art & Musical Performance Great Indulgences
Up the Down Staircase Kyra Morrissey Amnesty International Journey
Spring musical: Back to Basics Knit Wits
Singin’ in the Rain
Chopsticks Operation Smile
Performance Groups Pax Christi
Community Service Club
Dance: Accents Dumbledore’s Army Peace & Justice (umbrella)
Improv: BURRITO Fashion Club R4
A capella: ecco! Fencing Club Reverb
Musical performance: Reverb UNA - United Nations Assoc.
Fit Club
Syncopation & rhythm: Lady Rhythmics
2 The Lamplighter
Julia Kim, Dean of Studies
the importance end in mind. You have to have a clear counselor at San Lorenzo Valley High
of engaging in vision of where you’re going, where School in Santa Cruz, supporting
activities with you want to go, to ensure that you students with special educational
students as well as get where you intend to go.” Mrs. needs. She has also advised peer-
the value of “letting Kim looks forward to helping each helper student groups, worked in
them know they’re of you understand your options and conflict mediation, and led workshops
not alone, making define your goals to ensure that your on leadership and character building.
whatever activity education at Santa Catalina is both While in Santa Cruz, Mrs. Kim
they’re doing fun successful and personally fulfilling. met her husband, Eun Jun (E.J.) Kim,
and engaging.” Ten Mrs. Kim began her career in on eHarmony. During their courtship,
years of experience education as an English teacher at she began looking for a job that would
in education, as an Thomas Jefferson Middle School. allow her to relocate to Monterey. She
English teacher, While being mentored by one of the came to Seaside High School in 2008
an at-risk student school counselors as well as a special and married Mr. Kim in July, 2009.
counselor, and as education instructor, Mrs. Kim found With her broad educational
a college counselor, herself drawn toward counseling. She background, Mrs. Kim’s path
On your journey: “You really need to has fostered in appreciated helping students “try new demonstrates the value of experience
begin things with the end in mind. ” Mrs. Kim a deep things, figure out how things work, and and perspective: “We need to learn to
appreciation find the best way to accomplish specific see things through different lenses,”
A volunteer experience during for developing objectives.” She felt that counseling to understand, and to envision what
high school set Mrs. Kim on her path working relationships with students presented great opportunities to help is possible. With her training as a
toward education. In her senior year, that focus on understanding and students learn how to claim their teacher, as a counselor, and as an
she worked four days a week with collaboration. education and prepare for their future. administrator, Mrs. Kim offers our
a fourth grade PE class. She recalls, She also understands the value Mrs. Kim comes to Santa Catalina community a wealth of experience
“I did everything with them. If they of solid planning. Speaking to our after working at Seaside High School and insight and will provide excellent
ran, I ran. If they did jumping jacks, I Journey motif, she observed, “You as a college counselor with 295 seniors academic support to each of you as our
did jumping jacks.” She learned then really need to begin things with the on her roster. Previously, she was a new Dean of Studies.
WELCOME to SANTA CATALINA
Marlena Norman, Director
of College Counseling
Our new Director of College of the desk, as a college admission I want them to feel
Counseling is ready for your visit, counselor, and though she was engaged, less passive
and she has a plan: “Beginning with satisfied, something was missing: “As and more active. This
dialogue, developing trust, establishing Admissions counselor, the students are has to do with their
confidence in our partnership: these are represented through their application; life and their future.
the steps that can ensure a meaningful it’s not a personal contact.” The high It’s important that
college application process.” school counselors seemed to have the they’re comfortable
Her first exposure to working with best job; they had “direct contact with and happy with their
high school students was as a tour students, the same particular group of end results.”
guide at Sacramento State University, students every day.” And so she shifted “Each student is
but it was as she was completing her focus away from admissions and a brilliant, beautiful,
her BA in communications and directly toward college counseling. articulate young
criminal justice that Ms. Norman It’s a perfect fit. woman and will thrive
discovered her vocation. By then, the Ms. Norman really enjoys the and excel in her own
law student was moonlighting as a daily contact with students as well as way. I want each
“It is important that students feel
college admission counselor, recruiting the decision-making time, when the student to feel unique
a greater sense of control and
students to the University of the Pacific students have made their final choice because each is very
responsibility during their college
in Sacramento, CA. She believes that of where they’re going to go. “A little different but every
application process. I want them to feel
“no one person really decides when part of me feels like I’m going away student is seeking
engaged, less passive and more active.”
they’re in college that they want to be with them, going off to college again. the same thing:
a college counselor. That’s not a career I feel a part of that process, and it feels success. However,
typically considered.” But it was the so good to experience that with them.” everyone’s idea of success is different: own journey.”
day-to-day interactions with students Ms. Norman’s goal is to help it could be motherhood, being a career Final words: “I look forward to
that convinced her to pursue an MA in students feel empowered: “It is woman, becoming a doctor, lawyer, working with each of you, freshmen,
Education with an emphasis in higher important that students feel a greater senator, equestrian, artist—or the sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
education leadership. sense of control and responsibility next American Idol. Each student is Please know that my door is always
She began “on the other side” during their college application process. discovering themselves through their open. Stop by any time and say hello.”
