1975 - 76
Class Leaders
Student Body Officers – President: Dave Brunetti; 1st Vice President: Ernest Forsman; 2nd Vice President: Nini Rich; Secretary: May Chambers; Treasurer: Julie Heath.
Senior Class Officers – Pat Oki, president; Mike Aloia, 1st vice president; George Maroudas, 2nd vice president; Jackie Gant, secretary; Cass McNamara, treasurer.
Junior Class Officers – John Attey, president; Chuck Cordova, 1st vice president; Susan Schovaers, 2nd vice president; Jane Neville, secretary; Nora Fitzgerald, treasurer.
Sophomore Class Officers – Paul Colosimo, president; Ann Chambers, 1st vice president; Mark Hafeman, 2nd vice president; Rose Barbiero, secretary; Monte Cruz, treasurer.
During the Summer
Representing Judge at Girls State were Cathy Corbett and Margaret Brennan.
The Year
National Merit Semifinalists: Edward Dunne, Julie Heath, Scott Ingram and Martin Wright.
National Merit Letters of Commendation: Norman Allred, Joe Arnold, Ernest Forsman, Scott Dissell, Mark Henkels.
A series of activities were held to commemorate 100 years of service in Utah by the Sisters of the Holy Cross. The Judgeonian reported that a tea was held at Holy Cross Hospital to kick off the event. Gov. Calvin Rampton then issued a declaration that Sept. 15 was a day to honor the nuns. School was canceled for a day at Judge. Masses were held daily during the week after a Sunday Mass, led by Bishop Joseph Lennox Federal, and a reception at the Cathedral. Sr. Mercedes said Sr. Augusta and another nun arrived in Salt Lake City on June 6, 1875, invited by Bishop Lawrence Scanlan to teach at St. Mary’s Academy, which opened that year with 100 students. Bishop Scanlan had consulted with Brigham Young, who offered to “pick them up and bring them into Salt Lake. [Some of] Brigham Young’s children were taught by the sisters.” Three more nuns arrived later in the year to open Holy Cross Hospital. At one time, there were 110 Sisters of the Holy Cross in Utah; 53 were born here. Forty were then in the Salt Lake Diocese. “We’ll teach anyone,” Sr. Mercedes said.
New rules were laid down for freshman initiation. Juniors and sophomores could not be involved. “You are only spectators this year and any trouble you give freshmen will bring due consequences upon you,” the Judgeonian warned on Sept. 12. Seniors were prohibited from picking up freshmen at their homes before 7 a.m. and could do so only with the permission of the freshman’s parents. Seniors also were required to travel in pairs. The formal part of initiation involved coffee and donuts in the cafeteria to start the morning and a dance in the auditorium at night.
Julia Heath was editor-in-chief of the Basilean yearbook.
The editor-in-chief of the Judgeonian newspaper to start the year was James Piercey. He stepped down in the spring and was replaced by Mary McConnell. Margaret Brennan was assistant editor. Assistant editors were Todd Schultz, Tony Sheeran, John Attey, Joe Hebert and Joe Bottum. Susan Fake, Maria Ravarino and Lucy Fritz were typists. Writers included Barbara Timper, Matt Jimenez, Pat O’Reilly, Steve Pino, Kathleen Henzke, Mariana Piercey, Jerry Gray, Kelly Paluso, Jana Heiner, Christy Cowan, Wayne Pillard and Tom Reeves. John McGean was moderator. In the October edition, John Attey questioned why school was canceled so often in the fall, noting that on Oct. 20, a Monday, “school will be cancelled for, get this, deer hunting season. I’m not complaining about all this extra time, but you have to admit that it’s rather unusual to postpone school just so that people can go hunting.”
Sr. Mercedes and Sr. Jeremia led a new volunteer program, enabling students to visit the elderly and disabled at the VA hospital, to work as candy stripers at hospitals, and to help the mentally and emotionally disturbed.
Senior Diane Ingalls won the National Writing Achievement Contest.
The Debate Team included Kathleen Henzke, Cathy Meyer, Joe Bottum, Todd Schultz, Jim Piercey, Martin Wright, Patti Wilson and Joe Hebert.
The never-ending problem of parking at Judge was temporarily resolved in early December when the parking lot was striped and students were required to buy parking stickers. Areas also were blocked off so little kids at Lourdes would have a place to play and fire engines could get in.
Sr. Norita started a band to play at basketball games.
Mike Aloia dressed up as Santa Claus when Judge students donated Christmas goodies and sang carols for students at Garfield Elementary School.
Ed Dunne and Ernest Forsman were chosen for inclusion in the “Who’s Who in American High Schools.”
As he had for six years, Brother James Petrait built a Christmas tree with odds and ends from his lab, such as old petri dishes left over from stale experiments and molecule models. There was a starfish at the top of his tree, which actually was a tripod with metal rods as braces. He called this year’s tree “Confusion.” The previous year it was dubbed “Evolution.”
The grand prize in the Big Red Raffle was a 1976 Chevrolet Chevette from Gordon Wilson Chevrolet. Students had a quota to sell three books of tickets (the faculty goal was 10 books). “The money from the Big Red is desperately needed to bring Judge out of debt. 75% of the $25,000 goal will go to Father McNamara for the payment of bills, the remaining 25% will be applied to the account of the student council,” the Judgeonian reported. As it turned out, the raffle raised just $11,750. Almost 300 students failed to make their sales quotas. Sophomore Chris Bero sold the most and was rewarded with a ski outfit, including skis and boots. Freshman Dean Burchett was second and got a cross-country ski outfit. Fr. Kenehan topped faculty sales, receiving “a nice set of towels.” At the raffle, Dean Gray won the car, Helen Eugster got a $250 gift certificate to Woolf’s sporting goods and Jim Gillette won a side of beef.
With the help of Joe Bottum, replacement Judgeonian editor Mary McConnell’s first edition in mid-April featured a lengthy Q&A with student body officer candidates Alison McFarlane, Meg McNamara, Barry Eagan, Annette Sawaya, Kevin Brady, Sue Schovaers, Karena Kolouch, Jane Neville and Mike Guss.
Edward Dunne won the Betty Crocker Search for the American Homemaker of Tomorrow contest.
Plays
“Starfish,” xxx
“The Bad Seed,” directed by Larry Roupe, assisted by Mary McConnell, starring Margaret Varra, Diane Martinez, Karen Mathot, Joan McGarrell, Ellen Economou, Paul Grisley, Ron Cordova, Martin Wright, Courtney McKenna, Sue Vierra, Norman Allred, Denise Harmston, Renee Key, Mark Hafeman, Ren Brown and Todd Schultz. Doug Arnold and Ken Brown were the stage managers.
“Stalag 17,” directed by Larry Roupe and Karen Mathot, starring Dave Brunetti, Joe Bottum, Galey Colosimo, John Tabish, Todd Shultz and Mike Aloia.
Sports
Coach Gil Cordova’s football team advanced to the 3-A state championship game before losing what The Salt Lake Tribune described as a “brutal defensive battle” to Murray, 7-0, at the University of Utah. The Spartans scored the game’s only points early in the second quarter when bruising fullback Steve Davies, 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, ran five yards for the deciding touchdown. He compiled 124 yards on 21 carries. Defense was the key for Murray, however, as the Spartans shut down the Judge offense led by quarterback Dan McGill. Murray stifled Judge’s best scoring chance, after Tim Razzeca recovered a fumble and raced down the left sideline to the Murray 29. The subsequent Bulldog drive bogged down by a penalty and a 43-yard field goal attempt was unsuccessful. Murray responded with an 80-yard drive to take a 7-0 lead it would not relinquish. The Bulldogs came close a couple of times. Just before the half, McGill passes to Pat Oki and Kevin Brady moved the ball to Murray’s 25, but McGill was sacked as time ran out. Late in the fourth quarter, never saying die, a McGill-to-Barry Eagan pass for 29 yards put Judge at the Spartan 30 with just under a minute left. But McGill’s pass was tipped and intercepted, ending the comeback try.
McGill finished 5-for-10 passing for 84 yards, while the Salt Lake Tribune praised the defensive play of Dave Brunetti, Mike Aloia, John Garcia, Tim Wilson and Rob Bero. “It’s hard to say why we didn’t have a good day,” Coach Cordova told The Tribune afterward. “Just a step or two or a bounce one way or the other might have made all the difference.” To get to the championship game, Judge thumped Springville 28-0. Tim Wilson got the Bulldogs on the scoreboard just 1:29 into the game on a short run after Mike McGeehan had picked up 36 yards on a pair of carries. After Tim Razzeca recovered a fumble, a short pass from McGill to Brady was turned into a 48-yard touchdown when Joe Brown and Ray Madsen threw crushing blocks to spring Brady. “Those two quick touchdowns really took it out of them,” Cordova said. “We put our strength to their weakness and it worked right from the start.” Wind and rain hurt Springville’s potent passing attack, but so did a punishing Bulldog defense led by Pat Oki, John Garcia, Kevin Madsen, Dve Brunetti, Rob Bero and Mike Alia. While they kept the Red Devils in check, Judge added second-half touchdowns on a two-yard run by McGill (following a long pass from McGill to Tiger Ellefsen) and an interception return for a touchdown by Wilson, with Oki providing the TD-producing block. Wilson had another second-half interception, as did Brady. In the quarterfinals, Judge whipped American Fork 28-15.
The loss marked the final game of Gil Cordova’s illustrious coaching career at Judge. Like his predecessor, Frank Klekas, he left to become head coach at Kearns High School. Cordova’s appointment came in December 1975, just a month after Klekas passed away. “This is not the first time he’s [Cordova] been approached by public schools,” Principal Fr. Thomas McNamara told The Salt Lake Tribune. “It’s been a yearly thing and we certainly appreciate what he’s done for the school and wish him well in his new position.” Cordova posted a xxx – xxx record over xxx seasons, winning three state championships (1970, 1972 and 1973) and finishing second twice (1971 and 1975). In January, Judge said Cordova’s top assistant, Frank L’Etoile, was being elevated to head coach. A native of Massachusetts, L’Etoile came west to play football at Westminster College, where he was a linebacker. L’Etoile was an assistant football coach at Westminster before moving to Judge, where he spent three years on Cordova’s staff.
Coach Lew Baker’s girls tennis team swept through its regular season with nine victories and no losses.
Golf team members include captain Bill Rice and Matt Korogi, both seniors, juniors Jim Weeks, Mike Bolam and Jerry Gray, and underclassmen Kenny Jones, Tony Sheeran and Matt Bolam.
The volleyball team, coached by Esther Halliday, won one and lost five in region. The Bulldogs were led by Luann Holdener.
Girl swimmers include Cricket McHugh, Patti Wilson, Beth Geiermann, Bridget Kelly and Cass McNamara.
Playing in the fall, the girls softball team finished 1-3. Team members included Barbara Timper, Julie Oki, Liz Price, Jackie Moore, Mary McGill, Kelly Madsen, Tricia Prokopis, Patricia Harte, Luann Holdener, Kathy Sheldon, Sherianne Stephens, Tricia Schubach, Roxy Larrabee, Margaret Wilson and Chris Cowan.
Coach Frank L’Etoile’s wrestling team had 22 returners, including five seniors – co-captains John McHugh and Tim Wilson plus Jim Montoya, Mike McGeehan and Mike Fotes. They were joined by John Garcia, John Bizjak, Pat Kane, Joe Brown, John Boner, Tony Arnone, Tony Hansen, John Tabish, Raul Franco, Mark Hafeman, Steve Mason, Matt Bolam, Bill McHugh, Fred Gallegos and John Carty.
Led by Margaret Brennan and Barbara Timper, the senior girls beat the freshman girls 12-6 for the girls football championship on a snowy and muddy field. The Judgeonian said Timper “baffled the freshmen with a mixture of sweeps and short passes” while Brennan used a combination of psychological [intimidation] and ‘just run ‘em over’ warfare to hold the Frosh to just six points.” The freshman reached the finals by beating the junior girls 12-0, led by Cathy Meyer, Kelly Madsen and Therese Corbett.
Graduation
154 graduates on May 30 at Kingsbury Hall.
Valedictorian: Ulrich Brunhart
Salutatorian: Julie Heath
Highest GPA for all four years: Ulrich Brunhart
Highest GPA during senior year: Ulrich Brunhart, Ernest Forsman and Sheila Donovan
Moran Award: Pat Oki
Bulldog Award: Tim Wilson
Science Award: Ulrich Brunhart
Gold honor cords were worn by 43 graduates with cumulative GPAs of 3.19 or better. Ulrich Brunhart received an appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy. Michael McGeehan and Kelly Murnin joined the U.S. Marine Corps.
Grail Seal bearers: Jack Arnold, Bernard Beichert, Mela Biljanic, Jeanne Boyd, Margaret Brennan, Scott Briney, Julie Combs, Sheila Donovan, Ed Dunne, Jacqueline Erbin, Susan Fake, Ernest Forsman, Katherine Fowler, Julie Heath, Mark Henkels, Diane Ingalls, Scott Ingram, Marie Kane, Cynthia Keating, Michelle Legare, Jon Pavlish, Michael Polanshek, Mary “Nini” Rich, Audrey Tobari, Catherine Vietti, Rich Young.
Academic Awards – English: Margaret Varra, Julie Heath and Scott Ingram; Social Studies: Mike Aloia, Julie Heath and Scott Ingram; Physics: Ed Dunne; Advanced Biology: Michael Polanshek; Geology: Dan Bader; Mathematics: Ulrich Brunhart; Art: Diane Ingalls.
Spanish: Julie Heath, Julie Combs and Debbie Geare; French: Ed Dunne; Advanced Typing: Susan Fake; Advanced Shorthand: Debbie Geare; Bookkeeping: Michael Polanshek, Cynthia Keating and George Maroudas; Speed Typing: Cindy McKnight.
Sterling Scholar Award winners – Susan Fake, Dianne Ingalls, Julie Heath, Edward Dunne, Mela Biljanic, Debbie Geare, Margaret Brennan, Ulrich Brunhart and Norman Allred.
James Montoya was commended for outstanding service from the Salt Lake Community Mental Health Center. A Model United Nations Assembly Award for outstanding service was given to Julie Heath.
