1990 - 91
Class Leaders
Student Body Officers: President Franco Aloia; Vice Presidents Celeste Eggert, Cable Green.
Senior Core – President Ted Vogt, Jackie Stumpf, Richard Coffey, Wes Keller, Amy Murphy.
Junior Core – President Charlotte Eggert, John Welsh, Michael Murphy, Megan Sherry, Martin Munoz.
Sophomore Core – President Andrew Cheng, Jason Robison, Bill Trentman, Emily Cvar, Molly Gallivan, Roslyn Clay.
Freshman Core – President Courtney Lords, Aimee Le Duc, Tony Furano, Lisa Book, Carter Young.
During the Summer
Cherrie Evans put out a request for donations of hand, ankle and free weights, plus exercise bicycles and jump ropes, to equip beginning and advanced girls weightlifting classes offered during the school year.
Reunion Weekend over Labor Day featured a social honoring state champions from the classes of 1950 and 1960.
Brother Jim Roth and teacher Chris Long led a 330-mile bike trip along the Kokopelli Trail. Riders included Jeff Baird, Jonathan Slatore, Nico Melendez, John Mejia, Travis Jones, Matt Schwobe, John Prudden, Christine Pembrook, Joshua Hutchinson, Molly Gallivan, Jeremy White and Johanna Bailey.
Teacher John Tabish led a group of current students and recent graduates to Italy and Greece. Participants included Stephanie Paulson, Michael Carlson, Nicole Nicholson, Sam Francis, Katherine Paulson, Natalie Bereshnyi, Amber Ramon, Melissa Seitz, Jeff Wright, Chris Van Dijk, Chris Bereshnyi, Anthony Longsdon and Kevin Diedrich.
Ulster Project students traveling to Omagh, Northern Ireland to visit the families of Northern Irish students they hosted previously included Rebekah Barratt, Robert Benda, Sarah Northway and Eric Hale.
John Migliaccio spent eight weeks in Tabuse, Japan through the American Field Service program. He attended a Sumo wrestling match and a Japanese baseball game.
The summer drama production for grade-school kids, run by Jeanette Sawaya-Lamb and Susan Northway, ended with a production of “West Side Story.”
The Year
National Merit Finalist: Soo Yeon “Sue” Kim
National Merit Semifinalist: Sarah Ball
National Merit Commended Students: Joanna Angelides, David Chong, Tim Clark, Nathan Etter, Andrea Morris and Paul Richardson
Ronielle Peltier was a commended student in the National Merit Achievement Scholarship Program for Outstanding Black American Students.
Franco Aloia was deemed a congressional scholar by the National Young Leaders Conference.
New teachers included Jill Cummings, Spanish; Beth Gardiner, computers; Fr. Rick Bauer, counselor; Franciska Vergoz, French; Susan Mommsen, social studies; Kip Sayre, debate; Fr. Andrew Skrzypiec, comparative religion; Kazuko Prisbrey, Japanese; xxx Meehl, German; and Karla Frost, English.
“Regular” tuition for the school year was set at $3,317 plus fees. It dropped to $2,630 for Catholic students who didn’t get a subsidy, and $2,070 for those Catholic students on a parish pastor-approved subsidy list. For more needy students, who went through a financial-disclosure application process, the cost could go down to $1,399 (plus fees).
Junior Academic Awards – Mathematics: Andrea Morris; Chemistry: Nathan Etter; U.S. History: Tim Clark; English: Nathan Etter and Stephanie Mommsen; Religious Studies: Kerry Dalton and Eric Grotepas; Drama Production: Megan McEnulty; Dance Production: Nicole Showell; Chorus: David Chong; A.P. Music: Nathan Etter; Advanced Dance Production: Amy Green; Spanish III: Katherine Paulson; German III: Jennifer Schneeweiss; French III: Andrea Morris; Latin III: Ted Vogt. Highest GPAs: Katherine Paulson, Andrea Morris, Christian Pariseau.
Sophomore Academic Awards – Mathematics: Justin Boevers and Scott Selberg; American Government: Brittany Watne; Geography: Steven Lloyd; Biology: Scott Selberg; English: Aaron Shaheen and Sarah Semerad; Religious Studies: Chantel Graham and Anthony Duricy; Drama: Melissa Janko; Dance: Gina Novasio; Concert Band: Scott Selberg; Jazz Band: Steven Smith; Junior Choir: Dana Lombardi; Spanish II: Loretta Nehls; Japanese II: Steven Lloyd; Greek II: Stephanie Angelides; French II: Sarah Semerad; German II: Tim Roelofs; Latin II: Brittany Watne. Highest GPAs: Sarah Semerad, Scott Selberg and Anna Woodruff.
Freshmen Academic Awards – Mathematics: Aaron Ballard; World History: Angela Kearns and Andrew Cheng; English: Emily Sanford and John Mejia; Religious Studies: Dawn Brown and Gregory Hoge; Drama: Angie Kearns; Cadet Band: Nicole Bethers; Dance: Emily Cvar; German I: Brian Hardy; Enriched Spanish I: Scott Baczek; Spanish I: Michelle Malouf; Enhanced French I: Alexandra Woodruff; French I: Emily Sanford; Japanese I: Susan Nowell; Latin I: Aaron Ballard. Highest GPAs: Aaron Ballard, Angela Kearns, Robert Kane, Jennifer Layman and Emily Sanford.
The Varsity Cheerleaders were Megan Rosenberg, Ken Oliphant, Kristina Poljak, Belinda Hayes, Evionne Meacham, Kristen Kurilich, John Prudden, Shiloh Edwards, Sarah Maggio, Loretta Nehls, Nicole Showell, Chae Zabriskie, Heather McGinley, Stephanie Paulson, Joy Hayes, Scott Redington, Amber Ramon, Brandi Gabardi, Amanda Olsen, Chip Dance, Marnie Barker and Amy Zupon.
STATE CHAMPION – David Chong won the state competition in the National Council of English Teachers’ achievement awards in writing.
Thirty presenters were brought in for a “Peace Preparedness Day of Reflection” for sophomores, who attended morning workshops on the “wider issues of peace,” including “Scenes of the Soviet Union,” “Reflections on the Vietnam War Experience,” “The Ulster Project” and “Conscientious Objection.” Afternoon workshops focused on “inner peace,” including “The Use of Music,” “Love is the Answer,” “Peace: How to get it, how to keep it,” and “Inner Peace through Prayer.”
Electives available to students included debate with Kip Sayer, body conditioning with Eric Houle, advanced dance composition with Jeanette Sawaya-Lamb, Body and Mind fitness with Dave Disorbio, and weightlifting – with Karla Keller overseeing the girls, Danny Medina the boys,
An Amnesty International chapter was established by teacher Bill Straub. Members included Rebekah Huffman, Witney Williams, Mary Ann Ward, Darbi Macy, Bess Bernal, Emily Whitehead, Susan Weaver, Brittany Watne, Ann Lawrence, Stephanie Angelides, Chelise Floyd, Rebekah Barratt, John Olsen, Lee Weyer, Therese Roper and Carli Cook.
Encouraged by Cable Green, the Student Council began looking seriously at recycling, particularly all of the paper generated at school. A recycling committee was formed by Megan McEnulty, Courtney Lourdes, Tony Furano, Emily Cvar, Michael Murphy, Julie Kotlyar, Jason Robison, Peter Eernisse, Kimberly Hutton, Roslyn Clay, John Olson, John Walsh and Wes Keller.
Hi-Kickers drill team members were Jennifer Morrison, Amy Murphy, Rakelle Rasmussen, Denise Perea, Karen Dobson, Chelsie Acosta, Nicole Veltri, Gina Novasio and Ashley Mena. Nicole Bagley was the adviser.
Principal John McGean warned students not to bring weapons to school, including pocket knives.
Chelsea Deakins was Homecoming Queen. Joe Hamilton was king. Attracting as much attention at the dance were John Prudden and Ken Oliphant, who didn’t bring dates but came dressed as gorillas.
Jenna Mahay, Amanda Mitchell, Paul Richardson and Dustin Telford were editors of the Bulldog Press, whose staff included Mary Libsch, Rebekah Huffman, Mary Ann Ward, Sam Francis, Chris Whelan, Dana Lombardi, Camille Rees-Moore, David Chong, Matt McGee, Matt Woolley, Travis Fisher, Sean Kennally, Samantha Kemper, Angie Francone, Amanda Mitchell, Emily Sanford, David Feolo, Eric Vaughn, Gina Furano, Sarah Northway, Todd Paoletti, Paul Richardson and Luke Kelly. Chris Sloan was the moderator.
With tuition due Nov. 1, Principal John McGean’s newsletter advised parents that Catholic Community Services was offering tuition loans at 13.5%, with 15 months to repay.
Tim Clark and Alethia Bapis were the top sellers in the annual magazine drive, which raised $76,000.
Judge students knew more about the Catholic faith than their counterparts at Catholic schools nationwide, according to the results of an examination given by the National Catholic Education Association. Judge scores were higher than the national norm in knowledge of God, church, worship, sacraments, scripture, morality, religious terms and Christian hope.
Molly Gorman joined the administration in January as the first full-time development director, part of a Salt Lake Diocese effort to boost fund-raising for Catholic schools. In 1989, the Diocese sent a questionnaire to 5,000 Catholic parents, principals, teachers and clergy, along with parishioners who did not have children in Catholic schools. The study determined tuition and existing fund-raising efforts were insufficient to support future capital needs. An existing Judge fundraising/public relations task force responded by hiring Linda Castleberry of John Cummings Co. in the fall of 1990 to begin the capital campaign, seeking foundation and corporate support for improvements to the computer science, chemistry, physics and language laboratories. Gorman was later brought over from Big Brothers/Big Sisters to expand upon work already started by former development director Sonny Tangaro, who had multiple roles at Judge and was appointed associate athletic director.
The annual gala, chaired by Kathleen Grisley with help from Sonny Tangaro and Pat Sproul, raised $90,000. It was held at the Hellenic Cultural Center. Another fundraiser, called Encore Paris, invited 30 participants to pony up $1,700 each to spend a week (March 29-April 6, 1991) seeing the French city with John and Mindy McGean.
In the sixth year of the Teton Science School, 29 students traveled to Jackson, Wyo. for five days of studying field biology, winter ecology, animal adaptations and snow chemistry under the tutelage of Jeanette Sawaya-Lamb, Jerry Burchett and Chris Long. “This is one of the best experiences I have had while in high school,” senior Kris Thompson said in the Judge News newsletter. “Every student at Judge should come up here for a week. It would change how they look at the world.” Participants included Rebecca Britter, JoAnn Jorgensen, Tamara Hamilton, Wes Keller, Kimberly Helzer, Richard Lofty, Carmen Schnarr, Cable Green, David Dannels, Kara Jones, Maria Ramirez, Matthew Burke, Megan McEnulty, Bob Thompson, Egin Chen, Andrew Moeller, Mary Libsch, Elizabeth Felt, Kristen Thompson, Christopher Leonard, Joshua Stanchfield, Linda Portnoff, Joe Sawaya, Amy Murphy, Eric Swartz, Ian Skomski and Sarah Semerad. The chaperones were Jerry Burchett, Jeanette Sawaya-Lamb and Chris Long.
Molly Gallivan was appointed Judge’s ambassador to the Hugh O’Brien Youth Foundation Leadership Conference.
Students dedicating time to Christian Service projects included Nick Rathke, Amy Green, Ted Vogt, Linda Portnoff and Emily Whitehead.
Kathryn Baron posed next to a sign saying “The People Want A Nuclear Freeze” in Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. She was there as part of social studies teacher Peter Van Orden’s Close-up trip to the nation’s capital, which attracted Mary Reed, Chris Whelan, Scott Selberg, Pat Jeffries, Antoinette Maginnis, Jergin Chen, Amy Kimura, Mary Libsch, Hadley Becker, Debbie Brimmer, Tom Peters and Sean Wright.
The Literary Magazine was put out by editors Steven Lloyd and Witney Williams with aid from staff members Dana Lombardi, Monica Burchett, Megan McEnulty, Rachel Day, Craig Hemingway, Theodore Ream, James Robinson, Mary Ann Ward, Darbi Macy, Becky Schnitz, Angela Francone, Maria Ramirez, John Olsen and Emily Sanford. The adviser was Ruth Ann Holt.
Pat Jeffries advanced to the state-level “Citizen’s Bee” competition after finishing second in Judge’s legislative district.
Members of the Pride Club were Benita Vigil, Melanie Hooten, Joy Hayes, Monica Silva, Chris Martinez, Anthony Gardiner, Jason Armstrong, Santino Aloia, Tim Roelofs, Cedric Morris, Duane de Four, Brandon Rodriguez, Ronnie Lucero, Pablo Gallegos, Matthew Lucas, Pam Pea, Daniel Anderson, Melissa Miller, Sophia Valdez and Jennifer Pannunzio. The club’s adviser was Ruben Jimenez.
Editors of the Basilean yearbook were Judy Cheng, Joanna Angelides, Michael Murphy, Stephanie Tonin and Danny Nowicki. Clarisse Carniero and Matt Burke were the photo editors. The staff featured Lara Brewer, Kim Pertl, Julie Lachowski, Alana Yates, Brittany Watne, Susan Weaver, John Olsen, Stephanie Angelides, Pat Jeffries, Cable Green, Emily Whitehead, Martin Munoz, Melissa Janko, Jim Robinson, Brett Baker, Mike Carlson, Tim Dolan, Jean Calderon, Leslie Salaz and Andrea Morris.
The Video Yearbook staff consisted of Jen Lords, Chris Leonard, Madeline Francisco, Todd Merendino, Brian Ware, Steve Schultz, Pam Barnett, Melinda Boswell, Heather Kelly and Jake Hutchinson.
Representing Judge at the Utah State High School Chess Championships were Adam Friedman, David Dannels, Chris Whelan, Tim Roelofs, Anna Skorut and Mike Sorich. Friedman tied for first place in the unranked division with a 5-2 record.
Judge finished 10th out of 26 schools competing in the state Drama Competition, with Paul Richardson, Aimee Nunez and Megan McEnulty receiving straight Superior ratings. Superior scores were registered by Maria Ramirez, Jeremiah Calame, Aaron Shaheen, Angie Kearns and Elliot Cruz. Also representing Judge at state were Witney Williams, Stephanie Byrne, Katy Fahey, Molly Gallivan, Julie Kotlyar, Kami Burnett and Jeff Fazzio. Qualifying as state alternates at the region Drama Competition were Sammy Kemper, Aimee Le Duc, Michael Carlson, Dustin Telford, Carli Cook, Steven Lloyd, Rocky Britter, Adam Slaugh, Jenny Layman, Molly McDonough and Karissa Harris. In the region’s One-Act Competition, Judge was designated a state alternate for its performance of “The Pigman.” Winning individual honors were Aaron Shaheen, Best Actor; Paul Richardson, Best Supporting Actor; and Witney Williams, Best Supporting Actress. Teacher Jody Brings oversaw the drama students.
The Math Department finished fourth in 3-A in the State Math Contest.
Bill Roper was president of the Debate Club, which grew to 90 members. His officers were vice president Chris Valentin, secretary Zasha Bassett, treasurer Loretta Nehls and Extemp captain Teeny Ronquillo. Also on the team were Susan Baldwin, Melissa Miller, Jennifer Richey, Jean Calderon, Valentin, Jen Grant, Judy Conner, Sue Kim, Eric Hale and Steffanie Smith.
Leading the Key Club were Michael Carlson, Donna Boes, Megan DePaulis, Beth Branson, Veronica Herrera, Lee Weyer, Holly Barber and Amanda Moxley.
Making up the Concert Band were Samantha Kemper, Antoinette Maginnis, Egin Chen, Judy Conner, Anna Woodruff, Molly Gras, Jackson Adams, Stephanie Angelides, Julius Calderon, Jennifer Oliva, Alexandra Woodruff, Tim Metcalf, Sarah Northway, Regina Sparks, Michaela Keller, Chloe Tay, Jeanette Sparks, Rebekah Huffman, Camilla Rees-Moore, Mary Libsch, Joe Hamilton, Susan Price, Jergin Chen, Susie Grover, Rocky Conner, Stephanie Tobey, Brandon Allen, Ed Bennett, Jeff Carlson, Vinnie Fassio, Steve Smith, Marianne Fitzgerald, John Migliaccio, Steve Schultz, Lieu Anne Woodhead, Elliot Cruz, Paul Adams, Albert Gilman, Reuben Brown, Angelo Chachas and Scott Selberg.
Musicians in the Chamber Orchestra were Sarah Mandleco, Ken Oliphant, Anna Skorut, Joan Ekdale, Sue Kim, Brock Cahill, Tess Rogers and Mary Ellen Baron.
Students Melissa Miller and Chris Rilk had fathers fighting in Operation Desert Storm.
A grand prize of $10,000 was bestowed upon Sam Francis for winning the “Student Entrepreneurs” portion of the Governor’s Conference on Economic Development.
Kristen Varner, Joanna Bailey, John Yerkovich and Matt Woolley were among the art students whose talents grew under the auspices of teacher Tom Bettin.
Jazz Band members were Susie Grover, Rebekah Huffman, Samantha Kemper, Lieu Anne Woodhead, Judy Conner, Mary Libsch, Brandon Allen, Nathan Etter, Regina Sparks, Jeanette Watkins, Jackson Adams, Julius Calderon, Loik Henderson, Mike Givens, Michael Westley, Brian Banks, Reuben Brown, Elliot Cruz, Joe Hamilton, Sarah Northway, Paul Adams, Ken Oliphant, Ed Bennett, Jergin Chen, Scott Selberg, Matthew Oswald, Stephanie Tobey, Steve Smith, John Migliaccio and Jim Robinson.
After volunteering at the Traveler’s Aid Homeless Shelter, Judge students Amy Green, Rick Brown, Paul Adams, Jennifer Lords and Danny Nowicki received letters of appreciation.
Fr. Rick Bauer and Mary Bailey were moderators of the Peer Leadership Team, which included Antoinette Maginnis, Julie Kotlyar, Nicole Showell, Chris Mark, Tim Roelofs, Heather Tennant, Pat Jeffries, Diana Herrera, Adam Friedman and Chantel Graham.
The a cappella choir was made up of Matt McGee, Cable Green, Elliot Cruz, Jeanette Watkins, Joan Ekdale, Sam Francis, Gary Green, Nick Gibson, Bryan Duberow, Greg Poulter, Chris Whelan, David Chong, Ellen Rosentreter, Kristen Herron, Mary Ann Ward, Mary Reed, Sheela Bachus, Dana Lombardi, Regina Sparks, Melinda Kirigin, Jackie Stumpf, Nicole Showell, Antoinette Maginnis, Aimee Nunez, Dee Dee Trentman, Kory Lair, Sophia Valdez, Courtney Green, Melissa Miller, Heather Tennant, Allison Martin, Judy Conner, Linda Portnoff, Kami Burnett, Lieu Anne Woodhead, Jean Calderon, Samantha Kemper, Monica Silva, Tammy Hamilton, Kristen Lopez, Alesha Mena, Denise Perea, Susie Grover and Shannon McCall.
Newly appointed associate athletic director Sonny Tangaro organized PUPS (Patrons United in Promoting Spirit) to provide a vehicle for supporting all extracurricular activities, both sports and non-sports.
Members of the Junior Choir were Nicole Bethers, Rebecca Wilson, Lindsey Rindflesh, Margaret Mulder, Elizabeth Schultz, Gina Caruso, Denise Perea, Natalie Hickman, Alyssa Thirsk, Rebecca Schnitz, Raymond Taton, Aaron Schubach, Peter Duberow, Bridget MacDonald, Natalie Divino, Michael Westley, Abigail Sanford, Becca Derouin, Jennifer Ellis, Sarah Hauber, Becky Holubeck, Andrea Sline, Adia Waldburger, Erin Weyland, Katie Woolley, Brandy Jenkins and Susan Weaver. Susan Northway was the director.
Much of the student body participated in an early May walkathon to raise money in the name of Judge for Habitat for Humanity and Catholic Community Services. After an Ascension Thursday Mass at school, students who pledged at least $10 walked down to and around Liberty Park, then back uphill to Judge, where a school party was held on the football field.
“Dance Craze” was the theme of the Spring Dance Concert, which featured seniors Marnie Barker, Kathryn Baron, David Chong, Shiloh Edwards, Jenni Ernst, Gina Furano, Amy Green, Cable Green, Darcy Hirst, Jen Lords, Sarah Maggio, Evionne Meacham, Debbie Miller, Casey Minix, Katherine Paulson, Elleisha Redington, Nicole Showell and Nicole Veltri.
Plays
“Skin of our Teeth,” directed by Jody Duffy-Brings, starring Maria Ramirez, Elliot Cruz, Megan McEnulty, Witney Williams, Julie Kotlyar and Aaron Shaheen. The stage crew included Jeremiah Calame and Nick Rathke.
“The King and I,” directed by Jody Duffy-Brings, starring Cable Green, Ted Vogt, Sarah Northway, Melinda Kirigin, Dustin Telford, Paul Richardson, Lieu Anne Woodhead, Michael Westley, Dana Lombardi, John Welsh, Maria Ramirez and Gina Furano.
“The Pigman,”
Sports
Judge received the “All-Sports Award” for 3-A from the Deseret News based on state championships in boys cross country and boys tennis, second-place finishes in girls cross country, girls tennis and boys golf, and a third place finish by the girls swimming team.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP – The boys cross country team captured the 3-A state championship, compiling just 48 points to defeat its closest rival, Ben Lomond, which finished with 68. Two Bulldog runners placed in the Top 10 – Ted Hansen (3rd in 15:51.8) and Danny Nowicki (7th in 16:05.9) – followed by Jeremy Ortega (12th), Gary Green (16th), Wes Keller (20th), Mike Wolters (26th) and Scott Ambre (47th). After sweeping through region competition with a 7-0 record, the strong showings at Sugarhouse Park by sophomores Ortega and Ambre signaled that Coach Eric Houle could have a cross country power for years to come. Other runners for Houle were Bryan Duberow, Nico Melendez, Peter Duberow, Eric Murka, Isaac Squire, Jeremiah Calame, Mike Givens, Brandon Allen, Richard Coffey, Bill Roper, Tim Roelofs, Jamey Sage, Ryan Levier, Darrick McCasland, Brian Fassel, Pat Kelly, Mark Schneckloth and Mike Murphy.
Like the boys, the girls cross country team ran through region undefeated. The girls nearly matched the boys performance but finished second at the 3-A state meet. The Bulldogs finished with 63 points, 10 behind champion Mountain Crest and well ahead of third place Box Elder with 101. Chelsea Deakins and Katie McHugh led the charge for Coach Eric Houle, finishing 6th (19:16.5) and 9th (19:44.4), respectively. Also running for the Bulldogs were Lisa Schneckloth (14th), Jennifer Calame (16th), Yvonne Howe (23rd), Amy Roberts (39th), Susan Nowell (77th), Laurie Lovato, Sarah Richie, Leslie Salaz, Molly Gras, Mary Reed, Sheela Bachus, Tallee Weldele, Katie Flattery, Connie Aragon, Kristin Derr, Nichole Santoro, Melissa Dilley, Lara Brewer and Yvonne Howe.
STATE CHAMPION – Freshman Mari Hrebenar won a state title at No. 3 singles and Judge had second-place finishers in Chelsea Deakins at No. 1 singles and Stephanie Tonin at No. 2, leading the Bulldogs to second in 3-A girls tennis. Judge finished the meet with 17 points, well behind Ogden’s 28. Hrebenar defeated Elizabeth Herman in the finals, helping reduce some of the sting of losses by Deakins and Tonin in the first two singles finals against Ogden players. The No. 2 doubles team of senior Kris Martinez and Staci Collins reached the semifinals, while the No. 1 doubles team of Erin Hartigan and Amanda Smith qualified for state. Coaches Bob Juhasz and Brendon Boyer also received solid play from Heather Bourne, Carrie Christensen and Hadley Becker as the Bulldogs captured the region title with an undefeated dual-meet season.
The girls soccer team was the region co-champion and advanced to the semifinals of the 3-A state tournament before losing 2-1 in double overtime to eventual champion Ben Lomond. Coach Wayne Voorhes’ Bulldogs opened the tournament with a 4-2 victory over Bountiful. Judge compiled a regular-season record of 16-2, led by seniors Toni Ouellette, Danielle Drew, Leigh Ann Voorhes, Kristin Varner, Chrissy Daley and Sarah Maggio. Other players were Kari Smith, Sarah Stuyvesant, Meg Friar, Albertina Cabal, Katie Ellis, Cara Tangaro, Michaela Keller and Sarah Semerad. The team recorded 12 shutouts and gave up only 10 goals all season while scoring 154.
A 20-0 victory over Tooele in the last game salvaged the season for the football team, which finished 1-7 under Coach John Colosimo. But as co-captain Tim Clark observed: “Our team accomplished more than anyone knows. We didn’t win, but we played with heart. We played with pain. We hit hard and we were a team. We established a reputation of toughness and class that I’ll always be proud of.” Clark’s fellow co-captains were Joe Hamilton, Steve Ochs, Eric Rogers and Travis Young. Matt Griffin was the quarterback. Seniors included Mark Backman, Lance Berry, Steve Ochs and Brian Ware. Colosimo praised the play of his special teams unit featuring Chris Noble, Pat Pazell and Griffin. Sam Aloia was offensive coordinator.
A fourth-place finish by Kevin Smith lifted the boys golf team to second at the 3-A state meet after the Bulldogs finished third in region. Smith shot a 74 at Eagle Mountain Golf Course in Brigham City to lead the Bulldogs to a 310-stroke finish, 16 behind titlist Box Elder. Travis Fisher came in with a 76, Mike Bapis shot a 77 and Pat Griffin carded an 83 to lead Judge to a team score of 310. Other golfers for Coach Dennis Dunlap were Keri Dalton, Cash Peterson, Tony Varanakis, Sean Kennally, Elton Anderson, Reid Freeman and Justin Boevers.
Jeannette Walsh, Jennifer Kos and Stephanie Johnson were co-captains of the volleyball team, which went 5-5 in region play but fell short of qualifying for the 3-A state tournament. Its seniors were Walsh and Kris Martinez. Also playing for coaches Kim Anderson and Lynn Hoffman-Brouse were Alyssa Stransky, Kristi Herron, Natalie Swain, Chelsie Acosta, Hilary Gordon, Elena Biljanic, Holly Barber, Kimberly Pertl, Traci Rainaldi, Antoinette Maginnis and Emily Sanford.
STATE CHAMPION – Ashley Smith captured an individual title in the 500-yard freestyle and swam the anchor legs on two title-winning relay teams to lead the girls swimming team to third place at the 3-A meet. The Bulldogs finished with 226 points, well behind champion Murray with 333.5. Still, it was a golden meet for Smith, who added a second in the 200 individual medley and then teamed with Rachel Hunt, Lisa Book and Susan Nowell to set a new state record in the 200 freestyle relay (1:47.06). Her 400-yard relay team with Becky Etter, Nowell and Lisa Book then capped the meet with a first in 3:52.66. Also contributing valuable points to the Bulldog total were Susan Nowell, who finished second in the 200 freestyle, and Lisa Book, who posted a pair of thirds, one in the 50 free, the other in the 100. Coached by Casey Jackson, the team included Debbie Miller, Kimberly Helzer, Jennifer Baudisch, Stephanie Smith, Jessica Peguna, Nicole Selmer, Julie Lachowski, Tracy Pera, Ashley Razor, Denise Pera, Nicole Bethers, Amy Park, Angela Gann, Jenny Layman, Kale Leonard, Christine Pembroke and Megan Williams.
STATE CHAMPION – Matt Vicario was the 3-A state champion in the 100-yard butterfly, leading the boys swimming team to eighth place overall. Vicario completed the course in 54.08 seconds to win the race, with teammate Carter Young coming in fourth. The Bulldogs’ 136-point total also included fourth-place points from Vicario in the 200-yard individual medley and Joey Zone in the 50 freestyle, plus fifth-place points from Carter Young in the 200 freestyle. The 200-yard relay team of Jeff Perrick, Young, Vicario and Zone finished second. At region, Vicario won the 100 butterfly and Perrick the 100 freestyle. Both were part of two victorious relays – the 200 medley with Joey Zone and David Chong, and the 200 freestyle with Zone and Carter Young. Joining them in the pool for Coach Casey Jackson were Mike Giles, Nathan Etter, John Mahea, Matt Shelby, Ryan Cavalier and Peter Duberow. Etter was named to the Academic All-State team by the Utah High School Activities Association
Coach Jim Yerkovich’s boys basketball team posted a 3-17 regular season record, dropping six games by five points or less, and fell short of qualifying for the 3-A state tournament. The Bulldogs were led by Tim Clark, Gavin Malcolm, Danny Nowicki, Tom Kendall, John Yerkovich, Gary Green, Eric Leyba, Zach Pino, Clay Cash, Anthony Duricy, Jim Murray, Jeremy Martin and Mike Bapis. Yerkovich’s assistants were Dan Del Porto, Marty Giovacchini, John Colosimo, Tom Bettin and Dan Medina.
Sonny Tangaro took over as coach of the girls basketball team, which finished eighth at the 3-A state tournament. After finishing region with an 8-6 record, the Bulldogs dropped the opening game of the tourney to Emery, 47-30. Tangaro’s squad bounced back to defeat Sky View 56-45 and Murray 56-47 before falling to Bountiful 51-45 in the battle for sixth place. Leading the way for Judge was Kris Thompson, who made the 3-A All-State team. The Bulldogs also depended on Erin Hartigan, Heather Betit, JoAnn Jorgensen, Jennifer Kos, Melinda Miller, Rebekah Barratt, Cara Tangaro, Kari Smith, Alethia Bapis, Chelsea Deakins, Amy Green, Cami Barker, Albertina Cabal and Laurie Lovato. Tangaro’s assistant coaches were Kim Anderson and Joni Mashaw.
Seniors Steffanie Smith and Evionne Mecham were the top gymnasts for Coach Mike Kimball, who also relied heavily on Mary Ann Ward, Alana Yates, Christy Adams, Jeannine Smith, Sarah Larrabee, Heather McGinley, Chandler Lund, Heather Voorhes, Jennifer Sharp, Jeanette Watkins, Amy Sida and Laura Sida.
At the state wrestling tournament, co-captain Joe Hamilton led Judge to a 22nd-place finish with 16 points. He placed fifth at 135 pounds for Coach Chris Long’s Bulldogs. Senior co-captain Chris Noble also performed well at state but lost to an eventual state champion. At the region meet, Hamilton finished second while thirds were recorded by Colin Chummers, Tim Metcalf and Josh Stanchfield. Finishing fourth were Chris Leonard and Chris Noble, while Ed Arroz was fifth. Other wrestlers for Coach Long were Drew Dannels, J.C. Martinez, J.J. Sweeney, Brian Veltri, Travis Silver, Spencer Blair, David Paxton, Jason McDonald, David Gonzales, Dominic Chavez, Eric Swartz, Brent Moran, Chad Allen, Jeff Carlson and Gavin Noyes.
Members of the hockey team were Jeremy Johnston, Jason Furness, Brian Scholl, Magnus Edling, Mark Lochhead, James Suchar, Josh Hutchinson, Craig Hemingway, Luke Kelly, Dean Begum, Christina Mark, Chris Smith, Jake Hutchinson and Todd Merendino. Playing in the Utah Winter Games hockey tournament were Begum, Edling, Furness, Johnston and Kelly.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, CHAMPION – Junior Peter Matus completed his undefeated season by winning the No. 1 singles title at the 3-A state tournament, sweeping to the crown with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Uintah’s Shane Bullock. His performance lifted the Bulldogs to 16 points one better than Uintah and West. It was the school’s first tennis crown in a decade. Coach Bob Juhasz also saw his No. 2 singles player Marek Pfeil and his No. 2 doubles team of Chris Barra and Casey Foley reach the tournament finals, only to fall short. Pfeil lost to Ricky Skaar of West, while Barra and Foley dropped their finals match to a duo from Box Elder. Joining them on the championship squad were Jonathan Eyre, Peter Duberow, John Migliaccio, Andrew Cheng, Josh Brown and Justin Henderson.
The girls softball team won the St. George High School Invitational softball tournament in mid-March, but managed only one regular-season win and did not qualify for post-season play. A freshman-heavy squad, the Bulldogs were led by seniors Bernie Smith, Jeanette Walsh, Susie Grover and Emily Whitehead, juniors Elena Biljanic, Brandi Gabardi and Shelley Brown, sophomores Kate Ellis and Natalie Swain, and freshmen Amy Howa, Mandy Evans, Connie Aragon, Taya Ray, Hillary Gordon, Jenny Ellery, Amy Hansen and Becky Ellis.
Dan Medina coached the baseball team, which fell short of qualifying for the 3-A state tournament. The team featured Justin Boevers, Mike Steinke, Richard Lobato, Chris Noble, Mike Molteni, Tim Clark, Aaron Brentel, Dustin Connaughton, Jason Vandenberg, Duaine Miller, Eric Leyba, Steve Ochs, Jessie Otero, Todd Paoletti, Mike Bapis, Todd Orges, Steve Smith and Bryan Shell.
Coached by John Ouellette, the boys soccer team advanced to the 3-A state tournament where it dropped an opening round 5-1 decision to eventual champion Bountiful. The squad featured Matt Woolley, Jason Armstrong, Chris Medley, Rick Brown, Jake Hutchinson, John Prudden, Mark Sorich and Michael Stuyvesant.
Distance runners lifted the boys track team to 12th place in the 3-A state track meet. Ted Hansen finished third in the 3,200-meter run and fourth in the 1,600 to lead the Bulldogs, who also got fourth-place points in the 1,600 from Danny Nowicki and sixth-place points from Mark Wolters in the 3,200. Sean Wright also came up big, finishing third in the pole vault. Judge’s track team also included Jeremy Ortega, Brandon Davis, Gavin Malcolm, Mark Backman, Richard Coffey, Joe Hamilton, Patrick Jeffries, Nick Gibson, Lance Berry and Eric Vaughan.
With her sixth-place finish in the 1,600-meter run, Katie McHugh accounted for Judge’s lone point at the girls 3-A track meet. The Bulldog squad also included Jennifer Calame, Amy Sida, Mary Reed, Sheela Bachus, Jennifer Baudisch, Steffanie Smith and Molly Gras.
The boys lacrosse team featured Zach Beck, Ian Skomski, Jon Slatore, Bob Thompson, Jason Robison and Andy Moeller.
Members of the Snowboarding Club were Sonny Aloia, Tami Hamilton, Chad Allen, Colin Chummers, Todd Paoletti, Dominic Sanone, Franco Aloia, Zach Combs, John Yerkovich, James Kimball, Sarah Semerad, Ian Skomski and Josh Stanchfield.
Graduation
187 graduates on June 2 at Symphony Hall (Baccalaureate was combined with graduation).
Valedictorian: Andrea Morris
Salutatorian: Nathan Etter
Sheeran Award for Outstanding Scholar-Athlete: Evionne Mecham and Timothy Clark
Highest GPA senior year: Andrea Morris
Highest GPA over four years: Andrea Morris and Nathan Etter
Gold honor cords were worn by 48 graduates, the top 25% of the class. Graduates received scholarship offers of $1.7 million. Daniel Nowicki received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. Ronielle Peltier and Tim Clark received Rotary Club scholarships. Maria Ramirez earned the Governor’s Achievement Award. The graduating class selected Marianne Dray as its “Teacher of the Year.”
Christ the King Award: Tim Clark and Gina Furano
First Honors: Joanna Angelides, Egin Chen, Judy Cheng, Timothy Clark, Nathan Etter, Jenna Mahay, Andrea Morris, Christian Pariseau, Katherine Paulson, Carmen Schnarr, J. Theodore Vogt.
Grail Seal Bearers: Kristin Varner, Julie Swift, Mark Sorich, Nicole Showell, Kelly Shiotani, Jennifer Schneeweis, Carmen Schnarr, Kevin Schmidt, Paul Richardson, Elleisha Redington, Maria Ramirez, Katherine Paulson, Christian Pariseau, Stephanie Mommsen, Timothy Metcalf, Evionne Mecham, Megan McEnulty, Jenna Mahay, Richard Lobato, Julie Kotlyar, Sue Kim, Jeffrey Keiser, JoAnn Jorgensen, Joey Hass, Joseph Hamilton, Cable Green, David Feolo, Nathan Etter, Shilo Edwards, Chelsea Deakins, Kerry Dalton, Timothy Clark, Judy Cheng, Egin Chen, Matthew Burke, Monica Burchett, Rebecca Britter, Mark Backman and Joanna Angelides.
Academic Awards – Mathematics: Andrea Morris and Carmen Schnarr; Advanced Biology: Sue Kim; Physics: Andrea Morris; Computer Science: Andrea Morris; A.P. Political Science: Tim Clark; Economics: Andrea Morris; Psychology: Judy Cheng; Business: Erik Mirka.
English: Christian Pariseau; Drawing: Chelsea Deakins; Crafts: Michael Giles; Dance: Amy Green; Music (Instrumental): Sarah Northway; Music (Choral): Melinda Kirigin; Religious Studies: Monica Burchett and Timothy Clark; Spanish: Maria Ramirez; French: Andrea Morris; German: Jenna Mahay; Latin: Ted Vogt.
Alumni
Several Class of 1989 students were thriving in college competitions, led by Jimmy Soto, who emerged as the star of the University of Utah basketball team; Erika Mayo and Veronica VanCouwenberghe were performing on the UofU drill team, while Adam Sessions was the starting catcher on the Ute baseball team; Eli Powell, Class of 1990, had an article on “The Liberation of the Creative Spirit” published in “Momentum,” the magazine of the National Catholic Education Association.
