Page 195 - 2017 yearbook

Going for a Wild Ride By: Michael Aparicio, Robert Gonzalez, and Eric Labrador

When the smell of popcorn, have been in,” said sophomore Joseph Above: Soaring through the air, the students’ favorite Fireball
hotdogs, and cotton candy fills the air Rubio. ride rises high above the school campus. Other rides included Tap
Out, swings, and a giant Ferris wheel.
at school, it can only mean one thing: A new feature was also the Go
it’s Tombola time. Last year, the festival Pig or Go Home contest. Homerooms On the opposite page: The first year of the Go Pig or Go
Home challenge, Mrs. Dolores Toledo’s homeroom won the people’s
included the usual booths selling competed to decorate their roasted pigs choice award. One homeroom from each grade level cooked a pig
and entered a contest a theme-related contest at Tombola.
different products, the customers buying in different themes. The winner was Mr.
Sporting the mermaid tail, junior Emilio Mascaro prepares to plunge
the goods, and the kids running around Larkin’s homeroom 9I, which had a Miss into the dunk tank. The dunk tank was one of the most profitable
booths during the festival.
the school campus. Piggy theme displayed on their roasted Playing the violin and the keyboard, eighth graders Michael Mesa
However, one thing was pig. Other prominent themes were Stars and Arshis Marfata perform for the crowd. These students were a
part of the Vocatones Music Club.
certainly different about last year’s Wars, farm life, and school pride. Strapped up and ready to go, sophomores Sean Hickey, Jorge Paez,
carnival. With the new pool and Aside from the rides, wide and Eric Silva prepare themselves to ride the Fireball. This ride is
one of the staples of Tombola.
cafeteria under construction, the rides variety of foods, and the camaraderie During the festival, the cast of the school play “Something Funny
Happened on the Way to the Forum” shows a preview of the play.
and food booths were moved to the that Tombola provided, money was The play was the school’s spring musical.
central patio and the faculty parking lot. also raised for the Tuition Assistance With Father Lionel Lopez presiding over Mass, all of those who
attended Tombola could also receive the Eucharist. Masses were
This change did not stop the event from Program. The school exceeded the held throughout the weekend in the Roca Theater.
taking place and being successful. previous amounts of money raised last Under the guidance of band teacher Mr. Jean Ledon, the jazz bands
fills the dance floor with swinging music. Music played throughout
“It was amazing and one of year, allowing even more students to the campus from the opening of the festival to the end.
the most different Tombola events I afford a Jesuit, Catholic education. Members of the fencing club take position and engage in a practice
match. The students went on to compete that same weekend.