Like most people, I’ve got a lot of very fond memories of my four years in high school. I attended Bergen Catholic H.S. in suburban Oradell, NJ-- a school as renknowned for producing academic success as well as athletic.
My main activity was as a member of the Junior State of America, in which I participated in debates and mock government activities both at school and at conventions in Washington, D.C. We once heard a speech from a Congressmen while actually *in* Congress-- I sat in the seat reserved for the Minority Whip!
These first two pictures are from JSA Conventions in D.C. and Cherry Hill, NJ (respectively). Featured in both are my friends Kevin Tameta (the shorter) and Perry Uybarreta (the taller). Perry and I both ended up here at B.U. and are still friends. In fact, he’s the one who got me to go to my first Ballroom Club meeting!
I call this one "Young Guns - Pinoy Style." Me, Perry
and Kevin.
Ahh, the Senior Prom. Probably *the* seminal social event in most teenagers’ lives. We had ours in a ritzy hotel in NJ. My date’s name was Aura-Dee Pascua, and I was able to finagle an entire limo just for us! We had a good time, then headed into New York City and the Hard Rock Café afterwards.
The party’s just starting!
"These are the days to remember,
Cause it will not last forever
These are the days to hold on to
Cause we won't although we'll want to "
-Billy Joel