Benedictine High School - Benedictine Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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Seniors Say ‘Farewell’ bv (lari Camillo T minus sixty minutes. This was it. After four years, the time had arrived. Starting at 6:30 P.M. Thursday. June 11, eighty nine seniors made their way into the cafeteria. Mere, they chatted about what they were going to experience. GRADUATION! T minus thirty minutes. Miss Rable started giving instructions. She lined up the impatient students, preparing them for their big moment. A few hundred feet away, parents, families, and friends started to fill up St. Benedict Church. The instructions continued. Pew assignments were given. The seniors were told when to sit. stand, and when they should move their tassels. Miss Rable tactfully warned the seniors about throwing their caps. If you wish to do wiiat other students have done in the past, just make sure that you get it back. They have to be turned in afterward.” T minus five minutes. The seniors began to move. They exited through the main doors toward Martin I.other King Drive. Cars passing by honked as the seniors marched toward St. Benedict. The evening was windy. The students struggled to keep their caps on and their tassels right. Faculty, staff, and monks followed the rambunctious seniors. As the procession entered the church, the crowd turned. Flashes started going off. Home movies started rolling. The band began playing. When the procession left the church about an hour later, there were still flashes, film, and music. But there were no more seniors or students. Only graduates. DERRICK DENT accepts his diploma from Fr. Abbot Roger. SENIOR CLASS VICE PRESIDENT BRIAN EN'CI.ISIi is presented with his diploma. Brian is among the 97% of the graduating class who will be attending college in the fall. 16 Graduation

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THE INTRAMURAL SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS pose triumphantly for a group shot. They are. from left; J. Peterson. M. Sterkel, C. Tews. M. Ilalapy, M. Patterson. I). Scholle, B. Glinka, D. Piunno and L). Spuz .illo. onvtT?, ONE OF THE WINNING JUNIOR TEAMS, (standing, left) M. Soltes, M. O'Connor. G. Gatto (kneeling, left) I). Mozina, T. Brickman and K. Mucci were the basketball champs. (above, left) INTRAMURAL SOFT-BALL was a hit with both the players and the spectators. JUNIOR MIKE O’CONNOR goes up for a shot during the championship game. He and teammate Kevin Mucci were on both the basketball and volleyball championship teams. Student Life 15

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SENIORS RICH ALI-EN AND JIM McMULLEN lead Ihcir class in the pro-cessoin Inward St. Benedict. The seniors managed to pull off the ceremony without having a single practice. THE 34th MR. BENEDICTINE, Mike Rodak, gives his address to the congregation. Mike's was one of six speeches given that night. DENNIS SPUZZILLO delivers his Salutatory- Address. Each year, the Senior Class President is awarded the distinction of being Class Salutatorian. Dennis served as class president his junior and senior years. ED STUCZYNSKI receives his Scholar medallion from Fr. Abbot Roger. The white stole signifies his membership in the National Honor Society. CLASS VALEDICTORIAN CARL CAMILLO receives his diploma from Mr. Fischer and Fr. Abbot Roger. After receiving his diploma, Carl was congratulated with applause from the congregation for all the efforts he made at Benedictine. Student Life 17