Benedictine High School - Benedictine Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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Freshmen Eric Amata and Jim Durk along with their dates rest during the dance. An institution at Benedictine dances, Fr. Joachim dances with Senior Rich Marrone and his date. Larry Witmer and Jen Longfel- low are worn out after a long homecoming dance. Mike Rondini, Joe Stuczynski and Chris Grobelny take time out from dancing to pose for a picture. Chuck Black, Jamal King with date, Jim Dixon and Shiloh Tur- ner be chiliri. Senior Tony Da- her, being cheered on by John Salem and Jeff Raischel, takes dontrol at homecoming. T he Ramacciato twins?

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Homecoming 1989 Homecoming Queen Jenifer DiFranco and date Tim Zdanowicz Runners-up Katherine Bruns and Pete Malave Lynnette Pizmoht and Mike Kadlub

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S.A.D.D on the rise Students Against Driving Drunk started off slowly this year. However, within the first month of school, many of the seniors realized the importance of a club like S.A.D.D. Membership increased dramatically and behind the guidance of Fr. Anselm, many activities were planned. In the early part of the year, S.A.D.D. members, along with the sponsorship of Pepsi, presented a multi- slide projection show that included such stars as Mi- chael J. Fox and rock group Van Halen. The theme of the presentation was that the American youth will have a great bearing on all future events. A soccer play- er from the U.S. Olympic team spoke to us briefly and then Pepsi representatives passed out t-shirts to the student body. S.A.D.D.’s second activ- ity was to attend a regional program at Painesville Har- vey High School. S.A.D.D. groups from four different counties attended the as- sembly. The topic dealt with giving and taking advice from peers. The speaker al- so emphasized the impor- tance of S.A.D.D.’s pur- pose. That is, members are obligated to show by exam- ple through actions and words that drinking and driving don’t mix. The members from Benedictine were thanked for their in- sightful ideas and contribu- tions to day’s program. In February, the S.A.D.D. group was invited to attend an assembly at So- lon High School. A slide show about the negative in- fluences of advertisements, especially alcohol, was presented to the group. Jim Joiner, a highly regarded speaker, talked about resist- ing temptation from peers and outside influences, such as commercials or magazine advertisements. He made it known to us that a major cause of teenage death is driving drunk. The S.A.D.D. members of northeast Ohio spon- sored a non-alcohol and smoke-free beach party at Club Dancin’ in Parma. The goal was to show teens that fun can be had without be- ing intoxicated. Overall, the beach party was a suc- cess for S.A.D.D. Senior Todd Calamita attended it and said, “It was good to see all the local S.A.D.D. groups working together for the same cause.” Although this year’s S.A.D.D. group is com- prised of mostly seniors, it has showed signs of growth over the course of the year and its members seem to be very active and respon- sible people. Students , Against Driving Drunk will continue to grow in the future and become a big part of the Benedictine tradition. By: Larry Witmer S.A.D.D. TOP ROW: Pat Krejci Dennis Joherl Sean Bonner Anthony Fomiti Alex Slemc BOTTOM ROW: Fr. Anselm John Salem Tony Daher Mike Deck Joe Russo Jeff Raischel Not Pictured: Todd Calamita SPEECH AND DEBATE Joe Pledger Chris Fontanella Mr. Francioli Matt Bakaitis Chris Cirino 16 .a r n