Mentor High School - Cardinal Notes Yearbook (Mentor, OH)

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FIRST MATES

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s we sit pondering the wonders of the great cosmic expanses, one question seems to predominate all others: Are Seniors invisible? Of course, there are many ways to answer this question as it applies to Mentor High School. The most immediate evaluation of it applies to the physical presence of the beings known as “Seniors.” Yes, they are there. One can hardly miss them, for they number close to 800 this year, all of these being tangible. Looking at the question from another viewpoint, Seniors are the people occupying the courtyard nestled amidst the Student Center, Child Care rooms, and the Learning Center. They are also the only students that attend any American Government classes, and they provide all English IV courses with a purpose for existing. In the very same courtyard, aforementioned, Seniors struggled to erect and decorate a Christmas tree in order to help the school celebrate the holiday season in the true spirit. Each year underclassmen un-derhandedly undermine all such attempts. This year the tree was down in record time, and fortunately it had not been decorated yet. Some Seniors had a tendency to be more visible than others. They were honored by being picked as “Senior of the Month,” an award created to make the public aware of the talent and dedication of some Mentor High School’s more outstanding Seniors. Not surprisingly, Seniors held a majority of club presidencies and other leadership positions, due to their experience accumulated in previous years as underclassmen, and for the umpteenth year in a row, Seniors made a sweep in the elections for Senior Class Officers: Ann Bitzer served as President, Robin Jones as Vice President, Julie Domokos as secretary, and Lori Horn as Treasurer. Not one underclassmen in the entire group! It was under the direction of these class officers and the guidance of Mr. David Bonhert that much was accomplished this year. Some of the projects under consideration by the Senior class included the following: A Farewell Dinner for the Senior class, a last chance to say goodbye to the school and their classmates. A Roller Skating Party, where all the young men would draw on their vast athletic skills to attempt feats of daring for their lady friends or for someone else they may be enamored of. Several dances, including a 50’s Dance cosponsored by Student Council. And of course, the entire class prepared for their new life out in the real world, making plans for commencement (getting the caps and gowns ready, sending out announcements), and looking into colleges and jobs. The culmination of these events at the end of the 1975-76 Senior year will tend to make the Seniors invisible: They will be gone! Their graduation will be remembered, as well as their achievements in the year of the Bicentennial, the Olympics, the Presidential elections, and other assorted events. Looking at the question from one final viewpoint. Seniors are not invisible in the physical sense here at Mentor High, nor should they be invisible after they leave. They will be visible to the world in their future success, as they, to cop a phrase, will be “Sailing toward Brighter Horizons.” Philip Spayse C ) S O ft •v SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS, Lori Horn (Treasurer), Ann Bitzer (President), Robin Jones (Vice-president), and Julie Domokos (Secretary), model authentic clothes from the Garfield Museum. Mr. David Bohnert (Adviser) MHS 19