St Laurence High School - Valhallan Yearbook (Burbank, IL)

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hw, M it X x W .... xx Top left: A group of students enthusiastically run their laps. Top right: Br. Heustis and John Moran discuss the progress of the .log-A-Thon. Middle left: Mr. Mathew cxtols the students on their final laps. Middle right: Jim track star Roach displays his exuberance for the Jog-A-Thon. Bot- tom: The Laurenta Club mothers continue their work on the endless supply of mailer forms. Jogging for the School The long hard hours of filling out sponsor forms, the long awaited day in which the laps were run, and of course the illustrious .log-A- Thon shirt- all these things will forever lurk in students memories. The .log-A-Thon ran for the second straight successful year. Headed by Br. Duf- fin and Mr. Wozniak, the committee manag- ed to send out 37,000 forms 17,000 better than last yearj of which over 6,200 came back as pledges. Besides the pledges, the school received over 320,000 in outright donations, thus balancing the expense of the shirts, prin- ting and stamps. This year, the Jog-A-Thon was done solely by the school. In this way, more profit could go to the school itself. The Laurenta Club mothers once again rose to the occasion and expertly managed the mailing of the forms. The net profit was predicted to be over 550,000 most of which will be invested into the computer program. Jog-A-Thon f 57

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X 1 ' ' I ir! 56 f Opening Day Yet Another Year As the month of August came to a close, the school year began. Before we knew it the dreaded opening day was upon us. The familiar pledges were heard throughout the halls. Within a week's span, the pledges would be broken and school life would begin. The annual countdown to Christmas vaca- tion started - only l26 days to go. New schedules had to be learned, new teachers had to be met, and new courses were to be taken. The Freshmen saw opening day as the start of a four year voyage. New people, a new school, and a new social rank were bestowed upon them. Mr. Fabrizio greeted the students to the 1983-84 year and quickly reminded them of the rules to be followed. Many visited their barbers the following day. Opening day ushered in a whole new awaiting year. . ve 4' . ig t .NI i ii. r i vt R t CQ Top Left: A student displays the attitude felt many on their return to school. Top Right: Opt ing day arrives with the newly rising sun beami down the hallways. Middle Left: Joe Wesner tal his bike to school for the first - and surely 1 the last - time in the new school year. Midi Right: Mr. Fabrizio quickly reminds the stude of the proper rules to be followed. Bottom: Fatl Trella distributes the Eucharist at opening C mass.

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J i ntramural With the start of a new year, the in- tramural season inevitably arrived. The season started with flag football. Fortunately the students survived without any casualties and were able to continue on to the next sport, speedball. Once speedball ended, the most popular sport, three on three basketball, started. The backboards survived the shots of many of the students and an occasional slam dunk attempt. Nevertheless, the season con- tinued with volleyball and commenced with the playing of softball. Another phase of intramurals occurs after school. Here a more serious approach is taken. In co-ed volleyball, Spike and the Boys managed to win the league with an undefeated record. On the court, Awesome and the Ramblers battled for the title. With a glorious finish, the Ramblers captured the Jacket Title. .,, 58 f Intramurals Top Left: With an awesome spike, Dan Fischer gains the point for his team. Top Right: Dave Fezco watches the feed for his potential cross- court shot. Middle Left: Mike Flannery points out the weaknesses in his opposing team's defense. Middle Right: Skying for the jump ball, these two students exhibit the competition at intramurals. Bottom: As Bill Rowe takes thejumper, his teammates light for position.