Archbishop Hoban High School - Way Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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We're Going Somewhere . . . This section is meant to chronicle our last year at Hoban. Because of the limited space, this must be a rather brief account and, of course, it must include all the really big things we did. But, somehow, simply telling what happened doesn't tell the whole story. And, somehow, a factual ac- count loses the warmth, the laughter, the hard work, and especially the outrageous good times that were a part of our senior year. In some ways it was a very ordinary year, in fact, at times the routine was al- most unbearable. The tests and assign- ments seemed to stretch on endlessly and we all spent a lot of time counting the days until the next vacation. Yet, at the same time, it was a very special year. It marked an important crossroad in our lives, perhaps that is why the theme of cross- roads is so appropriate to this section. Senior year signaled the end of an entire part of our lives. There would be no more mum days, chocolate drives, Musicales, or Honor Nights for us. This was our last chance to become involved in our class, our last opportunity to get to know the people and form friendships. Most of us took that opportunity and the year was a successful one. As seniors, we took on new respon- sibilities. We were the leaders of the school and each of us handled this job in his own way. Some served on Student Council, some participated in athletics, but most of us simply tried to set an example for the rest of the students to follow. lf our be- havior was not always exemplary, chalk it up to the fact that everyone likes to have a little fun now and then. We all left a little bit of ourselves at Hoban, somehow, some way, no matter how insignificant it was, we left our mark on the school. Most of the things we left behind were intangible - perhaps a good sports record or an un- forgettable dance. Whatever it was, it will always be in our memories and will hope- fully reappear each time we open this book. All in all our record was pretty good, we followed the traditions, broke a few, and created still others. It is our hope that the school is a little better for our having been there. 132 The Senior Class Officers were: Ierry President, and Howard Warner, 1st Sisko, 2nd Vice-President, Pam Hamil- Vice-President. ton, 3rd Vice-President, Bill Iubara, David Abbott Kenneth Allgood Kathryn Andrews Iohn Anich Timothy Aylward Dawn Bartell

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I fig' nf as r N k?zf'Sx'QiiQ Lfnwg Itivf' JSA xb. Richard Batyko Lisa Baughman Thomas Beiter Francis Bender Marianne Bianco Stephen Bielewicz Barbara Blankenship Mark Brobeck This year actually began at the end of our junior year when we elected our senior officers. Our President and Vice-Presidents divided up thier duties and formed com- mittees to organize and oversee all the ac- tivities of the year. President Bill Iubara handled the class trip. As for the Vice- Presidents, Pam Hamilton took in the prom, Howard Warner began plans for graduation, and Ierry Sisko coordinated fund-raisers. School officially opened for us late in August with orientation. For most of us it was a repeat experience. It was time to gripe about the cost of books, a crummy schedule, or just school in general. lt was also time to discuss last year's problems and think about solving them. But, most of all, it was a great chance to talk to friends and get caught up on a whole summer's worth of news. So our final day of summer vacation went by much too fast, and it was time to buckle down to school again. i Paul Bralek Richard Brown Seniors express their enthusiasm about returning to school. 133