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Press Association's annual critique of school papers nationwide. It seems surprising that a paper, after a 3 year hiatus, could emerge a successful and well-organized publication. The impetus of Patty Dempsey in her freshman year helped revive the paper as she sought out funds from Fr. Canavan and a moderator. Dr. Joseph D Angelo, from the faculty. Many were hesitant in predicting the suc- cess of the paper, but it eventually succeeded. The Mirror was even highlighted in The Philadelphia Inquirer's PEOPLE'' section on January 17, 1985. by Theresa Conroy who reported the resurrec- tion of the paper. Ms. Conroy's headline The Mirror Reflects Arch- bishop Kennedy , failed to mention what the paper truly reflects the dedication of The Mirror's staff which resulted in its recognition a year later. At that time, in 1985, no one prognosticated or even suspected that The Mirror would receive such a prestigious award that was certainly deserved. Our Miss Teen When one thinks of a pageant, many glamorous things come to mind: gowns, interviews, audiences, bathing suit competitions, and the like. Yet, not every pageant is based upon poise and beauty. Some, such as the Modern Miss Teen Scholar- ship Pageant in which Senior Vicki Daywalt participated, concern areas such as citizenship, volunteer work, talent, and scholastic achievement. This volunteer organization holds these pageants annually to recognize the outstanding teens of today. Vicki was informed of the show through the mail when a teacher suggested her for candidacy. There were many categories for awards, in- cluding talent, citizenship, academics. Miss Congeniality, ad- vertising recognition, among others. Vicki competed in the talent contest to the song Let's Dance by Donna Summer, and described her preparation as difficult. I had to get back in shape, that was the hard part. I went back to my old dance teacher and asked him to help choreograph a routine. I made most of it up myself, but he really helped me a lot. To futher prove that the pageant intended to segregate itself from beauty pageants, they established a prerequisite con- sisting of volunteer work. I had to put in a lot of time and that aided me in my future goals because from my volunteer experience, I worked with young children, 1 found myself wanting to go into early childhood education in college. Vicki won the Junior Executive Award or the Advertising Recognition Award for going out into the community and working hard to get ads and meeting people because they consider meeting business men and women highly im- portant in preparation for adulthood. She also participated in the opening dance routine and in an in- terview where she had to explain what makes the contestant s par- ticular city or town famous. I said the Kennedy Saints. Obviously, Vicki Daywalt has gained much from this unique ex- perience, including many friends with whom she still corresponds by mail. Undoubtedly in the future she will reap the benefits from this pageant which was based on the per- son, not the appearance. Poetry In Motion The Ice Capades, The Ice Follies, The Olympics, and your local frozen pond, these all share a similarity — ice skating. Kennedy is lucky to have two students who are very interested in professional skating, junior Kathy Nolan and freshman Melissa Allen. Although they share a common love for skating, their introduction to the sport differs. Melissa describes her first experience with her father: I was on a pond where my dad used to take me. I loved it. I just started taking lessons. Kathy, on the other hand, had her first experience in- doors, When I was younger, my brother played hockey and there was a public session at the rink where he was playing once, and that's how I got started. Both girls compete often and both have won numerous trophies and awards for their performances. The Olympics are another topic on Kathy and Melissa's minds. I don't think I'm ready for '88, but '92 sounds good. Melissa's aspirations may be very realistic. Kathy feels that the Olympics are a really high goal and hopes that someday she, too, can participate. Another similarity in these skaters is that they both eventually expect to teach the art of skating. Kathy wants to try her turn at the Ice Capades or Follies first, though. Special school schedules are required to accommodate their rigorous work-out schedules. Kathy leaves school after sixth period and skates anywhere from four to seven hours afterwards. Melissa is finished at one o'clock, goes to the rink until three, goes home, and later returns to the rink for more practice. It seems that this scheduling would often conflict with their social lives, but these two girls seem to manage quite well. Kathy explains, Once in a while it interferes a little bit with my friends, but I've gotten used to it and I've learned to keep skating and my social life separate so they won't interfere with each other. With this story as proof, Kathy Nolan and Melissa Allen will surely succeed — just as easily as it is to slip on ice. Service With A Smile They are no longer called candy stripers but Junior Vounteers. Yet, their work has not changed, that is their much needed assis- tance to hospital administrations. Junior Ruth Lane is one such volunteer who, in the summer, worked at Montgomery hospital, Norristown. As with all occupations, Ruth had to climb the proverbial lad- der of responsibility. She began with a job considered as the escort ser- vice in which she was notified by computer to come to certain areas of the hospital to transport patients. In her second job she was assigned a floor, 4 south, and assisted nurses and nurses aides. Ruth's activities consisted of helping to get all patients out of bed, making beds, and feeding patients. She also assisted orderlies in transporting patients and their apparatus. Ruth spoke about her volunteer work It made me realize what I'm going to do with my future, that I want to be a nurse. It also made me realize that people should pay more attention to the sick. They need a smile. Although her job was rewarding. Ruth also ran into a few difficult situations. This certain lady had a stroke and she would always resist everything we tried to do for her. I sometimes held her arms down while the nurse fed her or tried to give her medicine. Still, Ruth's smile must have been well-received because she intends to return to this volunteer service this summer at Sacred heart Hospital.
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Who Is Where In the beginning of the school year, students received their rosters. Everything was normal. They looked over their classes and teachers without too many grimaces. Some had Ms. Ciociola, our English Department Head, for English, nothing out of the ordinary. Only, on arriving in class, students, after carefully scrutinizing the situation, realized that it was not Ms. Ciociola standing in the front of the room smiling. Instead, it was Miss Susan Qies, who was replacing Ms. Ciociola for the semester. Rumours flew. She was getting married, or She was going under cover for the literary CIA in Russia to examine the latest Soviet short- stories, amongst others, only no one seemed to know the real reason for Ms. Ciociola’s absence, which was simply a sabbatical. Miss Qies, a former student of Ms. Ciociola's, attended Cardinal Dougherty High School and has her origins in Northeast Philadelphia. She graduated from Villanova University with a BA in English and a BS in Education. In addition to Ken- nedy, Qies has taught at her alma mater, Dougherty, moved on to Lit- tle Flower, and then ended up at Ar- chbishop Carroll, where she moderated the school newspaper. Miss Qies is not new to a one- semester job and has been in this situation before. It's a mental strain. This is my last year of switching in the middle. Yet, she did not have a totally negative attitude toward her position at Kennedy. I like it. I have a lot of fond memories. The students were very friendly and so was the faculty. Mr. Leahan is my hero, Mr. Kauffman is my mentor, and Mr. Dabagian is the Rollie Massimino of Archbishop Kennedy. Her classes included Honors English, English II and III, and Creative Writing Class. When com- menting on the English Program she said, It is really a complete program considering Kennedy is a small school. As far as curriculum, you can't offer as much with a smaller institution. With the notion that The Arch- diocese sent me here on a mission from God, Miss Qies said good-bye to her temporary commission in January so that Ms. Ciociola could assume her position as English Chairperson. Ms. Qail Ciociola returned to Ken- nedy with a more serious attitude than that of Miss Qies when she departed. I feel as though I came back with a very different frame of mind about education. I realized that education should not be something that creates walls, but rather that it should be a process in which we bring down the walls and liberate ourselves. I hope to find some way of doing that in the classroom, says Ciociola. She utilized her sabbatical to work on her MA in English and to take her comprehensive exams. Ms. Ciociola summed up her leave in two words, study and travel. She also felt that Miss Qies did a good job and that she could pick up where she (Miss Qies) left off. Making More Space Expansion. Some consider it to be the key to success. If this is true, Kennedy is on such a path. Some do not consider the addition of a modular classroom an event of any real significance. Yet, the classroom represents the increase of Kennedy enrollment which, in turn, shows a general increase in the community's view of our school. Perhaps it is Kennedy's newly of- fered programs such as Soccer, or even simply its reputation for ex- cellence that has sparked this sud- den interest in our school. Nonetheless, the population has soared and in order to keep class sizes at their current level, the room was added. What a dramatic change when one considers that only a few years ago Kennedy was threatened with closing down because enrollment was suffering. The room has its drawbacks; it is sometimes cold, in the beginning of the year it was not connected to the morning announcements nor did it have a bell to signal class changes. These problems however, were soon rectified. With the addition of this classroom, Fr. Canavan feels that Kennedy is headed in the right direction. Will there be more modular classrooms added in the future? It really depends on which direction Kennedy's enrollment takes. An Award For Excellence The Mirror's reflection is one of hard work and responsibility. These adjectives certainly explain the ef- fort put into each issue of our bi- semesterly publication. The Mirror. This year, in fact, this dedication won the paper a second-place ranking in the Columbia Scholastic
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