Assumption High School - Assumption Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Concentration is senior Deb Resnick's motto. 2 essay •

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 • • • « • Yes, synergy was a term that well described Assumption High School's 1984-1985 academic year. Despite the sixth yearly decline in enrollment down from 753 students in 1983 to 671 students in 1984, classes be- gan on Monday, August 27, with enthusi- asm. We regarded the new year with highly placed, yet attainable goals. The bustle of Arena Week got us rolling toward the achievement of communal goals — goals which involved the ex- pansion of Assumption as a school and ourselves as persons. As the first weeks progressed an air of togetherness filled the halls as the Assumption family be- gan to take shape. A general electrifying energy entered us as individuals and was only intensified when we gathered as a group in atten- dance of games, plays, clubs, concerts, and religious celebrations. When we were together, events took on added meaning for both participants and spec- tators. We went nuts to Prince as he jammed on our radios. We stayed up late doing homework as an excuse to watch Late Night with David Letter- man and Larry Bud Melman. We laughed at Teachers, seeing a lot of As- sumption's finest portrayed by profes- sional actors and actresses, We watched the Reagan Mondale and Bush Ferrarro debates anticipating the results of the November elections. We marveled at the outstanding accom- plishments of the individual members of our family in athletics, the arts, and aca- demics. We stuck together through thick and thin no matter what, resolving the problems that faced us. We were small in number, yet had great might. We left the 1984-1985 year discovering that our accomplishments had even surpassed our goals.

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 Freshman Mike Schlichting flashes his win- ning smile. Being prepared Is a great quality, especial- ly when iIncomes to taking tests, as freshman Angie Cox finds out. Synergy of Mind t Assumption, attitude counted. We were of one mind even when we disa- greed because shared personal values ran deeper than opinions or preferences. We learned that we counted as persons in an atmosphere of ac- ceptance created by faculty, administration, and other students. We were confident and hopeful about ourselves and our impact upon the world. We belived that gifted by God we could multiply our talents by exploring interests and then shar- ing them with others. So, we danced for Knight Kompany. wrote for Knight Beacon, built sets for Exit the Body, read an epistle at Mass, or swept the floors of the building Physics, Chemistry, Computer classes, drawing and literature al- lowed us to explore the world and so explore ourselves finding won- ders in both that we never knew existed. Even when for all apparent ex- ternal purposes we failed — to pass, to win, or play the correct note — we were surrounded by others who did not call the error to our attention, but who encour- aged us always to stretch our- selves and so reach not for abso- lute perfection but for our very own best. essay 3