Benedictine High School - Benedictine Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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FRESHMAN CLASS REPRESENTATIVES peddle candy bars for • heir winter fundraiser. They pulled in over $2500 during the course of the drive. STUDENTS CUT LOOSE at the Yearbook's Halloween Hop. Several faculty members also showed up in costume. Student Life 11

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“Brother, Can You Spare a Dime” by Fat Gennarelli Each year, fundraisers become more important to the success and well-being of every major club. Organizations now plan specifically for the predicted success of the fundraiser and schedule it a year in advance. With such a pressing need for money, it was not surprising to see several newcomers to the fundraising activities. The wrestling team was one of the these. It sponsored a successful drive selling candy outside the cafeteria during the lunch periods. The newly-formed Black Cultural Society held bake sales. Even the Transportation Department became involved with the fundraising activities by sponsoring a Polka Dance in November. All of these classes had some type of fundraiser. The seniors, for instance, sponsored a cheese and sausage campaign early in GERMAN CLUB PRESIDENT Gerry Kupetz lives it up at the Oktoberfest while fellow German Club members look on. the year. They also helped out at two fish fries. The juniors helped the seniors at one of the fish fries, and also sponsored their own chocolate drive. The sophomores and freshmen also had successful candy drives. Many major clubs also had fundraisers of some sort. The National Honor Society participated in a fish fry. The Literary Magazine sponsored a chocolate drive in late February to raise money for its highly successful publication. The German Club, in addition to helping out at one of the Lenten Fish Fries, sponsored the Oktoberfest. The Yearbook had a Valentine Chicken Dinner, and the Bennet had a candy drive in the spring. Dances were not highly successful, due to the lack of participation. The Yearbook’s Hallo- ween Hop barely covered expenses. The Bennet Luau, which in past years was very successful, did not attract the usual crowd. Of the Senior’s Valentine’s Dance, class president Dennis Spuzzillo said “We covered (expenses) in the first hour, but after that, nobody came.” May saw a new type of fundraiser. The Student Council sponsored a highly-successful dress-down day. For a $1.50, students could get out of the dress code for a day, as long as they did not violate the guidelines set by the Student Council. This fundraiser pooled over $500, toward fixing the deteriorating B” in front of the school. BROTHER PETER lakes out a headlight during the Transportation Department's Car Smash. For a fee. students and faculty could take a swing at the car. 10 Fundraising

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Dances Dare to be Different by Brian English Although the crazy traditional dances and styles were back, Homecoming and Prom had a few twists from the past. Homecoming was held October 25 in the cafeteria. This was a change from last year’s dance, which was held in the Hungarian Church Hall next to the school . Homecoming Queen nominations and voting took place at the dance. This differed from past years, when all this was done beforehand. In the end, Regina’s Nikki DiCaro was crowned Homecoming Queen. Prom also had several differences from the past. It was held downtown at Swingo’s at the Statler. This (far right) SENIOR ED STUC-ZYNSKI has his hands full at Homecoming. PROM QUEEN CANDIDATES and their dates line up as Senior Class Vice President Brian English announces the winner. After the winner was announced, the floor was cleared so these couples could share a Prom Court slow dance. was a change from recent years, when Prom was held at various sites in the eastern suburbs. Another change included a sit-down dinner as opposed to the buffet style which had been used in previous years. There was also a change in photographers and disc jockeys. Ripcho Studio and Muzic and Co. handled not only Prom but also Homecoming. There was a new method of voting for Prom Queen, too. Candidates were nominated the week beforehand, and the actual voting took place at Prom. After a run-oif to break a tie, Beaumont’s Kathy Di Franco was voted Prom Queen. Despite the many changes STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT Dan Newton shares a slow dance with Gina Stoessner. In the background is senior Ed Stuczyn-ski with his date. and new methods, the Student Council still tried to make the Prom bid reasonable. The bid, which included dinner, pictures and music, was originally forecast at $60. How-ever, by the time the Mav 16 dance rolled around, the Student Council had cut that figure in half. GETTING A LIFT during Homecoming are juniors Ron Grosel and Brian Simpson. The dance was held the day after Benedictine's victory over St. Ignatius. 12 Homecoming — Prom