Bishop Carroll High School - Spectrum Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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as if ,S 5. .S?Q.5,Q ff' 951.75 2A 1 4 A 1. mr. and mrs. james weinmann attend carroll's social event of the year, the prom. 2. a group of juniors visits with father birket while the band takesa break. 3. paula hilger and her date dance to the .J song, reelin' in the years. 4. after a couple hours of dancing, rob foley and alumnus gary puetz shed their coats and grab a coke to beat the heat. 5. fon- taine-bleu provides a dark, romantic at- mosphere for the pro m-goers. 1 -. A3 A4 friend friend-one attached to another by es- teem, respect and affection, an intimate. but somehow, a dictionary definition can't hold the connotations and memories of a true friend. friends gathered for one last big fling s of at the junior-senior prom on may 3. spon- sored by the junior class, the officers spent countless hours lining up a band, findinga location, selling tickets and desperately hoping more than five couples would attend. a romantic, nightclub type atmosphere, the fontaine- bleu became the selection for the location of this formal dance. image was contracted to set the mood with their music. a successful' effort on the junior class' part, the prom was planned months ahead. in order to raise money, projects were initiated. bakesales, the first annual fac- ulty olympics and selling cookies during intermission: of 'godspell' all helped to make 'friends' possible- the last big fling

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annual ring mass brings tears to members of class of '7 after hassling with back payments due on tuition and making sure enough credits have been obtained, most juniors received their coveted class rings. despite the complaints about the scheduling of the ring mass, the class of '76 finally had their event april 24. all students were accompanied by a parent or sponsor who took the honor of placing the rings on. at this time, parents mentioned how proud they were. all juniors responded to their parents, which brought tears to some eyes. father paul alderman spoke of how the juniors would soon be seniors and what was to come. afterwards, the parents were invited to a reception in the commons. having the rest of the day off, the reception was short for the juniors, as the afternoon was planned for other activities leaving parents stranded to chat with the faculty, sons and daughters slipped away to enjoy a free afternoon. l 21 41 1. a junior boy proudly displays his class ring. 2. with the theme 'grow where you are planted,' father paul alderman and father justin brauner celebrate the ring mass. 3. connie miller and dyeanne racette present the offertory gifts. 4.' jack downing and his father receive communion. 5. a mother places a ring on her excited son's hand. page twenty eight ring mass P

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graduation highlights ma 18, bishop carroll years left behind after what seemed like months of planning, make-up credit, ticket purchases and cap and gown fitting, graduation was held may 18. ceremonies commenced with the baccalaureate mass and breakfast. in his valedictorian address, stewart taylor spoke of the future and how his years at carroll had prepared him for it. mary murphy, fondly known as amaryllis, gave recollections of her high school years in her speech as salutatorian. typically, awards were presented 21 page 30: 1. chris gegen smiles as he receives his diploma from mr. iames weinmann. 2. rev- erend charles regan congratulates karen greenen. 3. the cotillion ballroom provides the location for the baccalaureate mass and breakfast. page 31: 1. ron thackery waits for his name to be called. 2. reverend roman galiardi addresses the graduates during the commencement exercises. 2. nick betzen approaches mr. james weinmann for his sheepskin. page thirty baccaulareatefgraduation 35 next. although senior class sponsors mrs. katie mchenry, brother mike giddings and mr. dale voth had at- tempted to shorten the presen- tation, the list ran on and on. finally graduates, parents, friends and teachers left the cotillion ball- room in anticipation ofthe evening to come. seven o'clock rolled around and seniors gathered at century ll con- cert hall nervously fidgeting. eight o'clock found the alumni-to-be processing down the aisles of the auditorium onto the stage. reverend roman s. galiardi, pres- ident of kansas newman college, delivered the address to the grad- uates followed by the awarding of diplomas by mr. james weinmann. almost 50 juniors, along with bro- ther george peter then sang friends with you in a final good-bye to the seniors. the class rose, moved their tassels from the left to the right side of their mortarboards and proceeded out of the concert hall, leaving four years of bishop carroll high school behind.