Bishop Noll High School - Marquette Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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CHURCH OF SAINT MARGARET MARY The beautiful Norman French Gothic Church located on Noll ' s campus is dedi¬ cated to St. Margaret Mary. In 1947 Archbishop Noll authorized Rev. Everard N. Klein, then a member of Noll ' s faculty, to form a parish in the vicinity of the school. Until the completion and dedication of the church. Sept. 21, 1952, Mass was held in the school gym. Students now have the privilege of attending Mass and receiving Holy Communion daily before classes, and an especially large number is present on every First Friday of the month. Students also have an opportunity to visit the Blessed Sacrament during lunch or after school.

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Expansion and improvement throughout the years have characterized not only the building program, but also the curricular and athletic program offered by the school. Extra-curricular activities have also been greatly extended. Approximate seventy per cent of Noll alumni go on to higher education and the majority of its students follow the college preparatory courses. There are, however, four dif ferent curricula of¬ fered: the Classical, the Scientific, the Commercial, and the General. Although much progress has been made in the comparatively short lifetime of Bishop Noll High School, there still are many more things for which loyal Nollites are and will be striving in the years to come. Among these things might be listed new cafeteria accommodations and a field house. These dreams will be realistic if there prevails among all present and future Nollites a continuation of the wonderful spirit of sacrifice and cooperation that has always been so out¬ standing along with the combined appreciation of the value and importance of Catholic education.

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THE GROTTO The Lourdes Grotto of our Blessed Lady on the school campus is an important place for every Noll student. It has been especially so during the past year because of the many special Marian Year blessings that could be obtained. The Grotto was built by former Noll students in their spare time under the direction of Sister M. Ivan. After much hard work, it was completed and dedicated in September, 1942. An important feature of the Grotto is the stone that it contains from the Lourdes Grotto in France. All Noll students meet at the Grotto each October to form the Living Rosary and again in May to crown Mary and sing her praises. It is a custom, too, for the football team to make a visit to Mary before and after home football games. The Grotto is a favorite meeting place for all students.