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

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Enjoyikg the skit the Senior leaders have preparef. I ' eanna Haskell shows the theme of BIONIC® Believe It Or Not, I Care.) Discovering some time to be alone, Carrie Jones and EM Repay review the eventful day at Senior Retreat. On Junior Retreat, Carl Kowal finds a quiet place to think by the lake at Optimist Park.

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Father Ambre explains the theme of trust to Eddie Perez on Junior Retreat. Getting Away Throughout the years, the re¬ ligion department has formed the retreat program to help stu¬ dents grow spiritually outside the classroom. This program was built to supplement the aca¬ demic side of religio us educa¬ tion. The basement of St. Margaret and Mary Church is the site of the Freshmen and Sophomore Retreats. These retreats last for the five hours of the school day. The theme of Freshman Retreat is friendship since making friends in a new school is an inte¬ gral part of enjoying it. Sopho¬ mores experience the theme of affirmation, or acceptance, through group and individual talks and skits. Although re¬ treats are held very close to school, they have a relaxed at¬ mosphere and let students for¬ get the eight-to-five routine of the school day. Junior Retreat is a more in- depth look at one’s self and oth¬ ers through the theme of trust. Juniors spend approximately twelve hours at Optimist Park “getting away” from the usual school day. Junior Retreat has a more accepting atmosphere which leads up to Senior Re¬ treat. Senior Retreat is a special time that each Senior is invited to attend. Held at the All Saints School, the theme for Senior Re¬ treat is the “church communi¬ ty.” This retreat is very special to all who attend. Starting at eight a.m. on a Friday morning, students leave for their weekend home. By Friday night, many rela¬ tionships have been so strength¬ ened that no one is willing to leave. Seniors come back at eight a.m. on Saturday willing to spend another twelve hours sharing and learning more about the friends that they thought they knew so well. Seniors trea¬ sure this forty-eight hour exper¬ ience and leave wishing it could have lasted longer. While caught up in the aura of retreats, many don’t realize the time and effort put forward to create such special moments. Seniors form teams to guide the Freshmen and Sophomores on their retreats. With this task, they spend their time during lunch organizing and acquaint¬ ing themselves with the mood they are asked to create. A group of Juniors, along with faculty members spend time in preparing for the Junior Re¬ treat. Together they form skits and get an overall view of what’s going on. For the Senior Retreat, sen¬ iors and faculty members con¬ gregate about twice a week for a month to organize their retreat. Skits have to be rehearsed, songs chosen, and things need to be or¬ ganized in order for the weekend to run smoothly. With all this time and effort put into the re¬ treats, it is no wonder that they run smoothly at Noll. 24 Retreat

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26 Fads All day, All night, All video music. MTV has made a major impact on popular music. Although it has been on for two years, the videos by Michael Jackson and Duran Duran have made MTV and video music a common sight in our homes. Preppies at heart. The preppy fad has faded away, but the shoes remain. Senior Leticia Mora wears a pair of loafers that popularized during the fad, but have now become just your everyday shoes. Wearing this fad with ease, Senior Ferdy Dimailig shows us the parachute” fad. Nylon pants with lots of zippers and straps and buckles on your coat seem to be in. Displaying a new fad, Junior Patty Raskosky tries an oversized dress with big buttons and a large collar worn with pumps and patterned nylons. This fad will probably be around a long time.