Cathedral Griffin High School - Yearbook (Springfield, IL)

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4 nigh n 5 6 E Annex Barraza, jim Cgblg first soccer coach. Father Heitjan's long term as principal of Griffin came to an end in 1974 and Father Wayne Dupuis was named as his succes- sor. Padre Canella and Mr. Al Macius returned to Griffin as the new school year began. Mr. Jim Coble, Mr. Dennis Smith and Mrs. Ethel Furlich were new faculty members at Griffin. Tennis made its appearance as an inter-school sport, soccer was introduced and the soccer team ended its season undefeated and as City Champs. The sophomore basketball squad also went unde- feated for their season, but the varsity posted a 10-I5 season rec- ord. The sophomore football team was also undefeated, and again the varsity suffered a losing season, 2-7. 1977 promised to be an interesting year for athletics. Griffin sjirsl soccer team was undefeated. Ethel Furlich Dennis Smith Tennis became an inter-school sport

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IT Greg Colburn Doris Delgado Two men who had taught at every effort to return to the care- Griffin as brothers now returned free spirit of the '50s. At the as priests, Father Charles Bolser same time the Model Rocketry and Father Wayne Dupuis. Mr. Greg Colburn, Doris Delgado Club was learning what makes 'em fly and building their own and John Jones were also new to working models. The sports teams the faculty. had disappointing seasons but ath- letics continued to play a major part in student life at Griffin. The class of 1974 numbered 162 These were the years of both progress and nostalgia. No No Nanette was the annual musical, Grease was playing on broadway graduates. and Griffin students were making What goes up, must come a'0wn - Metz' Law. john jones C Grease po wer, baby! i

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The white shirt gang. w..,,,. A nine and fjteen record. Mention should be made of the fact that students from Sacred Heart had begun to appear in the halls of Griffin as students rather than as cheerleaders and partici- pants in extracurricular activities. Eventually, students from both 1971-72 Faculty Fr. Edward Heitjan Fr. Geo. Neych james Belz Chas. Petefish Fr. Thos. Pisors Edward Walsh Robt. Teater Wm. Nonneman Ron Hull James Metz Fr. jules Kirchgessner Fr. Wm. Mayer Fr. Gerald Leahy Nicholas Penning Bill Fleischli Ed. Corbett Tom Lavin Bro. Thos. Kass Dan Cusick Geo. Fleischli Norman Marshall Robt. Martin Mrs. Eleanor Gleason Ron Brian john Klemm Rich Murawski Fr. Casimir Kicmal Bro. Michael Rice Aimee Davison joe Galassi Robt. Hull schools would attend classes in the other school, eliminating du- plication and easing the strain on both faculties. One hundred sixty nine seniors received their diplo- mas at the end of the 1975 school year. joseph Kohlrus 1972-75 Faculty Fr. Ed Heitjan Bro. Michael Rice Bro. Thos. Kass Robt. Martin Geo. Fleischli Fr. G. Leahy jim Metz Ron Hull Larry Selinger Simon Cory Fr. Thos. Pisors Bob Hull Mrs. E. Gleason Bill Bellot Tom Lavin Bill Nonneman Bill Fleischli Phil Cannata Dean VanDiver joe Galassi Robt. Teater jim Belz Dan Cusick Dorris Sorrels Aimee Davison Karen Werner Nan Debrey Chas. Petefish Fr. jules Kirchgessner Fr. Wm. Mayer Clara Bretz-Secy. Isabel Deloney- Secy. Mom, you te not going to believe this!