Cathedral Griffin High School - Yearbook (Springfield, IL)

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Under the direction of Mrs. Austin and Brother Holubowicz two productions were staged in cooperation with Sacred Heart Academy, M 'At S 'H and South Pacific. Both were very well received by the public. Coop- eration between the schools con- tinues with many Griffin boys at- tending classes at the Academy, especially for foreign language, and the girls coming to Griffin for physics, marketing and computer science courses. Two year old Drama Club had two sueeessfulpresentations. M.A.S.H. and South Paewe. 4 The audience roared its approval at the presentation of M.A.S. H. The second Walk-a-thon was a successful schoolproject 'Q

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Fr. Chas. Dahlby Mrs. Kathleen Hoffman U... f iil T ' A -if 4 W7 t--ian m N: 2 4 Y... The Grwin Band, expanded 10 include girlsfrom Ursuline and Sacred Heart, continues iishne tradition. This last school year saw very few changes in the faculty. Father Charles Dahlby, the Diocesan Di- rector of Vocations, came to teach one class in religion but was appointed to a pastorate before the year ended. Mrs. Kathy Hoff- man came to teach math and two former teachers returned, Father Thomas von Behren, who re- placed Father Egan in the Pas- toral Ministry office, and Mr. Gene Felchner who returned as P.E. instructor and coach. Father Egan was in his second year as Athletic Director and faced the resignation of Mr. Cooper as well as having to deal with Griffinis exclusion from the Capitol Con- ference. One program ofthe school that continued to grow and thrive once again was the band. Under the direction of Mr. Ron Wojcicki, a feeder band program was begun in many of the Catholic grade schools in the city. Mr. Wojcicki and a full-time as- sistant spend most of each school day visiting these schools in rota- tion for private lessons. Each year the grade school students come together for a concert at Griffin, and they have played to standing- room-only crowds. Students from Sacred Heart and Ursuline come to Griffin each day for band prac- tice in the first period. The senior band continues to perform at school athletic events and adds much color to the football season with their fine half-time shows. A major fund raising drive was launched for the benefit of the three Catholic high schools shortly before the appointment of a new Bishop of the Springfield Diocese, Bishop Daniel Ryan, former auxiliary bishop of the Jo- liet diocese. As the drive nears its successful completion, the Catho- lics of Springfield once again have demonstrated their concern for the welfare of the three schools. The administrators spent a good deal of their time in fund raising efforts with several very successful projects: the second walk-a-thon, a S100 per ticket brunch and drawing worth 510,000 as a top prize, and the 25th annual mostaccioli dinner. Nearly Sl00,000 was raised.

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19 4 marked the 50th anniversary of Cathedral High School and the 25th anniversary of Griffin. A year-long celebration of this double anniversary began with an outdoor Mass in September of 1983. Bishop Joseph McNicholas had passed away in April and Monsignor Paul Sheridan, the Administrator of the Diocese was the main celebrant of the Mass. .Mb Cglwelkmyf Qfhefefhl im4fefeef1zff5foJefAvf.OZ .mafif'2?'lwl11m AWA My Qidfhmhf