Cathedral High School - Orbit Yearbook (Hamilton, Ontario Canada)

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IXB Meet me in 9 C which is commonly known as the detention room and which is quite often in use, is the saying of our class 9 B. Our class takes it easy and lets the teacher do the talk- ing, except for a few who occasionally like to get a word in edgewise, This class is either always moving or always sleeping. Pete Giacinti, the weasel of our room, is always racing against time to retrieve his books from the back shelves. If you ever have a run in with someone preparing for a revolution you would know that it was Raymond Bates Castro, the Second. When a pack of girls arrives in the morning, you may always be sure to see Casanova Kawucha among them. lf you feel the building shake, while you are in the classroom, and think the building is about to collapse, don't be frightened, it's only Joe Hudacin entering the building. Our classroom is adorned with art. This gives a special colour and dash to the room, The blackboard is often covered to the last square inch with notes and messages. If you happen to be strolling down the corridor and suddenly hear an explosion in our class, don't call the fire department, it is only Sister Raphael, having difficulty with an experiment. Our History teacher, not to mention names, is constantly after us to read educational magazines such as Time. We manage to get hold of a copy, but as soon as the joke section has been read, it is tossed into the corner never to be seen again. When assignments are not completed, or homeworkis neglected, we are quite often threat- ened by the teachers, who often return the next day to again find no homework done. Then we are marched off to 9 C. We have one special, teacher who believes in firm discipline. Often these famous words are uttered from her lips: Twelve-ten - 9 C. ln all we have a very good class and althoughmost ofthe teachers dislike us when we forget or neglect our assignments, we can be likeable just as well and enjoy a good laugh with the teachers. - Richard Harper

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IXQ g gg gg j ,gg This year IX-A consists of the most unusual characters. Although we're watched by the eagle eyes of our teachers, we manage to have some fun. Our classes have been shortened some, but we take quite a bit of work in one period. Latin seems to be one of the most difficult subjects for the majority of the students due to the fact that our under-nourished brains fail to take in all that is said. At the beginning of the year History marks rated lowest in our class. But as any other student would, we had an excuse. The class mathematician is about the only one who doesn't shiver in her seat when our Math teacher reaches into her mystery box to choose the name of her next victim, There is a true Frenchman in our midst, but we also have a few students who cannot understand why French words aren't spoken the way they are spelled. In general, IX-A is a fairly good class but we do have our troubles. The most popular time of the day for all the students is the break. At this time students engage themselves visiting other classrooms, exchanging news and gossiping. It's not that we're loud, it's just that we're noisy. When something comical occurs in Nine A the boys roar with laughter but the girls giggle hysterically. Our class has a reputation of being slightly dull in classes but we are quite energetic between each period. Homework is sometimes disregarded and the students make an excuse such as What . . Page lO2'? Exercise Three? Where was I? Science experiments capture the interest of the students and are extremely enjoyable. We use the slogan, lf at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Our class isn't exactly a brilliant one, but who knows perhaps there's a genius among us! - Gertrude Button

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IXC! We are the happy lot in Nine C. Blue-eyed Jeannette blushing at a second glance. Blond-haired Emily concentrating on her ponytail. Slender Judy, our Mathematical whiz. Wide-eyed Diane yearning for the weekend to cut up the rug with a twirl. A shy Italian miss, Joanne, living with her math instruments and simply replying, Just lucky, I guess, when asked about her ninety-seven marks. Agnes, the star, saying what she means and meaning what she says. Deanna, our red-haired, quick-tempered Elvis fan. A science enthusiast, Helen, who always has her assignments in on time. An Irish lass, Maureen, whose thoughts centre around Paul Anka. The pert Polish miss, Leone, who just doesn't dig Math. Eunice whose favourite song is Tall Paul , Dark-eyed Mary with twin antipathies, Latin and Math, Stocky Lorraine who seldom can be heard. Fair-haired Louise whose probable fate is chief peanut cruncher at Herkimer Crud's Peanut Factory. Slender Yvonne whose favourite pastimes consist in chattering and disobeying her favourite teacher, Our little Helen whose life's ambition is to grow to be five feet tall. Margaret who hurries at break time to eat her apple before any of the girls do. Pat who likes skating, but cracks the ice every time he decides to fall. John Martin whose probable fate is with the pepper seed business. The alert Bob who always says, Gee, that exam was hard, I only got ninety-five . Our stocky athlete Mike who seems to like football and history. Short-dark-eyed Bill whosevivid imagination produces a new excuse every time Sister asks him for his Latin Homework. Cury-haired Ugo who always complains, I must feed my pigeons, every time he is given a detention. Short, stubby Louie, the comic of our class. Paul who goes out of his way to meet the girls in the corridor. Ambitious Donald with a goal to travel the world. Brian, our fiery Frenchman, and hockey enthusiast who manages to make a goal in every ten games. Mulligan, Miss Agro s pet. Richard Ladniak whose life's ambition is to get out of Grade Nine. Chris who may break the world's talking record. Fat, farmer Mike who never grows tired of twiddling his thumbs. Ken who has the knack of doing things at the wrong time, And the tall quiet Ron whose simple desire is to do his duty. Leone Koczan IX C