Cathedral Preparatory School - Literulae Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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Recognizing the Pieces' Whot is Cothedrol Prep? Is it o school of some one thousond young men enrolled in o college oriented progrom? ls Prep the chompionship teoms with their trophies ond o legendory othletic trodi- tion? ls Prep the sixty-nine individuols who moke up the toculty3 ls it the l-leodmoster ond his ossistonts? Or is Prep simply the impressive stone structure between Ninth ond Tenth Streets in downtown Erie? No, Prep is none of these olone, yet oll of these together. Prep is o lorge iigsow puzzle with its mony difterent interdependent ports fitting together to form the complete ond unbroken whole. But like every iigsow puzzle, this imoge is incomplete ond distorted it even o single piece is missing, for eoch interlocks with ond complements onother, Perhops the interdependent ospect of Prep wos most vividly dromotized before our very eyes lost November by the steeple of Soint Peter's Cothedrol1 when one stone fell from its proper spot on the building's fdcode, the beouty ond the symmetry of the entire church were drosticolly oltered. The missing piece in effect left o gop for bigger thon itself. The builde ing hod to be closed, repoirs hod to be stortedg Mosses hod to be rescheduled ot the Cothedrol Center. Even o weekend wedding wos relegoted to the neorby focilities of Luther lvlemoriol Church, Soint Peter's could not function normolly without one of its physicol constituents, iust os Prep could never remoin the some ofter losing ony port of its structure, concrete or otherwise. Students toke it for gronted thot sometime during every school doy they will heor the heorty greeting ol Fother Dollinger os he strolls the holls during closs chonges, but when the l-leodmoster is sick or owoy on business his obsence is noted by oll. ln ony contest where Prep othletic teoms compete it is simply expected thot o lorge group of supporters known collectively os the USixth Mon will be pre- sent to cheer on their clossmotes to victory, but when this expressive crowd is missing its obsence is morked by the entire community fond even the pressll. Also, times when certoin grodes ore ex- cused from school due to testing or Coreer Doys illustrote the interlocking element of the school, The smooth function of the whole is thrown off becouse oll of its necessory porticulors ore not present. 2 Above: A workmon scoles the steeple of Soint essory following the dislodging of o single stone Peter's Cothedrol while onother observes from the fVOfTl tTS fOC9- scoffold below. Repoirs on the building were nec-

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Assembling the Pieces like the steeple of Saint Peter's Cathedral, which is held in place and reinforced by steel cables, Prep has its own stabilizing pivotal piece. This central piece of the Prep puzzle is the Chris- tian attitude that pervades the institution, and this aspect is supplemented by the rest of the schools parts. The students, the faculty and all of the related activities are guided by the belief in a Christian way of life. ln fact, the basic purpose of the school is the furthering of this Christ-like spirit through the development of prepared and conscientious young men with a Christian outlook on life. A fine example of this llQiving spirit is the repainting of the McDowell pressbox by members of Prep's student government. Following a series of unfortunate events in which each school's property was de- faced by a few over-enthusiastic partisans, Prep men showed their mettle by volunteering to restore the McDowell building to its original condition. Students at Prep always strive to practice their Catholic teachings, whether it be on the football field, at a speech tournament or during the TAC- sponsored Christmas party for refugees. Above Right: The auditorium doors bear witness to the noctur- nal pranlrs of a few McDowell supporters. Right: Senior Kevin Nunes punches the ball during a heated intramural soccer game. Defenders Marla Matthews and Brian Kelly pursue a step behind. f Q i ifkf . ., ' jf .5 6 is 3. nz' 1' 4 xi ' Q ' X nl' n I.. T he -r-r ff ff a b.:..,,. '. na-w-H . A .Ska , - C , X 4 S 4 A 5 I 4