Catholic Central High School - Crusader Yearbook (Steubenville, OH)

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S . - Term, Dear Seniors: Graduation day is like a Pentecost for all the young men and women -who at this session have come to the end of their years of basic formal schooling. When the apostles left Jerusalem after the tremendous thing that happened to them in the midst of the whirlwind on Pen- tecost, when they scattered into various parts of the world, they did so with clear conviction that their task was nothing short of the winning of the world to Christ. With single- minded devotion they were dedicated to its fulfillment. According to tradition, all of them died as martyrs, except St. John, and only by a miracle was he saved from that fate . Not all graduates, of course, 'will be imbued with that same sense of dedication. But, if they are to have peace of mind as they make their way in the world, there must be acceptance of God as having a rightful place in the center of life and acceptance of the responsibility to fulfill in the best possible way the commandment which Christ said was supreme: Love God with your whole heart and mind and soul, and your neighbor as yourself. It is always sad to meet someone who apparently has stopped short in his growth to maturity. In every department of life our minds should continue to grow. As we get older, we become wiser, or should become wiser. We learn more about our jobs, about our hobbies, about politics, if that is our interest. Surely it is also a duty that we have to learn more about our relationship to God and our fellow human beings. Knowing God is a process that should begin at an early age at home. lt continues with the formal lessons of the catechism and expands with the continuing growth of the mature mind. This growth is an essential condition of human life. The human mind that stops learning is a stunted mind. To know God means to thirst for increasing knowledge of Him in the very moment of death. In this sense, graduation is only the very beginning of the process by which an individual becomes truly educated. But no one can do the job for the individual. It is his personal responsibility, and he must use whatever talents and abilities he has to fulfill that responsibility well. May the Lord bless each of you with the grace necessary to grow in maturity. K QYXQ Sincerely, 4 QQQW 1 t Epiv15s3TphD. Massucci X R 1 N ikiix'N'Ailf7QUqlfN KXXXNQVQ DEQ ticllqfwig! Qcpmpymalglotms QJXOICVJ 'JA ljgipj Wgicx Osmond ioqedrliixfdj Tbevee Still Qrloi of YWSYOGVJ , it 1 is 1 . - i i , , Qilyeii. ciQ'Qtfn.QlTl3NWlylYSU lm M Ullgww Wwfld MMM , t l K5 h WWW WW JDQUQ mgj Sul lglecigp Gif WCWS 287 S A if .G HW

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6 . jx 3, J WNY' . K , SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: ADS ADVISOR: George Creegan ART: LeAnn Komonich, Albert Marangoni, Adriana Pizzoferrato, Sue Sferra, Creegan Productions COVER DESIGN: Albert Marangoni PHOTOGRAPHERS: Mr. James George, Mr. Larry George, Mr. John Balogac, Sister Matthias Sterner WRITERS: Mary Corabi, Paul Durbak, Mark Gallo, Kathy Zorne CRUSADER STAFF Co-ordinator of Theme and Division Pages Mary Elaine Creegan ADS Brian Barrett - Section Co-ordinator Marilyn Barrett Becky Fowler Sue Sferra Frank Vallera ACTIVITIES Kathie Phillips - Section Co-ordinator Maggie Curfman Pat Sabados ATHLETICS Cathy Romel - Section Co-ordinator Ted Dopler Sha1'0Il Habash Alexis Ziarko CLASS PORTRAITS Allyson DiGeroge - Section Co-ordinator Miriam D'Aurora Jane Ferroni Glenda Giampolo Pal Sonimer FACULTY, ACADEMICS AND CLUBS Una Cadegan - Section Co-ordinator Sandy Campbell Mary Ann Clark Joan Farchione Jo Vergits Tammy Yost PHOTOGRAPHERS Sue Sferra - Section Co-ordinator Bob Cecelones Jim Chilenski Sean Creegan lim Keagler PROOFREADERS Mary Elaine Creegan Mark Gallo SENIOR PORTRAITS Margie Whitehouse - Section Co-ordinator Denise Call Tanya Novotny Pat Rankin Karen Sanders ADVISORS: Sr. Mary Faith Balawejder Father Michael DiRenzo

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We now leave for many places With an awareness of personal individuality, Appreciative of various freedoms, And greatly enriched through knowledge, faith, and friendships. We go forward with confidence to challenge life And to create new paths of opportunity, achievement, and fulfillment.