Catholic Central High School - Spires Yearbook (Springfield, OH)

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een!-mliles 9 ide inte ss., 10, M, W A 5. M iw-s u., They make if look so easy, sigh onlooking Centralites us they wistfully watch Sarah and Daniel Campbell perform their latest stunts on ice. JANUARY Wishes for a bright future could be heard from all as the students welcomed in the New Year. The serious side of this new year was soon to be Central's 1960 Retreat Master, Reverend Father Richard Cody, smiles approvingly as .lames Duffy and Donald Walsh show him the Retreat bulletin board. displayed before the students as 73 seniors probed into their minds for the answers to the Ohio Scholarship Test, January l4. Books! Notes! And more books! cried out the worried students of Central as they crammed for mid- term exams. A day of relaxation was greatly appreciated by all of the students. The faculty had the task of correcting papers on January 29. And before one had a chance to remember all of this it was ...... FEBRUARY February was started out with a retreat given by Father Richard Cody C.PP.S. A time of spiritual counsel and recollection was well spent by the students as they realized the primary purpose of our life is eternal salvation. The biting of nails seemed to be quite common around the halls of C.C.H.S. during the week of February 15, while flustered students awaited those dreaded report cards. Let's dance, echoed through the gymnasium as the Record Hop given by the Centrib Staff got into full swing, February 20. A student's delight was cheered by all as the school honored Washington's birthday with a free day.

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inla ra snaw-capped ai-agfand NOVEMBER Breathing a sigh of relief were all Centralites as the first quarter came to a close on November 6. As the month rolled along, busy seniors hurried to complete their list of subscribers for the l960 edition of Spires. November 22 was the day chosen to present a con- cert bythe members of the various music groups in honor of Saint Cecelia, the patroness of music. Bread, meat, and fruit completes the list, states a Mother Seton League representative as she puts the last articles of food in the gaily decorated baskets for a Thanksgiving treat for the needy. Trading books and quizzes for a ringside seat to a turkey dinner with all the trimmings were eager Central- ites on November 26 as they left school for a brief Thanksgiving holiday. Forming a procession for Christmas services are Central acolytes Earl Berrien, Steven Martin, Ralph Picolo, Dan Mowery, Daniel Meyer, and Michael Whalen. An expression of ioy can be easily noted on the faces of happy Centroliles Sue Walsh and James Anastasi as they enjoy an evening of dancing at the Mary Christmas Ball. DECEMBER i An important step in the process of canonization of Mother Seton took place on December I8 when she was declared Venerable by Pope John XXIII. The cleaning of lockers and the collecting of papers in an air of excitement foretold the fact that the Christmas vacation was about to begin, as December 23 crept nearer. A blessed and happy Christmas was enioyed by all. The rustling of silks and satin mingled with the fragrance of floral corsages on December 29 as Angel Heaven, the 1959 Mary Christmas Ball, was enioyed by the upper classmen. A dream of many classes became a reality when l25 girls formed a Block C cheering section. This is the first such group ever inaugurated at Catholic Central.

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lhe eslive month a a-sch Proudly putting forth their class rings for the blessing are seniors Edward Malahy and Patricia luzio. Father David Heinl, senior Religion teacher, performs the ceremony. MARCH As the month of March rushes in, warm weather is usually close behind. But not so in the still New Year of 1960, for brisk winds and drifts of snow were a common sight. Ash Wednesday began the spiritual calendar for this month. Students strove to practice the positive as well as the negative resolutions as Lent progressed. A visitor at Central could not miss seeing the spirit of the Irish displayed on the seventeenth, as green was the predominant color scheme in honor of St. Patrick. Plans for the future, for many Centralites, were given that finishing touch as iuniors and seniors attended Career talks on March 21. Members of the CSMC were kept very busy, as they tried to reach their goal for the Bishop's Relief Fund. Giving of their savings on candy and daily dainties gave Central its usual total of 51500. Prim and pretty as a picture is a perfect descrip- tion of the four senior representatives for the Wren's High School Style Show who were chosen this month. March 27 marked the half-way mark in the season of Lent. Demonstrating how the Irish enioy a good dance are a few of Central's true wearers of the green, John McEvoy, Janet Haley, Robert Deady, Eileen Dunn, and Patrick Mclean.