Divine Child High School - Clarion Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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On their way to the top-that is, to be upper-dassmen-are Jim Bourdage and Jan Badalow The King Day services were the first time the Juniors actually got to wear their rings The ring is his at last. Sister Cecilia blessed Pete Dully's ring as Matt Fera awaits his turn to finally wear his class ring. 12 Ring Day Masses

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Moonlight Cruise Returns to Port late kisses, were sold for $.25 each and 5 $1.00, and were given out by students and faculty to their friends. The Friday schedule was shortened to allow time for the Pep Assembly at the end of the day. Stu- dents and faculty let their true spirit shine as they cheered the varsity football team on to a victory against Royal Oak Shrine. As the assembly came to a close, it was announced that the decorating of the class cars was being can- The battle of the line of scrim- mage is always a tough one D C. linemen did a great job of blocking this year Photo by: £ Fournier. celled due to the rain. Ru- mor had it the rain would continue through Saturday and the parade would also be cancelled. Students and faculty alike were extreme- ly disappointed. The pa- rade is a very important part of the Homecoming Day festivities, with much student participation, fight- ing for the last few spirit points for the most-spirited class. The rumors were prov- en true, as students found out about the cancellation early Saturday morning. They were indeed upset by the bad news, but this only made them more de- termined to win the game. The crowd was pleased that the rain had stopped immediately before the halftime festivities began. All were hopeful it would remain at a standstillat least until halftime was over. As the court awaited their cue, each girl was handed a flower box. Six of the boxes contained a single red rose; in the seventh was a single white rose, which would be giv- en to the queen. The drizzle began again as each member of the court was escorted onto the field by her father, and the 1985 Homecoming Queen, Cathy Kalita, was escorted by Dearborn Mayor, Michael Guido. As soon as the girls were in place, the flower boxes were opened. As the crowd's excitement grew, Carla Rot ole was crowned as the 1986 Homecoming Queen by Cathy Kalita. The mud- covered varsity football tri- captains, seniors John Filiatraut, Mike Murray, and Rob Shurmur, congratulated Carla by presenting her with a doz- en long-stemmed red roses. □ By: T. Aitkens Prior to the Homecoming Prayer Service, seniors Dan Wadowski and Anthony Vella received their carnations and attached messages along with the rest of the student body in homeroom. Flower sales have been a traditional way of raising money for the Student Council. As copywriter for the Homecom- ing spreads in the Clarion, senior Trisha Aitkens intently watches the action of the football game in the rain. One of Trisha's many tasks as editor of the Clarion was to assign layouts to the staff. All alone, on the comer of the stage, is Spirit Bear. The sopho- mores took possession of the beloved bear after winning the ti- tle of Most Spirited Class during the halftime festivities. Photo by: K. Duffy.

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Marking the Halfway Point—Together Marking the half-way point for the juniors was the Junior Ring Day cere- mony. It was special event, not only for the juniors, but also for the seniors. To the juniors it signifies finally becoming upper- classmen. But not only that, it also represents the responsibilities that they now have and the deci- The red gowns worn by the sen- ior boys signify the coming change that graduation will bring leff Vachow and Ion Martichuski waited to enter the church for the Ring Day ceremonies sions they will have to make regarding their futures. The theme of this year's ceremony was Crowing Together Forever. Ring Day is just as sig- nificant for the seniors; marking the first time they get to don their caps and gowns. This reveals to the seniors not only how near graduation is, but the changes that it will create in their lives. junior Ring Day is a cele- bration for the juniors and a sign of up-coming change for the seniors. □ by: K. Duffy The following is an excerpt from Samantha Scollard's speech: lust one short year and a half to go And time is fading fast. Youth just isn't a time to waste So we've got to make it last Lots left to do in this year and a half So we'd better get on the ball. Or youth will slip through our fingers And then weU have no time at all So much of ourselves to give. And so little time to gove it; So much of our youth yet to live. And so little time to live it. But together we can do it - Make the most of what we've got. And we ll grow together forever. Not leave each other behind If we can stay close, as always. It won t even seem we've gone Friends will be friends forever, And memories will live on. Just one short year and a half to go, And time is fading fast; So start growing together today. Before today is part of the past! Slipping Kathy Waldchen s ring on her finger after blessing it is Fa- ther Greg Banazak Many juniors ordered their rings from Jostens; others got theirs from private ewelers But both signify the common bond that develops between classmates. A perfect delivery of a touching speech is given by junior class president Samantha Scollard. An excerpt from that speech is in- cluded on this page Photos by: E. Gaggos Ring Day Masses 13