Holy Redeemer High School - Campanile Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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May 31, 1966 SENTINEL '7 As Silly Sophomores We Were Trying The best way to start off the year is by buying books. Eager Sophs are Michael Eichorn, Fred Sroka, Les Goodchild, Stan Moore, Frank Cogswell this nosei, Chuck Toth, Bob Suyak, Jim Komiensky, Harvey Maveal and Mike Borvosky. Sophomore year saw the class of '66 as segregationalists. Not only were the homerooms unmixed--they were on dif- ferent floors. Our experienced group e age r 1y greeted the new faculty mem- bers who were to endure us for a year. Among them were Sister Georglyn, Mrs. Jacobs and Mr. Clark. Though her pleas for publication were refused, composer, Barb Brombach kept writing and the girls of 313 kept singing their praises of Mrs. Jacobs. October rolledaround and Ray Skrocki was chosen as Today's Teen . We were glad to claim him as one of our own . With this autumn month came the Blst, when all good little witches and goblins go out begging. Tagging along behind were the Sophomores. The place was Vernor and Junction and nearby Johnny Hernan- dez's house. The game--a water balloon fight between the guys and the girls. The winners? Undecided! The night ended with the girls having a pajama p ar t y at Marianne Donnelly's house, where the Antie Dee and Uncle JimmyShow made its premier. Getting the girls in the spirit was Barb Brom- bach as star performer. By the way, how's your mother? While the Freshmen tof 'G'D were sub- ject to the wildest initiation ever to take place at HR, the Juniors and Sophomores attended the first mixer with cases of stir crazy and cabin fever going around. After those maladies were taken care of the Sophs finally went to the polls . Their c h o i c e s for class officers were: Jim Choate, President; Marianne Don- nelly, Vice-President; Jim Hetner, Tresurer, andJeanne Lange, Secretary. With hopes riding high, the Sophomores helpedjam the parking lot with their ar- tistically decorated cars for the Dad's C lub car parade. The flash of a sober lion, seen atop Bob Seal's convertible, was flattened under the weight of the vic- tory-seeking fans. After that, the spirit of '66 did not die out with the blo o d - curdling screams of John Steffes, hoping for a Fall Festi- val ticket selling victory, as we came in second place with 8407c! School also provided us with some laughs. Acting ability was drawn out in Sister Mary Columba's girls English II class. Marianne Dombrowski perhaps is the greatest of them all with her Et Ta Brutu . Funniest Thing! Of course, some of the nuns and lay teachers became our fa- vorites. Among them were Mrs. Jacobs and Sister Mary Justin. Sister Justin was lucky enough to re- ceive a visitor from above. No, it wasn't theHolyGhost, norwas ita dove. It was a lion on a window shade cord lowered from the third level. All thanks goes to alumni, Janet Patterson. ;' ' a - am . Jim Niner gives the Sophomore girls a boost as they display persuasive grins and books of Fall Festival Tickets. The girls are Lynne Neeley, Marge Melnick, Barb Brombach, Jane Camilleri, and Maria Kujan. Tragedy struck at the world and Re- deemer w as n 't left out as we joined in mourning the death of President John F. Kennedy. He will long be remembered by all of us. Naturallywe danced at those great so- cial functions, the Friday night dances. The most popular person there was Fa- ther Quinn and his rules. On we went and the event that changed every Sophomore girl's life tand walking abilityi was try-outs for JV cheerleading. Led by Marianne Dombrowski, the girls practiced har d with a swingin' H and were the cause of a few dents in the little gym's wooden floor. Besides the girls, the JV team would have been inaudible if it weren't for for- mer Redeemerite, Larry Switzer, who connected for many key plays. The foot- ball team finished the season with a 3-2 won-lost record. Luckily the JV basket- ball team did just as well. The famous comic scene of Pyramus and Thisbe tDan Arreolai and Thisbe tJack Cleari takes place in front of the WALL, tChris Scagnettii. The Christmas season dawned upon us and all good little girls and boys waited for the little fat man to come. 1963 came to an end with '64 eagerly waiting to bring another year of chaos to us. Basketball took a turn as Sophomore girl cheerleaders put a yell in for the girls basketball team. 0 nw ar d we went with the really big s how Oklahoma! It wouldn't have been the same without the dancing team of Hetner, Sikora and Bickes tall Sophsi. Sophomore leading men were Les Good- child as Curly and Jim Hetner and Jack Clear as the Kansas City Kid. Levis were really a big hit during that show. 0k1ahoma! ' wasn't theonly production that spring. In keeping with the Shakes- pearean Anniversary F e 5 ti val, Sister Alphonsus' English 11 class put on A Mid- summer Night's Dream . Jack Clear's presentation of Thisbee tcomplete with wigi, D a n A r r e 01a as Thisbee's lover and Bob-Seal as the mop- headed lion proved quite amusing for the wall tChris Scagnettii in the middle of the stage. Parties came on strong with us that year . Perhaps the largest was Connie Solis' party in a nearby Dearborn hall. And the shortest partywas voted Val Sant Angelo's. The Lions when they were little--Gerry Durocher, Jack Clear, Chuck Callendar, James Hill, Dave Sourbeck, Chris Scag- netti, LarrySwitzer and Don Marangere.

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6 SENTINEL May 31, 1966 As Fumbling Freshmen We Triedm 4,29 There is no class like the Freshmen, Seniors 0f Sixty-Six, Where the girls are the sweetest, The boys are the neatest, The best that Redeemer's ever seen. We'll show the whole student body We surpass them all. We'll all stick together In all kinds of weather, The Seniors of Sixty-Six. Rah! Rah! Rah! We started our Freshman year just as any other that came before us; sporting elevator passes and cafeteria permits, we were going to take HR by storm. It w as the year that Jack Clear was in . Remember when he wore suits and vests to school? We greenies were well represented in the car par ade, claiming two of the twenty-six entries. Our initiationfears came and went with the mo nth of October. With polish and shaving cream, the class of '63 tried their best to improve upon the looks of a few Freshman girls - like Lisa Luberti and Laurie Viau. tYou know the resultsJ Susan Jajko '5 expression on initiation day shows mixed emotions. Religion on TV was popular and so were our stars. Representatives were picked who were most experienced in a certain field. DanArreola spoke on Penance and John Steffes 0n Baptism. During these famed telecasts, Bob No- vak's experience as a camera man pro- vided the students with great close-ups of noses and mouths. We gotour chance to shine at Fall Fes- tival time. With Betty Saunders selling eighty dollars for the class high seller, we finished second with 131. 897C. Our physical fitness specimen was Ron Nowakowski, who executed a fifty mile featfor the feet. Heroine of the year was BettySaunders, when she rescued a little girlfrom the fire excape. Her reward9 One little-girl-sized bite! It's like this . . . says RonNowa- kowski after his fifty-mile jaunt. The Freshmen Choral made their debut in the Christmas Show. Remember Little Boy Brooks and Pat McCarthy c a r r y i n g their flashlights. Surely thirty-nine 0f the senior girls chuckle a bit when anyone mentions 210. Between buying roses and candy and sel- ling tickets for school drives, 210'ers had a rough time keeping on top of the Fresh man Class. But with Mozart and Spot- light '63 at the front of the room, they pulled through somehow. In the Patron and Sponsor Drive, Mr. Braun's boys of 310 won twenty-five dol- lars, but they never saw a penny of it. Mr. Braun, where are you. The Spring Show's Babes in Toyland would not have been the same without Tom and Mary. Remember the fiery blushing gypsydancers, Ronnie Cosgrove Rosemary Haro, Connie Solis and Emily Pace, who brightened the stage with their flashing tambourines. Of course, there was the Lemonade Song with dancers Marianne Dombrow- ski, Anita Surma, and Diane Winarski. By the way, girls, what ever happened to that dance? London Bridge came tumbling down and so dida few big candy canes. Did some- one call timber ? Theyfell right on Dave Grunau's head. Pat McCarthy clinked away and played the little 01' Toy Maker. Almost Everything Then Barnaby, Les Goodchild, the old time villain whowas out to foil Miss Mary only ended up foiling himself as his mus- tache gaily floated to the stage floor. Even Mark O'Brien, jim Komiensky, and Dave Grunau charmed the audience with their striking black tights. R e m e m b e r the Singing Nun--Sister Eucharia, who managed to collect $100 for the Missions. The JC L Cake Sale made our gals go w ild in the kitchen. Kathy Suchyta and D e n is e Hebert placed first and second respectively. Airborne TV classes were quite a fa- vorite, and most popular was Miss Ger- aldine Workman's History program. We all made bets as to when she'd get a new outfit. Dr. Kuhn's language lab was a social, as well as an educational asset. French and S p a n i s h students soon established inter-booth communication via switching earphones. Is it true that Sister Justin passed on the latest news to Sister Leona ? Mr. Edward Gajec tried to add some culture to the Freshmen Choral with vio- lin lessons. The resulting melody was of course quite entertaining. This was the start of Elaine Zamojski's career. Mr. LaScola's Science Class, espe- cially J i m P h i l lip s and Lou Peltola, appreciated his skill at ruler tapping and eraser throwing. Dave Gutt played the violin for Ray Menendez and Sister James Agnes' guys of 312 pitche d pennies at them for the missions. Our trackmenwere Jim Hill and Dom- inic Grunas and baseball letter winners were Larry Switzer and Terry Cupples. The school year ended with everyone wondering if Ken Bennett would ever get as tall as Jim Sikora. Chris Scagnetti and Dan Arreola took a crack at track in their happy-go-lucky freshman days.

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8 SENTINEL May 31, 1966 As Jumping Juniors We Were Tried EST Even before Junior year was over, preparations for the responsibilities of Senior year Student Council campaigns produced the signs above, as students prepared to vote for school leaders for the year '66. began. Autumn arrived, bringing the return of the wild from the Stoney Point mud fights and Kingsville cottages, to newly paintedhalls and what'sthis? - locks9 - on lockers?? The new upper classmen, after being separated for two years, unit- ed and ruled over the third floor. The class officers who helped lead the highly spirited 66 were: Jim Hetner, President; Marrianne Donnelly, vi 0 e - President; Jeanne Lange,Secretary; and Jim Choate, Treasurer. The spark of 66 also lit the Student Councilwith AnitaSurma, Secretary; and Bob Seal, Treasurer. Father Edward Monroe made the scene as Spiritual Director and all around friend to the whole school. New comer to the class was one Dennis Elemont. We lost Jim Niner. The first Hawkin' Dance! quote Pat Gregory, brought mixed emotions and a lot of embarrassed junior men . How could anyone possibly run out of gas these days? Ask Danny Arreola, Frank Cogswell, and Don Marengere. Football came into season. Junior gridders fighting all the way for a victory were: Chuck C a l l e n d e r, Jim Choate, Tom Clark, Gerry Durocher, Dave Gro- nau, Jim Hill, Bob Novak, Chris Seag- netti, Dave Sourbeck, Bob Szewcyk and Ted Tluczek. While hampered with in- juries, the Lions pulled together two vic- tories and five losses i in c lu d i n g one coach. i Football season always seems to bring the blossoming of flowers tother than the daisies in Joanne Sabo's lockeri as the annualcar parade took place. Marianne Dombrowski and Sharon Kasunic won fif- teen and ten dollars respectively, while Joe Pisani, CarolWismont, Don Camp- bell, C hi m ie Chmielewski, Marianne D 0 n n e l l y , Pat Brucki, Mary Sheedy, Lauralee Viau, and Linda Braun claimed five dollars each. Barb MacDonald - the girl who would rather give than receive - organized the firstof astring of future shows to be per- formedfor the elderly people at the Ban- croft Home. Want to raise money to feed a bunch of hungrySeniors ? Organize a couple of pa- per drives and see what it's like to live in a truck all day. No one could po 5 s ib l y explain those Monday nights the Juniors spent bowling. There was always a good laugh provided by the scores the co-ordinated amateurs attained, or by those master Come- dians of the Year Jerry Connelly, and Tim Cheeseburger , Shotgun , Acci- dent Prone Crilley. Of course we brought along a radio to tune in the program in which Bob Novak, Anita Surma, Jack Clear and Danny Arre- ola participated in on May 3rd. There was a Fantasy that year called Rainbow . Smoke didn't get into any eyes, butwater got in a few shoes. Peo- ple say at the end of the rainbow you'll findapot of gold. In our case it came in the form of Bell Isles' own Scott Foun- tain . To discover who's who on the wanted list, all the law had to do was fol- low w e t footprints to those unassuming feminine fountain climbers: Mary Lou Happ, Chris Paluch, Joanne Sabo, Ron- nie Cosgrove and Chimie Chmielewski, Anita Surma and LynnNeeley - who never could run very fast ..... Larry? 9 9 '7 '? Mock electionpolls voted Charlie Skip- pyi Toth, All A m e r i c an Chauffeur ; while Dave Gronau ranks Second Best Weather Man next to Sonny Eliot. Carol Duesbury twonthe Cutest Baby of 1948 contest in room 303. In Mademoiselle 65 was Chimie's P r o p h e t Robe and Emily Pace's dress with the zipper guaranteed to break on the way to the pro m . Valerie Michalski sports the only known hair piece to ever have fallen out of a person's head while in public. The big snow fell but spirits rose. We inaugurated a great toboganning career that began and ended in one long night. The scene was Garbage Hill at Eddie's Place . Leading the way was John Her- nandez with twelve stitches, followed by Lenny Lopez with eight stitches and Jim Hill with five. . . . trouble always seemed to find us. . . . All the world is a stage. . .Talent numbers among the many qualities we've been blessedwith. It ranges from Mari- anne Dombrowski, M a r i a n ne Donnelly and Rosemary Haro winning thirty-five dollars in the talent show, to Bart Ventura being unanimously named Italian Voca- list of the Year . One of the biggest attractions was the annual Junior- Senior game. Seniors won hands dow 11 54-41. The Junior team sported JohnnyHernandez, Loopy Lopez, Mindy Kutkus, Soulbrother Pat Greg- ory and To m Kauza. The Faculty beat the Juniors in the Junior-Faculty game 5-2. Bill Ross and Ted Tluczek gained one point each and a demerit from Kind ole Mr. Downey . Sixty-five was also the year for: The locker at the top of the stairs , Vigils on The Corner , r a l 1 i e s on third floor, drinking fountains that never worked, Polak jokes, Blazo's and the first oval class rings . S u m m e r Grants were issued to Dan Arreola, Kathy Suchyta,and Mindy Kut- kus. Mindy r a nk e d fifty-ninth among 1, 141 students in the Michigan Math Prize Competition. The sunwas shining and the guys were on handsmiling from ear to ear greeting e ver yone to the class picnic at Camp Dearborn. Afterwards buses and cars let us out to make JudyDeutschman's br a n d n e w home looked lived in by singing Satis- faction and Can't Help Myself at the last get together of our Junior existence. . Pat McCarthy attended dispite his sun- burn. The par ty was underway and so was the summer. Hurray for Seniors, Kingsville and Camp Ohiyesa. Confidentially to R. C. , You can't get tanned by moonlight . Chuck Callender's boatwas voluntarily escorted ashore during an unsuccessful boat race, while Tom Clark became hero to stolen duffel bags. MaerurkunaS' mighty arm turned:.one slightly used baseball to 2, 000 pieces of string with one wack! Schoolwas coming to a close and locker cleaning day took the usual week. News of Mr. LaScola's departure quickly cir- culated. He had coached our basketball team toa 8-1; first in AA - sixth in state Victory, not to mention previous years. The class of 1966 achieved their last goal bywinning the school trophy in 1965. Who's proud? says Anita Surma. duffle bag is better than a school bag.