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

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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.

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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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SENTINEL 9 As Seasoned Seniors We Succeeded May 31, 1966 September of 1965 arrived, and the new part of second floor was ours. A few other new things also arrived for our se- nior year, including Sister Jane Edward and her driftwood, and Sister Joan Mary and her Econ Class. Mr. Downey also came back strong, trying harder than ever to get past the eighteenth chapter of our Civics book. To start off on the right foot, the Se- niors againwent ona closed weekend re- treat. Port Sanilac will always mean a lot to us now, because of the new under- standing of God that we received there. Port Sanilac will also remind Connie Solis that not only food burns on a stove, Maryanne Dombrowski that the sun rises very early in the morning even at camp, Barb Brombach that not every lady in blue is the Blessed Mother, Sister Leona to watch out for Shell stations, and all - senior girls of the future to bring their e, A g, . , own ladders to camp. We won! A light moment during retreat came when it was announced that the team When the guys think of it Fred Sroka back home had won its first game. Rejoicing are: Connie Solis, Fran Koscielniak, will feel like dancing, Mr. Howard will Emily Pace, Elaine Zamojski, Lynne Neeley, Liz Zaliagiris, Maryanne Dombrowski, hesitate before opening a door, Robert Pat Brucki, Sue Parker, RamonaMisiunas, Vicki Baukys, and Cheryl LaSalle. Sweczyk will be afraid to go to sleep, and allSenior guys will consider careers as go-go dancers. Senior students participated in many activities this year, but the most mem- orable for about forty of them will be the Challenge weekends. To characterize our feelings on another veryimportant of the year, Ring Day, we will just sing the song, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes. After an inspiring ceremony and Bible Vigilthe Juniors treated the Seniors to a most delicious luncheon. There was no question as to the quality or quantity of the food. The decorations became souvenirs as Senior girls snatched parts of the center pieces for their scrap books. Elections for Homecoming Queen were a little different this year, with the ad- dition of a primary by the senior boys. Spirit played a great part in the senior year. Take for an example , the St. Mary Redford Game. In basketball our senior team members playeda good season. The cheerleaders though very sad that their job is ended were proud of all our teams. Everyone noticed the great change the new c 0 a c h e 5 brought with them. The football team fought like never before. Their theme songwas, See the girl with the red dress on. Of course, this was second in line to the school song. This year was a year of sports for Re- deemer, with Dan Arreola starting a ski club, and Jack, clear-headed, Clear, at the head of a craze in skin diving. Footie Wlosinski and Don Marangere stuck to hockey, because it was easier breaking their feet on ice than in water . In amateur athletics, Dave Sourbeck saved the Junior-Senior Game by his brilliant last minute performance. Senior Awards A Mrs. Miller SingingScholarship to CeliaSchwab based on her per- formance as the Cheerleader at the Junior-Senior Game. Canadian Patriotism Award to Don Marangere. Farmer of the Year Award to Jim Choate for his soybean crop. Punctuality Award to Tim Crilley. Traveler Award to Laura Kirvale, for driving 900 miles. Man Tan Award to Bob Seal, Les Goodchild and Duane Pennebaker. Tolerance Award to all Lithuanian, Polish, and Maltese of our class. The Best Frats of the Year Award to Chris Scagnetti, Bob Fortuna, and Dennis Elemont. The Twinkletoes Award to James Egan for his coordinated toes. The Most Quotable Quotes Award to Chris Dubiel. The Solid Gold Tie Award to Bob Novak and Jack Clear. Name Game Award to Susan and Eugene Parker. Excellence in Driving Certificate to David Gutt. We also have ambitious people like Ron Nowakowski who asked five kids in his Data Processing Class for $50 each so he could build a computer; and people who have a special liking for Sloppy Joe's, like Mary Lou Happ. Althouthim Choate doesn't know what profession to choose yet, being torn be- tween farming and teaching, we extend congratulations to him on his first ex- perience in the latter. Seniors displayed their dramatic ta- lent in the production, My Fair Lady. Johnny Steffes' portrayal of Professor Higgins was second to none--not even to Rex Harrison. Joe Garland fit his part so well that many a spectator was doubtful that such an old-timer could still be in school. Butler Jim Sikora, to the amazement of the audience, strongly resembled a member of TV's best known family. Freddie, alias Sensoli, Hill, solemnly sang the praises of Eliza as the scenery floated and sophisticated Mrs. Hill, or Barbara MacDonald did her best to pro- nounce Dear Me emphatically. Ask Mr. Downey about Redeemer's first student boycott. It lasted for ten minutes, then, with tears in his eyes tend of quotel, he said, They never did tell me what to do if this happened. It is an old saying that we forget no- thing. In the future we will remember Redeemer and all our old affections will rushback on us as in the time when they were our daily talk, when they brought joy to our eyes, when our ears were glad to hear their sounds, when with grief we flung them from us. But it has been part of our souls--and it is eternal. We may not have been the best stu- dents, butfrom you we have learned that each man must build his own house.