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

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2 SENTINEL Our Goal: Discovery Focus of this 1965-66 school year is on the theme of discovery. What does this word, discovery , really mean? It is the act ofcoming- upon something, usually for the first time. For us at Redeemer, does discovery mean merely coming to school and finding new lighting and a new firstfloor ceiling? No! Discovery may be applied to things beyond the material . How often is it that we take the nec- essary time out to discover ourse1ves and find outjust where we are headed for and what we are going to do when we get there ? How often is it that we are truly aware, for the first time, of the needs of people around us--their feelings and emotions? In an in f o r m a1 questioning students were askedwhat discovery, as the theme of the s chool year meant to them, and what conditions are necessary for discov- ery. One reply was .. . finding new things to do and- new places to go to. Another student's answer was three- fold. Find Christ, find the importance of others, and find the 'real me' through involvement with others. A final comment was . . . the senior retreats were excellent examples of dis- covery on a personal basis. The retreats w e r e conducted in a way which allowed seniors to make many 'discoveries' not only in regard to personal spirituality, but also on a social basis. Living together for three straight days gave us a second chance to get to really know people whom we thought we knew well before. The mostimportant area for discovery is the meaning of God's presence in our lives, because without Him, there would be nothing worth discovering. Many s tude nts have 'discovered' by choosing to attend Mass several times a week. Some students, because of a much needed study, classes or m e e t i ng s at 8:00, have also 'discovered' by choosing to make an effort in attending 7:30 Mass . Whether we are Freshmen, Sopho- mores, Juniors, or Seniors, now is the time to become realistically aware of ev- erything and everyone. . . it is the time of discovery. EDITORIAL PAGE Vol. x1 Sentinel Published Monthly Co-Editors Lester Goodchild Ramona Misiunas John E mig Barb Brombach Jane Camilleri Lay-Out Editor Page Editors Susan Parker Business Mgr. Duane Pennebaker Typing Editor Lynn Neeley Adviser Sister Alphonsus November 30, 1965 Junior Margit Malashanko and Sophomore Gregory Schwartz take a long look at the Discovery Board outside the office in the main corridor. Letis Honor the Unknown Man At graduation time there will be many praises and honors for the seniors who have managed to survive the four-year quandary. Along about May or June the scholarships start coming in, and some students receive these highly prized awards. Various or- ganizations offer other honors. The Detroit Police Department gives an annual award for outstanding leadership and dependability. Christian spirit and initiative are recog- nized by the Christian Leadership Award. Why do we speak of this now? It's not June yet! Because there will be something missing in all these honors. Something that we ought to think about now. The fact is, that with all these honors, some of the most deserving persons, the doers, the carry-outers, the dirty-job men will be left out. We suggest that an award be given not only to the President and to officers of organi- zations, not only to those with outstanding leadership qualities, but also to the ordinary person who does what he is asked, and does it well. Recently, with the debate on whether or not the NHS should change its rules on ser-, vice, the issue of the unrecognized worker came up. It was discussed, but no definite solution was reached. We suggest that a brother award of the Christian Leadership Medal be offered for participation. Perhaps a suitable name for this award would be The Christian In- volvement Award. Such an award would involve a difficulty--that of judging which of the many students who participate is worthy of this award. Who is to judge? Since the question would involve the students in the clubs, they should be given some voice in the decision. This could be accomplished at the Student Council-Faculty Meeting, where senior reps could nominate their candidate for the award by submitting evidence of his past record. But we feel that the most fair appraisal and final judgment should rest with the faculty, as it does with other school awards. We realize that the students do not join organizations to receive awards. Yet, those students who work in two or three clubs for as many years should receive some recog- nition. Such a person is a basic factor in the school, for like an army aschool must have soldiers before it can have generals. Those who serve should be given some of- figial recognition in June. New Freshman Representatives J 101 Carlos Cardenas J 102 Thomas Ossy J 104 Ilene Novak The SENTINEL Staff would welcome any opinions or suggestions. Address your letter to Letter to the Editor and place it in Locker 220. All letters must be signed, although the writer may re- quest that his name be withheld. The Staff reserves the right to decide which letters will be published. 207 Daniel Campbell 208 Robert Stevens 210 James Rader

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i a i Hefner, Surma ReceiVe Police Award J ames Hetner James Hetner and Anita Surma have been awarded the Detroit Police De- partment Youth Award. They were chosen by their fellow students on the basis of character, loyalty, leader- ship, participation in the activities of the school, reliability, and schol- arship. James, a s e nio r Student Council representative, has served the Class of '66 as class president in his junior year, and as class treasurer in his sophomore year. He has merited membership in the National Honor Society, and is presi- Anita is the secretary of the Senior Class, and has served on the Student Council for one year as representa- tive, one year as second vice-preSi- dent, and one year as secretary. She is a four-year member of the Young Christian Students, and she fre- quently travels to Chicago, the YCS National Center, to aid in the organi- zation of the movement. James and Anita will be honored at a dinner sponsored by the Chrysler Corporation, at the Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel. Their names will be added to the specially designed plaque which is displayed in the academic trophy case. w i. , . Anita Surma Meeting Probes Problems The Student-Council Faculty Meeting whichwas held. on November 4, may not have come up with any startling ideas , but the topics on the agenda were dis- cussed thoroughly and both students and faculty members agreed that, we ought to do this more often. The first topicwas the possible change in the service requirements for the Na- tional Honor Society. Sister Ann Paul, moderator of the Society, explained some of the reasons for a change, and then she called on Lester Goodchild to explain the point system he had devised. It was decided that the plan would be presented to the NHS members, and that the decision would be made later. As aresult of this meeting, it was de- cided that the NHS would not adopt the new method this year, but that the students in the Societywould be asked, at the end of the year, to list the activities in which they have been engaged, to assign point values to them, in order to determine whether the points that have been allo- cated to each activity are fair and pos- sible of achievement. The next topic was the request of the juniors to receive their rings in June. Since it was agreed that the ring is now a symbol of senior status rather than of graduation, it was voted that the juniors may receive their rings in June. dent of that organiZation. SENTINEL V01. XI Holy Redeemer High School, Detroit 9, Michigan, November 30, 1965 No.2 Success Course for Girls Scheduled in December A Personal Success Course conducted by Mrs. Doris Peters, personnel con- sultant and guidance counselor, will be offered to junior and senior girls some time during December. The Personal Success Course, a voca- tional guidance workshop has been pro- fessionally planned to help Catholic girls achieve the full p o t e n t i al of their God given intellects and personalities. The Course is said to be the first and only guidance course that fills these vital needs of the Contemporary Catholic girl. Matches her aptitudes to her abilities. Helps her determine her own interests. Assists her in selecting a college or a career. junior Makes City, Catholic Teams Junior Philip Milkie has been honored by the Detroit Free Press which selected him as All-City Tackle, and also by the Michigan Catholic which chose him for the Catholic AlleStar Team. . Phil, a six-fOot three, 220 pound tackle on both the defense and offense for the Redeemer Lions, constantly came up with big plays in the games against AA League contenders, said Gerry Durocher, the Sentinel Sports editor. St. Bernadette's, the grade school that Philiattended did not have a football team until the year Phil was in the eighth grade, so Phil has been playing competition for only four years. CoachMcCartney had this to say about Phil: He has played well all year, having a good game against Ser- vite. He also displayed plenty of courage by playing the entire second half of the St. Mary's game with a broken hand. Philip Milkie Techniques include f i 1m 5 , lectures , group discussions, socio-dramas, role p laying, private counseling and tests . Topics covered by the course consist of an intensive study of occupations, includ- ing such factors as how to judge an occu- pation and the dignity of woman. The Archdioceses of New York and Newark have reviewed the Personal Suc- cess Course and given full approval for submission to their girls' high schools. The tw 0 day intensive workshop had been scheduled for December 9 and 10, but due to Mrs. Peters' attendence at the last session of the Vatican Council, the course will take place some time after Mrs. Peters returns from Rome. Choral Selects Musical by Jane Camilleri With the announcement that My Fair Lady is the choice of the Choral for the annual production, student singers have been preparing to try out for the leading parts. The Choral has enough spirit and en- thusiasm to make the show a success, said Sister Georglyn, choral director, and her opinion has been echoed by the one-hundred-fifty members. Senior Anita Surma, and '65 alumna Doreen Dossai will take over the chore- ography instruction. Amid all the preparations for My Fair Lady, the Choralstill finds time to work on numbers for aprogram which they are planning to produce for the student body, and for other schools later in the year.

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But No One Flunked November 30 , 1965 SENTINEL 3 Eager Parents Become Students for Zuny 'Day' Parents line up for their coffee break after a hard day in school. The cafeteria line up was considered part of their education. Chaos ruled supreme, and confusion was prime minister as the Parent-Teach- er Guild held a classroom workshop on October 27. The parents participated in atypicalschool day in short order form . The day began with PA announce- ments and a welcoming address by PTG President, Mr. James Alexander. Mr. Alexander spoke of the communication problems between adults and teens. When the first exchange bell rang, the race was on! Despite the help of the stra- tegically placed student guides, parents persisted in getting lost, and even though they had a four minute exchange period manywere observed guiltily creeping into a class five or six minutes late. How- ever, no tardy slips were given. Many and varied remarks were heard during the ex'change: They should have elevators. Why don't they have esca- lators? I'mgoinghome. NowIknow why kids drop out of school. One guide commented They look like we did on our first day at Redeemer , while another ex- claimed, This place looks like a sub- way! But one determinedly optimistic parent looked on the brighter side. All this climbing must be good for the fig- ure gasped Mrs. tWelch. 4 7 .R'xf. Two parents observe samples of drafting papers in Mr. Ziemba's class. During the ten minute classes, the ac- ademic goals of each were explained and occasional problems taken care of; Sister Berchmans reassured one mother who had spent half the night looking for a bug for an experiment that she would try to give longer notice. The teachers are terrific! said one father.. The parents are marvelous observed Sister Josepha. But as exchange 5 wore on, and the physically unfit p a r e nt 5 became more tired, the questions asked of the guides becamewilder andwilder: Is 212 on the second floor? Is the thir d floor up- stairs? Where's the cafeteria? Is that the get-there bell? Most parents retained enough energy to gather in the cafeteria for coffee and doughnuts. Mr. Alexander thanked the tireless PTGworkers and reminded them that the next meeting was in December, about S e x and D a t i ng -- We're really gonna roast this one out. Brickley Previews Election The guest speaker at the assembly on October 29 was Councilman James A. Brickley. The thirty-sixyear old mem- ber of the Detroit Common Council in- formed the student body about some of the projects that the City of Detroit is undertaking at the present time. He spoke of the need of government to interest young men and women in politics, and encouraged the students to take an ac- tive interest in civic affairs. After his talk, he was questioned by a senior panel, including Jane Camilleri, Julie Dashkevicz, JudyDeutschman, Don Marangere, and Lester Goodchild. Mother Ann Mary treats Margie Melnik, Fred Wood and Mary Boris to an apple. Bishop Neumann Center 0pen Holy Redeemer parish is currently set- ting up a Community Action Center in the yellow brick house next to the gym. The newly purchased house is being used as a re-organization center for the apostolic life in the parish. The house will be known as the Bishop Neumann Center. The projectlis developing under the di- rection of ReverendDonaldMiller, in the spirit of Pope John XXIII, who asked for renewal in personal involvement in the living Church. To prepare the house for its opening, a cleaning crew of students joined forces November 6 to give the Action Center an overall cleaning. The crew worked under the direction of Sister Jane Edward and the chairmanship of Senior, Linda Braun . Jobs to be done consisted of washing and polishing woodwork, cleaning win- dows, mopping floors and scrubbing the fireplace. :Senior FredWood, observing that many areas in the house needed a paint job, v01- unteered his services. The pause that refreshes was sup- plied with the compliments of Mother Ann Mary. Abucket of apples, boxes of cook- ies and a pot full of hot chocolate gave workers the needed lift. Senior Claudia Dominski helps to get the house in order.