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

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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.

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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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4 SENTINEL November 30 . 196 5 Senior Boys Strengthen Their Faith at Retreat By Lester Goodchild, Gerry Durocher, and Duane Pennebaker Herb Klotz and Duane Pennebaker watch Ted Tlurzek summon the boys to chapel. The sun was bright and the temperature was mild as the S e nior m e n filed into bus es for their long awaited retreat at CYO Carnp. Father Collins, Mother Ann Mary, and Father Monroe wished the boys 21 mean- ingful retreat. In the cavalcade Port- Sanilac-bound was Father Tom Danielson, the retreat master, six counselors, and Mr. Howard. The journey to camp was filled with pretzels, used oranges, and hot tunapies. The men, being city slickers, took the opportunity to c h e c k out the country scenery. By 7:30 of the same day, the column reached its destination and the boys scrambled to the recreation hall, where they officially met Father. They were given cabin mates, dashed to their bung- alows, and picked their bunks. The retreat began officially that night with Holy Mass. Then there was a hoot- enanny and a night football game. After these activities the lights went out and so did some people, except for a few night- ow ls who managed to hoot a bit. Some testified that there was a light rain that night. Go away! You're crazy! I'm not get- ting up for you or any one! said the spry young men as Mr. H ow ar d challenged the m to rise in the early morning fog . Needless to say, all appeared for break- fast, and the breakfast disappeared. There were many opportunities to go to Confession. Hey, he's not in the box I We're supposed to go to his room 9 Not me! This was the firs t feeling about open confession, but the word 5 pr e ad quickly that it was really great, and eV- eryone went. Most of the men found con- fession the most helpful part of the re- treat. During the retreat there was a silence period for private devotion--a time for thought and prayer. Some walked in the woods, some along a small winding creek. Others read books in their cabins. To getthe most meaning from Father's conferences, there was a discussion fol- lowing each one. Everyone was frank, and much was gained. As Father said, the center of the re- treat was Holy Mass. Saturday after- noon this became more than true. Instead of sitting in the pews, the men gathered around the altar to witness Christ's Mys- tical Death. No longer were the Seniors j ust watching, they were actively par- ticipating. All of us are types of priests, said Father. I am the official representa- tive, but all of you are offering the Mass too. At the end of Mass thecongregation sang, The Times They are A-Changing' and from then on it seemed that something had changed. The Stations of the Cross were laid out along the camp road and to many it seemed that they were actually following Christ's path to Calvary. In the afternoon Conference on Satur- day, Fathe r talked about Christ. He was a man. He didn'tresemble a woman . Sometimes he was sweaty and dirty; often he was tired. He was stoned and his fol- lowers were stoned. Religion isn't made for sissies--religion is for men. The social highlight of the retreat was the hootenanny. Out came the electric guitars and up went the Go-Go boys. Pop- ular s ongs were sung and even a little jerking was done on the make-shift stage . But Fred Sroka stole the show as his ren- dition of the Freddie brought cheers from e ve r yon e . Mr. Howard also showed some active interest. 31 Mike Manriquez, Duane Pennebaker, Gerry Durocher, Joe Farrugia, Ray Hernandez, and Dennis Reaume voice their approval of the cooks as the food disappears. 33'; z - I a, Tom Clark and two counselors receive Holy Communion from retreat master, Father Tom Danielson. Sunday came, and Mass was the center of the morning, as everyone gathered a- round the altar again. Then, in the final conference Father gave the Papal Bless- ing, and expressed the hope that all would profit in some way from the days of re- treat. At lunch the boys gave the cooks a standing ovation for great food--including the home made bread and pies. Then the exodus got under way, suit- cases were put in the buses and good-by's said to Father. Slowly the buses rolled up the road to the outside world. The the me song of the retreat spoke now for the Senior men: For the times they are a-changin' You better start swimmin' or you'll sink like a stone,