Magnificat High School - Magnifier Yearbook (Rocky River, OH)

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Life was certainly more for a Magnificat student than sitting in a classroom from 8:15 to 3:07 five days a week. Life was even more than extra-curriculars once a week. The element that gave Magnificat its vitality was that life was diverse for each student. Each girl had her own special qual¬ ities, talents, and abilities. It was when these individual characteristics were pooled together that the per¬ sonality of Magnificat was molded and formed. Much of the blueprint of this unique personality was planned. Graduation gradually acquired increasing prominence in the minds of 234 Mags girls. Long-anticipated dances and proms put the girls in the guys’ shoes. And they knew it was coming — the typical trembling and trepidation in asking a guy a month in advance of the big night. Some knew straight from the start that guys would be a necessary element in piecing together various activities, Guys and Dolls being a case in point. A basic characteristic of Magnificat’s personality was sponta¬ neity. Consequently, that blueprint came to be marked by all those unpredicted incidents that made life unique at Mags. Even a trip to Washington, D.C. was not without its surprises. And a five-week-long trip to Fantasy Island broke virtually ev¬ ery record on the books, while 6 STUDENT LIFE DIVISION

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“Turn from sin and live the Gospel,” says Sr. Cheryl as she places ashes on the forehead of Karen Borisa ’86. Ash Wednesday prayer services were created this year for the purpose of focusing on the symbolism of the ashes. Photo by A. Sheridan. Initiation as an upperclassman is recognized with the ring Jenny St. John ’85 receives from Sr. Carol Anne. Fr. Roch¬ ester celebrated the Junior Class Day Mass. Photo by A. Sheridan. Beyond the Silver Rainbow, Cathy Nieberding ’86 and John Martin dance at Cathy’s first Magnifi¬ cat semi-formal. John, a freshman at the Un¬ iversity of Dayton, at¬ tended sophomore dance with Cathy on March 10. Photo by Dawn Tarka. OPENING 5

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keeping everyone in suspense until the announcement of the winning class. Winning, meanwhile, caught one publication staff off guard as high awards from national press organizations trickled in. Summer provided its fair share of surprises with everything from weather to con¬ certs. And with things like retreats and the outbreak of Spring Fever, the unexpected had come to be ex¬ pected. So that neatly planned blueprint left space for the unpredictable. It had to. Anticipating the surprises was as elementary as going by the book. That was the essence of student life.ffl Crap games being illegal, the guys of Guys and Dolls are forced to play in a sewer. The musical was performed four times before en¬ tranced audiences De¬ cember 9-11. Photo by A. Sheridan. Wild and crazy enthusiasm is demon¬ strated by Grace Vin¬ ci ’84 atop Beth Stange ’84 at the senior Night-in-Blue rally. Many seniors purchased the red rugby shirts with the Snoopy motif. Photo by Ripcho. STUDENT LIFE DIVISION 7