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

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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

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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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In June students set their reading lists aside to Take a Break Back in May every English student at Magnificat got a “present” from her teacher. That means every student at Magnificat got it: the summer reading list. But the whole summer lay ahead to fulfill that obligation. So the summer reading list was tucked away with the navy blue, polyester skirt and the white, tailored blouse. Out of sight, out of mind. This was summer—no time for remind¬ ers of school. Summer’s first weeks in the Cleveland area left a sweating impression on residents, setting record-high temperatures for the city in June. Sixteen Magnificat students and teachers went from one hot spot to another. The foreign lan¬ guage department sponsored a trip to Mexico. The tour included visits to Acapulco, Taxco, and Puebla. Meanwhile back in the States, others decided to forego the passports and confine their travelling to the good ole U.S. of A. Senior “YOU CAN’T HUG CHILDREN WITH NUCLEAR ARMS” reads Mr. Michael O’Brien’s pin. Mr. O’Brien slept on the bus ride home from the Villa. The whole faculty went there August 26. Photo by D. Sheridan. Celestine Richards took on the challenge of college-credit courses for high school students at Brown University. During the six-week stay, Celestine was enrolled in law and biology classes. Workshoppers comprised of the Blue Print and Dawning staffs also got a taste of the campus atmosphere at the High School Summer Journalism Workshops at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Newspaper staff members attended July 17-22, while the yearbook staff had representatives there the weeks of July 24 and 31. Magnificat publications staff members earned four awards from the workshop teach¬ ers. While writers and photographers learned new journalism skills, team members learned new athletic skills. Seven volleyball team members travelled to JV coach Miss Gloria Polzer’s alma mater, Slippery Rock College in Slippery (con¬ tinued on page 11) By the third day of tryouts. Sophomore Denise Simeone has grown accustomed to the sit-and-squat warm-up exercises at the bleachers. Denise was se¬ lected to play for the Junior Varsity Volleyball Team. Photo by A. Sheridan. i M w