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

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SUMMER 9 As a princess upon her throne. Senior Lisa Pompeii relaxes even though she is the victim at St. Christopher’s Second Annual Summer Festival. Lisa was known for the way she yelled to passers-by, coaxing them to play the game. Photo by A. Sheri¬ dan. Students from Spanish classes visit a pyramid in Cholula, Puebla during their trip to Mexico. The trip was sponsored by the Foreign Language Department. Photo by C. Weir.

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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

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In a personal statement to youth. Bishop Anthony Pilla speaks with Senior Debbie Sequin, Miss Nancy Powell, Sr. Clara Chandler, and Senior Carolyn Stefonsky at Go For It for Catholic Youth. The gath¬ ering was held August 27-28 at the Convention Cen¬ ter. Photo by D. Sheridan. In an attempt to whip up some cotton candy at St. Christopher’s Summer Festival, Freshman Meghan O’Leary and Sophomores Meg Donnelly and Mary Kay Lange try to get the machine started. They worked the last day of the Festival, which lasted August 19-21. Photo by A. Sheridan. A mime of the gospel is acted out by Senior Andrea Leonard. The mime group performed in the Mass held for the liturgical ministers on their day of training on August 21. They were later commission before the school at the opening liturgy. Photo by A. Sheridan.