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

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CLUBS DIVISION 139 One blue balloon rests against the RC ceiling after escaping from the mime minis¬ ters. The three sen¬ iors were videotaping a mime to promote Rice Bowl. Photo by A. Sheridan. chairpersons. The clubs gave the girls a chance to learn, to serve, and to have fun. They were structured so that stu¬ dents could pool their talents and di¬ rect them towards a constructive end. They also provided that chance for a Mags girl to strut her stuff. Bitter cold doesn’t prevent Frances Schmidt ’87 (center) and other members of Magnificat’s Right to Life Chapter from rallying against abor¬ tion. The January weather did keep opposition to a minimum, though. Photo by A. Sheridan. - V v- ■, r ,»

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Talent abounded at Mags. It went above and beyond the textbooks, mid-terms, and grade point averages, though. With over a thousand stu¬ dents and the largest faculty of any girls school in the Cleveland Diocese, the school had many people with many varied abilities. The talents and interests of students overlapped with those of their peers as well as those of their teachers. The clubs offered opportunities to pull all of that talent together. Interest varied. There were some groups like the newly formed Dance Club that served the school through a core of six students. At the other end of the spectrum was Key Club’s membership of sixty-four, which served the needs of the community. In between was the Language Club, also new to Magnificat this year, which took root second semester. All the activities offered Mags girls the chance to show off a little. The Right to Life Chapter held an induc¬ tion banquet for members and parents, as did Key Club. The sen¬ iors who formed the Liturgical Minis¬ ters group added a special touch to school masses. Student Council offi¬ cers blitzed the school with decora¬ tions and enthusiasm during Spirit Week in March that hadn’t been around since the days of Night-in- Blue in November. Officers of Magnificat’s Junior Council on World Affairs led the group to three Model United Nations conferences, one of which had three Mags girls acting as 138 CLUBS DIVISION M

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“All those in favor of closure of debate,” cries the chairperson as Kathleen Dorsey studies the resolution in question and Mary Sullivan patiently waits for her vote to be counted. These two sopho¬ mores were in the Economic and Financial Committee at NAIMUN. Photo by M. Corrigan. Balloons in hand, seniors Tra¬ cy Burnham and Betsy Mlejnek sit with Moderator Mrs. Brown at the NAIMUN General As¬ sembly. Some of the girls went for a short trip to the zoo and bought the balloons there. Photo by P. Lynch. 140 JUNIOR COUNCIL ON WORLD AFFAIRS