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

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Girls become diplomats to Debate the issues “5:00 in the morning! Are you kidding?” This was the general response to Chris Mack’s announcement that Magnificat’s Junior Council on World Affairs delegation would leave for Washington D.C. at 5 A.M. on Thursday, February 16 from the St. Ed’s parking lot along with delegations from St. Edward, St. Igna¬ tius and Erieview. Despite the loud and boisterous objections, all 14 girls and 1 moderator arrived at the St. Ed’s parking lot on time to board the bus and fall di¬ rectly back to sleep. The bus ride was long, 9 hours all told, but this was nothing compared to the hours of work that was put in by all of the delegates in preparation for the Twenty- First North American Invitational Model United Nations. NAIMUN, spon¬ sored by the Georgetown International Relations asso¬ ciation, was run entirely by Georgetown students. The Magnificat delega¬ tion’s country assignment was Bulgaria, a Communist country in the Balkan Pen¬ insula of southeastern Eu¬ rope. Roleplaying, the key to every model United Nations, proved difficult due to the difference between Bulgaria’s Communist beliefs and the girls’ basical¬ ly democratic upbringing. This year, JCWA Presi¬ dent Chris Mack and Vice President Patricia Lynch took part in a branch of NAIMUN called the International Simulation. They were each recognized for excellence in their simulation roles. JCWA also attended the Gannon University Model United Nations in Erie, Pennsylvania in November. This time the country assignment was Guyana, dif¬ ficult to represent because of the weaknesses of its present government. Senior Lisa Huberty was instru¬ mental in getting a resolu¬ tion passed in her commit¬ tee. The resolution was sent to the General Assembly where Lisa spoke in favor of it, addressing a body of about 700 people. The third conference in which the Magnificat JCWA participated was the one sponsored by the Cleveland Council on World Affairs and held at Cleveland State University. Magnificat was assigned the countries of Chile, Czechoslovakia, Kampuchea, Malta, and Pa¬ nama. Approximately 20 Magnificat girls attended the conference. For this conference, which was run basically by high school stu¬ dents, seniors Chris Mack, Molly Corrigan, and junior Patricia Lynch were chosen to be chairpersons. @ — Patricia Lynch Informally sharing ideas with members of the South Ameri¬ can bloc, freshman Debbi Czerniawski discloses her idea for the regulation of multinational corporations. Her proposal included a plan for aid to develop industry in South America. Photo by Pa¬ tricia Lynch. JUNIOR COUNCIL ON WORLD AFFAIRS 141

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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

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In the beginning, the participation of students in the liturgy was minimal. Un¬ der the guidance of Sr. Cheryl Rose, liturgical minis¬ try groups were created. 2 On the first day, five seniors were asked to perform visual interpreta¬ tions of the gospels and songs, thus creating the mime ministry group. 3 The second day brought more ministers to assist those already participating. “These became known as the sacristans. They were given the special duty of preparing the altar for mass. 5 As with any festivity, certain arrangements and provisions had to be made in order to make the cele¬ bration complete. 6 On the third day the lectors were appointed. They were the people who had accepted the challenge of reading scripture, peti¬ tions, and psalms. Tor some musically tal¬ ented girls, the fourth day brought many hours of practice playing and harmo¬ nizing as the music ministry group was formed. 8 The fifth day brought a scene symbolic of the Last Supper. Thirteen students were chosen to be Eucharis¬ tic ministers to give and share Christ with teachers and friends. 10 A workshop was held on the sixth day for all stu¬ dents involved in the differ¬ ent areas of ministry. Stu¬ dents spent a day learning about their specific ministry. They put their newly ac¬ quired skills to use for the first time in a mass that closed the day. 12 The seventh day was All Saints Day. 13 On this day the liturgical ministers were commissioned at an all school mass. Though the ceremony was brief, their works throughout the year forever marked a change in student involvement in the liturgy, [i] —Tamara Timko With an audience gathered in the RC, Maria Barnes ’84, Theresa Joseph ’86, Julia White ’87, Kathleen Smith ’84, and Ann Smith ’84 sing during Open House. The music ministers gave hourly performances for visitors. Photo by M. J. Moran. MINISTRZ GROUP O Participation in the liturgy begins n the first day 142 LITURGICAL MINISTERS