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

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In a bind to win the upcoming crap game. Sky Masterson (Willy Mino ’86, St. Ignatius) warns Lady Luck to be his friend. Willy was one of 20 guys from area guys’ schools who were in the Guys and Dolls production. Photo by A. Sheridan. As senior Mike McNamee, St. Edward, sings, fellow auditioners await their turns. Every guy who tried out got a part in Guys and Dolls. Photo by Dr. Tarka. While most people are still catching their thirty- ninth wink, Donna Powell ’85 and Beth Detmar ’85 spend their Sunday morning painting sets for St. Ed’s production of Lil’ Abner. Most felt that being at a guys’ school was worth the lost sleep. Photo by J. Bebbington. AT GUYS SCHOOLS 19

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After a long, hot, sweaty day spent marching in the sun. Dee Malley ’85, along with John Hettman, St. Edward, and Chris Malcolm, St. Edward, takes a refreshing splash in the pool. Dee spent a week at band camp as a part of the St. Ed’s Marching Band. Photo by S. Boron. Guys from all-boys schools find that they need A Woman’s Touch The scene was the main hallway of an all¬ boys Catholic high school. The hall was filled with boys at their lockers. “Oh my God. What is it?” “It’s got legs and long hair!” “It might be one of those freshmen; they’re getting weirder-looking every year.” “No, no. It’s a girl, you morons!” When a Mags girl walked through an all-boys school, heads turned and eyes looked at the first skirted being to pass them in perhaps days. It was a rare sight to see a teenage girl at St. Edward or St. Ignatius. When this rarity became reality, some of us acted like we had never seen a girl before. Fortunately for us, the girls weren’t at all in¬ timidated by the stares and whispers, and they kept coming back. Mags girls handled a lot of important tasks at the guys’ schools. Without them, our predominately male institutions would have suffered. Boy cheerleaders were nice, but they lacked something in a short skirt that Mags girls possessed. The Magnificat actresses enabled boys schools to perform diversified plays like Lil’ Abner, Hello Dolly, and Irene instead of making Twelve Angry Men a perennial production. Sophomore Kris Koma, as Irene, was one of many girls who added a bit of glamour to the Wildcats’ spring musical. And c st in the fe¬ male lead of St. Edward’s ver c! n of Lil’ Abner was senior Carlann Telzerow. The female members of the guys choruses added a soprano range—a relatively difficult chore for guys already through puberty. Magnificat girls also filled the ranks of the St. Ignatius marching band, which was co-ed for (continued on page 21) 18 AT GUYS SCHOOLS

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20 AT GUYS SCHOOLS Under the gun, senior Gabby Pena is being interro¬ gated by the St. Ed’s homecoming committee. Gab¬ by wasn’t one of the finalists, despite intensive lob¬ bying for her by St. Ed’s seniors Bill Sammon, Gary Willis, and Marty Joyce. Photo by J. Bebbington. After the first day of auditions for Guys and Dolls, freshman Tim Evans, St. Ignatius, releases a little left-over nervous energy. Tim was just one of several guys that auditioned for the play. Photo by Dawn Tarka. With her skimpy costume for the St. Ed’s spring musical Lil’ Abner, sophomore Sandy Caluya pleads with director Mr. Dan Davis, to let her wear some¬ thing else. She lost her battle, though, and was forced to wear the outfit. Photo by J. Bebbington.