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

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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.

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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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A Woman’s Touch the first time this year. And, of course, the Magnificat Key Club joined forces with the clubs from the boys schools. Together they planned service projects to fulfill community needs. Occasionally, one or two members of the Magnificat yearbook staff ventured down to the EDWARDIAN office. Timing her visits close to deadlines, a visiting Mags girl was welcomed to lend her expertise to the publication and no one complained about her adding “a woman’s touch.” With all the services performed by Mags girls at all-boys schools, we felt a sense of obligation to our female comrades. Many guys reciprocat¬ ed by helping out with things at Magnificat. Once the Ed’s yearbook was well under control, St. Edward senior Jim Bebbington and junior John Heffernan assisted the DAWNING staff with everything from tracing miniature layouts to printing pictures. ACCOLADE advisor Mr. John McCartney allowed senior Anne Sheridan to visit St. Francis de Sales High School to observe the production of a national award-winning yearbook. At the Toledo all-boys school, she saw the development of the awesome designs of junior Jeff Zawodny and was introduced to the wonder of a Comp set typesetter by junior Kevin Blochowski. In preparation for the Cleveland State Model United Nations, St. Edward senior Kevin Gleeson helped JCWA president Christine Mack ’84 and her diplomatic cohorts research posi¬ tions and prepare their opinions. It turned out that the Magnificat delegates couldn’t have asked for more able assistance, as the St. Ed¬ ward delegates won the Cleveland State com¬ petition. The Magnificat musical, Guys and Dolls, just couldn’t have gone on without the guys. St. Ed¬ ward ’83 Sean Aylward and St. Ignatius ’86 Willy Mino were two of the twenty males who made the “Guys” part of Guys and Dolls credi¬ ble. The company also enlisted the services of the St. Edward Orchestra for the musical accompaniment that contributed significantly to the raving success of the play. Those were just a few of the services ex¬ changed between Mags girls and guys from the all-boys schools. Above all those things, though, was that being around Mags girls reminded us that, after sitting all day in a classroom with 29 other guys, there was more to life than football and sweat.fll —James Bebbington During a Lil’ Abner rehearsal, Colleen Sweeney ’85 and John Peffer 84, St. Edward, and other chorus members await their cues to go on. The small gym and stage at St. Ed’s became home to the Mags girls for those six weeks of rehearsal. Photo by J. Bebbington. AT GUYS SCHOOL 21