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

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A bit of insanity goes along with being An Editor I have written about some pretty bizarre topics in my day, but nothing comes close to this one: the Magnificat newspaper staff. Just introducing the editors and trying to rationalize their strange behavior (especially during the time of a deadline) could take pages. We didn’t always run around with huge layout boards with hundreds of pins getting caught on our sweaters yelling, “Cheryl, if you don’t finish that paste-up by next mod . . .”. We didn’t al¬ ways spend our lunch mods sliding from one lunch table to the next with vicious expressions on our faces as we try to find the unfortunate writer who had not turned in her story the day before. We didn’t always stumble into our classes 20 minutes late trying to explain that we were late because the word “student” didn’t fit on our page plan, and we had to try BLUE PRINT 27 to switch it with page three’s “peers”. Our newspaper room would make a fascinat¬ ing study for any human behavior specialist. Those who dare enter are never the same. It’s a wonder we accomplish anything because no one dares to say anything intelligent after the first week. But then I guess I wouldn’t know; to maintain our little bit of remaining sanity, we have ceased listening to each other. We may not be professional about our job, but our end product doesn’t give us away, so we’re happy. Of course, I say all this in fun; it’s my distorted way of telling how much I have enjoyed working on the newspaper and how much the staff means to me. Now if I can just discreetly remove the popcorn kernels from page one’s paste-up, we’ll be in good shape. [Ml —Carole Saade When one has 20 minutes to complete typing the copy for the entire newspaper, the pressure can really build. One mistake is enough to make anyone lose her cool; and this co-editor is no exception. Layout editor Maria Barnes ’84 was so used to the reactions and exclamations constantly heard over the whirring typewriter that nothing could break her concentration, except possibly the crackling of a bag of chips. Photo by A. Sheridan. It might sound easy; write an article, type it, print it. Ah, to be so innocent! For in truth one article goes through approximately three re-writes and sometimes several authors. Here, junior Karen Heppler reviewed her article with advisor, Mrs. Lustic. Photo by A. Sheridan.

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There is one warning that is necessary to issue before entering the newspaper room: those who en¬ ter will most likely be subject to the job of being a bouncing board for other’s ideas. Senior Donna Martino tried out a few of her ideas on the other editors of The Blue Print. Photo by A. Sheridan. Sometimes the only way to get the work done is to isolate oneself in a corner and scribble away on a re-write. Concentration and dedication marked sen¬ ior Nancy Baldassari’s face; motivation: panic! Photo by A. Sheridan. 26 BLUE PRINT

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T i It’s magic! Juniors Michelle Pena and Marisa McCue use some of what Miss Dabrowski and chemistry have taught them to capture the attention of pro¬ spective students at Open House. Earlier they had demonstrated the principle of imploding on the Kwik Kopy can. Photo by Ripcho. 28 SELLING THE SCHOOL For the sake of showing off the school at Open House (and gaining some extra credit) juniors Michele Sims and Colleen Sheehan assume the elaborate costumes of medieval nobility. All stu¬ dents in British Literature had just finished a unit on the Arthurian Legend. Photo by M.J. Moran.