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

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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.

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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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Opening the doors to Look to the Future Somehow the kids knew their teachers hated it just as much as they did. The school year had barely begun again, and already teachers were demanding long-term projects. Only six weeks into the first quarter was Open House, and it was time for the largest girls school in the diocese to put its best foot forward. The projects and programs displayed on October 16 were, for the most part, the result of a slow evolution. Over the last few years, teachers got Open House preparation down to a system so that each managed to get her display up in record time. Taking the whole show down went even faster. Practice makes perfect, and with every Open House came more practice doing the same thing. Open House was followed in December by what probably gave a bit more realistic view of Magnificat than the sparkling halls and decorat¬ ed classrooms of the October spectacle. The eighth grade entrance exam, administered at nine o’clock on a Saturday morning, had pro¬ spective students frantically filling in ovals with trusty number two pencils. Ten of those eighth graders were awarded $100 scholarships. The results of the tests were also used for place¬ ment. So once a soon-to-be Mags girl figured out where she belonged, it came time to register for freshman classes. There was another Satur¬ day morning set aside for the Class of ’88 es¬ pecially for course registration. Of course, there was also the opportunity to place an order with Schoolbelles for the prized navy uniform skirt. Then there was May 11. For the seniors, it was the end of their first week of Genesis. For the freshmen, sophomores, and juniors, it was a half day of school. For seventh graders from neighboring grade schools, it was a first look at Magnificat. For the teachers it meant starting all over again with a new class to try to sell the school .@ —Anne Sheridan Completely charming her audience with mime at Open House is senior Andrea Leonard. The Mime Ministry put on this live exhibit in the Resource Center. Photo by M.J. Moran. Pausing for a moment to collect her thoughts, St. Raphael eighth grader Julianne Plzak glances around the room while her peers diligently fill in countless ovals. The Entrance Test for eighth graders was held this year on December 3. Photo by M. Probst. SELLING THE SCHOOL 29