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

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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

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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 quick stop at the check-in table and Lee Gura, ’85, is set for an evening of dancing and romancing. Paren ts showed their interest in their daughters’ activities by volunteering to chaperone. Photo by Ripcho. To quench their thirst, junior Sue Harkins and Chris Margevicius SE ’86 stop at the refreshment table. The table was often frequented throughout the evening of junior-senior dance by energetic and thirsty dancers. Photo by Ripcho. Out for a spin on the dance floor, Kurt Fuerst, North Olmsted ’85, and Todd Musial, North Olmsted ’84, are unaware that their foolishness is being recorded. The dance brought out the best in some and the worst in others, but in the end it brought out the fun in all. Photo by Dawn Tarka. 30 DANCES