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

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Brown mud coats defensive line players Aileen Maroon 84 (front), Ann Kramer ’84, and Barb Wallenhorst ’84 in their championship game. The tag foot¬ ball team, comprised of ten Magnificat seniors, was coached by Mrs. Diane Peters and her husband, Dave. The girls played the championship game in steady rain and cold tempera¬ tures. They finished with a 7 3 record and second place in the Lakewood division. Photo by A. Sheridan. Black tie, armband and hat, along with sunglasses, are Liz Manning’s ’84 symbols that she is “dead.” Liz was “shot” on the first day of Assassin. The game, played by 72 seniors, involved “shooting” assigned “victims” with toy guns until only one person was left “alive” and won the game. Photo by A. Sheridan. OPENING 3

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White snow blankets the courtyard on Feb¬ ruary 28, the first of two snow days. The storm left fifteen inches of snow, and strong winds caused severe drifts. Photo by A. Sheridan. Bringing out the blue in a Magnificat student meant a lot more than dressing her up in a freshly pressed skirt and a navy blazer. It meant having her strut her stuff. For some it meant newsprint gray as periodic clippings were posted in the main hall, hailing the accomplish¬ ments of talented students. For cross country runners there was more than one silver trophy enroute to placing tenth in the state. And a dozen junior varsity volleyball players followed the rainbow all the way to the end for a gold trophy and the title of conference champions. White top hats stood out as singing telegrams became the fad for faculty as well as students. And an occasional green Eagles jacket rested on the back of a dedicated female fan. Naturally Night-in-Blue was the signal for four seas of color in the gym, purple being the newest addi¬ tion. Mags girls surpassed expectations, shattered stereotypes, and sizzled with spirit. They seized every oppor¬ tunity to show their true colors.® 2 OPENING

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ENING 1984 was a coming of age for many. It was as blue a year as “Never Been This Blue” initially implies. For the first time students saw public announcements of Ameri¬ can soldiers killed during time of service. On October 24, the government released the names of the 182 marines killed in an explo¬ sion at their barracks near the Beirut airport. Channel 25 rolled the first two initials and last names of the casualties followed by their hometowns something like the foot¬ ball scores kids were used to watch¬ ing rolled on the 6:00 news. Only now the background picture was a single marine in fatigues against the backdrop of Beirut and the music was a respectful, but deafening silence. Three months later, when the Bei¬ rut toll was officially 241, another killing shocked students throughout the area. The death of a St. Edward High School teacher hit a little too close to home for some. For one day at Magnificat, each bunch of special intentions at the beginning of classes included 1500 guys down on Detroit Road trying to comprehend the mur¬ der of a well-liked teacher. Then a month later prayers were uttered for Stephanie Kadar, a suicide victim who had received a Magnificat diploma just seven months before. All of a sudden, allegedly “shel¬ tered” girls were forced to grow up ju st a little bit. s