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

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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

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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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“Turn from sin and live the Gospel,” says Sr. Cheryl as she places ashes on the forehead of Karen Borisa ’86. Ash Wednesday prayer services were created this year for the purpose of focusing on the symbolism of the ashes. Photo by A. Sheridan. Initiation as an upperclassman is recognized with the ring Jenny St. John ’85 receives from Sr. Carol Anne. Fr. Roch¬ ester celebrated the Junior Class Day Mass. Photo by A. Sheridan. Beyond the Silver Rainbow, Cathy Nieberding ’86 and John Martin dance at Cathy’s first Magnifi¬ cat semi-formal. John, a freshman at the Un¬ iversity of Dayton, at¬ tended sophomore dance with Cathy on March 10. Photo by Dawn Tarka. OPENING 5