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

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To memorize one’s part is difficult enough, but to remember lines in Spanish is impossible. However, juniors Mary Beth Mikel and Michele Coleman performed their entertain¬ ing skit with a flare. One didn’t have to be fluent in Spanish to enjoy their comedy about a vaccuum cleaner salesman. Photo by A. Sheridan. Adorned in lace and frills, Karen Heppler, ’85, glides across the floor in front of the judges, with a pose on professional as one by Cheryl Tiegs. She portrayed a model in her Spanish III skit. Photo by A. Sheri¬ dan DIOCESAN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION CONTEST 87

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If As Michael Jackson swept the Grammys, and Hill Street Blues swept the Emmys, Magnificat did a little sweeping of its own. Of course, one could never have guessed the way the day started. The day being, of course, Febru¬ ary 25—the day of the Diocesan Foreign Language Contest. The cast of a Spanish III skit had a particularly rough time of it. “Karen Heppler et al” as the en¬ try read, played the parts of mod¬ els in a fashion show. The script included descriptions of beautiful blouses, colorful skirts and dazzling earrings. The only problem came when Kathy Heppler ’85 lost one of the earrings. After a frantic search of pockets, purses, duffel bags, and garbage cans, the deci¬ sion was made to go on with only one earring and hope the judges didn’t notice. The judges did notice a dazzling performance and the group placed third out of the nine entries. Mrs. Karen Motz, with students in first, second, and fourth year French competition, had her hands full as it was. But also added to that load were the responsibilities of the vice-president of the Dioce¬ “It was fun, but also a good learning experience because we were able to put something we learned to use.” —Sue Stefonsky san Foreign Language Association. The nine hour contest was the cul¬ mination of weeks of preparation with her students and with the DFLA. By Saturday afternoon, her two roles crossed paths as she was able to personally congratulate Magnificat students as she handed them their awards. It took until Saturday afternoon for the cast of a Spanish II skit to arrive at Cleveland Central Catholic’s Forman Campus. The sophomores got a beautiful tour of Cleveland before finally arriv¬ ing at their destination. That was partly due to the fact that they went to Central Catholic’s other two campuses before finally figur- ing out where the contest was being held. By then they were too late for the scheduled Span¬ ish II competi¬ tion. However, after pleas with the judges, the girls were allowed to perform after the Spanish III skits were completed. Only the judges for¬ got to judge “Mary Beth Heller et al” on the second year level. So the girls got third place rib¬ bons in Spanish III competition. One facet of the contest that has gained increasing importance (continued on page 88) “One word in Spanish is worth ten in English.’’, reads the banner behind Susan Witalis ’84. The banners, posters and flags were on display at Cleveland Central Catholic High School for visitors to see. Photo by D. Zelesnik. Congratulations to sophomore Marilyn Cahill on grabbing first place in oral recitation of poetry and in banners. Her awards, added to the others, helped Magnificat hold first place. Photo by A. Sheridan. Foreign Language Students Do the Sweeping Up i I 86 DIOCESAN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION CONTEST

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Sweeping Up (continued from page 86) is that often times Magnificat stu¬ dents competed against each oth¬ er. This was considered beneficial from the point of view that Mag¬ nificat got more points. But some of the foreign language teach¬ ers questioned whether this was the healthiest kind of competition. The best ex¬ ample was French I student Priya Warman ’87. Of the seventeen entries in the Original Poetry category, her poem tied for first place—with her other poem. Another illustration came in the French III banners. Out of five entries, first through fourth place, and ten points went to Mags girls. That meant competition between Magnificat students. With the total number of participants equal to the en¬ rollment of Magnificat, Mags had the highest representation with 164 students competing. How¬ ever, Magnificat only reigned supreme in French as opposed to both French and Spanish the year before. But when the points were totaled, Magnificat had 198 and walked off with her fourth annual DFLA trophy. All minor defeats were swept under the rug. 0 — Anne Sheridan and Sue Trzcinski “It’s hard to be humble when you’re great!” —Mrs. Kilo ] What is “La Problems de Isabel ? Isabel (Sue Liggett ’86) called her friend to make arrangements for the day only to find they had no trans¬ portation. Photo by A. Sheridan. Isabel’s mother (Patty Pahl ’86) instructs her not to get into trouble because her parents were going out. Needless to say, the sight of her father’s new car looked promising. Photo by A. Sheridan. In her parents absence, Isabel and her friend (Lynn Marie Mikel ’86) get in an accident with her father’s car. At the sight of his car, Mr. Molina (Mary Beth Heller ’86) becomes furious. Photo by A. Sheridan. His fury is interrupted when a re¬ porter arrives with the news that the robbers who were involved in the crash had been arrested, thanks to Isabel’s driving skills. Isabel’s problem was also the name of the skit. Photo by A. Sheridan. . $ 88 DIOCESAN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION CONTEST