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

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One of the best ways to learn is by doing, which Janet Cadsawan ’86 discovers as she performs two- rescuer CPR with health teacher Miss Schneider. Anne Manning ’86 watched carefully for her turn was next. Photo by T. Pietromica. With her right hand feeling for a pulse, Corinne Larson ’86 focuses her attention on the mannequin be¬ fore her. Was she breathing? Did she need CPR? These were some of the questions Corinne had to ask herself during her CPR test in health class. She passed and was certified by the Red Cross. Photo by T. Pietromica. 90 SOPHOMORE HEALTH

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Kristen Koma ’86 discusses strategies for her performance with Mrs. Gerrity. Her performance need¬ ed no strategic planning as she cap¬ tured first place with her song “Et Maintenant”. Photo by D. Zelesnik. The awards ceremony has Kathy Heppler ’85 on the run as she con¬ tinues to accept awards for Magnificat. After totalling up all the points. Magnificat took home the trophy. Photo by A. Sheridan. DIOCESAN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION CONTEST 89

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Sue Trethewey ’86 smiles as she splints Kara Terrell’s ’86 arm. Stu¬ dents learned more by doing than out of books. Photo by L. Strab. It’s Friday and only two mods away from the 3:07 bell. Kim Dorenkott ’86 and Michelle Mesker ’86 dis¬ cussed their plans for the weekend ahead as Kim splinted Michelle’s arm. Photo by T. Pietromica. They killed her! But they still try to revive Annie The sophomores found them¬ selves in a health-bound country, with health food stores located all over town. Jane Fonda’s workout records and Richard Simmons’ Never Say Diet books appeared everywhere. The whole country was crazy about health, but were the sophomores? To the dismay of some and pleasant for¬ be informative and necessary. “1 think it was very useful and helpful to us in case of an emer¬ gency,” said Jill Natran ’86. For one semester, the class met for two mods twice a week. During an average class each student found herself occupied by reading and answering questions in her First-Aid book, practicing tice on a guy from St. Ignatius, they still felt that the practice on Resusci-Annie was good because it gave them some reassurance and a better idea of what they were doing. Not only were the students in¬ volved in learning the techniques of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and CPR; they also learned First- Aid tech- tune of oth¬ ers, The Ohio State Legisla¬ ture passed a law requiring all sopho¬ mores to ob¬ tain additional credits in health, especially in the areas of cardio- pulminary resuscitation (CPR), and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. “I’d rather have had free mods,” said Nancy Gulick ’86, who expressed the sentiments of many sophomores. Although it didn’t rank among the top favor¬ ites, some found health class to “At first I thought it would be another class to live with, but I’ve realized that it has taught me important things that will always be useful and could save a life.” —Sharon Bedford ’86 techniques on the mannequins known as Resusci-Annie, and the unforgettable surprise quiz early on Monday mornings. To help the students in learn¬ ing and techniques, new mannequins were bought for all the health classes. Although Ja¬ net Cadsawan ’86 and many oth¬ ers said they would rather prac¬ niques above and beyond that of putting a Band-Aid on a boo-boo. For practice, instead of bandaging Resusci-An¬ nie, students bandaged their friends. When the CPR techniques were perfected and the bandag¬ ing down pat, students passing the Red Cross requirements be¬ came certified in both CPR and First-Aid.fWl — Denise Tarka SOPHOMORE HEALTH 91