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

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Sophs called To Serve A yearly requirement of sopho¬ more theology was that all stu¬ dents participated in a service project. These activities ranged from helping out in a nursing home to working at day care cen¬ ter or at the YWCA. So¬ phomores were allowed to chose any area of ser¬ vice with the stipulation that they did not receive pay and that they put in at least twenty hours of service between October and April. Miss Brenda Frantz, who was in charge of directing the service projects, described the partici¬ pants’ attitudes as “pretty posi¬ tive and challenging.” Through this program, sophomores benefitted from the rewards of service and the giving of oneself—directly or indirectly. “I feel that it gave me a chance to give service to my church. I also feel that it helped me to grow,” said Patrice Link. In response to the success of the service projects, Miss Frantz commented, “We get complimen¬ tary letters on the fine impression the girls make!” For the first time, so- phomores were commis¬ sioned at a special mass on December 8. Appropr¬ iately enough, the sopho¬ mores had their Big Sis class with them. Special seating arrange¬ ments were made as the sopho¬ mores sat in the chairs and the seniors sat in the bleachers, con¬ trary to the usual seating ar¬ rangements. Miss Frantz, coordi¬ nator of the Mass, commented “It was good for the girls to relate as one, and Mass went so well we’re going to make it a tradition. ”0 —Patty Pahl “It gave me the chance to meet new people and at the same time enjoy what I was doing.” — Mary Gibbons After her service hours have been completed, junior Lisa Pierce regu¬ larly candy stripes. Many sopho¬ mores continued to serve after their requirements had been met. Photo by Dawn Tarka. 92 SOPHOMORE SERVICE

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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

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Lost amid the flowers, sophomore Joan Layden records the names of patients receiving flowers. A popular service project was candy striping at one of the area hospitals. Photo by Denise Tarka. “Today I offer myself . . . that I tru¬ ly give of myself to God” is part of the pledge these sophomores give. December 8 marked the date of the first commissioning mass. Photo by M. Probst. Celebrants of the mass, Weist and Fr. Dunson share the stage at the commissioning mass. The homily about service was based on the scripture passage Luke 1:26-38. Photo by M. Probst. SOPHOMORE SERVICE 93