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

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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

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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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With paint brush in hand, senior Cheri Knauss designs the plate for a party ensemble. Her creativity gave American Greetings yet another idea for a line of party goods. Photo by M. Tucek. Piles of wallpaper samples keep sen¬ ior Mary Wasmer busy as she records them. Mary did her Genesis project at Holzheimer Interior Inc., an interior design shop in Cleveland. Photo by D. Tarka. 94 GENESIS