Maria High School - Maria Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Seniors 314 young vvornen, possessing the beauty of youth, maturing, striving to understand people, to be understood, and to be accepted as INDIVIDUALS.

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Senior class develops ATTer Two years of experience as class presidenT. Linda Polach accepTs responsibiliTy Tor Third year. f- U . 0 ' ...U Vice-presidenl Diane Dunklau TaiThTully as- sumes oTTicer's duTies Tor a second Term. II2 Christian ideals WiTh anTicipaTion and confidence, a rec- ord senior class, 3 I4 girls sTrong, reTurned To school in SepTember eager To assume The re- sponsibiliTies and privileges reserved Tor seniors. There was lillle Time Tor The seniors To seTTle down To daily rouTine before The TirsT big evenT OT The year, Ring Day. BoTh Ring Day and Ring Dance Took place on SepTember 20. l968. Two weeks laTer ad- venTurous seniors leTT Tor WashingTon, D.C. and New York or CaliTornia. Senior liTe Took on a serious aspecT as groups oT girls made week-end reTreaTs aT eiTher The SouTh Cen- acle, The lNlorTh Cenacle or l-loly Redeemer Villa. College was now a near realiTy as rep- resenTaTives Trom various colleges spoke To inTeresTed seniors. Un January l9, l969 The senior lnducTion inTo The Alumnae AssociaTion reminded The seniors ThaT They would always remain Maria girls. Then, less Than Two weeks laTer on Feb- ruary l, seniors parTicipaTed in anoTher alum- nae sponsored evenT. This was The annual Sno-Ball held aT The M and M Club in The Merchandise MarT. ATTer This Tormal, The day oT The long-awaiTed Prom arrived. lT was held aT The ChaTeau Royale on May 23, IQ69. GreaTer responsibiliTies came To The seniors as They received diplomas on June 5, l969. Smiling senior class secreTary Marcella Lain and Treasurer PaTricia Greczek look over coming evenTs.