Maria High School - Maria Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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l 1 x i i i l 1 S Q ,s fri - As parf of slcif Paf Paulsen lCafhy Ehmigl addresses sfudenfs on fhe imporfance of good school spirif. Surrounded by cans of soup, A. Pienias, R. Badlce, G. Hoffman D. Delnan, S. Hughes and B. Ficelc prepare baslcefs for needy CAC officers Gail Hoffman, secrefaryp Cafhy Ehmig, freasurerg lrene Lapinslcas, vice-presidenf and Sharon Malone, presidenfg frim old sfamps. 69

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CAC demonstrates initi 197 Buried in boxes Zita Strumslcrs and Valeri Vrlunas caretully sort Christmas cards collected during drive 68 ative in projects CAC, the Christian Action Corps, is an organization composed ot the entire stu- dent body. Four meetings, attended by all at assembly, were used to explore topics such as: Student Power, Brotherhood, Changing Values and Careers. Group meet- ings were held weekly tor interested mem- bers tor turther discussions. All tour ot the otticers attended the S.S.C.A. conterence at the Conrad Hilton last summer. Because ot this, they decided to change the set-up ot CAC by stressing leadership. A tull year ot activities began on September 27th with the Battle ot the Bands. The Thanksgiving drive which tol- lowed was generously supported by the en- tire student body. At Christmas time, cook- ies were baked and distributed to old tolks' homes. Another activity was the stamp drive which lasted all year. Funds obtained trom the stamps were donated to the in- tirmary tund tor' the Sisters ot St. Casimir. Need tor school spirit. theme ot CAC assembly, is related to students through skit and tinale song.

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Maria staff struggles to lg V f. ,, V,: iii ' T 'i lbs, v,,. V ,I kry M rh, K KZVV I . - T, - 'T 'kh' T, ,,., ,,:-f g 1 filf W- ' 'h' Co-ediTors Rosemarie Boqal and Marilyn McLean check layouTs before compleTing TriplicaTe copies. meet deadlines lndividual is a word oTTen TorgoTTen in our world of conTormiTy. buT The year- book sTaTT sTrived To presenT each girl as she really is-an individual. For The Maria, l969 was The year oT change. The ediTors aTTended The NaTional ScholasTic Press As- sociaTion sTudenT workshop in Minneapolis, MinnesoTa. Room 7 became The new Press Room, and There was even a change in pub- lishing companies. Copy, capTions, picTures, and layouTs were The necessary elemenTs needed To produce The yearbook, buT even more im- porTanT were The ingredienTs oT cooperaTion and muTual respecT on The parT oT ediTors, advisor, and sTaTT. The press room became a place where sTrangers became Triends, and Triends sTrengThen Their bonds. This year's record small sTaTT, which was very eTTicienT and advised by SisTer M. lrene, dedicaTed many hours aTTer school To make The Maria l969. a yearbook which would bring back memories To any girl willing To Turn a page. -A-0--..,,4-Q .WN Business managers Mary Lee Kenny and Yearbook sTaTT members BeTh Pocius, Irene GiniaT. Joyce Wrzesinski, Kaihy Marilyn Gapshis check PaTron reTurns. AnleiTner, Nancy Mahoney and Jenny Paskevicius rush To meeT deadlines. 70