Maria High School - Maria Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Red Cross projects aid young and old '57 Red Cross officers are Sue Poplawski, vice-presidenT: MargareT Lynch, presidenT: Kris Phillips, secreTary: and Sandra Pych, Treasurer. EnThusiasm and creaTiviTy oT sTudenTs, moTivaTed by The club's purpose To serve Those in need, made Red Cross one oT The mosT acTive clubs aT Maria. During The various holiday seasons, mem- bers made a special eTTorT To supporT all oT The worThwhile proiecTs. The lisT oi proiecTs included making Tray Tavors Tor Thanksgiving, hanlcy Tolders Tor ChrisTmas, and Tray cards Tor ValenTine's Day. Members parTicipaTed in many ouTside acTiviTies, including bingo parTies aT various veTerans' hospiTals and small parTies Tor boTh children and The elderly aT l-loly Cross T-lospiTal. For The TirsT Time in iv1aria's hisTory, The Red Cross sponsored a dance held on February 28 wiTh music by The MidnighT Raiders. Even during The summer, members exTend- ed Their service To The communiTy by parTici- paTing in volunTeer programs Tor The dis- abled. Oiiicers aTTended a leadership Train- ing conierence aT The Red Cross CenTer. 73 A Elderly people aT Holy Cross enioy performance by V. Jurisica, S. Kuhl, S. Dragovic, and D. Lewandowslci Q...

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Serendipity staff holds Ali Folke Festival 1,- Serenclipify co-ediTors PaTricia Rasinslcas and Connie DelVenTo recheck poeTry Tor Their Ia+es+ ediTion. ln iTs second year ol: life, SerenclipiTy grew in depTh and changed The sTyle To include all Types of wriTing. EdiTors and sTaTT members looked Tor sTudenTs in- TeresTed in prose and poeTry oT all sTyles and forms To conTribuTe. According To The ediTors: Taking Blood, sweaT, Tears, inlc, love, TruTh, beauTy, corn, and a li++Ie salT as Their mulTipurpose moTTo, The Serendi- piTy sTaTT used personal conTacTs, public address announcemenTs, posTers, and Tlyers To communicaTe The ldea of SerendipiTy To all sTudenTs. The WriTe Place, The head- quarTers oT The sTaTT, became The official deposiT poinT Tor all maTerial. The sTaTT sponsored The highly successful Ali Follce FesTival, on January l2. Such greaTs oT The Tolk song world as Cassandra. lvlilce and Michele, PeTer and Gil, The LaTe LaTe Show, and PeTer Cora were TeaTured. EdiTors PaTricia Rasinslcas and Connie Del- VenTo disTribuTed ielly beans which They called iolly beans To The audience. Serendipify sTaTT: MargueriTe Kroll, Pauline Figora, Peg Mclnerney, Madalynn SrniTh, Leona Mil4uTis, Maria Traslca, Daiva Jamdolis, Cindy Sichman, AsTa GesTauTas. 72

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Class of '69 breaks senior losing streak Senior Cheerleaders: l+.r.l Pal Greczelc, Lorelle LaBarge, Peg Mc- lnerney, Joan Acelo, lb.r.l Joan Trenl, Cheryl Michalak, Monica Voilas, and Donna Paulcslys use Teddy The Bear 'rheme for cheer. - as rs wr m 3 Parlicipanls in Alhlelic Club aclivilies were rewarded wilh aching bones, sore muscles, and a deep sense of salislaclion. Aclivilies lhis year included homeroom bas- lcelball and volleyball inlramurals. Varsily baslcelball and volleyball games enabled lhe 'reams 'ro represenl Jrheir classes. The seniors anxiously looked on and al- mosl expecled hislory lo repeal ilsell al' lhe baslcelball game, bul lhe iuniors were delealed 7 lo 6. The experienced sopho- mores defealed lhe freshmen 26 lo 8 wilh lillle dillicully. Olher aclivilies sponsored by lhe club in- cluded a roller slcaling parly, and horseback riding al Ski-l-ligh Slables. For lhe lirsl lime, lhis year members were able lo aclively parlicipale in a riding school. The aclivilies ol 'rhe year ended wilh lhe wienieroasl and picnic. On Awards Day palches, pins, swealers. and lrophies were presenled 'ro members who had earned lhe required number of poinls. 5 1 A M Q af Junior All-Slars: l+.r.l Sharon Gaura, Gerri Chris Bolcowski, Barb Horlsman, Penny Vahl, Schneider, Linda Grubleslcy, Bernie Wolf, lb.r.l Mary Ann Czuba, Terry Kloris, Deb- Dorolhy Janousek, lm.r.l Maureen Malewslci, ble Harvey anlicipale success. 74