Maur Hill High School - Maurite Yearbook (Atchison, KS)

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Christmas Dinner Success In recent years students have always looked forward to Christmas Dinner. This year all the student’s looked very much forward to the dinner and most seemed disappoint- ed. “I think the Christmas Dinner is a really good idea. I had fun but I didn’t feel it was as good as it has ever in the previous years” said Dorthy Amrein, Atchison, Junior. Laura Meyer, Atchison junior said “This year Christmas Dinner was not as good as past years. The quality of the food has diminished so much that people no longer look forward to this occasion.’ Christmas Dinner is held after a week of Kris Kringle by secretly giving candy to a classmate. Before the dinner, students find out their Kris Kringle by exchanging gifts. Then the senior girls start the buffet line to the food, with other classes following. The teachers serve the students. After everyone has eaten, the teachers give some kind of entertainment. Santa Claus came Mary Kleinholz receives her horiscope for the new year. Mary hopes the new year will be brighter than the past year. Julie Blodig and Jenny Immel wait patiently for Chris Durall enjoys his Christmas feast. This their Christmas Dinner to arrive. Many of the is the one time of the year where the faculty girls felt the dinner wasn’t as good this year as serves the students, it has been in the past. and gave candy to everyone and brought gifts to some students. Chris Silver, Mission Hills, Ks. senior said “The Christmas Dinner was fun, but the seniors weren’t able to sing their song and we wanted to. The food was good and Kris Kringle was fun too.” (Story by Angela Domann) Julie Geiger and Barb Hale sing exuberently at the Christmas Dinner. This is something the girls look forward to at the dinner. 22 Christmas Dinner

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Roost Night The weekend refreshes students so that they can last through the first half of the week. But what is it that keeps them going for the last two days? The answer is roost night. The roost is open every Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. for Maur Hill and Academy students. At the roost people play air hockey or foosball, or just meet with friends. At the same time intramurals are going on in the gym and many people like to watch the games if they are not participating in them. A lot of people go to roost to meet their boy or girlfriends. The hour at the roost gives them time to see each other that is not always there during the week. Rob Harrington, Prairie Village, Senior, said, “I like to go to the roost on Wednesday night so I can see my girlfriend, because I don’t get to see her for very long during the school day.” The snack bar run by Mrs. Donna Willming, is very busy on roost night. The grill is constantly going and Mrs. Willming usually asks for the assistance of two or more students to wait on people. “The variety of food served in the roost increases every year. This year Mrs. Willming started serving microwave pizzas. The food in the roost is definitely one of its strong points,” said Stan Lackey, Mountain View, AK, Junior. Whatever the reason, the roost is always packed with students on Wednesdays. The atmosphere it creates is one of it’s main attractions. The roost offers a place for Heather O’Herin thinks about what she will order while she waits to be waited on. Knowing this will be a tough decision, she uses this time wisely. Very Popular students to go on a week night and see each other and talk about school or plan what they will do on the upcoming weekend. Because of the variety of things the roost offers students will continue to go there. The roost being open on Wednesdays is a very good idea and it is one that will last for a long time. (Story by Greg Herman) Donna Willming, manager of the roost, prepares some hamburgers for hungry stu- dents. Mrs. W’illming is kept busy on roost night cooking hamburgers and fries. Selecting the next song, Jean Andra reads over the list of selections on the juke box. Many people enjoy the music that the juke box puts out while in the roost. Discussing their plans for the weekend, Terry Anderson and Ximena Aguilar go over their options. Many couples like roost night be- R.OOSt 21 cause it gives them a chance to see one another.

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Dinner-Dance Successful The league of St. Maur Dinner- Dance was held November 9, at the Constitution Center in Kansas City, Kansas. This was the 51st year of the occasion. Three hundred were present at the dinner-dance. It didn’t raise as much money as last year but was still consid- ered a success. Tony Carracci and his orchestra provided music for the people. The band was enjoyed by all. Forty-eight students from Maur Hill and Mount provided service to the dinner. Everyone thought they did a fine job. Three people were awarded with Knight of St. Maur Plaques. The plaques serve as reminders of Maur Hill’s appre- ciation of their contributions to them. Edward Stork, Dennis McCarthy, and Colonel Courtney S. Turner were the recipients. Mr. Edward J. Stork is in his 27th year as a staff member at Maur Hill. He came in 1959 and began teaching science classes. In 1969, he became Dean of Academic Affairs. Mr. Dennis McCarthy is a professor at Benedictine College and chairman of the art department. He helped Maur Hill by making the cross at the entrance, the cross and stations of the cross in the chapel and the new grotto. Colonel Courtney S. Turner is char- ter member of Benedictine College Board of Governors and a member of Board of Directors. He retired from the U.S. Army after World War II, with the rank of Colonel. (Story by Angela Do- mann) P. J. Keeley speaks at the Maur Hill Dinner. Mr. Keeley is Board Chairman of Maur Hill Board of Directors. Fr. Abbott Ralph Koehler, Dennis Mc- Carthy, Colonel Courtney S. Turner and Edward Stork were announced as the New Knights of St. Maur. All three men have contributed very much to Maur Hill. Lee Hurley sets up for the Maur Hill Dinner- Dance. Forty-eight students helped set up and serve. Dinner-Dance 23