McAuley High School - Gilmarian Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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For the 52,000 students in the fi- nancially troubled Toledo Public School system, October 28 was declared Black Friday. It was to be the last day of classes until January 1, 1978 unless voters ap- proved an emergency school levy on election day. In four previous attempts, the operating levy had been defeated. Students, teachers, and community leaders worked to save the system from financial col- lapse which would shut down the schools until new money could be obtained in 1978. Teachers and students who, in 1976, lost 13 days because of lack of funds, faced an extended vacation of two months with the possibility of Saturday classes continuing until late June to make up for the lost days. Students from public and parochial schools, along with teachers, parents, and community leaders, gathered for a candlelight vigil in Levis Square before the election to dramatize the impor- tance of the levy for the entire 1 ',,,j'1fiQ . w- community. The city received na- tional publicity and the financial crisis gave Toledo what has been called its black eye. lVlcAuIey was relatively unaffected and thankfully able to carry on with the purpose of education. Although lVlcAuley received more inquiries than normal about enrollment, we did not encourage applicants transferring from the Toledo schools. On November 8, voters passed the emergency levy which gave the schools one more breath of life. While October saw Black Fri- day, December saw the advent of a White Monday which con- tinued for two weeks. McAuley's doors were shut for three days until the roads were safe enough Blankets are t

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X' ' ,. ff. fi, W- -v 2 ,eil X is V 4 FN ' F' l tal A time for every purpose under heaven. fbi Barb Hinds' heart stick pin is one of thousands that reached the height of popularity. ici lt is no longer necessary for Julie Orians to beat erasers against the school building. fdj Linda Murphy makes the Halloween scene in her intergalactic costume. fei Mirrored image of Julie Landes reflects a moment at Advisory Board. ffl Capturing class notes keeps Cindy Hibbert busy. fgj May the force be with you, cries Kathy Kowalski. Her devoted onlookers are S. Mott, S. Comes, J. Landes, T. Landis, S. Kotula, A. Flys, N. Watkins, M. Mockensturm, and S. Cole., all members of Student Council Executive Board. Friends, Fads, Free Time For everything there is a sea- son was the Student Council theme for the year, but it was hard to believe there was actually a time for every purpose under heaven. Everyone seemed to have fewer free mods than in the past and more activities to fill the time between classes. Students had part-time jobs to provide money for tuition, they partici- pated in clubs, student council, drivers' ed., music groups, and athletic teams. Some teachers moderated clubs and coached teams, while others took classes at T.U. Everyone had to find time for independent study, commonly known as homework. We will re- member investigating alleged teacher conspiracies to have all the tests on the same day and all novels, reports and projects due in the same week. We will remember taking frantic notes during long lectures and cramming for tests. We will remember long cafeteria lines, soft, chewy 8qt chocolate chip cookies and fire drills in De- cember. How could anyone forget racing to afternoon homeroom, dissecting frogs and pigs, freezing in the bitter cold weather and pil- ing on layers of clothes under our uniforms. Treasure Hunt and the moving-up ceremony at the hon- ors convocation were two of the grandest events. We will re- member friends and the good times spent together. In the days and months to come, we'll hear old songs that were popular when memories were being made. The lyrics and melodies will haunt us. They will send us searching into the past, looking for meanings, finding what was important and unique about our life at McAuley.

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Ns . Q, 1, 75-jj? N ' REX: x V ...- 49 . ...X .- to travel. Students and teachers literally plowed their way to school in near zero temperatures. Trying to keep warm had reached ridicul- ous degrees when Mrs. McKenna announced that blankets are not a part of the regulation uniform. By the end of the day, a new snowstorm re-paralyzed the city. Within five days, the snow reached depths of nearly twenty inches with drifts and mounds reaching unimaginable proportions. The snow wasn't off the sidewalks before the Toledo schools faced another crisis. Teachers threatened to walk off the job because the banks refused to allow the system to borrow funds against the money approved in the levy to meet the payroll. Further complications developed when the school learned that the levy was technically illegal be- cause of a flaw in the wording on the ballot. lnadvertently, the total amount of money to be raised by the levy was omitted from the bal- lot. Luckily, the court validated the ballot language and the schools were back in business after the snow. The memorable winter proved that Saturday nights in Toledo, Ohio, among other things, were as Cold as Ice, which just hap- pened to be the hit single by Foreigner, Billboard's new artist of the year. And Saturday mornings were perhaps the coldest of all. The Gilmarian staff learned that first-hand before every deadline. a part of the regulation uniform. l Cal Kathy Edelen checks out the winter records. tbl Tracy Schnapp works on 'record' deadline. fcl Student waits for spring. fdJJan Fox dons real muffs. fel Seniors romp in snow. ffl Karen Smietanski laughs as Nancy Herron breaks the rules. fgl Moira Haren leaves to seek warmth. fhl Mrs. Moor- man can't believe the weather. v-.,,,-.PMN r-.S WTA-Y 'wr' if 12 ,-4 T V '-2 . h ' A 'auf V ff' Q ks' 'J ' ' '- 1 5. f-v -1 O x Nl