McAuley High School - Gilmarian Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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Entering the halls and class- rooms of McAuley as a freshman, a student joins the ranks of the majority - the underclass. With the passage of each year, a class progresses along the standard series of traditions that mark the evolution of time. Almost ceremo- nially, in June, old locker rooms are left behind for the next higher levels. The honors convocation of- ficially recognizes the graduation of one class and the ascension of the others. Along with added privileges go the corresponding respon- sibilities. The classic McAuley example is the utilization of free time. An accepted part of freshman year are those long mods spent in study hall to im- press upon students the impor- tance of using time wisely. Soph- omores spend their free time under guidance as they log extra mods in a classroom. By junior year, students are given the free- dom of controlling their own time. lt is up to them to use it responsi- bly for academic as well as leisure purposes. The goal of reaching senior status cannot' be hurried and underclassmen must wait their turns to sit in the front row of the gym during assemblies, to leave early, to have an unlimited pop supply and a place to drink it, to have a personal phone fshared by 115 girlsl, and to have an early end of classes in the spring. After twelve quarter revolutions per girl, an underclassman finally leaves the title behind to don a new, excit- ing label, one that leads to a senior way of life. -2' 3-if

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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

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