McAuley High School - Gilmarian Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

Page 25 text:

The sled for the formal pictures added to the theme Winter Enchantment because it pro- vided a wintery setting for Diane Bubacz and her date. Christmas Queen, Theresa Oswald and her es- cort Don Ahrens display suitable smiles for roy- alty. loanne Kuhn and her date take advantage of a break in the music for some conversation.

Page 24 text:

Can I Borrow a Dress? Got a Date! Denise Simmons and her date take time out from dancing to get their picture taken at the 1979 prom. Pick up the flowers, take a shower, do your nails, curl your hair, wait for your date tsince you're ready earlyl, pictures at six, dinner at seven, dance from nine to twelve and . . . These were the basic components of a for- mal dance. May 23 marked the day of Moon- light Memories , the 1979 junior- Senior Prom. This was the first year in several that the prom was not held at the Masonic Auditorium. Instead, it took place at the Toledo Club through the help of Mr. Wayne Landes. Oro Spectre provided the music, the To- ledo Club provided the decor, the sophomores provided the cookies and punch, and the couples provided the energy. Winter Enchantment was the theme for the Christmas dance. One factor which made this Christmas dance different was an odd couple. Seniors Cheryl Frick and Nancy McCloud Cin tuxedol came to the dance together and even got their pic- ture taken together. Nancy, by the way, was up for senior attendant but could not be escorted to the stage by Cheryl because of minor technicalities. The queen and her court included: Theresa Oswald, queen, Denise Simmons, senior at- tendant, Marie McCartney, junior at- tendant, Sandy Wagner, sophomore attendantg and Lisa Arman, freshman attendant. Ready to greet girls and their dates, Leslie Pomeroy, Penny Presser, Sr. Peggy, and Paula Willard get ready to check bids as well. Prom gives loan Beaudry and other people a chance to test their dancin' shoes .

Page 26 text:

While practicing a skit for a volleyball pep rally, Anne Fournier is caught lounging in comfortable but forbidden clothing: her hooded and striped blue jacket and tennis shoes. How do outsiders recognize McAuleyans? By the green and gold uniforms, of course. Although the jumper remains the basic uniform item, several new pieces were added. Skirts were introduced which re- placed the popular culottes. Up- perclassmen scorned the freshmen's new apparel even though the new length follows fashion trends. As a result of students' urging, Mrs, Rosemary McKenna was prompted to order hunter green shetland weave pullover sweaters. These sweaters proved more appealing than the order for 250 green cardigans which had to be returned because the manufacturer goofed and attached white buttons leaving the freshman class sweater- less. Although each piece of the uniform is alike, there always seemed to be upperclassmen who took the liberty to don off-white sweaters, striped socks, white blouses, T-shirts under their blouses, or out of uniform green sweaters and jackets. Tennis shoes, black-balled in the student handbook, were found in an abundance. In an informal Gilmarian survey, less than one-half of the teachers disliked ten- nis shoes with the uniform but would not give points. The majority of the teachers felt they had more important things to do than to look at the stu- dents' shoes. In effect, those students who tried to get away with wearing T-shirts under their blouses and tennis shoes usually got away point free. Homeroom teachers and Mrs. McKenna ha- ven't caught Sharon Hickey, Marianne Brady, Charla White or Colleen Gavin for breaking numerous rules of the uniform policy. Their of- fenses include striped socks, striped sweater under a short-sleeved blouse, hooded jacket and sweater and out-of-uniform yellow blouse. m Shoe 84 Gum Mixture