Sacred Heart High School - Corier Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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Symbol of Unity...Our New Recreation Center GROUNDBREAKING Two small parishioners, J. Yanco and K. Crittenden are weilding the first shovel of dirt at the Groundbreaking Ceremonies, May 15, 1957. The ceremonial breaking of the ground,with a silver-plated shovel, was done by presidents of Parish Societies and Representatives of Sacred Heart School. BLESSING OF THE CORNERSTONE Father George Zabelka, pastor, places mortar on the cornerstone after the blessing of the cornerstone for the new gymnasium. Assisting are Father Charles Buescher, assistant pastor, altar boys, boy scouts and parishioners. RECREATION CENTER COMPLETED It will be to Sacred Heart a center of UNITY, a place to weld and strengthen the circle of students, faculty, and parents. United We Will Stand! ,nf gg 'T 'iw ,,,,,'n1l.l.!l... :Ti 55. f , ,ak nie.

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Foreword As our eyes turn heavenwards and be- hold the satellites encircling our earth, our self-complacency is disturbedg both as a nation and as individuals. Great pressure and uneasiness prevails among people and nations. The need for unity is strongly felt--unity, under God, among nations, people, individuals. This spirit of unity prevails at Sacred Heart. Accomplishments are made by working together, praying together, playing together. Each student con- tributes his share for the good of the school as a whole. Joys, failures, triumphs, disappointments, and success of the school are felt and shared by each. Because of this spirit of working as a unified whole, Sacred Heart has felt keenly the need for a Recreation Center, a center in the circle of unity where all--parents, faculty, and students-- may meet and share their accomplish- ments. This dream has finally become a reality and UNITY reaches a new high. It is this spirit that has prompted the Corier staff of '58 to select UNITY as the theme of this annual. As you turn the pages of this book, you will sense this spirit of unity in school life. . . clubs. . .faculty. . . counselors. . . social activities. . .prayers. . . the new Recre- ation Center. . .each contributing to strengthen unity that predominates in the spirit of Sacred Heart.

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DEDICATED MR. EDWARD ABRAHAM Coach Abraham was quite an athlete even in his boyhood years. At the age of 13 he won the junior national Olym- pics in Lansing anda memo- rable trip to Atlantic City, New Jersey, where he was placed the 14th out of the 50 partici- pants. He attended high school at Lansing Central where he played football, basketball and golf. He made all state guard in basketball and second string quarterback in football. Mr. Abraham went to Central Michigan College, where he earned his degree in physical education. While at Central Michigan, he played freshman baseball and basketball until he injured his knee and was forced to quit. In 1950, Mr. Abraham moved from St. Paul's in Owosso to his present position as coach for Flint Sacred Heart. Since he has been here he tied for the city parochial championship in 1952 with Flint St. Mikes and also scooped the baseball and basketball championship that year. In basketball at Sacred Heart he has won the District Championship three times, and reached the regional finals twice. Under his expert super- vision, Stan Zielinski was able to break an all time city record by scoring 48 points against MSD, the second to break the record for Sacred Heart - Dave Benjamin scored 42 in 1953. Mr. Abraham's love for sports, and his eagerness in his work with the students, along with his kind and under- standing manner have made him one of the outstanding high school coaches in Flint, and tops among the students of Sacred Heart.