St Clement High School - Crest Yearbook (Center Line, MI)

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Merry Chr1stmas I HaPPY New Year V 1 December 21 1959 af? t 'ii BNN Busxly anticipating a night they ll long remember, the Holiday Ball court ar C to r J Diane Brown Deanna Brueggeman Barbara Gipprich Marilyn Fuerst Norman Slonski Dennis Wllson Gary LaValley and John Zahorchak Two Dances Hlghllght Hollclays Seniors of Saint Clement and the members of the Press Club are planmng two gala affairs one for the Christmas holiday and one for the semester free day Holiday Ball, an annual event sponsored by the seniors will take place on Tuesday December 29 1959 Press Club is presenting the yearly Press Club dance with a new twist to the festivities Fantasy 1n Prmt w1ll be held on January 29 1960 For several years students at Sa1nt Clement have highlighted the Christmas week celebrations by sponsoringadance the Holiday Ball one of the most 1mportant social affairs ofthe year Relgnlng over the revelry area senior lung and queen accompanied by an all senior court This 1960 Press Club dance will be quite different from those of previous years Instead of be1ng almost a strictly date affair this will be an all high school dance Ticketswillbe one price only, and inexpensive so that everyone can attend Selectlon of Miss SCH and her court, which w1ll be accompl1shed in a rather unusual manner IS an added feature E L E C T IO NS K1ng queen, and court for the Holiday Ball are chosen inthe followlng tradltional manner 1 Any semor boy who is taking a senior girl must submit his name by a definite date if he wishes to be considered 2 Semor class membersthen vote for four names out of all those submitted These Youll Fund F9534 Christmas Pages Page 36 Clipped Ch1ps Page Edltorlal Page Intellects 8: Oddities Page Matter of Minutes Page Pulse Beat Page Sports Page Top Teen Page Watch and Wonder Page 38 four senior boys and their dates constitute the royalty for the Ball The rught of the dance all those present vote for their chmcecouple The votes are tallied and the royal pair is announced at mtermxsswn The three rtmners up and their dates compose the court The royalty for this year s Hohday Ball are Barbara Gipprich and Gary La Valley Marilyn Fuerst and John Za horchak Diane Brown and Norman Slon ski Deanna Brueggeman and Dennis W1l son fcont'd on page 351 l I I Ol. I No' 4 Q 7 f . A 0 H l a ' 9 8 . . . ' J A , . . . ,, . if . 1 ,R p U , ' - ' . ,L .refs p Q - - Q 'Mg :Ig Q , - , g,'gsg,.e5 ' ' 1 a . f . O . . . . . I . - .' 9, 1. v .l : V ' ' - ' . . ' ' ' a modern version of Dickens' A Christ- . . . . 'T l . , . .v . Q . . I U , 1 . 1 , .. . . , . . . . ' l ' . . . -- --. . . 9 . , 0 ,I . . . .. K -42 . 1 s , , xo : .2 V - . . . - M 3. ' , ' I ' . . . -37 , ' ' ' .... . . . 39 4- , , , , , C ' ' ......... 34 ,' . . . . . 39 5' ' , ' . ' .... 39 Q '- . , , . . . . . . . . . 34 I 1 .1 . 40 3 . ' 38 .3 ' . ' Speech Class Chorus Host Christmas Assembly Sounds f Jingle bells' mgle bells' Jingle all the way' Ba.h' Humbug' Sing glory to God Santa s reindeer can sing' w1ll fill St Clement s cafeteria on December 22 during the annual Christmas assembly The chorus and speech classes are planning an exciting program for the students Under the d1rect1on of Sister Seraphica the mixed chorus w1ll render several Christmasy numbers including Jingle Bells and O Holy Night The Tri ple Trio a newly formed group mclud 1ng Andrea Chonko Frances Pomante Sandra Schoenherr Patr1c1a Laske Arlene Schoenherr Geraldme Umloff Marilee Smith Carolyn Elwart and Susan Oberliesen will debut singing Twas the Nlght Before Chrlstmas The speech classes are going Holly wood They are writing and producing mas Carol and will present lt at the assembly Duringthe program our Reverend Fa thers T E Murray S Rokiclu, and C Gentner will receive sp1r1tual bou quets from the high school students SCH Bards Takes an Supenur Rating At Q, NCTC Festival George Mayermk Genesian Drama Festivaltrophy wmner, accepts plaudlts from Principal S1sterElea.nore, for his performance in St Clement's production of the Greek comedy THE BIRDS Mr James Nix cr1t1c Judge for the 1959 festival, sent this critical evaluation to Sister Honora d1rector of the show lcont d on page 391

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Page Th1rty two THE CREST Ngvember 25 1959 JV Packs Up 59 Season Would our Vars1ty have made a better showxng th1s season lf the younger boys on the squad had more experlence under the1r belts? If so a more powerful Jumor Vars1ty IS a log1cal answer Few boys who l1ke to play football are able to make the Jump from grade school to var s1ty ball w1th any amount of success B111 Vlgneau, an exceptlon th1s year, successfully made the hurdle What happenedto the others? Some s1t on the 16,3 'S' bench, wh1le others qu1t out of d1scour agement when they should be gxven the chanceto rxpen for the harvest of Vars1ty ba St Clement has started on lt s way w1th a JV team Now all we need are the fans to support the team At the first two showmgs the support g1ven was not at all the usual Crusader sp1r1t The t1me has come when nothlng can be done about the 1959 season but let s look ahead to 1960 and a hnghter future Top Rung Pnsltmn Seen By Uhserver by Patrxck Minmck Well the Crusaders' football season has come to an end The games have ended anyway The after season cr1t1 cism IS just begmnmg Why d1dn't the Crusaders come out w1th abetter record? What made them lose? Was lt our team, or were the other schools slmplytoo hot to handle? These questlons probably sound fam1l1ar Just why d1d we lose? Solmd l1ke a simple quest1on? Maybe lt is, but lt s a questlon w1th a lot of d1ff1cult answers -me 'Mes Wits' ., 5221 is 44 Elia J J I 'Z S if JV Squadtl. to r l Bottom row James Mnostam, Gerald Bama, Kenneth Grobbel Thomas Lambert Rxchard Fedorczyk John McDonnell Mxddle row, Robert Smxth Thomas0 Brlen ThomasThomas, James Moran fstandmgl coach, Hugh Malloy Top row Edward Artman, M1chaelTra1nor David Kondz1olka Thomas Dalley Thomas M11ler Day of Recollectlon Future Teachers meetmg Future Nurses meetlng Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow test Joston Co speaks to Juniors about class rings RODYBSEHIHIIVGS from Madonna College to speak to Sen1or gxrls and members of Future Teachers Club Natlonal Honor Soclety meetmg Freshmen and Sophomore Honor Students 1nv1ted to th1s meetlng Confesslons for F1rst Fr1day F1rst Fr1day Chrlstmas Faxr dress up day Chrlstmas Falr Flrst Basketball game St Mlchael at St Clement Chrxstmas Fau' Feast of the Immaculate Conceptlon Holyday Free day H1gh School and Grade School Faculty D1nner Student Welfare Meetmg Basketball game St James at St Clement Parlsh Paper DFIVE Day of Recollect1on for men and boys of parish Future Teachers gomg to Madonna College NCMEA meets Future Nurses meeting Sodallty meetlng Christmas Assembly Basketball game St Clement at St I-'redr1ck Fxve Semors appear on Quiz Em On The A1r L1brary club meeting Kmghts of the Altar meetmg Chrxstmas vacat1on beglns at 3 00 p m Chrlstmas Peace on Earth Good Wxll to Men Feast of the Holy Innocents 30 31 New Year's Eve Some of the grandstand quarterbacks think lt's the fault of the coach They don't reallze that the blame for a whole team can t be put on the shoulders of a smgle man espec1ally Mr Baumgart, who IS one ofthe best coaches in the h1gh school league What about the team 1tself? D1d the dldn t, why would they go through all the torture of football practice to play on a losmg team? The only th1ng that rema.1ns IS that the otherteamsweretohotto handle Th1s was shown 1n quxte a few of the games, espec1ally 1n St Ben's lung size walk over the green and gold But why look at the past ? It s the future that counts, and by the looks of thmgs r1ght now, 1t s pretty br1ght Even though we're los1ng two of our f1rst strmg players Gary Houghton and Bob B Mlller, the other three classes are full of potentlal for a wlmling team next year W1tha record of 4 losses, 2 wms and one t1e on which to bu11d the only way the Crusaders w11l cllmb IS to the top rung of the ladder next season Come On Team ' We want a basket' We want a basket' WE WANT A BASKET l Ttus IS the cry that will echo throughout Detroit area gyms when, on December 4 conference basketball season opens The Crusader Varsity team has been eagerly awaltmg this date Since November 16, they have been pre paring for victory against St Michael of Pontiac by scrlmmages and hard prac tice sess1ons Some of the returmng Var sity men to be seen on the court w11l be Robert Fortln, George Mayernlk, Ronald Van Hulle, and Robert Vigneau According to Coach Al Baumgart, the team will not be entering tournament competition this year, but he says hope basketball will do better than foot hm. fl , , - I I I . . . , - ' , 11. 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Page Th1rty four THE CREST December 21 1959 Student Vue C Martln A Tsch1ltschS De Monaco M Hdoder W Patalon Although we real1ze1t s Chr1st who be longs m Chrlstmas, there IS always an other l1ttle man who comes along Santa Claus Usually, after we reach tne age of seven or exght, we no longer have the belxefa small ch1ld has Th1s month we have asked the SCH students Do you b6ll9V6 1n Santa Claus? Carol Mart1nl1011 Not really but It would be mceto because It g1ves a ch1ld 1sh excltement to Chrlstmas, and every onelxkesto be a chxld aga1n 1n some way or other Ange11neTsch11tsch C1031 Yes but he doesn't come from the North Pole or have flymg remdeer I dobel1eve1n St Nxch olas who f111S the shoes 1n Holland Sandra De Monaco 12021 'Santa Claus IS Just for ch1ldren The fun of Chr1stmas IS gone when you fmd out the truth Marllyn Hoder 12101 No, unless I m around ch1ldren andthen I pretend I Wayne Patalon f2031 No, I don t be l1eve 1n Santa Claus because I always fmd my gxfts beh1nd my mother s bed Ieemem SCH Ta Iles Christmas Tradltmns 0 you send Chr1st mas cards? Do you make an Do you collect Does your effort to muy them? fam1ly make FEIIEIOUS cards? a C 1r1 tmas ard dlsplay 9 U ua ly Pew None les o Yes o ' s aemor Boys Semor GITIS lumor Boys Tumor G1rls Sophomore Boys Sophomore G1rl F resh men Boys P reshmen Gxrls TOTALS 'VIost common Iule t1ad1t1on at SCH J Among ooys Arrong g1rl l Green Ctrxstmas tree l Green C 1r1stmas tree 2 Exchange of famzly g1flS cr1b scene 2 Exchange of fam1ly mfts 3 New Year s Eve v1tl7 the fam1ly 3 Crm scene A ChflSfm GS clfvlzoclunzl Merry Xmas' What was that agam? Merry Xmas? Smce when? Who took the Chrlst out of Christmas? You can't blame Herod for lt He tr1ed but d1dnt succeed Remember the un merc1ful k1ll1ng of the Holy Innocents? Yes, Herod tr1ed' He tr1ed harder than any other man and for what to Sat1Sfy hxs Jealous nature What about St N1ck d1d he cause Merry Xmas? Santa Claus ca.nt be at fault for he IS a portrayal of Chr1st Chr1standH1s nature to g1ve St N1ck doesthe same by the trad1t1onal pract1ce of gwmg g1fts rather than rec e1v1ng them No, we can 't blame Santa Claus for tak1ng Chrlst out of Chrlstmas f ' And th1s alllbe a stgn to you you w1ll f1n an nfantxwrapped 1n swaddlmg' clothe a.nd lymg 1n a manger' fLuke 121 What about the shopkeepers? Are they at fault? Dld they overemphaslze the commerc1al Xmas of thlS mater1al1st1c world? No they only satlsfy the W1SheS of the publ1c All of these Herod, St N1ck, and the shopkeepers are to blame msofar as they have el1m1nated Chrlst from the modern yuletxde season, bu V 1 No 4 THE CR EST December 21 1959 Published by the students of Saint Clement Hlgh School 8155 Ritter Avenue Center Line Michigan Editor 1n ch1ef Marlene Wancour Associate Edrtors Grace Wxegand Patrxcxa Thebert Layout Kathleen Gletzen Beverly Chuckry Barbara Gxppnch Carol Golemb1ewslu Art and Photography Ronald NlEdZW1eCkl Dan1el FIX John Zahorchak Busmess Patr1ciaDerbm Lorra1neMarkow1cz Gary Vermeersch Reporters Shxrley Beste Mary Ann Carney V1rg1n1a Chapman Robert CleS1lg3 Patrlcxa Connell, Ellen Defer, Louise Delmotte, Karen DeVore, Robert Fortm, Jane Fuerst, Theresa Koernke, Janet Lletz, Marcella Markovich, Carol Megge, Patrzck M1HnlCk, Susan Oberlxesen, Carolyn Ralss, Rxchard Rogos, Margaret Rostow, Arlene Schoenherr, Judxth Senftleben, Mary Ann Van Gilder Typlsts .IoanKudx-ycln, Marxlynliuerst, Marcxa Burg, Dianne Wesserlmg, Dea.nna Brueggeman Adviser Sister M Honora, O P gf 4-QL, me 1 M J' -.f 't- iii LITTLE BOY LOST they have done only what John Q Pub11c want Parents bu1ldSanta Claus 1nto the m1nds and hearts of the1r ch11dren What's wrong w1ththat? Nothmg 1f the parents also remember to show l1ttle ones the s1gn1f1cance of St Nlckto the Baby Jesus Because shopkeepers tend to attract bus1ness by wmdow d1splays, they d1s play what the people want to see That must be overemphasls ot the mater1al1s t1c Xmas' The negllgent publ1c have let Chrlst be taken from Chrlstmas Who w1ll have to ask, 'Was lt I Lord? IN MEMORIAM,,,, The faculty and the students of SCH express the1r sympathy to S1ster Hyac1ntha on the death of her father, to Stster Seraphtca on the death of her brother, andto Barbara and Lawrence Chnuelewskl on the death of thetr grandfather I ' I V l ' b D - - 4-f fl- 17 T 9 'f : E pw ' N - '51 ' Ye No nl Q 4 ,5 1 3 P ' 17 15 15 18 16 9 27 40 ' 1 XM i 24, ,f , ' ' 45 22 4 52 20 ai 35 68 4 is , l ' - I - , . s 12 11 MQ 17 7 22 24 7 . ' ' 2, 18 LI 5-912 29 13 1 39 I E-J A-5 af . ij- is 19- 21 i L9 12 31 37 e 1, or V .... . . ' S 25 311 2 T40 ' 16 28 39 1 .so 2 .. 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