St Francis de Sales High School - Accolade Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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Promoting spirit its own way, SFS has A Band For Every Occasion The promotion of school spirit. An awesome responsibility. The work started in August for the Marching Band with four hour practices under the burning sun. The marching Knights spent that summer time preparing for their upcoming half-time performances. But the practices didn ' t let up when the school year began. At the 2:40 bell, the band trudged out onto the CYO fields four days a week, perfecting routines meant to dazzle the crowds. After marching season, referred to as football season by those not associated with the band, the Pep Band and Dance Band started rehearsals. The usual (continued on page 28) L iftins spirits and generating enthusiasm, the Pep Band fills The Pit with music as Bob Zirker ' 82 and his brother Jeff ' 83 put their saxophones to work in leading the group. Photo by J. Pierce. Ke lecping the beat, senior drummers Jeff Apardian and Mark Rameii provide entertainment during half time at the Waite contest. SFS won 24-6. Photo by L. Keiffer. Wa aiting his cue, junior Mark Brandewie looks attentively to Sr. Jeanne Marie Rowan for direction. Photo by J. Watson. 26 Band

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•Sometimes the defense is just too much. Tim Pinkelman ' 85 forces Tom Kelly ' 85 to try to pass to freshman teammate Mike Nicholson. Photo by J. Pierce. o. ' utwitting your opponent is the key to making an easy two. Pat Murawa ' 85 eludes freshmen Al Crotte and Steve Shade to show how it ' s done. Photo by J. Pierce. X between the lines Each homeroom had a different Team Psyche One of the primary reasons for the success of intramural football this year was the strategizing employed by different teams. Just as in professional football, each team had its own style. Pure brute force was the calling card of Webb ' s Warriors. Mattingly ' s mighty Mashers called on powerful talk to psyche out their opponents. Likewise, McMenamin ' s Monks made excessive use of the PA system to verbally taunt their opposition into submission. Sister ' s Savages relied heavily on game films while Kober ' s Keg Killers wrapped themselves in a shroud of mystery to surprise their way to victory. And who could ever forget the Worm Dance that propelled Szymanski ' s Worms to victory? As the year ended, one could only hope that next year ' s competition is as fierce. If this year can be used as a measurement for intramural football ' s future at SFS, one can expect exciting competition and more sophisticated training styles than ever before, n — Ed Stelnicki CKEYS v reatively designed homeroom logos added flavor to the intramural competition. Two of the most original logos dealt with Mr. Stucker ' s sophomores and Mr. Habit ' s juniors. Photos by J. Pierce. Intramurals 25

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1981 Senior Marching Band Members (Left to Right) Bottom Row: Eric Rajski, Steve Scharf, Bruce Smith, Kevin Edwards, John Geron imo, Bill Daunhauer, Bob Zirker. Second Row: Dave Boezi, Jim Greiner, Jim Lamb, Mark Ramey, Bob Nunnally, Jeff Apardian, Joe Doerr. Photo by R. Beachler. 1981 Junior Marching Band Members (Left to Right) Bottom Row: Jeff Zirker Pete lannone, Mark Brandewie, Mike Henry, Steve Biela, Brian Cory. Second Row: Craig Moore, Matt Batanian, Steve Janney, Kevin Walasinski, Matt Pribor, John Page. Photo by R. Beachler. 1981 Sophomore Marching Band Members (Left to Right) Bottom Row: Rob Topoleski, Steve Long, Nelson Shaffer, Jeff Creekmore, Mark Rutkowski, Kurt Kuchcinski. Second Row: Lenny Brezin- ski, Todd Marciniak, Reuben Bumpus, Bill Mazur, Jeff Bryan, Kevin Mauder, John Waidelich, Harry Schmitz, Tom Gorski. Photo by R. Beachler. 1981 Freshmen Marching Band Members (Left to Right) Bottom Row: Mike Mazurek, Dwayne Badgett, Jon Jones, Leonard Braxton, John Komorowski, Kevin Metress. Second Row: Jeff Janney, Jeff Corbett, Jeff Smith, Heath Velliquette Jeff Mossing, Tim Barnnart, Todd Fazzari, Mike Staczek, Dean Manson. Photo by R. Beachler. - between the lines Ma larc iing in time, Sr. Jeanne leads the Calvert Band down the midway at Cedar Point in June. 1967. he band ' s brass blasts a tune during the Waite football game ' s half-time show. The corps put best foot forward in one of the season ' s finest performances. Photo by L. Keiffer. Sr. Jeanne and her bands benefited from Kicking the Habit Imagine leading Marching Band practice sessions four times a week. Then imagine only viewing three of the band ' s half-time shows in twelve years. Such was the life of Sr. Jeanne Marie Rowan, present band directress at St. Francis, at Tiffin ' s Calvert High School 15 years ago. It was frustrating, recalls Sr. Jeanne. I wasn ' t allowed to attend any activities outside of the convent other than school. This left a lot of responsibility to not only the band members, but in particular to the drum major and the band council at the games. In 1967, however, Vatican II lightened many religious rules, a few of which were in Sr. Jeanne ' s favor. That year she managed to see her first three half-time shows. Shortly thereafter, her Superior directed he to a teaching job in Lima, Ohio and later she transferred to St. Francis. I remember calling and asking for the job, Sister reminisces. It was a challenge I wanted to take on. And I ' m glad I did. n — Dave Boezi Band 27