St Ignatius High School - Ignatian Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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Big Brothers Reach New Heights There comes th.it time in every Freshman's life when he comes face to face with his guardian angel. It is the precious moment of anxiety and awe when he is approached and singled out by his Big Brother. Unfortunately, in past years most Freshmen never experienced this beneficial meeting. The term Big Brother was just a name, but not a reality. A drastic change occurred last year in the Big Brothers program which continued and improved this year. This year's Big Brothers organization, presided over by Miss Anne O'Donnell and operated by Senior Fritz Fisher, was a carefully planned, enthusiastic fulfillment of the basic goals of helping the Freshmen become oriented at Ignatius and helping them ex- press the spirit and talents they possess. The Big Brothers program this year sponsored many events and activities. The first of these was Freshman Orientation Day, which helped the Frosh to become acquainted with their new school and classmates. The Frosh and some Big Brothers also assembled one chilly autumn day in Metropolitan Park for a picnic. Freshman Spirit Day proved to be a big success, although the Frosh lost the football game to St. Ed's that day. The Big Brothers sponsored a trek to Richfield to root for the Cav's, and many Frosh attended. In all, the Big Brothers held fifteen events. All of these were enthusiastically supported by the Class of 1980. Arthur Thomas Lang Lauer Joseph Leiben Seniors 29

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Keeping a watchful eye on the game, Kevin Welsh is constantly on the lookout for a rowdy Freshman. Colin James Zenon Kilbane Klenkar Klos Robert Kmiecik John Knuff John Donald Russell Kobunski Kolick Koncan John Konfala 281 Seniors

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Michael Jerome Jaroslaw Thomas Maclvor Madigan Makwymowych Mandat Mark Michael Edward Michael Mangione Mannen Manning Manning Bloodmobile Aids Ignatius Family Knowing that blood is a very important resource, thoso eager seniors readily gave their time and blood to the Rod Cross. No matter what the plea, lgna-tians have always been willing to help others. But there is a gift that only each individual student can give — blood. Once again the Bloodmobile set up headquarters in the chilly Car-roll Gym, hoping to obtain blood for the aid of patients in nearby hospitals. The student response to the call for blood was overwhelming, as over 100 pints of the lifesaving liquid were collected on two seperate days. Seniors Jim Jensen and Pat McDonnell organized the smoothflowing event. With the promise of delicious refreshments dangling before their eyes, students calmly surrendered their blood to reassuring nurses and volunteers. The donors, refueled with mountains of cookies and gallons of milk, returned to their normal schoolday activities with the deep, personal satisfaction of knowing that their sacrifice of a pint of blood would benefit others and possibly save lives. 30 Seniors