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

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STUDENT TALENT SPARKLES AS RALLIES ARE REBORN One of the brightest spots of the year was the reincarnation of the rally. No longer did an unatten-tive audience have to sit in front of dry skits and trite speeches. Instead, this year's rallies were mass meetings of intense energy filled with fresh and clever humor, roaring crowds and a rotation of diversified speakers. For once, people forgot about the good old days with Rick Dechant. As always, comedy was essential to the success of these assemblies. The ISA dug from its reservoir of talent to discover that many students wore gifted comedians and impersonators. Mike Johanek, Bill Marquard, Tony Lcmut, and Rob Winnings were among the more humorous performers. And at the tri-sport rally, even Mr. McGinnis got into the fun as he did his own routine along with Little Miss Audio-Visual, Rosemary Torrence. The speeches were also effective and well received. Several athletes, coaches and administrators addressed the school as did other personalities. Also reformed at the rallies were those assembled. Gone were the loud shoulers and hecklers. Gone were the lame applauders and disinterested bodies. A rowdy yet respectful group of fans took their places. However, the rallies were more than simply improved. They were, as a result of combined hard work and effort, well representative of the renewed spirit which thrived in and throughout Ignatius this year. 12 FEATURF

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A (though developing and main- I taining a certain sensitivity to all aspects of the school, we nevertheless then began to he more se- i lective in our major areas of participation. our spot tators' seats having been all but forgotten. Yet we did assume a spectator's role once again, but from a much different angle. Rather than watching the in- J side of the school from the outside, as we had originally done, we j observed the inside from the inside ] itself, always making sure that we ! did not sit for too long and allow the school to pass us by. The following 200 pages are a I reflet lion of how we viewed Ignatius. what our perspectives were, I as we observed the school throughout the year. They reflect the tri-J umphant victories and the bitter defeats, the good times and the bad, the remarkable firsts and the sentimental lasts. They capture the sights! and stories of 1977-78 from many perspectives which were Ignatius.

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