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

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Left: Paperwork is an endless stream in monsoon season for Fr. Noetzel. Mere he prepares to file another student's financial statement, a task which he has done thousands of times. Below: Certain concepts require great patience from Fr. Kirby, who reiterates himself for the third time to his Honors Physics I class. An ever growing community is founded upon a solid core of tradition. Thus it has been with our community whose solid core over these many years has been the Jesuit order whose members founded this great institution of learning. One would be remiss if he failed to talk about the Jesuit committment to turn, in four years, boys into men. To obtain a broader perspective of the change the school has undergone, change as seen by and in the Jesuit community is necessary. Fr. Kenneth J. Noetzel has worked in the community since August of 1960 after previously serving as a scholastic here in the 40’s. A major change he has seen over the years has been the decreasing numer of Jesuit priests and scholastics. The previously greater numer of Jesuit priest and scholastics facilitated a special kind of closeness with the students which seemed to be missing in more recent times. Fr. William Sullivan, who has been here thirty-seven of his fifty years as a Jesuit, thirty-two as a teacher and counselor and twenty-seven as athletic director. felt that there has been an obvious growth of Jesuit spirit in the Jesuit community due to the influx of Jesuits Who Have Guided Change younger members.” Father Sullivan, whose dedication to the school is symbolized by the gymnasium which bears his name, feels that many of the newest members have helped in making the Jesuit lifestyle more open. Fr. James Kirby came to Ignatius in the fall of 1957 as a teacher of math and science. He has held the post of president of the school. Under his administration the Board of Regents was formed and the Science Building was constructed. Fr. Kirby agreed with Frs. Noetzel and Sullivan that there has been a definite decline in the number of young scholastics and that the strict daily order of Jesuit life has become a little more informal. He also mentioned the obvious physical changes to the campus as regards to the mall and field. Reflecting upon this year, all three agreed that a more positive spirit existed in the community as a whole which has been more conducive to learning. Above: Fr. Kirby illustrates the roller coaster problem, which involves the principle of kinetic and potential energy.

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The masked Tim Galvin. Terry Hunt. Mike Mawby, Tim Madigan. and Kevin Ryan add their unique blend of senior spirit to the car caravan which originated at the downtown Huntington Park Garage. The car caravan left after the Mass of the Holy Spirit in the Cathedral. It was police escorted, and traveled to school in preparation for the St. Joe's rally, visually and vocally spreading our spirit thoughout the city. The Spice Of Student Life One of the unique characteristics of our school has been its ability to blend the highly academic with a diversified social scene. The social life of the student was based upon the idea of a community in which students could assemble beyond the confines of the classroom and come to realize the value of each individual outside his everyday element. Various events contributed to this social development including mixers. athletic contests, the Jog-a-thon. religious activities, and extracurriculars. The social life of a student included a religious aspect. This was evident through the participation of all four classes in the religious activities program. Weekly class liturgies offered the individual a chance to join his fellow classmates in worship; family Masses brought families to Ignatius to celebrate the Eucharist while fathers and sons came together at the Cathedral for the same purpose. The secular dimension of the student's social development was provided for by a series of events that allowed the student to mingle more freely with his classmates. Football games were not only a place where students could yell, cheer, and vent their frustrations, but they also were social happenings. opportunities for young men to meet young women and throughly enjoy themselves. The social season peaked with the school dances such as Homecoming and the Senior Prom. Students brought their dates into the Ignatius scene to talk, dance, and most of all have fun. That was the key social idea in 1980. Par Left: Last night I saw .in elephant in my pajamas.” says senior Joe Olecki, how an elephant ever got in my pajamas I'll never know. SJudenl Ufc It