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

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The manner in which summer is spent is less important than having a good time and taking the mind off of school. It is necessary to have fun to clear the mind and let off energy. The lengthy summer vacation gives students enough time to totally forget their classwork Then, when the time comes, they are ready to think again. Think again? Now just a minute here. Isn't summer supposed to last forever? Well, not quite. Like all weekends. Summer has to end sometime. But w-ait-Every dark cloud has a silver lining, lust as Summer winds down, we begin to miss the friends from the other side of town that we only see in school. Seeing old friends again makes the first day of school, the ultimate Monday, a little easier to bear. A bike racer rn his spare lime, senior Mike Gill trains in the Brecksville Metropark with an eye towards his next competition. On this beautiful summer day, junior |oe Pauloz i just sneaks by to steal the frisbee from Mike Hoffman. Summer 11

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SUMMER Ah-Summertime! For all students. This is the granddaddy of all weekends; the best time to do whatever you enjoy most And what student practices the art of enjoying Summer better than an Ignatian' Ignatius students live their summers in a wide variety of ways, some passively and others in a state of constant activity Pasttimes range from quiet time spent on the North Coast beach to the intense summer sports. Most students take on part time jobs to pay for the bare necessities. Some students, who enjoy studying over the weekend, even attended summer school Cont. To beat the heal, sludcnls often patronise public swimming pools. Here, junior Rick Dwor nick is relieved to know that he has found safely at the edge of the pool. 10 Summer

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Seniors Jim King. John Roscman, Dave Sipple. Bob Conrad, |ohn Reilly, and Darth Vader solemnly tarry Ihe coffin in which lies Ihe body of an ImaRinarv Holy Name football player. Displaying their emotions toward their opponent, these students lynch Ihe dummy of a Holy Name football player at the rally on Spirit Day. Fall . . . Spirit Day On September the fourth, the Mass ot the Holy Spirit and the tirst rally of the year took place These are the two events that make up Spirit Day, which has been a tradition at Saint Ignatius for many years The day started at nine o'clock downtown at St John's Cathedral. For the first time in many years, students were required to wear sportcoats in addition to the standard dress code. Surprisingly, there were no radicals who refused to obey the regulations. Everyone showed up properly attired Bishop Lyke celebrated the mass and commended the students on their behavior At the conclusion of the mass, students were given forty minutes to return to Ignatius for attendance. Methcxls for doing this included walking, R T A., and car caravans. After attendance was taken, students were dismissed for the rally The first rally of 1981 was for a game against rival Holy Name. Chris McDonnell emceed the rowdy crowd of students. who were eager to see their favorite football team defeat the Namers. Spirit Day is the first school assembly of the year at St. Ignatius It sets the tone tor the rest of the Masses and rallies that year Having a good Spirit Day in 198 J insured enjoyable assemblies for the year that was to follow 12 Spirit Day