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

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The starting offensive line wails to replace the defense during the game against Holy Name. • J Brian Murray and the hand Prisoner provide music and lights at the '83 Homecoming Dance. Senior Tim Hoke peeks out from the mass Of football players just before they make their entrance in the St. Ed's rally. 6 Opening

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foe Blasko. Kevin Brown, and Ion Stark relax by playing a friendly game of poker Senior lounge. Day to Day The Memories That For the student attending Ignatius. his school is less traditional in memory. His everyday experiences transcend the traditional and stand behind his memories. Undoubtedly the tower will be remembered by all. But clearer in the mind of the student are the occurrences that he is involved in his daily life at school. The ritualistic shouting in the halls during the changing of classes, as insignificant as it may seem, is an excellent example. It illustrates how students (ask any graduate about what happens when the classes change on any given sweltering Friday) recall the day to day faster than the imposing tradition. It may be a little thing, but yet it serves as a thread that weaves one day into another and forms memories that will be remembered long after the tower is no longer in sight. Our day-to-day life at Ignatius is Withstand Time full of such incidents. The frantic struggle to arrive in class on time, the acknowlegement of a friend passing in the hallway, and being trapped at the end of a 30 kilometer lunch line will remain fresher in mind than the fact that 98% of the senior class will go to college. The tower's majesty cannot compare to waiting for the 2:45 bell to sound during your last class. Nor can the purchasing of a lunch alternative from the hot dog man be drowned out by the tower and tradition. for the day to day memories are far too powerful. These and other routine happenings such as playing a game of cards with your friends or getting some much needed help from a faculty member create the reality behind the myth and can only be fully understood and appreciated by someone who has lived it. Whoever has actually lived, is a part of what is BEHIND IT ALL . . . Day to Day 5

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People and Events The Memories That Will Live on The special events and people we meet add yet another dimension to our experience. They contribute personality, color, and excitement that make the monumental memories so much more vivid. Furthermore they bring together the individuality, creativity, and school spirit that we all have and formulate it in a way that tradition never did. The various athletic contests, rallies, dances, and parties provide a showcase for the talents and abilities that the members of the student body possess. These events envisioned, executed, and heartily enjoyed provide the needed break from what can become banal. And most often it is these types of entertainment that construe some of the most longest-lasting of memories. The people that we come in contact with everyday have a very strong impact on us and our vision of the school. Very often they are the same people that we cheered for at football games and laughed at during rallies. They could be our best friends or people that we hardly know. Either way they affect our lives equally. Because it is not just the faces we remember, but rather the personalities and qualities of our high school years which will forever remain fresh and bright. No one will ever forget the people and events that took place during their stint at Ignatius. What they represent cannot be expressed in mere words. They will live on in our memories as one of the most important aspects of our lives. Certainly Ignatius is famous in the area. We are respected and held in high esteem among many a Clevelander. But Ignatius is so much more than its tradition. Ignatius is the people and events we shared, the friends we made and the memories we will always keep, ever forming and defining our personal experience of what is BEHIND IT ALL. Colorful senior Mike McKenna shows his school spirit while senior im Weir tries to steal the pic lure. People and Events 7