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

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ORGANIZATIONS St. Ignatius High school is a school filled with many diverse organizations that can suit the many different interests of the student body. Students are able to meet others who have an interest in the same pursuits they do. These activities range from the traditional, such as the newspaper and yearbook, to the more unorthodox, such as the circus club, throughout this year, the various organizations had excellent support which made them run efficiently and successfully. Students usually join organizations so that their college applications are more impressive, however, most of the members this year made real commitments to their organizations and spent a lot of time at them. The effort the students exerted on the organizations and the success that resulted from these efforts contributed greatly in making 1985 unforgettable. Right: Senior Chris Brandt falls asleep at 3:00 AM. at the first deadline of the yearbook. Below Senior John Braperman tries to keep a Science Club plant alive. Above The Pep Band rallies up the crowd at the final soccer game of the season against North Olmsted. Right: Senior Blaise McDonald makes a grand appearance on stage in the fall production of Dracula. 26 Organizations

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Teachers Depart Can They Be Replaced? When students returned to school at the end of August, they found new faces inhabiting the familiar halls. Once the initial confusion of coming back to the classrooms had passed, students realized that several teachers had departed. St. Ignatius suffered a great loss with the departure of Fr. Lawrence Ober, S.J. Fr. Ober combined brilliance with a deep unselfish care for all students. He is pursuing further studies at Oxford University. The departure of Duane Drotar also created a void in the St. Ignatius community. Duane Drotar used his secular and religious knowledge to create a diverse and unique senior retreat program. He lead senior retreats everywhere from the solitude of a New York monastery to the clamor of Times Square on New Years Eve. Duane Drotar, now working in the Urban Community Schools, Though the distinguished presence of Fr. Larry Ober no longer graces us, the memory of him has been carved deep in the walls of St. Ignatius. Fr. Ober defined the ideal teacher. Always the intellectual, he used his creative insights to encourage students to develop their own creativity. He possessed a deep understanding of both the problems of the world and the concerns of his students. His deep affection for others caused them to view themselves as unique individuals. Who could forget the interesting homilies that displayed his sense of humor? All these qualities distinguished Fr. Ober not only as a teacher of history, but as a teacher of men. continues his leadership and guidance of young people. Also leaving was Ross Piche, a long time member of the English Department. Mr. Piche greatly encouraged creative thought and writing to his students. The Math Department lost two teachers at the end of last year. Mr. Mihalko, who taught geometry, was known for his prayers, his devotion to the Potato Lady, and having died at least once. Mrs. Bindel tried to teach algebra and almost succeeded. A former member of the science department, Mr. Apostulik's temper was as short as his hair. Also, the beautiful Mrs. Ann Caldwell gave up after a valiant try in the Spanish department. All of these seasoned instructors gave a little part of themselves to the quality of education at St. Ignatius (that is why most of them left.) Fr. Ober delivers a captivating homily at the Baccalaureate Mass. G.B.O.C.Wins Plans New Ideas The election of 1984 involved two of the most competant slates the school has seen in a long time. Therefore, the decision was made even more difficult. The two slates were G.B.O.C. (Greg Golonka, T.J. Brookover, Tom Orange, and Matt Clemens), and T.K.F.M. (Vince Tinnerello, Chris Koehler, Rob Fisher, and Blaise McDonald). T.K.F.M.'s main idea was to separate the offices of the student council and senior class officers, each having different functions, student council involving themselves with things that they normally would, and the senior class president being concerned with direct interactment with the senior class. The victor, G.B.O.C., won on hard work and new innovative ideas. Some of these were the bringing back of girl cheerleaders, the improving of rallies and intramurals, and keeping the senior lounge open. All in all, both slates worked very hard to be elected and either would have been an excellent choice. Greg Golonka. Tom Orange, and T.J. Brookover throw Matt Clemens in the snow. Fr. Ober Leaves School Loses One of its Best Teachers Arrivals Departures 25

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