St Josephs High School - HiWay Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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Seniors ' last day of school. Last bell begins to ring. Halls resonate with excited and re- lieved high school graduates dressed in shaving cream. Well, not quite yet. Before the elated ones could genuinely be called graduates, three more ob- stacles had to be endured: grad- uation rehearsal, baccalaureate mass, and graduation itself. As customary, seniors rehearsed with moderator Brother Bob at the ACC. But there was a twist — every senior whether big or small, dumb or smart, received a coupon for a chicken sandwich compliments of a regional fast food store. With one ocean crossed, Two more obstacles remained to taunt the high school kids . Next was Baccalaureate Mass. During the long hours previous to the mass, most seniors calmed their anticipation by par- tying. Those who were true to Finishing their anticipation, stayed home sitting on the edges of their seats staring at a spot on the wall with wide eyed looks of imminent death (or is it life?). As custom- ary. Baccalaureate Mass came and passed at Sacred Heart Ca- thedral. With two mountains climbed, next and last was grad- uation itself — the grand canyon of all obstacles. Some seniors again calmed their anticipation by partying. Some seniors bored or sick of parties, complained ever so nice- ly to their mothers to iron their graduation robes which had more wrinkles than an aged rep- tile. While others still adhered true to their anticipation by ad- hering to the chairs with eyes focused As customary grad- uation came and passed. What a relief. As unbelievable as it may seem, it ' s really over. It went by so fast. 24 Graduation At last. Seniors wait outside the Sacred Heart cathedral for the start of the tradi- tional Baccalaureate services. Diploma In hand Cari Pinkowski finish- es a tough four years of high school-

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A dinner and a dance? The 1988 Junior-Senior Prom had a different format this year. De- spite the initial reservations, the majority of those who attended agreed that the night was a great success. The dinner, served in the Monogram room at the Joyce ACC gave couples a chance to see everyone before they hit the dance floor. Friends socialized by candlelight in the dining room which was filled with excitement eind a sence of unity. The spec- tacular decorations certainly en- haced the atmosphere and made it a fine dinning experience After people finished thier desserts (and the inter-table sug- ar cube fight), the couples drift- ed into the concourse where blue and silver balloons and me- tallic streamers decorated the Get a little bit lower now; Brother Bob gets down to the Beatles on the dance floor. dance floor and the band. This End Up once again provided the music. There were enough cou- ples there to create a feeling of friendship and unity which pre- vailed throughout the evening. This feeling was evident toward the end of the night when a chain of a few people soon in- cluded every person on the dance floor. Junior Kiernan Cressy said, I was really pleased with how it all came to- gether after all of the work we put into it. Melt with you by Modern English was this year ' s theme song. It fit in perfectly with the atmosphere of the prom. The romance, the friendship, and unity of the evening will offer many happy memories for years to come. Shell! Hirschler, Brett Ballatore, Erin Hollowsay, Tim Kalamaros, Jeff Holland and Paula Black. Kathy Shane and her date take time out for refreshments. Katie Worthman and Sue Kulesia seem fascinated by Terry Wilkin ' s tale, but Dave Mack and Michelle Hutti seem less impressed. 23

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Together A pioud moment Amid the cheers of Will It ever be over? Kathy Mittiga her fellow classmates. Sue Kobek re- and Maria Dominello discuss summer ceives her diploma. plans outside Sacred Heart Church. Baccalaureate 25