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

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What lungs! Katy Blakey sings fiercely and leads the teeming masses in song. Can I keep it? A faceless minister re- ceives a cherished pin from Mr. Rou- sey as Father Fisher looks solemn. 10 Opening Mass

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In The Beginning It was a day of excitement, anticipation, and perhaps even a certain amount of fear. It was freshman orientation . . . and it was good. It is traditionally their most difficult day of high school as well as their first. They don ' t know what to ex- pect, what to wear, or how to act. But they received an enor- mous amount of benefit from the day. Angie Harringer said, I was pretty nervous before going to orientation, but I be- came a lot more comfortable as the day went by. The day was filled with tours lead by Junior Leaders, the learning of locker combina- tions, the taking of the fresh- man ' s first I.D. ' s, skits by the juniors, an orientation Olym- pics; and the day climaxed with a picnic of grand proportions sponsored by the student gov- ernment. The skits were really funny, and the food at the pic- nic was outstanding. I may not have been too comfortable go- ing at first, but I ' m really glad I went. It was definitely a successful day. Perhaps junior leader Tonya Ruszkowski said it best. The freshmen arrived nervous and uncomfortable, but they left content and with a certain amount of confidence. Then came the day, the end of summer, the first day of classes. As Sean Nolan put it, It caught me totally unaware. It was a painful situation, but once I overcame the initial shock, I wa s very happy to re- turn to school. This seemed to be the opin- ion of much of the student body. In the words of Rob Bay- liss, It was very difficult at first, but it was great! On the other hand, many students had to admit that the return to school was very wel- come. Howie Lanser may have been speaking for all of those students when he said, I was really looking forward to school but seeing my friends and teachers, who are my fa- vorite part of school, is even better. The first day of school came and went . . . and it was good. Students displayed fancy first day of school clothes, tans, and, in some cases, entirely new physiques. I finally got to wear that cute little outfit my mom got me the day after school got out. Freshmen Orientation and the first day of school were ex- citing and refreshing. A good time was had by all. Mug Shots. Brother Robert coaches Sarah Rahal on the proper way to pose for an I.D. photo. It ' s harder than it looks! Pete Saine and Scott Tonkovich watch intently as Doug Marrese struggles with a typical- ly complicated S.J.H.S. locker combi- Freshman Orientation 9

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Opening Goodness! The opening Mass this year was spiritually uplifting. Be- tween Father Fisher ' s humor and the solemnity of commu- nion, everyone became in- volved, and St. Joe was, for the first time, a family. Junior Ja- net Kass felt that It was great to see so many people getting involved in the Mass, especial- ly the increase of Eucharistic Ministers. Al Nicgorski concurs. The participation of the student body in the Eucharistic Minis- try program and in the liturgy itself seems to have improve from previous years to an im- pressive level. And indeed, it was impressive. The faculty, the staff, the students — all seemed ex- tremely happy in such joyous celebration. Even non-Catho- lics seemed to feel very com- fortable in the environment. David Medow commented that It was a good chance for me to revive the spiritual aware- ness I lost over the summer. Although it was only his sec- ond Mass, Father Fisher com- municated a true feeling of, well, holiness. I was very im- pressed with the participation — well, the whole faculty was; people were very reverent for being in a gym, said he. Clearly, everyone enjoyed the Mass. All classes felt at home; timid freshmen and bra- zen seniors lost all differences and came together in GOD. Rosie Riordan was moved. Basically, everyone was quite impressed with participa- tion and happiness in general. Mrs. Hartzer sums it all up : I thought it was one of the most positive moments of prayer we ' ve had in the five years I ' ve been here. Holy Preparation! blesses the feast. Father Fisher mm Opening Mass 11