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

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The Return of Spirit The excitement was in- tense. I mean, the tension was, well, you could cut it with a spork, yeah! , so said Junior Matthew Jameson. His words could have been spoken by anyone present on that magical evening. That night was . . . Basketball Homecoming. That ' s right, the culmination of that momentous week known as Basketball Homecoming Spirit Week! The week began with a won- drous display of school spirit materializing in the form of an all-school dress-up day. An ob- servation was made by moral- ity teacher Mary Lee Hartzer. I was truly amazed! So many happy people with so much school spirit. I would ' ve ex- pected the students to be drained and unable to continue such an awesome display of spirit in the following spirit days. But continue they did ... and it was really good. The first class to display their spirit was that of the Freshmen. By some sort of divine interven- tion, the freshmen thought up their theme, Valentine ' s Day Massacre. The overwhelming spirit of the freshen even brought praise from Senior Bill Anzelc who said, Their theme was perfect since it was Valen- tine ' s Day! I, for one, was quite impressed. School spirit has a wonderful future in the Frosh! Need one say more? Then came the sophomores with a stunning display of spirit expressed by their theme, The Evolution of Fashion. Sopho- mores of all shapes, colors, and sizes came to school wearing outrageous examples of fash- ion from the far past to present day. Next up were the Juniors with their theme Medieval Times. Students came dress in creative costumes ranging from the Plague to a knight. Finally, it was the Senior They ' re back! The seniors went back to their old theme Holidays for this year ' s Basketball Spirirt Week. The Stars and Stripes. The senior sis- ter-brother combo dress up as the well known symbol of freedom. class ' turn to shine. Their theme was Holidays Part II: the Return of Spirit, refering to their stuning victory their freshman year with the same theme during Football Spirit Week. This theme would once again prove to be impossible to beat as the seniors took the class competition title with ease. The Homecoming Court consisted of Dave Rafinski, Brian Zimmer, Nathan Gunn, Jeremy Dolniak, and Tony Agostino as candidates for king and for queen honors there were Laura Heintzel- man, Jamie Megyese, Heidi Weber, Sarah Ehrich, Mary Majewski, and Kristi Grant. After much anticipation it was revealed that Heidi Weber and Brian Zimmer were voted Queen and King for this year. Heidi described the event as the biggest thrill of her life. 16 Basketball Homecoming ML

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Three in One This year ' s Fall Play was ac- tually a group of three short plays. They were as follows: The Bald Soprano , Clown- ing Around , and Teenage. The Bald Soprano was starred by Ted Hartzer, Katy Blakey, Mario Borelli, Liz Schirmer, Tom Bullock, and Tracy Gruber. The play is an off the wall, often confusing, play about conversation. It has been likened to a Monty Py- thon skit. The second play, Teenage, is a play written by a teenager, about teenagers. It deals with teenage experiences with both humor and seriousness. It starred Bill Anzelc, Sean Mur- phy, Bob Taylor, Howie No words, all action. Mines Kristi Scott, Bobby Taylor, and Sarah Hud- gins act everything out while others dictate the words. Lanser, Kelly Murphy, Jenny Harvey, Rosie Riordan, Ally- son Kintz, with cameo appear- ances by several others. The third play, Clowning Around, was written by our own English teacher and direc- tor of the Fall Play, Mrs. Jane Syburg. Her play deals with the trials and tribulations of the Taylors as they go to see a family counselor to deal with communication problems with their daughter. The Taylors were played by Adam Kline, Kiernan Cressy, and Rachelle Anthes with Hope Simpson portraying the counselor. The play was put on in a very pow- erful way by having mimes dis- play the action while the char- acters spoke from above, covered by darkness with only their faces showing. All in all, it can be sure that anyone who saw the Fall Play was treated to many a great performance and a greater ap- preciation for the art. One can be sure that with great perfor- mances like this year ' s, the dra- matic tradition at St. Joe will continue on strong. What a drag. Bill Anzelc, Rosie Rior- dan, Sean Murphy, Kelly Murphy, and Jenny Harvey show concern and thought in Teenage. Pure and dignified. Katy Blakey and Ted Hartzer display their upstanding characters in The Bald Soprano. 15

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Through the years. Sophomores Meghan Beeler, Sonya Weber, Amy Criniti, and Kara Ratliff model the fa- sions of days past. 1989 Homecoming Court. Jamie Me- gyese. Bill Anzelc, Laura Heintzel- man, Heidi Weber, Dave Rafinski, Brian Zimmer, Sarah Ehrich, Nathan Gunn, Mary Majewski, Jeremy Dol- niak, Kristi Grant, and Tony Agostino. Basketball Homecoming 17