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

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V J A.D. 1989 The Saint Joseph ' s High School student: spirited, intelligent, en- thusiastic, . . . and curi- ous. Many a time has one of the quality St. Joe stu- dents asked the question, Where did it all come from? The school, the faculty, the student body? The obvious an- swer would involve the traditional story of the Seven Days of Creation. However, contrary to popular belief, the Cre- ation Story is as follows: On the first day God created all of the physical llmmmm, I wonder ... A group of inquisitive St. Joe students ponder the question of physical existence and thier origin. world: The earth, the sky, the trees, and the animals. The world became cov- ered with nature and its inhabitants. The day end- ed, and it was, well, okay. On the second day, God created the educated adults of the world. They were filled with knowl- edge and questions. They learned through research and reached the point where it was necessary to pass on their knowledge, for they would not live forever. And thus, the second day ended, and it was getting better. On the third day, God created the freshmen. Be- wildered, confused, and searching for identity, these Freshmen looked toward the adults, or Fac- ulty as they became known, for guidance and knowledge. But these Freshmen felt a need for people closer to their own age whom they could identify with and get rides to the many events of the new world. And so ended the third day, and things were improving. On the fourth day, God created the Sophomores. This group of students came in with one more year of experience under their belts, plus a driver ' s license! These teens learned to appreciate the new knowledge they re- ceived from the Faculty, 5b

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And there were seniors! Dave Ra- finski, Kevin Skurski, and Darren Mc- Coy watch their new friend deteriorate with the warming weather. but they were still in need of leadership. The fourth day ended, and things were looking pretty good. On the fifth day, God created the Juniors. This bunch of students was growing in maturity, but at the same time they maintained their young and zealous nature. They took on more advanced learning projects and be- gan to look ahead to their future. However, these teens were still short in levels of education and maturity to move on to bigger and better things. The fifth day came to a close, and things were brighter still. On the sixth day, God created the Seniors. Spir- ited and vivacious, edu- cated and mature, this fourth mass of students were the leaders and models of the other three. They took on the chal- lenges put forth by the Faculty, and succeeded. They planned ahead for their future, and the fu- ture of the world. And thus concluded the sixth day, and things were on the up and up. God then stepped back and looked at his cre- ation. At this point every- thing was all right, but something was missing. He had the earth, the Faculty, and hundreds of excellent students scat- tered throughout nature. So God decided that they all must be brought to- gether as one. And so, on the seventh day, God created Saint Joseph ' s High School. It was here that the Faculty and the students were brought together. They all learned, worked, com- peted, and lived as a com- munity. They would cele- brate each others ' triumphs and support each other in times of hardship. God looked upon this spirited and united community, and smiled. And the seventh day ended . . . and it was good! AND IT WAS GOOD!