St Patrick High School - La Croix Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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wa,-A. Top Left: Mark Kotsios plays the orchestra bells in harmony with the musical melodies of spring. Top Right: The lunior-Senior Clee Club of Madonna joins in to accent the perfor- mance. Center Left: The St. Pat's Concert Chorus along with the Madonna lunior-Senior Glee Club sings a popular song with Bro. Ralph conducting. Center Right: lames Marcus performs a solo supported by his fellow Chorus members. Bottom: The alumni do a number of their own for the excited listeners. Ending With a Song iQ YT The Spring Choral Concert, produced through the efforts of Bro. Ralph and our own Chorus with the cooperation of Mrs. Diane lankiewicz and the Madon- na lunior-Senior Glee Club, highlighted the season of spring with its many expertly performed numbers. After a brief preview, performed before the students of both Madonna and St. Pats, the entire production was performed before full house crowds in our gym which was festively decorated with Grecian pillars and all the colors of the rainbow. Special attractions includ- ed a special guest appearance by both the DePaul brass and string ensemble and the alumni and faculty who performed independently of one another. Student Life X 27

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Sharing a Pleasant Evening 7 , gg My On Friday, April 3, 1981, the luniors attended their lunior Prom, which was held at Brigante's in Des Plaines. The Prom, which began at 8:00 P.M., had Always and Forever as its theme with the music being provided by Unity. Thanks to the efforts of Bro. David Calinski, the 92 couples in attendance enjoyed a variety of dancing and music. luniors received mugs as a souvenir and were able to have their portraits taken with their dates. Top Left: Brian Murphy dances with his date. Top Right: Tom Gartner and Prom date check in with Bro. David Galinski. Center Left: Louis Manis offers a carnation to his date. Center Right: Pat O'Driscoll enjoys a quiet moment with his girl friend, Bottom Right: Tony Bongiorno, Ed Buckley, Pat Wise, and Kevin Tobin have their hands full with Weir Prom dates. 26 f Student Lite if

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Shakespeare in Small Doses Top Left: The paranoid couple, Lady McBeth tlulie Taylorl and McBeth tEric Kindahlj imagine that they see their victim's spirit. Top Right: Trinculo tlohn Roggil ponders on the creature fKevin Ridgel he encounters. Center Right: Shylock tTom Hoffj inquires the principle of his contract to Portia tKim Lukasikj as Bassanio tlim Cillespiej, Antonio tPat Fiorettoj, Salerio lAbdon Pallaschj, Craciano flim Dudai, Nerissa tMary Kay Kamysj and the Duke of Venice Maron O'Brienl study the case. For the first time in St. Pat's history, the Thespian Society spon- sored a Spring Renaissance Festival. Held in the student courtyard on the evenings of May 15th, 16th, and 17th, the performances consisted of a series of single acts drawn from the plays of Shakespeare. Intended to highlight the variety of moods and con- flicts exhibited by Shakespeare, the approximately 40 actors demonstrated their skills before the receptive audiences on the three nights. The program was a prime example of the high level of cooperation at St. Pat's between faculty and students. Setting the atmosphere for the middle ages were jugglers, minstrels and jesters under the supervision and guidance of Messrs. Zimmerman and Stephenson. The entire program was developed and produced by Chief Director lack Nelson with the assistance of Ms. Worcester, Messrs. Stephenson, Zimmerman, and Lithgow, with each directing at least one segment of the production. 28 .f Student Lite Other faculty members helped in a variety of ways: Messrs. Hayes and Venegoni served as narrators, Miss Hart and Mrs. LaLonde prepared the costumes. Bro. David Pieters helped in preparation of the performing area, while Mr. Wilkens provided special electrical lines to handle the lighting which was facilitated by Mr. Quinn. lim Duda supervised the lighting, Mike Dolatowski, Joe Wisniewski and Rich Kackowski served as festival entertainers and a variety of other students helped out as ushers. Drawing one or two scenes from each of the following plays: Macbeth, The Tempest, The Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet, Henry ld The Taming of the Shrew, and A Midsummer Nights Dream, the festival gave insight into the talent of Shakespeare and a variety of ways that he portrayed the many moods of man. To culminate the festival, Sunday night's finale had a faculty cast in A Midsummer Nights Dream, which greatly enter- tained the participants and spectators.