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

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Because of this decrease in size, the Student Council was able to operate more efficiently. Although everyone knew that Bro. Neil became the new principal at St. Pat's, most were unaware of the new responsibilities that other faculty members acquired. Mr. Presslak became moderator of the Freshman Class, while Mr. Hayes moderated the Sophomores. Bro. Anthony took charge of voca- tions, so that more emphasis could be placed on this important area of Christianity, while Bro. David Calinski devoted his time to the recruitment of sev- enth and eighth graders who are interested in , attending St. Patrick. junior Counselor, Bro. David Pieters assumed co-moderator's responsibilities of the St. Patrick Parents' Club, joining Brother Peter Donlan in helping with the operation of this Club. Among other changes for this year, our own cheerleaders received a new set of newly designed i uniforms, intended to improve their visual presenta- i tion. As you flip through these pages of pictorial his- tory, you will also notice a new visual presentation designed to increase appeal and interest. '. 'ri .eg gd? lguy lu pawn! 'ly' lllm . . sa' l ' i l It icfgglg 1 txt! ll' If l il! , ill, A.. ,li i lair 'll llii-if Qi.. il lillm finals, gillm ...-H: NN ,ll Ill llttl - I r r l if I L',',-Q .M Q gg F' '. .ii 5 i. 'V' -st, 35 qwfblf wp Top Left: Gene Kelly brings down the rebound during one of the Carbondale games. Center Right: Brothers lohn and Anthony enter the main building through the Chapel corridor. Bottom Left: joe Wisniewski uses free time to finish some homework. Bottom Right: The choral group performed their annual Christmas Concert at Wright junior College, Opening f 3

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The beginning of this school year, August, 1980, signaled the beginning of a new lifestyle at St. Pat- rick. This new lifestyle and its changes are focused upon by the Shamrock 7987, which itself, has a new style and look. Perhaps the most obvious change this year was a new class schedule, in which all classes were short- ened to 45 minutes and a 25 minute homeroom! study period was positioned in the middle of the school day. This short period not only allowed time for study, but also permitted the playing of intramu- ral games. ln years past, the intramural program wasn't very successful because it lacked student involvement. Students simply didn't want to participate in games before and after school. With the new available time, however, all students had the opportunity to take part in the intramural program. Those home- room members not participating were allowed to share in the enthusiasm of their HR. teams as spec- tators. Because the intramural program played such an integral part in the students' lives, it required full time attention. To provide this attention, Mr. Wil- liam Sienkiewicz volunteered to handle the program as intramural coordinator and Student Council co- moderator. Our Student Council received not only a third moderator, but also an entire facelift. The entire general assembly of homeroom representatives was eliminated, and a new student Senate was formed. Each of the four classes elected five mem- bers of their class to represent them in this Senate. Continued Page 3 Top Right: One of the many visual techniques used by the Boyzz holds the audience in awe. Above: A group of freshmen discuss the day's activities. Bottom: Our cheerleaders enthusias- tically display their new uniforms during the Homecoming Parade. 2 f Opening Hi Focusing on a Year of Change !u

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