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Marian High School, 1311 South Logan Street, Mishawaka, IN 46544 Madrigal Vol. 24
Spirit of ’91
1990-1991 looks as if it is going to be the year that we’re challenged to
a year of challenges. Every member of change all that — and more.
the Marian community will face chal-
lenges throughout the year, chal- In order to meet those challenges, ev-
lenges that will include the search for ery member of the Marian community
academic excellence as well as the will be called upon to maintain a posi-
usual difficulties with friends, fam- tive attitude as we strive together to-
ilies, and teachers. wards our individual and community
goals. We will need to help each other
1990-1991, however, poses some see that there are no obstacles that
special hurdles for our Marian com- cannot be turned into opportunities.
munity. Student enrollment, which
has made something of a turn around Our efforts this year will once again
in the last few years, is still below bring back the pride of Marian High
what we’d like it to be, and the avail- School. We will live up to the reputa-
able pool of students is smaller than tion of excellence in academics and
ever. In addition, our athletic teams athletics that others in the past have
have posted some poor records in the established. This year will mark the
past few years, with the result that retum to glory for MHS!
school spirit has been sagging. This is
sPcoInsN ES
The First Hurdle
Once again Marian has in- years the Marian communi-
vited a new class into its ty will be expecting great
community. The class of success from this class. It
‘94 started strongly, “Yet in remains to be seen whether
no way did they compare this class can pull them-
to the class of ‘91 when we selves together and eventu-
were freshman,”’ said sen- ally make it to be AL-
ior Mike Crothers. Although MIGHTY SENIORS! So, with
their potential has been this in mind, the best thing
recognized by many, they to do is to wish them good
have much to _ learn luck and hope they turn out
throughout the years about to be as great as the SEN-
respect, school spirit, and IOR CLASS OF ‘91.
how to have fun without Mike Crothers
Mommy and Daddy! In a few
Top: Christie Wilhelm seems to have Upper right: It should be against
a serious case of Spirit Week acne. rules to be as happy as JoAnn
Romeo appears to be!
Below: Not paying attention and
distracting others: Christie Kolbas
will make a good senior!
“The only thing I had
any problem with was
finding the bath-
ox
room.”
— Ben Thompson
“My first day of school
was kind of weird.”
— Becky Krug
“I got lost twice and
locked my locker com-
bination in my lock-
ek at
— Tina Spiridon
mon Ce titst@daVaor
school I made a fool
out of myself many
times.”
— JoAnn Komeo
“My first day at school
was very intense and
hectic.’
— Nicole Buysse
Ann Fewell, Katie Dittoe, Sylvester What a beautiful sight! (Andrea
Kitty, Brooke Torok, and Liz Lentych, Lydia Richardson, & Sarah
Slamkowski. Wolf)
Only in a freshman class would you find this many people still awake.
SpSpiriit rOfi ‘9t1.
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Friday September 21, 1990 marked wildly. With the spirit of Homecoming
the end of a very busy and spirited in the air, a sense of school pride
week at Marian. Throughout the welled up in the players and the fans
week, students showed their spirit by alike. With the support of the crowd at
dressing in the day’s particular their backs, the Knights opened the
theme. The week began with “Class game with a bone-breaking drive that
Color Day,’’ and students showed ended with Brian Nix’s 56 yard touch-
pride in their class, as well as their down run. From that point on, things
school, by dressing in the class’s des- seemed to deteriorate on the field,
ignated color. A barrage of hockey but spirits remained high as the
sticks, shoulder pads, and basketball Knights trailed 14-6 at the half.
jerseys marked Tuesday as ‘Sports
Day.’’ Friendship often means like As the teams left the field, the crowd’s
personalities, which was expressed emotion showed as the floats circled
on Wednesday’s “Twins Day.’’ The the track. With the arrival of the
famed blue and silver blazed in the Homecoming court, Father Daryl
halls as students painted their faces “took this opportunity’’ to announce
to show their pride on Thursday’s that Jill Allsop, who was escorted by
“School Color Day.”’ For the first time Ron Garcia, would be this year’s
in many years, Friday was designated Homecoming Queen. After the half-
as ‘Dress-Up Day.’’ Students, much time festivities, both teams stormed
to their chagrin, came dressed in nice through the densely-building fog onto
clothing. the field for the second half. Although
the Knights controlled the seventh-
Homecoming week led up to an eve- ranked Bishop Luers for the majority
ning full of excitement. As the Knights of the first half, Luers took over in the
stormed the field, the crowd cheered second half, and the gap was opened.
As the defender hangs on for his life, Brian Kinzie
struggles for the extra yardage.
Homecoming Queen Jill Allsop and King Ron
Garcia.
Homecoming Court: Brooke Torok and Mike
McNeil, Angie Koloszar and Jim Westbrook, Jen
Parrish and Steve Christianson, Jill Allsop and
Ron Garcia, Wendi Goldy and Brian Bognar,
Kathy Mahoney and BJ DeCola, and Mary Good
(with Mark “‘concussion’’ Sniadecki — not
pictured).
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