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Sacred Heart High closesareweBy Jean WilleMOKENA — Sacred Heart High Schoolhas graduated its last senior class.The Catholic school lor pirls is clos- their “liulesisters, ing its doors. From the time of its firstgraduating class of one senior student in1856, to the 70-member senior class of 1971, the school has provided a college-preparatory program for girls from Chicago Heights, Chicago, Worth, Frankfort, Tinley Park, New Lenox, Orland Park, Mokena, Oak Forest, Midlothian,Palos Park and Joliet.The school is being closed because of financial difficulties. State officials estimate that to keep a student in hightaxes for the support of public schools.“The Piper”, the school newspaper, had a front page farewell in its final edition from the senior class members toThe farewell reads, “It is true that we will be the last graduating class fromSacred Heart, and we understand with\sympathy the upheaval which the closing of our school has brought upon our fellow students. It seems of little value to utter those two little words which often cause frustration to turn to satisfaction and tears to smiles: ‘We're sorry.' This time it isn't enough. But it iswith sorrow that we watch classes scat-, , . . , , ter and plans for a rewarding four fullschool costs approximately $520 annual- * ... . ...i c a u _ u . -.-a rcTnn years at Sacred Heart become obliterated, ly. Sacred Heart has a tuition ol $300 —hardly enough by state standards. Add to “No amount of sympathy or tears canthe tuition an annual bus fee of SI80 erase the hurt of being cast aside. Weper student, and the financial difficulty can only remind our underclassmen ofbecomes a burden for parents who already lhe extreme happiness that being a partpay hundreds of dollars in real-estate this school has brought to us, and hopethat they will experience this same feel-'ing somewhere else in the future. However difficult it is for us to travel on, we can face tomorrow knowing we’ll never walk alone .... for a piece of Sacred Heart will always be embe'dded in our memories to remind us of the good times.”The ground breaking for the present high school building took place Aug. II,1963; it was dedicated May 2, 1965.ORLAND PARK —Students at Orland For 10 years prior to the constructionPark School, 9960 W. 143rd St., recently of the present building, students attend-participated in a program in observance of Memorial Dav. Under the direction of Mrs. Dorothy Woodhouse, the programwas moderated by fifth grade student Marian Pankow, and taps were plaved b\George Yunker on the snare drum andStudentshonorourwardeaded classes in the novitiate building on the same grounds. The school is located on the edge of wooded property one mile north of the junctions of U.S. 30 and 45, north of Frankfort, Will County. The school has been conducted by the Fran-Woods. The property is owned by the order.Approximately 80 per cent of the senior class will be going on to higher forms of education. Valedictorian Mary Sportiello, Country Club Hills, plans to attend Lewis-St. Francis College in Joliet as a math major.Salutatorian Victoria Ploplis, Tinley Park, plans to major in pre-med at Rosary College, River Forest. Both girlsImperial riders bring home honorsORLAND PARK — Three members of Imperial Farms hunter team entered classes at the Pleasant Hill Farm horse show held in Dyer. Ind., May 30.Tawny Moody, 10, riding her horse “7th Heaven” won a first place trophy in 13-and-under age group jumping competition. She also took four third place ribbons in the other four classes she entered.Cathy Olive, riding her horse “Cherry Kijafa” took third, fourth and fifth in the three classes she entered.Joyce Moody, also riding “7th Heaven” came home with fourth and fifth places in the two classes she entered.have maintained a 4.0 grade-point average.Sister Cecilia Minich, principal, will be leaving for Springfield shortly where she will serve in the same capacity at Sacred Heart, Springfield.The other lav faculty and teachingsisters will be scattered throughout the area next September. Providence High School, New Lenox,-will claim some of the teachers and will probably receive the bulk of the students not graduating. However, many of the students will no doubt be attending the public high schools in their own communities. The future of the modern building, which has not been in existence long enough to have memory-filled halls or ivy covered w alls, has not yet been decided.Mrs. Charles Granger, Tinley Park, who was elected “Mother of The Year' by members of the Sacred Heart’Mothers Club said, about the closing of the school.“Its a very sad thing, but we have had to accept it.”Mr. and Mrs. Granger have had three daughters, Marcia, Claudia, and Leslie Ann graduate from Sacred Heart. Theirfourth daughter, Chervl would have beenin the class of '72. However. Cher\l.along with many of her classmates, willbe attending Providence High School for her senior year.
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Orland Park Herald
Orland Park, Illinois, US
Wed, Jun 09, 1971
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