It’s snowing like crazy here in Colorado and the weather brings back fond memories of Rochester’s lake affect snow (is that affect or effect?). So I thought I’d slog down memory lane and list a few of the great things I remember about Cardinal Mooney. Please add to the list by posting a comment!
CARDINAL MOONEY MEMORIES:
- Sister Lisette’s art class where we got to listen to the radio while working on projects
- The year Mooney didn’t have a play a group of us performed in the Aquinas production of ”Fiddler on the Roof”; the year we did “Annie Get Your Gun” and ‘74 alum, Ann Short had the lead as Annie
- Hiking up our hemlines by rolling up our skirts under those dorky sweater vests
- The newspaper drive
- 100 Days
- The fence bordering Mooney property and the shopping mall where smokers would congregate
- The ladies who worked in the cafeteria – saints, all of them!
- How big the school seemed and how overwhelming it felt in those first Freshman weeks
- Latin class (puer/boy, puella/girl)
- Ski club trips to Swain Ski Resort
Swain ski resort in Upstate New York
Ahhh, the good old days!
4 responses so far ↓
Gini (Snyder) Shevrin // December 1, 2008 at 6:41 am
- Squishing Peggy Straub’s (‘73) twinkies every day at lunch (maybe that’s why she became a cloistered nun??) BTW, I believe Peggy passed away several years ago at a convent in Massachusetts. If anyone can verify or correct, please do.
- Early morning runs to the Crest printer in Rochester.
- The bus crash (class of ‘73) on the way back from Cassadaga.
Charlie Yanaitis // January 28, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Laurie,
I found this great webpage with a picture and write-up on Mr. Merola, on his induction into the Section V Hall of Fame.
http://www.cal-mum.com/secv_hof08.htm
I thought you may be interested in posting this.
Go Cardinals! (remember that!)
Charlie Yanaitis
Michelle (Ciufo) // March 10, 2009 at 2:54 pm
I attended Cardinal Mooney as a member of the C/O ‘88. The times I spent at Mooney and the friends I made were and are some of the best memories of my life!!! )O(
Sara Miller/Schmerbeck // October 24, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Looking for alumni from the class 1975.
Maria Del Vecchio/ Phyllis Plantone/ Tina Kohler..