ALL-GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL MARKS 40TH ANNIVERSARY WITH REUNION.Byline: Brent Brent, outer borough (1991 pop. 226,100) of Greater London, SE England. The area is a rail and industrial center. Its manufactures include automobile parts, clocks and watches, and electrical equipment. Hopkins Staff Writer WOODLAND HILLS - As the alumnae of Louisville High gathered for their school's 40th anniversary, they brought many things with them. Some brought husbands, some children, and all brought fond memories. ``You can't knock an all-girls school,'' said Katherine Uy, class of 1998. ``I don't think I would be the same person today if I hadn't come here.'' Graduates fondly remembered athletic triumphs, classroom debates and dramatic presentations. While the all-girl student body had its benefits in some situations, there were drawbacks, as well. ``We needed boys,'' said Cheryl Novacek Albert, class of 1974. ``Oh yeah, make sure to mention that,'' said classmate Patricia Kelly, laughing. ``For the plays!'' she quickly added. The single-sex educational environment helped the students focus on what was being taught in the classroom, not who was sitting in it. ``Being surrounded by women, I was prepared to grow up here,'' said Catherine Erlinger, class of 1996. Former students also praised the educational philosophy of their alma mater ma·ter n. Chiefly British Mother. [Latin m  ter; see m . Even in the turbulent 1960s, when most private, religious institutions were not known for their liberal-minded approach to teaching, Louisville was cut from a different cloth. ``It was a very progressive school, intellectually,'' said Judy Cannaro, class of 1969. ``No one was ever condemned con·demn tr.v. con·demned, con·demn·ing, con·demns 1. To express strong disapproval of: condemned the needless waste of food. 2. for having an opposing opinion.'' Perhaps that's why Louisville boasts a nearly 100 percent college attendance rate, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Sister Myra McPartland, the school's principal. Each year, graduates go on to prestigious universities like the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission , Loyola Marymount and Georgetown. For Sunday's event, attended by more than 150 graduates, attendees lunched and chatted about the old days. Flipping Flipping Buying shares in an initial public offering (IPO), and then selling the shares immediately after the start of public trading to turn an immediate profit. flipping through old yearbooks and laughing over the pictures of old scenes, they dished dished adj. 1. Concave. 2. Slanting toward one another at the bottom. Used of a pair of wheels. Adj. 1. dished - shaped like a dish or pan dish-shaped, patelliform concave - curving inward the dirt about who'd been the best student and who'd put on a few post-graduation pounds. The afternoon's program focused on past accomplishments and the future of the school. Sister Myra blessed the new four-classroom building, the school's first addition in 40 years. Plans are also in the works for a $2.5 million modernization modernization Transformation of a society from a rural and agrarian condition to a secular, urban, and industrial one. It is closely linked with industrialization. As societies modernize, the individual becomes increasingly important, gradually replacing the family, of facilities. For those on hand, this was a chance to see the changing face of the school that nurtured them and show their solidarity. |
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