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Seniors
Unite in Final Week of School
As graduation is nearing, 46 Mt. Michael seniors are coming
together as a whole and retelling stories as well as
making new memories to look back on when they graduate.
 On
April 25, the senior class went to the home of Dr. John
Drahota ’82 and wife Pat Persaud for the annual
Senior/Alumni get together. In the past this event was
held at Indian Creek Golf Course, but this year Fr. John
wanted to change things and have a place for the seniors
to enjoy themselves. Even though the weather wasn’t
the greatest the senior class enjoyed their time at the
beach house of the Drahota’s. The seniors listened
to music while playing sand volleyball, horseshoes, football,
and even warmed up sitting around a bonfire. Alumni
John Levy ’99 and Pat Flood’82
accompanied the class on the outing. John
told the seniors to keep in touch with
their classmates throughout college and use what they
learned at Mt. Michael and use it in college. Tim Backes
had this
to say about the evening, “Having
the whole senior class together for an evening was a
blast and I loved competing against my friends in sand
volleyball.”
 On
April 26, the seniors and their parents attended the
last class mass at Mt. Michael.
The mass was celebrated by Fr.
Louis who gave out key chains that had
the Benedictine Cross on it. Fr. Louis' personal
gift to the class was a candle that represented light in
their lives. After the mass the seniors and parents strolled
to the Union where they enjoyed complimentary ice cream and
watched the senior video. Reid Anderson commented, “The
video left me flustered and mustered quite a reaction
from the class.” The seniors
have grown together since the first day as freshmen,
and will always remember their classmates. The whole class
would like to thank Fr. John, Fr. Louis, and the rest
of the monks for organizing the annual Senior/Alumni
get together, and for all their work
over the course of the past four years
Article by Scott
Ritzman
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