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“This is the number one school for technology,” he says. “We justbought a whole new sound system this year for live events, andwe’re probably the only high school in the area to have an analog/digital hybrid mixture. If you’re interested in sound design, thisis definitely the school. If you’re interested in video, we have theIrish News Network. We rent great lighting for events or use theValentine Theatre, which is a great experience. The technology, withthe laptops and all the computers and the ability to connect witheach other in the school is unbelievable.”Moving OnIn January, Brian moved to Winter Park, Florida to begin classesat Full Sail University, a school that specializes in careers in theentertainment industry. There he will spend 21 months workingtoward a bachelor’s degree in show production design and touring.After college, Brian would like to work for a professional designcompany, possibly in the area of lighting design. He especiallyenjoys lighting for concerts as opposed to theater because it involvesa lot more programming, action, and creativity. He says he wouldn’tmind working as a lighting technician for concert tours in order towork his way up to lighting design. Since most design companiesare based in Los Angeles, he will most likely move there after college.“I know what I want to do,” he says. “I just have to find the best wayto do it.”The impact Brian had on Central Catholic won’t soon be forgotten,and Chris Hamady feels that Brian is more than deserving of ascholarship in his name. “I can’t think of anyone that has mademore of an impact on this school as an individual than BrianHanley,” he says. “Every one of our events that incorporated anysort of media production, he played a huge role in.“As an educator, you always hope that you’ll have that one studentthat is so enthusiastic and excited about what you’re teachingthat not only do they learn from you, but you also learn fromthem. Their commitment to that subject matter goes beyond theclassroom. And that’s what Brian does. I learned as much workingwith Brian as I hope he did working with me.”Central Catholic Invites Youto Share With UsCentral Catholic High School is extending an invitation to all of ouralumni and friends to share your gifts and talents with us. While wealways need and appreciate your financial support – and we ask forit often – we also welcome you to share your less tangible resourceswith our faculty, staff, parents, and especially our students.If you have knowledge or a special skill that might benefit someoneat CCHS, if you’ve had an experience that you’d like to share withour students that you think might be inspirational to them, or if youjust have some time to offer, we would love to hear from you.So many of our alumni and friends are doing great things in theworld! We invite you to give back to Central Catholic to inspire theleaders of tomorrow. You may be surprised to realize what an effectyou can have by simply sharing your gifts with others.Please contact the CCHS Office of Institutional Advancement at419-255-2306 or email lbowling@centralcatholic.org for moreinformation.Following Up On HistoryAfter the Fall 2010 issue of was published, we receivedseveral comments from alumni about items that were left out of thestories pertaining to the 90-year history of Central Catholic HighSchool. The following are excerpts from these comments…• The 1999 volleyball team was the most successful team ofthat decade, winning the City League, sectional, and districtchampionships.• The Lady Irish softball team won the 2000 City Leaguechampionship.•During the 2003-2004 school year, the boys’ cross countryteam and the boys’ track team each won a City LeagueChampionship. Several of the boys were members of bothteams.Also, Mary Pat Boldt ’71 had her own recollections to add to theschool history section about the 1970s…“You mention the newly revised dress code for girls to wear pantsuitsand culottes, but boys still had to wear ties. What you don’t know iswhy and how that all came about.The new principal in my sophomore year was Fr. Steinle. OneWednesday when we were having an assembly, it was extremely cold.In those days, girls would wear pants to school on cold days and takea skirt, which had to pass the ‘kneel on the floor and touch the floortest’ or it was considered too short.For Christmas I remember getting a nice Jonathan Logan purplepantsuit. This was an expensive, nice tailored pantsuit with goldbuttons down the front. In the hallways before school, everyonewas complaining about how cold they were and wishing they couldkeep their pants on to stay warm. At that moment I decided to takea stand and kept my pantsuit on instead of changing into the skirt.The assembly started early in the morning, so no one knew I wasn’tgoing to change, and I kept pretty low profile. I was in the assemblythat day, and although I never said anything on stage, the statementwas clear as I was in front of the entire assembly in pants!Fr. Steinle was furious, and he found me and pulled me down a hall.I don’t remember her name, but the sister who was my homeroomteacher and art teacher came after me and basically told Fr. Steinlethat it was just too cold out and that wearing pants was the smartthing to do. Thank you Sister for standing up for me. I was told tochange into a skirt and refused.All day long, everyone, including several of the sisters and layteachers, came up to me and said, ‘Good for you, maybe the policywill change now.’ I had detention or some sort of punishment fora week. I can’t remember exactly what it was. All I know is that itwas all worth it, and that is what instigated the change in dress codepolicy.”