Tigermania is celebratedin archdiocesan schools
Kristin Lukowski of The Michigan Catholic
Published September 27, 2006
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Photo by Kristin Lukowski | The Michigan Catholic
To celebrate the Detroit Tigers' advance into the World Series, Our Lady Queen of Martyrs school, in Beverly Hills, had a furry and striped visitor last Friday, who visited with and high-fived students. | Beverly Hills – Tiger, tiger, burning bright – at schools all over the archdiocese.
Students from Monroe to Birmingham got into the Detroit Tigers spirit last week to celebrate the Tigers' first advance into the World Series since their win in 1984. Schools held Tigers spirit days with Tigers clothing, popcorn, signs and even pep rallies.
St. Germaine Elementary in St. Clair Shores, Our Lady of Good Counsel Elementary in Plymouth, St. Michael in Livonia and St. Mary Catholic Central High School in Monroe were among the schools that celebrated days to dress in Tigers-themed clothing. St. Valentine School in Redford Township also had popcorn, cheering and signs, and students at St. Alfred in Taylor were to bring stuffed tigers to school this past Wednesday. Gabriel Richard High School in Riverview had a poster contest planned.
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Photo by Kristin Lukowski | The Michigan Catholic
To celebrate the Detroit Tigers' advance into the World Series, Our Lady Queen of Martyrs school, in Beverly Hills, had a furry and striped visitor last Friday, who visited with and high-fived students. | Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, in Beverly Hills, had a visit from a tiger (really an adult in a costume) to rally their support for the Detroit Tigers. Students were decked out in jerseys and T-shirts, some wearing "rally caps" – ball caps turned inside out.
Second-grader Patrick Heikkila liked cheering for the Tigers as a school and singing "Take me Out to the Ball Game" with the rest of the school. "I think they're going to win the World Series," he said.
His classmate Emily McCann said she liked getting her picture taken with the tiger, and had a good forecast for the team's pitching: "Kenny's really pitching good," she said, referring to Kenny Rogers, who didn't allow any runs in the eight innings he pitched in game 2.
Kevin Tyranski, also a second-grader, said he had a baseball signed by members of the Tigers when he attended a playoff game versus the Oakland Athletics. "I got there super, super early," he said. "I'll keep it forever."
At Holy Name Catholic School in Birmingham, principal, Sr. Annice Mordenski – a big Tiger fan – has been allowing the students to dress down on Fridays during the playoffs, which seems to be working. Last Friday, a bubble gum-blowing contest was planned. Students have also been praying for the Tigers each morning.
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