WAYNE COUNTY
Ladywood High School's final mass
![Rose Ann McHugh, (left) from the class of ’68, and Jeanne Fuller, class of ’73, browse through their old yearbooks during a tour of the library at Ladywood High School.](/gcdn/-mm-/9001b64bcecb1b934b6c3b35ce446191702e8a47/c=0-313-5432-3369/local/-/media/2018/06/02/DetroitNews/B99665815Z.1_20180602154601_000_GRI215VRI.1-0.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Rose Ann McHugh, (left) from the class of ’68, and Jeanne Fuller, class of ’73, browse through their old yearbooks during a tour of the library at Ladywood High School.
Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News![Sister Joyce Marie Van de Vyver, sings during the service.](/gcdn/-mm-/524094eaaca6c71025a881cd298765491f1a6438/c=0-354-5152-3252/local/-/media/2018/06/02/DetroitNews/B99665815Z.1_20180602154601_000_GRI215VO5.1-0.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Sister Joyce Marie Van de Vyver, sings during the service.
Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News![Teressa Placucci, 40, from the class of ’96, takes a photo of the photo collage representing memories and moments of the school.](/gcdn/-mm-/923f25e99622d6c2b13352d959d4106ca5d97aef/c=0-318-5841-3604/local/-/media/2018/06/02/DetroitNews/B99665815Z.1_20180602154601_000_GRI215VQ5.1-0.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Teressa Placucci, 40, from the class of ’96, takes a photo of the photo collage representing memories and moments of the school.
Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News![Katy Harley Fredrick, 53 and from the class of ’83, points to a photo of herself in class when she was 17 years old during her junior year in the 1982.](/gcdn/-mm-/0b497c4b25be9101dd28621ea49927955a57e52f/c=0-603-4996-3413/local/-/media/2018/06/02/DetroitNews/B99665815Z.1_20180602154601_000_GRI215VR3.1-0.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Katy Harley Fredrick, 53 and from the class of ’83, points to a photo of herself in class when she was 17 years old during her junior year in the 1982.
Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News![Katy Harley Fredrick, 53, (center) and two classmates are seen in a photo from her junior year at Ladywood, when she was 17.](/gcdn/-mm-/3abe457a85b941cff910383f55a6c18777057588/c=0-284-5878-3590/local/-/media/2018/06/02/DetroitNews/B99665815Z.1_20180602154601_000_GRI215VQM.1-0.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Katy Harley Fredrick, 53, (center) and two classmates are seen in a photo from her junior year at Ladywood, when she was 17.
Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News![Mary Ellen, 81, a student from the second-ever graduating class at Ladywood (1954) walks the hallway during the tour. The school opened in 1950.](/gcdn/-mm-/94b0c431df9afd6fbba747400d0cbadd3ab27bcd/c=0-394-5198-3318/local/-/media/2018/06/02/DetroitNews/B99665815Z.1_20180602154601_000_GRI215VRV.1-0.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Mary Ellen, 81, a student from the second-ever graduating class at Ladywood (1954) walks the hallway during the tour. The school opened in 1950.
Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News![Pat Sawicki Seleski displays her button from the class of 1969.](/gcdn/-mm-/1da6a44786a7f7653c200de1d6368ab29d372dde/c=0-422-5259-3380/local/-/media/2018/06/02/DetroitNews/B99665815Z.1_20180602154601_000_GRI215VQ4.1-0.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Pat Sawicki Seleski displays her button from the class of 1969.
Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News![Members of the class of "1969" pose for a photo inside their former home room. They are (left-to-right) Lynne James Salzer, Louise Neville, Jackie Borowski Mamou, Pat Seleski, Nancy Tappan Barnhill and Marybeth Zalenski.](/gcdn/-mm-/7bc6941d5301dfbb62406acd065d527814cd6d74/c=0-224-5670-3413/local/-/media/2018/06/02/DetroitNews/B99665815Z.1_20180602154601_000_GRI215VQ3.1-0.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Members of the class of "1969" pose for a photo inside their former home room. They are (left-to-right) Lynne James Salzer, Louise Neville, Jackie Borowski Mamou, Pat Seleski, Nancy Tappan Barnhill and Marybeth Zalenski.
Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News![Kim Muir, of Canton takes a photo of Ashley Ballarin (left) and her mom Melinda Ballarin before the start of Ladywood High School tour.](/gcdn/-mm-/9c805695cce466e839165e6b816d5f343d93ebbb/c=0-340-5623-3503/local/-/media/2018/06/02/DetroitNews/B99665815Z.1_20180602154601_000_GRI215VQ2.1-0.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Kim Muir, of Canton takes a photo of Ashley Ballarin (left) and her mom Melinda Ballarin before the start of Ladywood High School tour.
Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News![Bishop Gerard W. Battersby, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit leads the mass this morning.](/gcdn/-mm-/b04d229b1c811abe4d4ec0ae1e379e9411cc180d/c=0-421-3505-2401/local/-/media/2018/06/02/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/636635599687560181-2018-0602-ctj-me-ladywood157.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Bishop Gerard W. Battersby, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit leads the mass this morning.
Clarence Tabb Jr., The Detroit News![Sister Felicity Marie Madigan, Dean of Ministry and Mission at Ladywood High School, listens during the mass this morning.](/gcdn/-mm-/c07d865ec8969bc265f3b8a4351e9914bdc65cf3/c=0-166-4357-2627/local/-/media/2018/06/02/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/636635599675849805-2018-0602-ctj-me-ladywood144.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Sister Felicity Marie Madigan, Dean of Ministry and Mission at Ladywood High School, listens during the mass this morning.
Clarence Tabb Jr., The Detroit News![l-r, Former students, Katie Campbell, 26, Julie Bushart, 26, Kelsey Horgan, 25, and Ashley Ballarin, 27, pose for a photo in front of the school.](/gcdn/-mm-/c8685b7732f935a842a0bb882907f0d0b8aa533e/c=0-135-5846-3438/local/-/media/2018/06/02/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/636635599707546844-2018-0602-ctj-me-ladywood047.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
l-r, Former students, Katie Campbell, 26, Julie Bushart, 26, Kelsey Horgan, 25, and Ashley Ballarin, 27, pose for a photo in front of the school.
Clarence Tabb Jr., The Detroit News