Archbishop Walsh High School - Buchmann Beacon Yearbook (Irvington, NJ)

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czence 5 jG20wf209e Qlerzbeof 7140122 C. Soraci and N, Huzar test the acceleration of a falling body in physics. K. Ferrara writes down observations as P. Miceli and M. Joyce perform an experi- ment concerning boiling point. The Science Department offers four years of courses designed to familiarize the students with the major sciences of biology, physics, and chemistry. Through observation and investigation, they are aware of scientific principles present in their lives, Freshmen discover the universal concepts of Physical Science. Sophomores are offered two courses, either the traditional Biol- ogy or Biological Sciences Curriculum Study. ln these, the stu- dent interprets the microscopic world of cells in order to explain the mystery of life. Through physics, juniors study and test the governing laws ofthe universe, ln senior year, two distinct chem- istry programs are presented. The traditional chemistry includes all topics essential for understanding the basics of chemistry. The Chem Study is the same but the goal is achieved through exper- imentation. After completing these courses, the student realizes that science is a method of thinking and of gaining an understanding of the world. sefoafzbn N. McCann checks the accuracy ofthe weight of a beaker of water, as C. Mellon pre- pares for the next part of the experiment. -...hs-Q G. Mazzucco and N. McCann are intrigued by the slide rule - how easily it can calcu- late! 23

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HL. L yaefyzon yy QIQUO Uemenf 02175 goof y.-.............,e-.,,, ,,-.i. ,,,, ,,,..,, . ...,,,., W. ,s.,. , , Hameroom AZ observes the season ot Advent as Sister Magdalene lights 14 f Q ,,. G Tobinas C Mellon, P. Kilgaritf and D. Shumlich participate in a panel discussion con cernirig The work of the lay apostolate. ri..- 4' J Schneider R Barry, P. Firuta and C. Binko voice their opinions onthe subiect of vocations. the fourth candle on the Advent wreath. Monsignor Davis discusses the work of the Propagation of the Faith with K. Gunning, D. McMahon, C. Latter, B. Wislcowslci, and C. Sosnowslci. Love of God consists of personal involvement with other people. The true Christian must become aware of the peo- ple around him and must react to them. This might take the form of a cheery hello to the girls she does not usually see every day, or a tutoring session with a friend who is having difficulties with a certain subject. But involvement does not mean that she stays within her own peer group. She might join a community service project, help in her parish Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, become an as- sistant to a Girl Scout troop or help in countless other ways to practice her religion by becoming entangled with the Christians around her. The program of religious instruction at Walsh prepares the girls for their roles as Christians involved with God and His people. The books used in the four-year program give Walsh girls insights into the involvement of the Christian person from the time of Christ to the Middle Ages and finally to the present time. They trace the Christian in- volvement with the liturgy of the Church, the Mass, which is the highest form of Christian worship, or involvement with God. Marriage and Family, a Senior course conducted by the priests, prepares the girls for Christian living through the vocation of marriage.

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nyfsf gs' ffe gnspzkabon or reabbzf J. Price, D. Snitko, and M. Zahaykevich await the opening ofthe Film Study Program, A Long Days Journey lnto Night. it Q. 5 -mf' 5559 -r Al. An English IV class prepares for a discussion concerning Shakespeares Sonnet 18. 24 J , , X, The English curriculum provides an integrated, graded and progressive study of all avenues of effective communication: oral, aural, written and visual. Since the word, the perfect sym- bol, is one of man's best and most fitting forms of expression, the student listens to and reads recordings of classic and contempo- rary literature and discusses the authors. In her first three years at Walsh, the student is exposed to a panorama of good litera- ture, studying English and American fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama. In her fourth year, while enriching these reading ex- periences through outside reading, she discovers and studies comparatively the common themes among English, American, and European authors. Thus she appreciates qualities of style as she recognizes universal themes and reads about common human experiences. Writing is an integral part of this attempt to communicate. Having gained a background in literature, the student learns dis- cipline as she concretizes her experiences in writing, made accu- rate by her knowledge of grammar and stylized by her knowl- edge of rhetoric. Her understanding of visual communication is broadened and deepened by the study of short and feature films and televi- sion and by the experience of live theatre at McCarter in Prince- ton. L. Wallinger, C. Hampp, L. Mueller, R. Kuehl, K. Gunning and G. Eppell discuss some modern movie techniques during the A.P. English class, I 1 , , L. Hales, R. Kuehl and T. Bilobram exchange notes on their reaction to Brahms Symphony No. fi.