Marian High School - Marian Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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4, lVlr. Bob lVlcBride, BS at University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Sister Jan Bucher, right, BA from Duchesne College. Sister Doris Doyle, NIS from Creighton. etreats offer variet in life Each religion teacher has different topics and different ways of delivering them. lVlr. Robert lVlcBride heads classes in The Church and Why Belong To lt, Religious Experience, and Listen Christian, all related in that they bring the individual closer to God, and separate in the way of experiences. Sister Doris Doyle introduces new found facets in the faith by leading subjects such as lVlan's Search for God, God. . .ls He or lsn't He?, Jesus According to John, The Community Called Church. Rounding off for the whole person Sr. Doris also discusses the inner person through Understanding Ourselves as Sexual People, and the Marriage Course. Sister Jan Boucher's Symbols and Stories brings God out in everyday peoms etc. with her Comparative Religions. Breaking into the moral aspects of students, Sr. Jan also teaches What to do on a Friday Night and I Love You-ls That OK? The head ofthe Religion Department, Sister Charline has other aspirations for her students, Playing and Praying, Not to Decide ls to Decide, Philosphy and Psychotheology. ' .57 'CHQ Pm ,xx Mis HS plxiihnl., - YY! QA' 'T 'f I-itiixtliiltilttizlii

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eligion topics open new doors The Religion Department underwent three major alterations this year. Under the guidance of Sr. Charline Sutherland, religion was transformd from a definite topic, four year class to an elective-type one semester class. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors chose two classes that they thought would interest them, that they would benefit from, or teachers that they could relate to. The semester courses gave students the opportunity to study more aspects of religion. Since all but the marriage courses were open to stu- dents in the three grades, classes became enlivened. Not only did this give us a greater awareness of others, but it helped to build school unity and spirit. ln following course example, retreats also broke away from the set classes. Sr. Joyce Rupp set up retreats at various locations as an inter- school activity. A lot of good experiences were had during these mini station breaks. Retreats were generally overnighters, where they started at night and lasted through the next day. Students brought their own food on most of them, although a few community suppers were served.

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r 1 ' if ' l Sister Mercedes Rapp, BA at St. Rose College, N.Y. Ms. Eileen Eagen, BA and MA from Creighton University. Mrs. Charlene Brown, right, BA at Creighton University. Mrs. Mary Westbrook, BS from University of Nebraska at Omaha. English came one step closer to an elective this year. Even though an English course is still required, juniors and seniors had their choice of classes. Some of the advantages were greater student interest, better class participation, possible background for college studies, and last but not least, not having a computer match you up with an in- compatible teacher. There was the conventional non-graded course, taught by Sr. Virginia Silvestri. For the less devoted students, Con- temporary World Novel, Shakespeare, Overvievv!Fiction, English Skills!American Literature, and World Literature existed. Ms. Eileen Eagen instructed Creative Writing, and super- vised the creation of Ouch! .,Themes in Film and Lit is a dramatic new course also taught by Ms. Eagen, where themes of various movies are analyzed. Both of these courses are semester electives.