Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory - Shamrock Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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Below: Scholars Tracey Chang, Jenni- fer Lee, Bindhu Varghese, Mark Doherty, and Hugh McBride relax before class. Seminar gave students a chance to bond during their last year at S.H.C. Since I am a shy, math and science kind of person in a discussion- based literature class, I found scholar seminar a real challenge. Even though some ofthe readings are difficult to understand, I still thought it was a good class, because it gave me the opportunity to learn about many different aspects of many different lives. I am able to relate to things I never knew existed, and understand the thoughts behind ideas that I once felt were nonsense. - Cynthia Chung, '98 Scholar Seminar gives students a chance to discuss philosophy. It is about contributing thoughts and receiving new viewpoints on controversial issues. Some ideas included the existence of God, feminism, economics, different types of government, the meaning of truth, and science. Seminar promotes free thinking and liberal attitudes. -MattJ. Lee, '98 I2 Age of Reason

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Coming ogether a- ' ip Left: Ms. Shapiro gives com- munion to a student. All non- catholic students are encouraged to receive a blessing during mass. Left: Sarah Bennett sings a solo at the first mass.The music from the choir added to the success of the masses. eff' O all Marlene Tam and Priscilla read at the Senior Family . Senior council prepared the which was enjoyed by all who at- ft: The SHCP choir performs at e Fall Sports Mass. The choir pressed the community at all the asses they participated in. cathedral' Masses hold a special place in the lives of students at SHC. At Sacred Heart Cathedral, there are a variety of masses which celebrate different things, yet focus on becoming One in the Spirit. Masses are a time for the SHC community to become united spiritually, to present their prayers together, and to thank God as one. Masses at SHC tend to be very powerful experiences. Much of this strength is due to the fact that students work with teachers to prepare masses. In addition, the SHC chorus provides beautiful music, which makes the masses even morelively. One type of mass happens during the school day in St. Mary's Cathedral. The first mass was one of those. It focused on working together as one to make changes in our school. At this mass, student leaders were initiated into office. They received the blessings from the SHC community for their work and leadership during the coming year. This mass proved to be a powerful experience for the leaders, because it expressed unity, trust and, communication among the student body and their student leaders. The family masses brings students and their families together. The masses unite not only the students as a class but also families, as the larger SHC community. The masses emphasize the importance of families and congratulate parents on ajob well done. At the senior family mass, all of the mothers were given a rose to thank them for all their hard work in raising their children. Different items such as aspirin, a diploma, a SAT book and a Walk-a-Thon t-shirt were brought up to the altar to symbolize the growth of the students. The sports masses are done a bit differently. The sports masses are held in the gym to symbolize God's presence with us in sports. They bring together athletes and their families to celebrate the accomplishments of the season, and to ask for continuing success through dedication and hard work. Adding to the variety of the f liturgies here at SHC, there have been masses Q with parts said in Spanish, French and . 4, Japanese during the Advent season. Mrs. it Lorentz commented, Masses are a chance for more student involvement and to come t together as a family. With the masses in different languages, it is an opportunity to represent other traditions and cultures. -Bindhu A. Varghese '98 Above: Senior Caesar Smith offers a petition at the first mass. Block Club members help greatly at masses not only by reading but also by directing the crowds of students to the Age of Reason 11

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1' 'fi Left: Scholars try out new dance moves while under the dicection of Angela Wong. Many scholars made their projects interac- tivewiththeclass. ive: A clip of James Burke from video The Day Ilze Universe nged. James Burke was just one he many thinkers that the schol- studied. t: Minder Singh and Michael ria help themselves to dinner. A r break was taken in the middle The Da the Universe Changed Looking into the minds of scholars... Does truth really exist? Do we really exist? How did the universe begin? These were just some ofthe questions that bo ggle the minds of seminar participants each week. Every Wednesday from 6-9 p.m., scholars convened in the conference room to discuss readings that Scholar Program Director and Seminar Teacher Dr. Kenneth Hogarty assigned. Students read from two different books, Ourselves Among Others Ca.k.a. the Blue Book J and A World of Ideas Ca.k.a. the Green Book j in which they learned about cultural differences as well as philosophical concepts. In addition to the readings, students completed an independent project, where they spent 50- 100 hours on a subject of their choice. After hours of study they prepared a twenty minute presentation for the class. Some of this year's projects included an original episode of Seinfeld, a presentation on aromatherapy, lessons in Tai Chi, a simulation ofThe Real Left: Joanne Esteves 'teaches Joe Gumina some basic dance skills. Many scholars took lessons or iclasses in order to research rinformation for their lprojects. World, and a study on the physics of rollercoasters. The project gave students a chance to apply their skills and explore their interests. Seminar concluded with a barbeque at Dr. Hogarty s house, where, for one of the last times as a class, scholars got the chance to share each others' knowl- edge. I -Tracey Chang, '98 Above: Hugh McBride gives Dr. Hogarty a test drive in his homemade car. Students not only learned new philosophical ideas, but also how to ie three hour long class. apply their unique SkillS- Scholar Seminar 13