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

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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

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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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Below: Seniors anxiously wait to tear through their banner. It was finally their a tum to le d the walk. -9 QHUW' gg, 4 '-, t, A ,. if MN ri, .sf ,fix 'srsnamRf'3l'fw'Nd,pd'.t .. :::::'E.E:iiE,S:,Ih'9253-'fiffivff'liifliiailmfiifllff555 26 ,5 ': .if as -Q-s g I I I 3,15 216 ' Frixifiaerf. A -- .ff 33 The Walk- a -Thon was extremely fun, because I got the chance to associate with many new people outside the regular school atmosphere. In addition, it was nice to get away from the school scene to do something thatl know will greatly benefit my school. - April Banker '00 The only thing that I can complain about was that this year there were no water tables. Overall though, it was a very fun school event. When I was a freshman I remember that it rained on us. I'm glad that my senior year's Walk-a-Thon had sunny weather and crystal clear blue skies. -Jason Gatchalian '98 14 Walk-a-Thon . Q '1 I