St Joseph Notre Dame High School - Reflections Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

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English Department Sparks Creativity Sr. Catherine Theresa, English, Religion If maturing and youthfulness are qualities of mind as well as of body, I think that teaching students to know Christ in His love for them and all mankind is an essential contribution to their continual development in really joyful living Mr. Paul Tyler, English I encourage the students to remain faithful to that noble quality—curiosity—that dominates childhood. However, when students ask permission to light their teacher on fire for curiosity’s sake, I encourage no more.

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Mrs. Erbele, Business In business courses students develop skills in typing, accounting, shorthand, and office procedures for personal use and to qualify for entry level office jobs. Students are helped to develop a true personality for business. Mrs. B. Reeves, Music To contribute to both maturing and the retaining of the youthfulness of the students, the text of many of our songs are light and carefree. These songs keep up with today’s Mrs. C. Hanna, Home Economics youth as well as tomorrow's adults. Our music materials are selected so that they will In my class, there must be lots of sharing, critical lead to the development of concepts and generalizations which are understandings, judgements made and experiences which, hopefully, produce appreciations, and abilities. We do have two sides of music and each student is aware a happy blend of friendliness, honesty, and openness. The of both. activities allow for cooperative effort, conversation, and a sense of humor.

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Miss Georgia Viahos PICTURE MISSING: Ms. Maria Moore, English, Speech How do I contribute to both the maturity and the retention of youth There’s no need for a personality to grow ar The thing is not to in my students? . . . by explaining courage and demonstrating humor! remain adolescent but to work toward maturity to appraise life If we can all remember that no human condition is ever permanent - honestly and with experience, not naively but critically and at the then we would not be too overjoyed in good fortune nor too sorrowful same time keep this openness, this willingness to face reality, this in misfortune. Therefore, believe and smile. Not laugh! Smile. interest in life and not grow old. ) apy won i AD © s 86 Sr. Mary Elizabeth, English Sr. Maureen Julie, History, English, Religion Children are simple. They haven’t yet learned to worry about what other people think of them. They’re just themselves, without any pretenses. I hope I can help my students understand that a rediscovery of this kind of simplicity is part of maturing.