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

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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.

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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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Father Lupe Sanchez, Religion, Spanish God is life, goodness, and beauty. The more Godlike we become, the more life, goodness, and beauty will we radiate. Sr. Elizabeth Mary, Religion, Language Arts Adults should always be a bit of the child: they should not lose their sense of wonder and also should retain their creativity. Mr. Jack Gordon, Religion Commit yourself to Jesus Christ! Through the power of His Spirit you will start becoming what God intends you to be. That’s maturity and authenticity. With Jesus in your life, you will remain ever growing, open, joyful, unafraid, never cynical. That’s authentic youthfulness. Father John O'Reilly, Religion