Xavier High School - Xavierian Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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Mathematics : Basis For Computer A e FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE - Geometry students Bev Burger, Kathie Goulet, Mary Weems, Terri Day and April Anair discover characteristics of solid figures. N INTRIGUING INTERSECTIONS - funiors Ann Williams and Ellen 0'Dowd learn principles of Cartesian coordinate system. Logarithms, obtuse angles, and conic sec- tions are all a part of the mathematician's working Vocabulary. Algebra and geometry students explore the concepts of modern math while members of the Math IV class follow the more conventional methods. Preparing for the computer age, math teach- ers stress the importance of logic problem structure and orderly thought process. Sopho- more students delved into the beauty of mathe- matics as they created the illusions of curved fig- ures through the use of only a straight edge. SISTER MARY CUNEGUNDA, B.V.M. - Algebra 1, Sacristy Club Moderator . . . Mr. MICHAEL KLEIN - Geometry . . . SISTER MARY CELES- TINE, B.V.M. - Religion III, Algebra II, American History, registrar, fr. Class moderator, chairman of Social Studies Department, National Honor Society moderator. Sister Mary Cunegunda, B.V.M. Mr. Michael Klein Sister Mary Celestine, B.V.M. A ACADEMICS 2 1

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Science : MRS. PATRICIA UNALE - Chemistry, biology, Science Club modera- tor . . . SISTER MARY PAUL ANTHONY, B.V.M. - Religion III, geometry, math IV, general science, Chairman of Math Department, Red Cross moderator. REACTION WITHOUT HEAT - Senior chemistry students Cathy Staab and Patrice Delagrange prepare sodium chloride in a lab experiment. Knowledge Throu h Experimentation Amid test tubes, microscopes, bur- ners, and shots of Look, girls, her sweater caught fire, Xavier's future scientists labor long in the labs. Be it dissecting frogs, proving principles, or collecting gas in bottles, scientific curiosity reigns supreme. Weekly lectures supplement text- book knowledge, and a student's progress is checked by chapter tests. By undertaking outside projects, sci- ence students learn the principles of independent investigation and the value of science in daily life. SOLUTION A shows little reaction when Kris Korte and Alannah Kahley compare it to the control. Nancy Babington and Kathy Heames prepare agar-agar for their mold. 20 ACADEMICS Q

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SISTER MARY SI-IEILA, B.V.M. - Religion IV, French I and II, Junior and Senior Sodality modera- tor, Alumnae moderator . . . SISTER MARY JOHN RAYMOND, B.V.M. - Religion I, Spanish II, III, Department. Languages : ebs Of Wisdom For Salvel, Holal, Bon Jour! These greetings are not heard on a quick trip of the continent, but at the beginning of each lan- guage class when students greet their Latin, Spanish, and French teachers. To encourage an appreciation of other cultures, the instruc- tions include more than grammar and translation. Many a day finds the Spanish department presenting an original skit, Latin scholars relating mythology to their stories, or French students learning about life in that country from film strips. With this double pronged approach, the girls acquire a familiarity of the customs and tongues of many lands. 22 ACADEMICS S. M. Sheila B.V.M S. M. John Raymond B.V.M. Mrs. Evelyn Partridge IV, Chairman of Spanish Department, Freshman Soda- lity moderator . . . MRS. EVELYN PARTRIDGE - Latin II, III, IV, English III, Chairman of Latin brinkin orld SMILING SPANIARDS - Beverly Camptell leads the Spanish II class in a discussion of La Familia. MON AMI Kathy Gregory practices her diction in French I, while Barbara Kearns, Elaine Gacioch, Rosemary Hensen and Felicia Goodrich wait for their turn. A