St Rita of Cascia High School - Cascian Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Board of Administration: Mr, Joseph Bamberger, Fr, David Brecht, O,S.A., and Fr. Roland Follmann, O.S.A. Mr. James Angsten, Fr. Patrick Murphy, O.S,A., Fr, Casimir Pazera, O,S.A., Mr. James Segredo, Mr. Michael Kisicki. XXXW xiii, W 1 is Ea to X.. K Director of Development: Mr. James Segredo. Director of Studies: Mr. Joseph Bamberger.

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ul found the opportunity of helping people very rewar- ding, and l especially enjoyed working with the studentsg they were very receptive and helpful in making my stay at St. Rita a very enjoyable one, commented Fr. David Brecht, OSA., as he summed up his four year career at St. Rita. St. Rita's religious and lay faculty were also very helpful and l feel that they are some of the finest people l have had the opportunity to work with in my career. Fr. Brecht will be leaving St. Rita HS. to become the Assistant to the Provincial of the midwest province. Fr. Brecht's new duties include overseeing the operations of the Augustinian High Schools of the province and being the Chairman of the Education Commission, Director of Conti- nuing Education for the Augustinians, and the Director of Research and Planning for the province. HFr. Brecht will be greatly missed by the St. Rita Com- munity and we are sorry to see him leave, said Director of Studies, Mr. Joseph Bamberger. This year was probably the best in a long time and we attribute this to the fine ad- ministration and also the cooperation of the students. Over the four years Fr. Brecht was at St. Rita there were many well received changes including new windows for the main building, replacement of the Chapel Building stairway, a new heating system for the Annex Building, and new desks for the school. None of these improvements could have been made if the students did not have the pride in the school that they have, said Fr. Brecht. Their enthusiasm in fund raising was phenomenal as was their interest in growing as Christian men. l know that the students, faculty and religious will con- tinue to perform as well as they have in my stay at St. Rita, and will maintain the pride in St. Rita and the Christian spirit that has brought them so far, concluded Fr. Brecht. Prior ofthe St. Rita Augustinians: Fr. Roland Follmann, O.S.A

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ILJEIE JTEII JGY' ERP?-sRILJ3lfL3N Ta TEJLLUI 'DY J: LES SESS St. Rita's Theology department is probably the best in Chicago's high schools, stated Br. Charles Prevender, chair- man of the Theology Department. Our department teachers work very well together and we have a great amount of input at our monthly departmental meetings which helps to establish a strong department. l'Fr. Murphy and I attend the St. Xavier Seminar on Religious Education so we are able to evaluate our department and it appears that we have the best, continued Br. Charles. Because Rita has the best Theology department it has been asked to review religious texts by Mr. Zimmerman. Mr. Zim- merman sends us his books about twice a year for a reviewg we have done this for the past several years and Mr. Zimmerman is grateful for the help we give him, said Br. Charles. 'Excellent teachers, guest speakers, and strong input all contributed to help the department succeed and hopefully things will not change too much next year, said Br. Charles. Br. Chris Howe will be leaving to continue his studies for the priesthood, and Br. Mark Thedens will be joining the Theology Department next year. Next year we are starting a Theology program for the slower freshmen students, said Br. Charles. i'We will also start discussing the possibility of electives in Theology courses and of having sophomores take Theology all year long. After the discussions on these proposals, they will be submitted to the Curriculum Council. Overall, our year was rather smooth and will basically be the same for next year, concluded Br. Charles. Well what do you expect from the best? I. Bro. Charles Prevender, O.S.A., is the Theology Department Chairman. This is his fifth year at St. Rita and he teaches Theology Il. He received his BA. from St. Xavier. 2. Fr. Patrick Murphy, O.S.A., teaches Theology IV. He has been at St. Rita for four years, and he moderates the Father's Club. He received a M. Div. from Catholic Theological Union. 3. Fr. Timothy Deeter, O.S.A., teaches Theology I and III. He has been at St. Rita for 6 years and is also the moderator of the Knights of Augustine. He received an M. Div. from Catholic Theological Union. 4. Fr. Gerald Van Overbeek, O.S.A., teaches Theology Ill and IV. He has been at St. Rita for 2 years and is the Assistant Chaplain and Moderator of the Box- ing Club. He has a Masters Degree from Villanova University. 5. Fr. Robert Ebrom teaches Theology. He has been at St. Rita for 3 years. He has an M. Div. from St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, Illinois. 6. Bro. Frank Paduch, O.S.A., teaches Theology I and Current Events IV. He has been at St. Rita for 3 yeras. He has an M. Div. from Chicago Theological Union. He also is the Head Coach of the Varsity Soccer team.