Academy of the Holy Angels - Echoes Yearbook (Demarest, NJ)

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Afro-Asian alignment in the East-West conflict is discussed by World History students Leonette Richardson, Ann Corcoran, Eileen Barrett, Debbie Osgood, and Anne Loar. History students eagerly probe the past. History - the narrative of man's hap- penings-provided exciting topics for discussion as HA students explored its myriad aspects. The Freshman World History course acquired a new look this year with the addition of World Week magazine, correlating as it does todayis happenings with yesterday's happenings of the textbook. .lunior American His- tory students, aided by a film series on Communism, conducted extensive re- search into the history of Communism to prepare for a symposium on its threat and how it affects the history of America. Political theory and government re- vealed a new facet of history to senior MProblems of American Democracy students. The addition this year of rec- ords on political theory and Newsweek's map series enhanced seniors' knowledge of politics and world geography. A field trip to the U.N., participation in County Government Day and a mock legislature -all served to challenge and stimulate the political thinking of HA's seniors. 46 Feverishly working on map assignment, fcounter clockwise? Seniors Carolina Drummond Maryann Ryan, Jo-Marie Volk, and Pat Byrne complete their Newsweek maps.

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Xngels enjoy innovations of the English Department. In our college preparatory English curriculum the concern for course improvement continues constantly. Last September marked the intro- duction of two new courses an Advanced Place- ment English course for sixteen selected seniors and a Film Study course for the entire school. The Film Study featured eleven foreign and American films including such greats as Fellini's La Strada and Tony Richardson's Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner. English on all levels includes the study of language, literature, and composition directed to a more sensitive and perceptive reading and more effective and con- cise writing. In addition to the required English program, courses in Speech, Developmental Reading, and Creative Writing are offered. Gesturing to underscore a point, Bernie Zorio impresses members of the Speech class. Doing researvh for a paper on Thomas Hardy are AP English students Nancy Schwerzler and Maura Cotter. Looking thoughtful, Linda Funesti revises her short story in Creative Writing class.

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Third year language students Peggy Massar, Lynne Dryzga, Karen Dugan, and Phyllis Buet- tner remedy their inflection er- rors by listening to tape record- ings in the language lah. Language stud links us with our World. Aware that communication is a very vital factor in today's world, Holy Angels provides her students with a rich language program. The Department has two sections: modern languages which include French and Spanish, and the classical language, Latin. As part of the recent development within the Department, students who so elect, may now pursue a 4-year sequence of a modern language. The 36-station built-in language lab is, in its way, the Mecca of the language classes. One of the most extensively used of the facilities of the new school, it is one reason why language study at the Academy is so effective. Seminar style Latin III and IV class translates a passage from Vergil. ' H 47