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

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l Los estudiantes no entienden todo . . . but they try harder. ofmyaye ,flfgffwmaa Spanish students Lois Hasslock, Gloria Lorenzo and Lorraine Edmundson add color to their cultural course. Aware of the critical importance of communication in today's global world, the Academy offers a rich language pro- gram. Students may follow a four-year sequence in either French or Spanish and may also take a two- or four-year se- quence in Latin. All classes in both modern languages make extensive use of the 36-station built-in language lab. Native guest lecturers in both languages acquaint language students with the cul- tural aspects of Spain and France. Early in second semester, junior and senior French students attended a presentation of Camus' L' Etranger at the Regency in New York. A before-curtain-time lunch- eon at La Crepe provided students the opportunity to savor French cuisine and the delightful experience of chatting in French with the native waiters. Parlez vous francais? French students Phyllis Cardinale and Georgette Bergeron attentively watch a movie during class.

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A ,f , j ' e 13p ' The Academy's required three-year sequence 5 . includes World History, a freshman course, Amer- I j . ican History I and American History II, studied by juniors and seniors respectively. Through the viewing of Iilms, participation in panels and group discussions, and the researching of topics for re- ports and papers, history students attune them- 2 ' selves to the structure of civilization. Involvement, f awareness and a documentary approach keynote - 1 the entire three-year program. A study of current events hnds a prominent place on all levels and in addition to required texts, freshmen use World Week while juniors and seniors subscribe to News- week, making extensive use of monthly tests and challenging map studies. This year the Department provided opportunity for interested frosh to visit the Cloisters in conjunction With their study of the Middle Ages while on April 10 all the seniors spent the afternoon touring the UN. In early Spring, a delegation of seniors attended the Youth Forum conducted by WCBS. Freshman history students, Debbie Meehan, Claire Browning, Janet Barron and Colleen Murphy, conduct a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King. aM! 1 aZ?aZfaZUfkZzevfzk 44 Terry Sabatini provokes thoughtful silence upon completing current events report on Nigeria. 5 48

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Chemists Marianne Benzoni and Marie Chiarelli tackle a scientific problem. The Science Department is experimenting with a changing curriculum. This year some freshman groups and all sophomores studied biologyg the three courses offered were Traditional, Modem, and BSCS, the latter course based on comparative anatomy. A selected group of juniors took chem- istry in preparation for either a second year of chemistry or biology. Though not oiiered this year, physics will again be a science offering next year. This year seniors elected either Traditional Chemistry or Chem Study. In all science classes, lab work is supplemented by films produced by Bell Telephone and Shell Company. As a science field trip, the Department sponsored a trip to the New York Coliseum for the annual Flower Showg also under Department auspices, students attend- ed Open House at both Englewood and Holy Name Hospitals. Exploring the inner recesses of the crayfish, Deidre Shea examines tissue cells through a microscope. 50