Andrean High School - Decussata Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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TOP LEFT: Mr. Szot answers a question posed to him by one of his history students. TOP RIGHT: John Nault, Michele Metz and Tony Lorenz represent the three 1980 candidates in a formal government class debate. LEFT: Sarita Givens delivers a special audio-visual report, complete with pinata, on Mexican culture in a world history class. Mrs. Anne Weiss, Department Chairman, U.S. History, Accounting I Mr. Michael Lobdell, World History, Health and Safety Miss Roseann Trapane, Sociology, Typing, Business English Mr. David Pishkur, U.S. History, Physical Education Mr. Mark Morgan, U.S. Government, Economics Mr. John Szot, World History, U.S. History Social Studies — 29

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Social Studies Maps, geography, government, presidents, international intrigue, election procedures, assassinations, wars and conflict are all indications of our diversity as a world community. The study of history helps us to situate the reasons for this diversity and examine paths toward unity and world peace. As we probe the diversity of various cultures and countries, we see how their roots have formed their national ideologies. As we observe and scrutinize the past, we change our perceptions of the present and construct new ideals for the future. At Andrean, we study the political, social and economic struc tures of our own and other world societies, noting carefully their differences and, in the process, we come to understand ourselves, our nation, and our world. TOP: During government class, Theresa Henry volunteers her opinion on a current event. CENTER: Nancy Ribordy, Tina Nevill and Janice Mathews lead a sociology class discussion about crime prevention. CENTER RIGHT: Mr. Morgan moves from his teacher’s desk to a student’s desk in order to get the best vantage point to hear a student report. ABOVE: Mr. Szot portrays the judge while Terry Baldin plays a witness as the class tries cases of famous historical characters. RIGHT : History is never dull when Miss Trapane does a dramatic interpretation for her class. 28 — Social Studies

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Business Take a letter, type, re-type, balance, debit, credit, deficit, cash balance, checking account, and savings account, become very real terms in the business student’s vocabulary. Our business department teaches our students the basics of good business practice and consumer education. In a world where balancing one’s budget has become a real feat, our business courses assist students in making the transfer from high school to the working world. We learn secretarial skills as well as the finer points of accounting, bookkeeping and marketing. Knowledge of business practices and techniques assists one in managing his personal finances and develops marketable career skills for the business world. I i L- TOP: Sandy Bodnar and Ginette Rebeck use adding machines to balance an account in their office procedures class. CENTER: Julie Hargarten discovers that getting the paper in straight is the first step in Typing I class. ABOVE: Sister Beatrice times her Typing II class on production skills. RIGHT: Betty Buergler and Kathy Brady compare projects in Accounting II. 30 — Business