Aquinas High School - Summa Yearbook (San Bernardino, CA)

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Macbeth papers . Oliver Surber dashes off his paragraph about soccer on the chalkboard. 2. Mr. Tim Nguyen (MBA — California State. University, San Ber- nardino — English I) enjoys his break between classes. 3. Mrs. Jane McCarthy (BA — Immacu- late Heart College — English 1 ,2 Honors) out- shines the drawing of the sun in the background. 4. Mr. Michael Heister (BA — California State University, San Bernardino — English 3,4) col- lects his thoughts before the next class. 5. Pam Zilius, Erin Stephens, Tina Spaccarotelli and Mary Racic boggle their minds, trying to grasp Fr. Donat ' s words on Dickens ' Great Expecta- tions. 6. Rosalie Flore: with Art Molina listen to Mr. Nguyen ' s class lecture. 7. Mrs. McCarthy scolds Mike Wierich for his comment during a group discussion. Mike played left forward for the JV basketball team; Mrs. McCarthy moder- ated the freshmen class. 8. Mrs. Catherine Lon- don (MA — California State University, San Bernardino — English 3,4) takes attendance during class. 9. Fr. Robert Donat (MA — Catho- lic University, Washington, D.C. - - English Dept. Chairman, English 3 AP, 4 AP, 4, Year- book Moderator) checks a Shakespearean refer- ence. Academics 23

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Seniors Write Michelle Williams and Margo Chavez submit- ted their papers on Macbeth in Fr. Donat ' s English 4 class on December 20. Margo ex- plained Lady Macbeth ' s personality change while Michelle discussed Shakespeare ' s stormy setting. Margo enjoyed researching at It had to be done the ' Donat Way ' ... ■ ' — Margo Chavez the Cal State Library because the cute col- lege guys helped her check references. She did find the actual writing of the paper easy because she knew her English. Michelle discovered finding enough ideas her hardest task. Margo also mentioned, the paper had to be done the Donat Way : thesis statement with a central idea and a plan, explicitly following the directions of the UCLA Style Sheet. Michelle, relating to her favorite char- acter, Lady Macbeth, felt that any actress would love to play her part. The play was exciting to me because of the dramatic role Lady Macbeth played, decided Michelle. — Anthony Delgado ' 22 Images We Project

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Calculators Make Math Michelle Cheney and Jenny Blake learned trigonometric functions of angles and tri- angles in Father Schilly ' s Geometry Honors class. From the concepts of acute parabo- las to the derivative formulae in Calculus, Father Schilly. He commented, Teaching I ' m hoping for a career in aeronautical engineering ... ! Michelle Cheney fundamental concepts of mathematics and also practical problem solving methods prepares the students for higher studies in mathematics as well as for their future ca- reers. Michelle Cheney remarked, Fa- ther teaches math which can be used later on in life. Fr. Schilly recalled, Now the calculators have made such problems rela- tively simple. — Michael Kuhn P5f 1 24 Images We Project