Benet Academy - Archives Yearbook (Lisle, IL)

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To Serve Is the Key Mr. Frank C. Bucaro, Religion I, II, (Above Left): Mr. Bucaro, the soph- omore religion teacher received his MA in Religious studies from Munde- lein College. He is married and has two daughters, ages 8 and 5, and is a partner in his own consulting firm. Ministry Development Consultants. Organizations of which Mr. Bucaro is a member include the National Catholic Education Association and the Professional Youth Ministers Association. Sr. Mary Bratrsovsky, O.S.B., Reli- gion I, II, III, (Above Center): Beside her work at Benet and the priory, Sr. Mary is involved in two other major activities. As a member of the Sacred Heart Community ' s Vocation Formation team, her responsibilities include helping interested women discern if Benedictine life is for them, both before and after they enter the community. In her spare time. Sister enjoys gardening, and with several other sisters starts plants in the greenhouse and does all the work, including canning and freezing of the garden produce. Fr. Jacob Hillyer, O.S.B., (Above Right): Fr. teaches Junior religion courses. Br. Thomas Chisholm, O.S.B., Reli- gion III, (Left): As well as teaching courses in the Religion Department, Br. Tom teaches French. Fr. Julian Duerbeck, O.S.B., Religion III. (Center): In addition to his duties as Chaplain and religion teacher, Fr. Julian coordinates liturgies at the Abbey and has arranged the structure of the Abbey ' s Liturgy of the Hours. He has studied nearly half a year in Israel and takes an interest in the occult. In preparation for his World Religions class. Father enjoys read- ing history, attending the theatre and listening to Wagnerian operas. He also role plays in classes, taking the parts of Roman Persecutor Flavius Aurelius, Crusader Sir Roderick Fitzwalter at various times through- out the year. Mr. Ernest Stark, Religion IV, (Cen- ter Right): Mr. Stark coaches both Cross Country and Boys ' Track. He is one of the few teachers every stu- dent has during his senior year at Benet.

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Miss Stephanie Lewis, P.E. (Right): Miss Lewis, whose previous travels included 36 of the 50 states and 10 countries in Western Europe, visited Arkansas, Kentucky, and New York the past summer. The owner of a reg- istered Quarter horse named Tabano Pete, her hobbies include horseback riding, photography and handwork. She has recently begun a long term project of finishing off 3 rooms on the lower level of her house and is cur- rently working on her Master ' s de- gree. Miss Brooke Norman, P.E. (Lower Right): Miss Norman does a great deal of traveling, having visited 40 of the 50 states and Canada. This sum- mer she plans on traveling out West backpacking in the mountains. Cur- rently she is working on her Master ' s degree in Physical Education at NIU and in the future hopes to complete the requirements for her PhD. She also would like to get to Europe with- in the next 5 years. Mr. Fedinec, P.E. (Lower Left): Mr. Fedinec has taught an array of courses in his years at Benet: Biolo- gy, Russian, and now Physical Education. Mr. Fedinec also coaches Cross Country and Track. Mr. Timothy Cederblad, P.E. (Cen- ter): Keeping very busy in the fall season, Mr. Cederblad acts as the head Varsity Football coach while he teaches courses in the P.E. Depart- ment. X. Physical Education El

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Mr. Marchese, Band Director, (Above Left): Mr. Marchese directs a variety of bands including the Begin- ning Band, Cadet, Varsity Marching, and Stage. At I. B.C. he directs the stage band. He performs constantly with his own band, and, of course, he is one of the most outstand ing trum- pet players in the country. Mrs. Carol Kusulas, Typing and Business, (Above Right): A mother of two daughters, Mrs. Kusulas grew up and went to college in Boston, MA. She has various interests includ- ing graduate studies, and playing ten- nis, and music, especially piano. Mrs. Kusulas is also a member of the American Association of University Women in Naperville. Mr. Zimmerman, Technical Draw- ing, (Opposite Page Left): Beside teaching courses in Technical Draw- ing, Mr. Zimmerman assists the Dean ' s office in locker assignments each fall.