Benet Academy - Archives Yearbook (Lisle, IL)

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Studying Cultures Not Just Language Mrs. Virginia Anderson, Latin II (Above): Mrs. Anderson, a new teacher of second level Latin, is very interested in music and spends much of her time on music related activi- ties. A mother of two, she is the director of a children ' s chorus at St. Dominick ' s Church in Bolingbrook, chairman of music for Bolingbrook Community Chorus, and a semi- professional singer and accompan- ist for Company B , a singing and variety group which plays locally. Mr. Rudolph Strahl, German I, III; Spanish II (Above Right): Mr. Strahl ' s favorite pastime is traveling. This summer, he and his wife went to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. There they had an opportunity to practice their Spanish with the na- tives while gathering information and slides of the area. They plan to use this knowledge in an advanced lan- guage class, where a book about smuggling in the Yucatan is read. In addition to hobbies of bowling and jogging, Mr. Strahl is a member of several language associations, in- cluding AATG (German), AATSPC (Spanish), and ACTFL (Foreign Languages). Mrs. Saint Blancard, Spanish II, IV (Center): Mrs. Saint Blancard mod- erates the Spanish Club. Mr. Peter Paul, German II. IV; Span- ish I (Lower Right): Mr. Paul coaches the Freshman-Sophomore level of Girls ' Basketball.

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ATUII J At, ? % mm B ' Urn, m Mr . m Mr. William Kohne, Math (Left): Mr. Kohne ' s activities outside Benet cen- ter around three areas, sports, music, and house rebuilding. He enjoys many athletic activities, especially basketball, tennis, and racquetball, while his favorite non-participating pass time is sitting in the bleachers at Wrigley Field. Mr. Kohne finds his most relaxing pastime playing guitar. As a member of the Old Town School of Folk Music he participates in the many other school activities and concerts. The owner of a 100 plus year old home, Mr. Kohne spends much of his summer remodeling and renovating the house he bought 5 years ago. He also enjoys bicycling, board games, games of logic and hates cats and sightseeing when traveling. Mr. Albert Rychtarik, Math, (Middle Left): Mr. Rychtarik ' s varying hob- bies include golf, bowling, fishing and gardening. While serving in the U.S. Army during WW II he traveled to Manila, in the Phillippine Islands and also served in the occupation forces in Japan. His son and daughter are both Benet Alumni and are mar- ried to Benet Alumni. Mr. Rychtarik also has two grandchildren. Sr. Roberta Knakal, O.S.B., Math, (Above Left): As organist at Sacred Heart, Sr. Roberta composes song liturgical music for the community and also attends dioscesan liturgical conventions to search for more effec- tive ways of implementing liturgical guidelines of the church. Sister is also a member of the Benedictine Musi- cians of the Americas, a group which promotes sound liturgical music and is a vehicle through which Benedic- tine composers can share their com- positions with other Benedictines. Miss Sandra Karkow, Math, (Above Right): Owning three horses keeps Miss Karkow very busy after school. She keeps two of the horses near her house and the other at a stable for hunter jumpers. In the summer many of her weekends are spent at horse shows where she usually shows her horse in jumper class. Miss Kar- kow ' s other interests include swim- ming, biking and sailing. Br. Charles Hlava, O.S.B., Math, (Center): Brother Charles, a member of the math department in addition to the counseling staff here at Benet en- joys fishing and sailing. He is also known for his musical contribution to liturgies at Benet and the Abbey. Brother has studied music, piano, and organ, off and on from the age of four. Brother Charles is also a coun- selor in the adolescent ward of a men- tal health facility, an experience from which he has learned a great deal about young people.

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Mr. Rubin Alvarez, Spanish I, III (Left): Mr. Alvarez coaches Fresh- man Baseball. Fr. John Cherf, O.S.B., Latin III, IV (Far Left): One of the most familiar faces at Benet is that of Fr. John. Fr. John is known for his variety of tal- ents: poetry, gardening, and ice skating. No football or basketball game is complete without seeing Fr. John watching at the sidelines. Fr. John also holds the only Ph.D. on the teaching faculty. Miss Carol Lukowski, French II, III, IV (Lower Left): In her time away from the football passgate. Miss Lukowski usually finds herself plan- ning a vacation. Having traveled ex- tensively in France and having seen so many beautiful places, she now plans to explore the four corners of the U.S.A. and hopes to visit the northeastern section in the near fu- ture. Her other pastimes include ten- nis and piano lessons. Fr. Paschal Honnor, O.S.B., Latin I (Below): Returning to the Benet family after three years absence, Fr. Paschal has held the positions of Chap- ain. Religion teacher, and tennis coach at the Academy, while pre- viously serving as Sub-Prior and Master of Novice and Junior Monks at the Abbey and associate Pastor at St. Joan of Arc Parish in Lisle. His current position at St. Procopius Abbey is Director of Novices and Junior Monks while his hobbies include tennis, fishing, singing, and guitar playing.