Benet Academy - Archives Yearbook (Lisle, IL)

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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.

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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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a: Mr. Charles Brummel, English III, Humanities, (Above Left): Mr. Brummel loves to garden, both vegetables and flowers. Nothing tastes as good as something you ' ve grown yourself. He also likes to rake leaves, mow grass, and shovel snow. With these things there is an immediate reward. Mr. Brummel considers himself a basically home- oriented person who loves his family and enjoys spending time with his children. Mr. Tim White, Adv. Composition and Literature, English II, (Above Right): Each day when I finish my duties here, I retire to a little room on the 4th floor of St. Joseph ' s Hall where I correct papers and prepare tests and assignments for the next day. That is my hobby. I love to cor- rect papers. I have opportunities some nights to travel to the football field where I walk in circles exploring the track and back and forth checking the lines on the field. On my travels I have organized the moles who live within the fence, and we construct a hole each year where the 20 yard stripe meets the west sideline. I also entertain the spirits, organized by Br. Edward, who live on the fourth floor with me, by playing the air guitar while correcting papers of course. Mr. William Conley, English III. Adv Speech, (Center Left): Mr. Conley ' s many hobbies include building furni- ture, tennis, reading, and drama. His musical interests range from blues to jazz to rock to classical. Mr. Conley has spent two months in London to see the British theatre and to experi- ence the culture and history of the city. His travels incorporated side trips to Paris and the English coun- tryside. Mr. Conley spends his spare time enjoying his two year old son grow and learn about his world. Sr. Mary Regina Dubina, O.S.B., En- glish II, (Center Right): As treasurer of the Sacred Heart Community, Sis- ter Regina is involved in practical ev- eryday money matters. This position involves her in many of the Convents committies including Retirement Fund, Finance and Building and Grounds. Sister also serves on the Benet Finance Committee and has been Secretary Treasurer of the Con- ference of Religious Treasurers of Illinois for the past two years. At Be- net she sponsors the Sacred Heart Service Society. Sr. has traveled to Washington D.C., Alaska, Califor- nia, Switzerland and Italy and hopes to one day visit the Holy Land. Swimming to Sr. Regina is a favorite sport during the summer and her win- ter-time hobby is sleeping.