Bishop David High School - Crosier Yearbook (Louisville, KY)

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Miss Ann Howard admires Dan Schmitt ' s work. She teaches all Art classes. An fof art ' s sake | he art department was a one- woman show this year, meaning that Miss Ann Howard was our only art ist-i n-resi- dence. Miss Howard had the art room brim- ming over this year with various arts and crafts projects and paintings of all kinds. Her Art I and Art 1 1 courses were planned and worked out on an independence basis, with each student working on projects related to his particular interests and talent. All were grateful to the department when their works would be displayed in the cafeteria brightening up the place for awhile. They even got offers from faculty members to purchase some of the objects d ' art but many students declined, preferring to take them home to their families or girl friends. A fc Anxiously working with forms the beginnings of a the clay, frog. John Zinninger, Working from a sketch, junior, Kevin Darst, puts the finishing touches on a sports car. 25 ART

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MR. MICHAEL GEORGE- Religion I. II. Theology department adds peace and justice course O ' nce one of the reasons for the exis- tence of the school is religious instruction, the religious studies department was very important. Under the guidance of Rev. James F. Hackett, school chaplain, not only were classes taught, but liturgies and re- ligious experiences took place throughout the year. Along with regular courses in religious education on a one semester basis for fresh- men and sophomores taught by Mr. Dan demons and Mr. Michael George, a new course was initiated this year for the juniors and seniors. Mr. Pat Compton taught the well-liked peace and justice course. The pur- pose of the course was to explore the various areas of prejudice in the world and students ' own feelings of what justice there should be. Seniors were treated to a one-quarter course in marriage taught by Mr. John Moll. They enjoyed the chance to get to know their principal in a different way and to gain some understanding in the aspects of mar- ried life. The seniors also took part in various re- treats throughout the school year at the former brothers ' residence at Flaget High School. These were weekend retreats at- tended by both B.D. students and Presenta- tion girls. Fr. James Hackett not only helped lead the retreat, but also was in charge of providing for the big job of catering the MR. PAT COMPTON: Peace Justice III, IV. ( T J r l- j MR. DAN CLEMONS: Religion I, II, III; Frosh Football. REV. JAMES F. HACKETT: Religion IV; Psychol- ogy; Chaplain; Varsity Tennis; Religion Dept. Head. food. This meant some hours in the kitchen for him also. It was said by many seniors to have been the most rewarding experience of their high school years, because through these retreats, they got a better understand- ing of themselves and their relationship to God. Another meaningful activity which the religious education department sponsored for the seniors was the senior service pro- gram. During the second semester, every Thursday, the seniors were released from school to perform volunteer services for vari- ous parochia grade schools in the area and other agencies. Fr. Hackett said that the reports from these agencies was very reward- ing. They praised the work of the B.D. stu- dents and in turn, the seniors said they really enjoyed the opportunity to give their time to render Christian service. Through the faculty liturgy committee various liturgies were planned during the school year on the holy days of obligation and Ash Wednesday. Beginning with the opening school mass at St. Paul ' s in August, to the Ascension Thurs- day mass on May 27, 1976, the faculty liturgy committee were busy planning litur- gies. The committee was composed of the chaplain, Fr. Hackett, Mr. Larry Clem, chair- man, Miss Charlotte Miller, Mr. Michael George, and Miss Ann Howard, crt 24 THEOLOGY

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laboratories exude aromatic atmosphere Jtilizing the three science labs for biol- ogy, chemistry, and physics, students got their chance to experiment. New to the fac- ulty this year, Mr. Joseph Akridge kept the freshmen busy in the physics lab teaching the basics of earth science and physical sci- ence which were semester courses. The biology lab was inhabited by Mr. Kevin Brever along with assorted other species of the animal kingdom. The smell of formaldehyde often touched the nostrils of all the tenants of the third floor classrooms on a day when dissection was taking place. The sophomores were introduced to biology through a course called life science and the juniors occupied the lab for a second year biology course. Speaking of stench, the second floor deni- zens were not to be far from the unpleasant odors of the chemistry lab for there, smack dab in the middle of the south wing, was Miss Diane Vance and her sophomore chem- istry classes. It seemed her favorite experi- ment had to do with sulphur which gave off a smell reminiscent of rotten eggs. The bottom floor was the only floor spared the strange aromas of experimenta- tion for the physical sciences dealt mostly with concrete objects. Advanced college credit physics was the only senior science course offered this year and it was taught during the sixth period by Miss Vance, the science and math department chairman, at a time when most seniors were already gone for the day. REV. JOHN CASKEY: Geometry; Cheerleaders. Jfcv N MR. KEVIN BREVER: Biology I II; Life Sci- ence; JV Baseball; Jr. Class Moderator. 26 MATH-SCIENCE MISS DIANE VANCE sans goggles: ChemicalScience; Chemistry; Physics; Red Cross Moderator; JV Tennis; Science Dept. Head. MR. JOSEPH AKRIDGE: Phys. Sci.; Earth Sci.; JV Tennis.