Bishop Gibbons High School - Vikon Yearbook (North Tonawanda, NY)

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GERMAN I students acquire a speaking ability and aural familiarity of this language through concentration, attention, and practice. Father Henri Grillet stresses conversation with die Schuler-James Wier, James Poulin, Michael Horwood, Kathleen Kantor, Joseph Kozlowski, David Burngasser, Marietta McCabe, Barbara Kosztowniak, Frank Herstek, and Mark Ziegler in this representative and absorbing classroom scene. speak ...think .. read Senior Students, Vincent Ginestre and Donald N Pollock. are keeping abreast with the news , through the German newspaper Unsere Zeinmg , while Ted Synoracki glances over his assign- ment in preparation for the GERMAN II class. 36

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The method of teaching modern languages to the new generation of world citizens places emphasis on the student's ability to speak and understand the language he is studying. FRENCH III student, Dennis Pasiak, practices his oral work while fellow classmates, Bernadette Kowalik, Bruce McNaughton, David Holmden, and Dolores Dzina enjoy his rendition of a French narrative. FRENCH II-In the study of a foreign lan- guage, students become familiar with the home- land of the language and its culture. Patricia Nowacki, Susan Smith, Alma Balling, and Di- ane Sukiennik, suggest to their teacher, Sister Mary Annelle, a pleasant cultural diversion from their regular class. 'LOui, c'est le nez. FRENCH I students begin their study of the language by identifying familiar objects such as the nosef walik, Linda Glidden, and Susan Kalota practice their French oral work in order to achieve fluency and comprehension through effective class participation. feglgl Marie Rydzik, DeLynn Walker, Louise Sommer, Theresa Ko-

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Students in LATIN II may be frequently found discussing Roman contributions to the western culture of the world. Ex- amining the Roman calendar are Dolores Dzina, Corrine Su- kiennik and Nancy Topolski. LATIN III requires an exten- sive biographical knowledge of Cicero. John Grinch, Judith Wacienga, and Paul Nowak are on their way to becoming en- thusiastic Cicero devotees as they examine the library shelves for books dealing with this admirable personage. JUNIOR BOYS-ROOM 108 Row I: James Poulin, James Wier, David Kowalski, Dennis Parvu, Franz Ludwig, Thomas Quinlan. Row II: Robert Schneggenburger, Michael O'Sullivan, William Lyons, George Schleder, Mi- chael Horwood, Mark Ziegler, Francis Slomba, Frank Herstek, Row III: John Reid, Richard Ryskalczyk, Francis Rokicki, Michael Kempf, David Holmden, David Schebell, Terence Pusch, Paul Nowak, Ronald Pilozzi, Ronald Moyer.