Bishop Neumann Catholic High School - Cavalog Yearbook (Wahoo, NE)

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Basic F UNDAMENTALS In sociology class Tim Noonan examines a confiscated gun with Mr Tom Schultz, a government officer from Lincoln. English teacher Ms. Marylou Wirth goes over critical paper topics with Jody Wolfe during sophomore American Literature class 12 Basic Fundamentals

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Instructor Marge Hagemen shows Rick Chemelka where to place the palm of his hand to save Pat Osmera, the choking victim. Amy Brabec carefully studies the chart on segamented worms to find answers for her biology worksheet. Math; science challenge minds One of the most challenging math courses in the curriculum was math analysis. Taught by Sr. Corona Hum- pal, N.D., the class served as a prepa- ration for college calculus courses. The class ended with the Trig-star contest, sponsored by Johnson, Ericson, O'Brian and Associates, in which Annette Vanek won a plaque for being the first to correctly answer the contest problem. Freshman were required to enroll in either general math or algebra. Placement was determined by stu- dents’ scores on S.R.A.'s and or teacher recommendation. Either Math II or geometry was taken by sopho- mores. Math wasn't required for juniors, but it was still mandatory for those who wished to pursue college curricu- lums. Upperclass mathmeticians had advanced algebra, business math or math analysis to chose from. Math analysis wasn't an easy class to take, said Jim Konecky, but I'm glad I stuck it out because it was good practice for college. As with math, the Science Depart- ment offered classes of varying diffi- culty for upperclassmen. Freshman, however, all took one semester of general science! taught by Mr. Bob Wolfe, and one semester of health, Basic fundamentals taught by Mr. Bob Chadwick. Sophom- roes were required to take biology with Mr. Wolfe. Juniors had the options of taking chemistry or practical science while seniors could chose between physics or advanced biology. But neither class was required to take science courses. I'll admit, I don't have a science mind, said Junior Mary Ohnoutka, so I was skeptical about taking Chemistry. But Ms. (Mary) Sydik was really great about giving me help whenever I needed it. Three years of physical education were necessary in order to graduate. A variety of activities took place through the program. Freshman boys, under the instruction of Mr. Ed John- son, and freshman girls, taught by Fr. Patrick O'Byrne, spent the first part of the year working towards Presidential Fitness Awards. Sophomores, boys led by Mr. Paul Johnson and girls by Ms. Anne Hamling, engaged in bowling, badmin- ton, and floor hockey among other sports. The co-ed junior class, led by the same two coaches, engaged in similar activities. Said Junior Jenny Kadlec, P.E. wasn't that bad aalass. If nothing else, it forced me to exer- cise.”

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Reading; writing create base for English courses Remember, your critical papers are due Friday. Reminders such as these were a familiar part of upper- classman English courses. Sopho- mores encountered their first critical paper when they read The Great Gatsby and were given possible the- ses to chose from. Kathryn Hibler stated, I don't mind writing, but I hate critical papers! They're just too struc- tured. With the help of Ms. Marylou Wirth, juniors studied literature from overseas. Beouwulf was the first piece discussed by the British lit. class. Shakespeare, Bronte and Conrad were other authors read. Those juniors taking Ms. Wirth's adolescent lit. course supplemented their reading with various projects including keep- ing their own daily diaries when they read The Diary of Anne Frank. Some of the things that we did helped us understand the books better, said Greg Freeborn. Seniors in World lit., taught by Ms. Mary Sydik, read many famous works, and did a lot of creative writing. Journals were required on a regular basis, as were short stories, poems and essays. While freshman English courses didn't incorporate the writing of criti- cal papers, they did entail creative thinking. In preparation for college reading requirements, works from each of the four genres, fiction, non- fiction, poetry and drama, were read. The sophomore speech class was slightly different than in the past. Because I had such a lively group, I incorporated more in-class perform- ance activities, said teacher Ms. Wirth. In preparation for their speech class, Chris Benes, Jim Osmera and Dan Gruenes cut pictures from magazines for collages. Mr Bob Chadwick checks over Jim Woita s notes after a class lecture on mental health as Roger Benes listens. —13 -------- Basic Fundamentals