Cascia Hall High School - Towers (Tulsa, OK)

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Seniors and Seventh Graders lim TOP RIGHT: THOMPSON excels to his ' goal. TOP LEFT: CARPENTER struggles under the weight of senior life. MIDDLE: 7TH graders meet on the walk before the Science Center. BOTTOM. STUDENTS pass on to their next class.

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TOP RIGHT: IUNIOR Iohn Kelly Warren asks Dr. Clark Thayer about the day's assignment. ACROSS: PHILBROOK photography students Gary Hardwick, Eric Barrington, and Ieff Chilcoat prepare their enlargers to print pictures. BOTTOM: MR. Harold Hamilton's seventh grade science class learns a little about the physical sciences. ABOVE: A member of Philbrook's Art History course, Iohn O'Brien examines a painting. BELOW: THE Latin Club practices before opening their haunted house in the dungeon to the public. t x -.Xa YL A ii were .b -:Q-:asm-swf., 5,,,,,.e,,,N,,MwM,,, V , The science and math departments also received shots in the arm from two veteran teachers, Mrs. lean Cunning- ham and Mr. Harold Hamilton. Mrs. Cunningham has aided principally in math courses and Mr. Hamilton in science as well as assistant coach to the varsity football team. They have smoothly blended into these well developed programs, contributing much in experience and talent. The newly formed Humanities Department which includes Theology, History, and Social Sciences, showed new strength in the addition of Brother Robert McCoul, Brother Iohn Krol and Mr. Frank Grimm. These people are proud of Cascia's heritage and are optimistic about the future. They represent an important part of our school's rebirth. Class schedules, notably among upperclassmen, are markedly changed this year. Since the demands upon math and science students are greater now than in years past, quiz sections have been created. They give students the opportunity to help one another in these challenging subjects. As a result, the students do not have to spend so much time studying at home. This year students are not restricted to taking classes only at school. Philbrook is offering a two class program for the first semester: art history and art. Several students are also taking accredited college courses at T.U. and TIC. Thus, education is by no means restricted to the confines of the campus. Hopefully, these classes will lead to an even more extensive curriculum in the future.

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N-ll-Li .Q It is strange how the first day of school is so full of anxiety for the students. There are no tests or papers and there are plenty of stories to share about the summer with friends. But there is also an unspoken element of uncertainty in the air. This new beginning is especially challenging for students at the ends of the grade spectrum: the Seniors and the seventh graders. Coming here at the age of eleven, the seventh grader must make new friends and establish a place for himself. Unlike those who go on to Iunior High School, our seventh graders move on to a place where they are expected to act as young men, not boys. This additional pressure stimulates the student towards greater achievement. For the Senior, there is one more year of protection from reality, but it is a mere twelve months before he must come to terms with the world beyond our walls. College plans, future work and other earthshaking decisions surfaceg there is no more time for f-fi -'Q Mi wltmwqt t...,Qw., immaturity. The senior is responsible for himself and the rest of the school. In a time of confusion, he must plan his and everyone else's activities. He must lead, although confidence is the farthest thing from him: he must make decisions that will affect much of his later life, although he has trouble planning next week: he must show independence and self- motivation, although he wants to hide. After years of competing in difficult classes and sharing the company of these bright young men, the average senior knows his limits and strengths. But he is conscious that Cascia is a small part of his life and that wherever he goes next year he will have to adjust. In this year when he and his friends take command of the student body, he faces the first demands of leadership. But at the same time he is increasingly mindful of the challenges to come. Both the seniors and the seventh graders have great challenges and futures before them. Trials will appear that must be dealt with: the sudden death of a friend, the expulsion of a classmate. Through it all the Cascia man survives and overcomes these obstacles to continue a life filled with achievement. ' .Q s. TOP RIGHT: IN sixth period science it seems that the seventh graders are preoccupied with something other than class. TOP LEFT: TWO seventh graders talk about what they are going to do after school. BOTTOM LEFT: IN a casual atmosphere, upperclassmen talk with a college representative. BOTTOM RIGHT: THREE seventh graders find it difficult to read off the same book.