Catholic High School - Bruin Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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Language and Speech Classes Improve Communication By Greg Curran One of the classes which must be taken during the four years a student is at Catholic High is a foreign language. The choice the student must make is not whether or not to take one, but which one to take. The choices arc between French, Spanish, and Latin. Due to LSU’s entrance requirements a student must take two years of one foreign language as part of his high school curriculum, but as Catholic High strives for better it gives students an opportunity to take up to four years in one language. The best student in any language class, by grades and participation, is awarded a golden bear during his senior year. This shows the importance of the languages to the school. Language students also have a chance to take part in the District Rally in their area of knowledge. These students take a test on their language with students from schools throughout Baton Rouge. If they place in the top three they go on to State Rally and compete against students from all over the state. The rally is much the same as district, but much more difficult and against a much higher level of students. Catholic has sent many to state rally and captured many first place entries. Speech is an elective available to students during their four years. The class involves public speaking along with writing speeches. Students take part in giving speeches in front of the class as practice during the year. Mrs. Lisa Landers teaches a lot about Central and South America in her Spanish III class. Learning about past and present hispanic cultures adds to the student’s knowledge acquired not only about the language, but also the people who speak it. French III is one class known for its skits and plays put on in class in French for the French students' pleasure. Here. Tad Perry plays Little Red Riding Hood with the big bad wolf as Scott Hinsgens looks on. 18 Foreign Language and Speech ■

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Business and Computer Compliment Each Other By J. Scott McLavy Like most fields of work, computers arc being used extensively in business. Catholic High is helping its students get the best of two worlds by offering college-preparatory classes in both business and computers. A student's computer education begins in his sophomore year. One semester of computer literacy and one semester of personal typing arc required of all sophomores at CHS. RUN. LIST, and PRINT are words which become all too familar to a student in computer literacy. Hopefully, students will enjoy the computers so much that they will take Computer Science I and Computer Science II which are offered to juniors and seniors as electives. In these classes, a student will acquire an indepth understanding of BASIC and will be introduced to Pascal language. With Mrs. Barbara Michelet as Computer Department Chairman, she and Dr. Betty Ar-chambcault offer an excellent computer programming curriculum. As mentioned, a typing class is required. This is one class which will always be of use. All classes being taught by Mrs. Emilie Terracina. students arc drilled daily on the keyboard and are taught the proper form of business letters and manuscripts. Typing and computer skills can be used in the world of business and law. Business Law gives a student a general understanding of the judicial system and its importance as a part of our government. Economics is a study of the American free enterprise system as well as other systems throughout the world. Accounting teaches a student the fundamentals of record keeping. The Business Department Chairperson. Mrs. Terracina teaches Economics and Accounting and Mr. Ralph Stephens teaches Business Law. The classes are just two more examples of the excellence in the overall education of a Catholic High student. Seniors, Jeff Hiirbin and Paul Barbin. arc debugging their programs during computer science class. Business and Computer 17

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Foreign Language Speech Joe Hsu takes part in a speech class play during the school year as practice in public speaking ability. Playing Latin Trivial Purusit emhances the speaking ability of Latin III students from Catholic High and Saint Joseph's Academy. Mrs. Barbara Michelet • Computer Science Department Chairperson Mr. J.R. Miller - Fine Arts Department; Band Director Ms. Kathleen Murchison • Foreign Language Department Mrs. Kim Naquin - Mathematics Department Mrs. Sharon Patton • Secretary Mr. Donnie Quinn - P.E. Department Basketball and Football Coach Mr. Glen Randow - P.E. Dcpt. Social Studies Dept. Head Basketball. Swimming, and Tennis Coach Brother Ramon Daunis • Director of Maintenance Brother Ray Houck - Guidance Department Mrs. Elizabeth Reinhardt - Librarian Foreign Language and Speech 19