Central Catholic High School - Centralma Yearbook (Reading, PA)

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Hfter examining some modern publications, junior religion students, F. Rochtashel, R. Wagner, R. Zajac, M, Hynes, and I. Garvie will testify to the growth of Catholic Press in Plmerica. I I Two seconds before test time, G, Gusavage makes a last minute check' to assure I. Klick and P. Ricci ot the truth of his statement. 20 oqfuls We Qefieve Of the utmost importance at Central is Catholic Action which stems from the knowl- edge and love ot God. lt is through the religion class that students learn to combat the false materialistic philosophy of the present day. Our tour-year journey begins with a com- plete study ot the lite ot lesus Christ. Having followed Christ from Bethlehem to lerusalem, sophomores turn their attention to the growth and development of His Mystical Body, Real- izing that not by the words alone will man enter the kingdom of heaven, juniors spend their daily religion period expanding and summarizing the moral code of the Ten Com- mandments. On the threshold of the adult world, seniors delve into a reasonable ex- planation ot our Catholic truths of faith. On our graduation day, we will assume our places in society, well prepared to meet its challenge, for we have received a complete education.

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Let me Work with Christ's devotion to duty, to the will ot God, and tor the glory ot God, Let my soul be His Nazareth, let Christ in me be among my fellow-Workers, and be in ways I do not know, light to them and strength. Let them be happier because in me He has, with exquisite courtesy, chosen to be among them. -

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Whats cglze Word. Hs D, Mosher scans her text, G. Radke enacts a scene from Macbeth on his puppet stage. I. Nawa enjoys illustrations ofthe same play. There's fun afoot in English I as E. Yahner checks on R. Tomcics's telephone technique, '94 -, H taping session tops the day's agenda lor sopho- more Shakespearian students, Fl. Langan and H. lanes As pens flew across paper, students re- vealed hidden literary talent and produced essays and poems for the national high school anthologies as well as original material tor the schools lirst literary magazine. While seniors spent countless hours assem- bling information on term papers, juniors delved into the mysteries ot short story writ- ing. Underclassmen wrote essays and made posters for various English projects, New vocabulary books proved beneficial to all students. Eight new records, including highlights of Macbeth, Tale of Two Cities, and the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, were added to the visual aids ot this department, Dramatization ot famous scenes from some ot the required readings stimulated interest in the classics. Besides providing entertainment, films like David Copperfield and Chaucer's The Pardon- er's Tale helped students to understand and appreciate their literary heritage.