Central Catholic High School - Lance Yearbook (Lafayette, IN)

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Trojans Battle Term Papers A little artwork adds to Mr. Dubiel ' s demonstration of Japanese sensibility. upperclass english 59

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Mr. Dubiel ' s English class proved to be very entertain- ing for the seniors. His humorous discussions about Jap- anese literature and Greek mythology kept them amused throughout the entire course. One day, Mr. Dubiel was trying to make the Iliad easier to understand. He compared the story to a football game between the USC Trojans and the Purdue Boilermakers. Mark Herrmann from Purdue was Achilles and Charles White from USC was Hecter. Instead of making it easier, the students kept getting the characters confused with the football players. Junior English student occupied their time by writing term papers and reading British literature. Mrs. Herber led them in discussions of MacBeth, Beowulf and Para- dise Lost. At the beginning of the year the juniors read George Orwell ' s 1984. Mrs. Herber made sure they kept up with the material by giving pop quizzes. Vocabulary was an important part of both English courses. The juniors were responsible for learning 25 new words every two weeks. Seniors were given a vocabulary list periodically. Usually, Mr. Dubiel would make them use each word in a sentence to show that they understood its meaning. One day, the students were grading a vocabu- lary test is class; All the scores were really low, and he was quite upset until he realized that he read the wrong answers. Upperclass English was entertaining for the students. They became more aware of literature in the world around them. After the bell rings and the classroom clears Mary Schmidt finds It much easier to finish up her term paper. Jerome Bullock pauses to proof read the final draft of his term paper. 58 upperclass english Together Shane DeBoer and Bob Fitzgerald work out another difficult assignment in English.

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Political discussions, election tactics, and current events were all a part of Mr. Lehnen ' s civics class. Class discussions provided the students with a lot of laughs. During the election of class officers, Mr. Lehnen tried to persuade Lee Ann Alexander to run for senior class president. The students in first period assured her that they would campaign for her. Likewise, those in fifth period gave their support to Matt Kendrick. The race was on until Lee Ann withdrew, deciding that politics weren ' t for her. One day, Mr. Lehnen decided to give a pop quiz. The students had to list the characteristics of two major Ameri- can political parties. Then they had to name what party they would want to belong to and explain why. Most of them had a hard time coming up with the answers — about mid-way through the quiz, Chris DiFabio ap- proached Mr. Lehnen and asked, Don ' t you think these questions are a little too personal? Students taking World Affairs were instructed by Mrs. Mraz. Workbook and map assignments made them scram- ble for world atlases and colored pencils. For their quarter project, the students had to construct a model of a medieval castle. Mrs. Mraz was pleased when she saw the results of their handiwork. Castles made of cake, LEGGO blocks, and cardboard were only a few of the imaginative ideas the students came up with. Mrs. Mraz ' s primary goal was to aquaint her students with the world around them — geographically was well as historically. She hopes that with this background, they ' d be able to understand current international events. Jim Parr studies his quarter project, a miniature version of a medieval castle. 60 civics Viforld history Receiving Mr. Lehnen ' s long awaited exams brings mixed emotions from Mary-Ann Bonner, Terry Crowe, and Bob Fitzgerald.