Central Catholic High School - Monitor Yearbook (Monroe, MI)

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', ,A 1-..,f.nr 'J- Above: Completing an assignment for world cultures, senior Steve Kaiser constructs a ma of Africa Ri ht- juniors Mike P - S - Nelligan and Andy Vandecaveye work on history projects breaking away from the boredom of everyday classwork. ,Z-H 5 B ,. ' Xl 1, x,s3QI'l-KKQUNJPC' ar- g1U n,5 ...flex ' Ag IS. K1 :STC- K 'lc l Above: Senior Tom Brennan employs the overhead as a means of tal-:ing government notes. Left: During the anthropology trip to the archaelogical museum, Brian Case examines a showcase of artifacts found in Michigan. HISTORY-SOCIAL STUDIES- 99

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Social Studies - A Guide T0 New Adventures This year the Catholic Central social stud- ies department, with no less than seven diff- erent courses offered, continued to present informative studies of the world and the people around us. Under the chairmanship of Mr. Richard Dalton, the junior U. S. history classes com- bined both textbook work and special creative projects to make for an enjoyable learning process along with senior anthrofpsych stu- dents. Mr. Edwin Maloney handled the senior government and constitutional history class- es. Along With deep discussion-filled class hours, Mr. Maloney provided documentary movies on how the government works and al- so several informative and entertaining full length films. Mrs. Agatha Laboe provided students of all ages the opportunity to study how people in foreign lands live in her world cultures and world history classes, where she filtered her expe rienc e s as a world traveler into the course. LI in-' ,,,,..'i Y -. A 'img ,xx 4 4 N ...V f A 1 ,no Top: Freshman Andrew Albano tries to locate the position of tiny Latvia on the world map while classmate John Venier tries to locate the position of the camerman. Above: Mr. Dalton sips his Sanka and allows psych students to find their own way with a mystifying Mattel busy-bee toy. 98-HISTORY-SOCIAL STUDIES

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Mathematics - Solving Problems Of The Future The Mathematics Department of Catholic Central is, as u s ual, exceptional. Offering a variety of courses, the curriculum is designed to fulfill the many different Wants and needs of the student body. The department has an unusually Well qual- ified staff. Mr. Joseph Sandersen is the chair- man, as well as an instructor. He holds a B. S. degree in mathematics, and is kept busy teach- ing his Algebra Il and geometry classes. Other faculty members include Sister Dividica C ronin, I. H. M., who holds a B.A. as Well as a M. A. and teaches Algebra Ig holding a B. S. degree, Brother James Spooner, C. S. C. , teaches gen- eral math and Algebra I3 last, but certainly not least, Mr. Michael Mondal holds a B. S. C. and two Master of Science degrees. I-Ie instructs the mathematical a naly s i s course offered to seniors. Catholic Central is fortunate to have such a fine program with which to prepare students for their futures. Above: Freshman Al Buck, with the assistance of a fellow student, charter a graph for first year algebra. Right: Solving another tough geometry equation, Pete Burkhardt illustrates his diagrams, while Kevin Newcomer, and Paul Swinkey work dilligently on extra- credit projects. If vb f '. . K ' f 100 MATHEMATICS hmmm nl IE- vlfnk kxxbumla iggfxsj 1: E ,. X l- WAR BH? 's 'I qw ,wi