Classical High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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A newcomer to the Classical faculty this year, Mr. Arnold Matz teaches both Spanish and German classes. Knowledgeable in the intricacies of the lan- guages, he answers questions from his Spanish 1 class. Outside of school, Mr. Matz’s interests center around sports. decade’s responsibilities Miss Mary McCarthy, one of our Span- An American History teacher, Mr. Daniel Meder also serves as ish teachers, checks the language laboratory coach to the basketball team and as faculty manager of athletics. He is between classes. In her planning, she employs also the advisor to the Boys Patrol. In his spare time, Mr. Meder enjoys the lab as an aid in aural comprehension and traveling and attending hockey games. oral fluency in the language. For relaxation, Miss McCarthy enjoys a good book and likes to sew. 27

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Best known as one of the more humorous teachers in the school, Mr. Raymond Lussier takes time out to enjoy a composition by a student in his French 4 class. He also possesses the unusual knack of conveying his subject matter to his stu- dents in an interesting manner. Students prepare for the new Mrs. Valerie Rainey, resource teacher, ex- plains the difference between similar and con- Head of our Science Department at Classical, Mr. Howard Lynch instructs grtuent triangles to one of her geometry junior Bruce Guzowski in the use of the friction pulley. He believes in teaching classes. his classes in an effervescent manner, and conveys the practicality of physics to our everyday lives. During his leisure Mr. Lynch enjoys camping and listening to music. 26

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Short stories, novels, grammar, and book reviews are the various points stressed by Miss Virginia Mills in her English classes. Miss Mills also teaches a read- ing efficiency course, the purpose of which is to in- crease the student’s reading capacity as well as speed. Many students have benefited from this very worth- while course. 28 Miss Irene Meunier, one of our French Teachers, helps Elena Grechko with her translation of the novel Elena’s class is currently read- ing. Novels are a large part of the curriculum that Miss Meunier cen- ters her classes around, whether it’s French 3 or French 4x. She also makes use of Classical’s excellent language laboratory, a tremendous aid in improving the pupil’s pro- nunciation and oral comprehension of the French language. Awakening to new Dr. Philip Miller serves Classical as a French and Hebrew teacher. In the courses he teaches, he stresses use of the language laboratory as a speech improvement aid to the student. Grammar and the novel also play a large part in these courses. Dr. Miller is well known for his scholarly pursuits.