Divine Child High School - Clarion Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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Sr. Charlotte Sr. La Verne Mrs. Strauch Miss Check Sr. Luiza Miss Turri FAR LEFT: Chris Bonfiglio is waiting patiently to see the finished product as Margaret O'Brian paints the final touches. LEFT: Individualized Reading brings many decisions even for Peggy Soma. BELOW: Don Hughes seems to captivate the attention of Tony Carducci as Steve Voil man vividly imagines Friday night activities. FAR BELOW: Shuffling note cards in Research Techniques, John Vinette and John DeLuca play it safe when there's money involved. BELOW FAR LEFT: Cathy Nalepa seems to see a few more interesting facts in the English book while Janet Depper fails to see the humor.

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Sensitivity Needed To Harness the Power Of Potent Words Millions of words, all with electrifying potential, all senselessly suspended in the back of the mind. The English curriculum gives students a chance to examine these words and the words of others, and then invent their own ways of harnessing that great power. Freshmen begin the investigation with General English and then face a variety of more specific courses. The ways the great poets and authors have effectively utilized the power of words becomes evident in American, English and World Authors as verses by Emily Dickinson pierce the heart and Homer’s “Iliad” allows the Greek gods and goddesses to live again. Humanities blends culture with literature, while the most recent best-sellers are eagerly devoured in Individualized Reading. Self-expression through word creativity begins in Composition and is climaxed in Creative Writing. In Research Techniques students learn to seek truth constantly in writing, while the force of vocalized and physically enacted words reaches a zenith in classes like Speech, Debate and Theater Arts. In the sensitive art of communication, words are the student’s most valuable tools. 14

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RIGHT: In Computer class Mike Muncey tries to decipher the directions as Cindy Tishkowski awaits the signal. BELOW FAR RIGHT: Jimmy Russo explains how to do it as Marci Parzuchowski graphs accordingly. BELOW RIGHT: In Geometry class, Donna Wathen works hard on last night's problems. .BELOW: Mike Thomas and Jackie Madaj try to decide what's what as their math problems become one mass of confusion. Mathematicians Meet Many Mixed Moods Math, according to a dictionary definition, is the study of numbers, measurement and space. While this is definitely true, most math students at Divine Child would agree that it is much more than that. Math is the bewildered look that accompanies the wrong answer after a new concept has been repeated several times; math is the wrong formula at the right time and the right formula at the wrong time. It is frustration, bewilderment, weariness and finally satisfaction when the goal of understanding the intricacy of the abstract science is reached. Divine Child offers its students many opportunities to experience these emotions first hand. As Freshmen attack the x’s and y’s of Algebra I, Sophomores trudge through thousands of triangles in Geometry. Juniors attempt to conquer the functions of Algebra 11 and Seniors wonder in which direction the vector goes in Math Analysis. Classes at D.C. have proved to the students that Math is more than a definition. It is also an exercise in mental agility and psychological endurance. 16