Maria High School - Maria Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Lectures, projects inform Science Club DemonsTraTion on elecTriciTy is performed by STarr MaranTo and Alice Koscinslci aT science club meeTing. Through research, discussions, lisTening, and learning, Maria's Science Club members became acquainTed wiTh The various Tields oT science. NOT saTisTied wiTh iusT The regu- lar science courses, members parTicipaTed in The many acTiviTies oT The club. MeeTings consisTed of discussions oT new Theories, and demonsTraTions oT basic prin- ciples. Many lecTures, including a boTany lecTure presenTed by Reverend 'Edward Ak- somaiTis, enabled The members To explore various scienTiTic Tields. Slides and movies were also obTained To supplemenT The lec- Ture subiecTs. Panels given by The members Themselves aroused The inTeresT oT The enTire group and broadened Their scope oT lcnowl- edge. Members of The proiecT secTion used boTh ingenuiTy and hours oT hard worlc To devise experimenTs which were boTh unique and worThwhile. The eTTorTs oT The oTTicers coupled wiTh The guidance of moderaTor, SisTer MargareT Ann, made science come alive. Science Club officers Dalia Saulys, president Chris Modory, secreTary: Marilyn KloTnia, vice-president and Diane Dado. Treasurer: pracTice precision measuring. 79

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Mu Alpha Theta introduces Math Day Mafh Club officers Therese Naddy, presidenfg Ann Mlynarslci, sec- refary-freasurer and Niiole Raila, vice-presidenf examine polyhedrons. 78 For fhe iuniors and seniors who had an inferesf in mafhemafics and wished fo ex- plore ifs depfhs beyond fhe classroom, fhe lvlafh Club provided fhe opporfunifies. Wifh proiecfs, speeches, and malhemafical games, ninefy girls discovered fhe fun and fascinafion of mafhemafics. The Mafh Club is fhe Maria Chapfer of fhe nafional organizafion, Mu Alpha Thefa. From fhe nafional office members were able fo oblain membership cards, pins, and cerlificafes bearing fhe Mu Alpha Thefa emblem. Publicafions from fhe organizafion aided members in choosing proiecfs and fopics for reporfs. Prolecfs underfalcen by fhe members in- cluded polyhedral ornamenfs for a cafe- feria Chrisfmas free, Mafh Day, and fhe fhird annual Freshman-Sophomore lv1a+h Confesf. During fhe monfhly meefings penfominoes, permufafions and combina- fions, and vecfor geomelry were discussed. Mu Alpha Thefa member Charlene Norusis demon- sfrafes consfrucfion of polyhedron for ornamenfs.

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Spanish Club re-enacts Posada The NaTiviTy iourney is re-enacTed by M. SmiTh, A. Novalc, C. Rodriguez, M. Eiva, M. Wingelnilc and J. Klenn. Spanish Club oTTicers Julie Klenn, secreTaryg Angela Novak, vice- presidenT7 Yolanda Popoca, presidenT: and Mary Lou Pudge, Treas- urer examine sombrero, an imporT Trom Mexico. 80 the posada Through The acTiviTies oT The Spanish Club El Circulo Espanol, sTudenTs were insTilled wiTh a deeper appreciaTion Tor The unique and beauTiTul culTure oT The Spanish people. Many 'members expressed Their inTeresT by visiTing Rich EasT Township l-ligh School To see The classical play La Molinera de Arcos presenTed by Their Spanish Club. ChrisTmas Time provided an opporTuniTy To exhibiT some oT The ChrisTian cusToms oT our Spanish neighbors. The posada, a reTracing oT The search oT Joseph and Mary Tor lodging, and The pinaTa, a molded Tig- ure Tilled wiTh candy brolcen by a blind- Tolded child wielding a sTiclc, were only Two oT The TradiTions re-enacTed by The club. Pan'American Week gave everyone an opporTuniTy To purchase colorTul memenTos oT Spanish arT and craTT. Spain and The oTher Spanish-speaking counTries were rep- resenTed by Toll: songs and dances on ln TernaTional Day. The exhibiT showed The similariTies oT The diTTerenT counTries. Scrambling Tor The goodies are S. Reyes, L. J. Ficelc, S. Bieschlce, M. Murnane and C. Foley