Maria High School - Maria Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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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

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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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French Club celebrates International Da lvlaria's French Club, olherwise lcnown as Le Cercle de Sainl Louis IX, aimed 'ro presenl' more cullural aclivilies in which lhe girls could parlicipale. Included in lhe long lisl ol aclivilies was a visil lo Jacques' French Reslauranl on Chicago's Norlh Side, where exquisile cuisine was 'rhe order ol ihe day. ln This almosphere, Sisler Clemenl gave l'he club members an inleresling insighl' lo her European lour and parlicularly her visil lo France lasi summer. A lively period of gueslions and discussion followed. A+ lhe annual Chrislmas Parly, members sampled delicious French paslries and sang French carols. There was also group parli- cipalion in La Bourgogne, a iradiiional French folk dance. lnlernalional Day provided lhe enlire slu- denl body wilh a deeper insighl inlo France, Hs people, and lhe richness ol ils cullure Through a program of songs and dances. Through parlicipalion in culiural aclivilies, every member ol: lhe club helped bring America and France a lillle closer. ,, French Club officers: Judy Guslas, 'rreasurerg Laima Valanciusr, secrelaryp and Mary Ramas, president La Bourgogne, a French dance, is performed by Janice Drabilc, Laima Valancius, Niiole Raila and Mary Ramas.