Mercy High School - Monarch Yearbook (Riverhead, NY)

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Social Studies You know you're a teacher when you finish correcting your last paper at 9 p.m. Sunday evening. My favorite song is More.'' My favorite quote is It is not enough to have a good mind, the main thing is to use it well, by Descartes. The thing that annoys me the most is the alarm going off to news not music at 6 a m. W fJ. f aw um jCtut Mrs. Luce and perplexed Lisa Social Studies You know you're a teacher when you've gotten your students excited about what you're saying, or angry, or hysterical or squinty eyed enough to learn more about the subject than you know!! Teaching at Mercy means getting a chance to share values, having the students values enrich yours. My favorite songs are too numerous to name just one. Athletic Director You know you're a teacher when you are able to help a youngster grow towards his her full potential. My favorite quote is He who walks a road with love will never walk alone. by C.T. Davis. Things that I value are meaningful relationships, honesty, intellegence and the slendors of nature. nkj. mtt VhCarlLr Yeah, I'm Bad!!! Social Studies, Yearbook Things that I value are my family and friends, faith and Sisters of Mercy. Teaching at Mercy means sharing, yourself, your beliefs and your dreams. You know you're a teacher when you can't wait for sum- mer to end. Sometimes I like to just let my boat float. My favorite song is Mrs. Robinson, by Simon and Garfunkel. This is what Yameh asks of you and only this-to act just- ly, to love tenderly and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 S. Barbara Vh X.n.a

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m A. .£ , w ,.« Art, Woodworking, journalism My favorite quote is To be rather than to appear” Sometimes I like to write stories, poems .. . take on a new challenge. Teaching at Mercy means working with and for Christ in Education. You know you're a teacher when the discovery of something new becomes as joyful for you as it does for the student. My favorite poem is Innisfree. Business Sometimes I like to just sit at home and just read a good book. The things that annoy me the most are cheating and dishonesty. My favorite song is Desert Moon.” Wilt Jboe—n English Life is full of untapped sources of pleasure. Education should train us to discover and exploit them. Norman Douglas Jv. W-W .9mmat»(ata Business If the school sends out children with a desire for knowledge and some idea of how to acquire it, it will have done it's job. Sir Richard Livingstone 23 Wr, War9i I ,

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Math, Physics Wr, Virginia Vlollo You know you're a teacher when you have chalk on your nose. Things that I value are integrity, friendship, and laughter. Sometimes I like to curl up with a good book. My favorite quote is WHAT PAGE? by the Class of '85. Teaching at Mercy means doing something worthwhile with my life. Religion Everyone who remembers his own educational ex- perience remembers teachers, not methods and tech- niques. The teacher is the kingpin of the educational situation. He makes and breaks programs. Sidney Hook Wr, . JCmr Wrr Science Things that I value are life, faith, and integrity. Teaching at Mercy means fulfillment. You know you're a teacher when an idea blossoms and dawn appears on the face of a student. Sometimes I like to escape, preferably in a car. The things that annoy me the most are pickiness, and lack of honesty. English Things that I value are my faith, my religious vocation, my family and my friends. You know you're a teacher when the failures of others are more of a concern than your own. Sometimes I like to walk on the beach. The thing that annoys me the most is when students sell themselves short by not making full use of their God- given talents. Sr. W y 25