Northwest Catholic High School - Noweca Yearbook (West Hartford, CT)

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Ji 1. MR. PAUL REARDON, English Department Chairman: What is this? 2. MR. RICHARD RICE, Guidance Department Chairman: Are your applications in yet? 3. MRS. VIRGINIA ROBINSON, Music Department: Good Chorus, don ' t talk during rehearsal. 4. MRS. MARY LOUISE ROLAND, Language Department: Please don ' t throw the little stringy pieces of paper on the floor. 5. MR. GARY RUGGERI, Science and Mechanical Drawing Departments: Don ' t give me that look Bucko! 6. MRS. CAROL SCHAVE, Math Department: I ' ll check that out tonight. 7. MR. JOHN SHUKIE, Social Studies Department Chairman: The CROSS is back! 8. MR. NICK SOLLITTO, English Department: Idealist and Real- ist .. . W 1 A M Pi rw ' 1 ' r If .M A 42 Faculty

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Miss Sue Maloney has joined the Northwest Catholic fac- ulty this past year. She graduated from Central Connecticut State College in December, 1979. She received a B.S. in the educational major of Social Sciences. Although this has been her first year of teaching, she was not new to our school com- munity. Miss Maloney has been a cheerleading coach since the age of fifteen. She has been coaching our team for four years. Teaching is not the same as coaching, she says. When coaching, one is involved with the school, but only when prac- ticing or participating in a game. Now, I am in contact with the students in a different way. In her opinion what has changed the most is that she must prepare for all her classes. When we asked her what she did in her spare time, she became very serious and reflective. Then she smiled, Spare time? Who has spare time? In reality, she coaches the cheerleading squad because she has fun while doing so. She enjoys coach- ing because she feels that kids don ' t have anyone who cares enough about them to spend the time needed. In a shocked tone of voice she commented, I think I ' m the only coach who sits on the bench with the cheerleaders. She is convinced that our girls have immense potential and she wants to make them use it to their fullest. She can relate to kids easily, and communication is so important. Although young, she is able to gain respect from her stu- dents and also from the rest of the faculty. She feels that the staff has been very supportive and understanding. All in all, Miss Maloney is happy to be here and we ' re glad she is too. 1. MRS. SANDRA NUSSMAN, Business Department: Time is money. 2. MRS. PHYLLIS OPINSKY, School Nurse: What class are you going to? 3. MRS. JOYCE O ' ROURKE, Physical Education Depart- ment: Where are your gym clothes this week? 4. MS. MELLY PUNONGBAYAN, Home Economics Department: You ' re late ag m! Faculty 41

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2. MR. WALTER STOSUY, Physi- cal Education Department Chairman: Listen Up! 3. MRS. KAREN SULLIVAN, Lan- guage Department: We really should get back to Latin. 4. SR. PEGGY SWICKARD, Sci- ence Department: So far, no one has made a single mis- take. Mr. Dan Marcus has found teaching to be a very rewarding career. He first began teaching high school English with the intention of moving on to the college level. After teaching at Northwest for a few years, he commented, I began to realize that not only did I love the subject of English, but also, I really enjoyed working with high school aged peo- ple sometimes scholar and clown, child and adult, Esme and Seymour. He she has enough sophistication to be an academic challenge but not enough to be locked into the self-importance gen- erated by the college years. To Mr. Marcus, the Northwest student has been special. He has chaperoned many overnight camp- ing trips and ski trips during the past twelve years, and rarely has he been forced into a position of authority. He has always felt at home here and he hopes that he has made his students feel the same way. If Mr. Marcus were to leave the field of teaching it would probably be to pursue a career in writing. He says that he would like to put to use the skills he has learned through the teaching of writing; teaching is, after all, a career of learning. Faculty 43