O Dea High School - Olympian Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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ll 1, -Y, .. In , , E ,x rg! 1 -1 92 I z r - f-'ff This year, among the other refreshing reforms in the attitudes and values of school life at O'Dea, we saw an unbelievable metamorphosis in the attitude of the football team, under the sway and control of MR. JOI-IN O'BRlEN, Head Varsity Coach. Mr. O'Brien had an almost mystic communication between the hearts and souls of the football players and himself. At will he could use this E. S.P. -like- p0Wer to move a dispirited group of players from the Notre Dame game to a raging vengeful mob that made a come- back against North Kitsap. When Coach O'Brien isn't dedi- cated to Working on his team, he is working on the Freshmen and Sophomores in P.E. at the Connelly Center, in handball, soccer, and basketball. Coach O'Brien also instructs Freshmen in the anatomy of the human body in Health Class and coaches J. V. Basketball. Away from school Mr. O'Brien plays handball, golfs, and snow skiis. A new addition to O'Dea English Department this year is BROTHER PERKINS who comes to us from St. Laurence High School in Chicago. Brother received his B.A. in English from Lewis College. With an iron will, Brother teaches English to the Sophomores and juniors and also guides the Freshmen through Religion Class. Brother taught an accred- ited journalism Class in connection with the newspaper. It YQ may as well be mentioned that Brother Perkins is the mod- erator of our famed and illustrious yearbook. Also under his moderation are the various religious activities. In the little Spare time that he has, Brother applies his superb musical ability to flying through Bach's extended Chorales and in conducting the Glee Club. In the future Brother plans to complete an M. Mus. fMaster of Musicj. Now in his fifth year at O'Dea, BROTHER REILLY con- tinues to frighten long haired, unshaven students as Dean of Discipline, as well as teaching Algebra Il, Chemistry III and IV and Religion I. Brother also runs the biggest, most financially important organization in the school-the Social Club. This group organizes and directs the dances. Brother was made Moderator of Athletics which, as he says, only means cleaning up after the players in the locker room. However this position means much more. Brother Reilly coaches varsity linemen in football season and varsity track in Field Events. Brother holds an M. S. T. in an Earth Sci- ence Curriculum project and a B. A. in Bio-Chemistry. When not disciplining students or giving the school's ath- 10 lete's a work-out, Brother enjoys listening to folk music, and re ading. D061-8' - -i-

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At the head of the Math department, we find the very capable BROTHER DONALD D. MURRAY. Brother, who has been at O'Dea for four years, does a fantastic job of pouring Math Analysis and Trigonometry into the Seniors. He also grinds the Juniors through the vast reaches of Euclidian Geometry , guides the Sophomores through the jungles of second-year Algebra-Trigonometry, and Whispers Algebra to the Freshmen. In addition to this, Br. Mruray gets enough inspiration to reveal Religion to both Junior classes. During his free time, Brother uses his superb musi- cal ability to moderate our beautifully expressive band, and the up and coming Glee Club. Next summer, Brother Murray plans to enhance his mind-boggling knowledge of Mathematics by completing his M.A. in Math at the Uni- versity of Washington. MR. RICHARD NAISH, in his 10th year at O'Dea, majored in economics and history at Seattle University. There he earned his Bachelor of Commercial Sciences De- gree Which makes him more than qualified to teach at O'Dea. Mr. Naish's daily curriculum includes teaching Contemporary World Problems, General Business, and Sociology to the seniors 3 instructing Religion to the Juniors, and enduring a Freshmen Algebra Class. After school, Mr. Naish devotes his time to O'Dea as the defensive backfield Coach for the Varsity Football Team and as head Basketball Coach. Mr. Naish also holds the prestigious title of Head Athletic Director of O'Dea.

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,S ony, A l--.1i?'41'1- ' C1 X 4 1 gh t l '. I 11 -' J' 4 Q ll lu ,w , -. 1 Q 4 lx. 32'-fi filly. .J- ' ' '. ,lf hw' '.v. I 3' .-45, ,X ,,c'.v Nl yi, H i' 45 1 4 m gl le , ' v - S tiwxo I MQ' 5. .5-8' A1 . Q, l Q gi, give, 4 51 .ia .z.,Axf,. 1 it: ta T' ,xg l f tk C ,N. 'X .Q Fbl 1 ravi A charming MRS. SHERIDAN takes her place at O'Dea. as head of the Libra.ry Department. Raised in New York City, Mrs. Sheridan attended Scripps College in California, where she received her B.A. in Oriental Studies. After graduating from Scripps, she attended the University of Washington's graduate school and attained a Master of Library Science. At the present time she is studying for her master's in Education at Seattle Universihj. Besides her job at O'Dea and her studies, Mrs. Sheridan finds time to tend to a husband and two children. With the little time she has left, Mrs. Sheridan enjoys hiking and back-packing in the mountains. Her hobbies are tennis, the visual arts, and es- pecially the domestic arts. Her music tastes includes folk, rock, and classical. BROTHER WEIDEMAN, now in his fifth year at O'Dea, is the school's one and only Spanish scholar. Hermano obtained a B.A. in Spanish from Iona College which makes him a thoroughly capable instructor. His daily curriculum includes teaching Spanish to the Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors who greatly appreciate his assignments, Brother also supervises a Freshman typing class and a Sophomore Religion class. After school, Hermano coaches Varsity Soccer, Frosh Football, and LV, Baseball. Looking towards the future, Brother plans to study for his M. A. in Spanish at the University of Washington. A man that has become a very valuable part of O'Dea Life is our competent custodian, BILL TRIGG. Besides keeping the building in top condition, Bill has a spirit for O'Dea that is hard to beat. Rain or shine, Bill hardly misses a ball game and he can always be seen talking casually with the students. He has been with O'Dea for five years and we hope he'll stay for many more years to come. + Ls l o I- 13+