Paramus High School - Delphian Yearbook (Paramus, NJ)

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Colorful Cultures ... Lively Lands Those far-away places come a little closer to students in the foreign language classes at Paramus High School. During the first two years of study students acquire the basic skills of communication in French, German, Italian, Latin or Spanish. Further study is primarily concerned with the mores, geography, history, and current events of the countries where the languages are spoken. Excellent are the facilities for all those learning to read and speak the new tongues. Our modern language lab plays an important role in the courses since it increases the student’s comprehension. It is also an invaluable aid to our fluent language teachers. One feels as though he has travelled to a different part of the world as he enters a foreign language classroom. Those lovely displays and fascinating, colorful bulletin boards created by industrious students lend an atmosphere of Gay Paris, Scenic Deutschland, Sunny Italy, Ancient Rome, or Fabulous Spain. Joseph Stefaniak Latin Gymnastics Club Rita Sgro Spanish Senior Class Committee Elizabeth Yanker German Catherine Zazzali Spanish Future Teachers of America 21

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Languages ... Tribal Tongues ... Gladys Filippone French Future Teachers of America Mary Beilina French, Italian Twirlers Amelia DeLauro Spanish Foreign Languages Department Chairman Joseph Manzella Spanish Yolanda Picarello French, Spanish Budget Committee Friends, Romans . . Mr. Stefaniak ' s Latin class holds its annual Saturnalia. Juno” Pelka, Mr. J. Stefaniak, Daphne McShane, Althea” Janke, Eros” Heger, Pluto” Werner, and Diana” Dabinett. 20

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Science ... Sound of Reason • • We live in a scientific world, in which emphasis is placed upon logic and efficiency. For the student who is interested in pure or applied science, the Paramus High School Science Department offers an excellent background in methodical problem solving and critical thinking by means of various courses, including biology, chemistry, and physics. Biology, the science studied by the most students, delves into the life processes and gives one a keener insight into the evolution of nature and into life itself. Chemistry deals with the structure, composition and prop¬ erties of substances and the transformations which they undergo. Dealing with an unseen world within a world, the student learns to think abstractly. Physics concerns the natural laws of the universe. From this course of study, the student comes to appreciate the orderliness of nature. For the student who is interested in science as a vocation, advanced courses offer a solid foundation in concepts and their applications. Individual research is encouraged by assigned projects which are displayed at the annual Science Convention. Future chemists? ... At work? . . . Max Bornstein, John Hans, and Pat Eagan perform an experiment in one of Miss A. Behr’s chemistry classes. Ann Behr Chemistry Future Scientists of America 22 Charles Long Biology, Physics Table Tennis, Photography Club