Red Bank Catholic High School - Emerald Yearbook (Red Bank, NJ)

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12 HIS EXCELLENCY GEORGE W. AHR Bishop of Trenton

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FOUNDATION All life requires a foundation for growth and development And, as students of this life, we possess a need for guidance and support We reach out to others who have more knowledge and experience than ourselves And in reaching we discover we are not alone in living and striving.

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This was the year of the innovative, the imaginative, the untried-but-promising. The entire academic gamut was studied, probed, researched and analyzed during the spring and summer months and the results of this in- tensive survey bore fruit in September with the intro- duction into the curriculum of the Computer Program, the Physical Fitness Program, the Photography Pro- gram and the Teacher Cadet Program. Faculty revitaliza- tion ensued from the hour-and-a-half weekly staff meet- ings, briefings and self-study that launched each Mon- day morning. The focal point of this self-study was an inspection in depth of the philosophy of education of Red Bank Catholic and an appraisal of the extent to which the philosophy was reflected in the education process on the departmental level as well as on the total school level. The daily schedule was examined and the effects of this scrutiny were the inclusion of a daily alternate ac- tivity period and a weekly assembly period each Friday. Classes met five times a week —four in regular session and one activity period of a purposeful learning experience. Student attitudes were considered and were re- sponded to through reinforcing and extending participa- tion of C.C.S.I. members to the Middle States Evalua- tion study teams. C.C.S.I. members attend and actively participate in meetings of their respective departments in order to communicate student viewpoint and offer constructive proposals for changes. The spiritual milieu of R.B.C. was plumbed and the Christian Formation Team sprang into existence. Soon optional Masses, penance services, visitation of the sick, and mutual sharing of material blessings permeated the academic community of Red Bank Catholic. 13