Saint Alphonsus High School - Arrow Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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“Wake up your audience technique is demonstrated by English III panelists Kathleen Peterson, Patri- cia Owen, Joan Kanclerz, Cynthia Centkowski, and Christine Dombrowski. The theme of the discus- sion stressed the impor- tance of keeping Christ in Christmas. Depicting scenes from Whittier’s Snowbound offers a note of variety to the English II class. The well-known line, “Boys, a path,” appeals to the artistic ability of William Martz and Gregory Kott. 19

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English continued ‘7 have brought you gold, I have paid your fee. Nor have I come to see you hanging on the gal- lows tree,” exclaims Vince Ca- pizzo, English I trouper fright), as he rescues his “true love” Garry Faja in this dramatic scene from “The Hangman’s Tree.” “Federal Aid to Education” was the topic presented by English III debaters Felix Lakomy, William Crowley, and Gregory Potts. Captivated by the intricacies discovered in the poetic works of Ogden Nash, English I future poets Rose Marie Slesinski, Gary Pearson, and 18

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Investigation into Past, Current, Future Events Tracing the oscillating history of Europe and America, exploring the geography of the earth and analyzing Ameri- ca’s economic structure keynote the social studies cur- riculum. Filmstrips, maps, the stock exchange, labor unions, inflation, the Senior Scholastic, Newsweek, Time and the papal Encyclicals not only provide the students with background material for discussion but, what is more important, familiarizes them with local, national and world events. Stock markets, communism, unions, socialism, are controversial enough to wake any sleepy upperclass- men first period of ANY morning. Sister Ruth James Tragic moments in history are reviewed by modem history instructor Mr. David Kline and students Richard Topolewski and Judith Bochenak. An old Detroit Times publication dated prior to the birthdates of these sophomores captivates and holds their interest. 20