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

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Keynotes Social Studies Curriculum applies the right formula to win the attention of economics students Elmer Teed, Steve Lubek and Donna Pemmit. Probing the wonders of steam, diesel and atomic energy, provides interesting discussion between John Telfer and Dwaine Koscielniak in their world geog- raphy class. Yankee Doodle comes to the American History' class in the person of Ken Marciniak and his “dandy” horn. Deviating from the usual formality is a treat for these young historians. A repeat performance would be in order at any time. 21

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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

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Science Department Advances in New Techniques Traveling Science Library, Overhead Projector, Aid in Probing the Unknown A complete remodeling of the human torso will have taken place by the time seniors Gerald Fazekas and John Sierota have completed their biology course. The science department has not attempted to put space satellites into orbit, but it has kept in progressive step with American science. The traveling science library, current periodicals, earth sci- ence charts, the opaque and overhead projectors, film- strips, individual research and laboratory work, partic- ipation in the science fair, all instill an urge in our fu- ture “Einsteins” to probe further into the wonders of science and to learn more about the men who discov- ered them. Up in {he Air is literally shown by Mark Wrona as he works to create the needed pressure for this chemistry 22