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

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Miracles emerge in poetry, prose If you don’t believe in miracles then come to an English class at St. Alphonsus. There your opinion will be rapidly changed. Why do we say miracles? It’s the miracle of a Freshman bewildered by a mountain of paperback books. He learns to appreciate po- etry as he proudly recites his first free verse poem. The Sophomore miracle struggles to understand Walt Whitman and The Octopus. Junior and Senior wonder workers discover the basics of research papers, novels and plays. When a person looks through the eyes of Emily Dickenson and Wm. Faulkner he is learning the miracle of living through English. English Faculty: Mr. Fleming, Sr. Celeste, Mrs. Zub, Sr. Clare, Mr. O’Donnell, Sr. Robert Christine. 15

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(Above) Dave Laczynski, Rachael Loconte and Jim Promo review a movie. (Above right) Jim Wojnarski recites in class. (Below) Freshmen prepare to debate. (Far right) Marg Grisdela reads to the class. 14

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Mystery of languages lures Arrow linguists The Latin language is over twenty centuries old. French and Spanish are over fifteen centuries old. How then, can anything be done to make these languages new and vibrant? The Foreign Language faculty of St. Alphonsus has found the answer to this puzzling question. In 208, Mr. Headley speaks French to astounded Fresh- men who learn to swim or sink. Junior students drill them- selves in the elements of grammar to prepare for the first French III class at St. Alphonsus next year. Old and new Spanish students received a surprise on the first day of class when they found as their teacher Cuban-born Mrs. Posada. Learning in 203 is a two-way street: Mrs. Posada helps the students with their Spanish and they help her with her English. A new dimension was added to the Latin Department: the first advanced class in three years. Although small in number — five Juniors and three Seniors — Sister Teresa hopes it will lead the way for future advanced groups. Using new methods, new teachers and new classes, the language teachers keep alive the interest of the students for learning languages — old and new. The study of the languages is special to the Foreign Language faculty of Sister Teresa, Mrs. Posada and Mr. Headley. 16