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

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Mrs. Dolores Musson graduated from St. Andrews High School, and went on to the University of Detroit where she obtain- ed an English Major and History Minor. She also earned some graduate credits at the University of Michigan. Mrs. Musson formerly taught in a public school in Dear- born Heights. However. St. Al's. Mrs. Musson says, answers the important question. How will a person be. emotionally and physically, when he or she graduates?” Mr. Patrick O'Connor attended Catholic Central High School before attending the University of Wyoming where he received degrees in General Science and Biology, and did his graduate work at U. of M. He receiv- ed a wrestling scholarship to the Univer- sity of Wyoming but had to stop wrestling because he had a knee operation. Mr. O’Connor taught English as a foreign language in Portugal. Teaching in Europe made him feel left out because he could only speak English, while the Portugese people spoke five to six languages. Among Mr. O ’Connor’s interests is working at the Crisis Intervention Center, counseling those considering murder and suicide. Miss Berma Anderson is a small town girl from Ithica. Michigan. Art has always been her main in- terest although her first art class didn’t come until Junior High School. She attended Alma College where she majored in Art. During college. Miss Anderson worked in museums with children, in a community education center, and in a pre-school. After college, she moved to the east side of Detroit and prefers the big city to the small town life. Miss Anderson began her teaching career at St. Alphonsus. a job which she finds enjoyable because of the people. She says. You don’t have to ’know’ how to draw, it’s what the eyes see. Everyone can draw; everyone is an artist in some way.” 19

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Fr. Ralph Quane feels comfortable at St. Alphonsus despite the fact that it is his first year here. He cites as the reason for this the small size of the school and the resultant well-defined school spirit. The students, he finds, are friendly to strangers and show a genuine desire to make people feel welcome. When Fr. Quane relaxes after a long day. he can be found reading Patristic Literature or listening to music. He was a musician before attending the seminary. When his reason for recreation turns from relaxing to relieving tension, he takes his frustrations out on raquet ball court, play- ing one of his favorite games. St. Al’s graduates always seem to come home again, but only a few return on such a long term basis as Mrs. Margaret Skora. After receiving her degree from Mercy College and teaching for a few years in the Detroit Public School system. Mrs. Skora has returned home to teach History and Government. She is presently working on a Master’s Degree at the University of Michigan at Dearborn. Because she has lived in this community all her life, Mrs. Skora feels she can under- stand the students more effectively. She feels more relaxed here than in the Detroit Schools because this is a smaller institu- tion which enables a teacher to get closer to the students. Mrs. Margaret Duelo has attended several schools in her academic career. After graduating from South High School, she attended Grand Rapids Junior College. From there, she proceeded to Michigan State University. Her final educational stop was the University of Michigan. Mrs. Duelo has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and a Vocational Certificate. Now that her children are through high school and she has finshed with such responsibilities as having her son’s float built at her home. Mrs. Duelo can spend more time doing the things she enjoys most. Among these are bowling and watching baseball games. Baseball has been her favorite sport ever since she herself played on a team as a young girl. 18

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Before coming to teach at St. Alphon- sus, Mrs. Deborah Romo attended Cabrini High School where she played basketball, baseball, and was a cheerleader. After high school she attended Eastern Michigan University where she made the Dean's List each semester. With her teaching career, Mrs. Romo doesn’t have many spare moments. In the free time she does have. Mrs. Romo ex- pands her interests in Karate, in which she has received a yellow stripe and a yellow belt. She is also coaching track, and basketball at her alma mater, Cabrini. Not only does Mrs. Romo enjoy working with kids educationally, she would also like to guide them athletically, someday becoming a girls' athletic director. Ms. Barbara Kuzdzal. our veteran Spanish teacher, is one of the most qualified language teachers around. After graduating from Riverside High School. Ms. Kuzdzal went to Eastern Michigan Univer- sity for her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish. She also spent some time in Spain doing graduate work. While in Spam. Ms. Kuzdzal not only took academic classes but got a first hand look at the cultural aspects of the country. She lived with a local family and was forced to speak the language at all times. When ask- ed if her experience in Spam have helped with her teaching here at St. Al's, she answered with a exhuberant. Yes! After graduating from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Mathematics. Ms. Judith Gill moved to northern Michigan where she started to raise a son and daughter. Ms. Gill enjoys traveling and has seen Florida, Tennessee. Canada, New York, and Washington D.C. Someday she would like to be able to say she has seen the entire world. Ms. Gill also enjoys sewing, dancing, reading, and cooking. In the near future, she would like to establish a cater- ing business or open a restaurant; but. at present, helping others learn Math more easily is her goal. Here at St. Al’s. she would like to introduce games to the Mathematics Department, which supply the students with new knowledge. 20