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

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 4 'pKMt t ie Pcwt Mrs. Velia Lorelli, B.A., M.A.ED. University of Michigan, History Social Studies offers a broad understanding of the social sciences. This subject deals with our inter-relationships with others. Social Studies offers a four-year program designed to develop skills such as reading com- prehension, geography skills, knowledge of our past, and the ability to function as an informed consumer. Social Studies offers a wide range of subject areas, allowing students to see the past and its influence on the present. World History, Colonial History, Geography, American History, Economy, Government, and Street Law are taught by Mrs. Lorelli, Mr. Thostenson, and Mr. Grywalski through our high school years. Mr. Jon Thostenson, B.A. Henry Ford Community College, E.M.U., Social Studies Mr. Paul Grywalski, B.A. Henry Ford Community College, U of M, History 18

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Mr. Scott Bogner, B.S. University of Michigan, Accounting, English Doctors, domestic engineers, nuclear physisists, all of these occupations need a solid business understanding and the Business Department is the department which can help you achieve your goals. The main purpose of the Business Department is to provide you with the skill and ability of seeking a job and keeping it. Special and unique projects are offered to help you benefit from the employability skills you need to know to satisfy your employer’s demands. Shorthand, typing, and accounting give you the entry skills for work. In order to succeed in the business world you have to accomplish employability skills to achieve a financially fulfilling career. The business department works behing the scene to create students to rise to the top of the “Business Ladder.’’ 17

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Ms. Edna Rheault, B.A., M.A. Wayne State University, French Mr. Patrick Teahan, B.A. Certificatd’Etudes Francaises Western Michigan University, Universite de Tours, French, Religion t6e t e Have you ever imagined going to far off places such as France or Spain? Well we encourage you to take French or Spanish. This department provides each student with the opportunity to learn a foreign language, not only for personal enrichment, but also to meet the demands of knowing and being able to communicate in other languages. It is the aim of the language department to have each student develop the four skills of reading, writing, understanding and speaking the target language. Our foreign language teachers hope that the students of St. Al’s will use the language of their choice with ease and fluency. Ms. Rheault introduces special projects such as attending French art exhibits. Mrs. Stepien hopes to bring about discipline in learn- ing a foreign language, while Mr. Teahan wants the students to live the language and appreciate its culture. It is possible for the students to achieve these goals with the guidance from our faculty and self determination. Mrs. Marissa Stepien, B.A., M.A. University of Detroit, U of M. Spanish 19