Saint Pius X High School - Chi Rho Yearbook (Piscataway, NJ)

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MUSIC 41 O Music in your depths we deposit our hearts and our souls for thou hast taught us to see with our ears and hear with our hearts. -Kahlil Gibran Music is a response of the heart-the joy and anguish, the tempest and the calm, the climax and the resolve. But the underlying force is a technique, a logical discipline. It is to the task of strengthening this technique that Mrs. Burns devotes her time. Through appreciation and theory courses, the department helps students value what inspira- tion has led others to do. Chorus, band, and orchestra courses provide students with the opportunity to use their own talent. As always, Mrs. Burns strikes a happy note. Even a sour note doesn't dampen the spirit of our musicians Our Merry M instrels bring the spirit of Christmas to Pius.

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ART A lonely little boy couldn't draw, but when he found a friend, they created together. -Arlene Musil The art students have found a friend in Miss Wicks and the A11 Department. The department enthusiastically helps students to recognize their own creativity and to develop a true appreciation of all art. Students are guided to the realization that in the curve, the color, the shade, the line there is some- thing to wake an emotion. They are brought to the knowledge that greatness lies in that communi- cation when both artist and viewer feel alike. 'Q The art room is always a place of busy activity . as each student attempts in his own way to give liaa expression to the creative spirit within him. . . W,t1 ' f it -- Donna Manzo and James Kelly blend shades for their color wheels. Leonard Witkowski, Jack Krafjack, and Bob Vonderhaar intently work on their mechanical drawing assignments. ,M A chalk drawing brings out Nancy Smalley's artistic talents.

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a J i ff' B Z 5 if t 3 14 If J' 5 2? Joanne Messick tries hard to match her plaids. 'A stitch in time, saves nine, advises Mrs. Christensen. HOME ECG OMIC H This is the weaving of human living: of whose fabric each individual is a part: each is intimately connected to a pattern with the extremist applique of time: and not one of these things nor one of these persons is ever quite to be redesigned or altered: but each is a new and binding tender life, eternally wound in every breath sustaining, for a while, without defense, the fashioned perfection of the universe . . . -James Agee and Walter Evans Heads bent over sewing machines and foreheads creased in concentration are common sights in the Family Living Center. Nutrition charts, balanced diets, fashion design, and harmony in the house are all the concern of Mrs. Christensen and her students as they learn the secrets of healthy, happy family living. Creations frequently come forth from the bits of cloth and thread. The halls are often filled with the good smells that tell all another successful meal has been completed. Boys as well as girls have enjoyed the courses offered in this department. Paul Szesko adds the finishing touch to his creation.