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

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Expanding Knowledge Achieving individual skills and Techniques is whaT our Media CenTer has been concerned wiTh. ITS Tranquil aTmosphere makes iT The ideal area Tor independenT work, and iTs numer- ous TaciliTies provide sTudenTs wi+h every Type oT learning device. The use oT microTilm has made iT possible Tor sTudenTs To comprehend reading maTerial by audio-visual means. PasT issues oT newspaper pub- licaTions are recorded and Tilmed which has made iT easier To uncover pasT evenTs. Besides learning by audio-visual meThods, There has been an expan- sion in The number oT books and reT- erence volumes. Novels in paperback oT TicTional and non-TicTional sTories have increased in quanTiTy. NoT only has The Media CenTer been The cenTral poinT oT all publica- Tions provided in The resource areas, buT iT's Truly an area where sTudenTs are able To expand Their individual- iTy.

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lnvading The World OT Words The world oT boolcs is an essenTial parT oT every sTudenT's environmenT. AlThough Academic lvleThods is a required course Tor Treshmen and sophomores, iT carries The necessary Task oT enabling each pupil To enrich and improve his own individual basic reading skills. WiTh The addiTion oT SisTer Clara and Mrs. Burns, which eased Mrs. Racelcs hecTic schedule oT The pasT, The Teachers are able To give more specialized assisTance and caTer To a speciTic problem. A new clevelopmenTal reading course Tor The iuniors and seniors marks The TirsT Time an elecTive was oTTered in The deparTmenT. Through modernized Tapes and closed circuiT Television The class is blessed wiTh an ideal seTTing in order To grasp The concepTs oT speed and developmenT reading as well as recenT in-depTh worlc in spelling. The reading deparTmenT realizes ThaT The Techniques and principles gained Trom This course are TransmiTTed To all oTher subiecTs where comprehen- sion oT wriTTen assignmenTs is viTal Tor high'scholasTic achievemenT here aT ST. Pius.