St Ignatius High School - Ignatian Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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Loft: This group of freshmen adapt well to Mr. Knitlel's Latin I class. Lower right: Mr. Daniel Cavoli wields his Father's light sabre to coerce Brian Kysela into learning his Latin lesson. Below: Although the fighting in this picture is not sufficient, we decided to put it in this spread regardless of the unidentifiable Freshmen. IBesides. it s a World History class). Freshmen Requirements 27

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Required Courses Green Curriculum Formulae, dales, rules for punctuation. and a lecture on the origin of the English language crowd into the mind of the worried freshman. He has a test on each of these tomorrow, and is trying to memorize everything there is to know about them. He takes the exam, pouring out each detail he so carefully stored away the night before. In a few days, the tests are handed back, and he is pleased to see that he has passed them all. This scene occurs many times throughout the school year, yet many students forget those carefully memorized details soon after the exam. However, there are moments in every class which he will remember for the rest of his life. What could be so important to a person? In history class, the freshman learns about the world by taking map tests in which he must locate the I.och Ness monster, or possibly the downed Titanic. In English, he learns that es” must be added to a word ending in ch. sh. s. or x” in order to plural ize it. Many freshmen will forget the details of a subject, but at least some of the main ideas will remain in the minds of these students. While many forget dates of certain events in history class, most will remember the prestige that went along with having their ties hung from the ceiling along with many unusually colored adornments. Who can forget the time in speech class when a prepared lecture on some important topic was recited flawlessly, or the moment when the reasoning behind a bewildering theorum is finally realized? In fact, when an alumnus' son asks him what high school was like at St. Ignatius, he will probably tell his son about all the many unusual, yet memorable, moments of his first year at a hectic institution of higher learning. But when asked about some academic topic, this same person may only be able to recall his teacher and all of the teacher's idiosyncrasies, be they in History, English. Spanish, or Algebra—-all of the little things that compromise the memory of freshman year. Above: Mr. Avcollie lays down (he rales and regu utions which will preside throughout the semester. Right: Since Mr. Posko is not armed with a hook to fhrrnv at these freshmen. he takes a cheap shot at the city they come from. 26 Academics

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Required Courses Second Time Around There are only three short months between freshman and sophomore year, but the differences between the two are amazing. The confused freshman has become wiser and more mature. He no longer feels so rushed to get to class because he knows he has more than enough time. His schedule has also changed. He moves from grammar to American literature in English. World to U.S. History and has now picked up Biology, his first science class of his high school years. In language, the sophomore progressed in his fluency, becoming more conversant in French and Spanish, or translating Caesar's Gallic Wars in Latin. Instead of graphing equations in two variables like he did in Algebra, the sophomore now learns proofs of theorems in Geometry'. Of course, the student’s schedule remains as full as it was in freshman year, but he can now handle the load, having developed the essential study skills in his first year. In Biology, a student learns the basic of life, from simple single-cell animals to complex creatures. The process of photosynthesis is diligently memorized, as well as the definitions for hundreds of terms used in the subject. The sophomore still remains with basically the same class he entered school with, so his relations with his friends become more solid as the year goes by. He knows that he can turn to another person in his class for help in a particular subject, while at the same time providing an exchange of information with some other student. St. Ignatius’ policy for a well-rounded student is carried further as the sophomore takes another year of Physical Education and as he changes topics in Theology class. In this way. the sophomore becomes a better member of the community, both physically and spiritually. In a way. the sophomore is the upper-classman of the underclass. In another year he will be choosing his own curriculum, and meeting a wider range of the community. Being a sophomore can be one of the most rewarding and challenging times of the four years at St. Ignatius. 28 Academics