St John Central High School - Centralite Yearbook (Bellaire, OH)

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Great changes have been seen in the History depart- ment at SJC this year. It has suffered the loss of Mr. Pat DelVlarco to Martins Ferry and Sister Anita to the library. But it has gained Mr. Robert Fialkowski, fresh- man ancient history, Sister Angela Hayes, senior gov- ernment, and Father Rothbauer, senior government. These new faculty members have added greatly to the already Well-established history department. The freshman start their historical knowledge with the caveman, and continue with the Greeks and Romans, seasoned with a weekly application of current events material. The Junior American History classes spend their time a little closer to home. Detailed studies help them to realize the foundations upon which our govern- mental principles are built. Senior year is of application with American Government. The seniors are given the workings of today's politics, even as far as the creating of their own party, and its platform. It is through our understanding of the mechanics of democracy today that we will be prepared to be the leaders and citizens of tomorrow. Study of Past Promises Bright Future PROBING FOR AN ANSWER . . .is a difficult task as discovered by Pam Bazan and Cecilia Davis. ' 'fffl 2'-1 --vb. L E MR. SCHRAMM . . . makes the principles of American History more interesting with the aid of the overhead projector. . L

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A DISCUSSION OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE is amusing to these senior students. -3 ENJOYING THEIR SEARCH OF THE LANGUAGE OF AGES . . . are scholars Carmen Bellote, Donna Bianconi and Alane Strauss. The Study of Languages Promotes Understanding One of the most important ingredients in association with people in the world today is understanding. An at- tempt to fulfill this basic need is made by the language departments of St. John's. In the ofifering of courses in Latin, Spanish and French, St. John's hopes to promote understanding by the knowledge of other people, and their history and culture. Latin students learn not only Latin, but a history, which, though it dates back thousands of years, is still very much a part of our world today. Who could teach Spanish any better than someone to whom Spanish was a native language? And, so it was that this yearis Spanish students learned Spanish as it is spoken. The French class too had its own techniques. French was taught from conversations on films and records so that it could be understood, nothing but French was spoken once inside the classroom.

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In ,J !g FRESHMAN STUDENTS...us1ng the techniques of group discussion become better involved in class as ancient history takes on new dimensions. .. we Kirk? 2,3 4 -uni . fry, MAPS. . .are used to gain knowledge of the ancient world 5 ,J 4 ...nab 'hunky of ,mil BASIC CONCEPTS OF DEMOCRACY... are discussed hy Ken Miller, Mark Potnick, Mike Hajdin, and Wally Wierzbicki as observed by Sister Angela and enthusiastic senior students. 49