St Joseph High School Nazareth Academy - Excelsior Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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Healthy Bodies Build Wholesome Individuals A vital function of the American school system is to develop students physically, as well as mentally. Through sports, one can gain a sense of fair play and experience the spirit of competition, which is the backbone of the nation. Here too, students find time to relax from the daily humdrum routine. Physical exercise serves as a break from the hour-long class periods and gives the mind a change and a rest. A truly spirited Flyers team prepares to begin a game with All for one and one for all! When tension is high, the Flyers can always be counted on to make a basket. Girls of the PE class enjoy competition with each other to improve their game skills. 20

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Under the direction ot Sister Perpetua, Jjne MtPhail and Carol Ley use the tape recorder lor speech critK and to Understand Mike Giiiey combats the falacy that it is impossible to concentrate in a study hall by ! intense concentration on his history lesson. With her experiment correctly perlormed, ' V ' olanda Hernandez experiences satisfaction iis she observes the results-

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Seniors prepare to enter church for a change of pace by assisting at the Holy Sacrifice ot the Mass. Father Otting administers Holy Commu- nion to St. Joseph high school students at weekly Mass. We Learn the Need of Spiritual Awareness The purpose of a Catholic school is to instill into youth the high standards of Catholic living, and to make them more spiritually-minded individuals. Students are aided to realize that God is the basis of all energy and that to Him goes the credit of success. In times of failure and triumph it is apparent that Our Heaven- ly Father is a giver of infinite graces and a source of confidence in distress. Truly, without Him we can do nothing. Nancy Halepeska pauses for a few quiet moments of reflective prayer with the Blessed Mother.