St Joseph Hill Academy - Hilltopper Yearbook (Staten Island, NY)

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Learning not only the grammatical intricacies of the French language, these students are cultivating the ability to speak it fluently. Meg McNally points out an interesting feature of the picture dialogue to Jackie D ' Anna, Marge Potenza, Alice Conlon, Stephanie Zurmuhlen, Sara Palletto and Phyllis Carullo. Language classes . . . Remembering their long hours of hard work, Rosemary Parisi and Diane Coviello smile in relief as they look through their completed Spanish term paper. Mrs. Masson and an exuberant group of French students anxiously await the results of their culinary talents. The Tomatos au Crillees which consists of tomatoes, eggs and cheese were the appetizers of the dinner prepared bv third and fourth year French students. 34

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s Keeping up with current events, Mary Raffaniello points out a trouble spot in the world. The sophomore history class is presented each week with a review of world events. These World History students study the chart in order to link the present with the past. Social Studies proves to be a new and interesting course for the Freshmen. As an introduction to their study of World History, the students pursued a detailed study of The Dark Continent. As part of this project the girls discussed the language, customs, and traditions of African culture. In addition to the general format of Social Studies, each girl compiled her own scrap book on this topic. Sister Dolora looks on approvingly as Donna Yamarone points with interest to an illustrative poster, and Mar- garet Henchey and Leslie Langworthy refer to notes. Although too young to vote, many students took an active interest in the campaign for the presidential elec- tion in November. Sister Raimonde encouraged her history students to exhibit any campaign material on the candidate of their choice. The campaign headquarters was situated in Sister Raimonde ' s home room, where all the girls were free to express their opinions. . . . History class L 33

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Putting their cultural study of language to use, upperclassmen arranged and decorated the cafeteria in a continental style for their soiree. During the meal Mrs. Savaitis explained the tech- niques of French etiquette to the girls. Spanish culture provides a new course of study for fourth year Spanish students. Maryann San- tangelo and Linda Otranto get into the spirit with the dress and artifacts of Spanish civiliza- tion. The entire display was designed and con- structed by the girls themselves. Taking advantage of the facilities available in the language lab, Renee Schmidt listens to a variety of Spanish tapes. Part of the language curriculum includes the study of tapes which accustom the students to the sound of a foreign tongue. 35