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

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Most of her 12th year Math students seem amused as Sister Christopher tries to explain the intricacies of functions. Each student has the opportunity to understand fully all the principles of Math, since the class consists of only eleven pupils. Here, the group discusses a BT (Booby Trap) as Joan Ramos pays careful attention to the problem at hand. Mathematics . . Four dedicated mathematicians, Jane Ernst, Pat Johnson, Chris Yannello, and Alice Smith find that conic structures can be fun as they set up a demon- stration in the rear of Sister Christo- pher ' s classroom. 38

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Do we get paid for this? a few seniors wonder as they unpack a new shipment of supplies in the Chemistry lab. These are only some of the hardworking members of the Physics Class, which spends most of its time exploring the realms of electricity, radiation, and wave motion. Hopefully, this equipment will be put to good use by these budding scientists. By applying what they have learned in the classroom to actual demonstra- tions in the lab, this class of juniors find that Chemistry can be under- standable. While Marguerite Mauriello, Jean Leppanen and Stephanie O ' Con- nor weigh out the exact portions of the substances needed, Mary DiGreg- orio and Terry DiLodovico set up the bunsen burner in preparation for the experiment. Each week the entire school anxiously awaits the outcome of the Chem classes latest endeavor. Hopefully the next one will have the sweet smell of success. 37

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t- JSMSBm Linda Siconolfi demonstrates her trigonometry homework methods, as the rest of the Eleventh Year Math students compare their results with hers. The reactions of Junior 124 vary, and the usual check is essential. The correctly completed problem will bring a sense of collective accomplishment to the class. Sister Christopher smilingly waits for a response from her Twelfth Year Math students after thoroughly explaining the greatest integer func- tion. Sister Emmanuel smiles, commenting on how well Laura Negron, Eileen Rooney, Marilyn Marr, Stephanie D ' Anna, and Kathryn Swirski com- pleted their assignments. They listen carefully as she explains another method of solving the same type of problem.