St Joseph Notre Dame High School - Reflections Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

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Father John O'Reilly, Religion “I would like to convince my students that we come from God and will go Sister Elizabeth Mary back to Him again; ‘We have not here a lasting city, we look for one to Religion, Language Arts, Guidance come. Father Guadalupe Sanchez, Religion, Spanish Mr. Jack Gordon, Religion “By attempting to convince them that God really loves them as they are. Each student is unique and loveable.”

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Sister Mary Elizabeth English, Guidance é “ Assisting students to acquire basic skills of English.” possible.” Mr. William Vosburg, English, Geometry I try to exert a positive and enthusiastic attitude, and to take a genuine interest in as many individuals as Ms. Georgia Vlahos, English, Speech “T listen and then react - in that order! ‘If a teacher . indeed wise he does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind.’ ” (Gibran) From classic to contemporary, from poetry to prose, from fact to fiction, students move through the required reading led by their experienced teachers. Through creative writing, short story contests, and essays, students learn to express themselves creatively and clearly. Ms. Maria Moore, English “That state of life is most happy where superfluities are not wanting.”

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Religion Works for Students Among the most important classes in the Notre Dame-St. Joseph curriculum is Religion. Besides being the foundation for both schools, it offers spiritual guidance for all students as individuals. As the Math and Science Departments help the students to understand facts and figures, so the Religion Department works to help the students to establish a better understanding of God and themselves. Sister Phyllis Cook, Religion, Math I “To help each student rejoice in the goodness of God in her own life and freely share that goodness with others.”