St Josephs High School - HiWay Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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Big Personality. Discussion teacher Mr. Coleman shows the great man he Jane ' s Room - In her r00m Mrs Syburg is with his smile. captures the attention of all. r (« ' ■! . ? The Miracle Workers. Back Row: B. Benevich, P. Kinyon. Front Row: P. Jemelity, S. Lightcap, D. Shearer, C. Haas ■ ■ Syburg, T. Gerencher. English Dept. 29

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Read Write English is the most impor- tant subject there is. No matter what you do later in life, you have to be able to communi- cate with others affectively. Besides, how can you pick up a date by saying ' How bout you date me with tomorrow ' . This burst of feeling by jun- ior Sean Nolan really shows the position of the students at St. Joe regarding their English classes. The following com- ment by senior John Ponzo il- lustrates his true feelings about his English ventures over the last four years. I love all of my English teachers. They have given me light where there was darkness. I now have a chance in the real business world. It is obvious that John is thankful for his opportunity to be graced by the presence of the St. Joe English Staff. Hon- ors British Literature teacher, Barb Jemelity, gives away her secret to success with: English is a tool rather than a discipline. The Man. Honors American Litera- Lightcap Makes Light. Honors Amer- ture teacher Tom Gerencher struts his ican Lit teacher Mrs. Lightcap shows stuff. her students the light. 28 English Dept.

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Murder By Numbers Equations, derivatives, rigonometric functions, prob- ibility. What do these things lave in common? What do hese things mean?!? These are just a few of the hings taught by the mathe- natics department at St. Joe. This very comprehensive de- )artment meets the needs of ill the students . . . offering :urriculum from pre-algebra to :ollege-level calculus, accord- ng to Mrs. Derwent, the veter- in and widely recognized eacher of mathematics. Few changes have occured his year, though there have een steps toward the redirec- ion of this math department. Ar . Ratliff is now a full-time teacher of Algebra II and Trigonometry, Computer Lit- eracy, and Geometry. Mrs. Weber is a new addition to the department as a part-time Al- gebra II Fundamental teacher. The experimental Advanced Algebra Honors class for freshmen, taught by Mrs. Der- went, is now looking like a solid class in the mathematics cur- riculum. However, the best of changes is yet to come. The math department, in conjunc- tion with the science depart- ment, is aiming towards the de- velopment of a computer lab for all students. This is not intended to replace current classes, but be used by all math and science classes so that we can greatly expand the use of computers, explained Mr. Wojtowicz, the head of the math department as well as the registrar for the St. Joe curric- ulum. This proposal is awaiting approval, but it seems as if it will just be a matter of time before it is put into action. Computers are largely be- coming an important part of mathematics, and to stress that, Mrs. Derwent has added them to her classroom. This mini-computer lab is being used by the honors freshman and sophomore classes. With the Computer Literacy re- quirement dropped, this will encourage expanded applica- tions with Apple computers. Math Department Front row: Lisa Brady, Tom VanMeter. Back row: John Wojtowicz (Dept. Chairman), Steve Austin, Delphine Luzney, Ruth Miano, Kathy Ratliff, Margaret We- ber. 30 Math Dept.