St Rita of Cascia High School - Cascian Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Mr. Ronald Nowak, Remedial Summer school teacher, shows puzzled Melesio Venegas how a spelling aid chart operates. As part of a reading assignment for the class, Ronald Zarach hands Larry Ryhlca the hook, 'iThe Status Seekers . Mr. Raymond Konrath, a member of our faculty since I964, is the coach of our track team and assist- ant coach of the haslccthall team. He teaches German I and ll and English I, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree which he received from Quincy College. Mr. Thomas Laskey who came to St. Rita in 1966 received a BS, degree in Business Administration. He teaces English I and IV and is working toward a M.A. in Guid- ance and Counseling at DePaul U. His interests lie in music, dancing, athletics and the theatre. While his classmates are still wondering what is the meaning behind the title james Ryan has already engaged himself in reading. Mr. Theodore Melani is in his first year at Saint Rita and is a member of the English department, teach- ing English I and IV. He received a BS, degree from Loyola Universi- ty. His special interests are in radio, television, film, and all sports. Mr. Thomas Sheehan, in his first year at St. Rita, helongs tothe Eng- lish and Social Studies depart- ments. Holding a BS degree from Loyola, he teaches VVorld llistory and English III. Sports are his main interest. 26 Mr. George Smith, a new-comer to St. Rita, teaches English II. From Loyola University, he has a B.S. in Sociology and minors in English and History. Ile is interested in sports and travel.

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. Mr. Donald Racky, a member of the faculty since 1959, holds an Xf1.A. from Loyola and is preparing to receive his Ph. D. He heads the linglish Department and teaches English Ill and Adv. High School English. Besides being moderator of the Ritan, he enjoys camping and sports, Mr. Edmund Brongiel, a member of the English Department, came to St. Rita in l966. llc teaches Eng- lisli ll and holds an AB. from Loy- ola University. ln his sparc time he enjoys reading. Mr. Titus Bukus, a menher of the English Department, holds a BS. from Illinois Teachers College. He carrie to St. Rita in l966, His hob- bies include sports, Mr. John Hartl is a newcomer to St. Rita. llc teaches English lll and coaches the swirnniing team. From Chicago State College, Mr. llartl holds a IRS. in liclucation. ln his spare time he enjoys creative writ- ing, youth work, and sports. Mr. Donald Racky seems to have discovered some amusing irony in Tom Dorcalcs first attempt at writing good satire. Using a moveable chart, nainccl 'Special Plnralsn, Xlelcsio Ycnr-gas learns to spell ncxy words in his summer school remedial reading course.

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Social Studies Department Ojjfers Advanced Placemen t, Adopts New Textbooks, Forms Club For the first time, several seniors studying history have taken the Advanced Placement Examination, in an attempt to receive credit for freshman college history, This goal of the Social Studies Department has been achieved by giving the students a chance to understand better the actions and ideas ofthe men who made history and the situations which caused history to be made. Under the leadership of Mr. joseph Bamberger, Chair- man of the Department, Social Studies has been greatly improved forthe benelit ofthe student. Two new textbooks have been introduced: i'Our Nation from its Crcationf, by Nathaniel Platt and Muriel jean Drummond, and uCon- flicting Interpretations of the American Past, by Sidney Fine and Gerald Brown. The latter, a supplement to the regular textbook, forthe Senior Honors Section, is a bool: of conflicting interpretations of American history by different historians, which helps the students in their regular study of history. Movies, prominent guest speakers, film strips, tran- 'A . B V' t Ii iffiafl' 7 yew were women a VANDENBERQLE uv-- 011,431 2 'Nei' DN-np- - men- .... sparancies and records, such as VVilliam Jennings Bryanis HCross of Coldw election speech of 1896, are various educa- tional devices used by the teachers to stimulate interest among their students, The two top senior sections are taking Advanced History, a Social Studies course designed for the participa- tion of the students, both by open-end and directed class discussions. Through critical reading and analysis, and by their own interpretations of primary sources of famous his- torical writings, these seniors become more interested in their subject and better prepared for history in college. To add to the education of the students, the Social Stud- ies Department sponsors Law Day, the annual Senior Trip, and the newly formed History Club. Besides this, Mr. Bamberger is interested in obtaining a National Develop- mental Educational Act grant from the federal government for the teaching of college history at the high school level, thus encouraging more students to become history majors. i' Learning the qualities of the various presidential candidates, john Berger and john Antoniolli watch with interest as Bill Allard discusses the candidates from the Presidential Election of 1844.