St Stanislaus College - Reflections Yearbook (Bay St Louis, MS)

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A f l History Fosters Patriotic Pride Why study history? One develops appreciation for our country as a whole. The classes are centered around the development within the student of a thoughtful sense of history. It encourages a pride for the ideals and cultures coming to us from the Old World and the American Colonial Period. Awareness of the ideals of our forefathers is increased. Also, real¬ izing the mistakes made in the past, a student is better able to avoid these mistakes in present times and to contribute to the building of a better world. Top: History students take advantage of the new audio-visual equipment. Bottom: Brother Loyola checks the history class’ homework.

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New English Course Offered at Stanislaus Fundamentals of English, literature, grammar and writing skills are stressed on all grade levels. Four years of High School English are required, developing skills in formal and creative writing while studying his¬ torical development of literature. A unique course offered in the English department at Stanislaus is a new course in Creative Writing taught by Brother Alan Drain. The curriculum consists of a five minute timed writing every day. Twice a week the student writes a theme from ideas obtained from various sources such as television programs shown in class. Through this open classroom system the stu¬ dent is given a chance to express his own views in a creative manner. Top: Mike McDonald, Rudy Letellier, and Ted Guidry assist in hand- ing out pamphlets. Bottom: Brother Alan, David Koger, Alvin Aramburo, Jim Piland, and Mike Lassere perform a skit in Creative Writing Class. 12

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Religion Program Instills Christian Values At St. Stanislaus the aim of the Religion Pro¬ gram is to instill the students with Christian values and to show how these truths may be applied to everyday life. The religion curriculum offered in the freshman and sophomore years deals mainly with beliefs, values, and understanding of the teachings of Christ as they apply to his everyday life. The jun¬ ior and senior years stress more on topics of Christian morality, marriage, and career planning as these will benefit them in later life. Next year Bro. Alan is replacing Bro. Aquin as head of the Religion Department. He was also appointed to help start a new religion program this year which is open to all non-Catholic stu¬ dents who wish to pursue the common values and teachings of Christianity. Top: Seminarians from St. Augustine’s Seminary get off the school bus as they prepare to attend classes and activities at St. Stanislaus. Middle: Eddie Sens and Regan Cheramie pause for silent meditation during the Eucharistic Celebration of the Mass. Bottom: Bro. Alan and a group of students discuss pertinent topics in the new religion course offered.