St Stephens Academy - Academician Yearbook (Port Huron, MI)

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Christ ’s Ordained Guide and £ead Us to Mint Something more than service, counseling and guid- ance are given continuously by Rev. Edward J. De Mars, the pastor, and Rev. Peter Van der Linden, to the students. Not only the spiritual well-being but the academic progress of the students is the concern of the priests at St. Stephen. They offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, administer the sacraments, teach religion classes, and afford every opportunity for the physical and intellectual growth of their students. Besides being the pastor of St. Stephen, Fr. DeMars is the administrator of the school. Rev. Father Van der Linden is the Senior religion instructor. He is also director of athletics as well as moderator of the acolytes. In the training of the Knights of the Altar, he devotes much of his time in order to make them reverent and efficient. Friendly and helpful characterizes the spirit of our priestly teachers. Ever approachable, they have en- deared themselves to the students. The pastor, Father E. J. DeMars, indicates to senior, Joseph McCormick, that the character trait marks are responsible for the academic grades on the opposite side of the card. Joe, smilingly, accepts his report card.

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The Spirit Zkat Will Never Die We, the three remaining classes of St. Stephen ' s, realize thatwith the graduation of the class of 4 64 will terminate one of the outstanding institutes for Christian education, a high school which has serviced the Catholics of the Blue Water Area since 1895. In keeping with the age of progress and expansion, the old has given way to the new, a Catholic Central High School. As the doors of St. Stephens slowly close, we hope to recapture and perpetuate in the Stephecho of 1962 some of the spirit that has formed the backbone of our school. Every school has its own peculiar spirit or characteristic. Although we may be quite unaware of it at times or perhaps incapable of analysing it, it is there and is unmistakable. This Spirit is felt throughout our entire school life and activities; in our loving and reverent Spirit at Mass and the Sacraments, in our zealous and inspirational Spirit for knowledge and learning, in our friendly and sportive Spirit of comradship and sociability. We dedicate this volume of the Stephecho to those who have laid the foundation of this spirit; to our parents, to our pastors and priests, to our faculty, to our friends, and to all those who have contributed to make this A SPIRIT THAT WILL NEVER DIE. Contents ADMINISTRATION 3-5 SPIRITUAL 6-11 ACADEMICS 12-29 ACTIVITIES 30-47 SPORTS 48-63 UNDERCLASSMEN 64-71 SENIORS 72-85 2

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J.M.M Teachers Integrate Curriculum Throughout our entire school life, the Sisters, Ser vents of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Monroe, Michigan have given us untiring examples of dedica- tion to an Idea. Theirs is a spirit of joyful sacrifice, of love and devotion to God and to youth. Ever mindful of giving their best to the students, these religious have molded our characters and en- riched our lives in not only providing high scholastic and moral standards, but also by trying to instill high spiritual values in all of their students. Interested in the progress of the students, Mother M. Coronata, principal, happily signs the National Honors certificate for Joseph Slowinski, president of the society. Sister Marie Arthur and Sister Evangelista, instructors in typing and shorthand, inspect the results of their mimeographing. Sophomore Teacher, Sister Emerence, spends some after school hours in selecting her chemicals for a demonstration in her class. Junior Teachers, Sister Johnita and Sister Mary William, en joy a few moments in planning their 1962 Junior activities. Math and Science Teachers, Sister Jean Baptiste and Sister Fabiana, examine the optical disc for an experiment in light.