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

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Athletic schedule produces PHYSICAL

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Art and commercial classes require developed skills The business world is no place for the untrained, St. Stephen students will readily assure you. Real- izing that future positions may very well depend on their skill in office work, many of them have enrolled in one or more of the commercial courses. The words “typing” and “shorthand” immediately bring to mind, the duties of a secretary. Of the various occupations, there are few with such diverse inter- pretations as this one. Some students may think of it in terms of a private secretary ' s job in a large corpora- tion, while others may see themselves as receptionists in the office of a doctor or dentist. But whatever their views, they can be assured of one fact - only those showing qualities of responsibility, accuracy, speed, and efficiency will be able to secure top positions in the professional and industrial fields. Art classes also offer opportunities to the stu- dent to prepare himself for future work in artistic fields. Whether he plans a career in commercial art, architectural drawing, or interior decoration, the art student finds it necessary to have a knowledge of color and design. These fundamentals are taught in the art classes, where the pupil soon realizes the extent of his artistic ability. Karl Teeple puts the finishing touches on his drawing of a Swiss guard to be used by the senior panel on the Ecumenical Council. Emil Toodzio Nickolas Toodzio Frances Twiss John Vandenbossche Sandra Versaw Nancy Wiegand William Wilson Realizing that the art class deserves recognition of their work, Diane Judy Wall and Frances Twiss post some of their latest sketches. Zimmer Dennis Wyllie Sharon Zimmer Annelies Wolterbeek Michael Zwolinski 25

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STRENGTH to build strong youth A surprising display of school spirit spurred Hornets on to a fair football season. With only juniors and seniors from which to draw for a fighting foot- ball team, Coach Michael Gkekas found 37 boys ready in the summer to join the squad in grueling practices. Pep meet- ings continued to be morale-boosting sessions despite the loss of the under- classmen. Each Friday, various skits sent the student body into rollicking laughter and pepped up the spirit of the team. The fans did not let the team down, for scores of onlookers presented themselves at everyone of eight games. The cheerleaders as a dynamo of spirit could always be counted on, when going was rough. Hornet cagers ripped through their bas- ketball season to clinch its first St. Clair Area League title since 1948-49. Control of the backboards and the team ' s display of fine performance helped the Hornets on to victory. Only one game of the season found the Hornets trailing; the return game with its bitter rival, Marysville. The fast breaking Hornets, with exceptional shoot- ers and strong rebounders, were ranked 7th in the U.P.I. poll and 10th in the A.P. poll. The League competition was tough since the majority of the teams were class B while the Hornets belong to class C. Unfortunately, in the tournament the Hornets drew Capac, southern thumb champions, for their first opponent. Capac won. When this book goes to press our ath- letes are preparing to enter the spring sports schedule. These consist of base- ball, track, golf and tennis. If we can maintain our records of the previous years, we should have a good baseball nine with eight veterans returning to the team; our golf squad should prove successful, and our tennis team will need to work hard to maintain last year ' s ratings — the district and regional crowns. Our athletic program molds character by developing initiative and responsibility;by teaching good sportsmanship and fair play; by nurturing leadership and self confidence. Finally, sports help the athlete to realize how important teamwork is in life. St. Stephen cheerleaders and fans go wild as the buzzer sounds enabl- ing unbeaten Hornets to edge the Vikings of Marysville 48-41. 27