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

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Notes are taken and decisions are made during one of the faculty meetings held in the library. Seated, left to right: are Sister Jean Baptiste, Sister Marie Arthur, Sister Aloysius, Sister Mary William, Mother Coronata, Sister Evangelista, Sister Harold Marie, Mr. Robert Sheehan, and Mr. Michael Gkekas. Our faculty imparts moral and scholastic strength The Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Monroe, Michigan, as our instructors, encourage and enlighten us not only scholastically but also spiritually and socially. Their work for God is reflected in the high ideals of char- acter and scholarship which develop in their students. As counselors and moderators of our activities, they teach us to take our places in society with correct social and economic principles. They also try to foster high spiritual values. Under the direction of Mother M. Coronata, six I. H. M. religious conduct the junior and senior classes. Helping them to maintain the standards of excellence in education are the lay faculty: Mr. Robert Sheehan, Mr. Michael Gkekas, and Mr. Romeo Fracalanza. Uppermost in the hearts of the faculty members and stu- dents at St. Stephen High is Mother M. Coronata, principal. Since the day of her arrival, Mother has been the inspira- tion of many scholastic and religious endeavors. In future years, she will be remembered as one who gave her utmost to keep St. Stephen an outstanding high school in its last years of existence. Mother has maintained the academic excellence for which our school is noted, and has encouraged a warm student-teacher relationship. Mother M. Coronata, principal, satisfactorily completes ar- rangements with Mr. Darold Cowper for the future career day. 5

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Our priests instill strength of character Leaders of youth — these are our priests. Added to the problems of running a parish, they have the responsibility of operating St. Stephen High School. Their willingness to counsel a doubtful student or to answer a questioning mind is ever present. Vitalizing the spiritual and supervising the scholastic life of all at St. Stephen ' s, Father Edward DeMars, the pastor, has given untiring interest. He has taught and shown us by example, a reverence for the things sacred in life, and as a loving father and guide has given us strength to become ma- ture Catholic leaders and loyal American citizens, now and in the future. Assisting Father DeMars in the teaching and guidance of youth is Father Peter Van der Linden. Father holds weekly religion classes for the juniors and seniors, where- in he endeavors to impart to all the moral strength needed to meet the problems of the present day. M That s about all, Larry, Father Edward DeMars seems to be saying as he concludes an interview with Larry Zimmer concerning ideas for school policies. Father Peter Van der Linden looks thoroughly engrossed in his hobby as he spends a leisure hour or two, pasting pictures of the Great Lakes freighters in his scrapbook. 4

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The faculty is the foundation of strength in our lives Although Sister Aloysia is very proud of the sketches of her artists, she is also well pleased with the progress of her Latin students in Ciceronian ora- tory and the literary accomplishments of her two American Literature Classes. Sister Harold Marie prepares for one of the many interesting experiments of the Chemistry class. Sister also teaches junior Religion and Physics. In a pensive moment, Mr. Robert Sheehan thinks of difficult questions for his American History and Economics students. In addition to teaching Drafting, Religion and English, Sister Mary William finds time to make sport posters for all games.