St Xavier High School - Xaverian Yearbook (Junction City, KS)

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Mind, Body And Soul! With several years of teaching behind her, Sis- ter Mary knew a subject had to be interesting. She was always on her toes figuring out ways to keep psychology open, care- free, and alive. When she came from Beloit to teach at St. X, students re- sponded to her with enthu- siasm. Said one student, Never a dull moment in psychology . This course, open to ju- niors and seniors, was divided into two classes: one 3rd hour and one 5th hour. Students had new books and lab manuals. Sister Mary, a new face at St. X, did not teach a stick-to - the - book course. Here she reads psychology material to an attentive 3rd hour class. Psychology students Debbie Hall and Carol Riley try to trace a star by looking into a mirror. Freshman health was much more pracitcal and interesting this year. Mrs. Ptacek taught with an openness that made the students really eager to learn. Instead of learning the difference between the Mrs. Ptacek takes a moment out of her busy schedule. She teaches 2 religion, 3 elementary PE, 2 freshman PE, 1 adv. PE, and 2 health classes. Freshman health class brings looks of puzzlement to the faces of Eric Spittles, Pat Herron, Albert Hof- meister, and Chris Mitchell. rib cage and cranium, students learned more useful things, such as emotions, first aid, and body functions. They also saw films and got into heavy discussions on drug and alcohol abuse.

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Art: A Growing And Fascinating Class Art has proven to be a very popular class be- cause for the past two years Mrs. Moloney has had exceptionally large classes. This year her largest class was Art 1, consisting mostly of freshmen. In Art I she taught the basics of draw- Mrs. Moloney offers Kim Charowhas some comments about her drawing. ing and some macrame. Some projects that Art II, III, and IV completed were wood cut prints, jewelry making, rug hook- ing, weaving, painting, and drawing. During the year Mrs. Moloney planned special projects for her classes. All of her students enjoyed going out to the country to draw, and bringing items such as motorcycles and tricycles into the class- room to draw. She also took her Art II and III classes to the Topeka Art Museum and Craft Show. Each year she invites a guest artist to demon- strate different types of art. During the 1977-'78 school year Mrs. Moloney supervised Jane Hall, a student teacher from KSU. Miss Hall did most of her student teaching in the Ju- nior High. Mrs. Moloney plans to have a student teacher again this year. Jim Reno works diligently on a ' 'setup'' drawing in Art IV. Phil Mudd exchanges words with his ink roller while Geoffrey Houser works on his project.

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New to St. X is senior leaders; they help by coaching and grading papers. BE- LOW: Senior leader Zanna Brawner, and Melanie Griffin assist Jodie Cordova in a tumbling stunt, in preparation for a half time show. Senior leaders-Zanna Brawner, Eileen Umscheid, Mike Tomandl, Anita Lichtenhan, Chris Mudd, Sophie Brawner, Andy Lopez, Karen Robinson, and Jim Roberts. Diana Hecker and Marie Fiffe fight it out in a game of push ball in Adv. P. E. This year P.E. wasn't just restricted to the freshman class. Senior leaders and an advanced P.E. class were added to the cirriculum. The course, offered once a day, was instructed by Mrs. Nancy Ptacek, who added a whole new di- mension to the P.E. de- partment. Even a year ago P.E. was thought to be a series of exer- cises, tumbling, and maybe a game of kick- ball. But this year a va- riety of activities were introduced, including: volleyball, weight lift- ing, bowling, golf, bas- ketball, football, track events, and hockey. It's no wonder advanced P.E. was one of the big- gest classes scheduled.