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

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Believe It Or Not The religion department at St. Xaviers was composed of three teachers. Father Frank instruct- ed the seniors in preparation for their adult faith life. With a more adult outlook they re- viewed the church history and sacraments, especially marriage, communion, and penance. Sister Mary taught the junior and freshmen religion classes. The juniors became better ac- quainted with Jesus, God the Fa- ther, and the Church, through the use of the Bible, Church laws, and the Jesus Book. Freshmen explored their call to be good Catholic Christians in order to make their lives both happy and worth living. Special emphasis was placed on the creed, the sacraments, and the Ten Commandments. The first semester of sopho- more religion, taught by Mrs. Ptacek, was spent exploring and comparing religions of the past and religions throughout the world such as Hinduism, Bud- dhism, Judaism, and Islam. The second semester the students studied their own Christian reli- gion to grow and to understand it more. The sophomores adopted a Junction City family at Thanks- giving and planned a special mass with offerings of canned goods. During advent they took part in the blessing of the Jesse tree. Both Mrs. Ptacek’s and Sis- ter Mary’s classes utilized the ad- vent wreath. All four classes took a day off for retreats, in which they came to know one another and them- selves better. Father Myron Eff- ing of Hastings, Neb., conducted the senior retreat at the St. Pa- tricks Church in Ogden. Father Mark Berland of Hope conduct- ed the other class retreats at the Parish Center in Chapman. Friday school masses, a tradi- tion at St. Xaviers, were pre- pared each week for a month by each class. ABOVE: As Monsignor Keogan says Mass with the assistance of Mr. McKee, Mrs. Angell and Miss Satterlee lead the school in singing during a Christmas Mass prepared by the faculty. (Photo by Deppish) ABOVE: After reading a gospel passage. Sister Mary asks one of her students to elaborate on its meaning. (Photb by Craw- ford) 18 Religion

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LEFT: John Boiler cheating on a test? Of course not — just taking a few health notes! (Photo by Croy) BELOW: Always clowning, the Advanced P.E. class show their intelligence by doing hand-eye coordination drills. (Photo by Collins) ABOVE: Up and over! Arlene Hall, Vickie Crawford, and Gina Bantugan have perfect timing as they complete their hand springs during a tumbling performance. (Photo bv Walsh) LEFT: P.E. leaders. Bill Roberts, Cathy Tomandl, Grant Collins and Bob Hall (not pictured), helped Mrs. Ptacek with officiating and coaching. (Photo by Croy) Health P.E. 17

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LEFT: Mass was a special event at the class retreats. Freshman Andy Forsyth does the reading as Father Mark Berland and Father Frank follow along. Carl McNamara serves as altar boy. (Photo by Crawford) BELOW: Albert Hofmeister whispers to Sam Niemczyk, “What do you think of the retreat so far?” “It’s a lot better than being in school,” replies Sam. (Photo by Gannon) ABOVE: It’s bright and early Monday morning and Sister Mary is all set for class, but is Jose Davis? In a daze Jose looks up a few Bible passages. (Photo by Croy) LEFT: Carl McNamara fails to face the fact that in order to learn one must not fall asleep during class. (Photo by Crawford) Religion 19