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

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RIGHT: The English III class seems to be having a hard time “getting into” their po- etry. BELOW: Mrs. Schaffer finds humor in English II. BELOW: Is it his homework in English industrious for the camera? or is Steve Martinez just trying to look English 17

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English: Deeper Zkan Words Junior and Senior English saw a new teacher this year, Miss Wan- da Adams. Juniors concentrated mostly on American Literature while the seniors worked on Old English Literature. Miss Adams intermixed grammar and spelling throughout the year. Mrs. Schaffer’s freshmen and sophomore English classes alter- nated quarters with grammar and literature. The sophomore class also produced the quarterly “Ram Time” paper with the ever popu- lar gossip column. Aside from the normal English classes, Mrs. Schaffer and Miss Adams taught the Oral Communi- cations classes. Oral Communica- tions I looked at all the aspects of communicating, from pantomime (communicating without words) to speeches and presentations. Oral Communications II, taught by Miss Adams, worked on pre- senting themselves and getting their thoughts across to other peo- ple. Both classes worked together frequently on many assignments including field trips and a major school play, “Father Knows Best” produced and directed by both teachers. BELOW: Seniors Val Elliott (top) and Mike Sullivan (bottom) during English IV, express their feelings about the class. BELOW: Most juniors think their English III Literature is humourous except Denise Aleck who’s to cold to laugh. I f ABOVE: Sophomores Chris Mathis, Robin Spittles. Jerry Frakes. and Cliff Ryan con- ABOVE: Miss Adams gives instruc- template their English writing assignments. tions to her class. 16 English

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Music- Au Art Education And Performance RIGHT: Jill Croy, Nancy Shraag, and Larry Shoendaller pay attention to lr. Cowan as he teaches them a new song. BELOW: Mrs. Cowan plays the piano while Mr. Cowan leads the choir in singing another song. Although the 1981-82 Choir didn’t do a lot of singing in church at Friday masses, they found other activities to keep them busy. They performed for the Ladies Reading Club and the Circle meetings. They com- peted in Regional and State music festivals. Soloists Jill Croy and Martha Payne re- ceived II ratings for their per- formances while Sharmett Pin- since was rated a III. Aside from teaching the high school choir, Mr. and Mrs. Cowan also taught music to the grade school and junior high. They also conducted the adult choir that sang at Sunday masses. ABOVE: Tim Boiler, Don Moloney, and Larry Schoendaller look as if they’re really enjoying their singing. ABOVE: Choir members. TOP LEFT: Jimmy Jenkins, Tim Boiler. Don Moloney, and Larry Schoendaller. BOTTOM LEFT: Sharmett Pinsince, Martha Payne. Nancy Shraag, and Jill Croy. 18 Choir