Trinity School - Gate Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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ACADEMIC HISTORY Since its establishment four years ago, Trinity School has maintained a rigorous curriculum in its search for academic excellence. Because the curriculum is structured in a six year format, the junior and senior classes have not studied the full program. Nevertheless, their academic training has been su- perior. Over the past four years, there have been several changes in the teaching format. ln 1984, for the first time, the junior class partici- pated in the Humane Letters Seminar. By 1985, the entire high school participated in the course according to class levels. In addi- tion, the combined junior and senior class had two mentors, Mr. Ferris and Miss DeCelles. The mentors taught the Humane Letters Seminar, took the Math!Science Tutorial with their classes, and acted as guidance counselors. ln addition the Math and Science classes for all high school students were combined in a tutorial in order to give the teacher more flexibility. The Junior high curriculum was also improved with an upgraded selec- tion of literature. Another innovation in 1985 was the institution of Leisure Days for the juniorfsenior classes. Leisure Days are two days every month during which the student is free to pursue various academic interests. Such leisure is thought to be the Basis of Culture. The fine as well as the liberal arts are seriously pursued through Trinity's curriculum tand though they rightly belong in this section of the book, the fine arts have been given instead a section of their own lsee p. 323. On the whole, the improved curriculum and academic atmosphere have con- tributed to make this a truly superior program. 44 ttop rightj Can I handle this experimental and not theoretical physics experiment? ttop left1'Karen Busk and Miss Porto compare translations. tbottomj Mary Jo, come back to rea ity.

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in ltop rightl John Stahl explains an important point to Mr. Feeks. ftop leftj Another excitin choir class. Qmiddlej Senior boys in a rare moment of study. anottoml Mr. Niswonger leads a class held outdoors. s 45