Venango Christian High School - Saga Yearbook (Oil City, PA)

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DESIGNED WITH YOU IN MIND Photos by Ted Szalewicz and students in Phase 1 are given special help in meeting the require- ments. The grading system is ar- ranged so that the higher the phase, the more a mark is worth in grade- points. Those unphased subjects, such as home ec and language, are graded on the Phase 3 level. Schedules and assignment sheets are made available to the students each week. In general, the material by Diane Wilson covered each week consists of two large group lectures and a number of small group discussion and indepen- dent study modules, which are de- signed to give time for additional research in depth subject Remember the fairy tale about the man, the boy, and the donkey? It’s difficult to please everyone. :»t most of the students will agree that it would be even harder to return to the old system. Term paper time is here, and Karen's making good use of Room 215. Karen takes advantage of lingual supplies made available in the library. Free modules may be spent in the library studying or doing research. 9

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JOCUS: A CURRICULUM School is still school. Kids, and even teachers, are remarkably ad- justable these days. In some as- pects, the nongraded approach in- troduced to Venango Christian just three months ago seems no different than the traditional method of teach- ing. Classes are still held six hours each day, and attendance is compul- sory. Teachers continue to teach, and students spend leisure hours doing homework. But apparently, something about it is different. By nongraded, it is meant that the school operates a multiphased approach to learning where the achievements of the stu- dent rather than the grade level is the determining factor. VC scholars are free to choose the phase in which they want to stu- dy a particular subject. The school offers advice as to which level the individual is best capable of work- ing in. But the final choice lies with the student. Quest phase is open to those who have a deep and extraor- dinary interest in a subject. Partici- pation in this phase is permitted only by special application. Phase 5 offers advanced research and study above the normal high school level to students with exceptional ability. Phase 4 is not as challenging as Phase 5, but it still presents depth courses. The average student desir- ing traditional high school presenta- tion finds it in Phase 3. The basic skills are emphasized in Phase 2,

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Bill Eckert tries a run around the right end against the «pgertown defense. The Vikings ended up with a record of three wins and five losses for this past season. They lost to Bradford, Cam- bridge Springs. Randolph, George Junior Republic and Elk County. They triumphed over West Middlesex, St. Marks and Saegertown Photos by Ted Szalewicz Vikes to See Best Season Yet Bench Strength to Be Key to Success by Edward Oliver Good height, speed, strong de- fense, and quick outside men will be the combination for this years bas- ketball season. This year the Vikings have four varsity letterman, Joe Homan, Pat O’Malley, Joe Fonzo, and Bill Eckert, all of whom were veterans last year. As quoted by Coach Eckert about this season he said, We have the most bench strength in the history of this school and to me this is one of the most important things.” Mr. Eck- ert feels that bench strength is im- portant because when one of the players either tires or gets hurt during a game then he can rely on one of the other players to take his place and do a good job. Many people think that if your sitting on the bench youareno good. This is very seldom the reason. I feel that a team is only as good as its substitutes. The Vikings will rely on Joe Hom- an, Bill Tipping, and Bill Eckert in the rebounding department and ar 10 O'Malley and Joe Fonzo will be the sharpshooters from the outside. These five players will probably make up the starting lineup for Venango. The other tall rebounders are Pat Fletcher and Jerry Beichner. Tom Baker, Terry McGinty.Jim Bruce and Jim Prenatt make up the other out- side men. The Vikings will open the season on Nov. 27 with the Alumni on the court, They will travel to St. Marks on Dec. 5 for their first game of the regular season. The teams that the Vikings will want to beat the most will be Cathe- dral Prep, Bradford, and Clearfield. Venango Christian will play threfc new teams this year. They are St. Marks Seminary, Kennedy Christian, and George Junior Republic. St. Marks will probably be a fairly easy team to defeat but Kennedy and George I unior may be a little tougher. As far as the JV s go there is a lot of new blood most of whom are freshmen. They should also have a good team. They have height and speed and some real quick outside men, too. Coach Jim Lynch, a new- comer to Venango, will be the JV coach and will also help Coach Eckert with the varsity. Both teams will probably be using the press” a lot and the offensive game should be wide open with good fast breaks. The varsity this year should bring the best record yet to our school. It is a little early to be making predictions but I think this is as good a time as any. The varsity re- cord for the year should be very close to 15-5. Which would be a very good season. The JV record will be around 13-6 due to the inexperience of a younger team. All in all, this should be a very interesting and exciting season and we would like to wish the team the best of luck for a winning season!