West Catholic High School - West Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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Mr. Leonard Skrycki Art General Science Mr. Alan Slowinski Mechanical Drawing High School Math ii 52 Crealivily is the mark of Mr. Skrycki's arl class These mechanical url sludenls learn the language of engineers and archilecls.

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Mrs MGFY Hofmann Sister M Laurissa E'19l'Sh English Sister Miriam Celeste Sister M Noblllg English English Religion WESTWORD English yields depth and meaning Every student knows that the only thing more difficult than learning a foreign lan guage is mastering his native tongue No other language in the world presents such a complicated system of words as English West Catholic is attempting to prepare every student to accept leadership In ths world ln order to someday successfully take part In this leadership students must heavl ly rely upon skills in manipulating he spoken and written word Therefore the primary aim of Wests English and speech departments is to estab lush In the student the ability to communicate In an effective manner with his fellowman A secondary goal is to instill an honest love for the master writers of literature together with a deep appreciation for their works From Silas Marner to Macbeth the stu dents are introduced to many of the great pieces of literature of this and previous eras Miss Pat Pavlinek Mr. Thomas Schmiedicke Mr. David Wesorick English English English Spfffh Religion American History Re 9'0'1 c.A.P. Religion 25

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Art classes encourage creativity Words alone are not always sufficient for man to express himself. He seeks to cultivate new forms of creativity. The students of West Catholic's art department are striving to master these new channels of communication. Throughout the school year, with the aid of visual aids, the students are slowly instilled with the knowledge that for centuries has been a guide line of man's appreciation of beauty and design. Students are introduced to the appreciation of art and are also given a look to the practical side. Arts and crafts consist of everything from mak- ing candles to the actual finishing of furniture. Art students learn creative expression of ideas. Mechanical drawing teaches the fundamentals of design. Arts and crafts students learn the importance of precision in their work 27