News Scrapbook 1984

San Diego C - S , u/1f ' ou thern C · (C,r, w 27 s'Oss · , 00)

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'Look to future,' n w teachers told

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w, r, fam1harizcd w•th the chool' office

ho1Jld "n·, al the Chnsuan message by every g<'StUrt of tht Ir behavior " Sister Ros,e said The sclwol, curriculum d11ecto1, Sister Gertrud· Ann ulhvan, B\ M, said rr.acher, are

Photo by Su..n ·owali BACK TO SCHOOL - Quiet scenes ltke this one m tht Copley Library at the UmversiJx of San Diego will become I ss common at schools In the diocese as students retlJrn this week for studies. For "back to sc7rvol" stories, see th1 pag , page six and next week's ed1t1on of outh n Cross.

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New elementary teachers are ggmmissioned for diocese _Continued page t _~, a S .S ::7- I environment.'' instructors to share Christianity with their students, she said.

Richard St,.wart will begin his teaching career with the sec;nd grade _at St. J ode Sc:hool. Educated at St. J udc and ~'. t. Augusttnt' High School, Stewart said he bcliews he as the gift of teaching. Catholic schools offer the opportunity for an instrunor to practice the faith' he said. A BLACK, he hop,:s lo add to his new occupation b sharing his cultural expcril'nce and perceptions. y WA new si~th grade teacher at Holy Family School Ann , tlson, said she became a reacher to "help the w;nld ,: She a_ttended Catholic school, as a child and recalls go~d expenences there, she said. Being able to mention G d J;sushand teach morals and values are some of the reasin~ s e c ose to work m a Catholic institution, she said

Harrison is not new to the diocesan educational system She ha? been teaching at Our Lady of Mount Carmel· San Ys1dr?, until four years ago ¼hen she took ~ome tim~ off, she said_- The warmth, friendship and discipline found rn a Catholic school are important to her, she added. FOR THE past four years Kathleen Martin had been

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Joellen Harrison

an instr~ctor_ at a public high school and then a comi:n~mty col:ege. Next month she will begin teachin Sphys1cal education and coaching athletics at St Th g chool. • erese She is impressed with the "standards of d" . I' the quality of educa · ,, fi . isc,p tne and Al h h . llon ound rn Catholic institutions . t ~ug she is a Methodist, she believes the ''sprirituat rnvo vement of the Church adds to th I . e earning

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Richard Stewart She already feels like part of the family with the teaching Staff at her new place of employment, Wilson said. EAC~ OF th e newly comm1ss1oned instructors \vill :oon b,egm teac~mg at one of the 44 Catholic elementary cllooJ m the diocese. The diocesan school system has a total enrollment of nearly 12,000 students. . /