From the St. Roch’s student journalism page in The Paper, December 1977. Original student wording and bylines are preserved; Marj Weir’s accompanying introduction explains the classroom project.
Somewhere near three years ago, something great happened at St. Roch’s. “Mini-courses” were introduced, and they were quite a hit with the kids. Each year, Sr. Leo Ann, the school principal, issues sheets that show what the choices for classes are, who’s teaching them, and what the grade levels are. Each kid selects three, indicating his first, second, and third choices. If the child is lucky, he will be put in his first choice, and if not, his second or third.
The classes consist of painting, drama, toymaking, journalism, cake-decorating, crafts, and many more. Some, such as toy-making, would be generally be for youhger kids, while journalism would be for older kids who have set their sights on writing. The general idea of the minicourses is to give, for instance, a budding actor or actress an idea of what acting is like and they can learn whether or not they want to really pursue it. So, it is a fun way to introduce students to different professions, and some of the students are finding courses that really interest them. We are all hoping that future students have the benefit of these fine courses.
Originally published in The Paper, December 1977.
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Archival transcription note: The printed “would be generally be” and “youhger” are retained.
Original source: SD_Times1977_12.pdf, printed page(s) 5; PDF page(s) 5.
