Don’t forget to vote on November 8th and while you’re at it, look for Beaumont students at the polls. Cuyahoga County will be training girls from our Government class to be actual paid election day workers this fall and for the March primary.
Science faculty receives Governor’s Award for Excellence
For the third time in four years, Beaumont’s Science Department has been recognized for teachers with the ability to stimulate student-oriented, inquiry-based scientific research and to extend science education opportunities beyond the traditional classroom activities. Congratulations, teachers!
Honors French students make a real "French connection"
This year, they will be corresponding via both e-mail and snail mail with students in Ursuline sister school, Ste Ursule a Tours in Tours, France. They will exchange photos and letters describing typical teen life, families and education in their respective countries as well as future goals and their personal views on current political and social situations around the world. And it truly is a small world -- Catherine Kundtz Jouve ‘65, the teacher from Ste Ursule a Tours who has been corresponding with our Mr. Langa, is a Beaumont alumna. She taught French at Beaumont in 1969-’70, married a Frenchman, has four grown children, and has lived in France for 30 years.
Brittany Prevo ’06 performs in Africa with liturgical dance troupe. A member of the African-American Duffy Liturgical Dance Ensemble, Brittany traveled to Goree Island, Africa on a performance tour this summer. While there, the ensemble walked in the footsteps of African captives who suffered in West Africa as they waited to be shipped out of their homeland into slavery. Brittany says, "The trip to Africa has given me a rare appreciation of family values and traditions, as well as knowledge of the hardships our ancestors suffered and how Africans today use their ingenuity to overcome present day hardships."
Two students take on leadership roles
was accepted to attend Ohio Business Week at the University of Findlay in July. The program brought together students, educators and business people from across the state to define and develop the personal and professional skills essential for success. An aspiring entrepreneur, Diana hopes to have her own clothing store. Kaleigh Gallagher ’05 will represent Beaumont as a member of the Leadership Lake County Youth Program for 2003-2004. Throughout the year the student leaders will explore Lake County history, government, environment, economy and much more. Congratulations, girls!Diana Robinson ’04
Emma Knoth ’05 "acted up" at Brown University where she attended a 5-week summer theater program which included classes in Movement, Acting and Design and culminated in a final project, the Tony Kushner play Yes, Yes, No, No.
Cincinnati Convention features Beaumont teachers. Three dynamic high school sessions at the Ohio Catholic Education Association Convention in September were conducted by Beaumont’s own. Mr. John-Michael Langa presented "Travel with Students: The Difference Between Just Surviving It and Dying to Do It Again." Mrs. Alice Pamies presented "Strands of Pearls: The Five Strands of Ohio Foreign Language." Mrs. Lucy Swisher presented "Active Learning for Theology." We’re proud of you all!
Hats off to these Beaumont teachers who returned to their classrooms this fall enriched by attending "summer school," completing or working toward advanced degrees or keeping tuned in to Beaumont even on vacation.
ENGLISH: Mrs. Rosemarie Fairman took a Kent State University course on integrating African-American Literature into the Language Arts Classroom. She attended several Shakespeare plays including the Cleveland Shakespeare Company’s Julius Caesar and Twelfth Night featuring Beaumont alums Christine Castro ‘94 and Bernadette Clemens ‘91.
LIBRARY: Mrs. Marie Engstrom attended the National Educational Computing Conference in Seattle while visiting her daughter. Technology presentations, classes, exhibits and demonstrations provided a wealth of information to share with faculty and staff.
THEOLOGY: Mr. Bruce Cory took two graduate courses and wrote a research paper to complete his MA in Theological Studies from the University of Dayton.
MATH: Mr. Richard Corr completed three graduate courses at Cleveland State University – "Probability Modeling", "Calculus from an Advanced Viewpoint" and "Linear/Abstract Algebra with Applications".
SCIENCE: Miss Nicole Paciorek took two graduate courses – "Introduction to Coastal Marine Ecology of the Florida Keys and a summer Ecology Course for high school teachers at Case Western Reserve University’s Squire Valleevue Farm. Mrs. Lynn Gadus and Mrs. Gretchen Santo attended a Biology Laboratory Workshop at Kent State University – "Practical Techniques in Cell Biology".
FOREIGN LANGUAGES: Mrs. Claudia Heilman traveled to Rome with students from two Philadelphia private schools where she helped teach a class on Roman Topography and Archaeology. Students earned 3 credit hours for college. Mrs. Heilman hopes to include Beaumont students in next year’s trip Mrs. Beatriz Matos attended an Ashland University workshop about writing lesson plans for the Internet to reflect Ohio Standards for high school Spanish courses. Mr. John-Michael Langa took a course through Notre Dame College –"Teaching with Heart" and ran an "American Girls Summer Camp" sponsored by Hallmark for his daughters and other young girls in his neighborhood. Mrs. Alice Pamies got her 5-year license for French, attended a Roger Taylor workshop on diversifying the curriculum and presented at the Ohio Foreign Language Association Convention. Of 120 presentations, hers was rated in the top 10%.
FINE ARTS: Dr. Lisa Litteral returned to teach voice at the prestigious Interlochen Fine Arts Camp where she performed the soprano solos in Poulenc’s "Gloria" as part of the Interlochen Arts Festival. Mrs. Theresa Pieritz designed the costumes for Cain Park Theater’s Ohio premier production of the musical Bat Boy. This month, Mrs. Kate Bernardo will attend the Educational Theatre Association National Conference in Minneapolis.
Last Update: 10/24/2005