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Phoenix Back To School Section p|M%u00a7wP.S. 39 in Park Slope is being readied for the first day of school with newly varnishedfloors and painted walls. Above, the school's engineer, Robert Cappello, examines thecoal-fired furnace which heats the oldest public school in District 15. (Phoenix/TaylorPhoto)Parochial Schools Take A Byte OutOf Their Local Public CounterpartsAmong special events to come are student council elections set for September, which help teach students about the purpose and workings of a democracy. There is also a new music program at the school this year, which will focus on different kinds of recorders; students involved in the activity will give a concert in May. There will also be a concert and play performed in honor of the 100th anniversary of the St. Francis Xavier parish.SACRED HEART AND ST. STEPHEN Hie Sacred Hearts and St. Stephen School, 135 Summit St. in Carroll Gardens, has a new motto this year: %u201cGoin%u2019 towards the future.%u201d To bear this out, computer technology and related studies have been integrated into the entire curriculum.The school has a special project with Cornell University, which provides drug information for grades 6-8. Professors will come from Cornell to give supplies to teachers and provide information to the kids. Sacred Hearts-St. Stephen is one of 12 schools in the state participating in the program. There are approximately 275 students enrolled in the school.BY JARED R. CLOUD All Catholic parochial elementary schools start on September 3. They%u2019re all co-educational, but vary when it come to enrollment and programs, with the exception of one undeniable trend: computers are invading the schools, and are becoming a normal part of almost all curricula.QUEEN OF ALL SAINTS Fort Greene Catholic School, which was Queen of All Saints School until 1973, will bring back its old name this fall. For the first time, this fall will see kindergarten classes at the school, which has approximately 400 students. The school will continue its ongoing computer program. Physical education classes will follow guidelines set by the President%u2019s Physical Fitness Program. The school is at Vanderbilt and Lafayette Aves.ST. SAVIOURSt. Saviour Elementary School, 701 Eighth Ave., has a full-time computer teacher coming this fall. Students from kindergarten through the fourth grade have one period of computer-assisted instruction per week; fifth through eighth graders have two periods per week of computer-assisted instruction and an introduction to BASIC.St. Saviour is starting a pre-kindergarten program this year, with morning and afternoon sessions. There is a non-academic emphasis, stressing socialization and learning how to deal with others.Continuing this fall is the school%u2019s special music program with weekly classes, including music therapy. The music teacher is a licensed music therapist. There is also an afterschool center, known as %u201cSt.Saviour Special Programs,%u201d in the basement, from 2:30-6. Hie school has approximately 300 students.ST. THOMAS AQUINAS Hie St. Thomas Aquinas School, 211 8th Street, has a special music program coming this fall, in which students will study the lives of the composers as well as the music they wrote. The physical education classes this year are being organized around the President%u2019s Program for Physical Fitness. An afterschool program is offered at the school until 5:30pm, a repeat of popular continuing offerings by the school, which has a total of 250 students enrolled.ST. AUGUSTINE-ST, FRANCIS XAVIER St. Augustine-St. Francis Xavier, with some 500 students, is following the general trend of expanding computer programs, by adding six new Apple computers to its existing collection of TRS-80s, making a total of 18 computers at the school.The school, located at 763 President St. in Psrk Slope, 1* co!%u2019*%u2019n\program from 2-6pm; the program will feature tutors to help with homework, and arts and crafts. The police department is also working with the school to sponsor a program in its SPECDA %u2014 School Program to Educate and Control Drug Abuse %u2014 Program.GRAPHIC ARTMART is spilling overith art supplies forStudents of all agesM M H H M O O RI W 'li/v y v a v v n '^Brooklyn Learning Center157 Montague StreetBrooklyn, New YorkJoan Margolis and staff ' v continue to offer:%u2022 expert tutoring in all subjects%u2022 remedial reading and math%u2022 SAT preparation%u2022 Eighth grade special schools test preparation%u2022 Co-op test preparation%u2022 after school homework centerPlease call or come in for a free consultation718-935-0400Graphic Art Mart Inc321 DeKalb Avenue %u00a3(Near Pratt) 789-9219 %u00a3.......%u25a0 !Free LancePhotographsThe Phoenix is seeking skilled photographers to accept free lance news and feature assignm ents.To make an appointment toshow >our portfolio and joinour Free l.anee Rosier, call%u25a0slews Editor. at 643-1240.PICTURE YOUR CHILDREADING FROM THE TORAHEVEN IF YOU NEVER COULDEnroll Your Child Now InThe Union Temple Religious School%u2022 S m all cla sse s%u2022 In d ivid u a liz e d in s tru c tio n%u2022 D ynam ic in te g ra te d pro gram o f J e w ish learning and livin g%u2022 S pecial p ro gram fo r c h ild re n w ith m in im a l le a rn in g d is a b ilitie sREGISTRATION:SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 %u2022 10 amA C enter of Jewish Life for 135 YearsBobbi Neel I Borovitz %u2022 Contor flverv TrochtCall for a Brochure %u2022 638-760017 Eastern Parkwas at Grand Arms PlazaExtra Learning On TapThe Brooklyn Learning Center is a place where students can work with tutors to study for standardized tests or get help with their homework.Trained tutors help students prepare for the eighth grade Special Science Schools test, the Coops exam and the SAT, as well as helping with tutoring in any subject.Peer tutors help students with homework and act as role-models.The Brooklyn Learning Center has recently moved to the St. Ann%u2019s Arts Center, at 157 Montague Street. For further information, call 9354)400.Schools Get ScholarshipTwo Brooklyn institutions will get a share of $1.5 million in %u201cStay in School Partnership%u201d grants that were given 10 colleges and universities by the State Department.New York University received $195,000 for a Stay in School Partnership Program, consisting of a mentor program between graduate tutors and high schools students attending Prospect Heights H.S., Bush wick H.S., and Sarah J. Hale H.S. Brooklyn College received $195,000 for a Stay in School Partnership Program consisting of remediation and alternative programs and counseling services for middle school students at J.H.S. zoi, 1.5. 293, J.H.5. 51, J.H.S. 142,1.S. 218,1.S. 292, and I.S. 302.Hie grants are made to provide support services to pupils in public schools who have been identified as having a high risk of truancy and academic failure.KrBISHOP LOUGHLINMEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL135 Years Of Leadership in BrooklynCongratulates1986 GRADUATES: GENERAL EXCELLENCESean Reed %u2014 98 averageHarvard, Carnegie Mellon, FordhamKaren Beckford %u2014 97 averageUniversity of Pennsylvania, Boston CollegeMelissa Barnes %u2014 96 averageUniversity of Pennsylvania, Stonybrook:University of the State of New YorkLynda Martinez %u2014 95 averageHunter College, New York UniversityRECENT GRADUATES:LEADERSHIP AND ATHLETICSVarsity Basketball Team Captains in 1986(Loughlin%u201983)(Loughlin%u201983)(Loughlin%u201982)(Loughlin%u201982)(Loughlin%u201984)Y a le ................... Kenneth WheelerS t.J o h n s .......... Mark JacksonManhattanviile.. Lee IsomM anhattan........ Maurice WilliamsD ow lin g............ Emile BlackmanALUMNI: LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICEKenneth Conboy: New York City Commissioner ofInvestigationsThomas Cuite: New York City, City Council Vice-Chairman and Majority Leader (Retired)Rudolph Guiliani: United States Attorney, SouthernDistrict of New YorkAndrew Maloney: United States Attorney, EasternDistrict of New YorkBishop Loughlin Memorial High School was honored by theUnited States Department of Education in 1984 with thedesignation Exemplar}%u2019 School or.e of sixty schools so honorednationally.Brother James Bonilla, FSC. Bishop Loughlin Memorial H.S.Principal 357 Clermont AvenueAdmissions Office: Brooklyn, New York 11238___ I18:S51--2?flQ__________________________ __August 28,1988, THE PHOENIX, Psgs 17