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The Belles
December. 1993
Who Told You About Santa Claus?
By Megan Hotze and Karen Work Staff Writers
Nancy Hill - High
School Day Student
"At mv house if we don't
believe, we don't receive, so
I still believe."
Beth Huber - College
Day Student
"There isn't a real Santa
Claus?"
Allison King - Dorm
Director
"My brother told me
when I was eleven. He
proved it by showing me all
my presents from Santa
Claus a week before
Christmas."
Jennifer Rasmovich -
High School Boarder
"When I was six, I was
at a friend's house. My
friend told me Santa Claus
was not real and when I
asked her mother, she told
me the same thing."
Jennifer Rouse -
College Boarder
"My brother told me
that my mom and dad were
Santa Claus and that I
wasn't going to get any
Christmas presents."
Mary Virginia SwaiB
- Director of College
Relations
"Ibelived until I was
eleven years old. I found
my Santa Claus presents in
the closet and the next
morning I knew -
Christmas has never been
the same."
SMC Welcomes Healthy Addition to P. E. Department
By Karen Work
Staff Writer
Saint Mary's welcomes Kim Piontek, who is from St.Joseph,
Michigan. She received her B.A in psychology at the University of
Michigan then attended UNC - Chapel Hill for graduate school where
she received her masters in sports psychology. Miss Piontek was a
teacher's assistant at Carolina and also taught aquatics and aerobics.
She heard about Saint Mary's while at UNC and heard that there was
a job opening and was excited to start up a swim team here. Miss
Piontek teaches two physical fitness classes, beginning swimming, water
aerobics, aerobics, lifeguard training, swim conditioning, tenth grade
physical education, and also is the coach of the new swim team.
Outside of teaching her at Saint Mary's, Miss Piontek is also engaged
and enjoys various activities like movies, eating out, and of course
exercising. She really docs enjoy teaching at Saint Mary's, she has had
to adjust somewhat to teaching high school students but she likes the
challenge. She says "On the whole it is a very positive experience for
me."
Kim Piontek standing in front of her watery classroom