Academy of the Holy Angels - Marianite Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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irsf at S.L.C. and Juniors First ai N.S.C.

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Debaters Win S.L.I. Sweepstakes, Senior Varsity debaters began their season with an overwhelming victory at South- eastern Louisiana lnstitute in Lafayette during the Annual High School Speech Festival sponsored by the Louisiana Speech Association. By winning three su- perior team ratings and one very good and ranking high in individual events, Holy Angels girls merited first place in forensic sweepstakes in both the all- girls and the boys-and-girls divisions, making them the top school in the entire tournament. Southeastern Louisiana College in Harn- mond, Louisiana, was the scene of still another victory when the varsity's A team received the trophy for first place in the women's debate division and as the best women's team debating the best men's team, Jesuits, in a demonstration debate. A.H.A. also received five superior awards in individual events. Among the eighteen Junior Women's teams at Northwestern State College in Natchitoches, both of Holy Angels' teams won the trophy for first place, and the Seniors took the plaque for Senior Women's sweepstakes in individual events. 2 2 3 l Good cheer and strong voices combined with winning sweepstakes at S.L.l. i make the bus ride home from Lafayette another victory trip for A.H.A. l Senior debaters Diane Merse, Pat Blancq, Simone Abadie, Anna Englert, Linda Musmeci, Jackie Eckels, and Elda Fairchild are rightfully proud of their superior ratings as Yvonne Keller receives certifi- cates and hearty congratulations for the group from Dr. Roy Murphy, head of the Speech Department at S.L.I., for winning nineteen of their twenty debates. mewaa,m2.fi.stmss1fmmess-m V 7

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Students and Campus Rcicliate at Sigh One of the mosT pleasanT surprises of The school year came on February l2, when Holy Angels' campus along vviTh the rest of The city was covered by a Thick White blankeT of snovv. Reactions of The sTudents ranged from ex- cessive and abounding ioy To silent avve as They watched The falling flakes slovvly cover every visible Tree, pathway, and roof Top. Some girls built snowmen, others Threw snovv- balls aT anyone sTanding near, and still others Took delighT in just making footprints on the already trampled snovv. But, as all good Things musT come To an end, the snovv stopped, leaving behind a lasting im- pression on all who had vviTnessed anoTher of A.H.A.'s firsTs. Behold the peacefulness and serenity of freshly fallen Students gaily frolic in the falling snow during an extra long AHAfs Own HFVOSW ,he Snowmani, became an hon ra 1 - . o ry s u- recess dent forthe day. By mid afternoon the front yard had been transformed into a white panorama