Bishop Boyle High School - Lance Yearbook (Homestead, PA)

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Historical Note on Boyle High School Bishop Boyle High School was officially established by the Most Reverend John J. Wright, Bishop of Pittsburgh, April 13, 1962. It was founded as a district diocesan school, including the parishes of Homestead, West Homestead, Munhall, West Mifflin, Whitaker, and Hays. By previous agreement of the pastors within the district, the school was located in the building previously known as Saint Mary Magdalene Grade School at 120 East Ninth Avenue, Homestead. The building was renovated, and now houses educational facilities of thehigh- nasium with accompanying shower and locker rooms, auditorium, guidance offices and health room. A new and complete kitchen and cafeteria were installed. The high school opened September 4, 1962, with approximately 160 ninth grade dents. § the name was changed to Boyle High School. S''-------------- stu- Biographical Note St. Paul’s Cathedral. From 1909 to 1916, he served as superintendent oj schools Our school is named in honor of Hugh Charles Boyle, the Sixth Bishop of Pittsburgh. Bishop Roy le was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on October 8, 1873. When fifteen years of age and in the first year at college, he lost nine members of his family of twelve, in the j Johnstown flood of May 31,1889. He was ordained on July 2, 1889, at St. Vincent Seminary. His first appointment was to St. Aloysius Church, Wilmerding. In 1903, he was assigned | as curate to St. Paul’s Cathedral. From 1909 to 19HLhe served as superintendents under Bishop Canevin. In 1916, Father Boyle became the pastor of St. Mary Magdalene's Parislf in Home- stead, which city had been the center of the history of American labor ..for years. For five years during the first World War and its aftermath of industrial strife, he successfully managed this parish with its varied spiritual and social responsibilities. Father Boyle was consecrated Bishop of Pittsburgh on June 29, 1921. His work for education in the diocese, especially at the secondary level, is perhaps the primary testi- mony to his gremness, and thus he receives proper and fitting acclaim in having our school named for him. It was under fi is direct guidance that the Diocese of Pittsburgh formally, began to achieve its remarkable status in the realm of education. Together with the late Monsignor Thomas J. Quigley, Bishop Boyle carefully planned and executed the establislwien om h finest secondary schools in the state. At his death in December, 1950, Bishop Boyle unknowingly helcTclaim to have founded the tradition of education which, faithfully continued and expanded by his two episcopal successors and the Diocesan Office, has marked the Diocese of Pittsburgh as a standardj of educational excellence throughout the United States. Boyle High School is privileged by its name and by i opportunity to join that tradi-j tion.

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Diocesan Superintendent A Message fro Bishop Wright It Is a privilege to add my word of blessing and best wishes to the staff and readers of the first Issue of Boyle High School's year book. I pray that those who have planned this first year book In the history of Homestead's educational monument to good Bishop Boyle will move fro® success to success with each new initiative they under- take in the years avaltlng the beyond graduation. To a first of this kind they had to bring a pioneer spirit. May that spirit remain in them always, youthful and creative, so that the last of the works they will one day do may bring to them and all who love them the same pride of accomplishment that Is theirs as they publish this first edition! -f- 'L c-------('V-vl 'L-f datfioCic £cfioof HBoaiJ 2 u»»«w of PuuCu Very Reverend Monsignor John B. McDowell, Ph.D. Superintendent of PITTSBURGH CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IB FL 2X Sup»Mw4.M J 5r «»h s4t £1 Awiwn III KXASVAK) OF TMS AUJCS PITTSBURGH. PENNSYLVANIA, 15222 January 26, 1966 T.Up o-« 591-1002 The Senior Cla9B Boyle High School 120 E. Ninth Avenue Homestead, Pennsylvania 15120 Dear Graduates: Every high school passas certain Important allastonoa during Its lifetime. The flrat one la, of course, Its establishment. The second Is Its first graduation. The period between these two events la crucial. It la dur- ing those first four years that the new school la set on Its lifetime couree. It is a time for building facilities, academic program, staff, and traditions. Whatever happens during these years is Irrevocable and fairly well seta forever the tone, the goale, the character, and the personality of the school. A school's first principal and first teachers have such to do with the building of a school's personality and character, Boyle High School has been singularly blessed with a talented and dedicated principal and staff. Father Conboy and the staff have labored unselfishly and unceasingly to form Boyle High School Into the kind of Institution which demands the esteem and reapect of the Catholic and general communities. But students also make a school. Its first students and, there- fore, Its first graduates are, in a real aense, the co-eatabllshera and co-makers of the school's personality. Here again we can count our blessings. The first graduating class has lived up to our highest expectations and it now leaves Boyle High School after a job veil done. It has earned for Itaelf an enviable role In the history of Boyle High School. Each graduatt can be proud of the class record, I assure you that we ara. The first yearbook is a record of the first four years of Boyle High School. It la a record of the development of Boyle's personality. It Is a record of the efforts, the sacrifices, and the achievements of the principal, a staff, and a class. It Is a proud record. Our sincere congratulations to Boyle's first graduating class, to their teachers, and to their principal. Sincerely yours In Christ, jLr- Right Rev. Msgr. John B. McDowell 'Superintendent of Schools

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Dedication What the roots are to the oak, the foundation to the structure, the preparation to the goal--that, Fa- ther Conboy has been to each of us: an influence of strength, inspira- tion, and purpose. As headmaster, his influence has been personal and deeply hu- man. He believes in each of us. He has consistently refused to let the little failings of youth hammer away at the ideal image he carries of each Boyle student: A Christian gentleman or young lady, destined for eternal happiness with God. And it is his appeal to the Christian in each of us that has always been most effective. For Father Conboy, education is always a personal matter; never a matter of mass media or whole- sale distribution. In his capable hands, Boyle High School emerged from a nebulous idea to a potent reality; nor did he ever wince under the difficulties this emergence meant. Under his guidance, one hundred thirty-one seniors grew to the stature of young Christian adulthood. Father Conboy has merited our respect and admiration by . . . his constant solicitude for us . . . his willingness to assist us at all times . . . his infinite patience with us . . . his unbounded trust in us . . . his unselfish giving . . . his humility which has given true dignity to his office. In grateful acknowledgment, we dedicate this first volume of BOYLE to Father Conboy Our Headmaster, Friend, Counselor, and Guide. It is our way of saying, We're grateful for what you've done for us; we'll live up to your expectations.