Bishop Feehan High School - Flashback Yearbook (Attleboro, MA)

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Our priests direct and serve our interests. Feehan has been blessed with the dedicated service of our diocesan priests. From the days when he first climbed 6ver the debris of our unfinished building, Father Patrick J. O'Neill, diocesan superintendent of schools, has actively supported and guided our var- ied activities. His understanding, patience, and good humor saw us through our ‘‘grow- ing’’ years. Enrichment of the curriculum, additional material equipment, and contin- uing enthusiasm for our scholastic, spiritu- al, and athletic development, all outward signs of Father’s Christ-like interest and concern for Feehan, have earned our grati- tude and affection. Having received our longed for Feehan ring from Father Joseph Delaney, we accord him a special place in our esteem. Our memor- ies of Father include also his special lectures on thenewliturgy. As secondary schoolteacher as well as assistant superintendent of schools, Father knows teens and teachers’ needs and interests. We appreciate his interests in Feehan and his gift of his time. Like Chaucer’s prioress with her ‘‘prestes thre,’’ Feehan also has the daily service of a third devoted priest, Father Joseph Powers, Interested seniors, Gail Nadeem and Kathleen Giannitelli, look over resident chaplain. As head of the Religion de- college listings with diocesan school superintendent, Father Patrick partment, Father plans the class program J. O'Neill. with the faculty. As chaplain, he provides spiritual guidance, opportunities for fre- quent confessin, and first Friday Mass. For the many hours of hidden services, we say a sincere ‘‘thank you, Father.’’ “Is it another Feehan First, Sister?’ the assistant super- intendent of diocesan schools, Father Joseph Delaney asks our principal. Feehan chaplain, Father Joseph Powers, blesses Junior rings, while Ronnie Pontolilo, '65 class president, assists at the ring ceremony.

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From our Journalism scrapbook, Bishop Connolly catches up with the news of Feehan victories won while he was in Rome at Vati- can II Council. Administration We were not a part of Feehan very long when we realized that the word, ‘‘Bishop,’’ preceded by ‘‘our,’’ referred to someone who had played a vital part in providing the wonderful education which we were to re- ceive at this beautiful school which we shall soon call ‘‘Alma Mater.”’ Bishop James L. Connolly, made Bishop Feehan High School a reality. It exists because he looked into the future, saw a need, and provided for that need in presenting the Attleboro area with our modern structure. Our beloved Bishop has continued to be a devoted spiri- tual father who shows a Sincere, personal interest in all that concerns Feehan. Bishop James J. Gerrard, Auxiliary Bishop of Fall River, and Vicar-General of the diocese has also evinced a fatherly interest in our growth and development. We are happy to have shared a memorable Feehan ‘‘first.’’ our 1965 graduation, at which he presided, and we are grateful for his interest. Our Bishops show a fatherly concern for Feehan. Before the Fall River Diocesan Teachers Institute, held annually at Feehan, Bish- op Gerrard and Father O'Neill note Holy Family High Glee Club’s musical num- bers.

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Feehan’s most spirited supporter, Sister Mary Urban, our princi- pal, smiles on the news of another success. Drive in activity! Know-how for achievement! Steady pace in progress! Behind all of these is our principal, Sister Mary Urban. She has come to represent Feehan to the community, to the local parishes, and to the students and faculty. The kindly and capable guide of Feehan’s first unforgettable years, she has been the most enthusiastic supporter of all its games, pro- jects, and student presentations; its most devoted worker in molding the Feehan student into a responsible, mature adult. Our revered principal has been our primary source of strength, of pride in forming and upholding the ideals and traditions that are now symbolized in the term, ‘‘Feehan student.”’ Soon we will leave Feehan, but we shall always cherish the memory of the much-respected and much-loved Sister Mary Urban — our critical ob- server, our wise advisor, our strong leader, our true friend. ‘Feehan first!’’ is our principal’s by-line. Busy secretaries, Mrs. Galligan and Mrs. Loew, take a moment off to hear Sister Mary Urban’'s instructions for their next task.