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

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Zealous freshmen concentrate on their Religion test. mm P Re § se ' In addition to chaplain’s duties, Father Joseph Powers, Diocesan CCD Director, heads Feehan’s Religion department and teaches lit- urgy classes. prepare students for an active role in Catholic life. Feehan freshmen have not only the virtue of Faith but discussion group are: Helen Turley, Maryann Benoit, also Sister Mary Hope as their Religion teacher. In the William Michel, Michael McHenry, and Andrew Zelinski. 1]

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Without a doubt, the most important, challeng- ing, and rewarding experience in any Catholic school, is the well-taught Religion class. This is the reason for our ‘‘being.’’ Solutions to ever- approaching adult problems are reached through frequent group and class instructions. With the introduction of the scriptural program, and as a result of Vatician Il, appreciation and personal responsibility have become more evi- dent to us as young adults. Although much instruction is formal, the closed retreat certainly deepens the Seniors’ insight into the true meaning of a Christian life. For un- dergraduates, a school retreat can open new windows on Christ’s love for them. Because of the present world crises, it seems not only appropriate but essential that religious instruction forge ahead with an answer to better. Christian livi ng. Vietnam, Selma, Red China, an upward spiraling crime rate everywhere, and moral corruption in too much of the college world are all cogent reasons for learning Chris- tian commitment in high school. We do not want to leave Feehan as embittered Hamlets or naive Ophelias. Rather, we would go as those Key to salvation history, the Bible is explained by Sister sent to bring Christ to His world which needs Him so greatly. Mary Julian to Michelle Paul. Seated is Nancy Arrujo. Sister also teaches typing and office practice. Vital discussions, scholarly instructions, concerned teachers Participating in a Bible Vigil are sophomores. FRONT ROW: Stephen Guimond, .Gery Ja- cobs, Constance Jette, Mary Ann LaPalme, and Michelle Paul. Caught by the cameraman, Miss McSoley’s Junior Religion class look up in surprise IN THE FOREGROUND is James Corcoran. MIDDLE ROW: Steve Walsh, Paul Merry, Charlene Rogala. ROW NEAR THE WINDOWS: Timothy Cronin, Bruce McDonald, Peter Johnson, and James Reilly. af POE Te”

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Literature enriches students’ understanding; Chaucer’s jolly Friar’s smile is mirrored by Marie Fratoni and John Warburton as they show a Junior English project to Sister Mary Noel, head of the En- glish department. Besides English, Sister also teaches Latin and Religion. Adventures in Literature hold the freshmen’s attention. IN THE FORE- GROUND are James Perkoski, Blanche Gravel. SECOND ROW: Peter Murphy, John Murray, Pat Lee. ROW NEAR THE WINDOW: Carol Sobota, Lynda Gar- rett, John O’Donnell, Bernard McKay, John Mahon. a Usk me ' ih tt or ee 12 Variety in materials and procedures spices Fee- han’s English classes. Team-teaching classes met in auditorium or cafeteria for lectures or panel discussions. In the A-V Room, we gathered for SRA composition lessons illustrated on the over- head projector. Greek, Latin, anybody? No, these are our vocabulary development records which analyze the structure, meaning, and usage of words. Study of basic types of literature, vocabulary, grammar and composition occupy the Freshmen. Sophomores continue with fundamentals but study American Literature. English Literature from Beowulf to Shelley, intensive composition and vocabulary study constitute Junior English. Remember our Shakespeare Festival with its models of the Globe Theater, its doll figures of Shake- spearean characters, its colorful posters lining the corridors, and especially our own Junior version of Romeo and Juliet, 1965! Seniors con- centrate on depth study of drama, poetry, and the modern novel, and a close study of exposi- tory writing culminating in a research, critical esSay. Aims of the English department are to teach stu- dents to express themselves logically and to develop the facility to evaluate critically what they read. This is what Sister Mary Noel, chairman, and her assistants, S.M. Enda, S.M. Faith, S.M. Angelica, S.M. Hope, Miss McSoley, Mr. O’Boy, and Mr. Thibault strive to attain. Leaving his Freshman English class, Mr. Paul O’Boy gathers material for his World History period.