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

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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.

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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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grammar disciplines their use of their language. Overhead projection is Sister Mary Enda’s fa- vorite device in Senior team teaching classes. English and Latin classes fill Sister’s program. Group discussion techniques are demonstrated by Sister Mary Faith in senior team teaching. As librarian, Sister also teaches library skills to freshmen and juniors. Miss Eileen McSoley inspects a Macbeth assign- ment in Junior English. FIRST ROW: Ruth Dris- coll, Albert Gemme. SECOND ROW: Moraine Dion, Bob Blythe. ates, | i? Se. Exploring supplementary English books in room 207 are members of Junior |. STANDING: Richard MacAdams, Ronald Dubuc, Barry Baldini, Jean Desilets. SEATED: Dianne Bastille and Lois Rhilinger.