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

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Siesta a Promises, Promises, Things That We Promised Ourselves. The challenge of a resolution — things that I promised myself — to say and do and act and react — to be more than people think I can be. This is the challenge of Feehan. The Humanities — History, English, Religion, Art, Music — instruct us in the art of the pur- suit of perfection. Effort when there is none, patience where it seems useless, practice with- out apparent results, faith where there is no reason, questioning and arguing and inspect- ing — all of these lead us to attainment of the impossible. The results are knowledge, com- prehension of the past and future, deeper cu- riosity, and fiercer determination. These things we promised ourselves. Promises to face this challenge and the next and the next, and, when suddenly the distant is not so distant, and the impossible is only the improbable, we know the challenge has been met. Top left: “Bonjour, mes étudiants,” dit Monsieur Ronald Cauley. C'est san premiére année a Feehan. Lower left: Romeo and Juliet gives S.M. Evangela and her senior English class moments to ponder the beauty of poetry. Right: Spanish? French? Whatever the question is, Frank Parillo is puzzled. 13

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Juniors, John Grenier, Joan Basile, Michael Dolan, Christine Bosh, and Richard Cash enjoy Sister Barbara McMichael’s account of her summer in Spain. “Three books before exams?” queries Peter Goulet in senior English class. Sophomore Patricia Parker whistles while she whittles in art class. Larry LeBlanc is intent on his own woodworking project.

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Happiness Is A Job Well Done — Fulfillment. Above: Crisis passed, Gary Jeffrey smiles his relief in religion class. Top right: Fulfillment, as Dona-Marie Rarus knows, is being the only girl in mechanical drawing. Michael Smith agrees. Lower right: At the light controls for every Feehan stage production is Robert Martineau who has mastered the “master-panel.” In pursuit of schooling, we have found education. In pursuit and attainment of the impossible, we will be rewarded by fulfillment. This is the dominant theme — fulfillment through pursuit of the impossible that underscores our educa- tion in the Humanities. Our view now encompasses other peo- ple, other places, other times. History gives us a stark glance at how things were. Literature tells us what they are. Religion speculates as to what they might be. Fulfillment lies in our ability to take what there is of the present and mold a future free of the mistakes of the past. 14