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

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Sister Mary Therese welcomes Most Rev. Daniel J. Cronin, new Bishop of Fall River, to the Annual Teachers Convention. Lunch-time volunteers at Nazareth Hall, Judith Brissette and Janice Ferland help feed a child. “Maybe yes, maybe no to that ques- tion’’ muses Alvin Wilson to Philip Si- bilia, who is pondering his own solu- tion to the problem posed. Michelle Silva happily agrees with a point made by a classmate in freshman religion Class. Apparently enjoying himself on his first visit, Archbishop Humberto Medeiros discusses Feehan policies with Sister Therese. VW

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Religion looks beyond a dream to life Creating a basic awareness of mankind and its problems, re- ligious studies spark an interest in all students. Because of the variety in each elective course, students have an opportunity to choose a class to which they can relate successfully. Problems from abortion to pollution are throughly discussed in Social Problems class. Philo- sophy stresses understanding the differences within ethics and moral responsibility. For students who wish to gain insight and understanding of their own relig- ion, there are course offerings in Christian Living and Comparative Religions. The offering and cele- bration of Mass strengthens the bond of unity among individuals and classes. Bread and wine offered at Mass draws each student into unity from which he draws strength. During her Comparative Religion class, Sister Elizabeth Doyle inquires about the significance of Hindu painting. , “You know,” says Father Brian Harring- ton, Feehan’s new chaplain and reli- gion instructor.

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Foreign languages explore. . beyond grammatical limits Romanticism of speaking in a foreign language has held stu- dents captive for centuries. Those who have taken a foreign lang- uage during the past year proved to be no exception. Both the French and = Spanish students took advantage of the new media facilities to increase their knowl- edge of the language they chose to study. The variety of instru- ments used by the language de- partment ranged from recorded versions of Camus’ play ‘‘Anti- gone” in French, to trips to both Spain and France. Cultural ideas brought back have aided stu- dents in gaining a better under- standing of these languages. Yet various media and overseas field trips were not all that the language department of- fered. In both French and Span- ish, levels one and two dealt with aquiring a working knowledge of basic vocabulary and teaching students to be able to express themselves in their language. Le- vels three and four in Spanish, and levels three through five in French were concerned with the literary aspects of the culture. With the excellent teachers and course material, the students cannot help but benefit. French IV students don earphones and sit busily listening to Antigone. Stumped momentarily, Sister Sheila maintains her composure and awaits the next question.