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

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| | Kazarian, Mr. Alan Ksen, Mrs. Brenda Feehan campus. Loiselle, and Miss Kathleen Sedlak. many other professions. There are some in the religious life; there are doctors, lawyers, professional athletes, and even a year accreditation status by the New i going from A to Z, many of the faculty are alumni. Among the alumni-turned-faculty — McDonagh, and Ernest Tasho are the frosting on are Mr. John Arruda, Miss Melodye that cake! avaluable education from Feehan. scholarship, and sportsmanship. For FEENAN SUES le s % MYCLASS OF SENIOR SPIRIT 'B1 TAKES TELA From 1961 to 1981, seniors still ‘‘take the cake.”’ Diane Morrissey, Marianne Doran, Catherine Broadley, Miss Marie Chabot, Mr. Peter Galligan, Mr. Thomas Glynn, Mr. Alan Congresswoman Margaret Heckler addresses the Fisher Junior College graduates, the first from their Feehan has also educated people for few radio announcers, that have received Many graduates, faculty, and students have helped to make the school’s motto a reality: Feehan, first in sanctity, testimony to that truth, we have only to see that twice, in its comparatively short lifetime, our school has been granted ten England Association of Independent Secondary Schools and Colleges. So, for all that is past, present and to come, thanks, and a resounding ‘‘Happy Birthday to You,’’ dear Feehan High. Fresh, homemade rolls and other goodies are served to Bishop Connolly by members of the first chef’s course, Arthur Gilooly and Donald Ouellette. First yearbook, Flashback ’65, is enjoyed by members of the first senior class, Carolyn Nerbonne, Jeanne Maigret, Nancy Weldon, and Lucille West. Spanish comic book keeps Frank Detellis, Thomas Brennan, Thomas Maguire and Frank Raposa in practice in the language. Remember when library books had lots of shelf space? Norma Cloutier, Linda Bonner, Linda DeBlois, and Elizabeth Corcoran, included dusting shelves, books, and furniture in their duties as library assistants.

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BIG 20...ANOTHER Second coeducational high school in and social activities have expanded to the Fall River Diocese, Feehan was meet the needs of our current student opened September 6, 1961. The Most body. Among the social activities at the Reverend Bishop James L. Connolly, opening were: a Valentine’s dance, a D.D., supported by financial pledges of barbecue and square dance, a Feehan twelve neighboring parishes, undertook Frolic, equal to the spring play of recent the construction. Land was cleared in years, and the Feehan Flash, first June of 1960, and the cornerstone was student newspaper. The first yearbook, blessed on November 11, 1960. Laying of Flashback ’65, had only 92 pages but the cornerstone was commemorated this 'eceived a first class rating rrom Columbia twentieth year when Sister M. Faith paid | Scholastic Press in New York. tribute to the many people who have kept Athletics in the fall was devoted to Bishop Connolly's dream a reality. football; in the winter, it was limited to Dedicated to the memory of the Most basketball. Though there was no team on Reverend Daniel F. Feehan, D.D., the January 8, the first game was scheduled second Bishop of the Diocese of Fall and played on January 18 for a Feehan River, the school was built for 800. The victory! Spring sports consisted of golf, current enrollment is 950. The first Square dancing, volleyball, and softball. A graduating class had 180 students, while glance at the 1981 yearbook will reveal this year’s senior class numbers 225. how the scope of sports has been Though the basic course of studies extended over the years. remains relatively unchanged, the elective Teachers, from Mr. Arthur Anderson to courses, spiritual growth program, Mr. Christopher Servant, have been guidance department, extra-curricular educated at Feehan. Although not exactly 4 ca ry 4 { ‘ea Dreams do come true! Bishop Connolly, assisted by Monsignor Gerard Chabot and the late Father Edward Booth, blesses a classroom at the dedication of the school, March, 1962. Head start — St. Mark’s parish church of Attleboro Falls functioned in our auditorium for two years. Father James McCarthy gives Communion to Ed Shockro at Sunday Mass. First math club, front row: Judith Ney, Kathy Harrington, Donald Langevin, moderator, Mr. Chet Hanewich. Back row: Michael Donnelly, Christopher Servant, Karl Van Den Berghe, Brian Frost. At Senator Ted Kennedy’s Feehan news conference in February, 1969, were teacher Mr. Brian Wallin who was also a reporter for Channel 10, and student reporter, Thomas Burda. From present principal, Sister Mary Faith Harding, to first principal, Sister Marian Geddes (1961- 1966) , go congratulations and best wishes for Sister Marian’s retirement as diocesan school supervisor. “And I can say | was there.” Present guidance counselor and history teacher, Mr. Neil Loew, remembers serving as the Bishop’s altar boy at the blessing of the cornerstone, November 11, 1960. Richard Basile, Emcee for the 1980 Homecoming, is impressed. 28 Bile Birthday ¢

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“Sacrilege! Sacrilege...” Dracula, Bruce Zahlava curses the Blessed Sacrament before he disappears. Handyman Shaun Sullivan uses scare Dracula (Bruce Zahlava) insures the tactics to win over Paula Sullivan as loyalty of his inside man, Renfield (David the maid, Miss Wells. Paquette) . Stifling grunts and groans were Gail Morton, Corpse of Dracula becomes the Diana Sheehan, Gaile Rastonis, and Deborah backdrop for the closing scene of O’Donnell during the change of scenes near the reconciliation between Lori Boucher and play’s end. Curt Bellavance. 30 Halloween Play