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

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BURSTING AT cmeovw enero eon THE SEAMS IN John Motyl, welcomes Daniel Justinski to a new life. Darren Henault, Mary Nones, | Christopher Smith, and Lawrence LaPlante, Michelle Paquette, David Paquette and William Walsh have mixed emotions. 4 Student Life

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Feehan. ..asmall, close-knit community, suddenly filled to Capacity, exploding with energy and full of vitality and enthusiasm. Over 1,000 people crammed into a building designed for 800. Sparkling new ideas were interchanged as knowledge and laughter were shared. Constantly growing in number, size and spirit, we plunged forward with burning intensity. Even to use the telephone, Raymond Cord discovers that there are lines everywhere. BURSTING AT THE SEAMS. In all, 225 serious seniors, 230 jazzy juniors, 248 sassy sophomores, 249 frantic freshmen, along with 75 faculty members and 12 members of the general staff, jammed into the auditorium and study halls. So many faces! A varied, talented collection provided an abundance of warmth and love. In the cafeteria, students looked like proverbial sardines. Hallways Christ and man unite as a student receives Holy Communion from a teacher-extraordinary minister of the Eucharist during a school Mass. In the candlelight, newly inducted members of the National Honor Society, Robert Legare, Robert Hyland, Michael Healy, and Michelle Giordano consider their new responsibilities. could be mistaken for the Massachusetts turnpike. Where would we store boots, coats, mittens and scarves when we could barely find space for our textbooks in our two-by-four lockers? Despite crowded conditions, each of us found our own little space in which we learned and grew. Theme 3

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So many “‘extra’’ activities crammed into “‘extra’’ hours! Students carried their enthusiasm to the outer limits . . . whether it was cheering on the football team to overcome North or eating lollipops and “‘clashing’’ clothing colors, crazier than usual on Spirit Days. A simple bell evoked mass confusion between class periods — look out, it’s a stampede of freshmen! Or is this Grand Central Station? Rallies were literally packed. Sometimes freshmen were forced to sit in the band or football sections due to lack of bleacher seats. Teachers rolled eyes when the words lunch duty were mentioned — with reason. Demand for a seat was high, with the reward going to the highest bidder. Many a time conversations were conducted over two lunch tables! The only aspect of the cafeteria that wasn’t as noisy or crowded was the lunch line, since prices from pizza to milk climbed higher. Dances were louder, more exciting and the attendance was record breaking — if we could only find a spot on the dance floor! Homecoming, the peak of spirit week, was successful due to the efforts of Student Council, band, and colorguard, not to mention the football team. Toga parties sponsored by the Junior Classical League, ski trips, math meets, trips to France, England and Spain, and the prom were all educational and kept students happy and busy. A wide variety of events fulfilled the ambitions and needs of a wide variety of people who made up the student body. Feehan’s parking lot Says it all. It is rare indeed for a late arrival to find an empty space, day or night. Raising their voices on high are folk group members: Front row: Robin Castagnola, Shirley Gorelczenko, Chery! Rossi, Jennifer Adams. Back row: Yvonne Gunning, Deborah O’ Donnell, Diana Sheehan, Francine Kennet. With a night reserved for fun and appetite, Michelle Derosa, Jean Nicholson, Christine Masce, Lisa Leary, Mary Roque, and Kathleen Shepard enjoy the annual Sports Award banquet. Student Life 5