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

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mee Bie er ee et Me : sith Ra seis Freshman Seminar is enlivened by the performing trio of Thomas Gau- dette, Stephen Birch, and Patrick Shields. Ambitious Freshman start at the top! Twins Diane and Donna McKinnon, guided by Roseanna Piccerelli, invade Sister Mary Faith’s office. Opening of school 27

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No Alligators Allowed “Come on, Mary Lou, it’s six o'clock, time to get up!’ ... School day, school day!” ... ‘We sincerely welcome you to Bishop Feehan High School.” ... “Where on earth am I?” ... “No, | don’t have my tickets to the pool and elevator.” Sound familiar? If last year’s classes were bursting at the seams, this year’s are tearing the seams apart! The class of 1985, 270 strong and the biggest class ever, brings the school total to 994, and that’s students only! There is a larger population in this school than in some towns in Wyoming! Seniors returned at the top of the heap, eagerly looking forward to graduation and beyond. Juniors gained the privileges of upper-classmen — a variety of electives, free studies, and respect. A year older and wiser, the Sophomores now had a class to look down upon from their third floor roost. The class of 1985 has entered our community, where pride in sanctity, scholarship, and sportsmanship has always ranked first. The Frosh will have many chances to prove that they are here and will make a difference, although to the upperclassmen they are just “small fry.’ So an innocent Frosh wearing a Red Sox T-shirt interrupted Sister Mary Olive’s class; so their elevator tickets expired; so some still cannot open their lockers on the first try; yet they held their heads high with hope for the future. hus began another school year. Nothing, not even late August heat, deters the cheerleaders from practicing for perfect form. Front row: Theresa Wessman, Maria Betro, Lisa Wessman, Melissa “ Clarkin, Karen Carvalho. Back row: Erin Brennan, Donna Schriever, Debra Fales, Fes Linda-Czyryca. August senior portrait appointments find Thomas Reinbold making some last minute adjustments. Book prices deplete Vinu Malik’s wal- let, as Sister Rose Marie totals his bill for Freshman texts. Root-ta-toot-toot, flute players rouse the first rally of the year. 26 Opening of school MT i

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150 AND STILL GOING STRONG “Happy Birthday!’’ exclaimed students as they greeted their teachers. “150?! You don’t look that old!’ others said jokingly. Blue and white corsages adorned lapels. Bishop Cronin visited and gave two days off. Mayor Keane of Attleboro proclaimed a Mercy Day for Attleboro. What was the occasion for such an unusual combination of events? The Sisters of Mercy, the foundation of the faculty, celebrated their 150th anniversary. Mother Catherine McAuley founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831 in Dublin, Ireland, with the intention of aiding the poor and illiterate. Since its humble origin, the order has grown into the world’s largest English-speaking religious congregation; however, its mission has remained unchanged. Sisters of Mercy make up the largest group of teachers at Feehan. They also teach at St. John’s school and in several local parishes. In their teaching, =F ey they have consistently shown kindness and compassion, in spite of the many tensions to which students subject them. On September 25, the feast of Our Lady of Mercy, the Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin, Bishop of Fall River, came to Feehan and celebrated Mass. Upon his arrival, he was accosted by the Student Council officers, who plastered his car with ‘Bishop Feehan HS. is making it’’ bumper stickers. After Mass, Bishop Cronin “added” a day off, and then he gave a second day, when acolyte, Steven Rogers, renounced the Cleveland Indians in favor of the Red Sox. In October, a special Mass was celebrated at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Fall River. The Sisters of Mercy were honored and praised for their commitment to the poor and uneducated. May the Sisters of Mercy continue their good work for at least another 150 years! Bearing the cross, Steven Rogers Adding another day off to the first one, Bishop leads the recessional, followed by Cronin enjoys the students delight. Father Bruce Czyzeikowski, Father Kevin Harrington, Sisters and clergy. 28 Mercy Day a. = a Ui hes eas tea i 1 + 2 ose nl — ' a7 1g eee 88 ¢ Be } ui ie rt rl