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

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More congratulations from Bishop Cronin to Steven Manning, Robert Hyland, Laura Sibilia, Brian Dubuc, Katie Shepard, Benjamin Hodgkins, Shirley Gorelczenko, David Poirier. “‘Everyman’s”’ award, the 1982 Flashback delights Eric Delisle and Donald DesVergnes. Salutatorian, Trisha Buzzell deliv- ers her address on Parents’ Night. Parents And Prizes: A Night Of Tribute 20 Parent's Night “Look Mom, here’s something else to hang on the refrigerator!” As graduation week boiled down to a finish, a night was especially reserved for the recognition and praise of parents as well as senior students. Without the time and money sacrificed by concerned parents, many students would not have had the opportunity to experience the special qualities of Bishop Feehan High School. To commence the night’s ceremonies, speeches were presented to acknowledge parents. Now is the time when parents were given a pat on the back and sincerely praised by gracious seniors. Mom and Dad instantly began to feel right at home in James Pratt’s warm words of welcome. Robert Hyland’s appreciation speech filled proud parents with a sense of importance in their child’s high school accomplishments and successs. The high light of Parents’ Night was the distribution of awards to worthy achievers. At this point, parental prodding finally lived up to Mom’s favorite cliche, ““You’ll thank me in the

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Four Years In A Week: Concluding Mass, Caps and Gowns, Traditional Tree Finally, a new uniform, one of honor and distinction! Graduat- ing seniors wore their green and white caps and gowns proudly as one of the many traditions which make up Class Day. On this day, envious underclassmen and jealous juniors shared their last Mass together. Perhaps it was at this Mass that the seniors realized the break being made from school and friends. One of the most special mo- Satisfaction and sadness are the mixed emotions of seniors, led by Lynn Alix and Maria Arciero as they march into the auditorium for their Class Day Mass. ments of the Mass was the offer- tory procession, when gradu- ates-to-be carried symbolic offerings of their Feehan years. There was the candle represent- ing life; the diploma, success; the shamrock plant, the school’s symbol; a rock (shamrock, short- ened by the media) sports; a golden rose, love; balloons, joy; yearbook, memories; bread and wine, soon to become the Body Symbolic procession: Each with an ob- ject representing an angle of the class of ’82. Brian Monill, Patrick Cunningham, Lisa Marshall carry balloons and sham- rocks, a rose and a yearbook to the altar. and Blood of Christ. Following Mass, the gradu- ates, clad in their fresh, clean caps and gowns, got down to the nitty-gritty dirty work of planting their tree, their permanent con- tribution to the ever-growing Feehan forest. They knew that their tree would stand tall as a lasting symbol of their four years which ended one hot and humid spring night in 1982. Class Day 19

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end.”’ The awards ranged from the Balfour Honor Key, received by Michael Cronin, class valedictorian, to the Spirit Cup Award received by Kevin Birch, to the Monsignor Shea Scholar -Athlete Award received by Robert Hyland. But no matter who received what, they all represented triumph. Parents were given the opportunity to share in their sons’ and daughers’ academic and athletic achievements. Many excited mothers and fathers could be see cluttering the aisle attempting to capture this brief but Pratt. memorable moment on film. No one left the auditorium empty-handed. Each graduating senior was rewarded with the everlasting melange of memories of their four years at Feehan, their own 1982 Flashback. The anticipation and the excitement built as the climax of high school became more and more of a reality. Extending a warm welcome to parents is James For outstanding spirit and leadership, Sister Mary Faith, assisted by Sister Patricia Harrington, awards the Spirit trophy to Kevin Birch. Joel Levis awaits his Student Council award. Character, service and spiritual leadership are the qualities recognized by the Sister Vincent Ferrer trophy presented to Robert Lacombe by Sister Mary Faith. Parent’s Night 21