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

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What's all the fuss | keep hearing about Is all the hype really worth it? Maybe, if you have just been crowned prom queen, or maybe, if you just figured out how much your date really cares. The night of the junior-senior prom is one of mixed emo- tions. Found among the well-dressed couples are the underclassmen who know what it’s like to go to a prom before their time; the couples who've been together since they walked through the doors in their freshman year; the couples who just met a few weeks before the prom; and the couples who had just been waiting for a chance like this to express their feelings. Sitting at the many circular tables in the ballroom of the Lantana in Randolph are students looking very different. Instead of wearing the infamous plaid skirts and green sweaters, they are clad in evening gowns and tuxedoes. The teachers and administration stand in line at the entr- ance t o welcome the students and catch a glimpse of their other side, the side they don't let show during school hours. There is a special feeling in the air and no one in the room can escape it. Not the students who have just entered with a touch of class from the chauffeured limo- sine which waits parked outside. Not the Cordial greetings accompany friendly handshakes from Sister Juliette, Sister Annette, Sister Diane, Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins and Mr. Servant to elegant prom- goers Stephanie Shruhan, Robert Gill, Christina Mar- cin, Shaun Sullivan, Joanne Tighe, Richard McDo- nagh. Who let the hams in? Marthe-Anne Healey, Patrick Lynch, Mark Laliberte and Alison Wegerdt are en- joying being on camera as much as the music and dancing. the prom? girls who huddle in the ladies room to make sure that they still look as good as they did when their dates first saw them at the beginning of the evening. Not the guys who wait patiently for the girls to return and try hard not to look too proud. Cer- tainly not the teachers who try not to appear as if they're watching over the stu- dents but just having a good time. The feeling escapes no one. The band kicks out a slow song and the couples all rise to dance romantically. While all of the students are on the dance floor, the tables are left empty for the com- memorative glasses which hold the girls’ flowers. The color explodes in the room and the teachers smile over at the couples who have chosen to remain seated and talk. There are occasional lapses when the band plays a fast song and an amateur punk rocker bounces off the walls in the far corner of the room; or when the ideal couple has a fight only to happily resolve it later on in the evening. Nearing the end of the evening, the band gets ready to announce that the prom queen and the attendants will soon be revealed. Everyone turns toward the stage in anticipation. Some turn away again feeling that they have no chance of winning while others assure their friends that, yes, they will be chosen. Some may put on an air of indifference while silently hoping their name will be called. When the moment arrives, Queen Debbie Penta, along with attendants, Sharon Wishnev- sky, Stacy Waugh, Martha-Ann Healey, and Janet Ringuette stand in the middle of the room with their dates amidst the applause of the unchosen. The band starts to play a slow song and romance has triumphed over the competition. It’s time to forget that you didn’t become prom queen and time to concentrate on having a good time. You know that you still have to go to school the next morning though a little later than usual, but you don’t care. Time now to enjoy it while it lasts. Prom night only comes once a year; to some it may not be worth it, but enough people go to consider it an annual success.

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Who's walking whom? This is the question as Gab- riel Lennartz and her dog stop for a drink before completing the course. a. Whole school gets in the act and Struts For Bucks Tragedy struck on a beautiful April day! Over one thousand pairs of sneakers were brutally killed by a never ending mass of over ambitious Feehanites. Though students were commended for bringing in more than $10,000 during the fund-raiser, the real unsung heroes were our fearless footwear. We are, of course, talking about last year’s very successful walk-a-thon. Feehanites treked ten miles to raise money to keep their tuitions down, but also gave a massive display of spirit un- surpassed by any other school in our area. Many a Feehanite walked door to door in support of their school and spoke i. Bat = % i ir , a ogee es ak ae a eye e i : ee Ae Aah!! What a relief! Tired walkers take a rest after ten long miles. those famous words “Hi, my school is having a walk-a-thon ...” Despite a few broken noses and lost friends, the fund- raising was a colossal success. The renowned day came and each and every student received the one and only, limited edition, official Feehan “T-shirt” which came in very handy for swatting mosquitoes. Students, faculty and even a few from the crutch-bunch did their part even if they couldn’t walk. Some faculty members worked the one mile check- points; students who couldn't walk lent a hand by supplying the punch and other goodies. The track team really pushed it to the limit by running the entire ten mile stretch, but they did get exempted from practice that day. So let’s not bury our Nikes, Jox, Pony’s and Trax yet; there’s many a walk-a-thon to come! Walk-a-thon 17

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Highlighting the evening, senior class president, “Just one more mouthful!” Karen Flynn tempts Jonathan Doyle, crowns reigning prom Queen her date and Margaret Servais with a delectable Debra Penta. dish. Prepared for some fancy footwork on the dance — Joy at being elected to the prom court is evident in floor, Robert Gagne and Christopher DiFillipo tote the smiles of Alan Jordan, Sharon Wishnevsky, their favorite footwear into the prom. Shawn Cunningham, Queen Debra Penta and her date, Janet Ringuette, Thomas McNulty, Marthe- Anne Healey and Patrick Lynch. Prom 19