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

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Dixie Band All Stars, led by Ronald Pontilello, class of 65 president, play the melodies of the twenties and thirties in our cafeteria, transformed into Bourbon Street. Ticket collectors, Sister Rose Marie Rocha and Sister Regina anticipate more customers for the Friday night performances. With a lucky throw of the dice, Mr. Richard Enright may really “Beat the Dealer.” Hard cash for scrip. Parent supporters, Mr. and Mrs. Coogan supply Mr. Scanlon’s needs for the night. In the background are Mr. and Mrs. Goodreau. See: Night First Night’s usual features — Bourbon St., Irish Pub, Pepper- mint Palace, Casino — all paled before the shock when... Extraterrestrials Take Over Our Band 1 year as First Night rolled around, I never really thought about the reason why we were given the day before off. I figured it had to do with changing around the classrooms and perhaps even decorating the cafeteria. I was not prepared, however, for the sight which met me as I stepped from my car on that Saturday night. The only possible way to describe my experience would be to say that I felt like that stunned Michael J. Fox as he got out of his time capsule and found himself in another age. I was greeted by a doorman who graciously took away my coat and ushered me down the flower-lined hallway. The delicious smell of homemade food wafted through the air and a collage of music drifted through the open door ahead of me. I cautiously entered the cafeteria and inconspicuously melted in with the dark back wall. Tables with colorful cloths were casually placed around the cafeteria giving their occupants a good view of the action up front. I could not help but laugh as I focused on the lighted stage. An Irish band was playing full swing! Although it was not U2, I could not help but sway to the beat. I reluctantly left the Irish Pub in search of the peppermint ice cream I had heard so much about, but instead was drawn towards the noise emanating from within the band room. It might have been Mickey Mouse’s 60th birthday on the south side of Disneyland. I stood at the doorway for a few moments and listened to the swaying beat of a Dixieland band. I hadn’t heard the like since my first trip to Disneyland. After that I ran upstairs into the auditorium to catch the last part of our own ‘“‘Up with People” show. Was this our band? A tinny voice spoke from the dizzying whirl of light and colors that told me these were alien musicians from outer space. The strange atonal sounds mingled with clashing symbols and throbbing drums. Instead of the usual band members there were helmeted figures in exotic sparkling costumes. As the tempo increased to a roar, suddenly the lights went down to darkness and the “aliens”? departed. When the lights came up, there stood our familiar musicians and the roar of the standing ovation replaced the alien sounds. Then on to the gymnasium for a little one armed bandit and some mean poker. Finally I quenched my thirst on a lime ricky sold in the Peppermint Palace. This had certainly been an exciting night I thought, as I wandered out in the parking lot, “I wonder who is going to clean it up?”

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Cooling down an overheated friend, Laura Lopes soothes Susan Fuller after a tough race. The Girl’s Cross Country team has worked hard to be the best! Student Life

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Blowin’ their own horns! Award winning jazz band members, Steven Goodreau, Deborah Harrington, and Thomas Warren fill the hall with their own special sounds of music. Their repertoire ranged from ‘Satin Doll” to “‘La Bamba” to “The Ladies Who Lunch”’. ‘Sing high, sing low”’... ‘“‘With One Voice’’. Our chorus and band provide the most popular entertainment of the evening. Members are, front row: Deborah Mollo, Michelle Demartino, Julie Berendes, Erin O’Connor, Rebecca Jones, Jennifer Swyers. Second row: Colleen Kelley, Rita Long, Donna Hanks, Kathryn Grady, Jill Metilly, Stacey Trimble. Third row: Julie Silvernail, Kellie Reed, Jennifer Salamone, Kristin Olson, M. Kristine Johnson, Keri Perreault, Veronica Wheeler. Back row: Deirdre Carraher, Michelle Peluso, Laura Freeman, Christine Fanning, Sherri Coughlin, Denisa D’Intino, Danielle Laporte. First Night