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

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Pride of the present, hope of the future. Miss Sharon, our own Jennifer Guisti, competes for Miss Massachusetts title in the Miss American Coed Pageant. Information please! Heather Gott combines her love of Boston and her knowledge of science for an interesting job at the Boston Museum of Science. Enjoying some Perrier at Christine’s Cafe in Boston, Jennifer Buote and her Scottish friend, Janine Major, discuss the vast differences in teen life of Americans and Scots. Summer

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Who Wants to Study in the Summertime? ¢ ‘B rrrriiiinnnggg!”’ “Yah! School’s out for another year! Hey... What are you doing this summer?” “Studying!” “What?!?” That was just what four seniors did last summer — study. Not necessarily books and tests, but the on-hands study of career choices. Jennifer Swyers, Jenni- fer Guisti, Kerri Miconi and Elizabeth Forsythe are four seniors who took the opportunity of their three months off to look further into their futures. “It was ultra-stupendous!”’ says Jenni- fer Swyers who travelled to Milton Acad- emy for the eighth annual Massachusetts Advanced Studies Program last July 3 through August 13. Students were able to enroll in a choice of classes that suited their interests. Jen took courses in Chem- istry, Biochemistry and Poetry. “‘It seemed like everyone who went there was from the very top of her class. They are the people who actually go to Harvard and Yale easily.”” Although she did have homework and tests, Jen did find time to have some fun. ‘‘We went to Boston on the train a lot. Some of my friends called the program the ‘Massachusetts Anti-Sleep Program’. Others called it the ‘Massachu- setts Advanced State Prison’.’”’ Unfortu- nately for Jen, she cannot go back as a student next year. She does hope to re- turn as an intern during her junior or se- nior years at college where she wants to be a chemistry major. “Miss Sharon” went about her summer Budding Robert Frosts and Emily Dickinsons at a poetry writing center are, Front row: Sefali Bhutwala, Julie Scafidi, Jennifer Daesen, Tanya Tenkarian, Elizabeth Sullivan, Pamela Miller. Second row: Gertha Matthew, Jennifer Swyers, Rachel Fouche, Becca Fraser, Mike McDonough, James Connolly, professor. Back row: Harvard teaching interns, James Tobin, Eric Hadselt, Amy Bergendahl, Adam Lewis, Mark Briggs. Summer studies in a very different way. In Danvers, Massachusetts on July 1, 2, and 3, Jennifer Guisti competed in the ‘“‘Miss American Co-Ed Pageant’’. Including Jen, there were ninety girlssin the contest. The girls were judged on their application, merit, poise, appearance and evening wear. The judges stressed each contes- tant’s academic achievement and commu- nity service. “It’s a great way to become more confident in oneself. I learned a lot about myself, my personal goals and the world around me.” Beauty pageants are nothing new for Jen, as she has been in two others before this one. “I met a lot of good friends. It’s a great experience.” The nation’s capital will never be the same. Last June, a group of five-hundred high school juniors and seniors from around the globe visited Washington, D.C. for a first hand look at the United States government in action. Among the five- hundred was Kerri Miconi. It was a unique opportunity for young leaders like Kerri to get a civil education. ‘‘Now I have a much better understanding of world affairs than I did when I left. We were allowed to sit in on meetings and hearings in both the House of Represen- tatives and the Senate.” The group was divided into mini-groups and then brought to special places of interest. “Some groups got to meet Vice-President Bush. My group met with Edwin Meese and he talked about his scandal ordeal with us. I saw Ted Kennedy and met Rep. Barney Frank.” The students confronted the aids of their Senators with local is- Taking notes on a just-completed qualitative experiment are Jennifer Swyers and her lab partner Deirdre Griffin under the direction of Harvard senior lab assistant Douglas Wicke. From Harvard prep program to beauty pageant to Boston museum to D.C. politics, se- niors did. sues and problems. The whole group col- lectively formed a platform of issues to be sent to the new President. “It was ver exciting! The best part was making new friends though.” “T am a Democrat supporting the Du- kakis-Bentsen ticket and I’m trying to get my representative re-elected at the mo- ment.” All through the summer months, Elizabeth Forsythe worked as Rep. Marjo. rie Claprood’s intern in the State House. — One of Liz’s many jobs for Rep. Claprood was to help research the subject of surro gate mothers. ““There aren’t any laws against it now, so it is an open market. Rep. Claprood is trying to help control it.” (Rep. Claprood is the chair of the Surrogacy Task Force). Don’t get her wrong, Liz also had a lot of fun! She met Governor Dukakis and Mr. Massachu- setts, and she was partially on television. “My representative (Marjorie Claprood) was on “Talk of the Town’ and I was sit- ting in the audience in a way that the camera only caught me from the waist down.” Liz hopes to work in the State House again. When she attends college, her major field of study will be political science. f Most people would think that all se- : niors think about is partying in the sum-— mer. These four young ladies have proved them wrong! Seniors aren’t waiting to get ahead in the world, they already are. To- day’s youth is going to go far because they’ve already started their journey to © the top.

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Fa several of our students it was. All of them said that they’d go back to where they went last spring and summer. What does this say about our students? They’re world travelers! Some of their destinations included France, Australia, Oklahoma, and California. They’ve been almost everywhere and have lived to tell about their adventure! “It was really difficult to order food or even water in a restaurant.” Last April vacation, senior Andrew Thomas went to Europe with a group from Attleboro High School. There they went to France, England, and St. Malo. ‘‘We spent three days in London, three in St. Malo and four in Paris.’’ Going to big places is hard with a large group of people; two of the group actually got lost for a day in Picadilly Circus, London. “I especially liked the Eiffel Tower, Mont St. Michelle in France, London’s Picadilly Circus, and St. Malo in general.” Although he doesn’t have any future plans to return, he would love to go back. Senior Keri Perrault’s last two weeks in August were filled with visions, of sand, surf, and sun. She drove through Yosemite National Park and saw the Andrew Wythe art exhibit there. Where did she go? She As the summer campaign heated up between Bush and Dukakis, Kerri Miconi took a trip to the museum of American History in Washington. Ironically, President Washington warned about division between political parties. Summer Travel Is if Worth the Trip? went to sunny California! “Just driving through the countryside was really beautiful.”’ Even though Keri went with her mom and dad, she stayed at her brothér’s condo for two weeks. For her, it was mostly rest and relaxation. “I got my picture taken in an automatic phone booth.” Keri hopes to go back to the beach next summer. The month of July had never been more interesting for Derek Brown. The senior recently completed a tour of Europe with the Sound of America Honor Band and Chorus. Germany, Austria, France, and Switzerland are only four of the countries that they visited.” I especially liked the medieval town of Rothenburg, Germany, the Palace Versailles, the Cathedrals and Napoleon’s arch.” The group traveled to different locations and played authentic American music for public audiences. The tour wasn’t without mishaps though. ““The bus was almost in two accidents; once on a high mountain road in Switzerland and again on the busy streets of Paris.” The group was While on his trip to London, England, Andrew Thomas took this picture of Big Ben and the Parliament building along the River Thames. During their trip to Virginia, juniors Elizabeth Tucker, Christine Fontes, Lisa Ferland and Karyn Conlon stopped to visit Mount Vernon. made up of one hundred and twenty people who have special musical talents. ‘‘There were all types on it. Most of the singers were athletes. I’d definitely go again. I would like to go soon, probably this summer.” Do you think the Aussies miss her? Tara McLean travelled down under last August as a chaperone with her sister’s gymnastic team from the Gymnastic Academy of Boston. Among other things, she went to the top of a mountain on a sightseeing tour. ‘““You could see for miles. It was a beautiful sight.” The Australian people live in a slightly different world than we do “TI liked comparing how different the U.S. and Australia are; like the signs — kangaroo crossing — and how everything is done in the metric system. Also, all of their construction trucks are pink!” Tara had such a good time she enthusiastically wants to go back down under! Oklahoma, here she comes! Junior Deana McHoul went to Oklahoma and Colorado last June with her family. ““We went for my mom’s high — | |