Cathedral High School - Pantherpix Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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an Aquinas Chapter member of NHS, with an NHS graduation stole. Society members collected food for the needy at Thanksgiving season. At Christmas time, the annual Appalachian clothing drive was held simultaneously with the Toys for Tots campaign. NHS coordinated a special liturgy and luncheon for faculty and staff on the December In-service Day. An overnight retreat and winter carnival were planned for February. Anita Corridan, president; Roseanne Natale, vice president; Mary Allen, secretary; and Larry Barszewski, treasurer, with executive board members and moderators Sr. Rose Carmel and Sr. James Bernard coordinated and developed activities and saw them through to their happy completion. The Senior Musical West Side Story Captivated audiences during the first two weekends of December. Faculty members Ms. Diane Guiliana, Ms. Nancy Raufeisen, and Ms. Rosalie Genest directed the large cast for ten hard weeks before show time. Senior Jeanette Trombley, stage manager, was in charge of all technicalities behind the curtain. Mr. Russell Falvey, an area musician, coordinated musical aspects of the production. Linda Bongiovanni portrayed Maria, and Tony, her doomed lover, was played by Dennis Duquette. Donna Varney executed the role of the Spanish fire-brand Anita, girl friend of Maria’s older brother Bernardo, leader of the Sharks, enacted by Bill Mayotte. Tony’s best friend Riff, leader of the Jets, was acted by Jim Haley. A powerful mambo-dance sequence featuring Bernardo, Anita, Riff, and Robin Camerlin as Velma added excitement to the performance. The vocal highlight of the show was a montage performance of the song ‘Tonight’ in the quintet scene by Tony, Maria, Anita, the Jets, and the Sharks. 53

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1 Members of the Jets gang perform their theme “Jet Song.’’ 2 NHS officers Anita Corridan, Mi- chael Noonan, Elizabeth Zadworney, Larry Bars- zewski, and Roseanne Natale process into the auditorium lob by for induction services. 3 NHS members Patricia Woodbury, Michele Plourde, Anita Corridan sort clothes ready to be packaged for the Appalachian Clothing Drive. 4 Parents re- view pros and cons of the Equal Rights Amend- ment at ERA Night, sponsored by NHS in conjunction with the Guidance Department. 5 Maria and Tony, played by Linda Bongiovanni and Dennis Duquette, embrace during their song “Tonight” in the balcony scene. 6 Precise harmo- ny highlights five distinct singing parts during the quintet. The cast attained this accomplishment aft- er ten weeks of diligent rehearsal. 7 Jets sing under the watchful eye of Mr. Russell Falvey. : 7 . To emphasize their commitment of N H S exe ae | Ses Se rVICe, service, the National Honor Society undertook numerous projects. With the Guidance Department, the Society spon- : f 2 sored an ERA Awareness Night at CHS Sen lOrs Der orm mM U S | Ca in October. Pros and cons of the con- troversial amendment were developed by key speakers and then discussed by the entire gathering during a coffee hour. NHS students organized a tribute to ‘64 CHS graduate Bill Danoff, who has reached stardom in the field of recording, when he came back to Springfield on November 9, to give a concert with John Denver. Represen- tatives of NHS presented Mr. Danoff,

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Students receive recognition for excellence 54