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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Each year students devote many long hours to activities ranging from scholastics to sports. They have practiced and perfected the neccessary skills, and naturally excellence in their field is the fruit of their efforts. These people deserve recognition for overcoming many obstacles and accomplishing their goals. Commendations for the mere achievements are not Mi ke es - - j - sufficient because the route they took in achieving these goals was a unique one. It involved giving a part of themselves as well as contributing the essentials of time , effort and dedication. By taking this route, these students have gained from their experience a sense of personal accomplishment that is invaluable. 1 Cathedral delegates to the AIC Model Congress: Jeff Hayden, Dan Sheehan, Mike Cartier, Jay Du- quette, Sue Vivian, and Donna Morris. 2 Recipi- ents of National Merit Letters of Commendation: Mark FitzMaurice, Kathy Ingram, Michelle Scy- courka, Maureen Brown, Mary Fortsch, Theres O'Connor, Larry Barszewski, John Monaghan, Stanley Graziano, Julie Ford, Sue Marshall, Ruth Toms, Mark Burzynski, Kent Harnois, John Beck, Jeff Reagan, and Larry Kulig. 3 Western Mass Cross Country Champion: Larry Kulig. 4 National Merit Scholarship Finalists: Julie Koeninger, Dave Geoffroy, Michelle Plourde, and Jeff Buxton, 5 All-Western Mass Athletes: Bill Dunlea and Keith Schufrieder, football; Ryan Rickarby, skiing; Tom Dobiecki, and Alan Pegararo, football; Paul Fen- ton, hockey. 6 CHS representative to Junior Gov- ernment Day: Michael Cartier. 7 All-Western Mass swimmer: Mary Fiorentino. 8 One act play contest winners: Mary Fortsch and Jeannette Trombley, best actresses; Ray Levesque, best ac- tor; Ray Levesque, Jean Marie O'Reilly, Lori Chap- delaine, cast of the best play. 55