Catholic High School - Bruin Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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Seniors Experience Spiritual Growth During Retreat Senior retreat this year took place, as it has in years past, as a regular part of the senior school year. Though administrators took planning and logistical considerations as a matter of course, the event itself became quite unique for its participants. None of the seniors really knew what to expect at the beginning. Visions of monk-like posturing and enforced silence were all that some of the seniors could conjure of the approaching weekend. What we were treated to, however, was a beautifully unifying and personally rewarding retreat experience. The change was almost imperceptible, yet the difference magnificent. The teachers and authority figures became friends and confidants. The coaches and administrators became willing counselors. No longer were the seniors critiqued, censured, or made to fit the mold. They were provided the environment and encouragement to create their own mold, to define their own perspectives. It is now easier to see the purpose of that event for many seniors. Their retreat marked a new turn- a new milestone and cornerstone from which they began at once the Christian growth that is integral to the education which is so characteristic of Catholic High. It was at Senior retreat- away from the more typical and distracting indicators- that the seniors found the depth, maturity, and strength which told them, finally, that they had become, in every sense of the word, seniors.

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OPPOSITE PAGE TOP RIGHT: Brother Harold presents the Best in Mathematics Award to Paul Waguespack. OPPOSITE PAGE CENTER: THE 1985 Golden Bear recipients pose together after the Honors Convocation. OPPOSITE PAGE BOTTOM LEFT: Co-Valedictorians, Pat Cronan and David Pope receive Golden Bears for perfect 4.0 overages. OPPOSITE PAGE BOTTOM RIGHT: Mr. Stew art congratulates John Meyers for receiving the Golden Bear for Best in Drama. TOP LEFT: Jimbo Pierson is presented with the American Legion Award which was voted on by his classmates. TOP RIGHT: Mrs. Jan Breen proudly presents the Golden Bear for Best in Bearly Published to Michael Achacaso. LEFT: NHS moderator, Mrs. Kitchell present the Best in National Honor Society award to NHS President Lyndon Darrensbourg. ABOVE: Billy Soileau receives the Best in Student Council Award from moderator, Brother Carl.

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TOP LEFT: Brian Hazlip relaxes in a grassy field. TOP RIGHT: Ronald Toomer shows-off his cowboy boots. LEFT CENTER: Seniors wait eagerly to begin eating. ABOVE: Jeff Bennett, John Flood, and Lydon Darensbourg take it easy during a retreat discussion. BO'ITOM LEFT: Several Seniors play sports during a break in the retreat discussions. OPPOSITE PAGE TOP: A group of seniors discuss the day’s events before going to bed. OPPOSITE PAGE CENTER: Students wait anxiously to begin their weekend retreat. OPPOSITE PAGE BOTTOM LEFT: Gordon Mese plays with the wildlife around camp. OPPOSITE PAGE BOTTOM RIGHT: Gerry Schmitt, Shane Hamilton, and Charles Roppolo listen intently at a retreat workshop. 27