Notre Dame High School - L Etoile Yearbook (Southbridge, MA)

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First row:Judith Bouchard, Louise Lataille, Louise Beaupre, Celine St. Germain. Second row: Doris Proulx, Constance Bernier, Annette Dufii Doris Delage. Third row: Anne Marie Maynard, Pauline Delagehlac queline Dupre, Madeleine Haling, Beatrice Pion. Fourth row: Alfreda Sarasin, Carol Duplessis, Elizabeth Snow, Pauline Lavallee. Standing: Donald Dufault, Maurice Poirier, Robert Boulanger, Frederick Hetu, Robert Mathieu,Jean-Paul Gadoury, Raymond Lavallee, Paul St. Pierre, George Bellerose, Andre Gauthier, Paul Senecal, Ronald Corriveau, Ron- ald Proulx. un-JM First row: Janet Goudrcau, Therese Therrien, Loretta LaGont, Irene Zajac, Vivian LaFleche. Second row: Mildred Tucker, Pauline Cloutier, Beatrice Fournier, Elaine LeBlanc, Pauline Payant, Anne Marie Berard. Standing: Yvette Racicot, Nancy Bonnette, james Normandin, Rita Carmel. 27

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Qop Class I-lfstofug September 1955! Gaily and hopefully we embarked on the second lapse of our scholastic journey. The Usmiling Sophomoresv, though forty-six strong, were happy to welcome Rachel Cyr and Dolores Langevin in their ranks. From the very onset of the school year the classical and commercial students found themselves assigned to separate classrooms--Sister Sainte- Rollande was homeroom teacher for the Classicals and Sister Veronica for the Commercials. However, the division was just curriculum-wise--for we were still one in heart and spirit, We sailed along happily under the guidance of our devoted homeroom teachers as well as Sister Bernadette-Marie, Sister-Jeanne-de-Florence and Sister Jean-du-Cenacle. After the thrills and chills of initiation week died down, we elected officers--two sets of them! Classical course leaders were Frederic Hetu, President, Louise Beaupre, Vice-Presi- dent, Ronald Corriveau, Treasurer, Madeleine Haling, Secretary and Anne Marie May- nard, Chorist. The Commercials installed Nancy Bonnette as President, Rita Carmel, Secre- tary, James Normandin, Treasurer and Yvette Racicot, Librarian. The Hrst event of the school year, udeclamation contest found two sophies on the ranks Madeleine Haling and George Bellerose. George won semi-finals honors. In November, Madeleine Haling attended the National Convention of the CYC at St. Louis, Missouri and had many an interesting tale to tell upon her return. During this same month, Anne Marie Maynard and Robert Boulanger were nominated CYCers of the month. We were proud in- deed that students from the Sophomore class should be the first to have this honor. Our class showed its true colors at the unforgetable skating party we had at Yvette Raci- cotfs camp. A grand turnout! A wonderful time! And the days sped by! Christmas, with its usual festivities, New Year's with its resolu- tions, January with its exams! Lent took on a deeper spiritual meaning as each student was spurred to greater generosity by the CYC motivation projects. Participation in the county Science Fair and in the National OGA Shorthand Contest gave great stimulation to our class work and we actually found some -days too short! With the prom but a memory, we solemnly reflected, as we pressed the soft petals of our corsage roses, that soon, very soon, we would be closing our textbooks upon the learning and happenings of our second year of high school. We are taking with us countless happy memories, and to the up-and-coming Sopho- mores we say 'fMay your second year at Notre Dame be filled with blue skies, pink clouds, and silver stars . -------Pauline Lavallee, Pauline Payant 0 F F I C E R S26

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FweslumawCJOass I-liskofud Knees knocking, teeth chattering, hearts thumping but with determination set in the line of everyjaw, fifty-two inexperienced students climbed the steps of Notre Dame High. Four years of our lives were depending on the foundation started this cool September day in '55 With such a large number of pupils to copge with, it was to be expected that our devoted teachers, Sister St. Pierre d'Avila, Sister Rollande and Sister Bernadette Marie, should de- cide to separate us into two groups, IA and IB. This, in no way meant A was superior to B but, was solely a means of enabling the sisters to teach in an easier and better way. Sister Marie-de-la-Reparation, however, decided to die courageously and undertook teaching all fifty-two young, impetuous students in the Library of the New Notre Dame High. Our hats are off to such a teacher! We are humbly grateful also to our principal who has found time, in her busy schedule, to teach us Latin and algebra. While settling into our routine of changing classes at curious hours and learning new subjects with complicated textbooks, one thing was uppermost in our minds .............. Initiation!!! When that day arrived, fear was soon forgotten in the wholehearted enjoyment which we felt. Initiation night found us trying to follow the theme of the evening, Beat the Clock. Any freshman can admit that it was far from easy. Tricky questions like What is like a cat, acts, and does things like a cat, yet is not a cat?', were askedand few could think of a kitten', in the few seconds which was the time allowed. After all had been run ragged, we waltzed for the remaining time with Norman Lafrenais, Freshman King and Yvette Vaillancourt, Freshman Queen. Once a month our reliable social committee arranges entertainment for our Saturday night dances. Without such devoted teen-agers our dances would be far from what they are ..........fun! Today, we are freshmen, tomorrow, we'll be seniors. Faithful to our motto, Laborare est Oraref' we will make our four years of work at Notre Dame High travel along the high- way of a quartet of worship. We hope to meet milestones of happiness, fun, success and, best of all, contentment along the N.D.H. four-lane highway. Sandra Lesniewski '59