Our Lady of the Angels Academy - Angelican Yearbook (Enfield, CT)

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SISTER MARY ANGELIS Principal As head of administration, Sister Mary Angelis reflects the contemporary need not merely to lead, but rather to pursue the spread of leadership. Sister has devoted a sub¬ stantial part of her life to aiding young women to deepen their awareness of life’s purpose. In striving for excellence in Academy standards, she endeavors to heighten the aspira¬ tions of the past, and to answer the challenge dealt to today’s Catholic secondary school education. In her first year at the Academy, she has recognized the drive for emulation among students, and has provided diversive outlets for this intellectual energy. As earth sci¬ ence instructor, she cultivates in students a desire for un¬ derstanding of life’s basic concepts. SISTER MARY JOANETTE Assistant Principal Assistant principal, Sister Mary Joanette, balances a schedule of administrative work and instruction of phy¬ sics, chemistry, and fourth-year mathematics. She en¬ deavors to aid youth to realize their potential, whether in reasoning a numerical formula or in answering par¬ ticular challenges in daily life. Sister aims to encourage students to stay abreast of the wealth of continually-supplemented scientific re¬ search. She desires that students fulfill their God-given potential in progressive achievement, and thus sup¬ ports student projects in pursuit of uncharted hori¬ zons of learning. Whether or not a member of her classes, a student is given opportunity to express diverse opinion and to obtain challenging response. 11

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MOTHER MARY VITERBIA C.S.S.F. Provincial Superior of the Felician Sisters of the New England Province President of the Academy “God left some persons here that they may be as luminaries, and be appointed as teachers of others-, He left them here that they may be as leaven, and be as seed to bring forth much fruit. St. John Chrysostom Society owes its greatest debt to those who spread knowledge and understanding among men. Such a vital force is Mother Mary Viterbia, whose spectrum of experience with education in both time and scope is about as broad as could be embraced in one life. No sector of American education is strange to her. She began as a school teacher, eventually assuming varied administrative positions, as Principal, Dean of Studies, Supervisor of Schools, and Council Member, culminating in the position of Provincial Superior of the Felician Sisters of the New England Pro¬ vince. As the first principal of the Academy, Mother laid the foundation for an educational philosophy enriched by her profound wisdom and dedicated commitment to youth. Recognizing that progress is a law of nature, and that the Catholic school serves to bring the light of faith to bear on the totality of human life, Mother initiated programs which would produce responsible Catholic women prepared to meet the changing needs of modern society. She sought to stress the fact that keeping p ' ace with the times involved both a strengthening of interior life and a utilization of inherent and acquired abilities. Quiet by nature, extremely reluctant to be seen in the limelight, she possesses an inward strength which is mani¬ fested in everyday situations. Her seemingly ordinary manner belies her many accomplishments. If at any moment one might ask her where she were going, she might reply, in the words of the poet John Oxen- ham: “To lift Today above the Past; To make Tomorrow sure and fast; To nail God’s colors to the mast.”

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SISTER MARY AMABILIS Teaching all four years of Latin, Sister Mary Amabilis employs a certain dynamism and energy to imbue her charges with a desire for excellence in Latin. Daily vocabulary drills teach scholars essentials of quick recall which will be a definite asset in later college work. Preparation for the annual A.P.S.L. Contest presents an unparalleled foundation in gram¬ mar. Students, reaping a wealth of trophies and medals, are also thor¬ oughly grounded in a knowledge of the humanities. Various facets in the gem of the classics have been presented in her unique manner, with resulting tastes for ancient culture flourishing in an extremely busy classroom atmosphere. SISTER MARY ANTOINETTE In the instruction of all the business arts, Sister Mary Antoinette demonstrates a personal commitment to her subjects, stemming from re¬ alization of their necessity in this highly competitive industrial world. Supporting the high school work-study program in the archdiocese, she has proven to students its invaluable training for future careers. Upperclassmen are trained in adjusting to practical office situa¬ tions and in assisting the other faculty members through secretarial work. Stressing progressive accuracy and speed in every skill associated with office management and labor. Sister has aided scores of business majors to reap the benefits of highly-advanced skills. SISTER MARY ANTONIA Head of the recently-established Spanish department is Sister Mary Antonia, completing her first year as member of the faculty. She also teaches biology, furthering the students’ interest in a field which culti¬ vates a knowledge of existence and the relationship between the king¬ doms of creation. As Spanish teacher, she has generated a genuine appreciation of Hispanic culture through projects and artistic displays, as well as foster¬ ing proficiency in the language. Her scholastic interests carry over into leisure time, for one of Sister’s hobbies is the study of practical biology. Labs are often supplemented by her independent field work. Students salute a teacher who not only instructs, but who obviously thoroughly enj oys her work. 12