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

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1977 volume:

Dedicated - To The People And Events Which Made This Book A Reality . . . Our World Singing in the Rain and I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas Troiano’s Oil Company, Mt. Laurel, Abdow ' s, G. Fox and Co. , Klug’s, Woolco and Hallmarks which supported our frivolities The Mother-Daughter Tea, the Father-Daughter Breakfast, Ring Day, Frosh Day, Adoption Day, Field Day and (finally) Graduation! The Scantic, Shaker Park’s parties, Bradley Airport’s airplanes, and the Rink Crazy Man and meetings in the square ya wanna’ wear my seatbelt, and f. m. radios Mt. Laurel parties and ya’ all for sure My Sangria and Mich . . . aw% $ Blue rings around the moon and crazy nights Chunky pads and fake it, fake it! Senior proms, Saturday nights and I don’t want to talk about it! The Mohawk Trail and Mt. Greylock Walking on a summer night and the hill Family, friends (Nicky), teachers and pets CYO, teaching CCD, gym and cheerleading Summer Camp and work AFS and Paul Walkers Dream Dute-da -dutes Sunday lunches and stale p. c. ’s Mom and Dad and the Montreal Canadians McDonald ' s and Jock City 8:25 a. m. and Jim Concerts, the Car Wash and the Notch Chilly Willy and the California Kid Carnivals and Ziggy Stardust GLG and songs on the hill Ma, Dad and Chet Red lights and old Dracula Mozzarellies and pepperonas Mom, Dad and John - thanks! Crazy laughter and tears Jimmy Carter and crunchy peanut butter Terry O ' Reilly and the Boston Bruins It ' s time for chorus to bore us! It ' s stationary time! Cheryl ' s cottage, shorts, a missing car, a flat tire, Karen in a phone booth, a sunrise that didn ' t and John Jacob Jingle Hiemer Schmidt, Elaine and lots of fun! Our Faculty Selves Individual Expressions Academy Friends Clubs Activities Graduation 3 Mother Bernarda Mary President The more faithfully you listen to the voice within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside. Dag Hammarskjold 4 OUR FACULTY 5 Sister Mary Dulcine Principal You have not done enough, you have never done enough, so long as it is still possible that you have something to contribute. MARKINGS Dag Hammarskjold Sister Jacqueline Mary Assistant Principal Mathematics Before Thee in humility, with Thee in faith, in Thee in peace. MARKINGS Dag Hammarskjold 6 Sister Sophia Wanda Guidance Counselor And so make life, death, and that vast forever; One grand, sweet song. Kingsley- Sister Mary Angelica Secretary So many times, mere words fall useless to the ground - and only then in the silence can the truth be heard. Winston Abbott 7 feftgSj Sister Barbara Jean Art To be really alive, to be holy, one needs discipline, artistry, and a little foolishness Abraham Herschel Sister Constance Marie English maybe i’m mad for the voices are luring me, urging me from the midnight moon and the silence of my desk to walk on wave crests across a sea. gabriel o’kara 8 Sister Mary Antonia Spanish Look for a lovely thing, and you will find it. It is not far; it will never be far. Sara Teasdale Sister Mary Bernardine History Sister Mary Doloria English Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. If there be sorrow let it be for things undone, undreamed, unrealized, unattained to these add one love witheld, restrained. Mari Evans 9 Sister Barbara Ann Science The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become. DuBois Sister Mary Jerome Testing Center Close to my heart I fold each lovely thing . . . The sweet day yields; and not disconsolate . . with calm impatience of the woods I wait for leaf and blossoms when God gives us spring . . . Whittier 10 Sister Mary Joan Media Center If what must be given, is given willingly, the kindness is doubled! Sister Mary Apollinaris Library All that mankind has done, thought, gained or been. It is in magic preservation in the pages of books. Carlyle Sister Mary Consolata Library An ounce of work, is worth many pounds of words. St. Frances deSales n ' •: If you can think About your work As being help To someone else You soon will find That that alone Will make your task A happier one. W. P. King Mrs. L. Hylander Gym Life is a great bundle of little things. O.W. Holmes Mrs. Helen Aquilio School Nurse 1 Our Memories Of Teachers Past Sr. Bernadette Science 1974, 1975 Sr. Carol Math, Science 1974 Sr. Evelyn French, Religion, Chorus 1974, 1975 Sr. Genette History Religion, Advisor 1975 Sr. Malvina Librarian 1974, 1975, 1976 Miss Papiez (Sr. Mary Ann) Math 1975, 1976 I hope the day will be a brighter highway For friends are found on every road Can you ever think of any better way For the lost and weary traveler to go ]]] Making friends for the world to see Let the people know you ' ve got what you need Wtih a friend at hand, you can see the light, When your friends are there Then everything ' s alright ]]] Elton John 15 w?% Thank you for my parents. Lord, Who love and care for me, Take them in Thy loving arms. And keep them close to Thee; Help me, Lord, to find new ways To show my love for them. New ways to make them proud of me. And happy, too. Amen. V V Mary Jane Alice Parry Ellen Elizabeth Mary Malley Carol Jean Gabriel Debbie Ann Marie Carrigan Diane Antoinette Bourke Cheryl Ann Marie Troiano Anne Margaret Sullivan Nicola Sorenson Elaine Theresa Shustock Jayne Ellen Samson Kathryn Mary Salva Karen Ruvolo Sharon Ruth Elizabeth Paterwic aaa ’Cause I’m as free as a bird now. And this bird you cannot change . . . OUR INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSIONS 21 Seconds tick the time out There’s so much left to know And I’m on the road to find out . . . Cat Stevens .4 t .. Crfc 4 fo X l K . J iwb H� Uth , , W MfW «) V 4 tirA MJW °f y f £Sf‘ £ dt twf } 5b O bCrrv_ Well, I’ve been afraid of changing, ' Cause I ' ve built my world around you But time makes you bolder Even children get older And I ' m getting older too FLEETWOOD MAC Landslide Oh, Mirror in the sky What is love? Can the child within my heart rise above - Can I sail through the changing ocean tides? Can I handle the seasons of my life? The world is so full Of a number of things. I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings. Robert Louis Stevenson Diane Bourke Life was meant to be lived and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life. Eleanor Roosevelt Kate 27 Listen with the ear of your heart . . . See with the eyes of your soul . . . And feel with the fingers of your mind . . . Then shall you find all the wonders of God and then shall you be at peace. Nicky a ■ TUT- i tll Nicola Sorenson • ‘ ;.. ,v ■ - Take time to play it is the secret of perpetual youth. Take time to be friendly it is the road to happiness, Take time to laugh it is the music of the soul. Unknown Elaine Shustock What is REAL? Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stickout handle? Real isn ' t how you are made. It ' s a thing that happens to you. It doesn ' t hap¬ pen all at once. You become. It takes a long time . . . But once you are Real you can ' t be ugly, except to people who don ' t understand. Margery Williams Mary-Jane Parry Jayne Samson Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost l ... for I must be traveling on, now cause there’s too many places I ' ve got to see. Lynyrd Skynyrd Debbie Carol OUR CLASS HISTORY ’’Lucky 13 35 October 2, 1973 As twenty-three nervous freshmen, we crowded into the auditorium, on that afternoon, and what, to our surprise, should meet our eyes, but Bat-Man, Raggedy Ann, the Cowardly Lion, and Cas¬ per (actually, our Big Sisters in disguise). They proceeded to enter¬ tain (and thoroughly embarrass) us, by reading aloud scripts that we, unknowingly, had written. Some English assignment! We learned a lot of valuable information about fund raising that year. Holding a Car Wash (in the rain) and then making up for it with one of OLA ' s most profitable Bingos. April 1, 1974 As a celebration of our Big Sisters ' receipt of their class rings, we hosted a Ring Day Brunch in their honor. A first and last it seems. The students and faculty gorged themselves on sausage, eggs, pas¬ tries and fruit, while we, poor souls, slaved away in the kitchen. 36 December 16, 1974 Sophomore year came upon us all too soon and we knew we had to do The Play . Our knees shook and our voices wobbled even before we stood on the stage, and as Christmas carols resounded in the air, Holland came to the academy auditorium. Canals and all! With the aid of Carol Purchase’s imagination and pen, we set about performing... The Silver Skates or Hans Brinker . We tried not to laugh when St. Nick came out in all regal splendor, barefoot, and read his procla¬ mation upside down. April 28, 1975 Arbor day was our second sophomore activity and one that almost wasn’t. Amid much indecision, we finally planted a Japanese Cherry tree. Our capsule held those things dear to us - a blue knee sock, a spoon, a demerit, an empty pack of cigarettes, and a collage of ourselves. Sr. Bernadette would not allow Judy to include her frog ' s eyeballs... Sophomore year was a time when we became closer, our friendships deeper and the understanding between us, greater... 37 September 26, 1975 With the Bicentennial year bearing down upon us, and with Sr. Bernardine ' s room as inspiration, we couldn’t resist spoofing those TV Bicentennial minutes, OLA-style for our adoption day festivities. Historical personalities like George and Martha Washington, Paul Revere, and the Spirit of ’76 trio appealed to the audience for items they seemed to have lost. And, by some strange coincidence, all the freshies in the audience just happened to have found those very same items. As a grand finale we sang an academized version of Yankee Doodle to the amusement of all. June 3, 1976 Out came the shorts, the tee-shirts, and sneakers as Field Day arrived. Once again we slaved over the cooking, except this time we were juniors and instead of ovens, we had cook-out grills. Although not cordon bleu chefs, we neverthe¬ less managed to burn everyone’s hot-dog and or hamburger to their satisfaction. Afterwards classes competed in three- legged races, a water balloon toss, pyramid building and much more. We had unique prizes that year - tokens that enabled the holder to wear odd-colored knee socks, ride the elevator in Long- View and even walk on the grass. .. Poor Sister Grace... 38 February 21, 1976 One of the most impor¬ tant events of our academic tenure is the receipt of our class rings. It makes a smile stone in our lives as we become, as Sister An¬ tonia, our advisor said, young ladies. Our class colors were powder blue and brown, with Father Keaveney performing the Mass. Our little sisters gave us blue roses tied with blue and brown rib¬ bons, and as we walked down the chapel aisle, with our rings on our fin¬ gers, smiles on our faces and flowers in our hands, we know that this indeed was... A Time We Never Can Nor Shall Erase” May 22, 1976 Talk of prom gowns, tuxedos, and corsages filled the air, as excited jun¬ iors and seniors planned the prom. Though for a few of us, it didn’t matter, for the prom was our gift to the seniors. Held at the Ramada Inn, couples dined elegantly on filet mignon or baked stuffed shrimp, and danced, almost gracefully, to the music of Midnight Blue”. This was our gift to the seniors, meant to express this Feeling Inside” for those now-departed, 50 ' s crazy people we called... friends. 39 October 17, 1976 The tinkle of tea cups and laughter fill our memories of the Mother-Daughter Tea. Delicious pastries and delectable conversations were the order of the day as the old and new friends met, chattering away the afternoon. Mothers and faculty met too, some for the first time! In short, everyone had a tea- riffic time! October 22, 1976 Frosh day enabled us to vent all our pent-up frustrations, and any freshman will tell you that seniors are MEAN. They were forced to come to Frosh Day dressed in sneak¬ ers, bobby socks, and three, yes, THREE, pony tails! To top it all off we made them sing (that most hated of all tasks), in front of the whole school. Everyone laughed and we had a lot of fun, but the freshmen still eye us with apprehension... 40 November 24, 1976 As seniors we hosted a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, something that had been lacking in years gone by. Once again we were sent to the kitchen, while students and faculty enjoyed ’’The Producers”, a strange film that was testament enough to our equally warped sense of humor. But, behind the scenes all was not well. While we had ordered and expected SLICED turkey and HOT gravy, we re¬ ceived a WHOLE turkey and FROZEN gravy. We PANICKED! However, we attacked the turkey, knife and fork, and miraculously managed to get it all cut up by the time everyone arrived. We also managed to defrost the gravy. And with only slightly ruffled feathers, we served a Thanksgiving dinner like no other. December 15, 1976 One of the activities during our senior year religion course, Woman”, featured a trip to the Regina Laudis monastery. Those in the car driven by Sharon Paterwic arrived in Bethlehem wearing Burger King crowns and holding ballons; and 45 minutes later those in Mrs. Bourke’s van arrived wearing relieved looks. Together, we questioned Sr. Gerome about the monastic life, and soon found ourselves in anticipation of another visit. 41 • 5 April 11 - 16, 1977 M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E we gaily sang as we raced along the tracks. Our destination? Disney World, Orlando, Florida. With suitcases piled up over our heads, some slept but most were too excited to do anything but chatter about our plans for Disney World. In New York we switched trains, lost our chaperones, and had to have the escalators reversed. In comparison the rest of the ride was relatively un-eventful. At last, as the orange groves began to slide by our windows, we knew it was really true; we were in Florida at last. Disney World was all we expected and more. In the thoughtfully provided mini-bus, ten seniors jumped up and down, scrambling for the best picture - taking positions, as we drove, for the first time, down that Disney Highway . River Country, once we arrived, was all splashes and fun, and most of us returned to the Carlton sunburned. We woke up the next day for our early buffet break¬ fast, and immediately headed for... DISNEY WORLD. We saw all the cartoon favorites, Donald, Dumbo, Pluto, Minnie and, of course, the greatest of them all - Mickey! (Some of us even went so far as to kiss him!!) Sea World was just as fantastic. Sharks, barracudas, giant sea turtles played before our eyes in the world ' s largest aquar¬ ium. To top it all off, we managed to catch a few hours in Washing¬ ton, D. C., where we lunched in the National Gallery of Art and browsed through the Smithsonian. Anxious parents and breath¬ taking hugs awaited us at the train station in Hartford... 42 May 1977 Preparations for Class Night and Graduation keep us busy now. After much deliberation, we decided that The Road to Experiance was the best theme to take. And now, we wait, in great anticipation of that day to come .June 5. u 7?3 3 r V v % v Q ' 6 % It -ts ,. J g A Xfw % r ls ± ' J ?s Cl 7 f 4 .. b r % . y 8 ,, K % 4 r V ( fc k � -V • Hor Jo Xi t — d ' s- ' Uryi. J ($ 5 t v N o JF ex -f QJLXJLs N 0 1 p + Q] j { b If C ' QJ % rf Kf oi t- ■o fy-A AxS Csinju (jjnac?) ✓— o ' £, 44 OUR ACADEMY FRIENDS ABOVE: Leah Jedziniak, Cynthia Gamache, Maureen Farrelly, Erin Butler ABOVE: Cynthia Bride, Pamela Golemba, ABOVE: Laura Ulitsch, Kathleen Moriarty Lynn Gilpin, Jacqueline Ryan, Catherine Brown 46 ABOVE: Deborah Pikul, Kathleen Neuser, Christine Ahern, Christine Watton, Joy Vannier BELOW: Victoria Apostolico, Theresa Camerota, Mary Smyth 47 Class Of ’79 ABOVE: Susan Wyrostek, Lynn Ulitsch ABOVE: Patricia Strempfer, Christine Danyi W«M 9 WR f - ' mr:j . •■if. •«■ . . a RIGHT: Shereen Landry, Diane Ross, Mary Jo Lorino, Lor¬ raine Matyskiela 48 ABOVE: Elaine Chakalos, Susan O’Hara, Mary Dobek, Pamela Healey, Robin Samplatsky ABOVE: Patricia Evans, Lorraine Carron, Kathie Graham, Ann Marie DiLuzio, Anna Troiano, Janice Riggs 49 in ABOVE: Vicki Rogers, Colleen Butler, Patricia Raiche Class Of ’80 ABOVE: Maryann Fusco, Cheryl Mutari BELOW: Karen Scofield, Lisa Owens, Mary Ellen Dion, Pamela Perkins, Jacqueline Footman, Margaret Furey, Dolores Young BELOW: (TOP-BOTTOM) Nancy Smith, Ellen Cunningham, Marie Troiano, Lynn Paterwic Johanna Pawlowski, Pamela Ulitsch, BELOW: (TOP-BOTTOM) Jacqueline Farrelly, Elizabeth Deraleau, Yolanda van der Voorn, Roseanne Coburn ABOVE: Cecilia Gomez, Rosalie Apostolico LEFT: (LEFT-RIGHT) Kimber¬ ly Morse, Kathleen Dickman, Martha McCarthy, Rossana Tosoni, Sandra Humphrey, Mary Zimmerman BELOW: Mary Brown, Catherine McKenzie, Lori Lee, Diane Arico, Amy Hunt, Rene Smith, Deborah Healy 52 OUR FRIENDS INFORMALLY 53 Hi there, big boy! 57 Dear Abby Normal... (Well, we all have problems. Don’t we?) She’s circling in now... Act inconspicuous! 61 OUR CLUBS Arts Festival Committee Chorus Basketball Club 64 Softball Club History Club 65 Recruitment Newspaper C The Angelite 76-77 Editor .Sharon Paterwic Assistant Editors .Diane Bourke Nicky Sorenson Kate Salva Photography .Photography Class Typist .Mary Smyth Reporters .... Mary Bergamini, Diane Bourke, Maureen Farrelly, Leah Jedziniak, Lori Matys- kiela, Mary-Jane Parry, Kate Slava, Nicky Sor¬ enson Advisor .Sr. Constance Tomyl ___ J 66 Editor .Sharon Paterwic Assistant Editors .... Debbie Carriga n Elaine Shustock Lay-out Editor .Mary-Jane Parry Copy Editor .. Nicky Sorenson Photography Editor .... Jayne Sampson Photography .Mary-Jane Parry Vicki Apostolico Photography Class ... Karen Ruvolo Sr. Mary Doloria Art Editor Advisor . Senior year came upon us all too soon, and as the days flew by, we found ourselves involved in the usual traditional activities, and a few untraditional ones. Hand in hand, arm in arm, linked with love and friendship, we found ourselves living out the last of our Academy activities.... 68 OUR SENIOR YEAR ACTIVITIES September 15, 1976 FROSH DAY chocihatb comep ffPPffiM I NT PATTI E (Seter RkuL 1 Iff WT 1.1 Olj. October 22, 1976 ADOPTION DAY T November 1, 1976 DOUGHNUT-CIDER SALE TURKEY BINGO sponsored by the Our Lady of the Angels Academy Guild Os for the benefit of the SENIOR CLASS Tuesday, November 16, 1976 7:00 p.m. OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS AUDITORIUM off South Road, Enfield DONATION $1.50 3 CARDS November 16, 1976 SENIOR TURKEY BINGO February 18, 1977 DANCE Sponsor: The Senior Class Band: Movin ' On November 24, 1976 Mel Brooks’ Tlie Producers” THANKSGIVING MASS AND TURKEY DINNER November 26, December 3, December 10, December 17 THE ADVENT WREATH 72 Eucharistic Liturgy Caring and Giving December 23, 1976 CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION The Nutcracker presented by The sophomores 73 March 12, 1977 RING DAY 74 May 15, 1977 FATHER-DAUGHTER COMMUNION BREAKFAST May 31, 1977 May 23, 1977 MAY CROWNING FACULTY DAY Today, while the blossoms still cling to the vine. I ' ll taste your strawberries. I’ll drink your sweet wine... A million tomorrows shall all pass away, ' Ere I forget, all the joy, that is mine... today... OUR GRADUATION June 3, 1977 CLASS NIGHT 82 Address.... Governor Ella Grasso Valedictory... Kate Salva Salutatory... Sharon Paterwic A fragile thing... A symbol of all we found good here... Friendship, fellowship, trust. 83 Go out to the world in peace. On a road that has been blessed, for He has given you the grace and the power. You life awaits you, your friends stand be¬ side you, and you begin.... 84 Diane Bourke 148 South Main St. Warehouse Point, CT Smith College Debbie Carrigan 19 Orchard Hill Dr. Enfield, CT Bay Path Junior College Carol Gabriel Bourke Apt. 58 Pinney Brook Apts. Pinney Brook St. Ellington, CT Ellen Malley 24 Parker St. Enfield, CT Mary-Jane Parry 31 Robert St. Windsor Locks, CT St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing Sharon Paterwic South Rd. Enfield, CT Mount Holyoke College Karen Ruvolo 8 Cora St. Enfield, CT Kate Salva 67 Fairview Ave. Enfield, CT Mm Northeastern University Jayne Samson 18 Simon Rd. Enfield, CT Elaine Shustock 60 Miller Rd. Broadbrook, CT University of Connecticut Nicky Sorenson 104 Cottage Rd. Enfield, CT College of Our Lady of the Elms Anne Sullivan 8 Glenwood St. Enfield, CT Bay Path Junior College Cheryl Troiano 1221 Enfield St. Enfield, CT University of Connecticut rt: We may not have left much behind.... a few used textbooks, an old uniform... picnic tables. with our friends and teachers, together... but, left us, we have all the memories.. 87 what more could we ask for? WE ' RE LOOKING FOR SPACE, AND TO FIND OUT WHO WE ARE... TRYING TO REACH THE STARS. r vf V Wpi