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

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1983 volume:

L Co-editors: Emily McKenzie Susan Wolf Staff: Elizabeth Ballard Julie Calabrese Susan Lynn Cote Lynn DeCaro Tracy Dumoulin Mary-Jacquelyn Schick Lori Wyrostek Advisors: Sr. Mary Doloria Sr. Marie JoAnn The Angelican Volume XXXIX Class Of 1983 Our Lady Of The Angels Academy 1335 Enfield Street Enfield, Connecticut Table Of Contents Dedication .2 Academy President .6 Faculty .7 Seniors .17 Underclassmen .43 Activities . 53 Senior Candids .65 Senior Directory .78 Class History .79 Class Night .84 Graduation .87 Patrons .90 We dedicate the 1983 Angelicanto those very special people who have devoted themselves to the fight for peace through justice for the world. They have given us a way to create a place where aggression, hatred and indiffer¬ ence can no longer exist. We honor them for their c ourage and their desire to make all men brothers. One such peacelover is Ghandi. His work in South Africa and India showed the world that non-violence is never passive but courageously active, that might does not make right, and that no man is bound by unjust laws. Truth, as Ghandi said, can never be ignored; it is always victorious. Another peacemaker, Mother Theresa of Cal¬ cutta, spends her day in selfless care of the sick and dying. She teaches the modern world that its people need compassion. She believes that if she can ease the pain of one suffering person then she has done Christ’s work. The world in turn stands in awe of this simple Christ-filled woman, this Nobel Peace Prize winner. Probably the most highly recognized ambas¬ sador of peace is Pope John Paul II. Unhindered by controversy, he visits such unstable coun¬ tries as Argentina and the Falklands. His global expeditions carry one message: peace. Even the threat of assasination has not forced this pon¬ tiff to remain silent as he continued to blatantly denounce the adverse conditions under which the poor live. Although the target of communist resentment, John Paul walks among his people and demands human rights. Other peacemakers include our own presi¬ dents. Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, each in his own way has attempted to bring the world and our country to peace. Each has met success and failure. And yet, no past accomplishment is iso¬ lated, for every step toward justice and com¬ passion is a step towards peace. Twenty years ago Pope John XXIII wrote an encyclical that would become a central force for justice and peace - Pacem in Terris. He urged all men to make the world a more human society, a place where men could call each other brother, a civilization where hunger and vio¬ lence would not exist. Pope John began his own fight for peace within the Church as he called cardinals and bishops to a dramatic renewal in the beginnings of Vatican Councils. Humanity opened the box of sin, and pain and suffering have walked over the earth ever since. Still, we have been blessed with the gif¬ tedness of men who have dared to live and die for the sake of peace. 3 nee upon a time, in the land of Hushabye, around about the wonderous days of yore, they came across a sort of box bound up with chains, and locked with locks, and labeled KINDLY DO NOT TOUCH IT’S WAR. A decree was issued, round about, all with a flourish, and a shout, and a gaily colored mascot tripping lightly on before. Don’t fiddle with this deadly box, or break the chains, or pick the locks, and please don’t ever play about with war.’’ Well, the children understood; the children happened to be good-, they were just as good around about the time of yore. They didn’t try to pick the locks or break into that deadly box. They never tried to play about with war. The mommies didn’t either, sisters, aunts, and gran¬ nies neither because they were quiet, and sweet, and kind, in those wonderous days of yore. Very much the same as now, and not the ones to blame somehow for opening up that deadly box of war. But, someone did; someone battered in the lid and spilled the insides out across the floor, a sort of bouncy, bumpy ball made up of guns, and flags, and all the tears and horror and death that goes with war. It bounced right out and went bashing all about and bump¬ ing into everything in store. And what was sad, and most unfair, is that it really didn’t seem to care much who it bumped ... or why ... or what ... or for. It bumped the children mainly, and I’ll tell you this quite plainly; it bumps them every day and more and more, and leaves them dead and burned and dying, thousands of them sick and crying; because when it bumps, it really is quite sore. Well, there is a way to stop the ball. It isn’t difficult at all. All it takes is wisdom, and I’m absolutely sure that we can get it back into the box, and bind the chains, and lock the locks. But no one seems to want to save the children any¬ more. Well, that’s the way it all appears. Because it’s been bouncing round for years and years; in spite of all the wisdom wized since those won¬ derous days of yore. And the time they came across a sort of box, bound up with chains, and locked with locks, and labeled KINDLY DO NOT TOUCH IT’S WAR. Mother M. Landeline Academy President -r K O O 6 C as 44-CO Go eat your bread with joy; It is now that God favors your works. Ecclesiastes 9:7 Sr. Constance Marie Principal Education ought to teach us how to be in love always, and what to be in love with. The great things in history have been done by the great lovers, by saints and men of science and artists. Sir Arthur Clutton-Brock On behalf of the entire Our Lady of the Angels community we would like to take this opportunity to welcome our new principal Sr. Connie. Sr. Mary Angelica Secretary Kindness is wisdom; there is none in life but needs it, and may learn. Gamaliel Bailey Dolores Allen Spanish We do not need light, but eyes, in order to see that God is born each day in us. Anon. Sr. Mary Bernadette Science Reach high, for stars lie hid¬ den in your soul; dream deep, for every dream precedes a goal.” Pamela Starr If you are planning for a year, sow rice; If you are planning for a decade, plant trees-, If you are planning for a lifetime, educate a person.” Chinese Proverb Sr. Mary Doloria English Sr. Marie JoAnn English My grace is all you need; power comes to its full strength in weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9 The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” Therese Dwyer Art Patricia Laughlan Physical Education The thrill is not in just winning but in the courage to join the race. Anon. Gloria Sawtelle Mathematics Learning is a treasure that fol¬ lows its owner everywhere. Chinese Proverb Patricia Young Social Studies Forever - is composed of nows Tis not a different time - Except for Infiniteness - And a Latitude of Home. Emily Dickinson Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul. Plato Sr. Sophia Wanda Guidance Counselor Steve Anderson Band Sr. Frances Marion Religion Joanne Demers Academy Nurse Richard Gagne Computer Science Fr. Robert Ricciardi Counselor Sr. Rosemary Testing Center Coordinator 15 Sr. Mary Apollinaris Librarian Sr. Mary Joan D’Arc Media Center Coordinator Sr. Mary Archangel Librarian 16 Mojdeh Adib-Samii ’ ' The fortuneteller tells me that I have some¬ where to go. Look, and try and understand, and wonder how she knows. So I must be going now, I’m losing time, my friend. Looking for a rain¬ bow down this highway in the wind.” Arlo Guthrie Christmas Play 2 18 Patricia Ann Arico Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true. Anon. Softball 2 Nurses Club 4 March for Life 1,2,3,4 Jr 19 Elizabeth Ann Ballard When I see the sunrise over the ocean, sunrise- on the sea. I’m watchin’ the sunrise and glad to be livin’; sunrise shine over me. Barry Manilow Recruitment Committee 4 Angelite 4 Angelican 4 March for Life 1,2,3,4 sgislative Aid Program 3 20 Ann Marie Boucher May the future glow like the dawn before us. May the past be a source of understanding. And may we always live in the present moment, aware and awake to its possibilities. Unknown March for Life 1,2 Christmas Play 2 21 Julie Calabrese If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpect¬ ed in common hours. Thoreau Recruitment Committee 2,4 Class Vice-President 4 Angelite Editor 4 Angelican 4 Legislative Aid Program 3 Governor’s Youth Action Conference 4 Covenant House 3,4 Future Business Leaders of America 4 Hartford Courant Youth Forum 3 22 Tracey Carey If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remem¬ ber me? Cuz’ I must be traveling on now, there’s too many places I’ve got to see. Lynyrd Skynyrd Softball 4 Cheerleading 2,3 Christmas Play 2 Covenant House 4 23 Susan Lynn Cote If you cry because of losing the sun, your tears will not let you see the stars. Larry S. Chengges Softball 2,3,4 Basketball 3 Recruitment Committee 1,2,3,4 Student Council 2 Angelite 4 Angelican 4 Covenant House 3,4 Arts Festival Committee 4 24 Lynn Marie DeCaro Happy is he who has the power to gather wis¬ dom from a flower. Medieval Saying Cheerleading 3 Student Council Secretary 4 Angelite 4 Angelican 4 March for Life 3 Arts Festival Committee 4 25 Tracy Dumoulin He who allows this day to pass by without prac¬ ticing generosity and enjoying life ' s pleasure is like a blacksmith’s bellow- he breathes but does not live. Sanskrit Proverb Cheerleading 2,3 Recruitment Committee 2,3,4 Student Council President 4 Angelite 4 Angelican Model UN 4 Class President I Legislative Aid Program 3 Governor’s Youth Action Conference 4 Covenant House 3,4 Hartford Courant Youth Forum 3 March for Life 2,3 26 Lynn Foy Sharing the memories of yesterday, joys of to¬ day, makes any day, past, present, or future, worth living. Anon. Softball 2 Student Council Vice-President 4 Angelite 4 March for Life 2,4 Melissa Furnas If there were dreams to sell, what would you buy? Thomas Loven Beddoes Class Vice-President 2 Class Secretary 3 Angelite 2A Angelican 4 28 Colleen E. Haley Love is like a butterfly; it goes where it pleases and pleases where it goes. Anon. Softball 2 Recruitment Committee 2 Class Treasurer 4 Angelite 2, Co-editor 4 Model UN 4 Chorus 2 Future Business Leaders of America 4 Joan Hendrie A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you today just the way you are. Anon. Class President 3,4 Student Council 2 Christmas Play 2 March for Life 1,2 30 Ann V. Howell For every star that falls to earth a new one glows. For every dream that fades away a new one grows. When things are not what they would seem, you must keep following your dream. So while my heart is still believing I will say goodbye. Rod McKuen Softball I Susan Jones Happy times and bygone days are never lost. In truth, they grow more wonderful within the heart that keeps them. Kay Andrew Recruitment Committee 4 Class Vice-President I Angelite 4 Model UN 4 32 It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion? it is easy in solitude to live after our own, but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude. Ralph Waldo Emerson Model UN 4 Melissa LeDoux Emily McKenzie To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, - that is genius. Ralph Waldo Emerson Soccer 3,4 Softball 2,3,4 Basketball 3,4 Recruitment Committee 1,2,3,4 Class President 2 Student Council 4 Angelite 2,4 Angelican Editor 4 Model UN 4 March for Life 2,3,4 Covenant House 3,4 34 Anne McNeil Yesterday is already a dream, and tomorrow is only a vision; but today, well-lived, makes every tomorrow a vision of hope. Anon. Softball 2 Nurses Club 4 March for Life 1,2,3 35 Francine Miodonka If I never try anything, I never learn anything- If I never take a risk, I always stay where I am. Anon. Soccer 3 Cheerleading 2,3 Drama Club 3 Class Treasurer 3 Angelite Co-Editor 4 36 Caroline Montagno If you stand very still in the turmoil of life and you wait for the voice from within you’ll be led down the quiet ways of wisdom and peace in a mad world of chaos and din. If you stand very still . . . and hold to your faith . .. you will get all the help that you ask ... Hope, Courage, Strength for your task. Patience Strong. Ann-Marie Pappelardo When I listen to the music of life, I ' m able to join in the dancing. Katherine Long Softball I Recruitment Committee 4 Class Secretary I Class Vice-President 3 Student Council 4 Covenant House 4 38 Sherri Ann Robinson All things are possible for those who believe Unknown Basketball I Recruitment Committee I Class Treasurer I Chorus 1,4 v 39 Mary-Jacquelyn Schick Far away, there in the sun, are my highest aspi¬ rations. I may not reach them, but I can look up, see their beauty, believe in them and try to follow where they lead. Anon. Softball 4 Class Secretary 2,4 Angelite 4 Angelican 4 March for Life 2 40 Susan Marie Wolf This above all: to thine own self be true and it must follow, as night the day, Thou cans’t not then be false to any man. William Shakespeare Soccer 3,4 Recruitment Committee 1,2,3,4 Angelite Co-editor 2,4 Angelican Co-editor 4 March for Life I Covenant House 3,4 41 Lori Marie Wyrostek Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have. William Shakespeare Class Treasurer 2 Angelite 4 Angelican 4 Top row (I. to r.): Lisa Licitra Stacey Kasperzak Bridget Hynes Bottom row (I. to r.): Susan Johnson Kathleen Creswell Michelle Guidone Missing: Nancy Bazin Kelly Dinneen Nancy Geery The Freshmen Top row (I. to r.): Elizabeth Arico Alma Manzano Melissa Mastroianni Amy Beth Morhardt Bottom row (I. to r.): Carlene Mrosz Michelle Lizotte Tammy Noble Jessica Osgood 44 Top row (I. to r.): Amy Zadworny Carla Robinson Kathleen Smith Angela Wolf Bottom row (I. to r.)= Donna White Deborah Turek Catherine Rogers Kathleen Savoy Class Of 1986 Top row (I. to r.): Pam Bell Frances Bobrowicz Rosetta Bergamini Bottom row (I. to r.): Melissa Colson Christine Anderson Beth Bonin 45 CANDIDS oz n Top row (!. to r.): Bernadette Rossano Kristen Miodonka Bottom row (I. to r.): Sandra Butler Mary Lewis Jennifer Orcinoli Dawn Roberts ■■y ' Vi? i iw m ■ ? ' 5 X } • « Vbivi £?3 2 r The Sophomores Top row (I. to r.) Lisa Medeiros Elaine Jaworowski Diana McConnell Bottom row (I. to r.) Jennifer Longtin Lisa Guadagnino Gayle Landry 48 Top row (I. to r.): Sheilah Gibbs Patrice Egan Anna Giannelli Bottom row (I. to r.): Michelle Fortune Catherine Green Elise Dumeny Deborah Fleck Class of 1985 Top row (I. to r.): Nancy Desrosiers Mary Daigle Andrea Black Bottom (I. to r.): Lauren Donovan Donna Chesanek Sandra Barberi Angela Bergamini 49 U ZQ Top row (I. to r.): Selina Camerota Kim Masamery Michelle Dumeny Sheila Rowan Bottom row (I. to r.): Carol Zimmerman Heather Haley Jennifer Katkavich The Juniors . . . Class Of 1984 Across (I. to r.): Nancy Rogers Debra Douglas Oletha Walker Maria Caronna Nicole Smith Kristine Stockley 52 Another September and life returns to the OLA campus. Students old and new report for orientation to collect their books, find their centers, and say hello. Seniors are measured for the graduation gowns they will wear for the school year’s first Mass. There is a keen sense of anticipation as they hold their lighted candles and walk into the chapel. The realiza¬ tion sets in that this is their last first Mass” and that all too soon they will be wearing these gowns again at graduation. Yet, there is little time for dreaming about June because plans for Frosh Day must be made. It is the seniors’ special privilege to welcome” each and ev¬ ery freshman as well as all new teachers and stu¬ dents. This year the seniors also welcome a new principal, Sr. Constance Marie. They carefully and deviously plan the day’s events which are intended to make the freshmen part of the happy OLA family. Soon the freshmen become reasonably comfort¬ able and get to know the upperclassmen. The juniors plan Adoption Day. It too is a day of fun, but it holds a deeper meaning for it is at Adoption that juniors and freshmen become big and little sisters. They will remain special friends throughout their days at OLA and throughout life. September Welcomes . . . And Traditions HU In keeping with the theme of world peace, OLA celebrated the 800th Birthday of one of the world’s greatest peacemakers - St. Francis of Assisi. During the outdoor prayer service, the academy community sent up he¬ lium balloons which carried peace messages. November brought more plans. Faculty and students par¬ ticipated in the Oxfam Hunger Banquet. The banquet empha¬ sized the devastating imbalance between the haves” and have-nots.” Most of the world is poor ? most of its children are hungry. Proceeds from the pro¬ ject were brought to the altar during the Thanksgiving liturgy. The theme of the Mass was sim¬ ple ... bread. Recognizing the importance of their contribution to world justice, members of the OLA student body continued the fight for peace and compassion. The Chain Link Competition” was only one of the projects to raise funds for Covenant Hou¬ se Under 21. Like the poor man of Assisi, OLA learned to work for justice and thus become an instrument of peace. An Investment In Justice For . . . 56 Peace x ppy csihthDa ST fRAHC . wt As students grow and change, traditions have a way of changing as well. Although many events and activities stayed the same this year by popular demand, new events and programs were initiated. One of the new events introduced this year was the spring Father-Daughter trip to Fenway Park. Fans cheered for the Red Sox for thirteen tense innings. The Twins won the game, but fathers and daughters may be back next year to see the Sox win! A relatively new tradition at OLA was the Halloween Dress Up Day. The event was spon¬ sored by the Junior Religion class to raise funds for UNICEF. Prizes for best costumes went to Tammy Noble, Elise Dumeny, Amy Zadworny, Susan Jones, and last but not least Kristen Mio- donka. ' ' Gasworks,” a program developed by the Oak Ridge Associated Universities, was a scien¬ tific treat. Making his entrance on a motorbike, Mr. David Warner and his assistants, among them Rex and Christine Anderson, demonstrat¬ ed the production, and distribution of natural gas. Traditional fun times this year included the sophomores’ play, The Christmas Star,” writ¬ ten by alumna Laura Guiliano. And later in the year the sophomores celebrated another tradi¬ tional event, Arbor day, with the planting of three dogwood trees. The seniors took a day for R R together at Eastover in Lennox, MA. Tennis, swimming, horseback riding, and fun were on their agenda. 59 � Team effort can make or break a goal. There are several activities at OLA which require a strong team ef¬ fort for success. One is basketball. Another is soc¬ cer. Only in its second year this team finished its season with a 3-4-4 re¬ cord. The newly formed ensemble under the direction of Mr. Steve Anderson made its debut at the Christmas con¬ cert. They also played at several ga¬ las, at the Enfield Arts Festival and at Class Night. Chorus also performed several times this year. Among the performances were four televised Masses for the Office of Radio and TV of the Archdiocese of Hartford. One of the most exciting programs this year was the Model UN. Miss Young, history teacher, and fifteen students represented Nicaragua and Guatamala. Each year OLA participates in the Enfield Arts Festival. The poster con¬ test judged at OLA gave freshmen Alma Manzano and Angela Wolf sec¬ ond and third place respectively. Two other hard working staffs this year were those of The Angelite and The Angelican. The Angelite won f irst place for world news, second for community news, third for features and fourth for layout and photogra¬ phy at the American International College Conference. A Sense Of Sisterhood The academy motto is ’’All through the Heart of Mary.” As such Mary holds a special place in academy tra¬ ditions. May crowning, sponsored by the Freshman Class, was held late in May. Tammy Noble crowned the stat¬ ue of the Blessed Mother on the cam¬ pus with a wreath of flowers. Kelly Dinneen was crown berer, and six freshmen were in the court. At the end of the service the freshmen made a living heart around the statue as they and the entire academy com¬ munity recited the Litany to the Mother of the Church. Early in the year the girls and their mothers enjoyed each other’s com¬ pany at the Mother-Daughter Tea sponsored by the Guild. The relaxed atmosphere of the afternoon allowed for the exchange of ideas and the building of new relationships within the academy community. | Memories Without doubt the Prom stands as one of OLA’s most magical and awaited traditions. This spring the prom theme was Everlasting Memories. It was held at the Holiday Inn in Spring- field, MA. Ring Day took place on April 30. The rings which the juniors receive are symbols of their membership in the academy community not just for the pre¬ sent but also with the past and for the future. As each junior walked into chapel she received a cream colored rose from her little sister. At the end of the ceremony the juniors sang I Be¬ lieve accompanied by Sheila Rowan on the flute as they stood around the altar in the sanctu¬ ary. That Last The end of the academic year brought something old and something new to OLA’s collection of traditions. With tears and warm fuzzies the seniors said goodbye to the academy community during Last Mass. They wished their teachers and friends peace and hopes for rainbow-filled days. The rain came down during the Mass, but before long the sun returned as did the smiles. A new tradition was added by the Alumnae Association. The seniors were treated to an afternoon brunch in Room 102. The Think Pink” theme displayed itself in pink decorations, pink carna¬ tions, and even pink corsages. Alumnae on hand included Melanie Furnas who shared the event with her own sister Melissa. Marie Ravenola, president of the association, wished the seniors good fortune and welcomed them as ac¬ tive members of the Alumnae Associ¬ ation. She told them that the academy was proud of its distinguished heritage and especially of its graduates. Like A Warm Fuzzy wmam i Summer of 81” . . . our frequent en¬ ergy walk . . . The Farm . . . Bow¬ wow the time in 6th grade . . . De¬ mos Luke’s dead . . . K.T. .. . Howie baby ... I love Michael McDonnell . . . Do be . . . you sound like ET . . . my little sister Jennifer . . . I.L.Y. Gayle Jill . . . The Blues Brothers . .. S.S.S. . .. Martin Luther King Day cookies . . . WNEC . . . For ev¬ ery reason we have two excuses . . . Lynard Skynyrd . . . The Police . . . NYC . . . Anastasia . . . Deadly weapons . . . B. Moaner . . . Fat man . . . Burger King . . . Ah, that’s nice . . . Food fight . . . Ann and Joan stay after class ... Hi Missss Dwyer . . . But Sr. we didn’t ring the bell . . . Barry . . . Granville . . . Feet . . . Molson . . . Michelob . . . Hey McGuinness . . . Here sir, . . . AIC . . . That’s my scene . . . TAPS . . . Cheezedoodles . . . S.W.I. . . . Class of 1983. Joan v - V Good times with L.O., J.K., T.S., J.H., A.B., A.P., A.H. . . . 10-3-82 . . . Laura’s elastic . . . finding Gonzo . . . Laura is there a curb behind me? BUMP, yup . . . Atlantic City .. . the hospitality room . . . Mom’s concussion at the slot machine . . . Mom, you’re tak¬ ing another glass! . . . the $20.00 bill . . . Big Mac At¬ tacks . . . Reading the plane while getting off the exit . .. men at work . . . Kramer vs. Kramer . . . the four shocks . . . Mom and Dad, I love you. Colleen s .7 � £ ?vp ydx 3 S ' XV 5KZ ?. py eyXpP’ ! Are we chipper today? .. Smile- ease . . . S.B.N. .. The J.B. . . . personal G.A. .. 1964 . . . M Ms . . . Denny ' s .. . Toast Party . .. Babushka ... those eyes ... M.J.A.K ... I want! . . . Wanna go out to breakfast? .. . G.l. talking . . . Airport . . . Shnooga . Julie, where did you get the $5? . . . How embarrassing . . . Garcon! . . . Chin Ho! Melissa Choice! . . . Grade A . . . dead meat . .. Nasty ... Wicked! ... I don’t know what the matter is ... Portsmouth Na¬ val Shipyard . . . K.A. . . . Bos¬ ton . . . This weekend, AGAIN? ... A.T. . . . What is it! ... What will it be! . . . W.C.C. . . . Are you happy to see me? . . . Windjammer . . . Summers at the beach . . . Sea tern . . . Bakery . . . M.D. . . . Rollerskating . . . G.H. . . . Cadillac . . . J.T. . . . G.l. . . . C.C. . . . Nancy . . . Woolco workers . . . Store closing . . . T.V. ... EHS ... Acapulco . . . J.D. . . . Carnie power . . . A.R. ... Loveboat ... Lake¬ side . . . Seaweed sandpiper ... Cogween Hagweed .. . M.K. . . . Chin Ho! Julie It all started when I tripped over the sidewalk the first day of school and it will probably end with tripping down the stairs on class night. DNIB. Senior Year, what a way to start; I drop the mike; well, you know how it is, Trac. Hey, Melissa, want to go to New Hampshire, and find Matt Dillion (nice feet)? Su, don’t ever throw up on my pocket again. Ann Marie what are we laughing at? What do you think, Joan?” Don’t use my real name!” And I don’t care. Nice calendar, Lynn. Granville. Joan, where ever you are, what ever you do, always remember bring a spare pair of socks. Next year ... Knock your socks off, guys. Love, Julie Sue Francine I !NK ;i ACK .h Lynn Kevin and Kelly . . . Breakfast? What else! . . . Abdow’s or Friendly’s? . . . DNIB . . . Gran¬ ville . . . Senior Skip Day? No such thing . . . Roger and Vir¬ ginia ... Be real . . . Could you enlarge it a little? And make it a little darker? . . . Holy Family In¬ firmary . . . Class Night . . . Graduation . . . 1983 . . . Elms . . . RN-BSN . . . Lock your door . . . Good luck! P.Y.T. ... What’s up! ... Deleware State . . . Diane . . . Stef . . . Brian . . . Hey! Carla . . . Don’t even try it! ... Hooch and Hoochett That’s the deal . . . Main £ Tower . . . Fridays . . . Satur¬ days . .. UCONN .. . This weekend? . . . Outstanding . . . You really knock me out! . . . Soul Sonic Force . . . Sum¬ mer of ' 82 . . . Box Buster Par¬ ty ... On like popcorn! . . . You got it ... Springfield . . . Hartford . . . New Haven . . . Fine Guys . . . You bet! Hey? .. . Jackie .. . Fran ... Go out much! ... No . . . Not this weekend! . . . 71 Patty § Anne Bobbsey Twins ... Laverne £ Shirley Uni¬ forms for work and school will we ever stop wearing them! . . . Extending break V 2 hour in Room 101 ... Dairy Mart . . . Detention (We refuse to stay again!) But sister . . . tardy again ... Concerts ... College Fairs (University of Hartford) ... OLD JUNK (What a car!) . . . Friendly’s for lunch (Kiss Sundaes MCC ice cream) . . . English - will we ever finish? . . . the best of friends Lynn, Beth, and Sue . . . 6 5 83 Times never to be forgotten! Smile! You kissed Mickey? Nikkernack Hungarian Midgets Library in the Dark The Other Half of Dougie The Jilting of What’s-His-Face Turkey Beans Emily’s hurt again? Martha’s Vineyard ALEX VAN HALEN 2-10-4 Anne, Patty § Lynn C.T.S.l.T.S. Soccer season! BARRY MANILOW Jenny Patrice Bernadette Anna Journey Concert Homeroom of ’80 - 202 Beach on Labor Day Schedule? Umbrella Holes Cowboy Rock Au ntie Connie Susan the Foghorn Hot-Roller Head Dr. Pepper Sammy-kins Wilbur The Hartford Whalers Foggy Eyeballs Eating in the Photo Lab Melissa’s excuses Which way did he go? Friendly’s Back Room Hilton Head Island H M Movers, Inc. Dirty Gypsy HM HMOJT Tracey Beginning of the week excursions .. . DNIB . . . TC’s ... the farm . . . so who are you going out with this week, Tracey? Jim, no . . . Tom, no ... Steve ... Granville twice ... Class Night party at Ann Marie’s ... Middle of the week excursions ... the prom . . . Mark, that’s a one way street, too! ... Journey Concert ... So how are things going with Mark? I don’t want to talk about it! ... So how’s ugly, Trac ... Phone calls at 7:00 a.m. . . . How many times did you skip today? . . . It’s April 4th and 1 just got open campus . .. End of the week excursions ... Melissa Mo Love ... is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same. Helen Keller Lynn ”83” hopefully • Kath (KT), Joan, Anne (Bow-Wow), Ann-Marie, Linda, Carol, Jennifer, Justin, Lil Jim, Thippy, Daffy • Sheep • Pizza Shoppe • Service • Gayle, did you bring me anything • Demerits • Detention • RUN • No Chit man • OLA- A.M.F. Hampton Beach, Canada, Smiley, Boston, Photo Lab, Dead trees, I work excellent under pressure, yearbook deadlines, Martha’s Vineyard, The Shanty, Gay shoes, wild turkeys in trees, Nantucket, walking to the light¬ house, up on the roof, beer and oreos, grilled cheese sandwiches with shredded cheese, Raggedy Ann and Andy, Why do you need my crutches? Dirty jokes, I’ve got pebbles in my shoes. It’s a curse. Doesn’t she realize 1 skipped school? Let’s go to the museum, Quabbin Reservoir, the mad rapist, champagne and lights, 7 p.m.- 4 a.m. Culture Club, The Black Machine, Journey Concert, Prom, Men at Work, Toto, The Police, East- field Mall, ’64 Mustang, ' 67 Camaro, ’83 Thunderbird, Deathtrap, Todd’s Trans Am, Pedro, CONS, D D, Susan, what are you doing? Meow, Buttons, Fall down and go boom, Laurel Lake, Hungarian Midgets, The Twins, It’s orange, fuzzy, and it’s dinky, I still have your vodka. Good day, eh? Sending sand through the mail. Truck drivers, ’69 Mustang, Brakes, what brakes? Me Don¬ ald’s, Are you ticklish? Red Ribbon, Table Fizzbin, VCR, MTV, No gas . .. Home on the range, I’m gonna miss you, I love you. Emily And Susan Lynn Senior Directory Mojdeh Abid-Samii 60 So. Main St. Suffield, CT. Patricia Arico 144 Cornell Dr. Enfield, CT. Elizabeth Ballard 321 Abbe Rd. Enfield, CT. Ann Boucher 34 Windham Rd. Enfield, CT. Julie Calabrese 31 Highwood Dr. Franklin, MA. Tracey Carey RFD 1, Gulf Rd. Stafford Springs, CT. Susan Lynn Cote 40 Robert Dyer Circle Springfield, MA. Lynn DeCaro 14 Longview Rd. Enfield, CT. Tracy Dumoulin 60 Florence St. Manchester, CT. Lynn Foy 10 Iroquois Rd. Enfield, CT. Melisa Furnas 6 Flarvey Lane RD 1 Stafford Springs, CT. Colleen Haley 1078 Enfield St. Enfield, CT. Joan Hendrie 28 Rockland Dr. Enfield, CT. Ann Howell 292 Westwood Ave. E. Longmeadow, MA. Susan Jones 108 Plantation Dr. Agawam, MA. Emily McKenzie 698 Stafford Rd. Somers, CT. Anne McNeil 36 Stardust Dr. Enfield, CT. Melissa LeDoux 186 Dwight Rd. Springfield, MA. Francine Miodonka 64 Clover Hill Dr. Feeding Hills, MA. Caroline Montagno 4 Oak St. Enfield, CT. Ann-Marie Pappelardo 39 Barnum St. E. Longmeadow, MA. Sherri Robinson 4 Walker Dr. Enfield, CT. Mary-Jacquelyn Schick Palm Rd. Enfield, CT. Susan Wolf 13 Brook Rd. Enfield, CT. Lori Wyrostek 36 Winton Rd. E. Windsor, CT. 78 V W. W: p % , C IT ... -4r J$ W ' . • w • Vv ii a ' £ ' % ' itw -- jjw f ' ' f, ■,� M v i % %%- |. .V 1 ’ jl ■ . .til n ' • , $ ; 4 JS « jti JgSga , Siva ! 4-. • 4V t f% OU ' vi 4 r , , 4 V - V w •S ' • !• ' . - .V f r 4 ' f i 4 jf. k 4 f n % %• • r n i ' « _ 4 •• i Alt «r Class History t Freshman Year Forced to wear our uniforms back¬ wards, mismatched socks, and funny hats, we were initiated by the seniors into the academy community. Let’s Be Friends” was the theme as our big sis¬ ters acquainted us with the special tra¬ dition of Adoption Day. This day began for us the many friendships that would last beyond our own senior year. Sophomore Year Sophomore year brought A Christ¬ mas Carol,” and Santa and elves for the student body. Later that year we cele¬ brated Arbor Day. Along with a time capsule containing mementos of acade¬ my and world events, we planted our dogwood tree. At the end of the year we met with bittersweet emotions when we wished our senior big sisters farewell. Junior year Junior year began with the enthusiasm of new and exciting traditions. The first was Adoption Day. You’ve got a Friend’’ we told the Class of ' 85 as they became our little sisters. The next celebration was Ring Day. We received our rings, the symbols of fellow¬ ship with alumnae and future OLA stu¬ dents. Our little sisters made the day more special with a fantastic party. ffk, PA Th,k:c ,w Reflections Late in spring we hosted Field Day for the children in a neighborhood day care center. The day was filled with hotdogs, sunshine and lots of fun for the children and especially for us. At Class Night we experienced the beautiful and most memorable OLA tradi¬ tion- the Daisy Chain. Receiving this fragile symbol, we became part of a cher¬ ished community. I firmly believe each and everyone of you, gradu¬ ates, is capable of being the ideal woman today’s world needs, wants, and looks up to. In your young lives you have met God. Mother M. Landeline President of Ol A I call upon you, graduates of 1983 ... to live out your lives in time as women who believe in your own capacities, women who believe in God and His love for all people. Sr. Constance, Principal I think I speak for all of us when 1 say that the qual¬ ity of sisterhood in our school has been the most important experience of our high school years. ... We have grown indi¬ vidually and as a group and are now prepared to face tomorrow. Susan Wolf, Salutatorian Class Night 1983 We all have the capabi¬ lity deep within us to make our dreams come true. We’ll find our path to success. We will be happy with the pots of gold we discover, but we shall not forget the rain¬ bows necessary to find these riches. Emily McKenzie, Valedictorian Daisy Chain To you we give this flower, a fragile thing, a symbol of all we found good here, friendship, fellowship, trust. Preserve it, cherish it. To you we give the task of bringing it, unharmed, through another year. To join the chain of years that binds us to each other. We accept and pledge ourselves to guard this fragile symbol of our unity. The chain will not be broken. Graduation - June 5, 1983 You are a very, very graced generation I think. As young people of your generation, you have high ideals. You want a world where hatred, hunger and war will exist no longer. Peter A. Rosazza, Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford I can’t be contented with yester¬ day ' s glory? I can ' t live on promises winter to spring. Today is my moment, and now is my story; I’ll laugh, and I ' ll cry, and I’ll sing. Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine. I’ll taste your strawberries; I’ll drink your sweet wine. A million to¬ morrows shall all pass away, ’ere I for¬ get all the joy that is mine today. 1 ■ £ v ' ■ , Mojdeh Adib-Samii Patricia Arico Elizabeth Ballard Ann Boucher Julie Calabrese Tracey Carey Susan Lynn Cote Lynn DeCaro Tracy Dumoulin Lynn Foy Melissa Furnas Colleen Haley Joan Hendrie Ann Howell Susan Jones Melissa LeDoux Emily McKenzie Anne McNeil Francine Miodonka Caroline Montagno Ann-Marie Pappelardo Sherri Robinson Mary-Jacquelyn Schick Susan Wolf Lori Wyrostek Benefactor Enfield Federal Savings and Loan Sponsors Collins Tavern Jim Bell’s Mobil New England Bank and Trust Co. Northern Connecticut National Bank Pappelardo Fence Co., Inc. Mr. Mrs. William J. Ballard Mr. Mrs. Carmin F.Calabrese Mrs. Roberta DeCaro Mr. Mrs. Louis F. Furnas Mr. Edward Grabowski Jr. Miss M. L. Grabowski Mr. § Mrs. Walter J. Hendrie Mr. Mrs. Gerald Mastroianni Mr. Mrs. Joseph A. Miodonka Mr. § Mrs. Andrew Schick Mr. Mrs. Albert J. Wyrostek Patrons Bridges Building Supplies Inc. City Line Package Store Connecticut Bank and Trust Co. Enfield Gardens Enfield Pharmacy First National Bank of Enfield Hayden Wayside Furniture Hazardville Pharmacy Medicine Shoppe Myott’s Package Store Sherwin-Williams OLA Alumnae Association Mr. § Mrs. William Demers Mr. § Mrs. Robert Haley Mr. § Mrs. Robert E. LeDoux Mr. § Mrs. James C. McKenzie Mr. § Mrs. Robert D. McNeil Mrs. Gloria Sawtelle Mr £ Mrs Dplman I The Mrosz Family The Three Muskateers Heather Haley Melissa Mastroianni Cogween Hagweed Margaret Bell Nancy Rogers a friend Mrs. Emily Grabowski Mrs. D. Allen Miss T. Dwyer Michelle Fortune Frances Bobrowicz Kathy Smith Diana McConnell Jennifer Orcinoli Purple” Rosetta Bergamini Laura O’Neill ' 82 Lisa Medeiros Mr. Mrs. Montagna Carol Zimmerman Nancy Desrosiers Angela Wolf Michelle Dumeny Lisa Guadagnino Sandi Barberi Sheila Rowan Debbie Douglas Mary Daigle Dawn Roberts Donna White Chris Anderson Pat Laughlan Someday well find it