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

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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

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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