Sacred Heart Academy - Clelian Yearbook (Hamden, CT)

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Rlghf: Two proud juniors, STephany Minor and Lisa Henderson, uphold a school Tradi- Tion as They have Their ring Turned by Lisa's mofher. For righi: LasTing memories are creafed during This special evenT as Michele Man- freda receives her ring and a rose from Deacon Joseph Crefella and FaTher John Pellefier. Below: Waifing paTienTly for The Junior Ring Ceremony To begin, Sr. Susan Marie, Vicky Masfo, and Lauren Dobkowski ad- miringly examine The covefed rings. 'M af ig if J S l Slipping on an everlasting memory Sure, sweaTy palms were normal when one was nervous abouf an exciTing evenT. BuT when one of Those sweaTy palms belonged To a SHA ju- nior, you could be cerTain ThaT a class ring had jusT been slipped on her finger. On Janu- ary 29 The class of 4987, To- gefher wiTh Their families and The faculfy, celebraTed This very special evenT. During The celebraTion, which The girls planned Them- selves, The juniors came To re- alize whaT The class ring was all abouT. IT was a unique expres- sion of who They were, where They would go, and whaT They would become. The ring was 2OfJunior Ring an expression of Themselves jusT as They were an expression of God. Each junior also received a long-sfemmed rose which sym- bolized The maTuriTy They had gained Thus far and The exper- iences ThaT awaiTed Them for The resT of Their high school years. Friendships were also an impor- TanT Theme in The ring ceremony. The friendships made aT SHA would be never-ending like The circular shape of The ring. As hugs were given and rings were Turned, Those special friendships became a liTTIe more meaningful. The ceremony was one of The mosT exciTing Things ThaT hap- pened To The juniors. Nof only did iT mean someThing special for each girl, buf iT also gave The enTire class a deeper sense of The unify and spiriT They pos- sessed. When asked why she looked forward To receiving her class ring, Junior Kafie Burke replie- d, lT symbolizes how far we've come and The shorf disTance we have yef To go. Jackie Anfos added, The ring repre- senfs The mosT imporfanf Things I will Take wiTh me when I leave SHA - The friendships l've made. The class of 87 had some- Thing ThaT no one could Take away from Them - a unique- ness ThaT made Them who They were.

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in A-if S r , ss ,,42 4 Left: Santa comes early for Carol Ka- mienski, The annual Christmas party is a time for spreading holiday joy. For Left: Stopping at the nearest post of- fice, Marisol Gomez and Carolyn Stellato buy stamps for the Christmas cards. Below: SHA's plentiful gifts bring many people great joy at the hands of Nicole Bostic, Jennifer Pauza, Keryn Wood, and Rochelle Vilano. Sfzanhg and canhg bnhg our the best 177 all SHA's community spirit was most evident during special holiday and school events. Stu- dents and faculty members, with their own spirit and warmth, contributed to the family atmosphere at SHA. Giving and sharing were the important mottos of the school and each event was evidence of that. Plentiful baskets of food on Thanksgiving and stockings bursting with brightly wrapped presents at Christ- mas were only small signs of the students' generosity. Later, volunteers delivered the color- ful stockings to local schools amidst the laughter of the chil- dren. Students, filled with the holiday spirit, spread the warmth of love from inside SHA to the out- side world in a unique way. l'm glad that I was one of the lucky ones who had the opportunity to go, commented Debby Howe. lt was really enjoyable. Melissa Moore agreed, adding, I was just as excited to deliver the stockings as the kids were to re- ceive them -just to see the looks on their faces. The Christmas party on De- cember 'IO gave goose bumps to everyone because it was a time for exchanging gifts and feasting. Each class assisted in the trimming ofthe tree which with which their combined efforts seemed a sym- bol of school unity. Holiday parties were not the only thing that brought the four classes and the faculty togeth- er. The pep rally for the basket- ball team symbolized one of the most supportive events of the year. The classes came to- gether and cheered their team on to victory. The gym was filled with optimism and exuberance as the pep rally closed with the school's Alma Mater. SHA exemplifies a place of love and happiness. Each girl devoted her heart to each special day which created new memories, memories to be treasured forever. Holidaysf 19

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