Sacred Heart Academy - Clelian Yearbook (Hamden, CT)

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Simono Boruoco Noncy Bonillo Kimberly Boyce Colleen Brondf Suson Britton Deboron Bun Aniiomorie Colomo

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Beth Ann Annuaziata Sally Ardigliano Patricia Balogh zhfheafz' Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it - every minute? Emily asks the Stage Manager in Act Three of Our Town. Quietly, the Stage Manager replies, No - saints and poets -- maybe they do. This was just one of the plays used by students while auditioning for the newly-in- troduced Drama Club, which was greeted with much enthusiasm by the students. Twenty-five prospective actresses and eight members of the stage crew proudly called themselves the SHA Drama Club. And so the hard work began. During meetings, which were held every Tuesday, participants from all four classes strutted and fretted their hour upon stage while picking up tidbits about the theater. In addi- tion to learning acting techniques, breath- ing and voice exercises were practiced. Word pronunciation and projection were considered important factors when articu- lating on stage and were therefore stressed at meetings. Meetings also gave members the necessary time to brush up on acting skills before trying out for the musical. Rehearsals began for two productions, The Women of Troy and The Ladies of the Tower. Both one-act plays were put on for faculty and students. When asked what she liked most about the Drama Club, sophomore Maryan Lee stated that it gave her the chance to learn more about how to act and perfect it 76fSeniors

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Kimberly Caldwell Qynne Charboneau Charlene Chiara Janine Canelli Alisa CenoTTl wkzhg OT ine major evenTs during The year 1985- 86, one ouTsTanding issue was The develop- ing relaTionship beTween The UniTed STaTes and The SovieT Union. Over The years, Ties bonding The UniTed STaTes and Russia had grown increasingly weaker as differences forced The Two counTries aparT. AccusoTions and TaunTs were hurled across The ATlanTic as a resulT of resenTmenT beTween The Two powers. Someone who helped bring These adver- saries closer was SamanTha SmiTh, a 'l2-year old girl who had wriTTen a leTTer To SovieT leader Yuri Andropov asking for peace. She Then journeyed To Russia aT Andropov's invi- TaTion. ln OcTober, she was Tragically killed in a plane crash, and The world mourned This young messenger of peace. 1985 broughT a new face To The Kremlin - lvlikail Gorbachev, who showed a more per- sonable image To The world Than his prede- cessors. STill, as 4985 passed, The upcoming General SummiT loomed like a cloud on The horizon. The commencemenT of The Geneva SummiT soon arrived. Even Though Reagan and Gorbachev failed To reach a definiTe compromise, The summiT was a posiTive sTep for peace. The leaders planned for on ex- change of arTisTs and sTudenTs beTween The naTions and There was a promise of more summiTs To come. On The subjecT of The summiT, KaTe Laffln commenTed, These Two leaders musT learn To Take off Their masks and meeT as men.