Sacred Heart Academy - Clelian Yearbook (Hamden, CT)

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With a look of intense concentration on her face, junior Stacy Senger takes to the air to return the opposing team's volley. Caugdl' iw a, nel' of pfwuww Okay, ladies. Please put all your she explained, One of the big dif- equipment on the floor. Take out ferences between the classroom and your kneepads and get ready for a the gym is that I have to evaluate my surprise spiking drill. students but not my players. The Algebra I class giggled. Yet some of her players were also Okay, ladies. l I0ld you practice her students. Teaching Algebra I to would pay off. Now you've perfect- freshmen, Miss Lee found some of ed the strategy called the Axiom of her IV players also sitting in her last Multiplication. period class. I don't favor the play- The volleyball team squealed in ers in class and I don't favor my stu- amusement. dents on the court, said Miss Lee Did situations like this really arise when asked how she felt about hav- in the life of Miss Mary Lee? After ing a dual role for some students. all, during the autumn months of Freshman Kara Casey experienced August, September and October, Miss Lee on the court and in the Miss Lee spent from 8:05 to 2:00 as classroom. When asked about Miss an Algebra I teacher, and from 2:15 Lee's dual job she said, She's much to all hours of the evening as the stricter in Algebra class than on the volleyball coach for her second year. court, but as a person she's just as Even though she admitted that life relaxed in both positions. got extremely hectic during the sea- Even though Miss Lee had never son, Miss Lee remained an even- coached and taught at the same time tempered coach and patient teach- before, she enthusiastically stated, er. When it came down to consisten- lt's a wonderful combination and cy, she was an expert because she now I couldn't imagine doing one used using basically the same tech- without the other. niques in coaching as in teaching. As XC' 86X Volleyball In one deft movement, Cindy Wilson, a senior sends the ball flying up towards the net.

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xml! The athletics program at Sacred Heart Acade- my has expanded con- siderably since its first few years of develop- ment. As the school grew, so did society. Ideas of what activities were proper for young women changed. This change was met with much enthusiasm from the school com- munity. ! O The growing popu- larity for a particular sport among the stu- dents often resulted in the formation of a new team. For example, soc- cer balls suddenly ap- peared as the sport be- gan here for the first time. Track-and-field was another sport which was initiated this Spring. Participants were not the only ones to benefit from the ath- letic program. Students took pride in the teams' solid records and sportsmanship. At many games players found themselves cheered on by a band of fans. This contributed to the uni- ty of the school, and was an important factor in its unique spirit. 3 A scuffle for control of the ball demonstrates that soc- cer players Colleen Groom, Carolyn Lee, Connie lazzetta and Maria Antonucci are tough competitors. The cheering section is just as involved in the basketball game as the team itself back in 1956. Sports! 85

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pw? ,,, -,,y,1p,, oeoooooo ln the wee hours of the night the SHA volleyball team boarded the bus after the tournament victory against St. Marys After a rough game one would have expected them to be exhausted, right? Wrong It was a more than rowdy bus ride with radios blaring and girls singing at the tops of their lungs The only thing that could keep them quiet was the usual panacea McDonald sl Karrie Rellly puts all her strength into hitting the ball while Jenifer Germe keeps a close watch Volleyball 1986-87 Varsity Opponent IV 2-3 Westwoods Christian Academy -- 2-3 Notre Dame of Waterbury 2-1 0-3 Cheshire Academy 2-0 0-3 Mercy 1-2 - East Catholic - - St. joseph - - St. Thomas - St Mary s West Haven Notre Dame of Waterbury East Catholic St joseph St Thom St Mary s Nathan Hale Ra Branford 5144 W 3 Qld 'ts .-HW An essential part of volleyball, teamwork, shows as Theresa Gagliardi bumps with the encourage- ment of Katie Burke and Cindy Wilson. First row: Kristen Kuziel, Lori Young, Karrie Reil- ly, Tracey Campbell, Kathleen Burke, Mary Grace Santagataj Second row: Amy Palladino, Anita De- Lucia, Sandy Savastano, Kara Casey, Mary Rose Casey, Miss Mary Lee lcoachlg Third row: Sarah McQuown, Anna Mastrioanni, Stacy Senger, Cin- dy Wilson, Regina Boyd, Allison Aloip Fourth row: Jenifer Germe, Danielle Fisco, Theresa Gag- liardi, Deana Papa, Chrissy Savastano, Volleyballf87 J