Sacred Heart Academy - Clelian Yearbook (Hamden, CT)

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Below: Helping to train kids for the special Olympics, Kristen Kuziel watches one of her students closely in the water. filwt if g to ,f X . its R' fi A I r cl.,.. r . C We pay at wel- 12 - :- Above: Willing to share her faith and talent, Laura Su- prenant is an aide in CCD classes at St. Mary's in Bran- ford. Right: Hopkins senior Nil Shah and Kim Tracy help to organize the high school volunteer program at Yale - New Haven Hospital. ' f 104, C Community Sewice

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Left: Members of Streetwise, Denise Simmonds, Ve- ronica Holmes and Michelle Fiondella synchronize their movements. Budding ram It offers us the Clues to tomorfovfs -stars. On November 22, over 400 people gath- ered in Clelian Hall to watch the Talent Show. Performances ranged from dance and group acts to vocal and instrumental numbers. Sr. Mary Grace Giaimo, who helped to coordinate the Talent Show, commented, lt was extremely hard to choose the best acts. According to Joanne Cwiertniewicz, who played a solo on the piano, The Talent Show was a re- warding experience which helped the stu- dents to express themselves in a manner not recognizable in school. The audience eagerly anticipated each act. They watched admiringly as Sheri Weidner twirled two batons simultaneous- ly, and then got into the beat when Streetwise, tNicole Bostic, Regina Boyd, Michelle Fiondella, Veronica Holmes, Patri- cia Monroe, Karen Morgan, Maria Pinto, Chelsea Proctor, and Denise Simmonds! performed to Janet Jackson's Pleasure Principle. When all the acts were finished, the per- formers and the audience anxiously await- ed the announcement of the winners. Ksenia Kyzyk, who played the piano, won Best Instrumental and Mary Grace Santa- gata won Best Vocalist. The winner for the Best Group was the SHApremes - Jenni- fer McKinley, Jennifer Olsen, and Becky Reznik, and the Best Dance was awarded to Sheri Weidner. Left: The 60's come alive again with Jen Forte, Cathy Lenti and Jen Tenedine perfomiing Peter, Paul and Mary's lfl Had a Hammer. 5532810533532 Talent Show

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wr? Willin c-'Service It broadens our horizons and reinforces our ideals. One wouldn't have thought it was possi- ble. Already battered by relentess waves of homework, responsibilities, and activities, a great number of students gave time to volunteer organizations. The activities ranged from teaching CCD to children one day a week to working at the Manor to vol- unteering time at local hospitals. Aimee Gallagher and Nicole Chardiet worked over the year with Teen Connec- tion, operating out of the YWCA of New Haven. The telephone hotline served as a sounding board for teens under pressure. They manned the phones and attended monthly meetings to help coordinate the program. Aimee first learned of Teen Con- nection through the Pro-Life Club last year. Interested in the possibilities, she joined. Nicole felt it was a good opportunity to reach others. Mary Lynn Mclieon worked with the Jun- iorettes, a group who tried to raise money for cancer research. Jenn Barba, volun- teered at St. Agnes' Home for Pregnant Teenagers. She confided, lt was scary at first. l'm sixteen, and there were girls there who are younger than I making decisions about being pregnant. Len: Hard at work, Ksenia Kyzyk solicits a donation for the Leukemia Society of America. EQs33Qf1O529e?5E Community Service