Sacred Heart Academy - Clelian Yearbook (Hamden, CT)

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Right: Members of Peer Counseling used sundaes and smiles to welcome freshmen to their orientation program. Above: Watch outl Peer Counselor Jen Ciemie is ready for a day of fun. Right: Sharing an experience, Pro-Life member Jennifer Vi- telli enjoys a talk with a woman from the Whitney Center Nursing Home. S?3Qg?f5l 56 5652952 Peer CounselorsjPro-Life

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Here can ou f md good Help 9 This year there were two organizations that had a great deal in common. Both were chapters of national organizations the community. The first was FBLA: Future Business Leaders of America. The members made many contnbutions this year. They served as secretaries for the teachers and helped to run the Ad Campaign. Perhaps one of their most important contributions oc- curred dunng the Christmas season. lt was at this time that the FBLA made it possible for students to send balloons to friends at Notre Dame. This event was successful and the proceeds made a substantial con- tribution to the Muscular Dystrophy Asso- ciation. Our chapter of the National Honor Soci- ety was also very successful this year. Be- sides offenng tutoring services for the stu- dent body the members held a Christmas party for children ages 2 through 8 to raise funds for the Clelian Center. The Center received the unexpectedly large profits of children To qualify for FBLA students had to be juniors or seniors and enrolled in at least one business course. The National Honor Society was open to seniors who demon- strated scholarship service and leader- ship abilities. Thanks to both organizations the school and the community were helped greatly and both were active within the school and over S500 when the event drew over 50 Above: Through a skit, Melanie Jennette and Dawn Amore infomi the school of FBLA's fund-raiser: selling balloons to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy. Left: Jacqueline Agostini, Melanie Jennette's younger sis- ter, is entertained by Maryan Lee, while eating her hot dog bun at the National Honor Society's Lunch with Santa. 3555332 55 255259 nnsfr.B.L.A.

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Lett: Actively participating in the Pro-Life Club, Lon Bour- beau listens attentively to a gentleman at the Whitney Cen- ter. Below: Words of encouragement are given by Sue Broshjeit and Barb Butler to Dawn Amore as she donates her blood to the Red Cross. :S .M , 1 .12 ew 1' gigs A515593 ,, , .,,. W -K .Q , 1' Q -r,Z !l-is .1 -enujlnwlii E. are-r-...J ,,aw,,,Zg,, ' I i sored by the club were the March at the ' state capital on January 22, done to com- memorate the anniversary of the decision fH to legalize abortion, and the Red Cross Q Blood Drive. The 425 donors for the blood drive ranged from seniors and faculty f H I C7 members, to friends of the school. O Q p . Another group that was active in person- . al issues was the Peer Counselors. Togeth- Two organizations in school supported er with moderator Sr. Geraldine Boland, Christian values through action: Pro-Life the group consisted of 254 members. These Club and Peer Counseling. Both of these girls were responsible for organizing the groups were important because they incor- First Friday Adoration and the Freshman porated ideals which were inherent in the Orientation, among other activities. belief system of the school. Pro-Lifers and Some Peer Counselors also worked un- Peer Counselors sponsored a variety of ac- der the pen name, Prudence , as the ad- tivities which reached out to all other stu- vice columnist for the Alethea. Theirjob as dents who wishes to help support, in some Prudence involved answering questions tangible way, the value of human life. that students posed on issues which con- The Pro-Life Club participated in a great cerned them. Helping in another way within deal of activities representing their beliefs. the school, Peer Counselors worked mth President Barbara Butler explained that the freshmen religion teachers to present the club supported Hall forms of life, not information on self-esteem and self-worth. only the unborn but also the elderly and Both groups worked diligently to support youth. Two of the major activities spon- the ideals they valued. I 57 -999983 Pro-LifefPeer Counselors