Sacred Heart High School - Pasiphor Yearbook (Newport, VT)

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Sam Sam: game! To the great pioneer and foundress, who, in spite of count- less hardships and sacrifices, is the sole survivor of 50 years of unselfish devotion to those about herg as well as to the undaunted spirit of the heroic co-founders and the un- relenting courage of the laborers of the subsequent years, we, the class of '55, gratefully dedicate this yearbook. We hail Sacred Heart Schools as standing symbols and memorials of their unwavering courage and true devotion. 10

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,4 7'uZuZe 74 Sam Vmdefza, Supa-uhm To you, Sister Superior, we owe more than we can ever repay. It was es- pecially due to your astuteness that our beloved high school has become a real- ity. Thank you for your countless hours of thoughtful planning. Thank you for helping to make this school the boast and pride of Sacred Heart students and friends. We pray that God may grant you the blessings of His Sacred Heart. x,y,Px51'4fHlg00 Q 55' Q, Q6 1 Glfsfifb E E 1' O know di yawn Seam 2 ,Om 79-wzfaquz We, the Seniors of Sacred Heart High School, upon reviewing the events of the past four years , pause to reflect on all that we owe you, Sister Bernadette, our principal. You have always been so interested in our activities and encouraging in our undertakings. The years spent under your guidance will always be cherished. We, in re- turn, will try to live up to your expectations and become more Christlike as the days go by.

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,tg f., su lv . es, - W . , .-W EB 1905 19 5 ' ., ,A,,, , , ,... g ffwm . Lfsizcggikzg -- K .,,,5:.g,, - 'f .Q . W- 4',aA- - - 1 .L-.ff-.f.iT'g ff -f'11.--...az P150 'j'4.-'tlf'P- ., .. . : I , WQff,.',,g.g,Qg:,J3 h'X' This-.yearn cr d e-arfg-celebit, e's itf'6OLDEN JUBIL Y-Q. foundationg fifty full years r I 5, J-if-msgq. re. F . a . I ... . . 1 . ucati-on , . ds. Il. ' 'il ne of this would have be 1 fijessi ' '- ' 'itageous Sgecs had not left t 'r home- ,tj - d.to come to a strange c unt here they kne fmonej-Shey could spea eryilittle X ., vglishg however, they were if-I g to attempt the estab A of a s ' , hildren ight be educated in the 'S' olic faith. They arrived on ber 23, 1905. Les 'than a A ,A4 W month later, the first Cat olic school was opened. It was locate 'on Pleasant St. where the salsa, K. of C. is presently situated. There were only three classrooms but these three covered ,..,,- , 223:11 A4,g.', . gt 52' r. .H-1 ,fP:l,..., -V- r .Q i , warm. . ' ,. 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Among them were Bonne Mere Alexandrine, Sr. Elie du Carmel and many others. ln 1909, the Sisters decided to take in girl boarders. The first year, however, they num- bered very few. The living quarters were, by this time getting too small for the number of pupils, and the Sisters were faced with the new problem of finding a larger locale. Finally, through arrangements with Father Clermont, the Pastor, they were able to buy the parish hall which was situated where the convent is actually. Since it consisted of only a very large room, partitions had to be made and asecond story added. The renovations of the hall completed, the Sisters were able to occupy the new school and convent, on Dec. 18, 1910. lt was only five years since they had first arrived and already much had been accomplished. In 1914, the first eighth grade graduation took place. In the fall of the same year, a Com- mercial Course was started under the direction of Sr. Marie de Boh Secours. ln 1919, new classrooms, dormitory, chapel were added to the original building. The years that followed were doubtlessly spent in careful planning for a high school that might be opened under the name of Sacred Heart High School. This was finally accomplished in Sept. of 1940, when the first students attended classes in the small rooms allotted them. Everyone knows that to achieve great things, one must start at the beginning and slowly work upward. That is what Sr. Mary of the Assumption and her small staff of teachers did. ln June, 1944, the first class of students graduated from the newly instituted high school. The number of students continued to increase and the rooms did not become larger, so the Sisters decided to add two new classrooms. This was completed in the summer of 1947. It became obvious that apermanent building would someday be needed to accommodate the ever increasing number of students registering at Sacred Heart. Plans were made and many activities were started to raise money. As the site for the new school was to be the pine grove, this ground had to be leveled. The Sisters, especially, Sr. Isabella, Superior, through their perseverance, sacrifices and primarily because of their constant, unfailing devotion and zealous faith in the Sacred Heart finally saw their project finished. Not only did they build a new schoolbut one that Sacred Heart friends and students could boast about and be proud of as one of the best in the state. The Daughters of ,. arity of the Sacred Heart have gon -far and have done much since that day fifty .years , o lnsglgmeqrrived to start the f' N ,,,,, , mall school. Their progress has not been limited t Wport a-sfiwagggl people know ,, ey have also established numerous .,,fi:M,,.- houses in Sgradavwa 'wellefas throng .dutlthe stat' s. V if D - dWe-?'.the ills? ail the valiant 'Q 'i wel.1.,.u the courage ., - . f an sel -saqi.ice'1 ' li w ofollowed the '- eto live up-adwaysto-the'truths which r ,1r.-.ig+?i 3'?l, : .- . . . . - , -1 1 , W? they hgye, rf.-are,-1'l tting forth in their ms -jging , . . . 'W' ww , 5- A Jacqueline Palardy . f -T ' 1 - .'l' ' A s .a,5.2lif5.7.+jfM ., 'aff-., . WA - ..,,.. N .,.V-- : -3,Af1.Qg-Mrral' . .,-- ,., -'73, 5 ' ' . 'li we fnfvwi.-., .v ...jx 1-. M '-Blu: ' P V . 55,-0, V ,T V---.,.jw:, 'The mustard d lzi-,5.ifai7: vb,43,,,,s'r7i1a1lest s , . growtfiqmand becomes larger than any other tree . . . ' -f'. 5-W ' 'wt W Ea. '4 . ,. ' -'xr HQ- - 2 V' w-.V 4. I' -Pt.. -. ' 4135 , V h