St Agnes High School - Palm Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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Ioan Shaw, 1952 queen, led by crown-bearer Anita Shortino and followed by train bearer Maureen Baglin, approaches the shrine to crown Our Lady as students sing hymns. The religious life of our school manifests itself outwardly each year in the Spring in one of the loveliest days of the year. The day we honor Our Blessed Lady, our May Day, gives the-entire student body a chance to show their devotion openly. Students, garbed in the characteristic academic white and red of St. Agnes' file in procession to the Lourdes shrine in the back yard and, after they have formed the living Rosary, solemnly crown the statue of Mary as Queen of their hearts and of the May. ' ' . . . to honor Our Joan Shaw crowns the statue of Our Lady. One decade of the living Rosary stands before the shrine say- ing the prayers. 48 c s 4.

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Mary Is Queen of the Missions at the dance where Margaret Mary Hehir, Barbara D'Ambrosia, Mary Lou Growney and their escorts are having such a good time. Mission activity is carried on in the St. Agnes' unit of the CSMC through homeroom projects in- augurated or encouraged by each room's own mis- sion leader whose attendance at centralized meet- ings insures unity of spirit and cooperation through- out the school. An exhibit of dolls from Mission Lands or dressed to represent mission workers, financial help to Sister Jane C. Ss. Sp. a Rochester missionary working on the Gold Coast of Africa, a dance to raise money for the Missions have all been part of this year's activities, . . . and to help others . . . ff ,., lqlb W it ' - if i I Mission Leader Joyce Lappetito gets last-minute ad- vice on arranging the dolls for exhibit from homeroom leaders Patricia Flynn, Arloha McVinnie and Eleanor Leonard. Mission-minded Freshmen support the Mission dance: Barbara Marie Smith fstandinglg Jean Witzel Joan Burak, .ludy Knapp and Rosemary Hanna lsittingl. E MISSION LEADERS Joyce Lappetito Eleanor Leonard Patricia Flynn Maureen Stratton Rosemary Hanna Arloha McVinnie K A!-lb yi W ,QQ gig 5 1 QA fi 1 uh 3 A, J RX lg-sf' J . 'P lx V Q? .fl 4 ,lv i-,i X NN .' r Waite? X ,gkigl N. -, -. U - ' 3 iz. jk :gr 3 fi all i 5,1 Y' - 7 FJ ' x E T or 'lf' Qi JN-f 4 K3 i if' 'ff -Sw? if ,i 1 Q if --1 I - X

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8 My Ji jlfu X EK ill' ilxikixs up lillififh' xziysgmijyifvlr al The hymns, the prayers, the soft new foliage, the sunshine, the dressed-up feeling all contribute to the solemnity of the occasion. The presence of our mothers and friends, the beauty of an outdoor Benediction of the Blessed Sacra- ment fill our hearts with a joy and 0 f P . 'The May Queen, surrounded by her court: Umm left! Loy- rame Shortmo, Karen Preiss fin lronll Kathryn Whalen, Jane KCHY, .loan Shaw lqueenl, Maureen Baglin, Anita Shortino fin front? Jean Shortino, Frances Sweeney, Jacqueline Sypian and Theresa Fm ks. a deep peace that we experience at no other time. May Day celebrations, as much as any one thing will recall to us our days at St. Agnesf 49 Another decade of the living rosary stands in place before the shrine as the stu- dents follow in the prayers they are lead- mg.