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

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06 out caan Q ALL ATTENTION WAS FOCUSED on the large thermometer which registered the daily heat in our big and highly-successful magazine drive in February. LOVELY MAY DAY CEREMONIES are climaxed by the St. Agnes Queen crowning the Queen of St. Agnes. Last year Marie Finks had this honor, while Dona Masters and Karen Wundes served as attendants. ' :sa t 42 ' 1 . jt,rf1.,.,fm5g ,, 1 lewis' . if .K :':'la Mr fs t ,. P, yi WX as .5 1 nl' i ' K K 6 l ' Q, I 6 1 M , -L , v, - V, XM- Y .. - L 'if xw , .J if at . 'ff X3 'QU J lu-M-sq 4'4,2,f IT'S ALWAYS A BIG DAY FOR US WHEN THE BISHOP COMES! The luniors were particularly excited this time. for it was Ianuary 28 and he was coming to celebrate the Feast of St. Agnes - and bless the class rings' -. K OUR CROWNING HI - LITE IS THAT BIG NIGHT-GRADUATION -the end of four wonderful years, the beginning of a new life as St. Agnes High School alumnae. Bishop Kearney gave the Masters twins, Sandra and Dona. their cherished diplomas simul- taneously. 'C .

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WHEN THE ANNUAL DRAMA FESTIVAL was held at St. Agnes this year. members of our Dramatics Club acted as hostesses. From ten in the morning to ten at night they labored. learned and lavished charm. Showing here none of the weariness they felt by evening. Iudith Weber. Mary Ann Kinsky. Carol Wilfeard and Sharon Kelly examine the clever and artistic drama-mobiles in the Mercy High Exhibit. Skit-Qitee In this year of satellites, snow storms. stock market declines and sack dresses we have observed both the old and the new in the news. Great scientific advancements were made when several satellites were launched and circled the earth this year. A record-setting snow storm crippled Rochester and many other parts of the country this past winter. Sharp stock market declines developed due to the general unrest in the world that pre- vailed. A fashion revival in the sack dress or chemise of the 20's captured the fancy of many. Not to be outdone, we at St. Agnes have also recorded many hi-lites of our school year: some old, others new, but all important to our year of 1957-1958. CHRISTMAS IS ALWAYS A HI-LITE! Our celebration this year was marked by the gift of a spiritually-starred Christmas tree for Sister Rose Alma plus the hostess equipment she and student officers Ellen Berardi. Mary Way. Martha Slavin. Anne Minton and Io-Anne Piro are enjoying here so heartily. 64

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AFTER THE CLOSE OF RETREAT. Salvatrice Luc- chesi and Diane Hauck were able to corner Father Bernier and get some more of his right-to-the point comments. In sharp contrast with the other school days of the year, silence reigns unbroken on the second, third. and fourth days of Holy Week at Saint Agnes. Retreat, with all its solemnity, is the reason for this mass silence prevailing throughout the school. These three days set aside signify a departure from the customary whirl of classes, cokes and conver- sation, and the entrance into the sole concentration on a strictly spiritual inventory of the past year and a few firm resolutions for the future. Consequently. these three days are not commenced with a piercing bell for first period class, but rather with a more subtle summons to the sublime Sacrifice of the Mass. where the entire school becomes imbued with the serious, but serene spirit of retreat. FATHER ALBERT SHAMON OF ST. ANDREWS SEMINARY led the Freshmen along the intricate path of their First Retreat. The excellent spirit of the girls enabled them to profit much from Father's wise and witty words. IN THE 1957 RETREAT the upperclassmen were privileged to have Father loseph Bernier of the Blessed Sacrament Fathers, for their retreat master. Many a laugh mixed with much to think about made Father's retreat formula very popular with the retreatants. images . ,,f.,fea,wf 1 m