St Bernards High School - Bernardian Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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One of the projects carried out by sophomore Sodalists was the collecting of stamps for the benefit of the missions. All the school cooperated so that at the end of a few months, a large carton had been filled. Soph Sodalists also took part in the spirit of Christ- mas giving and sharing to bring joy to the poor and the sick. Diane Fredenburg, Nan- cy Burke, Kathleen Cackett, and Karen St. Cyr check the stamps collected. Heading the sophomore class as declaimers were Roberta Ben- suk, Susan Gastonguay, Donald Rivard, and Ralph Brassard. Susan Gastonguay and Ralph Brassard were chosen by the judges as the outstanding contestants in the sophomore class. Roberta Bensuk and Donald Rivard were close seconds and were the alternates. 25

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Humane Essay winners: Donald Rivard, Susan Gastonguay, Richard Kalagher. Just a few of the sophomores who partici- pated in the class project for Catholic Press month—Linda LeBlanc, Dolores Traimque, Susan Regan, Cecile Berube, Roland Rainville, Michael Shea, and John Norman. NOMA Proficiency certificates: Joanne Boutotte, Susan Gastonguay, Jeanne Guertin, Gertrude Lanouette, Denise LeBlanc, Rayann O’Brien, Janis Pallotta, Frederick Paradise, Patricia Sambito, Donna Saucier. Eminent Merit Certificate in Latin—Con- stance St. Hilaire. Orchestra members: David Bouvier and Janis Pallotta. Sophs with a high scholastic standing were Roberta Bensuk, Diane Ciuffetti, and Elaine LeBlanc; Janis Pallotta, Karen St. Cyr, Kathleen Solomito; Constance St. Hilaire; Vivienne Bedard, Susan Belliveau, Paulette Bourque, Susan Gastonguay, Sheryl Leonard, Tonia Marczukow, Barbara Sova. Attaining the same high average were Carmelita Giam- brocco, Kathleen Hanley, Gerald Murphy, Michael Scanlon; Barbara Beaulieu, Linda LeBlanc, Bruce Mandarano, Denise Raboin, Diane Rahmberg, James Ruberti. Sophomore Sodalists were Joanne Boutotte, Roberta Bensuk, Jean Brosnan, Joan Brosnan, Nancy Burke, Kath- leen Cackett, Kathryn Connors, Diane Fredenburg, Kath- leen Hanley, Monica Krysiak, Elaine LeBlanc, Theresa Loi- selle, Nancy Madigan, Rena Marcotte, Tonia Marczukow. Others in the Sodality were Linda Morin, Janis Pallotta, Denise Raboin, Ellen Radford, Karen St. Cyr, Constance St. Hilaire, Patricia Sambito, Kathleen Solomito, Dolores Train- que, Catherine Ward.

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As sophs we continued the fine record we had made in the annual diocesan declamation contest, 102 of us participating. After the first elimination, these pupils were still contestants: Bruce Beaudoin, Barbara Beaulieu, Roberta Bensuk, Cecile Berube, Paulette Bourque, Paula Ballarin, Ralph Brassard, Robert Foley. Other soph declaimers were Susan Gaston- guay, Priscilla Gaudet, Carmelita Giambrocco, Kathleen Hanley, Linda LeBlanc, Barry May, Patrick Murphy, John Norman, James O'Leary, Janis Pallotta, Joan Paquette, Donald Rivard, Kathryn Roberts, Michael Scanlon. Joining the Debating Club were Paula Bal- larin, Roberta Bensuk, Linda Morin, Gerald Murphy, John Norman, James O'Leary, Freder- ick Paradise, and Donald Rivard. Fourteen sophomores took part in the Mas- sachusetts Secondary Schools Speech Associa- tion. Extemporaneous, Thomas Krysiak and Barry May; Debating, Paula Ballarin, Rober- ta Bensuk, Linda Morin; Discussion, Joseph De- Caria. Taking part in other phases were Robert Pelletier and Diane Rahmberg in Humorous Prose; Oratorical, Ralph Brassard; Poetry, Su- san Gastonguay; Prose, Gerald Murphy and Bruce Mandarano. Enrolled in the Science Club were Roberta Bensuk, Martha DeBarge, Gerald Murphy, Janis Pallotta, Susan Regan, Donald Ribard; Michael Scanlon, vice-president; Kathleen Sol- omito, Barbara Sova, Constance St. Hilaire, Diane Rahmberg. 26