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

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i The sophomores secured top honors in the freshman-sophomore division at the an- nual school declamatiion contest iin the SBHS auditorium on Friday morning, October i8. In her winning declamation, Donna Fitzger- ald depicted a lawyer in the recitation of “Plea for Justice,’ while Robert Rice took the stand of Patrick Henry in ‘Speech at the Virginia Convention.’ Dennis Brassard and ' Victoria Croteau were the alternates. Donna and Robert participated in the semi-final eliminations at Holy Name in Wor- cester, on October 27. Above, Giuliana Cossi, Roxanne Giam- brocco, Joanna Dupuis, and Ellen Trinque are but four of the large number of sopho- mores who entered the diocesan declamation contest. Top row: Giuliana Cossi, Judith Pelle- tier, Joanna Dupuis, Frances Crowley, Susan Courtemanche, Cynthia Joseph. Row 5: Den- ise Cormier, Patrick Faucher, Paul Keat- ing, William Harley, Gerald Flynn, Marilyn Poitras. Row 3: Patricia Darcy, Katherine O'Connell, Kevin Starkey, Joan Sweeney, Joyce Boudreau, Mary Ann Thomas. Row 2: Thomas Kane, Peter Basque, Pamela Gas- tonguay, James Chartrand, David Pikkarain- en, Norma Walsh. Row 1: Nancy Burns, Carol Charette, Michelle Gauvin, Donna Zu- chowski, Diane Ostrowski, June Valliere.

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As sophomores, Katherine O'Connell and Diane Fluet were added to the varsity cheering squad and Gerry Flynn, 22, David Pikkarainen, and James Chartrand to the varsity basketball team. Donna Fitzgerald and JoAnne Thibault were the soph Booster club officers. Meriting two letters at the Awards assembly of June 8 were Gerty Flynn, Joe Hawthorne, Paul Keating, Mark Keisling, Mike Morrissey, Dave Pikkarainen, and Mike Roy. Receiving one letter were Tony Amico, Jim Craigen, Ron Gonthier, Ernie Hebert, Billy Ledger, Mike Piro, Bob Rice, and Kevin Starkey. Also receiving letters were foot- ball managers Edmund Burke and Terence McManus. Basket- ball manager Edward Donnelly also merited a letter. In the intramural basketball tournament, sophomore room 45 defeated room 31 in the finals of March 12, thus emerging as victors in the freshman - sophomore di- vision. James Chartrand was the coach. Mark Keisling paced the winners with 24 points. Row 1: Frank Bambarola, James Chartrand, John Fontaine. Row 2: Joseph Hawthorne, Wil- liam Daly. Paul Keating, Peter Osowski, Donald Delle Chiaie. Row 3: Terence McManus, Mark Keisling, Michael Roy, Michael Vaillette. Row 1: Frank Bambarola, James Chartrand, John Fontaine. Row 2: Joseph Hawthorne, Wil- liam Daly, Paul Keating, Peter Osowski, Donald Delle Chiaie. Row 3: Terence McManus, Mark Keisling, Michael Roy, Michael Vaillette. Varsity Football David Pikkarainen 12 Michael Morrissey 21 Edward Donnelly 45 Ernest Hebert 31 Dennis Brassard 36 Thomas Mammone 40 Mark Keisling 80 Michael Piro 22 James Chartrand 35 Paul Keating 13 William Harley 63 Joseph Hawthorne 10 William Ledger Michael Roy 27

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Three members of the sophomore class re- ceived word from the National Poetry association that their poems had been chosen to be published in an anthology dedicated to the late President John F. Kennedy. Pamela Gastonguay, Susan Goguen, and Ronald Smith won this distinction. Receiving NOMA certificates for spelling pro- ficiency were Joan Barber, Janet Blouin, Denise Cormier, Pamela Gastonguay, Roxanne Giambrocco, Susan Goguen, Mary Greenstreet, Maureen Grier, Mary Haaker, Donna Harding, Mary Krauss, San- dra LeBlanc, Jane O'Neill, and Margaret Reilly. : Janet Blouin, Pauline Joanne ‘Thibault, Erdmann, Janet La- hance, Susan Goguen. Row 2: Richard Booth, John Killelea, William Ledger, Gregory San- go, Joseph Atkinson, Dennis Row 3: Margaret eilly, Laura McColl, Norma hristian, Gail Powell, Patricia Catherine Pierce. Donna ‘Fitzgerald, Deanne Courtemanche, Ernest Hebert, David Blanchette, Susan O'Neill, Jane O'Neill. Elizabeth Poisson, Alice Rufi- ange, Susan O'Neill, Jane O’- Neill, Joanne Thibault, Donna Fitzgerald, Edith Dery. Sophomores Sodalists en- gaged im many charitable activi- ties. As Christmas drew near, gift packages were prepared for the poor and the shut-ins. Collecting stamps for the missions was also a Soph proj- ect. Susan O’Neill, Donna Fitzger- ald, Diane Ostrowski, Jane O’- Neill, Maureen Crotty.