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

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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.

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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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Sophs enter 64 Science Fair Under the direction of Sister Mary Paschaline and Mr. Connors, thirty- five sophomores had projects displayed at the annual Science Fair held in the school gym during the week of March 17. The exhibits were many and varied covering certain phases of such topics as: blood, cells, chick incubation, chromosomes, circulatory system, digestive system, eye, fats and proteins, frogs, grasshopper, heart, and many other. Lawrence Atkinson Marilyn Austin Sheila Beauchemin Jane Beauregard Norma Christian James Craigéen Kathleen DeCosta John DeLisle Joanna Dupuis Michelle Gauvin Donna Harding Mary Haaker Mary Greenstreet Joseph Hawthorne Mary Healy Donna Fitzgerald. Soph novice scientists at the Fair: Ronald Ingemie Denise Isabelle Thomas Kane Mary Krauss Terence McManus Michael Morrissey Robert Rice Sylvia Romano Alice Rufiange Ronald Smith Joan Sweeney Anne Therrien Ellen Trinque Joanne Vienneau George Withington Winners: Richard Booth, Frank Bambarola, and