St John High School - Aquila Yearbook (Concord, NH)

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AQUILA PAGE 41 .l'.lll'.I l'.l'l'-l'l'l I'I'Ill'I'I''l'l'l'l'-f'l'l'l'l'lllc111 ACT 3 SCENE 1 Upon entering the junior room and being introduced to Sister Cornelia, we immediately set ourselves to work. We found work a byword throughout the year, for we had to finance the Senior Banquet and the junior Prom through funds earned in paper drives, hot dog sales, and parties. To top this, our school subjects were getting more involved than ever, and we had to keep our marks up, oblivious of outside activities. SCENE 2 Though our football team did not enjoy a banner season, it did win five of ten games played. Most of the teams tackled were a class higher. The basketball team, having entered in class A competition, went to the semi-finals at the Tournaments, only to taste defeat at the hands of a good Portsmouth club, winner of the trophy. SCENE 3 The month of May was only too quickly with us and it was nearing the date of the Junior prom. About a dozen juniors spent many an afternoon decorating the hall. With our home room teaCher's help and the fact that the lights were dim, our decorations were voted the best ever. Monsignor Buckley paid us homage by his visit to the hall that evening. We had an enjoyable evening and most every one commented on the delicious punch made from Sister Cornelia's secret recipe. SCENE 4 Event number two was the testimonial Senior banquet, put on by us. It was an extravagant affair, for we had turkey on the menu, thanks to our treasury. Monsignor Buckley, Frs. Boner, O'Leary,and Burke were present at the head table at which also sat the coaches of all the sports, accompanied by their wives. The exams and graduation followed in quick succession and we were once again faced with the much-looked-ahead-to summer vacation. ACT 4 SCENE 1 After Mass we walked very proudly into the Senior room. There we met Sister Vianney, who was to be our home room

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AQUILA PAGE 43 -l .lIl'.l l'.l .l .l .l'lfl'.l l'l'.l'l .l'l'.l'.l .l''.l .l'l.l'l'l'I l'.l teacher. She was a proficient pianist and many were the happy dinner periods spent singing to her piano stylings. Sister Mau- reen, our Spanish teacher, whose room was adjacent to ours, often joined us in our vocalizing. SCENE 2 Though we were without the services of Tommy Hardiman, Jules Siroy and Company, our football team had a very good season. We won five, tied three, and lost two games. The basketball team had a poor season, because the coach attempted to give the under classmen experience in order to build up a team for the next two years. Baseball fared quite well. Promi- nent during the football and basketball seasons were the six cheerleaders, who did a fine job of cheering on the boys this year. SCENE 3 Some of the more enthusiastic students ventured to take the Globe Fellowship and the junior exams. The May procession was a splendid affair in which the students from the .first grade to the twelfth participated. SCENE 4 For four years we worked and studied, always climbing higher up the ladder of learning, until we reached the rung which has written on it high school graduation. It is difficult to explain the amount of joy in our hearts, yet there is a tear of sorrow in our eyes intermingled with those of happiness. It is the tear of fond memories of our four years at Saint john High. Leon Patrick Lapointe, Class of '48