St Joseph and St Louis High School - Eagle Yearbook (Biddeford, ME)

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Friday, November 26th, 1954. Hundreds of kids and grown-ups flocked to see this Santa Claus Parade , . - in which the S. L. Band was invited to 25 participate. The band members wait- ed at the train station for the arrival 1: 0- 174 .f ll ---ti of Santa Claus and paraded him f enjoyment and delight of all. Here ' they are pictured marching down Main St., preceding Santa who, be- cause of internperate weather, had to swap his reindeer and settle for a 9, 4 A' car. ' through the streets of Biddeford to the - Sunday, November 28th, 1954. The annual Band Concert was once again a genuine success. The program included such varied selections as, William Tell Finale, Lustpiel Overture and The Emperor Waltz, calculated to satisfy all tastes. The boys in the S. L. Band have spirit and will. That explains why they were able to produce programs that remain a vibrant memory l longafter the last chords have faded from St.loseph's Hall. Monday, November 29th, 1954. Under the benevolent auspices of the French club, St.Jean Baptiste d'Amerique,all the pupils participating in extra -curricular activities were invited to attend a party. The S. L. Band was on hand to provide the proper musical atmosphere. During the evening, the boys were served an assorted, tasty lunch, while recreational facili- ties filled the other part of the evening. The 5. L. boys are most grateful to the Club St. lean Baptiste for this annual form of entertainment. Q Wu' Thursday, December Ind 15454 The annual Football Banquet this year was held at the Wonder Bar steak l-louse. Unlike former years, admission was restricted to a few representatives ofthe Alumni, the players, and the cheerleaders Following a hearty meal, movies of the Thornton and Cheverus games were shown. As is customary, the '56 football captain was elected and fleet-footed Raynald Ruel got the nod. The latter is seen shaking hands with retiring captain Al Roux, while Bob Cote and Joe Regina smile their approval. 88

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Tuesday, November 9th, 19.54. TC observe American Education Week, the parents of the students were invited to visit the school. During the evening from seven o'clock to nine o'c1ock the students' report cards were distributed to the respective parents , who were free to confer with the members of the faculty and the prin- cipal. V This annual Parents' Night was againa successfulone due to the large number of parents who attended, thus showing their sincere interest in the Catholic Education of their children and their generous cooperation in the support of their school. ,fp-I ' Wednesday, November 17th, 1954. At the end ofthe first term exams, the parents of all the pupils were cordially invited to visit the school and personally receive the report cards of their children. These contacts, school author- ities upho1d,are beneficial to both,parents and teachers, who are thus provided with the occasion ofbecomingacquainted with each other and with the Principal. Matters of the utmost importance to the children may be discussed freely and any misunderstanding may be ironed out immediately. f . 1. Wednesday, November 10th, 1954. I I Cooperationleadsto success in every school activity under- taken. The annual Thanksgiving Donation Drive was another proof of the truth of this statement, and the Freshman B class who was the leader with the high average of 36.86 is sure of this. Here we see Rachel Lajeunesse, a Sophomore, displaying the first prize which she was awarded for her collection of 845130. The other prize winners rejoice with her and wish to say to all that happiness and success are found in much effort and hard work. Monday, November 22nd, 1954. The cheerleaders made their television debut on the Youth Cavalcade Program on November 22nd. They had been invited by Miss Olga Lemke. At 4:30 rehearsals were in order in preparation for the program. At 7:00 the program went on the air. Also appearing with us were boys and girls from Cony High School. After the program we cheerleaders and the Slu- dents of Cony High School were the guests of Miss Lemke for supper. This was a thrilling event and also a happy experience for all of us. Our very devoted coach Miss Jeanne Shevenelle deserves much praise for her devotedness and sincere congratulations for her success in this enterprise. 87

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I Nedne da Decemoer 8th 1904 abort ment fue gtrls from St Josephs I-hgh school together wtth the faculttes of both schools at trc u rtatlon of Msgr Hevey hrmself asststed at the cclcbrauons held 1n Portland honortng our beloved Pastor spromotton to the rank of Dornesttc Prelate wrth the tttle of R1g,ht Reverend The tnvesttture of Papal Honors preced d the Ponttftcal Mass markrng the end of the Marran Year and was enhanced greatly by the presence of drstlngutshed Ecclestasttcs and the ever colorful Kntghts of Columbus Tue da December th 1934 The -ld ent Xwreatn wnlcr up oedlx aroe ln Central Faro d rlrg the txteenth centur Wu lrtr ducedl o r CllOOl for the frrt l U11 N The Wreath lrselr rmol of rctory expressesthe f 11111 r ent of te comtng of Chrrt I our candles one for eac of the s r days tn Advent pre err C rrrt the Llght of the Xxorlu xhlle the purplertbbontndtcate t arpcnance and sacrtftce are nece t ,re pare our hearts to recel e our Lo t. on Chrtstmas dat Th1sceremon relretlto lfrndle the ftre of love rn our wearts and to fosteraferventde xref rtte roxent o the Infant jeu rr ncn o Rlch tn Sklllbkill r and beaut the rev1va1 of thc Xdxcnt Nxrettf tn our school and rn our far the w help to put fhrrt back rnto Chrtstmas 25 3 Seek Sunday December 12th 1954 The panshroners of bt Joseph Joxned together tn order to express thetr stncere Joy and felrcttattons to Monstgnor Hexex for hrs ecclesxasttcal promotron H1ghl1ghts of the eventng mcluded mustcal rendmons of Ave Marta and Jubrlate Deo by the Parrsh chotr under the drrectlon of Mrs Roland Rousselle and Mr Andre Perreault, a mock sermon delrwered by Marcel Blaxs, a fourth grader who was garbed tn a Mon s1gnor's vestments,and gtfts donated by the dtfferent Parrsh organtzattons The rxghthand prcture shows the Honorable Judge Lesteur presenung one such gtft to Monstgnor Heyex The above prcture shows Rlght Reverend Axme G1guere,Pastor of St Andre Partsh who joyously assrsted at hts colleagues testrmo mal evenxng 89 3