St Marys High School - Mater Dei Yearbook (Orange, TX)

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Glass flisloful The history of the Senior Class of 1958 begins with the first grade in which we crossed our first bridge. We stepped from behind our mother's skirts into a new world of books, classrooms, and teachers. Sr. Samuel helped us through this difficult period. Eight of our present seniors began to- gether that year-Janice Gauthier, Sylvia Simar, Gerald Fisher, Tommy Lester, Marie Romano, Carmen Mires, Gayle Perla and decorating the float for the Christmas parade, rehearsing John Quigley. Upon entering the second yea teachers among them were Sr. In this grade we added another third year another, Louis Semar. ceived a very sweet girl, Jimmie taught us again this year. Mrs. McBride was our teacher r we had a number of Bfgndan and Sr. Irene. boy, Joe Taylorp in the This year we also re- Lee Clause. Sr. Brendan in the fourth grade and we welcomed four new students-Faye Byrnes, Joyce Bar- ron, Dorothy Cormier and Rocky Breaux. Janice Gauthier and Marie Romano participated in the Royal Court during May of this year. We had charge of the Country Store for the May festival in our fifth year and with the help of Sr. Ceslaus it was very successful. The sixth grade with Mrs. Henry Adam as a teacher was a second bridge for us and made us feel very im- portant because we were helf-way through our school years, so we thought, because a college education was far from our minds then. During our seventh grade year under the gentle guidance of Sr. give first aid, to appreciate fine art tice self-control. The eighth grade was a happy took part in many activities. We we learned many things Ernest. We learned to and music, and to prac- one for us because we were the first members in the Junior Sodality. Many of us were in the drum and bugle corps or on the football team and we took several out-of-town trips on buses to football games. This year we gained two new students-David Gujdry and Ann Duos. Sr. Siena and Mrs. McBride together gave us a fine review of grammar school work to prepare us for high school. The ninth grade was a third bridge for us because we went from the security of grammar school to the awe- someness of high school. We really began to feel the pres- sure of our teen years. The new subiects, classes, and teachers had us thoroughly frightened. During this year Mr. Paul Breaux as our homeroom teacher helped us raise money for the Senior Breakfast. ,We enjoyed going to the Prom for the first time this year and also to the picnics. As sophomores, we started the year with a little more confidence than as freshmen. Sr. Genevieve did more than her share in helping us prepare for the Senior Prom, Blossom Time, which we gave that year. The sophomore class also presented a play entitled A Book a Day during book week. Two more students, Joan Whelan and Gerald Clark, came to our class this year. Mr. Breaux ioined us as our homeroom teacher again in our Junior year. Tommy Lastrapes came to us from Lake Charles, Louisiana, this year. This was the first year we participated in an operetta and also a music fesfival in Houston. We worked hard for the success of the Junior- Senior picnic, given at Moss Lake by our class. Janice Gauthier was first princess in the coronation of the Spring Festival. Other teachers during high school were Sr. Jane Frances and Sr. Trinita teaching typing, Sr. Claude, Algebra ll and Glee Club, and Sr. Evelyn, teaching us our sciences and first-year algebra. Our Senior year was one that will always hold happy memories for us. Sr. Rachel as our homeroom and religion teacher prepared us for our final bridge, graduation and life afterwards. Everything we did this year had a special significance for us because we were doing those things for the last time. It was our last time to elect class officers and a student body president, and it was our last year to sing at Midnight Mass with the high school choir. lt also was our last prom and school picnic. And some of the things we did marked us as Seniors, such as initiating the Freshmen, receiving our rings and having them blessed, for the Senior play, selling tickets to the chili supper and practicing for graduation. Then came the final and great- est thrill of all, receiving our diplomas. We wish to thank the Sisters who have taught and guided us, and the priests who have helped us through the years, and also we send our heartfelt thanks to our parents who lhave given us one of the wonderful gifts in life, a Catholic Education. at Q r 1- UQ i fl 1-Qsax Ei KTO Q yfi'h0CL c Y -.f til L' Q in f if

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All this and a fume hood, too! 1' Try this one for size, Biology Class. There will be plenty of room in this lab for our mu- seum and for our mascot, Susie, to say nothing of room for the students. There'll be plenty of sunshine in these spacious classrooms-from the sunny faces of students and from the many large windows. More On Page 93 Chemistry students will welcome the spacious lab tables, the fume hood to take care of the fra- grance i?l of their efforts-and, last but not least, equipment drawers with locks and keys.

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ROCKY BAREAUX D-To graduate E-Ability to get along with others I-Girls pictures JOYCE BARRON D-To pass chemistry and trig. E-Dependability I-To be a nurse D-esire E-xcelling characteristic I -nterest GERALD CLARK D-To go to St. Edwards E-Liveliness I--To count money JIMMIE LEE CLAUSE D-To be a Speech Therapist E-Courage I -To travel FAYE BYRNES D-M. R. S. E-Neatness I-Texas U. 79 'R