Villa Maria Academy - Vilmarian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Fr. Carl speaks during one of the retreat confer- Cheryl Dimif10 and Kathryn Wroblewski HFC deep ences. in meditation during a penance service. Seniors part their retreat. ake in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass to wind up Antoinette Pyszczynski, Carol Filipski Mary Siedlikowski, and Sandra Mani kowski express their views after a con ference. 14

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RELIGION Villa places a special emphasis on the impor- tance of religion in our lives. Students make a yearly retreat which gives them a chance to reflect on their spiritual life. Weekend retreats are also available for those interested in a deep- er experience with God. The joyous participants of a weekend retreat. one Sister Therese leads the prayer group in a prayer service 146

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STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council is the student government of Villa. Its members represent the student body and are responsible for maintaining the important link be- tween the faculty and the students. Over the year, Stu-Co has sponsored dances, a magazine drive, skat- ing parties, dress-up days, and a bike-hike-a-thon designed to unite our school in the hope that as a group We can achieve harmony. They promote school spirit in their enthusiastic decoration of the school halls during the Christmas season. Ieanette Mackowiak and Barbara Kubera pre pare skating passes. 1'.z11 .-3:1 ldll ::1 1' ll 1 Members make snowman that were distributed to the faculty for Christmas. 148