Wildwood Catholic High School - Annscript Yearbook (North Wildwood, NJ)

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SISTER LOUISE BERTRAND. S.S.J. Principal, French SISTER ANN CECELIA, S.SJ. Religion, Business SISTER M. CLEMENT, S.S.J. French, Music SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH SISTER FRANCES BERNADETTE, S.S.J. SISTER M. LAURENTIA, S.S.J. Religion, Home Economics, Librarian Mathematics, History At Wildwood Catholic ten Sisters of St. Joseph give their time unselfishly to the students. They are ever mindful of the fact that the essence of education is example and direction. Their dedi- cated lives provide the students with both of these. Their Community, the Sisters of St. Joseph, was founded in 1650, in Le Puy, France. In that year six dedicated French women received the rule and the religious habit which were to dis- tinguish them and their followers as Sisters of St. Joseph. During the French Revolution, the Sisters were dispersed; many were imprisoned; and five were guillotined. In 1836, six pioneer Sisters of St. Joseph came to America to make the first American foundation at Carondolet, Missouri. Today the Sisters of St. Joseph, after one hundred fifteen years in their Motherhouse at Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, number over 2300 Sisters, carrying on their apostolate, which is, almost exclu- sively, the education of Catholic youth. 8

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teaching us to be Witnesses to Truth. Three busy teachers await their turn at the duplicating machine, Sister Mary Holen, Sister Rita Martin, and Father Piechocinski. REVEREND THOMAS A. PIECHOCINSKI Assistant Rector of St. Ann's Church, Wildwood, N. J. Faculty, Wildwood Catholic REVEREND TIMOTHY RYAN Assistant Rector of St. Ann's Church, Wildwood, N. J. Faculty, Wildwood Catholic At the Annual Holy Name Communion Breakfast, Governor Richard Hughes accepts a placque presented by James Lang, President of the Student Council, in the name of the student body of Wildwood Catholic. Monsignor Crine, Father Ryan, and Mr. Gibbons listen attentively as James mokes the presentation. A group of students are gathered in a corner. They surround a black-robed figure, one of the two diocesan priests who teach religion at Wild- wood Catholic. Father Timothy Ryan has been with us for five years, teaching juniors the basic principles of their religion. Father Ryan has gained the respect and admiration of the students. A newcomer to our school, Father Piechocinski, teaches senior religion. His subjects range from the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Apologetics. Father Tom dedicates his time and effort to instill strong moral principles into his students' lives.

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Wildwood Catholic's keeper of the books. Sister Frances Bernadette, spends a few relaxed moments with Sister Laurentia and Sister Paul Mary in the library. Our Principal, Sister Louise Bertrand, gives words of advice and guidance to some of the students before classes begin for the day. Alan Gordon, Joseph Blong, Angela DiMauro, and Sandra Dorr are the lucky ones. SISTER MARY HELEN, S.S.J. SISTER MARY LUKE, S.S.J. SISTER MARY NICHOLAS, S.SJ. Mathematics, Physics History, English Religion, Latin SISTER PAUL MARY, S.S.J. SISTER RITA MARTIN, S.SJ. Biology, Chemistry, Typing English, Publications combine influence and 9 inspiration.