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Sporting fancijul headgear for St. Anthony School, New Bedford, Crazy Hat Day are Jennijer Guisti (back) and, from left, Margaret Minor, Sean Silva, Amanda DeFrias, Rebecca Greene.
CYO basketball tournaments Diocesan CYO basketball all-star champions were determined in Feb. 26tournaments. In the Junior Boys division, New Bedford was the. winning squad, de(eating Attleboro 52-49. ~n playoff games, New Bedford defe·ated Taunton 68-47 and Attleboro defeated Fall River 58-39. Named to the all-tournament team were New Bedford'sRaleigh Dugal, Josh Shea and Tim Gaspar; Attleboro's Chris Downing and Chad Paquette; and Jared Chabot of Fall River. Gaspar was most v.aluable player, and high scorers in the championship game were powning, with 22 points; Gaspar, 19; and Shea, 17. Taunton defeated'Fall River 68-64 in overtime for the championship in the Prep Boys division. High scorers and all~tournament players were Taunton's Jason. Krawczyk, 15 points; Tim Rogers, 13, and Jared Colcord, 14; and Fall River's Steve Carvalho, 12. Mike Pereira of Fall River, with 20 points scored, was. most valuable player. New Bedford was champion iIi the Junior Girls ·division, defeating Attleboro 58-45 and besting Fall River 47-21 in the playoff game. All-tournament players were New Bedford's Jen Nowak, 14 points, Kristen Gonsalves anq Kelly Proulx; Attleboro's Sarah Wright, 17 points; and Fall River's Holly Lima, 19 points. Kate Balestrocci of New Bedford, with 18 points, was most valuable player.
FALL RIVER - 14 Bishop Connolly students are competing against their peers from other schools in the 1995 Massachusetts Mqck Trial Tournament, sponsored by the Massachusetts Bar Association, in which students assume the roles of lawyers and witnesses, trying fictitious cases in real courtrooms. Attorney volunteers assist students in preparing for the trials, many of which are presided over by Massachusetts judges. Faculty member Ted Pettine and Fall River attorney Clement Brown are coaching the Connolly team. Preliminary trials will be held regionally, then teams with the best courtroom records will compete for county championships in April. A playoff in mid-April will decide the state champion. The mock trial program helps students sharpen listening, public speaking and reading skills while building self-confidence, and develops lawyer-teacher partnerships valuable in teaching law, civics and political science. Paw Prints Prints The staff of Paw Prints, Connolly's literary magazine, has published this year's first volume, containing original poems, essays and art work of students and staff. Moderated by David Morey, the magazine has 19 contributors.
St. John the Evangelist ATTLEBO RO - The following students were winners in·the school science fair, listed in order of first to third place: . ;Grad·e ·5: Mark Grochmal, Katie Holden, Mark Schroth. Honorable mention: 'Kevin Johnston, ·Laura Zanowski. Grade 6: Rachel Preston, Sarah Bayly, Lori Stanovitch. Honorable mention: Melissa Traversi, Meghan Cronan: ·Grade 7: Coleen.Scott, JoanAlamay, Robbie O'Keefe. Honorable mention: Matthew Delaney, Peter Sbardelli. Grade 8: Jessica Kosowski, Kristin Texeira, Edward Bayly. Honorable· mention: Timothy Slowey, Michael . McNally..
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NEW BEDFORD - The annual science fair for grades 7 and 8 was held Feb. 7 .under direction of science teacher Michael Bernier.· Judges were Bishop Stang high school science honor students and diocesan school superintendent James McNamee. Winners were: Grade 7: Nelson Tavares, first place; Andrea Amaral, , second; Ryan Pavao, third. Honorable mention: Catarina Avelar, Clifton daSilva, Karen Gouveia, Michelle Paiva, Michael Pavao. . . Grade 8: Marina Figueiredo and Kerry Jorge, first; Monique Botelho, second; Michael Moniz, third. Honorable mentions: Jennifer Claudino, David Ferreira, Amy Oliveira, Fernando' Rodrigues, Paula Santos. Twelv'e of the winners participated in the regional science fair at Bristol Community College last weekend. Sixteen students in grades 6-8 participated in the annual school spelling bee coordinated by English teacher Ann De Frias. Word pronouncer was eighth grade teacher Janice Brightman and judges were teachers Margaret McCormick and Denise Fisher-Rose. Winner Marina Figueiredo will represent the school at the regional spelling bee at Dartmouth High School.
Ann Tavares Colicchio (center) accepts Distinguished Graduate A wardfrom SS. Peter andPaulSchoolprinci· palKathleen Burt andpastorFather Stephen Fernandes.
SSe Peter and Paul School FALL RIVER - Ann Tavares Colicchio, Cass of 1973, was recently honored as SS. Peter and PauJ"s 1995 Distinguished Graduate. Mrs. Colicchio, a graduate of Bishop Gerrard High School, Fall River; Rhode Island College; and Suffolk University Law School, i!: clerk magistrate for C~>ncord District Court. . Sponsored by the National Catholic Educational Association's Department of Elementary Schools, the award recognizes significant accomplishments of Catholic eiementary school alumni. Recipients are "people who as adults put into practice the values and ideals they learned in their Catholic elementary schools," said Dr. Ro bert Kealey, executive director of the NCEA's elementary schools department. Mrs. Colicchio. said her education at SS. Pet€:r and Paul helped heI: meet the responsibilities of ad ult life and that the values instilled by her school, church and I:amily have helped her accomplish much. "Nothing is impossible, just do your best at whatever you do," she said.
.Holy Family-Holy Name . NEW BEDFORD - Students in grades 7 and 8 are piloting "Take Home Tuesday," a school/home communication program designed to keep' parents informed on school issues and student progress by sendi!1g items home. in an. envelope on a set day of the week. The envelope will contain tests, quizzes and graded assignments, progress reports, reminders of school events and due dates, and any other necessary communication from the student's teacher. The student will have a cht:cklist signed by a parent and return the envelope the following day. . The Stamp Clup for fourth- through six.to-graders will exhibit projects at the 32nd Seapex Stamp Exhibition April I and 2 at Carney Academy. The student!; have been assembling theme collections of stamps depicting fish, transportation, the Wild.West, Christmas, animals, boats and birds. . The Chess Club now has 33 active members meeting 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays. An additiona.! mod.:rator assistant is needed; knowledge of chess is not required. Marie Guy hasjoined the staffto teach health issues in grades 3 through 7.
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Students at St. Joseph's School, Fairhaven, celebrated Mardi Gras by wearing clown costumes or masks and selecting a Royal Court consisting of king Jonathan Negri, queen Karen Whitehead and kindergartener Matthew DeSimas, first-grader Timothy Donahue, secondgrader Steven Wright; third-grader Joseph Booth,fourthgraders Samantha Cummings andM eaghan Boyle,fijthgraders Stephanie Santos and Travis Riggles, sixth-grader Erika Stokes, seventh-grader Keri Gelnett, and eighthgrader Jillian Bourque.
NORTH ATTLEBORO - Teachers are making special efforts to explain the life of Jesus, prayer and penance to students during the Lenten season. Sixto Escobar, public outreach specialist of the Central Artery/Third Tunnel project now going on in Boston, spent a day with students in grades 5 through 8, explaining the undertaking with diagrams, maps and videos and answering many questions. First place winners in the recent science fair for 6th through 8th graders are Brendan Poirier, BiU Smith, Justin Duquette, Erica Santos, Kate Connors, Megan Rothemich, Katie McBrine Susan Taylor, Thomas Taylor and Todd Empie. Seventh and 8th graders are also competing in the annual Massachusetts Mock Trial Tournament, coached by teacher Mary Ellen.Smith and Atty. Susan Jacobs. County and state champions will be named in April, following elimination trials.
On behalfofstaff, administration andfaculty at CoyleCassidy High School, Linda Pirozzi, A nthony Nune~ and Sister Eugenia Marie Arsenault, S USC, present a contri. bution to Frank L. Tosti, Jr., chairman of the Campaign for Coyle-Cassidy, for the building of an addition to the school.