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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., April 7, 1989
CONNOLLY STUDENTS attending the 1989 Region One Junior Achievement Conference were, front row from left, Marc Turcotte, Amy Almeida, Cassia Picard, Kris Batista,Jennifer Venice and Stephanie Ciosek; back row: Greg Ciosek, Christine Vieira and James Agar.
Bishop Connolly High School Stephanie Ciosek, Christine Vieira and Kris Batista, seniors at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall R.iver, have been recognized for their participation in the Greater Fall River Junior Achievement program. Stephanie, a Somerset resident, recently won local arid regional J A speech contestsi,:and has the unprecedented distinction of twice winning the Atlaritic coast contest. Fall Riverite Christine, president of "Hot Off the Press," JA publishing company~ is 'a member of the student 'planning committee for J A's annual conference. At the' '87 'conference,' she was selected the 'Atlantic coast's outstanding. young businesswoman. . Kris, also from Fall River, was Connolly's outstanding applied economics student last year arid was school representative to the national J A conference, where she ranked among the top five percent of Junior Achievers nationally in understanding and application of economic and business concepts, ·In February of this year she was named an outstanding young businesswoman at a regional JA conference.
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Kara O'Connell and Keri Hanley have been selected to the Fall River Herald News All Star Girls' Basketball Team.
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Many awards were recently made to members of Connolly's winter sports teams. '' Robert Kennedy received the 12th annual Peter Machado Memorial Award and Scholarship and Craig Bernat and Loraine Michaud merited MIAA Sportsmanship I\wards. Letters went to the following students: Boys' basketball: Chris Lafrance (captain), Brendan O'Neil, Robert Kennedy, Jason Ryan, Kevin Aguiar, Ryan Doyle, Michael Gendreau, Pat McGonigle, Conrad Paquette, Jeffrey Waclawik and Paul Gauvin. . 'Girls' basketball: Kara O'Con-
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nell (captain), Keri Hanley, Missy Iacovelli, Noreen Daley, Alanna Coffey, Jennifer Hornsby, Cara McDermott, Jodie Medeiros and Julie White. ' lee hockey: Skip Langton and . Craig Aumann (captains), Robeit Dufault, ~yre Costa, Scott Costa', RobertGuay, Matt Macy, Brian Camara, Scott Storey, Jeff Schenck, Paul Phaneuf, Glenn Martin, Jaymie Carvalho,. Mike Bettencourt, Heath Menezes, Eric. Stuobert, 'Dan O'Con:nell, Craig' Bernet and Larry Bell. ".' .Girls; .winter track:. Lor-aine Michaud, Aimee ;y~zina, Sharon. Hand and Rebecca Manning (captains), Muffy Merrick. and Jeanne McLaughlin, Boys' winter track: Jeff Pereira, Dermot Murphy and Paul Lindo (captains), Mike O'Neil and Brian Ramos. Alpine ski team: Holly Marvel and Mike Saracen (captains), Jennifer Tung, Matt Audet, Tim Boucher, Matt Leffers, Greg Ciosek, Dan McDermott, Lowell Metivier, John Medeiros, Eric Pilotte, Matt Palme, Mathias Bube and Jeremy Tung. Swimmer: Jason Buchanan.
Rx: Children To mark Children and Hospitals Week, St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, recently held tours for Fall River schoolchildren, including classes from St. Stanislaus and St. Anne's schools. Youngsters took a hospital tour, escorted by Sister Cecilia Downing, OP, director of volunteers, and her assistant, Betty Novacek. The children visited the pediatrics, physical therapy and emergency departments, making a final stop for a video on health and nutrition and a snack of cookies and milk. The visit was followed by a hospital-sponsored art contest for the participating children. Winners included Joseph Machado of St. Anne's School and Jennifer Aguiar of St. Stanislaus.
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Coyle and Cassidy holds peace and justice da.y By Bill Breen Students and faculty at Coyle and Cassidy High School, Taunton, recently heard a powerful and moving message from Greer G. Gordon, director of the Boston archdiocesan Office of Black Catholics during the school's biannual "Peace and Justice Awareness Day." Ms. Gordon's topic concerned apartheid and civil rights and their connection with what the Catholic church professes. The native of Baton Rouge, LA, told her audience that it cannot forget the fight and ad vances made by blacks in the United States. "The black students in this high school and in this community may have absolutely no consciousness of what segregation was or to what extent segregation in an informal fashion still exists in the United States," she said. "What we see in South Africa today is a sign of what could happen here," she opined. Ms. Gordon challenged CC students to always seek Christian solutions to the problems 'peace and justice issues present. She cautioned the students that if issues of
social justice are ignored and prejudice is allowed to grow, there could come a day in this country when a particular group could again be denied their civil rights. "It's not just an issue for a black person or a Hispanic person or a Jewish person," she said. "It's an issue for all of us." Ms. Gordon's remarks opened a day designed to increase awareness of world peace and justice issues. Following her keynote address, students participated in seminars on topics including prison ministry, AIDS care, the plight of the homeless arid the mentally ill
St. Stanislaus School, Fall River. Chocolate Easter candies made by seventh and eighth graders taught by Wendy Burns at St. Stanislaus School, Fall River, were presented to children in the pediatric unit at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River. Eighth grader Andrea Ciosek, whose mother. Janice, is pediatric unit assistant head nurse, accompanied Mrs. Burns for the presentation, accepted by patient David Levesque.
and helping the hungry and the politically oppressed. CC faculty members Michael C?te an.d Anthony Nunes were responsible for organizing the event, which concluded with a liturgy celebrated by school chaplain Father William Boffa.
St. Vincent's School Gerald J. Poisson, principal of Stl Vincent's School, Fall River, is inCluded in the 1989-90 edition of Who's Who in American Education. The Westport resident has been the school's principal since January, 1985.
: Bishop Stang The Bishop Stang High School, Dartmouth, senior prom will be held from 7 p.m. to midnight May 17 at the Venus de Milo, Swansea. A prom reception in t~e school gym is scheduled for 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. f[he school's drama department will present the musical "Guys and Dolls" April 28, 29 and 30. N~rth
Uprighteousness ,"Be honorable yourself if you Wish to associate with honorable people." - Welsh proverb