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Bish()p Conn,olly H.S .. lists student achievements Fall River Elks Lodge No. 118 has announced that Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, seniors Anne Short and Matthew Cordeiro hav~ been named Stlidents of the Year. Anne is' the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Short of Portsmouth and,Mathew is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Cordeiro of Somerset. The Student' of the Month pro-' gram is sponsored by the Elks Lodge in an effort to bring recognitionto,outstanding youth in the area. Students of the Month are selected by, a panel of youth in each partici pa ti ng high sch,ool within the jurisdiction of the sponsoring lodge. Multiple achievement,. citizenship, scholarship and leadership are the basis for selection of the Students of the Month. Students are nominated monthly by classmates and teachers in their schools and then they are screened by a school student committee or panel. Anne has been active in cross
country, basketball, winter track, spring track, Connolly Mentor program, National Honor Society, N, H.S. Tutor, French National Honor Society, Drama Society, Community,Service program, Medical Explorers program (Newport), St. Lucy's Youth Ministry and has volunteered at Hathaway Elementary School.
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Matthew' has served as w~ek)y volunteer at Bingo, a CCD Teacher, an'altar server and as a member of the Connolly Mentor program. He has also been a member of the winter track team, serving as captain this year, and the spring track team.' Daniel T. Murphy, also a senior, is the son of Mr. and Mrs: George Murphy of Portsmouth, RI. He has been offered a four-year merit scholarship to Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester. He is a National Merit Scholar finalist and plans to attend W.P,I. in the fall for undergraduate studies.
! THIS BRAVE soul senior John Skober of Swansea, was one of many students, faculty and staff who donated blood recently. Coyle Cassidy High School collected 61 pints for the American Red Cross.
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Coyle and Cassidy High School i!1 Taunton is celebrating selection of four of its student-athletes to the Bay Colony League coed allstar swim team. On the team are junior Julie Callahan of Berkley, sophomore Mark Hanson of Bridgewater, and freshmen Kevin McGrath of Plympton ~nd Brian Galvin of Taunton. They helped lead the Water Warriors to four wins in sevcm meets in their inaugural season. .' Before breaking for its April vacation, the Coyle and Cassidy community rolled up its sleeves to help the American ~ed C.ross with a donation of 61 pints of ~Iood. Many Coyle and Cassidy juniors and seniors, along with numerous faculty arid staff members, kept the tables fill~d throughout the day. The Coyle and Cassidy Leadership Assembly coordinated the effort, led by faculty ,moderator Jess'ica MacDougal. Bishop Sean P. O'Malley made his annual pastoral visit on April 16, celebrating M~ss for the students and staff. He was joined by chaplain Rev. John Denning and director of guid~nce Rev. Genero Aguilar. Concelebrating the li,turgy were more than a dozen alumni WALKING STICK in hand, senior Dan Botelho surveys and area priests. Also assisting at the road ahead as he sets out on the Bishop Connolly High the Mass ~as Deacon Thomas School, Fall River, Walk-a-thon. The event was held to raise Souza. Music was provided by funds' for additional computers and for bleac'hers for the low~r Lucille Marchetti, Sister Ellen McCarthy, Kristen. Voccio, Kathleen fields at the school. George, and the Coyle and Cassidy Chorus. J~nina' Pa~lowski and' Mark Mos~s proclaimed . Scripture at the Mass. Leadership Assembly president' Melissa Chaves'presented the bishThe fpurth and sixth grade stu- has been established in the name op with a painting of an outdoor dents of the parochial schools of of Fall River Bishop Sean O'Mal- shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, Fall Riv~r have joined with their ley. Bishop O'Malley 'met with while se~ior class president Kerrie public school counterparts,to par- these special fourth grade wiimers Jean Angeley gave him a Class of ticipate in the American Dream from parochial schools on May 1997 T-shirt signed by 'all of the ChallengeScholarshipProgram. Wmners 12, to co'ngratulate and inspire seniors. from every school willjoin together these sfudents to continue their St:nior Taryn Carbone of Midon May 18 at' 1:00 p.m. in the education.and become productive dleboro has been awarded a fourNagle Auditorium at Durfee High members of the community. Win- year renewable $8,500 PresidenSchool to receive their certificates. ners of these scholarships are, tial Scholarship by Assumption Scholarships of $100.00 will be Lindsay Rousseau, Dominican. College, Worcester, president, Dr. reserved in, their names for their Academy; Jennifer Fitzpatrick, St. Joseph H. Hagan. She was recogcollege educations. Anne's School; Christina Gomes, nized by. Dr. Hagan as an "aca-. Special scholarships that have St. Jean Baptiste School; Matthew demically talented and achieving been set up as part ofthis program Luzitano, Holy Name School; high school senior." bear the names of prominent Fall Andrew Bellamy, Notre Dame For the third year in a row, River leaders or are memorials to School'; and Evan' Gonc81o, St., CQY~· ,and: .~as~idYI·,has. ,1\-, s~te local heroes. One such 's~ho(a~sh'iP' Michael's School, all in Fail Riv'e'r." honoree on the National Spanish
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Exam. Senior Kelly Karsner of Raynham received an honorable mention plaque, on the state level, for'her performance on the Spanish V test. Karsner was also the school's winner on the Spanish V exam. Other winners included Spanish IV Angela Saltalamacchia of Taunton and Irene Gutierrez of Berkley; Spanish III Stephanie .Miranda and Eric Perez of Taunton; Spanish II Kristen Engstrom of West Bridgewater; and Spanish I Adam Turner of Bridgewater; and Jennifer Brown of Wareham. Six students have won medals in the 1997 National Latin Exam competition. Junior Anne Goj of Taunto'n won a gold medal for her Summa Cum Laude performance on the Latin III-Prose exam scoring 38 out of 40 points. Silver medals, Maxima Cum Laude, went to Craig Medeiros and Elizabeth Chase of Middleboro, Justin Schmeer of West Bridgewater, Jessica Andrade of Lakeville, and Marcie Awalt of Berkley all coming on the Latin I test. . Magna Cum Laude kudos were earned by Jeremy Funke, Heather Baylies, Declan,Healey and Alison deAbreu of Taunton, Brian Dobrowski,of Brockton and Charles Berube of Somerset. Diana Rodriques, Danielle Hartung and Erica Allard of Taunton, Corinne Zamaitis and Joanna Gately of f\:1iddlel:lOro, and Lauren
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Picariello of Bridgewater received Cum Laude awards. All of these students ar€: taught by Kristen DeMoura. New Officers The Leadership Assembly of Coyle and Cassidy is in place for the 1997-98 school year with recent elections: president, junior Timothy Barney of East Taunton; vicepresident, junior Mark Mioses of Brockton; secretary junior Emily Bowen of Raynham; and tmasurer, junior Angela Saltalamacchia of Taunton.. Donald PelletLer and Jessica McDougall are the faculty leaders of the Leadership Assembly. . The incoming senior class has elected president Scott Wenson of Bridgewater, vice president Shaina Zamaitis of Middleboro, secretary Jessica Andrade of Lakeville, and treasurer Lauren Malo of Taunton. Sister Ellen McCarthy serves as class advisor. President Matthew Chmura of Taunton, vice president Karen Donoghue of West Bridgewater, secretary Lisa Fortin of Bridgewater, and' treasurer Corinne Zamaitis of Middleboro :ire the n~wly-elected officers for the junior class of 1999. Class moderator is John Baran: For the Class of 2000, Kellie Sullivan of Bridgewater is the new president, Melissa Gill of Bridgewater is the vice president,Lauren Sullivan of Berkley is the: secretary, and Kristina .Jankowski of Carver is the treasurer. Lynda Florio is the cla'ss moderator.
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Prayer Box Moth~r Mary,
"As Y9ucontinue to bl,ess each one,. of our lives as a mother does, please ke'~p us mindful of and willing to accept God's peace. , As life rushes past us, let us remember that every human is deservi,ng ~,'of love and respect, and that includes our~elv;ef?;. i.~':I,1 ',II' ,,;l:i
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