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in 'our schools . Bishop Connolly Noreen Daly, senior class president and mistress of ceremonies for the annual awards night of Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, was cited by her peers for her outstanding contribution to the school. Most admired students, voted by peers and faculty, were Amy Benedetti, Jennifer D'Alio, Monica DaSilva, Kyle Costa, Michael Gendreau and Matthew Palma. Faculty awards, voted by students, went to Anne Marie Barnaby, Robert Fontaine and James L'Heureux. The yearbook was dedicated to L'Heureux. Jason Ryan and Miss Daly were named outstanding seniors and all-around students and Ignatius Awards were conferred on Joseph Hurta and Louise Leduc. Scores of other students were cited for academic and community' service achiev.ements. Following the presentations, Miss Hurley presented Father Stephen F. Dawber, SJ, with a gift from the senior class. Father Dawber is leaving Connolly for an administrative and teaching post at Boston College High School.
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MICHAEL HESSHAUS, top, and NiCole-- Dorthe are respectively valedictorian and salutatorian at Coyle-Cassidy High School, Taunton. Both are residents of Lakeville. Hesshaus is a recipient of the UMass-Amherst Chancellor's Award for Excellence and the Harvard Book Award. He is a saxophonist and top C-C tennis team player. He will attend either MIT or Worcester PolytcdL ~ Dorthe, like Hesshaus ~onal Honor Society - " F ' r, earned honors at F"fflgham State College's ~ day and is active in Taunton Junior Rotarians. She is considered one of the . uation's top young woman ; goiters. '
Juniors Chris Condon and Brigitte Rubano will participate in a six-week summer art course at Rhode Island School of Design. Condon has also been named among 24 students from 14 states to attend a Sharpe Art Foundation seminar to be held in Augu~t in Colorado Springs. Colo.
-Psychology test, ch·a·nged··. WASHINGTON (CNS) - One ofthe most widely used psychological tests in the world, often used to screen Catholic seminary can- . didates, has undergone changes for the first time in about 50 years. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, administered millions of times a year to job applicants and others, has been updated to reflect 1980s attitudes and ailments, including eating disorders, overachieving behavior and drug abuse. The test has done away with a number of questions about reli-, gion, sexual preference and bodily functions and has dropped use of male pronouns in questions pertaining to both sexes. 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
JOANNE GERVAIS
Bishop Feehan Senior Joanne E. Gervais, who will attend the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, has received a scholarship from Service Merchandise Co., based on academic achievement, extracurricular and community activities and paid work experience. , Also at the Attleboro high school, junior Jason Curtis will attend an American Legion Boys State program this month at Bentley College, Waltham. The pro-
gram introduces participants to town and state government procedures. Feehan Junior Achievement participants merited Top Company of the Year and Best Annual Report awards at the program's annual banquet. Several students were cited. for outstanding performance, and Michael Balboni and Chanelle Chapdelaine were named to attend a national JA convention at Indiana University in August. -Michael Kraemer, head of Feehan's computer science depart~ ment, will attend a summer leadership program in discrete mathematics at Rutgers University, followed by four daylong meetings during next academic year.
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Freshmen and sophomores recently enjoyed a day at Riverside Park, Agawam.
Notre Dame Children at Notre Dame School, Fall River, helped by parents, friends and parishioners, collected $493,335 in supermarket register tapes, earning 3 computers, 3 disc drives, 2 printers and 20 programs. Every student now attends a weekly computer class. _ The school also participated in a soft drink promotion, receiving five cents for each specially-marked cap turned in by May 25.
SIX EIGHTH-GRADERS'at SS. Peter and Paul School Fall River, were cited for academ-i~ ad~ievement and school service at'a recent awar9s night. With Brad Durfee, Fall River Chamber of Commerc,e vice-president and guest speaker at the - program, and Father Peter N. Graziano, SS. Peter and Paul pastor, back left, and school principal Kathleen A. Burt, right, are at rear Brandon Webster, Stephen Issardin, Erik Medeiros; front, Jason Williams, Eric Miguel, Stacy Primo. _
By Charlie Martin
EVERYTHING Lately, I feel so all alone Can't find the joy You know that I'd be with you now If I had the thoite I know that I hurt you when I said goodbye And I don't know the reason I ever stopped believin~ I never needed anyone but you I was too blind to see When 'you belonged to me You were, my everything Now I would give anything To feel the love you bring Yo'u were my everything They say time tan heal a broken heart And fix you up But my life tould never ever be the same Without.your touth I know you are still afraid to let me in And I don't blame you really I wouldn't let you see me I took for granted that you would always be there Sung by Jody Watley (t) 1989 by MCA Retords Int. IMAGINE THIS situation. You are called by a former girlor boyfriend who asks you to start over. What would you do? J ody Watley's "Everything" tells this story from the point of view of the person who wants the relationship to begin again. 'Since their breakup this person has felt "so all alone" and can't seem to "find the joy" in life. She doesn't "know the reason I ever stopped believing, I never needed anyone but you."
The song hints at some things that went wrong in.the relationship. One person "took for granted that you would always be there. " Even a larger problem was that "you were my every.thing." When' we think that one person will fill all our needs . for happiness; this expectation and its pressure on the other person eventually sabotage love. There remains another difficult situation. The person who was hurt in the separation is
..It was about time for the revision," said Sulpician Father Melvin Blanchette, chairman of the pastoral counseling department at the Jesuit-run Loyola College in Baltimore. "The test is becoming more culturally relevant and more inclusive with the removal of the sexist items." Some critics had questioned the original test, made up of 566 truefalse statements, for using as a basis for normal personality answers from a sample group of about 700 rural Minnesotans whose average age was 35 and who had eighth-grade educations. Researchers would compare the sample group to a group of patients diagnosed with problems including paranoia, schizophrenia, depression and obsessive-compulsive tendencies. Results were intended to reveal social and personal maladjustment. The revised test uses a sample group that is four times bigger.
Salve Regina Six students from the Fall River diocese were among inductees to Sigma Phi Sigma, the National Mercy Honor Society, during recent ceremonies at Salve. Regina College, Newport, RI. The honorees were Heide Abendroth, Trine Erichsen and Barbara Starkie of New Bedford; Steven Bettencourt, Fairhaven; Kimberly Ledwith, North Easton; and Martina Ripanti, Swansea. "afraid to let" the other in. We can understand his mistrust. Why should he risk being hurt again? Even with this apprehension he may decide he wants to try again. Perhaps there were special times shared, experiences he wishes were back in his life. However it would be foolish just to begin again without some new understandings. The first issue to ;lddress. is the pattern of dependence. As I said above, it is unhealthy for one person to become the sole focus of another's life. Consequently,this couple might agree to some restrictions on' how often they see each other. Also, the couple might avoid going steady. Such decisions could improve their times together, since the pressure to meet all needs would be reduced. Second, they need a direct way to talk about problems. Dependence is more often a sign of infatuation than love. 'They could make a deal that' twice a month each -person , would describe what is bothering him or her 'about the relationship. Such honesty would be followed by joint problem solving to resolve some of each other's concerns. ' Finaliy, the couple I)eeds to rebuild their relationship slowly. This means finding realistic expectations and 'examining what they learn about love along the way. Without such patience the coup'le could easily fall back into old patterns and start a new cycle of hurt: Your tomments are wekomed by Charlie Martin, RR 3, Box 182, Rotkport, Ind. 47635