., ..... THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Sept. 20, 1991
in our schools Bishop Connolly High School Elections have been the order of the day at Bishop Connolly High Sc~ool, Fall River. New National Honor Society officers are Christina Fasy, president; Sarah Provost, vice president; Dan McLaughlin, secretary; Sarah Rodgers, treasurer. Ms. Fasy, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James Fasy, Portsmouth, RI,
Coyle-Cassidy James Burns and Joseph Scanlon will be the first members inducted into the new Coyle-Cassidy Warrior Sports Hall of Fame. The ceremony 'will' highlight Homecoming '91 activities scheduled for the Taunton high school on the weekend of Friday-Saturday, October 11-12. Burns was a coach at the former Msgr. Coyle High School from 1933 to 1964, coached the Warriors to numerous state championships in football, basketball and baseball, and was named to the Massachusetts Football and Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame. He died in 1988. .' . . Scanlon taught arid was athletic director at Coyle and Coyle-Cassidy for 27 years, until his untimely death in 1981. ' , The school is inviting all graduates of St. Mary's, Msgr. Coyle, Bishop Cassidy, and Coyle-Cassidy' to attend what will become an annual event.. . The Oct. 12 homecoming program will beginwith 8:45 a.m. registration,followed at 9:30 a.m. by Mass in the school auditorium and a breakfast. At II :45 a.m. a' pep rally will feature the Hall of Fame inductions and a Coyle-Cassidy senior girl will be named homecoming queen and will preside over the rally and a following football game between Coyle":Cassidy and Brockton's Cardinal Spellman High School. . Preceding the game, alumni will march to Hopewell Park for the 1:30 p.m. kickoff. Tickets for the day's events are limited. Information is available at Coyle-Cassidy, tel. 823-6164.
is active in sports, playing varsity been awarded at $500 MEOA/ Hersoccer and varsity winter and spring itage Bank scholarship, which he track. Will receive in October at Holy Ms. Provost, daughter of Mr. Cross College. .and Mrs. Doug Provost, Somerset, Fall driver education classes is active in the school drama society begin Sept. 23. and sailing club. The 199.1 edition of OPUS, Dan McLaughlin, son of Atty. yearbook of the Fall River high and Mrs. David McLaughlin, New school, is now available at the Bedford, is a cross-country runner school's main office. and a member of the junior varsity A week of events beginning Oct. basketball team and the varsity 13 will mark Bishop Connolly's spring track team. 25th anniversary. Planned are a , Ms. Rodgers, daughter of Mr. IO-kilometer road race Oct. 13, and Mrs. Thomas Rodgers, Tiver- and during the week a city cham- , ton, RI, is a varsity soccer player pionship cross-country 'race,a and a member of the ski and tennis varsity soccer match, a parentteams. student dance, a lecture on educaAll officers will attend a state tional issues by educator Dr. Ted honor society convention Nov. I Sizer and a concluding silver anniat Bentley College, Waltham. versary banquet for alumni, presSki Club officers are Greg ent,and former faculty members, Czarkowski, president; Joe Aleardi, parents, sludents and friends on vice preliident; Joe Oliveira, treas- ··Oct. 20 at White's on the Watuppa. urer.. .. Further details on the anniverOther school clubs, all eager to sary week are to be'released shortly.. welcome new members, include the choir,the drama society, Pawprints, the newspaper, and Opus, St~·J the yearbook. The Fairhaven grade school will ; In sports, tile Connolly Cougars have been active with boys' varsity host its second annuai alumni soccer tying Attleboro and Dart- , reunion Oct. 12, beginning with'an mouth and the JV team defeating alumni Mass' at 4 p.m. at St., both Attleboro 'and Dartmouth. Joseph's Church, to be followed Girls"'yarsity volleyball defeated by a social hour in,the school and a Attleboro in straight sets, while buffet dinner. Also on the proboys' cross-country lost to Bishop gram will be election of alumni FeehaJ.l28-29 and girls were victor- organization officers. Information: 996-1983. ious. ' Also' an annual event is St. Membe'rs of the EAC champion girls' spring track team received Joseph's fun run andlO-kilometer championship jackets and sweat- road race, Oct. 6, with the fun run' shirts in ceremonies Sept. 6. at 10:30 a.m. and the road race at Graduated seniors on the 'team noon. Information: 996-1983 or were Cara McDermott, Muffy Mer- John Negri, 996-2759. rick, Jen Amigone and Anne Conforti. _ 1991 graduate Paul Charette has
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CYO basketball season to begin
Stang junipr founds business
Ed Pacheco, a junior at Bishop Stang High School, North,Dartmouth, participated this summer in a program sponsored by the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship and as a result has founded "Clown'n Around," a birthday party service for children. As Eddie the Clown, Pacheco In A~tleboro, Bishop Feehan supplies a party package for 15 High School began its 30th year youngsters for $40, giving each under a new principal, Brother child a helium balloon and a "goody Robert Wickqtan, FSC, who suc- , bag," presenting a special gift to ceeds Sister Mary Faith Harding, the birthday child and offering ,RSM, principal for the past 17 clown entertainment. years. . , The National Foundation, Brother Robert was previously founded in New York, has been administrator of academic affairs featured on the CBS Evening News, at Xaverian High School, West- in USA Today and in various wood, and before that was a faculty other periodicals. Beginning as a member at"peLaSalle Academy, university outreach program Providence. At a pre-school gath- designed to teach entrepreneurship ering, he was commissioned for his skills to inner-city students, the new post by Feehan faculty mem- foundation has increased its scope bers, with whom he had met dur- to take in other high schoolers. ing the summer; and on the first , Its course was, offered in New days of school he met with each of England for the first time this the incoming classes. summer, giving 28 students six Freshmen were al~o greeted by weeks of classroom training that big brothers or sisters and student included business basics and talks councilors. There are 20 I freshby community business people..At men, 171 sophomores, 181 juniors the close of the program, students and 159 seniors enrolled for the were provided with business cards '91-'92 academic year. New to the and business checking accounts faculty is Leonard Cambra of the and in the case of-Pacheco as well language department; and Mrs. as several other participants, were Marilyn Jackson will work in the launched on, their own business Feehan development office. ventures.
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Albert Vaillancourt, associate dir,ector of the Fall River Area CYO, has announced that plans are underway for the upcoming CYO basketball season. The CYO Hall on Anawan Street, Fall River, will be open seven days a week beginning Sept. 30. Coaches wishing to arrange practice times for their teams are asked to call Vaillancourt at 6721666 or 672-9644. Coaches will meet to discuss rule changes for the new season at 7 p.m. Sept. 25 in the CYO Hall. All parishes planning to participate in the basketball ,program should be represented at the meeting. League divisions are as follows: Junior Girls A and B (grades 5-8); Junior Boys A, Band C (grades 5-8),-Prep Boys (grades 9 and 10), and Senior Boys A add B (grade II to age21).
Mount St. Mary's class reunion TheMount St. Mary's Academy; Fall River, Class of 1951 will hold its 40th year reunion at 7 'p.m. Oct. 4 at'the Quequechan Club, 'Fall River. Class members wishing to make reservations or persons who know the whereabouts of class members may call 673.-0141.
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Teach at home 'about sex, nurse tells parents , ,
ST. LOUIS (CNS) - Parents teach children about traffic safety ("Look both ways before crossing"), water safety (" Always swim with another person") and responsibility ("Pick up your toys"). But what about educating children about sex? Mary Doerr, a nurse and mother of four, understands parents' reluctance to discuss the topic with their children but sees an everincreasing need for sex education in the home to ensure an understanding of family values. Mrs. Doerr is coordinator of a
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workshop called "The Caring Parents Program: Sexuality Education at Home," sponsored by two St. Louis Catholic hospitals and two state agencies. The program, designed to help parents feel. comforta.ble and knowledgeable when talking to their children about sex, is given about three times a year at one of the hospitals and also is presented to church, school and neighborhood groups. Just as in other subjects, parents discussing sexuality with their children must teach them to be accountable and responsible for their actions, Mrs. Doerr said. When a teenager- goes to buy a car, she said, "you arm them with a lot of facts about insurance, repairs and car mileage to make a responsible decision. Why should sex be , " any different?" Many parents feel uncomfortable, Mrs'. Doerr said, in part because they never discussed sex with their own parents and because they feel they are not well informed about AIDS, homosexuality' or other questions children might ask about sexuality. "The first step is to admit to yourself and you,: children that it's OK to feel comfohable," she said. "If children ask a questio'n and you don't know the answer, say, 'Let's get a book and find out together,'''A child's knowledge about sex begins as soon as he 9r she begins to watch TV and starts to read, Mrs. Doerr said. ' "Everything and everyone is educating children in sex in some . form," she said. "If parents don't take a role, children don't get the parents' values and beliefs," The time to start talking a~out the subject is as soon as you start discussing body parts, Mrs. Doerr said. There is no need to make up name~ for sex organs, she said, adding, "You don't say sniff-sniff for your nose. Teach them the proper names," Parents n~ed not worry abo·ut giving children too.much informa'tion, she said, because if they are not ready for it they will turn their attention to another matter and not bring it up again until they are ready. The workshop Mrs. Doerr conducts also aims to help parents ~ake the emotion out ofthe subject of sex. For example, if a child uses Ii four~letter word, parents are advised to" respond calmly, explaining the term and why it is inappropri~te and not used by the parents. . The workshop is based on a four-point plan -:- .facts, values, responsibility and self-esteem,--': and includesinforin!ltion on puberty, homosexuality, sexualty transmitted diseases, child pot-nography, molestation and oller topics.
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tive against pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, it doesn't cost 'anything and there are no harmful side effects." -Father John ~andyk,C.SS.R.
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