TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO 14, SPORT

We continue to remember our St Patrick's Convent Schools although this year, 2024, marks the twenty fifth anniversary of the closing of the last St Patrick's School in the west end. Today I am reposting photographs of the various sporting teams and their achievements over the years.  The photos have all been shared by former pupils.  I hope you enjoy this post and the others that have been posted.

SPC Basketball Team, 1955/56 ( Enid Stanford O'Brien)

1966  Kindergarten Uniform, size XX Small,
1972 Gym Shirt size Medium (Linda Withers)

Cheerleaders, 1989/90 (Wendy Power)

Two St Patrick's Cheerleaders 1989/90 (Wendy Power)

1978 Champs (Norma Peddle Bulger)

Read about the 1978 Champs (Norma Peddle Bulger)

1975 Champs (Norma Peddle Bulger)

1983/84 Volleyball, Gym Teacher Sharon Martin,
Mrs Anne Pennell (Kim Bartlett-Doyle)

From 1979 yearbook

St Patrick's Basketball Team 1978/79 (Mrs Wade, coach)

REST IN PEACE ROSEANNE (WAKEHAM) LINEHAN

Mrs Roseanne Linehan

Today's post is a sad one as we pay a small tribute to one of St Patrick's respected and well loved teachers, Mrs Roseanne Linehan, who passed away on 23rd February 2017. Roseanne will be remembered by some former pupils as Miss Wakeham and by others as Mrs Linehan. From the comments we have received, it is obvious that she was popular with her colleagues and pupils. Her former pupils describe Roseanne as a "brilliant Maths teacher", "a caring teacher who always had your back", "kind", "inspirational", "one of the best teachers I ever had", "an amazing teacher and mentor".

Here is Roseanne's obituary as it appears on Caul's website.
"Roseanne Linehan 

July 2, 1944 – February 23, 2017 (age 72)

Passed away at the Health Sciences Centre on Thursday, February 23, 2017, Roseanne Linehan (nee Wakeham). Left with fond memories are her loving and devoted husband of 44 years Patrick and son Patrick Jr. (Ashley MacKinnon). Predeceased by parents Thomas and Ellen Wakeham, brother Patrick Wakeham (Carol), and sister in law Catherine Ellen Nash (Dolph). Also leaving to mourn, Brothers and Sisters: Tom Wakeham (Gail), Vince Wakeham (Betty) and Mary Taylor (Glenn); Brothers and Sisters in Law: Leo Linehan (Eva), John Linehan (Emily); Nephews and Nieces: Jennifer (Brian), Valerie (Garnet), Lindsay (Jason), Lou-Ann (Brian), Sean (Joan), Karen (Craig), Steve (Lucy), Blair (Cat), Colin, Evangeline (Rob), Roberta, Roxanne and Deea; and many other members of her extended Wakeham and Linehan Families. An educator for 34 years, Roseanne treasured her many friendships with past colleagues and will be missed by a wide circle of family and friends.

Resting at Caul’s Funeral Home, LeMarchant Road with visitation on Saturday, February 25 and Sunday, February 26 from 2pm – 4pm and 7pm – 9pm. Funeral Mass will take place on Monday, February 27 at 9:30am at St. Patrick’s Church on Patrick Street with inurnment to follow at a later date.

Flowers gratefully accepted, or donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Society." 

Mrs Roseanne Linehan & her Grade 9 Class, 1978/79

I know that there is a lot more we could say about Roseanne Wakeham Linehan but her memory will live on in the hearts of those who loved her and her legacy in the girls whom she inspired.  Rest in Peace, Roseanne.

SR BRENDAN'S GRADE 9 CLASS

We start 2017 off by featuring a class photo of Sr Brendan's Grade 9 Class. The photo is taken from Paula's 1979 Yearbook and, I am happy to say, we have everyone's name!

Sr Mary Brendan and her Grade 9 Class

Row 1 (l-r): J Reddigan, C Mercer, M O'Brien, S Pearce, A Reddigan, S Wade, S Sommerton, G Lamkin, Sr M Brendan

Row 2:  P Drover, R Angel, L O'Leary, D Carew, P Tucker, C Flynn, K Murphy,

Row 3:  K Steele, V Dalton, R Hennessey, L Maher, D O'Toole, C Fitzpatrick, P Dalton, S Francis

Are you in this picture ?  If it brings back some memories for you, perhaps you would like to share them.  You can do just that by emailing me at mcallistersmith@gmail.com.

Once again, Paula, thanks for the loan of your Yearbook.  It is a treasure.

MEMORIES FROM THE 1979 YEARBOOK

These pictures are all from the 1979 yearbook.  I am indebted to my niece, Paula Florey, for lending me her copy & entrusting its safe keeping to me.  These pictures are proof that the Schools run by the Presentation Sisters continued to uphold the musical tradition established by the first Presentation Sisters in Newfoundland.  It is recorded that the Presentation Sisters were the first teachers in Newfoundland to introduce music into schools on a daily basis.

Here are the pictures.  I hope you enjoy them and if you can help us out with any information, names, etc, please let us know at mcallistersmith@gmail.com.

 



Miss Eleanor  Lawton and a smiling pupil. 
Can you name the pupil?

UPDATE:  We have just been informed that this 'smiling pupil' is actually Lisa Walsh.  It is so nice to be able to name the little girl.  Thank you Lisa.  I hope you are still making lovely music!
 



Mr E Hajek and the School Orchestra, 1979. 
Are you in this picture?




Sister Mary Xaveria and a pupil.  Can anyone tell
us who the young man is?

 



Another Happy Musician!  We would love to
have a name to go with the photo.

Don't forget - if you can give us any names or stories about these photographs, we would be very happy to hear from you.  You can contact us at mcallistersmith@gmail.com if you can help with these pictures or if you have anything that you would like to have posted here on the St Patrick's Convent School Blog.

HAPPY EASTER

These photos are taken from the 1979 yearbook.  They carry no captions so I am not even certain that they are Easter pictures.  However, they look to me like the girls are wearing their Easter Bonnets so I decided to take a chance and post them today.  If anyone can identify the girls or give us any details, please send them to us at mcallistersmith@gmail.com and we will add them to the pictures here.  Thanks in advance for your help.

 

What have we here? 

 

 

The Easter Bunny?

 

It must be Easter!

 

A VERY HAPPY EASTER TO EVERYONE!

IN THE LIBRARY WITH SR REDEMPTA

We have two interesting pictures today.   Both pictures were taken in the Library at St Patrick's Convent School.  Sr Redempta O'Brien was the Librarian and she is in both pictures.  WHO ARE THE GIRLS IN THE FIRST PICTURE?

 

Sr Redempta O'Brien and some
happy looking girls in the Library

 

 

 

This first photo comes from Presentation Archives.  The details are scant but we know it is Sr Redempta O'Brien, who was Librarian at St Patrick's for much of the 1970s & early 1980s.  We also know the picture was taken in the Library.  Did Sr Redempta conduct classes in the Library or was this some sort of special project?  Do you have any information about this photo?  Do you know anyone here?  Please get in touch with us at mcallistersmith@gmail.com if you can tell us anything about this photo.  (The uniforms have certainly improved since the 1950s!)

 

This second photo is from the 1979 Yearbook and we are fortunate  to have the names of the girls who, according to the Yearbook, are Library Aides.

 

Sr Redempta and Library Aides

 

 

 

SEATED L-R: 

L Maher, B Ducey, E Thomas, B Carew, R A Gillingham, H Gushue, E Efford

 

STANDING L-R:

C Flynn, M Moores, L Hickey, K Noftall, N Mulrooney, P Carew, C A Carroll, C Ryan, S Francis, Sr Mary Redempta

 

I hope the two pictures bring back some good memories for you.  Don't forget, we LOVE to have your comments and recollections so if you are in the pictures, if you know anyone in the pictures or if you have any memories, experiences or anecdotes to relate about Sr Redempta and the Library, please send them along to us at mcallistersmith@gmail.com and let us all enjoy the nostalgia.

VOLLEYBALL TEAM, 1979

St Patrick's Convent School  Volleyball Team, 1979

This is a picture taken from the 1979 St Patrick's Yearbook.  Thank you Paula for the loan of your yearbook.  It has a lot of great pictures in it. 

 

 

Are you on this picture?

1st Row: S Evans, B Martin, C Power, L Barrett, T Hefferman/Mary Heffernan, S Prim,

 

2nd Row: Mrs S Wade (Coach), L Gallagher, V Hawco, J Tucker, C Thompson, M Keating, E Donnelley, L Hickey, P Harding, J Walsh (manager)

If anyone has any stories about this team, it would be nice if you would share them with us on the blog. You can send them to me at mcallistersmith@gmail.com

I am very grateful to "Anonymous" who has been kind enough to send us the correct name of one of the girls in this picture.  Here is the comment, which was received yesterday:

Anonymous16 November 2014 17:20

"Hi! In the photo of the Volleyball players, it's Mary Heffernan, I believe I am correct."