Loretto High School Graduating Class, 1954

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Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary Archives

Loretto High School Graduating Class, 1954

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Name/Title

Loretto High School Graduating Class, 1954

Entry/Object ID

SM.0073

Description

The 1954 graduating class of Loretto High School, formerly Loretto Academy, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Pictured are Mary Alice Kaine, Rita Brosco, Helen Haydon, Marlene Lawrence, Nancy Killips, Marianne Raffaele, Margaret Ryan, Shirley Litzner, Florence Matheson, Lauretta Pezel, Joan Henderson, Bernard McCondra, Philip Lynch, Margaret Latondress, Sandra Weight, Elizabeth McGuire, Joan Shields, Patricia Paraday, Robert Turpin, Patrick Suriano, Thomas Piteau, Michael Lyons, John Ferraro, Frances Osterhout, Jean Shields, Dorothy VanDusen, Audrey Bourque, Louis Palumbo, Edward Jaros, Albert Jaros, Laurence Simard, William Madigan, Jerry Fazi, Thomas McGuire, Patrick Ripley, Paul Yusko, Rene Savoie, Thomas Moher, Laurie Anne Ayers, Beverly Keelean, Gary Johnson, Joanne DePaul, Lawrence Green and Robert Scozzafave. In 1896, IBVM Sisters traveled to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to begin an education ministry at St. Mary's Parish. Three years later, Loretto Academy was constructed and opened as a convent, school and boarding house. In the following decades, the Sister's ministry grew to include additional schools and programs. Despite the closure of Loretto Catholic Central High School and St. Mary's Elementary School in 1971, the IBVM maintained an active role in local education into the 1980s.

Context

Born in 1585 in North Yorkshire, England, Mary Ward founded the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1609. Focused on education, the Sisters developed their ministry despite significant political, spiritual and material challenges. In 1880, the Canadian Mission of the IBVM established a presence in Illinois, and the following year, the IBVM North American Branch was created. In 1892, their ministry expanded into Chicago, and by 1896, the Sisters had opened a school in Michigan. Over the following decades, further growth resulted in ministries in California and Arizona, both of which began in 1949. In the 21st Century, the IBVM and its companions are active in Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, California and Arizona.

Made/Created

Studio

Foyer Studio

Date made

1954

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