Winter 2011 - St. Joseph's Academy

support...family...working togetherMary’s Plaza Place of Gathering, Remembrance the SJA Dining Hall, now known aswith the Academy shield and the words,“Honoring the Sisters of St. Joseph whohave lived on this campus and provided apathway of Catholic education for young1941-2009 to commemorate the openingof the SJA campus on Broussard Streetin 1941 as well as the year in which theIn Memoriam ... continued from page 3 Ray James Nelson Susan Nelson Gottschalk ’83Jane Brown Pirkle ’55sister of Aline Broussard Lambert ’28 (dec.), Sister(dec.) and Sister Frances Therese Broussard ’39 (dec.)Beverly Poirier Pourciau ’42sister of Althee Poirier Buhler ’38 (dec.), Ruth PoirierHidalgo ’46 and Ruby Poirier Laird ’47 (dec.)mother of Janet Reed ’67 Robichaux ’04 ’53; grandmother of Emily Ellis Welsh ’95 drenof Dawn Couvillon Fontenot ’75 into their new retirement home on HundredOaks at Parker.cilitiesDirector David James in collaborationwith SJA President Sister AdeleLambert, CSJ, Principal Linda Fryoux Pat Broussard. Brick masons were VernPatin and his brother Jimmy. comea gathering place for students duringtheir lunch hours and break times. Stratmann Smyth ’02James Ewell Brown “Jeb” Stuart Sr. Addison ’83; brother of Winifred Stuart Williamson’53 and Peggy Stuart ’52; uncle of Sister Adelaide’77, Jeanne Stuart ’92 and Erica Stuart ’95Petrus J. “Pete” Terhoevefather of Caroline Terhoeve ’80 and Frances TerhoeveDeJean ’82Sidney Denis Thibodeaux, Ph.D. Joseph Vincent Terracinafather of Julie Terracina Fresina ’84Geraldine “Geri” Levy Venincasa ’52June Warren ’76 Craig Warren ’79Emma Harris Whitemother of Toni White Douglas ’78; grandmother of“Between 10a.m. and 1p.m. on anygiven day,you will seemany girlswho chooseto eat outsideor justA plaque was placed in Mary’sPlaza on December 1 to honor theSisters of St. Joseph who lived oncampus from 1941 until 2009.enjoy theoutdoors,” she said. “The pathways al- Alice Hall, St. Joseph Hall and PenningtonScience Center. The garden effect is avery serene space and serves as a reminderof our roots in faith and hospitality.” tionof the rosary each Thursday morning.Among the features of the area arestatues of Our Lady of Fatima, the threeshepherd children and sheep. The statueswere a gift from Frank Bologna, along-time friend of the Academy andthe father and grandfather of Academygraduates and the great-grandfather of acurrent student.The statues were originally a gift fromVince Distefano to his wife, Stephanie The Village restaurant in 1945. The statueswere placed on an island near theirhome, which was located behind the restaurant.When the property was sold, the Distefanofamily asked Bologna if he’d likethe statues. He sent a company truck tothe acreage on Airline Highway and hadthe statues pulled through the water. Helater gave them to St. Joseph’s Academy.He said he was thrilled with their new very happy that the statues are there.”