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CRIMSON SHIELD
THE ONLINE MAGAZINE OF BROTHER MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL
January 2015
Published September - November - January - March - May
Did You Know?
Brother Martin High School once offered two foreign languages other than the standard Latin, French, and Spanish.
  • Mrs. Sydney Palmisano, one of the first female teachers at Brother Martin, taught German from 1970-77. She was succeeded by Christiane Struppeck, Andrew LeBlanc, and Elfi Celebi, who continued the program until 1995. Both Christiane and Elfi were natives of Germany.
  • For several years, Brother Martin offered Russian classes taught by the French teacher, Sue Dee Lazzerini.

L-R: Sydney Palmisano, Christian Struppeck, Elfi Celebi, Andrew LeBlanc, Sue Dee Lazzerini
Photo Quiz
The picture below is from the 1989-90 school year. Two of the three faculty members still serve at Brother Martin. Identify the gentlemen in the picture. As a bonus, pin­point the location in the school where the picture was taken.


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