CRIMSON SHIELD THE ONLINE MAGAZINE OF BROTHER MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL
March 2012

The idea of a high school Guidance Department in didn't take root until the mid-1960s. The 1966 St. Aloysius yearbook lists one of Brother Paul Montero's duties as Guidance in addition to teaching. By 1968, he is listed as Director of Guidance before becoming Assistant Principal the next year. The final Aloysius yearbook lists Brother Jean Sobert as Guidance Counselor although he had other duties as well. In Cor Jesu's final yearbook, Brother Jerome Lepre has Guidance as one of his assignments in addition to teaching Religion.

Brother Paul Montero, S.C. (picture from 1964)

(L-R): Brother Jean Sobert, S.C. (1969), Joseph Keller (1974), Brother Ray Hebert, S.C. (1974)

The first Brother Martin Yesterday devotes two pages to the Guidance Department, with Brother Jerome as the Chair. Others in the department included Brother Jean, who also served as Director of Student Activities, Joe Keller, who also taught Social Studies, and four priests, all of whom were part time.

1985 Brother Martin Guidance Department

Mike McNeill, Brother Brendan Butler, S.C., Brother Jerome Lepre, S.C.,
Brother Louis Couvillon, S.C., and Milton Rohm

Over time, the department grew larger with more full-time members. The longest tenured chairs have been Brother Jerome and Mike Lemmon.

Judy Maldonado (1990)

Mike Lemmon (1995)

Mike Baricos (1995)

Anne Rivera (1995)

Gary Breaux (2000)

Laurie Leftwich (2002)

Bro. Carl Bouchereau, S.C. (2002)

Of those pictured on this page, Judy, Mike Lemmon, Laurie, and Brother Carl remain members of the Guidance Department while Brother Louis, an ordained brother, serves in Campus Ministry.