As I was finishing my HS training at St-Joseph Boys in early 1957, questions entered my mind as to which HS in the area (Keith Academy, St-Joseph or Lowell High, LHS) might have been the best for me to have attended.
This is a question that I ought to have asked back in the fall of 1953. However, in the summer of 1953, my mother, I believe, had chosen St-Joseph because her beloved father, Paul T. Charbonneau, had attended that school when he was young.
In life, some decisions are made for us because of hard-nose, factual reasons while others fall into our lap because of sentimental choices felt by others. Of course, had I been more inquisitive and proactive at the time as a 14-year-old child, my choice might have been different. In the end, one often does what others expect.
The following excerpts from our Lowell Sun might clarify the issue.
Keith Academy
St-Joseph Boys
NOTA BENE: Lowell High School, LHS, data is recorded separately in its own page.