"We can take the magazine in whatever direction we want it to go in," she was quoted as saying in a December, 1974, issue of the Crimson Crier. The students involved were seriously interested in publishing a magazine which featured their creativity. The final decisions as to what the magazine featured and looked like rested with the students.
Various members of the staff visited English and Art classes, encouraging students to submit their work and invite any interested students to join magazine meetings. The magazine was a vehicle in which students had an opportunity to express themselves. According to the Crimson Crier article, "After a year or so at Warde, many students find themselves undergoing a slow but sure loss of identity and being dragged into that terrifying and mysterious creature known as The System. Yet still, amid all of the dissolving of personalities, there exists ways for a student to assert her or his individual talents. Reflections is one of these ways.
"It is small and personal enough for one to leave one's own mark on. So come and express yourself. It may open new doors."
Paul
Children also participated, joining the singers and adding their voices to the popular songs. About half-way through the afternoon, as if by miracle, a jolly visitor with a long white beard and a red and white suit arrived from the North Pole, much to the kids’ delight. Coincidentally (or maybe not), “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” was being sung at the time!
The entire Greater Bridgeport area was well-represented by volunteer singers from Bridgeport, Fairfield, Trumbull, Monroe, Stratford, Milford and Weston. Their conductor (also this writer pictured below) is a Fairfield native and UB Music graduate. 
The religious community was represented by two local Catholic clergymen. Reverend Alfonso Picone, pastor of Saint Margaret’s and Saint Raphael’s parishes, spoke of the ongoing work which will eventually transform the shrine into a major destination point. Reverend Norman Guilbert, a former musician and soon-to-be pastor of Bridgeport’s Saint Patrick’s Church, spoke on the importance of community activities and the need for all those of faith to join in this event and similar ones.
Mr. Paoletta is to be commended for his efforts in originating and sponsoring the afternoon. The Bridgeport Sing-Along will continue on an annual basis, and likely grow in size and stature, possibly rivaling the long-standing Mystic, CT Annual Sing-Along, which is scheduled for Sunday, December 21. (The respective organizers have agreed never to use the same date.)
This writer thanks all those who contributed their time and efforts in making the holiday season a more joyous one.
