Cahokia High School - Cahochron Yearbook (Cahokia, IL)

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oalitillil lcpoc on 0.0. rivervatioll On April lv 1950, construction lmcgan on Caliokia Common- ficlcls Iligli School. ln Scptcnilucr, l9'5I, tlic lmuilcling was opcn- ccl for usc. That year cvcryonv cloclgccl wliccllmarrows ol' L'L'll1Cl'lI and drank from garbage cans, By the scconcl year things were mucli CllllllCI almost na- tural. 'llicrc was now a large gymnasium, good cnougli to plcasc tlic most arclcnt atlilctcz thc ninctccntli-ccntury In-Il was climin' atcdg a P.A, system silnplificcl tlic making of annouiiccsilicntsz shrubs adnlccl a finislicrl look to tlic vxrcrior: and two stone lwnclics wcrc placed in the inner court lay tlic Class of 1953.

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lgL'lllCll1l7Cl' the day? You were huhhling with excitement-it was the first dav ot school and now vou were a big shot. Still, it surely was eomlortmg to have Mom there, just in ease. That first date-how long ago was that? That eowliek just wouldn't stay put, nor would any amount of powder hide that pim- ple on the tip of your nose. 'lihen good ole Pop ealne through with the ear keys and malt money, Things had never looked so . . , u. - f rosy as on l rom night. You were Prinee Charming in your tux Cllolw tied the tieD, and the fam! ily ear was all yours for the eve- ning, llow proud you were to give your Cinderella her eorsage, even il' Mom did have to pin it On. You were on top of the world as you received your diploma. hut thinking hack you realized that it was Mom and Dad who had helped you reach this goal. So, in appreciation of the help and understanding you have given us. hlom and Dad. we dedieate this hook to you -A our parents. 'I'lIl G

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llIlPI'lJYll1g, ll lkmrlmll field :mtl l 'tcd thc third year. and blcuchf Cnntinunlly 4 truck wsrc cmnp 1 ect un Clrcnt cure was tzlkcn in the us nut . I, vlmtinv ol' vmss, :mtl tlmc F.ll.A, set rusclmsllcs l ' .H rw ' in tlmc court ynrtl. Dark grccn plants aulurnccl tlu' plunturs in tht- front h-ull. In tllrcc ycurs Cmlulx' lliulm Sclmlll lmcl sccn grunt rims ,1 1 'Ill ,V clmngvs. Some Comanches are still blind As we enter . . Now is the time for .l-e-I-I-o . .