Cahokia High School - Cahochron Yearbook (Cahokia, IL)

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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 . .

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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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uhicl' lead tribe Mr. Knecht, head ol' the Comanehes, should receive much honor and praise lor his kindly and intelligent rule. One ol' hlr. Kneeht's pet pastimes is gardening, and the hlrs. is proud ol' his little acres. llowcver, Mr, Knecht's greatest joy comes from hunting. llc tleelai-es, 'l'herc's ahsolutely nothing like hunting quail. An ardent goll' lan, Mr. Malinsky has frequented the links since heing hitten hy the hug last summer. l.ess strenuous, hut something he equally enjoys, is 'IAV hoxing and loothall, Mr, hlalinsky this year he- eame Assistant Principal ol' the Comanches. Mr. William Knecht, Principal and Assistant Superintendentg Mr. William Malinsky, Assistant Principal and Athletic Director. 1 . Mr. Brien was not ollten seen hy the trihe since he was usually hard at work in his private wigwam. llow- ever, he did emerge from his ollice to announce all home loothall games and to attend all athletic events. hlr. llrien was a great hooster ol' the Cahokia teams. Vllhen off the Reservation, hlr. llrien likes to sit for hours in a duck hlind Ceven on wintry daysl Ile says it is fun! Mr. Eugene Rodemich, Curriculum Ca-ordinator. Mr. Aaron Brien, Superintendent. Another chieltain, Mr. Roclemich, also likes hunt- ing, lishing. and golfing. llc was usually seen at any and all sports' events. Nr. llodemich maintained his olliiee oll' the Comanche grounds, hut it was he who supervised the learning ol' all young hraves and squaws. Ii nl