Rock Island High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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New student parking lot provides ample space for bombs, and streamlined beauties. 10

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The favorite period of the day, the subject nobody flunks is enjoyed by Clifford Foster and Dale Lundy. From the quiet realms of junior highs, students ascend each year to a world of con¬ fusion and wonderment. Young soph lads long to attain the worldly attitude of an upper¬ classman, while fledgling misses long for an upperclass man! To the puzzled sophomore. Rocky offers a jungle of stubborn lockers, never ending corridors, insurmountable stairs, and the dreaded detention hall. To the well acquaint¬ ed, Rocky is a combination of friendly people, a bustling cafeteria, an overflowing auditor¬ ium, spirited athletic events, and the dreaded detention hall.

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The pause that refreshes in the lives of these misses is a lunchtime break at a crowded cafeteria table. ' Bombs ' Gleam, Femme Smiles, Beauties Partake Nourishment; Daily Occurrences at Rocky High Change was met with mixed emo¬ tions. The din of building construction prevailed during class hour ' s as Rocky ' s concrete and steel giant took shape. Nerve-racking air hammers were tolerated as students envisioned a placid pool and ticket line fatigue was lessened by thoughts of a large new fieldhouse. Change took other forms as R.l. upperclassmen were forced to give up their front stair monopoly and al¬ low sophomores to join them. The tra¬ ditional sophomore backstairs became a down stairway for all while traffic moved upward on the front steps. After receiving that long-awaited invitation to the Homecoming dance, Faye Ogden flashes a win¬ ning smile as she poses before autumn dance props.