Rockford East High School - Argus Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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The 'lirsf assignmenf as an Easf High siudenf is 'lo copy +l1e moffos from above fhe doors. The sophs, becoming acquainred wilh ihe signs ihey will grow io lrnow so well, are Kris Senica, Lillian Peferson, Dirk Klein, and Dee Roser. Sophs soon learn lhai where +here's fun, fhere's also worlr. On a scaffold decorafing 'For 'lheir parfy are Sue Hand, Sandi Kifson, Kris El- sfrom, and Jim Klinf. 'qi in Sophomores Sophomore year . . . a year of discovery . . . discovery of a more malure oulloolc and allilude . . . discovering lhe necessily oi developing 'rhe qualifies of leadership and inilialive . . . discovery of new and higher ways oi learning . . . discovery lby girlsl of lhe lradilional righl To flirl wilh lhe older men, lhe senior boys . . . rhe discovery lby boysl ol lhe Jrhrill of parlicipaling in, or allending Big Eighr Conference sporrs . . . a year of change . . . change from guiding lhe social policies lo following The examples ol an older group . . . lhe change of almosphere eilher lerrilying or lerrihc . . . lhe possilole change of friendships and The developmenl of new ones . . . These changes and discoveries slarled a new way of life. Q As ihe band swung ou+, sopho mores roclred and rolled a+ ihei 'Sc-if, parfy, Sa1elli+e Swing. Cheering fha sophomore 'reams on fo viciory in iheir firsf year af Easf are Joan Broughion, Gwen Glendie, Carole Liebovich, and Sandi Kifson.

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U A 1 Swish! The ball arched Through The hoop . . . The scoreboard regisTered Two more poinTs Tor EasT Roclciford . . . baslceTball is all Things To all people . . . To The players, The long, hard hours oT pracTicing plus The Thrill oT play- ing a game They love . . . To The sTudenTs, The Tun oT loyally cheer- ing TogeTher regardless oT vicTory or deTeaT . . . To The coaches iT's more Than merely a iob . . . iT means consTanT Tension and The In The empTy gym, which will soon be filled wifh a noisy, colorful crowd, Dallas Thompson surveys The scene where he will soon meeT his opponenTs as a player. Tensely, Coach SadTler devises new sTraTegy wiTh The Team in The huddle during a Time pride oT accomplishmenT . . . BaslceTball This season meanT consTanT worry . . .The wonderTul apprehension oT noT lcnowing when our winning sTrealc would end . . . waTching our raTing climb higher and higher. . .The sad leT- down when our TirsT deTeaT did arrive . . . we are proud oT our record . . . we won The regional crown! in-:vel . , 1 47 111 I A gay group of loyal fans board The bus in The middle of a snow sTorm To bolsTer The Team's spiriTs Tor an ouT of Town game. E-Rab supporTers are noT confined To The sTudenT body. In The exciTemenT of The game, an avid adulT finds iT impossible To conTain his enThusiasm.

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