Aliquippa High School - Quippian Yearbook (Aliquippa, PA)

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Class History ln September of 1943 students began coming into the high school from all directions. Those climbing the hill looked forward to doing it for four years. As we sat in the gym waiting for home- room assignments, little did we know what was to follow, although we had our suspicions. After receiving regular homerooms, we began to try to acquaint ourselves with the rules and regulations of the school. Naturally, becoming quite confused, we approached upper classmen and asked their aid. Much to our discontentment we were dubbed with the name Freshies and were sent on our way, often with wrong directions. We weren't in the fog too long and soon learned the ropes, even those of cutting classes on the last beautiful days of fall. Since the war was still going on, a well recognized statement among the students on test days was, Gee, l wish we have an air raid dril today. As May came around we looked forward to our summer vaca- tion, hating to leave the kids but eager for a rest and to dream of our sophomore year. As always is the case, the class diminished in size, but the remaining ones worked hard to keep up with the class. Being considered in the senior group, we had the privilege of attending our first National Honor Society Assembly. impressed by it the students locked forward to the day they would be eligible for the honor. Friends, Romans and Countrymenn seemed the subject of the semester as the English classes began memorizing Mark Anthony's speech. Ah! What expression. Mark Anthony couldn't have done it better himself. Toward the end of the sophomore year, social maturity came into the foreground. This was illus- trated by the attendance of the May Dance that year. Extra-curricular activities came into promi- nence during this year also. Thoughts in the stu- dents' minds were how quick the last two years have gone by. We're Iuniors already! Senior Homeroom Teachers Rlill'gill'f't NliN'Nlill1lll Grave Nlzn'sdm-n i'utlu-rim- Moran 1101011 D. Smith

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136 F BANDULA B GLOVIER P MONTINI F MANGIARELLI D VALLE N HAGES I SHAHEN F ROSS Upon returnrng to school rn the fall as full fledged Juntors agam wrthout a few who couldnt make 1t all our thoughts were turned toward the organ1zat1on of our class Th1s task requr ed great conslde at1on smce we wanted offrcers who would serve and represent the class dtltgently Afte or gan1z1ng all mterest was turned to our own formal Dreamer s Rendezvous Naturally a orom IS al ways accompanled wrth the questron Vtfrll you go to the Iunlor Prom wrth me? Ahl Those lucky glrls Skatmg parttes were qulte the fad and the clean up commrttees often wondered about the slrght 1ndent1ons on the floor and th cdd colored marks on the students It seemed that we all stopped comolamrng about backaches The only solutron was that we were flnally s1tt1ng on the charrs dur1ng assem blles Don t worry Freshres you only have two years to watt Some lucky students were able to attam Na uonal Honor and were very much congratulated by both faculty and students The only drsapoornt 1ng thlng IS that more people cant make rt We left school wtth only one great task to be started the year book Edltors were chosen and the sum mer work was to begm At last were senlors lt seems that the last three years Just whrzzed by lt wont be long now t1ll Pomp and Clrcumstance The class se 'ned to be larger summer school had qutte an attend ance A large number of students worced hard and well to get back w1th the class They were very much welcomed We semors became very popular Someone rs always askmg for some sort of an tntervtew A very common expresston was Oh' How darlmg No rt cant be Sentor photographs already lts Just a matter of weeks now Teachers are very busy after school and dur1ng therr free perrods the students seem to be espectally mterested 1n makmg up therr mrssed classes Naturally all worklng for exempttons May the l4th was the day to pay tr1bute to Krng Lloyd Cable and Queen Thomaslne Atk1n son The court looked n1ce too We have come to the conclusron that boys look very nrce 1n sults The s nror banquet at the Colonral brought the semor cl ss together for practlcally the last t1me Iokes and wrsecracks rang through the two gyms as we practlced for Baccalaureate whlch was followed by Commencement As we walked up to recelve our drplomas w1th Just a small lump ln our thro t and a slrght hrdden tear IH our eyes we looked about us at all our fr1ends and parents who watched us as we b1d farewell to Alrquxppa Hrgh School f N vw 41 ,M 'QQ QQQ lk 9 'om ' X 's A . . . . , A 1. . . n ll I ll I - ' J I I . I - I ' ' . ' 'r ' a . ' r ' ' ' . ' ' ' 1 ll I A A! . I I 4 I I I I ll I u n 4 9 4 9 ' I ' 1 I JH I I I V I I . Q55 ,, . - , t 3 ' .' - er fl r ' - ' ' 1. .W t JJ 1 Foe A ' .1 ' . ' my . X ff Q? - I-r QQ! St ' Y ' 'L 0