All Saints Cetral High School - Saint Yearbook (Bay City, MI)

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“ Value Your Life... If You Mean to Enjoy It, Start Living Now. ” ...LIFE... To be bom is your beginning of life. For you now are alive and your life has begun. The joys of living are waiting for you to take part. Oh! And yes, of course, the hardships, too. .As you grow old, you work A t making something of your life. But as you reach the point of your life that you've worked for, you die; And to die is a moment that you remember. But life goes on, for it never dies. You now live your life in death. And so, you live forever. Thus, your life is always yours to live. G. Kutz

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. . Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!” Patrick Henry 3 Following the victory at Yorktown, Washington refused the offer of his troops to become king and returned to Philadelphia to aid with the establishment of a permanent government for the new republic—a loose alliance of sovereign states held together by the Articles of Confederation. An envoy composed of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Jay was sent to negotiate with the British. It was not until 1783 that the peace agreement, known as the Treaty of Paris, was signed, guaranteeing the sovereignty of the United States of America. The Articles of Confederation, despite many weaknesses, served to un- ify the states until 1787 when a special convention was held at Independence Hall in Philadelphia to revise them. The meeting was attended by fifty-five of the most-prominent men of the day. Twenty- nine of the delegates representing a majority of the states met on May 25 and decided to draft an entirely new constitution rather than am- mend the Articles of Confederation. The meeting then became known as the Constitutional Convention. 4 The men who assembled for the Constitutional Convention were an illustrious group with nearly every delegate a person of prominence in his home state. A large majority favored a strong central government. After four months of debate, on September 17, 1787, the new constitu- tion was completed. In a little more than four months, six states had ratified the new constitution. Despite the good beginning, the fight for ratification was bitter and it was not until September 13, 1788. that the necessary two-thirds majority of the states had approved the docu- ment and Congress could call for states to choose their electors and congressmen. Several of the states had ratified the constitution with the provision that it would be amended. Thus, as one of its first official acts under the new constitution, the Congress added the first ten amendments known as the Bill of Rights. Washington was un- animously elected President and a new nation was launched on a course of democracy.

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 .. Give Me Fyfe Drum or Give Me a Diploma! During these hard days, over the years, stu- dents of All Saints have taken upon themselves many incredible tasks. All unbelievable and bazaar tasks have not been recorded in the his- tory of All Saints. Some that have been record- ed at this time include “The March -a walk down the corridor of memories and hopes. The Crossing -a journey in the bitter cold, across a sea of ice, in a land of imagination. “Meeting -an attempt at organizing a party of rebels. “The View -symbols which reflect upon our nation and its struggle to survive. An ar- row reflects the battle that was fought to free us from bondage. The eagle is our nation's sym- bol for freedom, liberty, and strength. The flag shows our unity. The Roman candle and beer calls for a celebration of our victory. A bottle of brandy is for a toast, to our fore- fathers, for their accomplishments. Money is a symbol of our stability. All the symbolic meanings of these objects represent our coun- try, yesterday and today. Even as we look at all these objects, we still find one thing missing, a diploma, A diploma- a symbol of achievement and good standing. It is also a document bestowing honor and granting privileges to the holder. 9