Alleman High School - Pioneer (Rock Island, IL)

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Open house was held on January 5 for members of the board and friends. labovej Father O'Connor was on hand to greet visitors touring the new building. fcenterj So were members of the Men's Club. frightj Some ofthe young- er visitors found the flowers more interesting than a bunch of empty rooms. Ellen Klak reads the card for an interested young lady. ii is .. 'iii ws' his 3 Q The public toured the new facilities for the first time on January 12, 1964. , ....i iw t '- . ,L , rg ' f A g -,af , if . ,, ,t . ii E . sig, sg A tfff' Nw QMS' ii si, E sf ,g XA

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Moving started iust be- fore the Christmas holi- days. Students returned to find new schedules and also new classrooms waiting for them. 6 Excitement mounted as the new class- room locations were posted. El

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FRESHMAN WEEK Faces, Places, . . . So Much to Learn fobovej 30, 7, l2, and frustro- tion wcis the case as the frosh tried their lockers for the first time. Qrightl Mrs. Bcabinski tests Greg BouIion's eyes, one of her many iobs cis infirmorion. The first week of school is a time of change, not only for the annual influx of freshman students, but also for returning upperclassmen as all face new courses and some new teachers. Freshman Week '63 was characterized by a lack of space and an abundance of noise as work progressed on the new addition. On hand to greet the 362 Frosh and 941 returning sopho- mores, juniors and seniors were the 48 members of the faculty, including 10 new teachers. It wasn't long before students employed the :services of Mrs. Clifford Babinski, AHS,s first infirmarian. Upperclassmen found that the change from 7 to 8 periods gave them seemingly longer days. To step on or not to step on became the question as students noticed the new A in the main lobby. Students became numbers and cards as the IBM system efficiently catalogued everyone. . .V It .... s are f H 1'