Althoff Catholic High School - Crusader Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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THESE ARE OUR BEST DAYS! Just as Althoff is not just a beautiful, sprawling build¬ ing, not just 1082 students and 56 teachers, not just victorious athletic teams, talented musical groups- but the essence, the vitality, the warmth, the intangible, living heart of all these—so a yearbook is like a magic mirror, capturing, holding, and reflecting forever the vibrant force and personality which was our school year. A yearbook is people-and people are laughter, tears, cheers, taunts, quick-silver dreams, cynicism which seeks solitude to cry, studies, goofing off. People- people growing up-but growing hurts! And a yearbook is events-proms, music, dates and lack of dates. Football games won and celebrated, football games lost with tired senior players walking silently together for a last look at the lengthening shadows on a now-empty stadium, turning quickly away with unbidden tears. A yearbook is life—a year of life-a year lived- a year now gone—and the promise of all the years that are to come.