Belleville Township West High School - Bellevinois Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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A friendship is a fragile thing Like the dust of hloom on a butterfly’s wing. Presuming on it is like trying To keep a butterfly from flying. You cup your hands, try not to clutch, But it is crippled by your touch. By all the self-involved demands Implicit in your closing hands. Though friendship may stay acquiescent, It is no longer iridescent. There is no way man can contrive To catch its loveliness alive And keep it in captivity. To glow, love must have liberty. Yes, friendship is a fragile thing, Like the dust of bloom on a butterfly’s wing. Last-minute decision was made before the team went into action. Students tried to cooperate with the Anti-Litter Campaign. 13

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The Scholar Quiz team spent hours studying to become tournament champions. taking part in activities . . . Pleasant words and winning smiles Smootji rough places, shorten miles. The First Geor entertained at one of the assemblies. 12

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Into a stream I saw a pebble gleam. On and on it will flow. Where it will go no one will know. Into life’s stream pebbles of kindness gleam. Into some life they will flow. Spreading happiness as they go. Senior athletes and their parents congratulated each other on Honor ' s Night at the end of the season. Together pep band members cheered on the team. 14