Bloom High School - Bloom Yearbook (Chicago Heights, IL)

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Angeline Rotolo helps out Al Cardilli and his band at the Tro-Cat Tromp. Informal Dances Celebrate Wins Within one month Bloomites had two chances to let off steam after a big victory. Although the annual Blue and White dance on February l was intended to relieve post- exam blues, the win over Lockport was an even better reason to rejoice. Then, exactly one month later, March l, the gym was again filled with dancing couples. This time, however, the opposition joined in the fun at the Tro- Cat Tromp. Bloom and Thornton students for- got their rivalry for the night as they marked the end of the basketball season together. Pro- ceeds from the dance were put in a fund to finance a foreign student at Bloom. Trojans and Wildcats momentarily forget friendly feuds as they meet at the Tro-Cat Tromp. Loyal Bloomites jump for joy at the Blue and White Dance.

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The victorious Trojan, Charles Didrickson, arrives on a Peporama float drawn by the conquered Wildcat slaves. Peporomo Reploces Snoke Donce Not a pep rally, not a dance, but a combination of both constituted the first Peporama to be held at Bloom. A king-sized rally on the football field generated the enthusiasm which stu- dents worked off at a dance in the gym. Bloom traditionally holds some sort of activity on the eve of the annual Bloom-Thornton game. Up until this year it was the snake dance, but with the wonderful acceptance of the Pep- orama by Bloomites, this will probably become the yearly event. The Peporama Princess, Virginia Willis is crowned by Dr. Metcalf

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