Catholic Boys High School - Rocket Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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lf, Heck's hangout. Robert Heck takes up the sport Outfoxed. Harry Mehlburger shows his kill of rock climbing. while fox hunting in Australia. ummer has always been a fun and relaxing time of year. This S year was no exception. Sleep- ing until the early afternoon and television-watching were still the norms of activity. Though some peo- ple found more than this and the occasional dip in the pool to bide their time, Harry Mehlburger was an exchange student in Australia. The only problem was he spent his sum- mer down under in the winter. Harry said, They told me that win- ters there are not as cold as in Amer- ica. I brought shorts! I wasn't freez- ing, but I was cold. Some students attended the sum- mer computer course, while others took the drivers' education course. Four students went to Governor's School. The yearbook staff went to one of two yearbook workshops. Three students took a trip to Europe. Nine students selected by last year's junior class attended Boys' State. Also, many took on summer jobs, which required a lot of their time, work, and sweat. . . I'is I Lglgi. COMPUTERS One place where there was not too much sweating was in the summer computer course. That classroom is one of the few in the school that's air conditioned. The students learned BASIC computer programming, though this course was, by no means, basic. Some stu- dents believed that taking the course in the summer is better than taking it during school time. Steve Wujek said, It's a lot easier in the summer. There aren't any other courses to worry over. YEARBOOK CAMP To learn all the ins and outs of doing a yearbook, each member of the staff went to one of two yearbook workshops this summer. One was at Arkansas Tech University, the other at Ouchita Baptist University. The classes ranged from the boring, like graph- ics in black and white at 9:00 in the morning, to the enjoyable, such as, how not to do a yearbook. It was a lot of fun as well as a lot of hard work. As Spencer May put it, We had a really hot time in rural Arkansas. lust turn the key! Mr. Lawson instructs an eager teenager in the art of driving. K - -Q. VV . ri , TWTTTWX DRIVERS' ED Drivers' education was one of the most popular courses this summer, most probably due to the fact that girls took this course. The course was a preparation for the much feared drivers' license test and also a vain attempt by the parents to keep the kid from totaling the car. We did have a few close calls, said Mr. Lawson. Teaching teenagers how to drive a car is not the easiest or the safest job in the world. EUROPEAN VACATION This summer Martin Finley, Jeff Fletcher, and Wade Bray, who graduated last year, along with Mr. Tarvin as their chaperone, indulged in a 16 day mo- saic of Europe. Their trip started in London, with Big Ben and Bucking- ham Palace. Then, they visited Paris, city of lights. The Swiss Alps were next, then Italy, there's no place like Rome. Austria came next. Mu- nich, Frankfurt, and Cologne were the German stops on the trip. Hol- land and Belgium followed. After a last night in London, home was just an 8 hour flight away. A I S' sarlinilf

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Toga! Kirk Wilson, john Moran, Paul Brown, and Michael Boyd show that there's more to Governors School than books. BOYS STATE Paul Brown, Kirk Wilson, Rob Boswell, John Moran, Ramon Escobar, Richrd Walt, Dominic Plis, Shawn Daniel, and Erik Fetner attended Boy's State this summer to give them a back- ground in the workings of govern- ment. They participated in debates, drew up bills, and went to leader- ship seminars. Ramon Escobar commented, The interesting thing about Boys' State was the different ideas from people around the state. Ramon experienced differ- ent ideas on a larger scale as a member of Boys' Nation. Though, all remarks about Boys' State were not as positive as Ramon's. The po- litical slant of the American Le- gion, sponsors of Boys' State, upset some students. It was definitely a week unlike any other. GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL Mi- chael Boyd, John Moran, Kirk Wil- son, and Paul Brown were students at Governor's School, a five-week summer school at Hendrix College. Kirk Wilson said, The main pur- pose of Governor's School wasn't to teach you facts, but to open your mind to new ideas .., The stu- dents didn't just go to class, they heard guest speakers on subjects from the theory of relativity to the fine arts, went swimming, went to dances, or went to the movies. The main thing was to have fun, said Kirk Wilson. Summer A. No, it's not the Hell's Angels. David Cone is a member of a more civil biker gang. This stuff's easy. Fletcher Fincher relaxes as he breezes through computer programming. ul. , . ,,................., X 8 i

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Spirit converted to action. Emmanuel McKe- ever punishes Northeast with another powerful b ow. V-l-C-T-O-R-Y, That's the Senior Battle cry! The Seniors ignite the Rockets at a pep rally. ell on Wheels The Spirit Caravan is the heart of the Rocket fan support. Before the game, a group of true Rocket fans meet. in the back parking lot. They get psyched up as they decorate therr cars with purple and gold Matt Hay den in his Hayden Mobile leads the caravan onto Lee Street The Hayden Mobile 15 a 1968 Delta 88 equipped with an air horn and a megaphone and decorated with streamers and shoe polish By this time all horns are honking and all ha zards are blinking At Van Buren Street the participants be come extremely excited with the antxcrpatlon of a Rocket win Through the whole ordeal the caravan stays together at all costs even to the point of using methods of which Father doesn t approve At the stadium the stu dents gang together rn the bleachers to follow the lead of the Buffalo Soldiers this years edition of the Rocket cheerleaders Thls wild group symbolizes Rocket spirit Beauties in sync. The Mount St. Mary's Cheer- leaders ignite the Rocket crowd at a pep rally. W t't's s 'f' ' ' t ' ' ffm