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

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Seniors set a fine example of school spirit: Steve Glenn, Tony Ferguson, and Steve Carlisle. juniors get swept up in the emotion ofthe moment as they Alumni Steve Oswald and Mike Rodieck typify the continuing interest whieh graduates have in CHS sports. Ken Randall's work as manager ofthe football team reminds us of the many jobs that must be done to make a Rocket team go. The Rockets always guarantee to break the line that the Cheer- leaders make. belt out the chorus of Buckle Student re Down. MMWWNJMMMMWWM will EMM

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PROPELS THE ROCKETS School spirit can be seen in students at Catholic High School in many guises. Think about the Victory Cheer, a cheer that has been a part of Catholic High School pep rallies for many years. As you well know, the Victory Cheer requires that each class stand and show its own enthusi- asm for the Rockets, and ends with all classes joining together and roaring, V-i- c-t-o-r-y, that's the Rocket battle cry! What makes this cheer noteworthy is not only its long-standing tradition, but more important, the individuality and final unity of the classes that it expresses. When the freshmen try the Victory cheer, they are not at first very enthusias- tic. Remember your class's first attempt at the Victory Cheer? Did that weak and disorganized mess of a cheer mean your class had no school spirit? Of course not. It meant that your class was new and had not yet had a chance to see how vigorously a class could show its desire for a Rocket football or basketball team to win a game. But older and more experienced students would show the way to greater enthusiasm. Sophomores yell louder than freshman, but not the loudest. They have been at CHS a year and have had some time to feel their school spirit grow. As Sean Dunbar said, The more school spirit you get, the more you want. Sophomores have gotten a taste and want to taste more. The juniors usually are louder and more energetic than sophomores, but they must take a second place to the seniors, whose fourth and last year is the time to say, No one is going to outdo us. After the seniors cheer, everyone unites and gives one loud cry. This is school spirit. We are all individual classes, and we express that, but we are also one school and come together to face our opponents as one. This is inthe essence of the Victory Cheer. This is what the Victory Cheer so perfectly symbolizes.

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ALL WAYS Have you seen a good outfit around school lately? It is true that because of adherence to contemporary fashions and the school's dress code some observers feel as if some of our student body just walked off the pages of GQ magazine. Students now realize it is a losing battle to oppose our school's dress code. The best way is to conform to regulations and do it with style. There is a new awareness of our general appearance that can be verified by noting the clothes we choose and wear. As Father Tribou, himself a very sedate dresser, has stressed time and time again, nothing puts a student more quickly into the right frame-of-mind for school than the right clothes. These right clothes are also widely popular in the world outside of CHS. Who would ever have thought that school regulations would coincide with today's latest fashions? The popular items in the fashion scene range from double breasted suits Cnot, it is true, much seen in our hallsj to argyle socks Cmuch seenl, and even an occa- sional Gucci watch. Look around school: chances are you will see somebody wearing a tartan tie, Duck Head pants, Bass Weejuns, and Ralph Lauren dress shirts. All these things fall within a dress code, be it here at school or out on a date. The French say, Le style c'est l'homme. Some take that to heart, some don't.