Eagle Rock High School - Eagle Yearbook (Eagle Rock, VA)

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moments ofour S0n1OF ye r the day we TCG61V6d our priceless possesslons our FIHDS the token of four happy years f1lled w1th nemerles and a PTOWISG of what 1S to come playing and ChOGP1Ug at b sketball mes the Valent1ne Party practlcing for and present1nb our Senlor olay,nChintz Cottage',oelebrating after the predu t1en of our play by gblng to a movle WOYk1ng together on the sch l paper and the annual singing together 1n assemblies smttlng tebether at shows, the fun ve had at the SOF1OT banquet spendlng the nlght with classmates the day we went to have the S6n1OP pictures made, buylng and sell lng st mps and bonds and trylnl to do our part in the war of fort taklng Senlor snapshots playing in and l1sten1ng to the Sprlng Band Concert rece1v1ng the shocklnb news of our pres1 dent's death readlnl of a new presldent pledllng the oath of Off1O0 these and many, many llttle thlnfs re remember The words of our nalma Mater' assume a new nd a deeper meanlng when we be 1P to realize that, as students, we are Slnglng them for the last tlme New, wlth only a few short weeks of our Senler year left, we are plannlng for the last Senlor assembly, when we w1ll present our dcd1cation, a meme rial plaque for the boys who are flghting for a lastlng peace, to the school In that assembly, we shall V1V0 up our ChQ1YS For four ye rs Am0P1OQ has waged a second Jorld War, but as a CFOWh1Df O11m3X to our four ve rs 1n h1Lh school came the news of the vlotery in Europe nd V E Day Ihat wonderful news to hear fter our f1TSt year st rted out se bleakly nlth the att ck on Pearl H rbor reallze new how fortunate we were t be attendlnb school and l1v1ng pleasant 11fO at the tlNC ncn ll the rorld wa 1n a state of chaos Only a few short weeks left but N0 hope that lt is iust that much closer t a eempl te allled vlctory and a last1ng peace Yes, each suece dlnr ye r we have renewed nd redoubled our efforts 1U the d1TOCt1OH of our alm, the top rung of our ladder And nov the re t roment h.s come what could equ 1 ltq The thrlll Lf welklng across the stage and POC81V1HF our dlplemas wlth rhleh NO shall walk forth as graduates of Eagle Rock Hlgh Sch el f 1945 Hlrt On The Helghts But Cllmblng Mary Ellen Nabers HlStOf18H . R . . at i . . N . n n - A ,. I - . . fs .H . . .s Vu: , , . . 1 . - . . . . , Q , 3 . .ee H 5 . ' . . . I. . . . L , . . . . . 1 I 4 I I . . . - ' a ' s - . . . . . . . 1 s - . . . . . . 9 1 f ' 1- ' 1 rs- ' ' 2 1 . D . . 1 Y: . L 9 u. u . Y f- DS ' r' J gl A . . . . ' I . . . . . H V 1 . . - , I . . U S2 ' . to next year s Senlers. . . ,. Q v I . . A . . M -J A U LA I - H 1. . Us - O I 1' a ' a ,A .W . C. - .L Q .IQ . . . A . O c , us ' nv' A Q. :' ' A .. o. . Q ' o . 1 -. 1 . . . . . . C C ' 0 , ' rx fx C Q a , a . . . . V - I C. 1. ' 'X . ' EL n l s-I U 1 0 . N a J . . v . v 1 - A Y , - v - - - n J O C qv- i I I . . .