McKees Rocks High School - Roxian Yearbook (McKees Rocks, PA)

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CLASSES

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BOOK TWO

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GRADUATES OF 1939 OFFICERS President ' ice President Secretary Treasurer Jolin Petro Melva Werlinich Virginia Colantoni Raymona Lyons CLASS HISTORY T IKE a journey into a strange land of lakes and rivers, mountains and valleys, is the story of the lives of the seniors. For now the story takes one up the mountain of hope, now down into the valley of discouragement, then into a river of rushing and gushing flood waters, and hither onto a placid lake of deep blue waters. In 1953 the gales of the High School opened and the happy crowd rushed into freshman pastures. It was so strange here. Sometimes we grew lonesome and wanted to go back to the grade school land, but then we were encouraged by the fine y oung men and women on Senior Boulevard. Guided by our class president, Helen Cigoi; vice president, .lohn Fall: and secretary-treasurer, Maude Running; we seemed more and more at home. Several members of the class joined the football team. We were also very active in the journalistic field, club activities, and scholastic attainment. Our greatest disappointment was the cancellation of the Freshman Dance because of the rushing waters of the Ohio River. ' (if e .Sixiri ' n