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

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LEAVE SPLENDID RECORD W ' OZMCZAK. PAUL Pete Band. 1. 2. 5. -t: Orchestra. 2. 3. 4: Junior Class Play; Hall Squad. 2. 3. 4: Class Secretary, 2: Ro.x Rocket. 1. YACHLIP. lOHN Band. 3. I. YOST. RAYMOND Junior ClianiKer o( Commerce, 4, Kid I oclit ' Yoslit YURKOVICH, STEFFIE Roxettes. 4: Frencli Cluli. I; Liilin Clul). I. Ste ZADROZNY. CHESTER ' Cdro: Footljall. I. 2. 5. 4; Track. I. 2. 3. 4: Intramural Basket- hall. 2. Captain. I. 5. 4; Class President. 3; Hall Squad. 2. 3. 4: Hi-Y, 3. Secretary. 4; Mixed Chorus. 3. 4: Operetta. 3; Concert, 4: Stage Crew. 3. 4: Dance Com- mittee. 3, 4. ZAW ' ALEN. ROSELLA Rosie Girls ' Cdcc Cluh. 3: Operetta. 3: Mixed Chorus. 4; Concert, 4; Secretary, 4: Roxettes. 1. 2; Junior Chamher of Commerce. 4: Office Girl. 4. ZILAK l- ' RANCES Hedy Roxettes. I, 2; Senior Class Play; Secretary, 4. ZMAYUSKA, JOSEPH oe Editor-in-Chief. Roxian. 4: Merit Parade. 4; I ooiIhiII Squad. 3, 4; Basketball, 2, 3. 4; Track Squad. 2. 3; Stage Crew, 3, 4: Hi-Y, 4: Mixed Chorus. 2. 3. 4: Concert, 4; Senior Class Play; Mathematics Club. 4; Dance Committee. 3, 4. Cl.ASS MOTTO ' When duty whispers low, ' thou must ' , youth replies, 7 can CLASS FLOWER Yellow Rose CLASS COLORS B LUE AND « JOLD Gc THE ROXIAN Page Thirty-one

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GRADUATES OF 1939 TKACH. GEORGE Tack ' Band, 2. 3. 4: Orclieslra. 4; Conrcrl. 4: Intramural Baskelljall. 2: Dance Coniinittce. 3. TOMKO. VIOLA Vi Class Treasurer. 2: Room Salesman. 1. 2; Roxetles. I. 2: Secretary. 4: Junior Chamner of Commerce. W ' ERLIMCH. MELVA Me t-a Roxian. 4; Rox Rocket. 1. 2. ). 4: Junior Class Play: Mixed Cliorus, 2, 3: Operetta. 2. 5: Class Vice Presi- dent. 4: Class Secretary. 5: Roxettcs J. Vice President. 4. President: Frentli Club. 4: Latin Club. 1. Secretary, 2. Treasurer: Debate Club. 2. Secretary. 5. Vice Presi- dent. 4. President: Student Council. 2; Dance Coni- millees. 2. 3. 4. TORINO. MICHAEL ' Mifc,. ' Band. i. 2. 3. I; Orrlicstra. 1. 2. 3; Mixed Chorus. I. VRUSK. HELEN -Helon Roxettcs. 4: Secretary. 4: Office Girl. 4; Junior CKaniber of C orimierce. 4. WAGN-ER. RAYMOND ■W ' nggy Fooll all, 4; 1 rack. 1; Hi- . 4; Cross Country. 4; Intra- nuiral Basketliall. 4: Mallieiiialics Clul). 4. WAY. BEIl - Beiiv Roxcltes. 4; I ren(li Clul). 3. 4; Olfice Force. 4 WHITE. HORACE WICKLINE. GRACE ' Grade ' Roxettes. I. 2: Rox Rocket. 3, 4: Intramural Basketliall. , 2; Intramural Vollevball, 1. 2; Dance Coinniittcc. 2. WILLIAMS. GENEVIEVE Gen Rox Rocket. 4; Secretary. 4: Roxeltes. . 2. 3. 4: .lunior Cliaiiil)er of Commerce, 4; Class Gift Comniilloe. 4. WILLIG. ETHEL Ethel Roxetles. I, 2, 3. 4; Spanisli Clul). 4: Intramural Basket- hall: Intramural Volleyhnll, 2. 3; Girls ' Glee Cluh, 5. 4; Operetta. 3; Rox Rocket. 4. VN ' ERLINICH. EMILY ■Emmy- Roxian. 4; Rox Rocket. 2. 3. 4: Roxettcs. I. 2. 3. 4; Latin Clul). I; Secretary. 4: Junior Cliamber of Com- merce. 4; Dance Conunittees. 2. 3. 4: Class Color ( omiiiitl ' ; Intranuiral Vollevhall. 2. WINIER. DOROIJJY Seiretary. 4. Doyl WOCIIKO. CHARLES C n Senior Class Play; Band. 2. 3. 4; Com eri. 4. ' ii().- 77iirlv

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HIGHLIGHTS OF 1939 13 SEPTEMBER First day of school. School is again over-run hy thrilled Freshmen. School really begins. Teachers hand out the first nightwork assignments. Election of Junior Class Officers. Election for Senior Class Officers held again. 16. First football game. Monessen swamps us 52-7. 23. Rox beats Rankin 8-0. Cadroz. Sliwka. and Chips go to Kon-O- Kvvee. We take another one on the chin 30. 9. 11. 21. 26. 28. De Seni Da Every boy who was never at a dance before learned to dance. Ask Brick- ler if vou doubt it. OCTOBER The fateful day. Rox beats Coni-. 12-7. Rudy Michalism rushed to hospital after making low tackle. Rudy Michalism passed away. No school. Students attend funeral. First tea dance of the year sponsored by the Debate Club. Miss Watson again has to corral the backward underclassmen to get them to dance. The Hi-Y goes to Observatory to see stars, taking Roxettes with them. Joe Zmayuska gives occupants of his car a hair-raising ride. Tryouts for Junior Play start. Hams seen in every corner of auditorium reciting Shakespeare s speeches. Sophomore Dance! Cadroz per- suades Mr. Sporcic to let him dance vith Mrs. Sporcic. 31. Halloween! Students receive the pictures they took three weeks ago. What faces! Class Play Cast picked. The lucky ones seen in hallways with cases of enlarged craniums. NOVEMBER Publicity stunt for Junior Class Play in assembly. Most informal assembly ever seen. Boys heckled performers. National Education Week starts. 8. Paul Kuzmich gets mumps — Bill NIaglieri gets lead in Junior Play. 9. Mixed Chorus sings in assembly. Oh. yea, to-day is Patron s Day. Journalism Class interviews the visitors. Some fun. 10. Last assembly program for Educa- tion Week— Horace Mann . Per- formers talk behind curtain and screens. Screens save James Riordan. 11. No school — Armistice Day. 18. Junior Dance. Private rather than outside. Name cards come in. Joe Lanza swamped iiy underclassmen for his cards. 23. Hip. hip. ho ray! Half day school. Thanksgiving holiday. DECEMBER 8. First night for ' Wedding Spells ' . Attendance approximately 700. 9. Wedding Spells a success! Over 900 people attend second night. Crouch proves himself a quite cap- able actor. 13. First basketball game. Rox beats Neville. -14-33. 15. Rox beats Trinity. 40-26. Miss Magealson s partv for the Thespian s Guild. 24. Miss Haser s chorus goes Christmas caroling. Herrly proves a valuable singer. JANUARY I. . h! 1939. Happy New Year! Only about six months of school. 3. Back to school again. Everyone sits in classes looking back on Christmas holiday. Mt. Lebanon beats Rox, 49-25. ' 3. John Petro makes his debut on radio, giving Jack Benny a scare. All in all. Petro has thirty-four words on the whole program. 6. Mr. Kiselicia says good-bye to Mc- Kees Rocks High School as he leaves for Harrisburg for an accounting job. 9. Mr. Levy takes over Mr. Kiselicia ' s position as Business Manager. lfle lirlv liro