Oak Lawn Community High School - Shield Yearbook (Oak Lawn, IL)

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“lable of Contents Administration. ...page 3 Freshman Class... . Senior Class......page 9 The Curriculum... . Junior Class......page 5l Activities Sophomore Class. . .page 61 Ivy, from the first moment of its life, stretches forth and climbs toward higher goals. Our school has grown in much the same way. Its first roots were firmly secure only five years ago. Since then, ex- pansion has been rapid. The faculty and the student body have grown larger each year. From the incompleted building where classes were first held, our modern facilities now. stand as a sym- bol of how a progressive community rises to meet the needs of its people. And still we continue to grow. Like the ivy, we send forth a part of ourself each spring. From the fundamentals learned here through the wise balance of academic study and sportsmanship, today's Seniors become tomorrow's adults. The step is important, perhaps the most important ever made. The advantages we have should be respected for what they are. The leading citizens of future years come from schools such as ours, schools where opportunity is always available. The four years spent here, the formative years, have benefitted each of us in different ways. Some will look back knowing the satisfaction of time well spent; others may not. But some things we all have shared. friends, classes, championships and near-championships, All of these things and many more can be included. During the commencement exercises, this year's graduates will hear a song which is traditionally sung on that memorable occasion, It is, in a way, a testimonial to the effect of high school upon our lives: OH WE LOVE THE HALLS OF IVY THAT SURROUND US HERE TODAY, AND WE WILL NOT FORGET THOUGH WE BE FAR, FAR AWAY, TO THE SACRED HALLS OF IVY EVERY VOICE WILL BID FAREWELL, AND SHIMMER OFF IN SILENCE LIKE AN OLD VESPER BELL. ONE DAY A HUSH WILL FALL THE FOOTSTEPS OF US ALL WILL ECHO DOWN THE HALL AND DISAPPEAR. AND AS WE SADLY START OUR JOURNEY FAR APART, A PART OF EVERY HEART WILL LINGER HERE. TO THE SACRED HALLS OF @MMY WHERE WE LIVED AND LE THROUGH THE YEARS Wi IN THE SOFT AF TERGLG

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