Rochester High School - Mirage Yearbook (Rochester, PA)

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THEIR NOTEBOOKS AT ROCHESTER The seventh and eighth grades pass hy uneventlully, and now we see our actors entering the ninth grade. This year the students are divided into the Academic, General, and Commercial course. ln adclilion to their regular sulojects, foreign languages, sciences, and higher math are added to the curriculum. The curtain drops on tact two as the ninth grade graduates lrom common school into the long a-waited Senior High School. As the curtain goes up on the final act. our director and leading perlormers have changed. Now lvlr. Farley directs the production. Everything is strange. The inexperienced sophomores wall: up the wrong stairs and are chastisecl hy the Seniors. The dilzlerent cluhs talce in their new memhers. At last the unclerclassmen get into the swing ol things, they lcnow which stairs to use and they have acquired the lcnowledge of getting out ol the road. Finally comes the long awaited night ol the Sophomore Party. What a gala night it is with dancing, games, and hest of all something to eat. As the second scene evolves, we see the lowly Sophomores change into Juniors. Now they sit in the halcony. ' ln a lew weelcs distinguished class rings are placed upon heretolore unadorned hands. Soon everyone is trying to sell candy to have a Prom, and the lirst hig project is under way. Alter mid-year exams are over, the conversation really hegins to grow allout the Prom. Committees are chosen and they grow weary trying to decide on which floor and whose orchestra to have lor the luig event. Ar last everything is ready. The loig night arrives. Everyone is there. The music starts, and the dance lxegins. Thus the prom is on and over and another scene is completed. Once more the doors ol the school are open, only this lime, as Seniors, the actors are not happy. Then the first assemhly ol the year and, Ohl happy thought. lor now as Seniors. the older memhers ol the cast can listen to the phrase that used to bother them so, uSophomores remain seated until the Seniors are outln The days speed hy, and the last year of school is nearly completed. Qnce more there is the prom, 'hut this time there is the knowledge that you wonit go to another. Slowly the curtain descends on the last act. For a minute the audience is hushed, then there is a roar of applause as the spectators realize that the curtain has not dropped on the end of the drama hut. instead ol ending, the real drama ol lile has just begun lor the high school graduates. NOTE BOOK EDITION Page lNlllIf'll'1'll.

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rf' .J ,z . ' f,,, .ff Q .., I I C . 1 I, 132.1 ' 1 I 1 I X J ,f f.r gf X N, NIORS CLOSE M... I I ,,u j . I, f 1 gr 'rt' I N. A P !! il f v JN' -J 4 ii tx - . 7 1 , if I bENIOR OFFICERS ljresidenjz 1 , - , - Ted Mengel xfiCe44gg'Sid,fnt i A 19 1- James Byers Secretary' - -If V-lillelma Schulltar' Treasurer 'fltsouis . Cassi ,i . r X . l HERE was a great hustle and hustle hehind stage. The cast toolc their places. Slowly the curtain rose and the spectacular drama laegan. 'P' '! perlormers they enter the class rooms, learlul at what may 'happen and yet at the same time, I happy at the thought ol the new adventure which they had long antici- Q pated. The teachers and pupils worlced hard to lay a tirm upon which the huilding ol their luture education rests. As the lirst scene unlolds, we see our aspiring young tremulously emharlcing upon their school career. Demurely ' r loundiation ,f ,J J The second scene shows the juvenile cast hecoming 'hetter acquainted aaulx lorming intimate friendships. ' They are developing into young men and women. No longer do they persue the elementary three HR'su alone, for now they have the added responsihility ol history, geography, and spelling. As the curtain slowly closes. the several sixth grades are merged and We lind our stuclents going lorward as an unit into the .iunior High School and thus our tirst act ends. At the heginning ol the second act. we find that our performers have grown up a little. Now they have had some experience and are well poised. For the llirst time a lew memhers are elected as representatives ot the whole class. These students enter the organization, the Student Council, which is the governing 'hody ol: .lunior High composed ol the representa- tives lrom all three grades. These representatives supervise the activities ot the student loody. THE MIRAGE Page lfiglilveii

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. Qt ,fp Page Twenty ffilfilf W if Xmzfifwiff . Qfiefilkiyfffftniwfwfaf flf wif ifffiflflyfvfjt UM 3 Paul Albright Annetta Balls Kathleen Anderson Leon Balza Peggy Anthony Evelyn Bard Daniel Antitomas Angeline Bat Harry Aureli T H E Nl l R A G E tagline Mildred Batto Eugene Bell Robert Bergener William Bierer Myra Blazier Anthony Blobner 1890 THE ALBRIGHT. PAUL M. JR. Kmpu Commi-QRCIAL paul was tlic Erlitor of our Mirage tliis ycar. He is an all around grind stuclent, very sturlious lvut still lwas ri good time. ANDERSON, KATHLEEN Kathleen ACADEINIIC Katillfrcn is notccl for ller friendliness nntl interesting Englisli tallcs. Xfxfif linow slim: will lw El success in lier clioscn liiclcl anal give llftr our lvest wislies. ANTHONY, CATHERINE A. Hpeggyu GIENERAL Peggy, we lmar, is going to nmlic nursing licr career. Peggy lias loccn a vital linli in sclmol, so were sure sl1e will he .1 ctapalilr- nurse. ANTl'l'O1VlAS, DANlEl. Dun Cl0MMILRClAI. Dan, wlietlier on tl1c gym lloor or in the classroom is everyones friend. He slloulcl succeecl no matter what he does in lite. AURELI, HARRY LAVVRENCE Hlvlorning Glory GENERAL Harry is st iricncl ol just about everyone in srliool. Hercis lioping liis l'rrotl1cr .lolwn clocs as well as lie lias. Vve wisll l1im loads Qt luck.