Rochester High School - Rochesterian Yearbook (Rochester, WA)

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We Made the Change . . . from a grade school room to an ultra-modern lab . . . Administration

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.ff 'Q fx -,, Foreword End of another year . . . lt is difficult, isn't it, to realize that the term could go so quickly. This was a busy, active year . . . the Year ,X of the Change . . . new activities, new facilities, The big change was, of course the new building. We felt the advantages of private classrooms and pleasant surroundings. We tried new activities, such as iumping on the trampoline and participating in debate. We participated in intra-mural sports. There are many events to remember . . . the pep assemblies with the always lively skits . . . the ball games, such as the thriller-diller with Oakville . . . skating parties and dances . . . the Girls' League slumber party where no one slept . . . the Variety Show we worked so hard for . . . Fun Week, when we alternated between looking like hobos, little kids, and clashing clothes . . . plays and concerts . . . the disastrous FathervDaughter Dessert when a silver thaw and power outage really gummed up the works . , . the unexpected vacation when bad roads forced the schools to close. But more than these, we'll remember the daily companionship with each other, the day- in-and-dayaout routine of school to ed o 5 g . DP C4 ' casionally with an exam . . . L We saw the birth of a new project, to light J the athletic field. We worked, and the alumni . 5, worked, sponsoring dances, ball games, sending ' Il. 5 out letters . . . LX lt was a good year . . . .I .'l . O: t Q . ' :I U ., . ..' i .J Q .' , ' 1 ' , ' The staff wishes to take this opportunity to especially thank Mr. 1 ' 2 Robert Jacox, or as we all call him, Jay, for the many, many, ex- , ', - cellent pictures he took for us. Whenever we needed a picture, , ' '. ' whether it was at a ball game, play, program, or just during the day, ' ' '- Jay was always ready and willing to do the job. For all the awkward L' positions, headaches, and time . . . Jay, thanks a lot. J . I Bettman s Men Sho 4Ol Capitol Way FL 7 50ll Olympia CENTRALIA CHEHALIS LONGVIEW OLYMPIA Serving Thurston County Since 1851 roffitt,s Department store 6 , S l if 4 ,,ll..Jl...IL..I,lI ll ii ii ,f' 1 1 ---

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Writing a farewell message to you, the seniors, is always an occasion for mixed emotions, PRIDE in having had a part in guiding your education to graduation. REGRET that your familiar faces and voices will be gone from our school. HOPE that you will become the future leaders that you can be. ANXIETY that we have had the wisdom to give you proper guidance and counsel FAITH that you will continue to help yourself along the road to success. CURIOSITY to know what only time can reveal-as to how well we have worked together as a team. With all these emotions, and more, I sincerely congratulate you on having successfully opened another gate on the roadway to the future and hope that we have provided you the keys to the others you will meet. JOHN H. STEVENS, Superintendent L L ,vc,,, As the school year draws to a close it is time to bid farewell to another group of seniors. During the past years at Rochester High you members of the class of I957 have gone to school in the old building, spent two years in make-shift quarters, and spent this final year in a new building. While the physical facilities have been varied, the primary function of the school-to provide you with the best possible education-has remained the same. We hope that you have taken full advantage of the opportunities afforded you, and that you will put the knowledge you have gained to good use. LOREN D, LANPHERE, Principal HAROLD ATZ B.A., Huron College, Huron S.D Science, Mathematics T heq Worked DONALD SMITH B.A., Hastings College Graduate Study, U. of Wash. Librarian, English J. C. PENNEY CO. High Quality and Low Prices Olympia, Washington