Rock Island High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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Rocky ' s Campus Animated by Signs of Spring Armed with mitts, balls, and bats, eager young men venture out onto the campus as soon as the snow melts and the thermometer begins its slow, but steady rise. I ' :v.

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The corridors are filled with tinsel and aluminum foil, and the smell of pine as Christmas comes to Rocky. Christmas Slowly Fade as Semester Ends 13

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Girls ' gym classes spend a fun- filled hour playing speedball on the rear campus, both teams striv¬ ing to become the victor. The snow melts, revealing small blades of grass struggling to mature into a carpet of green. Trees and bushes bud merrily while the sun smiles benevolently upon the scene. Eyes stray stealthily to the window, and minds wander to the four corners of the earth. White shorts and sweat shirts dot the tennis courts, as ardent enthusiasts eargerly begin to practice their serves. The stadium is filled with hooded boys circling it rapidly and with others carelessly tossing the heavy discuss back and forth. Once again the crack of a bat can be heard as it collides with a momentarily white base¬ ball. Spring is here. Assemblies begin to be filled with award-giving and senior reminis¬ cing. Tape measures are weilded and measurements for graduation caps and gowns are taken. Spring has arrived, the world is new, and the future seems near. Eyeing the target with ex¬ treme caution. Rockettes pre¬ tend to be Maid Marion in search of Robin Hood’s ene¬ mies.