Rockingham High School - Rocket Yearbook (Rockingham, NC)

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Hoist the anchor-we're off! lt's September, I948, and a crew of two hundred and seventy-five untried seamen stand breathless on deck as the U.S.S. Rocket embarks on its maiden voyage. ln the dis- tance stretches the boundless blue of untraveled seas, a limitless expanse of surging waters. In our ears sings the song of the wind, punctuated at intervals by the cry of sea gulls. We stand on deck, exhilerated by the sting of the salt spray in our faces and somewhat awed by the immensity of the billows that crash and thunder around us. We're not to be intimidated by those who warn us of the hardships attendant upon a four-year voyage over untraveled seas. We're wanderlusts- we've heard the call of the sea and we've answered! For behind the rolling walls of fog looms the legend- ary port-the land where glittering air castles assume reality and day dreams come true. Beneath the unfathomed depths of ocean lie fabulous riches and untold wealth. And so it is with courageous hearts and un- daunted spirits that we place ourselves in the charge of our captains and trusting in their wisdom and hoping for favorable weather, we put out to sea. And as the wind billows the sails and the vessel plows through the waves, the gallant crew bands together. lt doesn't take us long to gain our sea legs. Under the expert tutelage of our captains we learn to .JQQMLL jk .f41fwA,0r