Rockwood High School - Rocket / Mainliner Yearbook (Rockwood, PA)

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A A , . Imagine a successful town in the mid-nineteenth century. Formerly a town that kept to itself it advanced to become the site of the county's headquarters for the main source of transportation, the railroad. People from all over the state, and even the country, pass through and stop here daily. The town gets larger, and the population grows. Businesses move in,' people of all professions-blacksmiths, hotel managers, tailors-Hnd Mineral Point a proHtable and friendly place. The railroad cultivates the expansion of the town. In 1881 the railroad extension to a larger town marks the beginning of the decline of Mineral Point, later known as Rockwood. Today, one century later, the population is considerably less, and the businesses are fewer. The passenger train as a necessary form of transportation has since been replaced by faster and more efficient sources. However, Rockwood 's railroad is not totally obsolete. Every year a passenger train comes to visit the town. Even though the times have changed, one gets a feeling of nostalgia and a strong sense ofpride in Rockwood's history as a railroad center and in its present status as a small, friendly community. Like a journey on a train, with passengers, picking up souvenirs at different stops, experiencing new ideas, meeting differentpeople, so is ajourney through high school. Each consecutive year is like a stop at a different town. The basic structures of the towns are the same, but the people and their activities vary. The souvenirs of a student's journey through school are knowledge and memories. From the departure, or the day the student enters the building for the first time, anticipation and a fear of the unknown are predominant in almost all seventh graders. As the trek con tin ues through the successive grades, the school appears to change. The voluminous rooms seem to shrink, the lengthy halls, which seemed to take an eternity to walk, can now be covered with a few short strides, and the towering seniors are suddenly you and your fellow classmates. At the end of the twelfth grade, the ticket expires. This particu- lar period of life ends, but this ending only creates the beginning for another journey, . 4 at '::x ' gi-ig i X 1. W c I IH c

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Q 52 eandsitfiee On March ZZ 1980, at 12:30 p.m., Mt. St. Helens in Washington showed her awesome beauty and destructive power. The volcano, dormant for years, erupted her murderous lava and caused the demise of all forms of life on the cone of the volcano and nearby towns. In outer space another form of awesome beauty was discovered. The Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched on September 5, 1977, completed its billion-mile journey that took more than 3 years. Iran seized the U.S. Embassy in Iran and held 50 Americans hostage for tive months and seven days. On April 11, 1980, President Carter ordered a rescue mission to be sent to Iran. However, the mission was aborted because of mechanical malfunctions which resulted in the death of eight American soldiers. The hostages continued to be held as prisoners. November 4, 1980, marked the grim Hrst anniversary of the capture of the U.5. Embassy in Iran. That date was also Election Day. The presidential candidates were, for the Democratic Party, Mr. jimm y Carter, for the Republican Party, Mr. Ronald Reagan, and, for the independents, Mr. john Anderson. Mr. Reagan was victorious in 45, an incredible majority, of states, while Mr. Carter controlled five states. ' 'tes f3r 'Jl 'avfffni f . - . La I ' ' ulvgalgiligfd? ln. .L-?l-1-?- -- I I IJ ., O Q evo vvo g Q 019 v 'I--Q23 1 ll