Roger Bacon High School - Troubadour Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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CONTENTS S ehool L lje 4 A cadem 1'65 50 Organizations 62 A thletles 92 People These people are all cltt'z ens afflte community ofCt'ncitmati; and they are all citizens ofRoger Bacon. One young man might live across the street from school, while his bestfn'end must Ira vel ten miles to get there. One might have afather who is a millionaire, while another barely scrapes up enough Changefor lunch. But they all have one thing in common 7 they are here as part of a two- way trust, an agreement between Bacon and the community. The community sent its young men to Roger Bacon: in return, Bacon molds them into thoughtful individuals, ready to be society's leaders and hope of tomorraw. As a Catholic school, Roger Bacon has the added responsibility ofinfuslng religious training in to her pupils, offurthering their spiritual lives as well as their civic lives. The community gives; Roger Bacon gives back. A factory whistle shrieks thehve P. M . warning; the parking lot is practical! y vacant. The streets surrounding Bacon are deserted. Roger Bacon isljfrtished for the day 7 her charges have been absorbed back into the community. 3

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schogl life F 44 ! i S ch00! life is the spiril-Iifrihg dance afler a heart-breaking baskei- bail loss. 1! is the worry which build; up over a near-aI-hand phys- irs test; and i1 is 'ihaz release offension which takespiace a! the Senate-Famliv game. 117 is laughing a! a hilarious schoolpiqir, or i I is swealing during C omniencemem ceremonies on a sticky J ime night. The undercohhdemfreshman whojinds, 10 his surprise, Ihcil he has enough endurance to rompieie rhirty-fi ve pushups, is shar- ing in schoOl life. The odd sensaiion ofgding I0 confession in a gym; the brisk, invigorating Chili Ofajboibail-hight; thesoft rustle Qf long dresses during thejunior-sem'or prom h all these are ex- amples ofschool life. School life is lhe combination Qfsuccesses andfaihlres, hopes and diis'appoimments, pleasures and drudgeries, which prepares a per- son jbr entry into the outside world. By readying her pupiisfor whm is to come. bygiving Ihem some experience in what they will ha ve toface afler Ihey graduate, Roger Bacon continues tofiiihli iIS promise to the mmmuniiw quid pro quo.