Rogue River High School - Ro Hi An Yearbook (Rogue River, OR)

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Ilie time ef cei liees They say that our high school years are the best time of our lives. When we look back on them when we're older we'll think how trivial and unimportant those problems were, but at that time they seemed like they would shadow us for the rest of our lives. A broken heart, school work interfering with our social life, a tough teacher giving us a hard time, and even losing our first game were so important. Once in a while, we think about the school years behind us and how most of our problems had passed, and had left us only with experiences that might prove to be helpful in our future 3'ears. They had also changed our ideas which might reflect later in life, but this is just part of the making of our character. As time goes by, more difficulties arise and we find ourselves sometimes in almost the same situation as before, and wonder how it could happen. But again it passes, and we find these days of joyfulness and sadness had quietly left us, and we are no worse from the experiences, but are left with knowledge that our high school years were the best time of our lives. Center left: Jim lies has a worried look on his face as Mrs. Misner gives him a haircut. Upper center: Kent Gutches, Jay Wisshack, and Don Blakely show off their muscles. Bottom left: Unidentified legs during a pep assembly. Upper right: Jay Wisshack and Janis Slover at an assembly. Lower right: Terry Strickler in the shop. Bottom right: Kim Kendall, Kim Sease, and Pam Hendricks look at '73-'74 annual. Center right: Dave Irvine and Leo Tocher show how much they care. 5

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To many, school was not just an everyday routine. It was a place to grow, have friends, and for some even a barber shop. Some of the faculty had to put up with a little harassing now and then. Mr. Barnard took on a couple of nicknames like Kojak and Telly Savalas. He also had a little sticker on his desk that said bald is beautiful.” Mr. Cheney, the driver education teacher, found it difficult explaining to his students why he got a ticket for reckless driving. Something at RRIIS that we’ll always remember is lunchtime. Even though the two sections of the school were dismissed five minutes apart to go eat, everyone somehow managed to get there at about the same time. We always knew tacos would be served in the cafeteria Thursday because we had chili on Wednesday. And you could almost always depend on seeing suckers in everyone’s mouth right after lunch. 4

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At times unexpected problems came up. One that could have been a real disaster was during Spirit Week before Homecoming. Because of the high fire danger, the annual bonfire had to be cancelled. In its place the Seniors presented the First Annual Ms. Rogue River Beauty Contest and a trike race around the track between the class officers. These were a big hit with both parents and students. Ms. Elderberry Flats (alias John Custer) was crowned Ms. Rogue River . Another problem that was taken care of quickly, for a while anyway, was the hassle of people loitering in the parking lot. There must have been some sort of record set for suspensions this year, because about 30 people were kicked out for a couple of days at one time. The halls seemed kind of bare that week. This year was very eventful, in a lot of respects. We hope this collection of photographs will help you remember some of the good times that took place throughout our school all year long. 6