Rolla High School - Growler Yearbook (Rolla, MO)

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Life’s Seasons There's a season for beginnings when the world is fresh and new, when we shape our dreams of all the things we plan and hope to do, A season for maturing when we think and work and grow. And a season for the har- vesting of all we've come to know. And each successive season grows still richer than the last as treasures of the present add to memories of the past. — Karen Ravn

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1 ' ? eritage '76, a road of renewal, change and revolution. It was made up of all the direc- tions we took, all the answers we sought. The aca- demic highway that extended our growth, the pathways that developed individuals, and the ruts along the way each strengthened us. Vestiges of our heritage gave way to re-evaluation and . . . IF estival, U.S.A. We were a microcosm, a particle of our cultural diversity and society. Each individual began to see his peers as people, with real emotions and ways of expressing them. We were different, but in these differences we found a common ground, and it was a start toward . . . ¥ orizon '76. Now we look to the future, basing our values and beliefs on the trials and errors of our past. We have developed our own standards that will prevail for our lifetimes. We have set our goals, aiming for a dream, reaching out to grasp our new roles. Our pathways have brought us to an observation plateau where we stop to gaze back and retrace our footsteps before turning toward the horizon . . . V V ' A

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18 • Sculptors of Our Future A sculptor once with Chisel in hand set out to sculpt a Rock of the land. His heart and talent designed that Stone. Then He left, but one day did return. And alas! He found Sun, Rain and Wind had glorified what was done by Him. like the sculptor, each teacher of RHS set out to develop their students. Theirs was not to make a person, but rather to lay the groundwork, design the blue prints and or paint to back- ground with the learning process. It was then the individual person would emerge, ready to be shaped by his own hands.