Roncalli High School - Lance Yearbook (Aberdeen, SD)

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Juniors, well accustomed to the rou- tine from daybreak to sundown, are al- most old sods. They are reerin' to lead the trail ride once the seniors have gone. The seniors, ah seniors. They are the trail veterans, the gnarled old folks that stick together like trail hands should. They have a constant three day beard (or beardette). Four years ago they rode off at sunrise, guns a-blazin'. And now, in 1977 they will ride off into the setting sun with the wind at their backs, rifles still blazing. Some things never change.

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Howdy Partner! School begins with a new trail, another year. The theme for this year's Lance is The Long Treacherous Trail,” It takes 161 days so we had better begin the hard ride. Throw the saddle on your horse and ride off into the sun. For the freshmen it's a new trail; it may take the greenhorns a little time to get used to the rough riding. Sophomores have learned the ways of the worn dirt paths but still falter a bit. I 3

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