Roosevelt High School - Roundup Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Roosevelt stuc nts take advantage of lunch time to meet with friends over food in the student center. The west campus provides an ideal place lo enjoy the weather in the fall. Not one of us is capable of becoming totally involved in every aspect of life at Roosevelt. We are human, and being human, we do not have the ability to be everywhere at the same time. We choose those means of expression that most suit our individual life styles, so that each of us is different in a great or small way from each other. 1971 brought the return of the pep assembly--the outpouring of school spirit by the screaming masses, and many have found this to fit into their chosen life styles. Others decided not to participate, and found new tolerance for their feel- ings in the optional attendance policy. In similar ways, the clubs at this school open their doors to new members, but do not force membership on those who do not wish to participate. We begin to experience a philosophy of tolerance toward each other. We may not always agree with the beliefs of the people around us, and we may choose not to participate in their activities. Still, we accept them as they are and allow them to pursue their activities without us, in hopes that they will do the same for us. There is an image that many people hold about Roosevelt students. Why should we feel forced to change ourselves to fit that image? We are not clay that must be pounded into a mold. We are people, and if our chosen images fit that one formed for us, that is how it will be. And when our images do not fit the mold, the mold is useless. And so our time at Roosevelt flies by, while we pursue our own ways of life and help others to find theirs. And when one image loses its color, we find another and continue learning.

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Academics All the years of our lives Are the green leaves that wither and fall When our winters draw near. While yet it is spring And we are young Let us dance, and rejoice In our youth. But let us also work, prepare ourselves. So when our leaves have fallen We will not be altogether barren. Jenifer L. Mercer nil rr ' nil llll W ' fflll Hill llll 10