Rostraver High School - Rostravette Yearbook (Belle Vernon, PA)

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ELEANORE M. WEIGHTMAN El Commercial Couldn't live without her gum, could she. Miss Luzanski? . . . number, please. will be her future line . . . took a iancy to skating . . . listens to Barry Kaye . . . glory be . . . efficient worker. EDWIN F. WELSH Ed General A hunter and a hotrod . . . spends his time waiting for holidays . . . tinkers with cars . . . hey! Ed who's Macbeth? . . . he's al- ways half asleep . . . greatest desire-that diploma. ROBERTA A. WILLIAMS Bertie Commercial Roams the halls . . . good natured. but look out when she's mad . . . first lovef Henry I. . . . Ioan's shadow . . . Helpful Hannah . . . efficient doorman for tea dances . . . pastime-teasing Valeria. THELMA F. WRIGHT Thelm Academic Vivacious .... sparkling sense of humor . . . beautiful eyes that flash when she's angry . . . literary hound . . . keeps friends in stitches . . . can be found with Ioye . . . inspiration of lit classes. fNot Picturedl REGINA COTTINGHAM Ieanie Academic Always in a rush . . . last will and testa- ment--will leave in a hurry . . . college seen in her future . . . a good worker . . . an addition to our class from Bellmar . . . has an eighth period appetite. PROM COMMITTEE We worked, and we worked, and we worked. Tired? You bet! Don't look it, do we?

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IAMES W. THOMPSON lim Vocational Construction Wears a mischievous grin . . . really swings his partner around the floor . . . hangs out at Sweeney's . . . keeps cash register ring- ing, buying milkshakes . . . sage words of advice, don't buy Sunoco, buy Texaco. EDITH A. TROY Edie General Devilment plus . . . famous last words, I'm going to let my hair grow . . . tomboy in a skirt and sweater . . . enjoys talking tre- mendously . . . favorite subject of conver- sationf--boys. EDYTHE D. TYLKA Tilk Commercial Brunette, blue-eyed, and m-m-m . . . our Good Citizen . . . diligent and conscientious student . . . smile that dazzles . . . photog- raphy work holds her interest . . . that he1ps a definite part of her vocabulary. FRED W. TYLKA Fred Vocational Construction Likes trouble . . . behold a streak of light- ning at 4 o'clock?--it's only Fred . . . a lad of the rod and gun . . . his future . . . off he goes into the wild blue yonder . . . his query to everything- wat's 'at? REGIS R. URINSCO Reg Vocational Mining One for Ripley f here's a lad who likes school . . . good naturecl . . . grand guy to have as a friend . . . keen on movies . . . heart of gold . . . furnishes ginger ale firm with a booming business. CHARLES R. VOLK Foo Vocational Mining The last word in orneriness . . . future sub- ject to change . . . proud as punch he's a miner . . . sidekick to a motorcycle . . . just dare him! . . . whatever he does, it's sure to be fascinating . . . placid?-not him! CHARLOTTE I.. WALL Sis Vocational Home Economics Yearrrns for warm weather . . . shorter than a minute . . .nary a care in the world . . . disregard the names above-everyone calls her Leah . . . aims to be a housewife . . . can she sew? . . . boy, you know it. IOAN L. WALTERS Bootsie Commercial Expressive eyes and face .... radiantly smiles, even on Monday morning . . . con- stantly in a huddle with Roberta . . . a bundle of animation and mischief . . . her most charming asset--that cute dimple. I Seruafzfi Three of a kind-these mighty Woodpeckers

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Glam May 24, 1954 Hostraver High School Pricedale, Pa. Dear Graduates. Can you imagine? We're seniors! Last Sunday we attended Baccalaureate Services: tomorrow evening we graduate. The big event of our past dreams has arrived. It seems like only yesterday that we walked so timidly through the door as freshmen. School to us was such a maze. These steps went up: those, down. When would we ever learn the right ones to take! But we were determined to learn, and learn we did. What a year that was! New courses. new friends, our very own football team, and our first high school party. It was far more important to us then, than the prom. In '52 back we came as sophomores. Wise fools many called us, but nevertheless we were there. Now was our first chance to show our worth. Quickly we organized our class. Mr. Brady and Mrs. Wood served as sponsors: Earl Iones, George Povrzanich, Audrey Gibbs, and Mary Sickles were our officers. Aside from our heavy studying Land we really didl, wandering through the halls, building up the treasury t???J, and cramming for tests. we found time for a class shindig. The gym was decorated, and on the appointed day beaus and their gals swung into the Valentine festivities. Summer crept in and whizzed by. Holy smokes! Upperclassmen with a million and one things to do. Election time came. The winning politicians: Mr. Hough and Mrs. Danti, sponsors: Ronald Holet, Ronald Sonafelt, Mary Sickles, and Elaine Ahlbom, officers. Remember when we ordered our class rings? Standard ones at that! Gee. the committee sure had a rough time selecting a ring style, but wasn't the type they finally decided on beautiful? This was our gift to Rostra- ver's tradition. Through fall until spring everyone worked like slaves to raise the money for the Iunior-Senior Banquet and the prom. Our class play, You're Young Only Twice, helped a lot. We thought we'd never get Aunt Agatha married off. But. as always, we pulled through. The banquet held in honor of the Class of '53 was at Rehoboth on May 6. Everyone. seniors included, went home stuffed full of food and fun. Then it ar- rived, right on time. May Z2-our prom. The decorating committee rolled roll after roll of crepe paper, painted cardboard-and themselves, too, from dusk until midnight for weeks. It actually took tons of paper to transform our gym into a castle ballroom. But that night every moment of preparation proved its worth. Wally Ginger's Orchestra was heavenly. After the dance everyone took off for the Elks in Charleroi and the first postprom party in the history of Rostraver. What a time we had! Summer passed again. lust time enough to catch our breath. Now we were seniors, Class of '54. We were the ones who told the underclassmen which steps to use going up or down. Did you see our senior pictures? Never realized we looked so wonderful, did you? ' Ronald Holet, Ronald Sonafelt, Elaine Ahlborn, and Mary Ann Radzik were chosen the leaders of the biggest year of our lives: Mr. Mattee and Mrs. Winnett were elected our senior advisers. Remember our magazine campaign? Boy! Did we go out and sell! Everyone in the class did a great job to push us over our goal. The 12-3's were guests of the 12-l's and 12-2's at a turkey dinner given in their honor for selling the most magazine subscriptions. Aunt Cathie's Cat took the spotlight next. The cast was swell, don't you think? Cathie was some detec- tive, lane got her man. and all righty was heard around school many months afterwards. Following this mystery-comedy came our Iunior-Senior Banquet at Rehoboth and then the prom. But now we were the guests of honor. The juniors couldn't have done a better job. The banquet was tops and the prom-oh, that prom! Everything was gorgeous. The girls floated around in fluffy gowns. the boys were Prince Charm- ings. Handing out our yearbooks was next. Hope you liked yours. Now we are graduating. We've struggled through chemistry, trig, typing budgets, and Shakespeare. To- morrow, when we enter the door in our caps and gowns of white and blue, we will enter for the last time as students. The next time we enter these doors, it will be as graduates. Imagine how many different doors our class will be going through in the future-college doors, factory doors, doors leading to every part of the world. Some will lead to great things and some to sorrow and disappointment. But no matter what door we enter, our lives will always coincide with our motto, Excelsior-ever onward, and each door in the end will lead to success and happiness. Your classmates, Mary Ann, Kerin, and Kay