Saint Thomas Aquinas High School - Aquinas Yearbook (Florissant, MO)

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School with Four Names ln September of 1954, three Sisters of St. Joseph, one priest, and gym instructor began teaching in four classrooms of the old Sacred Heart schoolrbuilding, known as Pius X High School, still later the name was changed to Duchesne, and then to St. Joseph.. Today, inthe new buildings at845 Dunn Road, the school is called St. Thomas Aquinas High School. Only freshmen attended the school in its first two years of existence. Then in 1956 the school accommodated sophomores by increasing the faculty and by holding double sessions. Construction began soon after that in January of 1957. The first Mass was celebrated by the administrator of the school, Father John Shocklee, in the newchopel, furnished with only an altar. Sister Mary Martin of the Sisters of St. Joseph was the first principal. The future iuniars went to DeAndreis far their last two years of high school. When school began in September of 1957, there were seven sisters. The freshmen had classes in the new Corpus Christi High School, while the sophomores attended classes in the Sacred Heart building. On June 7, 1958, Joseph Cardinal Ritter laid the cornerstone for Aquinas, the first campus-style high school in the Midwest. School opened in the new buildings on October 6, 1958, with more than five hundred students: freshmen, sophomores, iuniors. The faculty consisted of six priests, three sisters, and eight lay teachers. After Christmas, the cafeteria and administration buildings were opened. Formal ceremonies of dedication of all the buildihgs were held on April 19, 1959 . 1959-60, with the first graduating class, saw the beginning of new traditions: first official school rings, first operetto, first printed school newspaper, first yearbook, first prom, first May procession. More than one thousand students enrolled in 1960. Nine priests, twenty-one sisters, and nineteen lay teachers comprised the faculty. This year saw the first homecoming activities, The eighth building was completed. ln 1961-62. . . 1251 students and a faculty of sixty-two. . . . Reverend John Holland replaced Reverend John Shacklee as administrator. . . . The AlliedVeterans presented to Aquinas trophies for outstanding citizenship and Americonism. ln 1962-63. . . 1528 students and a faculty of seventy-five. ln 1963-64. . . 1615 students and faculty of seventy-seven. Re ve re n d John Bokel replaced Reverend John Holland as administration . . . . Sister Joseph Andre' replaced Sister Mary Martin as principal. The fguinas Published by the students of St. Thomas Aquinas High School 845 Dunn Florissant, Missouri 63031 Road Editors-in-chief Karen Scherr '64 Joyce Macher '65 Associate Editor Jan Matthews '64 Copy Editors Classes, Faculty, Activities: Regina Malawey '65 Organizations, Sports: Pat Gallagher '64 La out Editors Sop omores, Seniors, Sports: Carol Rupp '65 Juniors, Organizations, Humor: Connie Schaefer '64 Freshmen, Faculty, Activities: Janet Grose '64 Head T ist Fe icia Wichlenski '64 Head Photgrapher Jerry Brown '66 Business Manager Jim Anderson '64 Editorial Advisor Sister Grace Edmund, CSJ Business Advisor Mr. Frank Michalski Member of National ,,,' Scholastic Press 'i ' Association and of in National School s Yearbook Association fm :' ' ifgfj casvnrr Q .. X Table ol Contents .s it 11111, JI cueruut M I IUI inmc Dedication 3 ...s ,, ..,,, W ...L QVAV V474 EI 1. 15 2531, 31 ?iyi4AAvA5'Av.C Administration 5-6 it YAY-'Ai FEW 720 1. x Sams 21-52 N IEEE? 53-66 S t ' ' Iit,.,.llt:l'twhtslliilg:flflall tl 'tallgllwfsirlallrss! .f--f- f .,..... ,. 5 F 7 79 ' tililrlllp1'15sglillljiiilgiezizliiwr-itwillml.,,,All1.iiill111.15aelifllagltglggar ' -' O omofes 6 ' 1,1'r f irrt.il1g,rlr,,il,l,1'1Mil.4,.11T.r'1rlllfellitq'...,wilra,t -- . -- 1 rs, Fres men so-91 llllllllwllltaliliftll1Qs24ll5Ifr52fi1llitiiQQti2all1lit512221-lllllriiil .. l S L5-f -lg:a:?:i 1lwr ':ili!sll:..3Iii1111Jessit:r....tsirtIi'2.ii2t:.F111 N Underclassmen 92 - 1, ,... Organizations 93-116 at as tosst 1 t 513 s s-ff 1 'ei' CW' 'SS - 'G , 16'-W ... i 1 Senior Directory 170-178 . .,..... , ,,,, ., , ,..., . t Am to hs W9-184 2

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ST. THOMAS AQUINAS HIGH SCHOOL Florissant, Missouri TH E AQ U INAS Karen Scherr and Joyce Mccher, Editors

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1917-1963 Unlexs the Lord build the house, they labor in vain who build lt. Unless th. Lord guard nr. dry, In vain dw the guard ku, wmv.. iPsalm 126, i-25 There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens. A time to be born, and a time to die, a time to plant, and a time to uproot the plant. A time to kill, and a time to heal, a time to tear down, and a time to build. A time to weep, and a time to laugh, a time to mourn, and a time to dance. A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather them, a time to embrace, and a time to be far from embraces. A time to seek, and o time to losep a time to keep, and a time to cast away. A time to tend, and a time to sew, o time to be silent, and a time to speak. A time to love, and a time to hate, a time of war, and a time of peace . Uicclesiastes 3, I-Bl Don 't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one, brief, shining moment that was known as Camelot. iCameloti We dedicate the 1964 Aquinas to the memory of John Fitzgerald Kennedy and to his family.