Spring Ford High School - Rambler Yearbook (Royersford, PA)

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As the xcar progressed out teacher gaxe us our fnst re tders We long shall iemem bet the manx pictures and thc tXCltC ment as the teacher commented hoxs xx ell xxe read -Xlthough thc sentences xxett xerx simple ones such as See the cloxxn laugh ,xsc became excited as the storx unfoldtd and xxe lITldQlI1lCl ourselx es as participants In addition to reading xxe learnt cl to draxx and to color pictures of ideas or XISIOHS xxhlch songs or stories gaxe to us Sometimes xxe ex en tried to express ourselx es through the medium of inlx xxhich is not a part of the first grade instruction For thc first time competition betxxeen indlxiduals became an important part of xxorlt We xxere glxen the opportunxtx to spell draxx color xxrlte count and ex en plax games bettel than anx other children ln out class YN ho xxill extr forget that first xxonderful xalentme xxhich xx as proudlx handed to us bw the postman in the class Hoxx proud xxe xxere and hoxx excited xx hen xxe realized that there xx ere secret admirers xxithm the room WN ho sent 1t3 WN as it a girl? WN as it a box W hat a time xxe had trxing to decode the signature xxhich xxas in numbers Then xxhat a let doxxn xxhen the teacher finallx helped us to learn the sender of the card xx as nont other than fLPS3 W HO fhose sixt xears of elementarx school lapidlx passed and xxe found ourselx es on the Il 'NIOR HIC H SCHOOL Ihe long axxaited dax came and eagerlx but feaxfullx xxe entered that magnificent large bulldmg on the outskirts of the Ixxin Boroughs Ks xxe roamed through the halls xxlth the older students xxe felt lllte characters in a plax Iihe Long and the Short of It ks xxe passed from class to class xxe pool sex enth graders constantlx feared the posslbllltx of bemg trampled to death bx the giant juniors and seniors unlor high school prox 1ded manx nexx experiences -Xmong those xx ere school dances pep rallies and sports As members of the athletic teams xxe gained the approxal and interest of our parents and the president of our fan clubs YN e had arrlx ed YN asnt ll xxonderful to feel lllte an adult' It dldnt talxe much encouragement for us to further the r1x alrx betxx een our com mumtx and the one on the other side of the Qchuxlltill Rix er fhis xx as accentuated as xxt moxtd up the educational ladder and participated as members of the high school squads ks Frosh xxe at last considered ourselx es a recognized part of the senior high school We xxcre xerx proud of our class hats xxhich xxe xsore xxhencxer possible exen during some classcs -Xlong xx 1th the recognition xxc acquired a budget for the remain ing foul xears of public schooling Pagerlx xxe paid our class dues and sold peanuts and 103 t I' 4 I4 ' 1 fi A'.'. A v',' . ' '. .Y I' 4 D .f V 5 ' ' K S ' 1 v . 4 ' lv? 7-21-5!15--19 L 243-8-15 U thresholdiofia niexi' adventure, entrance to Spring and Royersiford Junior High:Schools. G 'J 1 J ' if J . .L ' Y. Q 'Y u n . A! qi s il v,'. f' 'I ' ll' Y h A I nwhq il hh '. .UN u .Q -

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CLASS H1 TORY IsINDl RC AR I HN Do xou remember th it fateful dax manx xtars ago xx hen our harassed mothers xxashed our faces and hands combed and brushed our harr and dressed us rn nexx clothes purchased for that specral occasron, then proudlx announced lodax xou xx1ll make manx nexx frrends and learn nexx gamesg After berng put off our gu 1I'Cl then thtx xx rllted or droxc us to the entrancc of thc ltrndcrx ut: n xxherc xxc xxcrc rolted bx tht st tttment lodrx IN thc frrst dax of school AN h rt tn cxptrrc nee th it xx as After bcrnv draggtd through tht door xxc thtn bccamc the r pt rn a tug of xx ar After sexcral mrnutes of xxarlrng xxc acqurrcd enough nerxe to lools around to see manx Cllffx and xx et faces xx h1ch xx ere famlllal to us We hadnt been sent off to solrtarx confinement after all There rn the room xx ere manx plax mates and aequarntances xx ho xx ere gorng to share thc same fate the samc cxperrences and the same memorable ex ents xx hrch xx ert to ard rn the moldrng of our personalrtrcs and our plans for futurc xtars so manx manx xtars rn thc drstanct Lrttlf drd xxe ltnoxx thtn that th it dax xx 18 thc btgrnnrng of 1 xcrx dtlrghtful J xerr of nc xx gamts manx p ntrcs puppx loxcs and minx othtr enlox able mrlt stonc s Hudlx had thc xtar bt gun xxhen our tcachtr announced that rt xx as promotron trmc She explarned that next xcar manx of us xx ould be rn rooms xxrth more nexx faces and manx of our frrcnds xxould not bt xxrth us Although xxe xxanted to enter the Hrst grade xxe rtgret ted haxrng to part assocratlon xxrth our Hrst teacher and some of the boxs and grrls rn that first experrence xxrth edueatron, the lxrndergarten P Ll NIFINTARX SCHOOL llementarx school ccrtnnlx xx as challengrng rnd qurte drffcrent rs xxe soon lerrned Probablx the most dr rstre change xx as the rtalrzatron th it xxt xxould attend classcs all dix rnstt ad of ont half dax as xxt drd rn the lxrndergirtt n Although xxc strll had manx mo ments durrng xxhrch xxe plaxcd gamts such as musrcrl chnrs xxt notrccd th rt mort emphrsrs xx rs placed upon lI1Cl1XlClL121l effort I rch of us rtetrxed rndrxrduil atttntron from the te icher We learned to xxrrte xxrth larva pencrls ind to color xxrth craxons much larger than tht ones xxe used at homc lfl2 . '1 1. 1 L , . 1 -1 cg'-4 1 - -. - 1 S 1 ' 1 1 1 - 17 ' . 1 ,. .1 . . 1, 1 C 1 l , 4 1 1 1 s 1' s-,'1 - s - -s -A 1s s . - rf' , 1 -1 x ccrq 4 - .1 1 X - 1 1 1 .. N . C . 4, r . ' . , X v a 1 L C 1 L -.4 5 ,L .. . - . xx . 1 s x 1 K , O 1 . 1, ' . 11 .s '., .1 1 1 . ' 4 I 1 A 1 1 1 1 1 . . 1 s .1 1 1 X xv .' 1 , -1 1 1 - 1 . ' 'x ' I , 1 - s 1 Q 11 123 . x 2 1. 1 x T - ! 1 I 1 1 A ' .1 . s 1 .1 1- 1 1 . 1',. U , 1,. . 1 - s- . c I x. 4 .. . 1 ' 1 .. of 1. 1 1 s 1,1 1 . 1 1 ,, ,. , C 1 . . . x , . r . .', . 1 1, 1' 1 . 1 1 .1 . . .,. 1 . 1 .1 A K , . I . , 1 ' 1 1' - 1- ' ' 1' 1 1,1 1 1. ' .' ki . , . 1. A . 1 .1 1 , 1 1 1. 1 . r .' 1 .1 1 ,-1' 1 .1f. ' - 1 ' ' ,. 1 1 1 1 1 . A . L r K A C C. . C 1 1 1 , 1 .1 1' 1 1, 1 -s. ' . ' 1 1, . , , 1 ..,. 1 1 1 r C. . K 1. x I - x. s 1 - 1 - 1 - -s ' ' -' 1-1 1 s - -s .' 1 1 . . . KC 1 A 1 ' . ' 1 1 ' 1 , 1, , ,. . 1 1 55 1' 1 ,'.. ., ' , , ., . , ... , . 4 4 ... L 2.'.' 'LQ ' ' ' '. '12 1 I ' ' ' 2 ' ' 1 V 1 1 1-' -' --s. ' .1 . 1' .11 1 C 1 3 - L r, 1 - 1 . 1 .. 1 s L . . . .

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ot tr rtcrrr xx lr ch proxrdad our hrst dtposrts toxxard thc cass trrr to YN rshrrrgtorr D C, xx lrc rr xxt rrcrrcd gr rdua rll Sl NIOR HIC H SC HOOL Our sophomorc xtrr xxas one of turmorl lxtrxorrc xx s conctrntd xxrth thc possrblt rorrrturt of Sprrnv Crtx and Roxtrs ford Qchool Drstrrcts V0 couldnt bcar thc thought of attcndrrrq c rssts and bcrrrg on thc samt rthlctrc tc uns xxrth our rrx rls Qadlx at first xxc acccptc d thc scnttncc consolrdatron for our las txxo xc rrs 0 PN :lr ks junrors xx: xx rrrlx camc to school th rt first dax xxrth tht rntrcrpatrons of ftuds Hoxxtxcr xxc surprrst d cx crxonc bx our raprd achrtxcmc nt of unrtx and school sprrrt xx hrch xx rs shoxx rr hx thc lca,uc trophrts xxc rcccrxcd durrnq thc xcar c br, cxtnt o t 4 xcar xx rs fur rom a r nrg t rflarr l xcrxonc lrlxcd our thtrnc Laxmndtr xnd Lrcc rrrd tht sctnt of lrl rcs rddtd much to thc rtmosphtrc t lhtrx mix haxc burr somt doubts but frnr x xxrth th rt statcmcnt xxc must rgrcc Durrnq thc frrst scmtsttr xxc cnroxcd 1 trrp to NC-xx Xorlx Lrtx llc long shall recall tht I nrtcd Natrons burldrnq and tour thc shoxx Roclxcftllcr Qtntcr and tht tour and thc xrsrt to Qt Patrrclx s Catht dral and other famous placc s throughout thc crtx Lattr xxc had txxo other trrps, thcx xxtrc of a morc cduca tronxl naturc lhosc xcnturcs cnablcd us to obscrxc thc courts Su CCESS of Nlontgomcrx Countx rn actron and thc opcratron and routrnc of Crratt r ford Prrson Q ks thc xcar and our careers at Sprmg lrord Hrgh School ncarcd a closc thc junror class cntcrtarncd us at thcrr prom, our last brg socral cxcnt of thc xcar WC bcgan thc final month of school xxrth our thrcc dax trrp to YN rshrnqton D C Hoxx xxt surxrx cd thosc thru daxs of tours no slctp ind constant rctrxrtx no ont rcallx lxnoxxs lxtn mort rm urnq xx rs our rtcoxtrx rn trmt to studx for md pass our fm rl cxrmrn rtrons rrrd than practrcc for Urrdurtron cxcrcrsts -Xlthough xxc frnrllx rtachcd tht long rxx utcd ind sought Q 1 mrrrx xxmrc xxtt durrnv tht lrst program xxhrch our cl rss sporrsormd C omrncrrccmc nt I xtn m rnx xx ho long cxprt ssc d thtrr dcsrrts to hrxc thcrr school daxs bchrnd thcm found rt rmpossrblc to hold b rclx tht tnrotron xx hrch frlltd thtm to the porrrt of ttars Thus concludc our txxtlxc xtars of publrc school but rt 104 .-I vat' - 1- . ' vu . , .s 2 .1 I , . QA , ,, ' . 4. Q , . . J wg v r rr 1 x A ' . z -1 W, 7 . . - . b, .. I-.2 . , - 1 .A ..-il s -ap Q P ,I v,. , .' , 1 L ' as I - A 1- 1 '-.sL-- i ll , ,' - . . 2 . ' V .2 P. .' . .' .2 ' , . , .. .l , s hs s s N - ' f ' - - ' TI ' XZ Q A X- ' ' P- -u -' il . 4 L. 2 -. , I- -' s r 2 ' 4' ' A. , A.- ., , 4 .. . r. . .., 4 , .J H 1- . -, ' . ' s .V s ' - , P. I I. ' ' . ' -2 I- As 4 . 'l'h. 'ff 1 'r f h- 1' ' ' 'z 9 J ' HP' 'rr zll- 'A 'h r 1 - - .Q vx s - X , ' E ' x 3 gg I v x H - 1 1 1 -Q 1 x K . A i q K K , . 1 fr 3 I 'zpz f 'Q Q Q . At las Ill al' ' 5 ' zlli' xxx' arc scrriors. Old Grads sax' your scnior xczrr' is thc host. and 1 -' 2 I- 1 x - L. 24--33. -' x T Y sl- is I sh' 1 -s l . s. 2 ' , . ' - . 1. ' rv x ' ' f 41 i v . 3 r . 1 . . , 4 xi 1 ' I Y I X X 4 1 4 lr ,' ,. . 4. Q x A 4 . . ur. . a A K- -- - ' , ' , ' ' 'X by A 4. -fsf , .l. , K' - .- i . s A 4 1 A- g ' ' . -. , ' X -. ,' K- ss 5 2 I. . 2 ' ,' l.. s - ,. I. , x . 1 x 2 zz' 4 . .,! .,... ' ' , X. 1. .2 . ' 2 J: ' z ' z ' ' ' 'at 1 ' H n SQ..-S . K' 1 1' , ' ' In 'z r z 5 I' 53 Jozl. 2 j 051-5 g ' at ' ' ' ' T 9 l 5. - hx. as... 2 v y 5' 1 h- , ivvv 3 l . ' , 2 . s . K ' - ' x s s s. 1 X?