St Michaels High School - Crusader Yearbook (Crowley, LA)

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WELCOME TO THE EIGHTH GRADERS AUGUST EIGHTH GRADERS: AN IMMENSE AND TREMENDOUS DUTY IS SHORTLY TO FALL UPON YOUR SHOULDERS. STRAIGHTEN YOUR CHESTS, STAND STRAIGHT AND TALL FOR IT WILL TAKE ALL OF YOUR STRENGTH TO SUPPORT THIS MARVELOUS NEW DUTY. YOU WILL HAVE THE DUTY OF PUTTING ST. MICHAELIS ON EVERY STUDENT'S ITINERARY, AS WE HAVE SO ABLY DONE THESE PAST TWELVE YEARS. WE PLACE THE FUTURE OF OUR SCHOOL IN YOUR HANDS, AND WE DO SO WITHOUT EVEN TURNING PALE! AT FIRST, THESE WAS A LINGERING SHADOW OF DOUBT IN OUR MINDS, BUT AFTER MUCH DELIBERATION, WE, AS A CLASS, HAVE DECIDED THAT YOU ARE CAPABLE. THERE IS ENOUGH MUSCLE AMONG YOU TO BRING BOXING HONORS TO ST: MICHAELIS, THAT WE DO NOT SAY WILL EQUAL THOSE OF THE OUTGOING CLASS, BUT WILL BE A CREDIT, WE ARE SURE: As FOR INTELLECTUAL GENIUS, WE ARE INDEED DOUBTFUL THAT YOU CAN EQUAL US IN THAT, BUT WITH STEADY DEVOTION TO YOUR SCHOOL AND PRIDE IN YOUR WORK, WE FEEL THAT YOU MAY MAKE THE GRADE. GIVE YOUR BEST TO OUR AND YOUR SCHOOL, LET EVERY ACT REFLECT GLORY ON THE NAME OF OUR ALMA MATER. WE MAKE THESE REQUESTS WITH DEEP CON- FIDENCE. WE FEEL CERTAIN THAT YOU ARE WELL EQUIPPED TO TAKE OUR PLACES. WE WISH You GOOD LUCK AND A WONDERFUL CAREER NEXT YEAR. MAY EVERY ONE or You, WHEN THE PROPER TIME coMEs, BE IN THE POSITION WE ARE IN TONIGHT, EMBARRAGSED BUT TICKLED, SELF-CONSCIOUS BUT ELATED, AND HARPIER THAN WE EVER EXPECT TO BE AGAIN. A woRTHv FEELING, EIGHTH GRADERG, AND ONE THAT WE RECOMMEND WITH ALL ouR HEARTS. TRY IT! --DORA ELLEN MARKS 'UI4 LJ