On January 19, the School Association held its third meeting of the school year. Sharon Nelson showed slides of past Revues. Needless to say, they were hilarious. A lively discussion of the show and its future followed. It was decided that a questionnaire would be the best way of obtaining opinions, new ideas and volunteers. This survey was sent home with all school children and was available after all Masses on February 2. Results will determine our spring fund raiser.
On January 31, the representatives from the schools of the neighborhood met at Grace and Peace for more discussions. At this meeting several projects were reported and evaluated. General goals of the seminar were suggested. Future channels of intercommunication among the schools were explored. Due to this meeting, the fifth and sixth graders of St. Roch were the guests of Hamilton School on February 17 as part of their Red Carpet Week.
Several visitors were at St. Roch during February. Judy Cipnick from the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council of St. Clair County spoke with the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth graders. She attempted to educate them to the realities of drugs and alcohol. During the third week of the month, Dr. Nault and his sociology class from Washington University ob- .served at St. Roch. On February 27, the Brittania Corporation held a library workshop for all grades. The representatives showed the children how to use various types of reference books.
St. Roch has taken no snow days this year. Most students live close enough to always be able to make it. However, some teachers could have a problem. Sister Leo Ann has solved this by opening the extra rooms in the convent to them. Here they have all the comforts of home and no transportation difficulties.
March has a few dates to mark on your calendar. The Saint Pat’s party will be on the eleventh. Get your tickets early. March 16 will be St. Roch Day with carnival fun for the entire school. That evening there will be a School Association meeting. March 17 will be a holiday in honor of St. Joseph. The Easter holidays begin on March 23rd after the afternoon session. Classes resume on April 3.
St. Roch fielded soccer teams at all levels this fall. All played in the University City Athletic Association league. Bob Murphy was the coach of the seventh and eighth grade team which played in the Intermediate Division. They won the championship by defeating Our Lady of Lourdes in teh final game by a score of 2 to 1. The fifth and sixth graders were coached by Rich Bowie. This team played in the Crusader division. They took second place with an impressive record of 7 wins, 2 ties and 1 loss. The third and fourth graders played in the Bantam division. Their coach was Ed Gotway. This was a building year for this group and next year should bring some great games. The first and second graders were coached by John Fitzgerald. They played in the Atom division. They won the championship by defeating St. Rita in the final game by a score of 2 to 1.
St. Roch volleyball teams were under the direction of Helen McCarthy. She coached a fifth grade team, a fifth grade team, a combined sixth and seventh grade team and an eighth grade team. All played in the University City Athletic Association league which consisted of Our Lady of Lourdes, Christ the King, St. Rita, Flynn Park, Mid-City and Pershing. St. Roch’s eighth grade team took third place in their division and the sixth and seventh grade team tied for second place in their division.
Originally published in The Paper, March 1978.
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Archival transcription note: The printed “Sharon Nelson,” “teh” and repeated “a fifth grade team” are retained.
Original source: SD_Times1978_03.pdf, printed page(s) 6; PDF page(s) 6.
