Historical May 1979 report or notice. Original dates, prices, programs and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Congratulations to the eighth grade girls basketball team! Quite a crowd was on hand on Sunday, April 8 as St. Roch soundly defeated Christ the King to capture first place. Much credit goes to their coach of four years, Mike Hart. Congrats City Champs!
The spring mini-courses ended on April 11. A tea was held in the faculty lounge after the last class. Each course was explained by its teacher and all suggestions for improvement of the program were noted by the mini-course committee members. Many of the courses were new this semester and extremely innovative. Mr. Grady conducted a course in backyard history. He helped primary children make a family tree and discover unknown facets of their heritage. Miss Barth had splendid results with decoupage. The students produced some lovely wall plaques while learning a fun hobby. The paper mache students, under the direction of Mrs. Ripperdan, created some remarkable sculptures. Goblins, elves and witches, about three feet in height, were constructed from newspaper and paste and painted brightly. Very impressive art works! John Cross, a professor at St. Louis University, guided his class through some basic ideas of psychology. Among his topics were the effects of birth order on personality and sibling rivalry. Too bad parents couldn’t attend this course. Dave Tallerige helped students from third, fourth and fifth grades to understand electricity. They learned to make a simple battery. Mrs. Sanders assisted second graders with embroidery. The tooth pillows that resulted were perfectly charming. These were just a few of the wonderful courses that were offered this spring. Many, many thanks to all of the volunteers who helped enrich our students’ lives.
St. Roch was filled with friends and relatives as the second graders received their First Communion on Saturday, April 21 at the 4:30 Mass. The girls were dressed in white dresses and veils and the boys in dress shirts and ties. Sister Catherine had prepared the children for their big day. Each had a reading or petition during the service and all sang songs. Many family celebrations followed at home. On Monday, April 23, the first communicants and their parents had breakfast with Monsignor after the eight o’clock Mass. Juice and doughnuts were served. After receiving their certificates, the children had a holiday.
Easter vacation began on April 12 and ended on April 17. The next holiday will be on May 23, the date of the school picnic. (If Pat Taylor calls you asking for assistance, please say yes.) May 24 will be Ascension Thursday and May 25 will be the feast of St. Roch. May 28 will be Memorial Day. Graduation will be on May 30. School closes on June 1 at 3:00 p.m.
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Original St. Roch’s School illustration. The Paper, May 1979, page 6. Artist not credited.
Originally published in The Paper, May 1979.
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