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Advisor- David Turk
Marcia Murphy

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�Tim Alderman
Mary Lee Bateman
Steve Baughan
Harold Byrd
Mary Campbell

Sandy Ca~r
Alfred Davis
Helen DeWitt
Tim Dougherty
Julia Dyer

George George
Libby Grandusky
Rusty Hartman
Gail Hayes
Jeo Hedrick

Joe Howard
Kathy Keeley
Theresa Kelly
Lu kubik
Nelson Moore

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�JUNIORS
Anne Murphy
Margaret Poe

Tim Poindexter
Diane Quick

Anne Ripley
Roger Roberts

Bill Roberts
Mike Rowe
Pat Russell
Liz Saleeba
Rosie Souma

Tony Stephens
Steve Stout
Cathy Surber
John Trout
Yvonne Wheby

Mary Ellen Wheel er
Dorothy Whittle
Karina Wilkey
Mike Yengst

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�SOPHOMORES
Pat Atkins
Kent Bartley
Richard Bier
Daron Boyd
Donna Cameron

Cindy Carnary
Tom Dandar
Mike Davis
Kevin Dill
Rosa Domeika

Maureen Downs
Elaine Edwards
Frank Guilfoyle
Norma Guilfoyle
David Hagarman

Anne Howard
Herbert Jones
Mike Jones
Paula Keeley
Lillian Kelly

Gra ce Kern
Joe Korman
Gerald McCoy
Monica McGuire
Jay Nash

Mari e Neuhoff
Ronn i e O ' Kon
Steve Pat ri ck
Ka ren Rogan
Virginia Ross

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Tim Sartini
Robert Shaw
Margaret Simpson
Geralynn Slough

Drema Stanley
Greg Stephens
Diane Steptoe
Sarah Stump
Brenda Suddeth

Photo
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Chuck Supan
David Thomas
Stephanie Thompson
Susan Walker
Vickie Weiss

Phot o
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Le.e Ann e Whitehouse
Mike Whittle
David Willhouse
Juliana Wo rsham s
Roy Yates

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�FRESHMEN
Kim Amos
Ana Anderson

Mike Burba
Theresa Burner

Eric Carr
Lu Ann Darnell

Karla Davis
Caroline DeWitt
Mary E. Delia
Kathleen Down es
Phillip Downs

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Kati e Dyer
Johnny Ean es
Keith Gearhar
Ann e Grace
Mary Guilfoyl e

Tom Harv ey
Carol Hayes
Mike How ard
Davi d Jo hn so n
Bryan Jo nes

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�Linda Kern
John Latempa
Richard McGarry
Mary S. Murphy
Robin Obenchain

Reggie Oliphant
Mike Patrick
Tina Pugh
Steve Rogers
Pat Rowe

Mike Steptoe
Kenny Spencer
Joan Supan
Keith Thompson
Patty Trout

Teresa Waid
David Waters
Sandy Weiss
Vincent Wheele r
Sharon Wilkey

Sherri Yat es

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�SUB FRESHMEN
Robert Andrew
Jack Atkins
Patrick Bateman
Elizabeth Blankenmeyer
Mark Bowen

Beth Brady
Rickie Brown
Kathy Bryant
Lynn Caldwell
Jane Callahan

Robert Canfield
Laurie Collins
Eric Crump
Thomas Domeika
Catharine DeWitt

Mary Fleming
Mark Freeman
Mike Harmon
Patricia Hartman
Peggy Hayes

Chris Howard
Theresa Huff
Anthony Huff
Mark Ivanhoe
Joseph Jessee

David Johnson
Mark Johnson
Stanley Jones
Stephen Jones
Dani el Keeley

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�David Kelly
Mary Ellen Kerfoot
John Kubik
Jon McConnell
Tim McGarry

John McKenna
Francis Mackie
Julie Majerczyk
Patricia Morris
John Murphy

Daniel Nackley
Sue Neuhoff
Lisa Oliphant
Brenda Peltier
Ragone

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�John Rogan
Michelle Rogers
Teresa Rowe
George Shaw
Marie Shenichock

Karl Slough
Katrina Spichek
Andy Stump
Cyril Sykes
Daniel Thomas

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Paul Thompson
Trudy Vandergrift
Nancy Weiss
Wendy Wilson

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��1974-1975 ANNUAL STAFF

Back at th e old cutting b o ard .

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Robert Black addresses assembly.

Puckett Speaking on Jails

Ron O'Kon dressed by Rebels.

H. Turk chats with P. Puckett.

Representatives J. Callahan , M. Rowe, L. Kelly, V. W e iss , C.
Slough, H. D eWitt, D . Claytor , M. Vandergrift

The 1974-1975 Student Council has been more active than
those of previous years. The SCA began their year by
sponsoring a welcoming cookout for our new principal,
Mr. Dandar. They coordinated some interesting assemblies such as one on the FBI with Mr. Paul Yengst, a
movie, "Wait Until Dark" On Halloween, and an assembly
with some of the Roanoke Valley Rebels as well as one at
Christmastime involving all the classes in skits. Besides
sponsoring several hops for the student body, the SCA
also sponsored the Victory Dance. This Year's SCA not
only is working within our own school, but is also very active in the High School Interrelations Council which is active in community affairs and promotes the sharing of
productive ideas among the area high schools.

He rman Turk - President
Robe rt Black - V. Preside nt
Jo hn Keeley- Tr easurer
Karina Wilkey- Sec reta ry

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�SCI ENCE CLUB
The Science Club, in
its first year sponsored or helped
sponsor programs
pertaining
to
science and human
welfare. In December, the club
sponsored a toy
drive for underpriviledged children
for Christmas. It also
helped to schedule
speakers
from
Hollins College who
spoke about animal
life in the wilds of
Africa. In April, the
club also sponsored
a successful Bloodmobile.
First Row: Lee Ann Whitehouse, Julie Saddler, Frank Prove nzano, Mark Ivanhoe, Beverley
Blaney, Nancy Keoughan . Second Row: john Keeley, Geralyn Slough , Joan Downey, Doris
Ivanhoe. Mrs. Watts, Advisor.

FCA
The FCA (Fellowship of
Christian Athletes) is a new
organization this year at
RCH. Sponsored by Coach
Turk, the members get
together and discuss their
ideas not only on religion
but on school and other
areas. At present, there are
12 members. Membership
is open to anyone connected with athletics and
can prove to be both
worthwhile and enjoyable.

Herm an Turk, Kenny W eiss, Karina Wilkey, Joe Hedrick, Harold Dill, Herbert Jones, Frank
G ui lfoyle, Jo hn Keel ey, Tom Pettigrew , Mary Campbell, Robert Black, Mr. Turk, Advisor,
M i ke Jo nes .

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�PEP CLUB

The Pep Club is a
group of spirited
people working together to promote
school spirit. They
perform projects
such as making
signs and they yell
at all games.
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First Row: Michelle Rogers, Lilly Kelly, Sandy Weiss, Jack Atkins, Daniel Keeley, Andy Stump,
Mrs. Lee-Advisor. Second Row: Karla Davis, Janie Callahan, Peggy Hayes, Anna Anderson ,
Grace Kern, Sue Neuhoff. Third Row: Joan Supan, Nancy Weiss, Sharon Wilkey, Cindy Canary,
Ann Howard, Robin Obenchain, Sarah Stump, Linda Kern .

CHESS CLUB

First Row: T. Pettigrew, s. Wright , M . Sykes . Second Row : H. Byrd , T. Florey, J. Keeley . Third Row: R. Black, K. Weiss , G.
George, D. Claytor.

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�DRAMATICS

The Drama club-A Bunch of hams
Our Directors

Ca re for a Spot Of Tea?

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Coach Aye rsman 's Stage De but

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�NHS

K. Wilk ey, M . Poe, J. Hedrick, J. Dyer, K. Keeley, M . Campb ell, H. Dewitt
N. G uilfoyle, L. Ke lly, V. Weiss, J. Saddl e r, M. Simpson , F.
Guilfoyle, H. Jones, G. Slough

Penny Pinch lead the National Honor Society into its annual service project
of decorating for the Victory Dance. Industrious members, with the help of
their advisor, Sister Helen Edward, soon turned the shanty gym into a real
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decorative dance hall to honor the football players.
later in November eight Sophomore, six Junior, and five new Senior
members were voted in by the faculty on the qualifications of scholarship,
leadership, charcater and service. A successful Saint Valentines Bake Sale
made it possible for all new members to receive their gold pins early in the
year.
By middle May the NHS was deep into planning for thier Recognition Night
which was given to honor all students who contributed to the school.
Graduation found the National Honor Society Seniors wearing the traditional gold cords honoring their outstanding achievement.
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B. Hurl ey, S. Mack ey, J. Keel ey, L. Bo w en, L. Po ol e, D . Claytor, G.
W ynn , B. Blan ey, H . Dill , H . Tur k, M . Vandergrift , T. Pettigr ew

�GLEE CLUB

First Row - D. Whittle, J. Supan, G. Hayes, F. Gulfoyl e , J. Hedrick, A. Stump, M. Bowen ,
M . Poe, K. Keeley, M. Campbell , P. Hartman, P. Hayes, J. Majerczyk Second Row - J.
Dyer, A. Grace, D. Ivanhoe, G. Wynn, T. Stephens, H. Byrd, H. Jones, T. Sartini, W.
Wil son, D. Stanley, D. Quick, B. Blaney, R. Domeika
Sister He le n Edw ard

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�B. Blaney, R. Stennett, E. Pearson , S. Mackey dergrift , B. Hurley, S. Wright

Editor, M. Van-

Jane Davidson -

Advisor

T. Alderman, G. George, T. Pettigrew , E. Saleeba, G . Hay es, J. Dyer

The Catholic Chronicle staff has
the responsibility of reporting current and past news to the students
at RCH. We cover events in the
school as well as the latest news in
the community of up-coming
events.
This year, the Catholic Chronicle
sponsored several school events.
We held a "Saint Patrick's Day
Masquerade Dance" on March 14.
Students came dressed in some
stcange and unusual costumes.
The students of the school made
the news happen and our job was
to cover it.

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The RCH Bu sin ess Club
has been on e o f the most
successful ones this year.
The club sponsored several field trips to many
interesting
business
firms.
To help many of our interested business students, the club wrote
Ietters and sent surveys
to many business industries in the Roanoke
area. They gained valuable information about
those busi.nesses and
how they operate.
They also sponsored a
faculty
Baby Picture
contest. This event was
loads of fun and enjoyed
very much by the students body.

B. Hurl ey - V. Pres., N. Keo ughan , A. Guilfoyle, S. Wright, J. Keeley, Mrs. Livingood, L.
Kubik, S. Clements, S. Mackey - Sec. - Treas., G. Wynn , M . Rogulski , T. Pettigrew, J.
Tro ut, M . Paul - Pres ., R. Guzi, N. Kelly, S. Burnap

LITERARY MAGAZINE

Mrs. Livingoo d
Advisor

s. Wright , S. Ma c k ey , K. W ilk ey, M . Simp so n , L. Whit ehou se, M . Camp-

K. W il key- Editor
M. Campb ell - Co- Edi tor

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Mary Campbell
Elain e Edward
St e phani e Thompson
Vi ck i e Weiss

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Lilli Kelly
Grace Kern
Sara Stump
Cindy Canary
Anne Howard
Karla Davis

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Cindy Canary

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��HOMECOMING '74

Celtics burn SMA

Students enjoy Homecoming Hop

Queen

Court - 10th - G. Slough , 9th - K. Davis , 8th - S. N euh off, 11th Princess- M . Rowe, Queen - L. Poole, 12th- M . Vandergrift

K. W ilkey,

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Princ ess

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�FOOTBALL '75
The Celtics played nine games for the 1974-1975 season. They decisivly won four games and barely
lost five. Every game was spotted with high points, some with more than others.
During the Homecoming game against Stauton Military the spectators looked on in awe as the
Celtics spashed the opponent with the help of an awesome defense shutting them out 13-0. The
Celtics also blanked the weaker Natural Bridge team 24-0. The Celtics shocked AA rival William Byrd
9-7, and ripped the Shawnees of Shawsville 42-8.

Th e Celti cs "GET UP " for th e Game .

Carver
Fieldale- Collinsville
Shawsville
Stauton Military
William Byrd
Harrisonburg
Natural Bridge
Glenvar
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�1st Row, L- R J. Trout, D. Hagerman, M. Yengst, M. Patrick, J. Korman, K.Dill, R. Bier, T. Alderman, D.
Kelley, S. Rodgers, 2nd Row, L - R. D. Thomas, R. O'Kon, J. Keeley, M. Jones, A. Davis, K. Weiss, R.
Oliphant, M. Rowe, M. Howard. 3rd Row, L- R.H. Byrd, J. Nash, G. George, I. Pettigrew, J: Howard, R.
Black, C. Supan, P. Atkins, H. Turk, S. Bauchan, G. Stephens, H."Jones, H. Dill.

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Best Def. Lineman - Herbert Jones

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�BASKETBALL '75

Herbert Jo nes, N elso n M oo re, Harold Byrd, G reg St ev e n s, H e rm an Turk , To m Petti g rew , C oac h Aye rsman ,
Robe rt Black , Kenny W eiss, Harold Dill , Joe He dri c k, Geo rge G eorge , Kevin Dill

Seniors

Harol d D ill , Herm an Tu rk, Tom Petti g rew, Coach Aye rsm an ,
Robert Bl ack, Kenny We iss

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M a nage rs : M ari e Ne uh o ff , M a rga r et Simp so n , Lee A nn e
Whit eh o u se

�Celtics could do no wrong

Tom Petti grew eas ily sinks a fr ee th row

Let 's t alk thi s ove r m en

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�Catholic Wins

Nelson Moore grabs for rebound .

"H e re's the right way to do it ."

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Pettigrew and Weiss chat about game.

�Celtics Snap Cadets' String

Robert Black jumps high for shot .

Kevin Dill warms up.

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�Kevin Dill works for position against Cadet.

game, but the Celtics just couldn't overcome the spectacular shooting of the Cadets. A fourth quater rally 11
fell short for the Celts, as they lost 63-57 for their first
loss in Catholic play and the second loss in 20 tries for
the season. The Celtics recorded their 19th victory of
the season by overcoming a Gibbon's stall to win 3530 . . . . Catholic then took an easy victory over
North Cross 77-40. The final game of the regular
season was highlighted by Tom Pettigrew chalking up
the 1000th point of his career as the Celts beat Lynchburg Christian 72-37.
The Celts opened up their tournament play by
storming Walsingham 68-54. The Celts played nearperfect basketball in recording their 22nd victory of
t he season. Then in the semifinals, the Celtics took on
Bishop O'Connell. The Celts, behind by 1 at halftime,
never seemed to be able to quite catch up, despite a
fierce late game rally, as they suffered an emotional
defeat, 64-54.
Several of the Celtic players achieved special
honors at the season's end. Nelson Moore was name
to the All-tournament team. Devin Dill was named to
the Catholic All-State team and Herbert Jones and
Tom Pettigrew were honorable mention Catholic AllState.

Harold Byrd sho o ts as Petti g rew and Moore m o v e in.

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�JUNIOR VARSITY

Kneeling P. Atk ins, M . Jones . Standing K. Thompson , M. Steptoe, D. Hagerman , R. O li phant , F. Gui lfoyle, M. Whittle,
R. Bier, C. Supan, D. Boyd, Coach David Turk

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Clifton forge
William Byrd
Parry McOure
Lynch. Christian
Fishburn Military
Pulaski County
William Byrd
Parry McClure
Northside
Holy Cross
Clifton Forge
William Byrd
Pulaski County
North Cross
Bishop Ireton
Holy Cross
Northside
North Cross
Lynch. Christian

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�M . Jones and D. Boyd double team opposing player .

R. Bier shoots while P. Atkins moves in for rebound.

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�J.V. TENNIS

Peggy Hayes: No. 1 seeded

First Row: C. DeWitt, T. Vandergrift , M . Rogers , T. Rowe, P. Hayes , Standing: L.
Collins , B. Brady, 5. N euhoff, L. Oliphant, H. Blankenmeyer, K. Dye r.

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�GIRL'S VARSITY BASKETBALL

G. Slough , A. Ripley, G. Kern , Coach Hudson, L. Kubik,
M. Neuhoff, L. Saleeba, G. Hayes, 5. Thompson, M.L. Bateman.

Captains: Mary Vandergrift and Anne Murphy

Coach Le onda Hudson

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�Setting up th e defense . . .
Don't le t 'e m score!

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OPPONENT

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Lyn ~bburg

No rth Cross
Seve n Hill s
Ho ly Cross
Seve n Hills
St.Gertrude
Stuart Hill
St. Gert rud es
Gibbon s

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G IRLS INDEPENDENT STATE TOURNAMENT

Holy Cross
Stuart Hill
Otterburn

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�VARSITY VOLLEYBALL

STANDI NG: M rs. Lee, Coach ; K. Keel ey; V. W eiss; G. Sl o u gh ; K. Wil key; G. H ayes; G. Ke rn ; Fr. Jim, Loya l Supp o rt er
KNEELI NG: C. Hayes; L. Whit eh o use; E. Sa leeba; L. Kubi k ; S. Th o mp so n ; N . G uil foy l e

OPPON ENTS
North Cross
Fleming
Lynch b urg Chri stia n
Ho ly Cross
Northside
Fl eming
Nort h Cross
North side
Lynchburg Chri sti an
Holy Cross

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�COACHES' CORNER

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Miss Hudson

Mrs. Lee

�POWDER PUFF GAME

On a November Friday afternoon, two grid
teams took the field to battle for victory and
honor. The score of the game was 6-0 in favor
of the Junior girls. Although the score was low
spirits were high. The days of practice . and
hard work, bruises and bumps, were over and
it was time for the Junior girls to rest up until
next year when they take on the upcoming
Juniors. The Junior and Senior men coached
the teams, instilling all their knowledge of the
game of football into the girl's minds. This
game will long be remembered by all the girls
and guys who participated.

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��Phone: Office 362-1684
Residence: 366-1128

Best Wishes To The
Class of '75

From

Harvey J. O'Kon
District Manager

Pete Wiggins

Southland Life
6813 Peters Creek Road, N.W.
Insurance Company
Roanoke, Virginia 24019

Congratulations
John R. Callahan , Sales Representative
representing

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO.

Valleydale Farms
Producers of Top Quality
Hogs and Beef Cattl e

telephone
Office: 989-4538
Residence: 345-0545

Grand Piano And
Furniture Co.
35 West Campbell (Downtown)
and
Grand's Exchange Store
312 East Campbell (on th e Market)

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�Good Luck
Congratu Iati on s
Class of '75
from

Fred C. Ellis and Family

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert E.
Paul

TANGLEWOOD HOBBY 'N CRAFT
Your family Hobby Center
Tanglewood Mall
Roanoke, Virginia 24014
Compliments
of

S &amp; W Building
Corporation
Compliments
of

VIRGIN IA EQUIPMENT

108

�PATRONS
Frank J. Welch
Mr. &amp; Mrs. Daniel J. DeWitt

COMPLIMENTS OF
THE ORANGE MARKETS

Tim Alderman
Mary Lee Bateman
Pat Bateman
Lynne Caldwell
Jane Callahan
Sandy Carr
Laurie Collins
Eric Crump

Marcia Paul

Sharon Dandar

Tim Poindexter

Tom Dandar

Tina Pugh

Lee Anne Darnell

Diane Quick

Helen DeWitt

Bill Roberts

Cathy DeWitt

Michelle Rogers

Bunny Dezern

Virginia Ross

Mary Fleming

Teresa Rowe

Tom Florey

Geralynn Slough

Anne Grace

Kenny Spencer

Norma Guilfoyle

Greg Stephens

Mary Guilfoyle

Joan Supan

Rose Marie Guzi

Cathy Surber

Joe Hedrick

Keith Thompson

Christopher D. Howard

Trudy Vandergrift

J. Peter Jessee

David Waters

David Johnson
Bryon Jones

Vicky Weiss

Daniel Keeley

Lee Ann Whitehouse

Shelby Mackey

Diane Wilkey

Nelson Moore

Karina Wilkey

Sylvester Moore 111

Wendy Wilson

Patty Morris

Shirley Wright

Anne Murphy

David Hagerman

John Murphy

Harold Byrd

Marie Neuhoff

Mary Campbell

Sue Neuhoff

Kathy Keeley

Lisa Oliphant

Brenda Hurley

Reggie Oliphant

Nancy Keoughan

Yvonn e Wheby

109

�Compliments
of

ROANOKE FRUIT &amp;
PRODUCE COMPANY
FOUNDED 1910

. WHOLESALE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
Phone 343-5501

110

�GOOD LUCK TO THE SENIORS!
Mr. Ayersman
Mrs. Murphy
Miss. Goolsby
Sr. Helen Edward
Mrs. Lee
Mrs. Watts
Mr. Randolph
Mr. Turk
Mrs. Friel
Mrs. Callaway
Mrs. Christenbury
Mrs. Livengood
Mrs. Leeth
Mr. Dandar

111

�Compliments of

Save Every Day
Save Every Way
on
Health &amp;
Beauty Aids
at

REVCO

Grandin Road
Bill Gausman

112

�Compliments of

OUR LADY OF NAZARETH
PARISH FAMILY

11 3

�Phone 362-1871

Kenny's

RED BIRD GARAGE
Compl ete Auto Re pair &amp; Tun e Up

Family Resta urants
Eleven Roanok e Lo cat ions

Garvin "Red" Stanley

2021 Preston Ave , N .W.
Roanoke, Va 24012

Co mplim ents of:

MR. AND MRS. C.B. BAUGHAN, JR.
AN D FAMILY

Patricia's
FAMILY RESTAURANTS
FEATURING ITALIAN &amp; AMERICAN FOODS
THE F I NEST IN

B AN D

BALDWIN

AN D

ORC HE S TR A

PIANOS

AN D

INSTRUMENTS

ORGANS

Pasta, Pizza, Steak, Sandwiches Sa lads
Sid e Orders - ABC
BOYKIN'S MUSIC SHOP, INC.

c:SchooL On1humwt c:Speciali1h
SA L ES 122 WES T

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RENTALS

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"Eat Wh e re Th e It ali ans Eat"

R EPA IRING
ROANOKE.

VA.

24011

Ope n 11t o1 1 Mo n - Thur s - Till 12 Fri &amp; Sat - 4-11 Sund ay
3505 Fra n kl in Rd. - For Car ry o ut orders Ca l I 342 -4641

114

�LIFE
INSURANCE?
Talk to the
lntegon Listener.

Ellsworth G. Snyder
344-3289

Best of Luck to th e
Class of '75

"THE HURLEY FAMILY"

Good Luck to the Seniors!!

BURNOP FAMILY

" The Small Job Peopl e"

" No Job Too Smal l"

J.L. Hurley Construction

Avis &amp; Son

C.
Sp ec iali zin g to the Hom e Own er
J.L. Hurl ey 890-4073
366 -54 15

El ect rical Contractors
Sp ec iali zin g In Heat in g &amp; Air Cond itioning
R.D . Avis 362 -5 318
G.L. Av is 342-7011

115

�the more for your
moneysworth store®

Grant Plaza
Parkside Plaza
West Salem Square

116

�Office Outfitters-Stationers

McCORMICK OFFICE SUPPLY
933 South Jefferson St.
Roanoke, Virginia
Phone- 345-9835

Fairmont Grocery
1201 Orange Ave. N.E.
Roanoke, Virginia
Compliments of J.P. Vandergrift

FAST SERVICE
LAUNDRY AND CLEANING
687 Brandon Ave., S.W. •Phone DI 4-1648 '
Roanoke, Va.
Dependable Service

Best of luck in the future
and Mark

to Janie
You 'll need it!

Lu

and

Ann

11 7

�To everything there is a season,
and a time to every purpose under heaven.
A time to be born, a time to die;
A time to plant, a time to reap;
A time to kill, a time to heal;
A time to tear down, a time to build up.
A time to laugh, a time to weep;
A time to dance, a time to mourn;
A time to cast away stomes;
A time to gather them together.
A time to embrace, a time to refrain from embracing.
A time to seek, a time to lose;
A time to rend, a time to sew;
A time to love, a time to hate;
A time to be silent , a time to speak.
A time of war, a time of peace.
To everything there is a season,
and a time to every purpose under heaven
(the Book of Ecclesiastes)
With our sincerest wish to all the Seniors for a successful future.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Turk
Coach Turk
Mike Turk

Compliments of

DELONGS
32 W. Church Ave.

~betuning's

INTERJ:ORS

118

Complim ents of

We've Finally made it.

Rt. 24 East
Vinto n, Virginia

AN EX-CLASSMATE

�For Rea l Estate Needs
Call
Dick Welch

SA-RO REALTORS
Res. 774-0198

Williamson Road
Pharmacy

Off. 563-0341

3416 Williamson Road
Roanoke, Virginia
Congratulations to the
Class of '75

ST. ANDREWS COUNCIL OF
CATHOLIC WOMEN

Dunker-Lite Donuts
Rte 419-220
Roanok e, Virginia

119

�wrov
910 on your radio
dial. The Heart
and Soul of The
Roanoke Valley

Wometco Coca-Cola
Bottling Co. Of Roanoke,
Inc.

P.O. Box 2529

BE AGGRESSIVE

Roanoke, Virginia 24010

FROM
GERRY '74

Expert
Ripe
Repair

Milan's Tobacco Bar

Expert
Ripe
Repair

Connisseurs Of Fine Tobacco &amp; Pipes
Custom
Blending
Custom

.t~r'1,. ..
Blending

Hom e
Of
Rovada

Ma il O rde rs Fill ed Pro mptly

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Virginia's
Foremost
Pip e Shop
106 S. Jefferson St.
Roanoke, Va. 24011
Phon e 703-344-5191

Congratulations Seniors!

The Ford Family

�Where Fine Wines - Beers
Cheeses, Breads &amp; International
Foods Are All Under One Roof

Compliments of

NOFSINGER CLEANERS
If It's Unusual, Unique Or Hard To Find, Try Us
First

ORIENTAL

~OODS

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DUF-RITE CLEANERS, INC.

Pa rt y Platters
Hors D'Oeuvr es
Party Sandwich es
Breads &amp; Pastries

"Drive-In Window Service
3014 Fleming Ave., N.W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24012
Dial 362-0946

Snack Service At Towers
10 A.M.-9 P.M.
Grant Plaza

Towers Shopping Center

774-8915

344-8960

Tinnell's Finer Foods

Compliments of

A Friend

Quality
Foods

2205 Crystal Spring Ave., So. Roanoke

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Dial DI 5-7334

121

�The New Yorker
Delicatessen
2602 Williamson Road -

Phone 366-0935

Specializing in Fine and Kosher Style Foods
DELICIOUS AND TEMPTING
Appetizers Platters Served or To Take Out
Homemade Cheese Cake Party Snacks
Party Platters Prepared for All Occasions
Imported Beer and Wines
-HOT SANDWICHESCome By And Browse Around
Hours -11 AM. to 11 P.M. Monday

Closed All Day

INSURANCE
FOR
EDUCATION?

"The essence of Birthright is love."

BIRTHRIGHT OF ROANOKE VALLEY
An emergency pregnancy
counselling se rvic e

Talk to the
lntegon Listener.
C.Y. Scott
General Agent
3229 Branson Ave. SW
Phone 344-3289

DIAL

342 - 7883

Melody Haven Inc.

416 SECOND STREET_
ROANOKE.

122

VIRGINIA

S . W.
240 11

�The Complete Bicycle Store

(703) 344-5315

Compliments of

1003 Tazewell Ave.
Roanoke, VA. 24013

Harold F. Dill, Jr.
Compliments of
PILOT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

HEN EB RY'S
Fine Jewelers
13 W. Church Avenue
and
Tanglewood Mall

Thunderbird
and
Lounge
Open Daily

123

�For
Beautiful Flowers
Anytime and All the Time
Call

ROY L. WEBBER, FLORIST
4000 Williamson Road
Roanoke, Virginia 24012
Dial 366-7651

Sales, Re ntals, Parts a nd Se rv ice

Baker Brothers, Inc.
1402 W illi am son

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Co mpl im ent s
of

Dr. and Mrs. Louis P. Ripley and Family

124

�Hey Seniors
Do it till Your Satisfied!!!!

PRESCRIPTION

GLASSES

PLANE &amp;

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PRESCRIPTION

SUNGLASSES

LES RICHARDSON
OPTICAL
DISPENSING

1010 SECOND ST.,
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2906 FRANKL.IN ROAD. S . W.
ROANOKE. VIRGINIA 24014

DUF-RITE CLEANERS, INC.

TELEPHONE 17031 345-4696

"DRIVE-IN WINDOW SERVICE"
3015 FLEMING AVE., N.W.
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA 24012
DIAL 362-0946

125

�3830 F·ranklin Road
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA 24014

989-4675

"Loyal To Th e Ethic s Of Pharmacy"
Dial 342- 3479

Lipes Pharmacy
Nuel L. Wallace Garage

Prescriptions

2201 Crystal Spring Ave. S.W .

Roanok e, Va.

24 Hour Wrecker Service
1035 McDowell Ave. N .E.
344-7761

Razors Pain You
Riv e rs Are Damp,
Acids Stain You
And Drugs Cause Cramp.
Guns Aren't Lawful
And Noos es Give,
Gas Smells Awful
You Might As Well Liv e.

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Poindexter
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Member of 10 Golf

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WRITE

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POINDEXTER MOTOR INN

1625 S. Ocean Blvd.
North Myrtle Beach, S. C. 29582
Phone : 803 272·6188

1702 N . Ocean Blvd.
Myrtle Beach, S. C . 29577
Phone : 803 448 -8327

�"AN OLD FASHIONED GIRL"

Directors
Sister Helen
Edward
Mrs. Christenbury
Ms. Davidson

Mak e-up: Everybody h elps

" Co nventi on"

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PROM
1975

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�GRADUATION
Lu A nn e Bowa n -

Sa lul a l o ri an

" W e fin a ll y m ad e ii !"

Bev e rl y Blan ey -

V a le di c t o ri an

" Th e m an wh o g r ad u at es t o d ay and sto p s l ea rnin g tom o r ro w is un ed uca ted th e day aft e r. "
A Smil e and a Tea r

�Th e Turn o f th e Tasse l

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A tim e fo r en di n g o ur lives as a gro up b ut a b eg inning o f o ur li fe as o ur own

in divid ual.

�VARSITY TENNIS

Coach Randolph, K. Dill , J. Keeley, D. Clator, K. Weiss, D. Boyd, H. Turk.

GIRLS TENNIS
This year the Girls Varsity tennis team was off
to a good start, beginning practice in April well in advance of their first match. However it
seemed that their record didn't match their efforts.
Our first and second girls singles, Carol and
Gail Hayes, went to Sweet Brian College to
play as doubles in the Virginia State Private
School tournament. They went as far as the
semifinals.
The members of the team were Carol Hayes,
Gail Gayes, Mary Lee Bateman, Julia Dyer,
Julie Saddler, Margaret Simpson, Monica McGuire, Marie Neuhoff, Virginia Ross, and Lee
Ann Whitehouse.

�J.V. Tennis

1st Row. B. Andr ews, J. Atkins, M. Bowen, J. Rogan,
D. Kee ley. 2nd Row. D. Wat ers , C. Slough, K.
Sp enser, D. Johnson , P. Jessee

J. V. Volleyball

1st Row. P. Hartman , P. Hayes, N. W eiss, T. Vandergrift, L. Collins.
2nd Row. M. Guilfoyle , S. Weiss , J. Callahan, K. Spichek, H.
Blank enmye r, M. Rog ers - Manag er

�The Last Day of School

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Underclassmen • . • • • • 18

Seniors

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Features •••••....• 58
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Rt. Rev. Msgr. L eo J. Ryan, V.G., P.A.,
S.T. D . and Rev . Walte r F. Sulliva n bid fa rew ell to Bishop John J. Russell, D.D., Bishop
of Richm o nd and Auxiliary Bishop Ernest
Unterkoefter as they prepare to lea v e for Rome
to at tend V a tican Counci l II. Monsignor Ry a n ,
as Vicar General, is in charge of the diocese in
the absence of the bishop.
FaWrnr Sullivan
is Secretary of the Tr ibuna l of the Richmond
Dioc ese.

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RICHMO ND DIOCESE'S BISHOPS
ATTEND VATICAN II
In early October, 1962, Bishop John J. Russell, D.D., Bishop of the
Diocese of Richmond, and Auxiliary Bishop Ernest Unterkoefler, D.D.,
Titular Bishop of Latopolis, left the United States en route to Rome and the
convening of the first Ecumenical Council to be held in almost 100 years. Pope
John XXIII opened the Council on October 11, 1962 in St. Peter's Basilica.
In the initial address, he stressed the fact that the Church must take a lead in
the work of Christian unity. And therein lies the purpose of the bishops' trip
to Rome.
After more than three years of preparation, the convention of bishops is
faced with such subjects as the following: the basis of moral order; how best
can the organizationa l work of the Church provide for the modern care of souls;
or, the great question of the liturgy, to mention a few. Their duty is to deliberate upon these subjects until they arrive at a satisfactory conclusion.
The first session of the Council adjourned December 8, 1962, at which
time the bishops returned home. The second session will convene in May, 1963,
when the bishops will again return to Rome and resume their unfinished work.
It is impossible to predict a possible outcome of this Council. We
can, however, as the Holy Father urges, pray: "0 Sweet Guest of the Soul,
strengthen our minds in truth and dispose our hearts to obey, so that we may
accept with conviction and carry out with a ready will whatever is determined in the Council."

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��They that instruct many to justice (shall shine) as stars for all eternity.
Daniel 12:3

�OUR SPI RITUA L
Father John S. Igoe, Dean of Southwestern Virginia,
was ordained from Belmont Abbey by Bishop Denis J.
O'Connell on June 13, 1924. He came to Roanoke from
Fort Monroe in 1950 and is pastor of St. Andrew's. Formerly, Father also served as cha plain at the Veterans Hospital in Salem.

Father Robert F. Beattie, pastor of Our Lady of Naza r eth, was ordained on June 14, 1931. Formerly pastor of
Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Alexandria, Virginia, he
came to R oanoke, on January 1, 1954.

Monsignor Peter Rabil was ordained a priest of the
Maronite Rite in 1907, in Lebanon, his original home. He
came to the United States in 1913 for a "temporary" assignment, and has been pastor of St. Elias, Roanoke, for the past
forty-six years! He is also a Chor-Bishop in the Maronite
Rite.

�PI T ONS
Father Berna rd Krimm , C .SS.R., was ordained on June
18, 1939. He came to Roanoke from Dalton, Georgia, in May,
1959, and is now p asto r of St. Gerard's Church. Father's
chief claim to fame is t he fact t h at he was a missionary to
Puerto Rico for ten years. F ather teaches sophomore and
senior religion at R . C . H.

Father Joseph T. Coughlin, C.SS.R. , was ordained on
June 17, 1945. He came to Roanoke in February, 1962, from
St. Mary's College, North East, Pennsylvania. Father is at
St. Gerard's and helps at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Salem.
At present he is also chaplain at the Veterans Hospital in
Salem, Virginia.

Father Edward P. Browne came to St. Andrew's in 1960
'
from Martinsburg, West Virginia.
He was ordained in
1951. Father is in charge of the C. C. D. in Roanoke and is
moderator of the Newman Club at Roanoke College. The
golf team at R. C. H. is ably coached by Father Browne.

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�THE R. C. H. S .

The faculty is the strength of a school
and Roanoke Catholic is wealthy in this
line. Besides the Sisters of Charity of
Nazareth, Kentucky, who are superb,
we have Mr. Thomas Harkins, Mrs.
Roger Little, and Senora Gaston, all of
whom are outstanding in their respective fields.

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R ever e nd J o hn P. H a nna n , Coordina t o r

Siste r Fra n ces J ea nn e
Bus iness

Sist er Aloysia
M a them a tics

S ister Ruth Angela
History
Englis h

Mrs. Roge r Little
P h ysica l E du catio n

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S ister H e le n M a ur ee n
History, L at in

�FA CULTY

The 1962-63 school year began with
six additions. to the R.C.H.S. faculty.
They were Sister Aloysia, Sister Frances
Jeanne, Sister Ruth Angela, Mr.
Thomas Harkins, and Senora Gaston.
The sixth addition was in the person
of Sister Frances Edwin, Principal.

S iste r Fra n ces Ed w in , P rin c ip a l

S ister J ea nnette
Scie n ce
M a t h em atics

Mr . T h o m as H a r ki ns
P h ys ica l E rl uca tion

Sen or a G aston
Fore ig n L a n guages

S is t e r M a ri a Jud e
Sc ie n ce
S oc io logy

Sitit e r K ::tt hl ee n Maria
E n g l ish

��Knowing is not enough:
we must apply.
Willing is not enough:
we must do.
-Goethe

�Eddi e J o e A esy
J ose ph A g ee

SUB-FROSH
Lind a Alb e rt
Stephe n All ey
Ch a rles And e rso n

Rita Assaid
Susan Assa id
Deborah Bost
Eugene Bra dy

David Brinkley
Bonnie Burnap
Margaret
Bushway
Francis Carroll
Larry Carter

Gary Chewning
Lelia Coleman
Bernie Crail
Bruce Cranmer
Joseph Damiano

M a ry Dill
Wanda Doss
Pat Driscoll
Mark Duetsch
Anthony Ellis
Brenda Ellis

Michael Funk
Susa n George
Mic hael Gillespie
Sally Glenn
Patrick Graybill
Carleen Grubb

Donald Hall
Barbara Hilts
John H oward
J o Anne Hughes
Da rle ne Hurley
C ynthia J osey

�John Keegan
Joseph Kerger

P a tty Kramer
M a ry Kyle
Belinda Martin

CLASS of '67

Larry Mattox
Cynthia
McDonald
Karen Meador
Linda Nablo

Stephen
Overstreet
Anthony Pagano
Rich a rd
Piedmont
Sherm a n Pillis
Betty Powell

Annette R agone
Calvin Redburn
Kelsey Reed
James Remmel!
Thoma s Ripley

Tony Sartini
Ingrid Saunders
Geor ge Simpson
Shirley Smith
Mary Souma
Dona ld Spencer

Robert Stanley
Samuel Stewart
M a ry
T a nkersley
Penelope Texter
Walter Tucker
David Tyler

Beverly Waldis
Brenda Willis
Anita Wilson
S usan Wright
R ichard Wright
Edward Wynn

�THE
FIRST RUN G
Enjoying their walk to class in the n ew building a r e Eddi e
Joe Aesy, Joe Agee, Ste phen Alley , Lind a Albert , Susa n
George, Charles Anderson, Eugene Bra dy, Francis C a rroll,
Susan Assaid, and Bonnie Burnop.

The class of 1967, commonly known around R. C. H. as the sub-frosh,
is the lowest rung on the five-rung ladder of the high school diploma. This fact
does not seem to bother this group of energetic teens, who are the lifeblood of
the school spirit.
These youngsters are active in almost every organization in the school.
They maintain the major interest in the Junior Red Cross, the stamp drive,
and the Catholic Student Mission Crusade's Study Clubs.
Although these "children" are a bit of a trial to the upperclassmen at
times, if there is a job to be done, you can always find a sub-freshman willing
to try. We salute these trying, but trying underclassmen.

The elite of the lowly
are Student Council
Representative George
Simpson, Pres id ent
Tommy Ripley, VicePresident Penny T exter ,
Secretary Deborah Bost,
Treasurer Mary Bou ma,
and Student Council
Patty
Representati ve
Kramer.

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�Helping others learn the fundamentals of the library
are Peggy Bushway, Mary Ann Dill, Karen Meador,
Elizabeth Brant, Annette Ragone, Brenda Ellis,
Mark Duetsch, Debbie Bost, Penny Texter, Annette
Scott, James Remmell , a nd Michael Funk.
Sam Stewart and Larry Mattox use the
atlas in history class as Susan Wright,
Anita Wilson, Cynthia Josey, Kelsey Reed,
Mary Tankersley, and Bernie Crail look on.

Conducting a science experiment are Bruce
Cranmer, C. J. Redburn , Pat Driscoll,
Lelia Coleman, Beverly W aldis, Gary
Chewning, and Pat Graybill.

Busy at· work in the library are Robert Stanley, Betty
Powell Jo Anne Hughes, Carleen Grubb, Stanley Smith,
John Keegan, Tony Sartini, Steve Tucker, and Larry
Carter.

Eighth graders participate in a discussion of
one of the Great Books which each student
has read . Mrs. H arold Kyle is discussion
leader of the group . The students striving
higher intellectually are Mary Tankersley ,
Linda Nablo, Debbie Bost, Susan Wright ,
Richard Wright; Kelsey Reed , Sally Glenn
Mary Souma, Patty Kramer, Jo Anne,
Hughes, Cynthia Josey, and Annette Ragone.
Absent when picture was taken were Wanda
Doss, and M ark Duetsch.

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�Patricia Anderson
Jacky Andrews
Don Assaid
Richa rd Bateman
Jane Bentley

K a rinina
Bondurant
Carol Brickhouse
Dona ld Brown
Robert Burnop
Robert Butler

FRESHMEN
Barbara Cha ndl er
Rob e rt Co llins
Jim Cooper
Lore tta Craddock

Cathy Cummings
Joe D a rago
Durwood D av is
Peggy Dean

Susan Dunagan
Caro lyn Dungee
Gordon Ewald
G regory Ferguson

Virginia Fisher
Dewey George
William G riffin
Robert Hale

Marie Heilmann
Richard How a rd
J a mes Huff
Donald Hurley

�Mike Jewell
W a yne Jewell
Jo Anna Jones
Robert Jones
Howard Lucas

W a rren Lucas
Marvin Mattox
Sha ron McGue
Tommy Mitchell
Andre Monsour

CLASS of '66
Libby Nackley
John Nodzak
Peggy O'Connor
Loretta Ogden

Michael
Overstreet
Sandra Patillo
Robert Pope
John Reed

Paul Ripley
Annette Scott
Robert Simpson
J a m es Skarbek

John Stockton
Nicky Taylor
E. J. Thom as
Frank Turk

The r esa Wh e by
Virginia Whe by
Gary Wigg ins
Alterm ease Willis

�NEWEST

TENANTS
Father Hannan directs an a musing question to Susa n
Dunagan during the freshman religion p e riod.

The freshmen are the newest tenants in th:e new R. C. H. building.
They have graduated from the old into the new look. Under the direction of
Sister Helen Maureen and Mr. Thomas Harkins, these youngsters are getting
into the "swing" of high school life.
They, too, are active in the school organizations. The Rosary Club,
Catholic Students Mission Crusade's Study Clubs, Junior Red Cross, and
others would cease to function without the energetic, active participation of
these typical teenagers.

J

The freshest of the Fresh are
Student Co uncil R epr esenta tives Dewey George a nd Loretta Ogden, Treasurer J ames
Huff, Secretary Paul Ripley,
Vice-President Tommy Mitchell , and President Jacky
Andrews.

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�Tommy Davis and Peggy O'Connor hold a
map of Treasure Island while Mrs. Little
explains its details to the class.

George Simpson recites "perfect" Latin I as
Sister Helen Maureen and the class observe his "perfection. "

Bobby Butler locates a position on the map
for Robert Jones in World History class.

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�Wanda Albert
Jimmy A louf

SOPHOMORES
Doug Argabright
Marsha Assaid
Terry Baker

Barbara Bentley
Pat Bergeron
Nancy Biggs
Kathleen Brady

Laura Boush
Elizabeth Brant
William Brown
Bill Bushman
Judy Carroll

Danny Collins
Mike Courey
Pat Coyne
Mary Crail
Toni Crawley

Brian Davis
Joseph Davis
Diane Diamond
Richard Driscoll
C lare Duetsch
Kathryn Emerson

Raymond Equi
David Eunice
Robert Fick
Pat Godlewski
Paul Godlewski
J erry G uzi

Gary Haase
Judy Hagerty
S h a ron
Hammersley
Sara Hartman
Jim Hedrick
Patr ici a Henretta

�Bill H erbert
B et t y J a ne
Hug h es

CLASS of '65
Anna M a rie
Humphreys
Jennifer J a cobs
Danielle Kain

Susan Kramer
Gale Levesque
Peggy McClure
Mike McDonald

Pat McDonald
Reginald Mea dor
Maureen
Middlecamp
John Miles
Timmy Moffitt

M aril y n Montano
Theresa Morefield
Theresa Moses
Dia ne Nunley
Donna Pironto

John Poindexter
Russell Prusak
Joe Riener
Josef Regulski
D av id Sharpe
Stephen
Shuffl eba rger

John Skibinski
R ober ta S ny der
J ac k Sta nl ey
Mike Stinnett
Ca nd y T exte r
G reg Thomso n

J ea nette Wadner
Linda W hi te
R ebecca W iggi ns
H elen W ilson
J a ne Wooddall
Gwen Woody

�WISE
FOOL S

Listening to her sentence is Jennifer Jacobs, as she pho nes
home on report card day. Looking on are Sara H a rtma n,
L a ura B oush, K athy Emerson, Gary Haase, a nd Pat
Bergeron.

The "wise fools," or more commonly called the sophomores, have this
year reached the exalted heights of being in the middle- higher than the underclassmen but lower than the upperclassmen . This "being in the middle''
doesn't seem to hold the sophomores down, however, for they can be found in
any activity or organization on the Hill.
This year they have added their voices to the Glee Club, making the
number greater than ever. Besides Glee Club, the sophomores can be found in
the Rosary Club, C. S. M. C., and the National Honor Society. They were
among the founders of the R. C.H. band.
Certainly the sophomores can be called the Spirit of school spirit.

The pilots of the Sophomore
Class are Student Council
Representatives Jane Wooddall and Mike McDonald,
Treasurer Diane Diamond,
Secretary Pat McDona ld ,
President Greg Thomson , and
Vice-President Jimmy Alouf.

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�During a sociology fiel~ trip to S_t.
Vincent's Home, Sister Mana
Jude's class examines the Halloween
handiwork of Senior Girl Scout
Troop 16.

Looking for biology specimens on Catholic Hill are Helen -.::.-Wilson, Mary Crail, Sharon Hammersley, John Skibinski
Steve Shufflebarger, and Judy Carroll.
'

This sophomore English class seems
to be enjoying their story as much
as Sister Kathleen Maria.

Kathy Brady and Reggie Meador
explain the solution of an Algebra II
problem to the rest of the class.

�Mik e A gee
Willia m A lb e rt
Mik e B e ntl ey

D a vid B erge ron
D a rl e ne Bric kh o use
Gord o n Bu c h a n a n

JUNIORS

C a r o l Bus h
J a m es Collins
T o m C r a dd ock
D e ni s D ea n e
Eli za b e th Droppl em a n

Ruth Etu e
Fra nk Ewa ld
Doug G a rre tt
Willie G eorge
Brend a Gra ybill

Mi c ki e H a mme rstrom
Dic k H a mm e rstro m
Edwin H o w a rd
B e tty Huffma n
J o hn Hurl e y

Muri e l Hurt
D a nny K ee n e y
B ill K ra m e r
Mi c k ey L y n c h
D a vid M a r t in

�Brian Messitt
Joanne Mila n
Consta nce Mitchell

K athy Mitchell
M a ri a nne Monta no
D av id Murphy

CLASS of '64

Rebecca Murray
H e le n N odzak
Ikey Ogden
D ebora h Pagano
Stella Piedmont

Rose m a ry Price
Will a rd Saunders
Becky Shedwell
Joanne Skarbek
Rodney Snyder

Joe SurkCJmer
FrannY Surkamer
Ann Tankersley
Betty Theimer
Anna Turner

.J o hn Wiggins
M ar il y n Wilson
JimmY Wood
Pat Woodrlall
Rita Wynn

�THE NEWE ST LOOK
The Junior Class of R. C. H. this year finds itself a real part of the
workings of the school. Besides being responsible for the Prom, they are part
of the executive board of the student council.
The juniors are the "new look" at R. C. H. They wjll be the first class
to graduate on the seven-five program. They also have had the accelerated
courses throughout high school. Actually they were the guinea pigs for the
experiment.
The Prom is the grand event at R. C. H. The juniors, during second
semester, may be seen wearing secretive expressions, for all the preparations
must be kept secret from the senior class.
In the spring of '63 the juniors will receive their senior class rings, making them, unofficially, the upperclassmen.
Juniors, like the underclassmen, are also active in the many organizations
on the hill. They can be found in the Glee Club, newspaper staff, student
council, National Honor Society, and C. S. M. C. They are certainly preparing
themselves to accept the numerous duties. of a senior class.

The Junior class officers
are seen as they arrive
on the hill for a d ay of
hard work in sch ool.
They a re Dick H ammerstrom , preside nt ·
Willie George, secre~
tary;_ M uriel Hurt, vicepres1dent; Rose m ary
f'.rice, treasurer; and
Jim Collins and J immy
Wood, Student Council representatives.

�Ikey Ogden, Brenda Graybill,
Danny Keeney, Becky Shedwell,
Joanne Skarbek, Carol Bush, and
William Albert seem engrossed in
their lesson as their picture is
snapped in Typing 1.

An a mazed Father Hannan listens
to the correct a nswer given' by
Becky Shedwell in junior religion
class.

The America n History class pays
special attention as Mr. Harkins
explains the European Powers with
the aid of a m ap.

�Sister Fra n ces J ea nn e loo ks o n a pprovingly a s Pat W oodd a ll , Li z
Dropp le m a n , a nd Mi c k ey L y n c h
do th e ir s h o r t h a nd ass ig nm e nt corr ectly.

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Sister Aloysia expla ins a problem
to the M a th IV class as Bria n
M essitt, wit h the help of Franny
S ur kamer , attempts to illustr ate.

K a thy Mitchell a nd Mickey H a mmerstrom li s t e n attentively as
Senora Gasto n ex p la ins Lh e ve rb
diuer l1r to her S p a n is h II class .

�The Ecumenical Council is explained at a
P. T. A. meeting by David Murphy, Ann
Tankersley, Dennis Deane, Betty Jo Huffman. Marianne Montano, also a member of
the student panel, was absent when the
picture was taken.

The Junior boys exemplify a typical luncheon scene as
they a re served by Mrs. Eloise Wright, Mrs. Elsie Waldron,
Mrs. Pernie Williams a nd Mrs. Louis Ribble.

Franny Surkamer and Gordon Buchanan
argue with Mike Agee over the proper pla ce
for Jimmy Wood to trim one of the Student
Council's Christmas trees. Joey Surkamer,
John Wiggins , Willie George, Jim Collins
and Bill Kramer offer mora l support.

�THE PINNACLE

��KATHLEEN
FRANCES ATCHISON

SENIOR
CLASS

Our Lady of Nazareth
June 14, 1945
"Kathy" . .. C. S. M. C. 1,
2, 3, 4; Library Aide 1; Glee

Club 3, 4.

LETA EMMALINE
ALLEY
January 24, 1946
"Emmaline" ... Glee Club 1,
2, 3.

MARY ELIZABETH
BARR
Saint Andrew's
November 9, 1945
"Betty" ... C. S. M . C. 4.

RICHARD ROBERT
BARBARICS
Saint Andrew's
January 28, 1946
"Rick" ... C. S. M. C. 1, 2,
3, 4; Varsity C lub 1, 2, 3, 4;
Golf 1, 2, 3, 4; L atin Honor
Society 1 , 2; Football 2, 3, 4;
Boys' State 3; Science F a ir 3;
William a nd Mary Physics
Test 3 ; J. A. 3, 4; National
Honor Soci e ty 4 .
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CHARLES JAMES
BIER
Saint Andrew's
June 21, 1945
"Jim" . . . C . S. M. C. 1, 2,
3, 4; A ltar Boy 1 , 2, 3, 4;
Sc ie n ce Fair 1 , 2 ; Science Conventio n , V. P. I. 2; J. A. 2, 3;
N at io n a l Honor Society 2, 3,
4; Boys' State Alternate 3;
Brotherhood Seminar 3;
America n Legion Oratorical
Co n test 3; U . D. C . Essay
Co n test 3; Track 3; Football
3, 4; Varsity C lub 4; N a tiona l Merit Scholarship Fin a list.

CHARLES RICHARD
BOUSH
Saint Andrew's
December 17, 1945
"Charlie'' . . . C. S. M. C. 1,
2 , 3, 4; Altar Boy 1, 2, 3, 4;
Class Vice-President 2; Trac k
1, 2; J. A . 2, 3, 4.

FRANK WILLIAM
BOVA, JR.
Our Lady of Nazareth
December 25, 1944
"Bill" ... C. S. M. C. 4; Altar
Boy 1 , 2, 3, 4.

JOHN FRANCIS
CARROLL, JR.
Our Lady of N azareth
February 13, 1945
"Jack" .. . C. S. M. C. 1, 2,
3, 4; Golf 1, 2, 3, 4; Altar
Boy 1, 2, 3, 4; L atin Honor
Society 1, 2; C lass Treasurer
2; National Honor Society 2;
Boys' State 3; Basketball 4.

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�DAVID SIMON
COUREY

SENIOR
CLASS

Saint Andrew's
March 9, 1945
"David" . . . C. S. M. C. 1,
2, 3, 4; Altar Boy 1, 2, ~' 4;
Track 2; J. A. 2.

SARA ANN COLEMAN
Our Lady of Nazareth
January 4, 1945
"Sara" ... C. S. M. C. 3, 4;
Basketball 3; Catholic High
Crusader 3; Glee Club 3, 4;
J A. 4.

ELIZABETH
THERESE DRISCOLL
Our Lady of Nazareth
October 13, 1945
"Libby" . . . C. S . M. C. 1,
2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4;
Class Secretary l; Latin
Honor Society 1, 2; National
Honor Society 2; Catholic
High Crusader 2, 3; Teen
Town 3; Foreign Relations
Seminar 3; KEY Staff CoEditor 4.

JOSEPH MICHAEL
DONCKERS
Our Lady of Nazareth
February 28, 1944
"Joe" ... C . S. M. C . 1, 2, 3,
4; Altar Boy 1, 2, 3, 4; Trltck
l, 2; J. A . 2, 3; Varsity Club
2, 3, 4; Footba ll 2, 3, 4.

�CAROLYN
ELIZABETH
FORREST
Our Lady of Nazareth

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January 6, 1945
"Carolyn" ... C. S. M. C. 1,
2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3 , 4;
Science Fair 2; J. A. 2;
Basketb a ll 2, 3; C a tholic High
Crusa der
3;
Brotherhood
Seminar 4.

J
EILEEN DELORES
GIACOBBE
Saint Andrew's
August 29, 1944
"Leen" . . . C. S. M. C . 1, 2,
3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4;
Science Fair 1; Basketball 1,
2; J. A . 2, 3, 4; C a tholic High
Crusader 3; Cheerleader 3 , 4;

F. B . L.A . 4.

SARA ANN
GILLESPIE
Our Lady of Nazareth
October 2, 1944
"Bugsie" .. . C. S . M. C. 1,
2, 3, 4; Cheerleader 2, 3,Head 4; Book Jacket Contest 1; B as k e tball 1; Glee
Club 2, 3, 4; Cheerleader
Clinic 3; George Washington
Honor Meda l 3; Class Secretary 3; F. B. L. A. President
4; Tee n Town Alternate 4;
Celtic Crier 4.

WILLIAM
BERNARD GLENN
Our Lady of N azareth
April 9, 1945
"Billy" . . . C. S. M. C. 1, 2,
3, 4; Track 1, 2 . 3, 4; Latin
Honor Society 1; J. A. 2, 3;
F ootb a ll 4: KEY Staff 4;
T een Town 4.

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�SE N IO R
CL AS S

JOH N MIC HAE L
GUZ I, JR.
Our Lady of Naz areth
Janu ary 3, 1946
"Skip py" . .. C. S. M . C. 1,
2 3 4· Altar Boy 1, 2 , 3, 4;
Libt:a ry Aide 3, 4; Wild life
Essay 2; Catho lic Hig h Cru sadei· 3.

ROS EMA RY GRI FF IN
Sain t And rew' s
Febr uary 16, 1945
"Ros emar y" ... C. S. M. C.
1, 2, 3, 4; G lee Club 1, 2 , 3, 4;
Libra ry Aide 1; Scien ce Fair
l; Wildl ife Essay 1; K. of C.
Poetr y Cont est 1; Bask etba ll
1; Latin Hono r Socie ty 1, 2;
Voca tion Essay 1, 2, 4; Stu dent Coun cil 2; J. A. 2;
Catho lic High Crusa der 2, 3
(Edit or 3); Natio nal Hono r
Socie ty 3; Broth erhoo d S e minar 3; U. D. C. Essay Contest 3, (2 nd in the state ) ;
News paper Confe rence , Richmond 3; S. I. P. A. 3; Foreign Relat ions Semi nar 3 ;
KEY Staff Edito r 4.

JUD ITH ANN
HED RIC K
Our Lady of Naz areth
Nov emb er 11, 1945
"Jud y" . . . C. S. M . C. 1, 2,
3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4-Accomp anist 2, 3, 4; Libra ry
Aide 1 ; Stude nt Coun cil l;
Latin Hono r Socie ty 1, 2;
Class Treas urer 1, Secre tary
3; Scien ce Fair 1, 3; Natio nal
Hono r Socie ty 2, 3, 4-Pre sident 4; Catho lic High Crusader 2, 3; Broth erhoo d Semi nar 3, 4; Girls' State 3; Teen
Town 3, 4; KEY Sta ff CoEdito r 4; Prom Atten dant 3.

EDW ARD JOS EPH
HAA SE
Sain t Andr ew's
Marc h 9, 1945
"Edd ie" .. . C. S . M. C., 1, 2,
3, 4; Altar Boy 1, 2, 3, 4;
Trac k 2; G lee Club 2, 3;
Scien ce Fair 3, Hono rable
M entio n at V. P. I. 2 ; J. A.
2, 3, 4; Bask etbal l 3, 4;
Varsi ty C lub 4 .

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�THOMAS CARL
HEILMA NN
Our Lad y of N a za reth
J a nua ry 23, 1945
.. Boo m e r " .. . C. S . M. C. 1,
:2 . :J . -I-Spir it u a l T r eas urer 2,
\ "ice P r esi d e n t. 4; Va rsity
C lub l . :2. :J. 4: Foo t. ba ll 1, 2,
:J. -1: Sc ie n ce Fai r 1 , :2 -Roan o k e Coll ege a nd V. P . I. 2;
J . /\. :2 . :J; Cat h ol ic Hig h
C rus: 1ciL• r :2. 3: \l\l iJli a m a nd
M ar y Ph ys ics Test. 3; Boys'
S t ate :J.

JOANNE REBECC A
KNOTT
Our L ady of Nazareth
October 9 , 1944
" C hunk y" . .. C . S . M . C. 1,
2., 3. 4: G lee C lub 1, 2 , 3, 4 ;
Bask et b a ll 1. 2. 3, 4: Libra ry
Aid e 1: J . A. 2 : Cath olic Hig h
C rusad e r 2, 3.

MARY CATHER INE
KRAMER
Our L a dy of N a zareth
M a rch 29, 1945
" Cathi e" ... C. S. M . C. 1 , 2,
3, 4: G lee C lub 1 , 2, 3, 4 ;
Bask e tba ll l , 2 . 3 , 4; C la ss
P r esid e n t 1, 2: Sc ie n ce F a ir 1,
:2, 3 : Wildlife Essay 2; Cath o li c Hi g h C ru sad er 1, 2, 3 ;
J . A. 2; Stude n t Co un c ilC lass R ep resen tative 2, S ecr e t a r y 3, P resid e nt 4: Broth erh ood Se mina r 3: Pro m Atte nd a n t 3· F ore n s ic L eacru e 3·
F r eed o m 'Fou nd atio n Scra p ~
book 3 : G irl' s St.ate 3; Capezio
S h oe Desig nin g Co n test 3 .

ROBERT P ORTER
KYLE
Our Lady of N a zaret h
D ecember 21, 1945
"Bob " ... C. S. M . C . 1 , 2, 3 ,
4: Al ta r Boy \ , 2, 3, 4; Va rsity
C lub l . 2, 3. 4; F ootb a ll 1 ,
2, :J. Captai n 4: Wildli fe
Essav I : Basketball Ma nager
2 . :~. · ..J: J . A. 2. 3 . 4: Stude n t
Co un c il C lass Rep resentative
:\: F o r &lt;c' i ~ n R elatio ns Semi na r
:l: Hro t.lw rh omi S emin a r 3;
F ore n s ie League 3; G lee C lu b

:&gt;. -1.

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�GEORGE MICHAEL
McMAHON

SENIOR

Our Lady of Nazareth
August 10, 1945
"Mike" ... C . S. M. C. 1, 3,

CLASS

4; Varsity C lub 1 , 3, 4 ; Foot-

b a ll 1 , 3, 4; B as ketball I, 3, 4 ;
Altar Boy 1, 3, 4; Trac k 1;
Stud e nt Council Vice-President 4.

MICHAEL FRANCIS
McFADDEN
Our Lady of Nazareth
April 3, 1945
"Mac " . . . C. S. M. C. 1, 2,
3, 4; Altar Boy 1, 2, 3, 4; Class
Treasurer 1, 4; Basketball 2,
3, 4; Track 2, 4; Varsity Club
4; Football 4; J. A. 4.

ROSITA MARIA
MOSES
Saint Andrew's
May 9, 1942
"Rosita" . . . C. S. M. C. 1, 2,
3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3 , 4.

SHIRLEY JEAN
MOODY
Our Lady of Nazareth
November 9, 1945
"Shi rley" ... C. S. M. C. 2,
4; G lee C lub 2; Snow
Queen 4.
3,

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�WANDA ELIZABETH
MOSES
S a int Andrew's

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August 25 , 1944

63

"Wanda" . .. C. S . M. C. 1, 2,
3, 4; G lee C lub 1, 2 .

SHEILA JOYCE
MURRAY
Saint Andrew's
June 7, 1945
"She ila" . .. C. S . M. C. 1, 2·,
3, 4 ;' G lee Club 1, 2, 3, 4;
L at in H o n o r Socie ty l; J . A .
2, 3, 4; Cath olic Hi g h Crusader 3; Celtic Crier 4.

ROBERT LEE
NABLO, JR.
Saint Andrew's
July 15, 1945
"Bob" ... C. S. M . C. 1 , 2, 3,
4; Alta r Boy 1 , 2, 3, 4; Track
1 , 2, 4; V arsity Club 2, 3, 4;
Footba ll 2, 3, 4; Foreign Rela tions Semina r 3; J . A. 3, 4;
Stud e nt Council-Class R epresenta tive
4;
Brotherhood
Semina r 4; B asketball Manager 4.

MICHAEL WESLEY
O'CONNOR
Our Lady of Nazareth
January 16, 1945
" Mik e" ... C . S. M. C. 1, 2,
4 ; Glee C lub 2; Alta r Boy 1,
2, 3, 4; J . A... 1 , 2.

J

�DAVID GEORGE
PILL IS

SENIOR

Cur Lady of Perpetual
Help
April 14, 1945

CLASS

"Dave" ... C. S. M. C. 1, 2,
3, 4; Alta r Boy 1, 2 . 3 , 4;
Varsity Club 1, 2, 3, 4 : Football 1 , 3, 4: Trac k 2; J. A . 2,
3,4; Gl eeC lub 3,4; Mr.J.A . 4.

BARBARA JEAN
OLANDER
Our Lady of Nazareth
March 25, 1945
"Barba ra" .. . C. S. M. C. 1,
2, 3, 4-Treas urer 1; Lihrary
Aide 1; Latin Honor Society
l; Science Fair l ; G lee Club
2, 3; J. A. 2, 3, 4; Youth
Semina r 3 ; Stud e n t Counci l
Treasurer 3 ; Prom Queen 4.

JOHN DENNIS

SHARPE
Our Lady of Nazareth
October 26, 1943
"D e nnis" ... C. S. M . C. 1, 2,
3, 4; J. V. Basketba ll 1 , 2;
Catholi c High Crusader 3 ;
Student Counc il C lass R e prese n tat iv e 3 ; V a rsity B as ketb a ll 3.

MARY SWANN
SHANK
Saint Andrew's
March 1, 1945
" M ;-i ry " ... C. S M. C. 1, 2, 3,
4; Librnry Aid e J ; &lt;J lee Club
~ . :i , 4 : F . B. L.A . 4.

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�MARY NATALIE
STOCKTON
Our Lady of Nazareth
October 17, 1945
" N a n " ... C . S . M . C . 1, 2 , 3,
4; L atin H o n o r Society 1;
J . A . 2; B a sk e tba ll 2 ; Glee
C lub 2 , 3; Ca tholic High
Crusad er 3; Cheerleader 3, 4;
T ee n T o wn Alterna t e 4.

ALICE MARGARET
SVEC
Our Lady of Nazareth
August 13, 1945
"Alice" . . . C . S . M . C . 1 , 2, 3 ,
4- Presid e nt 4 ; Glee Club 1,
2, 3, 4; Libra ry Aide 1;
S cien ce F a ir 1 ; Latin Honor
Socie ty 1 , 2, 3; Class Vice
Presid e nt 1 , 2, 3; National
H o n o r S ociety 2, 3 , 4; Girls'
Sta t e Alternate 3 ; C a tholic
High Crusa d e r - Business
M a n age r 3; F o r eig n Relations
S e mina r 3; Brot herhood Semin a r 4; K E Y S ta ff C o-Editor 4.

JEROME BENEDICT
TANKERSLEY III
Saint Andrew's
November 17, 1944
"Ta nk" ... C . S . M . C . 1, 2,
3, 4 ; Alta r Boy 1, 2, 3 , 4;
Trac k 1, 2; L atin Honor Soc ie t y 1 ,- 2; Scie n ce F a ir 1 ,
N aval S cie n ce C ruise 3 ; Cla ss
Preside nt 1 , 2, 3; National
Honor S ociety 2; V a rsity
Club 2, 3, 4 ; F ootba ll 2, 3, 4 ;
J . A . 2, 3, 4 ; Brotherhood
Semina r 3.

ELIZABETH LOUISE
WALDIS
Our Lady of Nazareth
December 12, 1945
" B e th " .. . C. S . M . C. 1 , 2, 3,
4; G lee C lub 1 , 2, 3 , 4; B a sket b a ll 1 ; L ib r a ry A ide 1 ; S cience
F a ir 2; F. B. L . A . 4.

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�JUDITH ANN
WILLIS

SENIOR
CLASS

Saint Andrew's
September 8, 1945
"Judy" . . . C. S. M. C. 4;
Glee Club 4; F. B . L. A.Secretary 4;
Homecoming
Queen 4.

JOSEPH PAUL
WALSH, JR.
Saint Andrew's
March 4, 1945
"Joe" .. . C. S. M. C. 3, 4
Brotherhood Seminar 4
C. D. A. Poetry Contest 3
Voice of D emocracy 3, 4
J . A . 4; America n LegionOratorical Contest 3, 4; Staff
Writer for Times-World N ews
4.

WYN CHARNOCK
WILSON
Saint Andrew's
December 29, 1944
"Wyn" ... C. S. M. C. 1, 2,
3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4;
Library Aide 3; Teen Safety
Council 4; J. A. 3, 4.

JAMES HARRIS
WILSON
Our Lady of Nazareth
March 24, 1945
"Harry" .. . C . S. M. C. Il 2,
3, 4; Altar Boy 1, 2, 3, 4;
Track 2; J . A. 3, 4.

�GARY FRANCIS
WINGO
Saint Andrew's
January 22, 1945
"Gary" . .. C. S. M. C. 1, 2,
3, 4; Class Treasurer 3, 4;
V a r sity Club 2, 3, 4; Football
2, 3 , 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4;
S. I. P. A. 3; KEY StaffBusiness Manager 4; Golf
3, 4.

MARY LEE
WOOD DALL
Our Lady of Perpetual
Help
February 15, 1945
"Lee" .. . C. S. M. C. 1, 2, 3,
4; Libra ry Aide 1; Student
Council Class Representative
2; Science Fair 2; Basketball
2, 3; Glee Club 2, 3, 4-President 4; Girls' State 3; Prom
Princess 3; Class Treasurer 4;
Miller &amp; Rhoa ds Teen Model

4.

AMBROSE WOOD, JR.
Saint Andrew's
December 5, 1944
"Petey" ... C . S. M. C. 1, 2,
3, 4; Altar Boy 1, 2, 3, 4;
Class Officer-Vice President
1, Secretary-Treasurer 2,
President 4; Track l, 2; Latin
Honor Society 1, 2; J. A. 2, 3,
4; Varsity Club 2.

CLARENCE NEWTON
WRIGHT, JR.
Our Lady of Nazareth
December 2, 1945
"Cla r ence" . . . C . S. M. C.
1, 2, 3, 4; Altar Boy 1, 2, 3, 4;
Science Fair 1, 2, 3; L atin
Honor Society 2; J. A . 2, 3;
N atio n a l Honor Society 2, 3,
4; Catholic High Crusader 2;
Brotherhood Seminar 3, 4;
Press Deleg a te - Roanok e
Times 4; N ational Merit
Schola rship Letter of Commendation.

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�Surv ey in g th e scen e b e lo w fr o m t h e lo fty
"p innac le" a r e the se ni o r cl ass officers.
Th ey a re Bob N a bl o, stud e nt cou n c il r e p r ese ntat ive; Mich ae l McFadd e n , t r eas urer ; M a ry L ee Woodd a ll , secr e tary; Gary
Win go, vice-pres id e nt, a nd Pete Wood,
presiden t.

CLASS of 1963
An Ode to our Alma Mater
Here is a song for you dear Catholic High.
The Senior Class of 1963 is proud to be able to say that we claim you
as our Alma Mater.
We pledge our love and loyalty.
In the coming years we will look back upon our high school years as the
best ever.
You're everything it takes to make a school-good times, fun, and books and
lessons, games and parties.
We will always remember the receiving of our class ring; o'ur Christmas
Dance, "December Delight"; the boys' "hop"; the girls' bake sales;
and best of all-the Prom! Of course, we could never forget our Prom
with all its planning, labor, and that wonderful night! Needless to say,
the classes, and the teachers will forever be with us in mind and heart.
The near explosions in chemistry lab, the mispronunciations in French,
Spanish, and Latin classes, the struggles in the English, Math, and
Religion classes will continue to cause a fond smile in the years to come.
There is no school that can compare with you in any way or anywhere.
Not even those schools that were lucky enough to beat us. Despite
them RCH had a winning season mentally, physically, and spiritually.
So we'll stand by you, love you, 'til we
die, Roanoke Catholic High.

Roanoke C atholic High School- PHASE ONE.

�AMBITIOUS
Sister Jeannette lends a helping hand to
chemistry students Bob Nablo, Libby Driscoll, Barbara Olander, Richard Barbarics,
and Jack Carroll during the Wednesday
lab class.

INDUSTRIOUS

Industriously working during typing class
are seniors Joe Donckers, Barbara Olander,
Kathy Atchison, Betty Barr, John Guzi,
Emmaline Alley, Nan Stockton, Mary
Shank, and Wanda Moses.

CONGENIAL

Sister Helen Maureen supervises the senior Government class as
they board the school bus in preparation for a ·tour of the Roanoke
City and County a dministrative facilities in conjunction with the
City Municipal Days.

ATTENTIVE
Pete Wood, Bob Kelley, and Eddie Haase
listen attentively to Mr. Paul Sales, graphics
instructor, as he explains certain aspects of
a mobile.

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�Cathie Kramer operates the t ape recorder for the French II
class. Enthusiastic students Sheila Murray, Judy Hedrick, Lee
Wooddall, Eddie Haase, Sara Coleman , David Pillis , James Bier,
Alice Svec, Billy Glenn, and Rosemary Griffin participate with
the class in the pronunciation and comprehension exerci"es.

Seniors Mik e McFadden , Tom Heilmann a nd
Mike M cMa hon are see n as they hurri edly prepare to leave school afte r a h a rd d ay o f study.

Richard Barbarics points as Jerry Tankersley
measures a nd Sister Aloysia supervises a
The fascinated
trigonometry illustration.
onlookers a re seniors James Bier, Harris
Wilson, Joe Walsh, Clarence Wright, and
Jack Carroll.

Father Be rna rd Krimm, C.SS.R. , s upervises Harris Wilson as h e r ea ds a sel ec tion
fr o m the Bibl e during senior R e ligion class.
Listen ing at t e ntiv e ly a r e Cat hi e Kr a mer,
Libby Drisco ll , John Guzi, C la re n ce Wright,
D av id Co urey, a nd Bi ll Bov a.

�Eddie Haase and Charlie Boush raking
leaves? ? ? ? ?

Seniors S a r a Gillespie a nd John Guzi are
seen as they put the finishing touches on the
Senior bulletin boa rd displ ay of the Ecumenical Council.

The senior varsity lettermen are seen 'on the Hill'
in their letter jackets. The proud owners are Mike
McFadden and Bob Kyle in the foreground.
Pete
Wood, Gary Wingo, Bob Nablo, Jerry Tankersley are
in the middle with David Pillis, Mike McMahon, and
Joe Donckers at the top.
Lee Wooddall and Wyn Wilson keep the north bulletin
boa rd in the main hall attractively decorated.

Libby Driscoll and Judy Hedrick a re caught in a typical
pose a s they consult with
Father H a nna n on the Roanoke Valley Catholic High
Development Fund.

R. C. H.'s disc j oc keyFred Frela ntz o f WROV during one of the se niorspo nsor ed hops.

�•

•

Joe. Walsh is seen enjoying the work on his
assignment for the weekly Teen-Talk page of
the Roanoke World News.

SOARING

Delightful Lee Wooddall devastatingly
displays the latest in teen fashion as
R. C. H.'s Miller &amp; Rhoads' Fashion
Model.

•
Billy Glenn listens as Judy Hedrick
reads the current school news on
WROV's weekly radio show "TeenTown."

Beth W aldis, as student
office assistant, is taking
dictation from Father
Hannan as her picture is
snapped.

Sister Frances Edwin
smiles congratulations to a
proud James Bier and
Clar.ence Wright as they
receive news of the Nat~onal Merit Scholarship.
Jun was a finalist and
Clarence received a letter
of commendation.

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�Lee Wooddall and Judy Hedrick discuss their expectations
of Girls' State while ...

Tom Heilmann and Richard
Barbarics anxiously await
their transportation to attend Boys' State.

SENIORS

Mike O'Connor
plays the organ with
dance band "Ricky
and the Romans."

Clarence Wright bids farewell as he
departs for the Roanoke World News
Press Conference.

Sheila Murray is presented with the Betty
Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow Award Pin
by Sister Frances Edwin.

Constance Mitchell steps into the car with Rosemary Griffin and Gary
Wingo as they prepare to attend the 1962 Southern Interscholastic Press
Association Convention in Lexington, Virginia.

?'-'

�THE RANGE

�Every excellent work shall be justified and the worker thereof shall be honored.
Ecclesiasticus 14:21.

�..

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R C. H.

STUDEN T
COUNCI L
Student Council Treasurer, Mike Bentley, performs his favorite task
of counting money while Vice-President, Mike McM a hon , dictates a
letter to Secretary, Franny Surkamer. President, Cathie Kr a mer,
reads an announcement over the intercom system.

Under the capable supervision of President Cathie
Kramer, the new demerit system was installed at
R. C. H. during the '62-'63 school year. This year
the school participated in the newly-organized InterSchool Student Council Association. A project of this
group was the student exchange program. In conjunction with this plan, Jefferson High School's Student
Association President, Robbie Baldwin, addressed a
Student Council Assembly at R. C. H. on School Spirit.
Another activity of the Inter-School Council was
the selection during Brotherhood Week of a senior boy
outstanding in scholarship and activities. One student
in each school was elected for this honor by the student
body with the faculty making the final choice from the
top three winners in this voting. Joseph Walsh was
voted the R. C.H. recipient of this Brotherhood Award.
Mike as Treasurer of the Student Council has a
mania for money-making projects. This year, these
projects included a "Clock" Contest, the Christmas
Tree Sale, the Campus Store, and the "Hops." Hopefully Mike will put the Treasury in the Black.

Robbie Baldwin of Jefferson High .

Not to be forgotten are Student Council Vice-

P~esident Mike McMahon, who is the capable sub-

stitute when Cathie is disabled, and Secretary Franny
Surkamer, who faithfully records demerits each Friday.

The student body a nd the faculty of Ro a noke Catholic are most interested in the Student Council Assemblies.

�1962-63 Honor Society President, Judy Hedrick, addresses the student
body a t the F a ll Convocation. Also pictured are Richard Barbarics; Alice
Sv ec; Cla r ence Wright, Vice-President ; and Jim Bier, Secretary.

Pacelli Chapter at R. C.H.
Character, Scholarship, Leadership, Service. These are the four requisites for membership in the National Honor Society. This society functions
at Roanoke Catholic through the Pacelli Chapter. Students who maintain an
average of 90% and who are outstanding also in Character, Leadership and
Service are eligible for membership. Qualifying sophmores become probationary
members; juniors and seniors may qualify as active members.
Father Gabriel T. Maioriello, guest speaker at the Fall Convocation,
told the students that the intellectual prowess of the Pacelli Chapter members
demonstates the effective use of God's gifts to the best of their ability. Father
concluded his impressive talk with the thought: "The race today is for brainsnot brawn."

"I light the candle of Service," sa ys junior honor student Muriel Hurt, as she lights one of fi ve candles.
Watc_hing are ?t~er mell?-bers of the P a celli Cha pter . At l'eft is F a ther H a nna n with guest speaker , F ather
Gabriel T . Ma10nello. Sister Frances Edwin, Princ ipa l, is seat ed a t far right.

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�Catholic Students
Mission Crusade

Stamp counting, a C. S. M. C . proj ect, is c a rri e d o n by D o n a ld
Spenser, Joseph D omia n o, Bill Alb ert, M a ry Ann Dill, a nd Richard
Pagano.

C. S. M . C. Pr es id e nt. Ali ce Svec, lea d s t he
st udent rosary befo r e t h e g r otto of the
Ass ist in g a r e Vice-P r esiBl esse d Mothn .
d e nt, T o m H e il mann. a nd S ec r eta r y-T r easur e r , Becky S h e dw e ll.

The C. S. M. C. started off the school year with active R. C. H. student
participation in making rosaries, in collecting stamps and in "prayer, study
and sacrifice" for the missions. During the Christmas season, RCH'ers gathered
baskets of food which were delivered to the needy in Roanoke. The spiritual
year at R. C. H. closed with the May Procession in honor of Our Blessed
Mother.

Betty J o Huffman, President; Diane
Diamond, Secretary-Treas ur er; a nd
Darle ne Brick ho use, Vice-President, o f
the Rosary C lub, enthusi as tica ll y
inspect the new rosa ry materi a ls just
arriv ed.

M a rk Duetsch, a nd Pe nn y T exte r wo rk o n a m1 ss10 n r osa ry w hil e
Betty Powe ll a nd Jim H e mm e ll admire r osa ri es r ea dy for the mis s io n s.

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�SPEECH
at

R. C. H.
J oe Ri e n er ex pla ins his sta nd on the Common M arket
o f the \ Vestern H emisphere in a pra ctice d eba t e while
the op posing t eam of Jimmy Alouf a nd D a nielle Kain
liste n s.

Jimmy Al o uf, so pho m o r e.

D eb a t e r, Mik e B e ntle y, a junior.

J oe W a ls h, s e nio r.

Speech activities at R. C. H. include not only the Saint
Thomas More Forensic Society for enthusiastic debaters,
but also Extemporaneous Speaking, Original Oratory and
Declamation.
The Forensic League was initiated at R. C. H. in 1961
by its present Adviser, Sr. Kathleen Maria. Just in its second
year of existence, the Forensic League is realizing a second
winning season. In the St. Vincent Invitational Tournament
at Newport News, Virginia, February 16, R. C. H. amassed
a total number of points to place sixth out of seventeen
public and Catholic schools participati:ng.
In Original Oratory, Jim Alouf placed third in the
Roanoke Valley Voice of Democracy Contest held February
15.
In Original Oratory and Extemporaneous Speaking, Joe
Walsh won first place in city competition, February 15, in
the American Legion Oratorical Contest on the Constitution
of the U. S. He also placed first in the district competition at
Bedford, February 22, and in the Regional Contest at Cave
Spring, March 15. Joe came second in State Competition,
March 27, and was awarded $125.

K a r e n B lac km a n see m s to b e ca us ing Mik e Ben t ley
of the op p os ing tea m so m e d o u bt . Reggie M ead or ,
l e ft, seem s well p leased .

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�Sister MRria Jude directs the Glee Club. Members first row:
Wyn Wilson, Wanda Albert, Diane Diamond, Judy Hagerty,
Gwen Woody, Rosita Moses, Teresa Morefield, K are n Blackman, Marilyn Monta no, Barbara Bentley, Jennifer Jacobs,
Susan Kramer, Mike Agee, David Pillis, Michael Courey, Gary
Haase , Donna Pironto, Mary Shank. Second row: Peggy McClure,
Carol Bush, Betty Theimer, Debbie Pagano, Sara Gillespie,
Judy Willis, Mickey Lynch, Lee Wooddall, K at hy Emerson,
M arilyn Wilson, Jane Wooddall, Pat Godlewski, Mike McDona ld,
Edwin Howard, Diane Nunley, Sharon Hammersley, Libby
Driscoll. Third row: Elizabeth Brant, Becky Shedwell, Gale
Levesque, Sara H a rtman, Eileen Giacobbe, Helen Nodzak,
Sheila Murray, Liz Dropplem a n , Constance Mitchell, Candy
Texter, Helen Wilson, Anna Marie Humphreys, K athy Brady,
Clare Duetsch, Pat Wooddall, Gordon Buchanan, Tim Moffitt,
Beth Waldis, Becky Wiggins, Sara Coleman. Fourth row: Ruth
Etue, Linda White, Joa nne Skarbek, Betty Jo Huffman, Alice.
Svec, Cathie Kramer, Stella Piedmont, Nancy Biggs, Maureen
Middlecamp, La ura Boush, Carolyn Forrest, Joanne Knott,
Jimmy Alouf, Pat McDonald, Bob Kyle, Tom Craddock, Frank
Ewald, K athy Atchison, Joanne Milan, Muriel Hurt. Russell
Prusak is seen seated in front helping with sound effects.

GLEE
CLUB
The melodious voices of R. C. H.
are the product of the laborious
efforts of Sister Maria Jude in her
capacity as director of the Glee Club.
In Spring 1963, the Glee Club
tr::i velled to Lynchburg for the Regional Music Festival. They then
travelled to Richmond for the Diocesan Music Festival.
In addition
to these trips the concerts 'on the
Hill' provided a grand display of
their vocal talents to the students,
faculty, parents, and relatives. This
praise is well worth the labor.

Accompanist Judy Hedrick is also
Student Director of the Glee Club.

Bob Kyle and Vice-President, David Pillis, arranged
chairs while Co-Presidents Muriel Hurt and Lee Wooddall
look over the music which is being passed out by Eileen
Giaco bbe a nd Sara Gillespie.
Accompanist Rita Wynn is caught
in a familiar pose.

Constance Mitchell, accompanist,
is surprised as she practices.

�S n ow Qu ee n S h irley Mood y r e ig n ed o v e r t h e
fest iv iti es of "Decem be r D elig h t" a nd r eprese n ted R. C. H . in t h e c ity-w id e C hristm as P arad e .

CHRISTMAS
at

R. C. H.

Christmas, 1962, found varied activities
'on the Hill': The Student Council's Christmas
Tree Sale, the Glee Club's singing appearances,
and the Seniors' Christmas Dance- ''December
Delight''-all added to the festive spirit of the
season.
The real meaning of Christmas was commemorated by a Christmas Crib displayed in
the main hall to emphasize the spiritual aspect
of the season. The Cosmopolitan Club under
the direction of Senora Gaston . presented· a
history of Christmas in Spain where this season
is the most revered of all.

C la r e n ce Wrig ht , Ali ce Sv ec , Ric h a rd B a rba rics,
a nd T o m H e ilm a nn pre p a r e C. S. M. C. Christma s
b as k ets.

Eddie H aase a nd Alice Svec discuss wh.ere to p~t
this C hristmas Dance decorat10n while Cathie
Kra m er a dj usts the b9w.

The R. C . H . G lee Club, di rected by J udy Hedric k , p er fo rms at Crossroads Mall.

�Key Business Manager Gary Wingo totals the accounts while
Mary Shank, Lee Woodda~l, Wyn Wils.on, and B&lt;?b Kelley type
and address bills, supervised by Assistant Busmess Manager
Billy Glenn, standing.

Rosemary Griffin , Editor.

1963

KEY STAFF
Pages, pictures, pencils-this was the bewildered cry of the 1963 KEY staff in September,
1962. They tackled the task of putting together
a yearbook enthusiastically, but with the passing
days the staff began to realize the immense
job facing them-to be completed by March!
With the supervision of Sister Jeannette,
the KEY Adviser, the four girls on the editorial
staff secured the necessary pictures of activities,
classes, and students, and the necessary copy
to compile this yearbook. Editor Rosemary
Griffin and Co-Editors Libby Driscoll, Judy
Hedrick, and Alice Svec labored diligently to
meet the deadlines. On the financial end of
the KEY Business Manager Gary Wingo
secured the necessary funds to produce the 1963
KEY with the help of Assistant Billy Glenn.

Cathie Kra mer and Libby Driscoll provide
the KEY with the efforts of the ir a rtistic
talents.

Finally this day arrives when "pages, pictures, pencils" is presented to
you as the 1963 KEY-the product of the proud Class of '63.
Co-editors, Judy Hedrick , Alice Svec, Libby Dr-iscoll , a nd t.)'pist
Carolyn Forrest, work under the s_upervision o f Advise r Siste r,
J eannette and Editor Rosemary Griffin.

P hotographer Dennis
Deane is caught off
g uard.

�-i tlrbe Celtic Crier

Advise r Sister H elen JV1aureen directs the layout
staff, K at hy Mitc hell and Ann T a nkersley, as Becky
Shedwell look s on.

The R. C. fl. newspaper, the Celtic Crier, began the
1962-63 school year with Constance Mitchell as Editorin-Chief and Sister Helen Maureen as Adviser. Under
the capable supervision of Sister and the diligent
labor of Consta.nce the Crier improved steadily with
every edition.
The finances were effectively handled by Debbie
Pagano, in her function as Business Manager. Depbie's
biggest duty, by far, was the securing of ads from the
Roanoke merchants. But Debbie never seemed to
be fazed by this task.

Crier typists

Betty Jo Huffma n ,
Ca rolyn Forrest, Sheila Murray, arid
Wyn Wilson inspect the fruit of their
labors.

The KEY would like to salute its journalistic
cohort 'on the Hill' for a job well done.
Constance Mitchell, standing, Editor-in-Chief, consults with her
editorial staff. They a re Bill Herbert, Barba r a B entley, Sara G illespie,
and Kathy Brady.

Business M a ~ age r D ebbie P agano receives the
r eports of assistants Dona ld Spenser, a nd Dia n e
Nunley.

�Richard Barbarics explains his project to Bruce Cranmer.

Clarence Wright's Fuel Cell at tracted mu c h a tte ntion.

SCIEN CE FAIR
The ninth Annual Science Fair at R. C. H . was held on
March 2 and 3, 1963, with 169 entries. The winning projects
were as follows:
Boys' Physical Sciences: Clarence Wright, first place;
Jerry Tankersley, second place; Steve Shufflebarger, third
place.
Girls' Physical Sciences: Joanne Milan, first place; Cathie
Kramer, second place; Kathy Brady, third place.
Boys' Biological Division: Mike McDonald, first place;
Douglas Argabright, second place; Tim Moffitt, third place.
Girls' Biological Division: Gwen Woody, first place; Diane
Nunley, second place; Candy Texter and Diane Diamond, a
tie for third place.
Boys' Junior Division: Joe Darago, first place; Tony
Sartini, second place; Bruce Cranmer, third place.
Girls' Junior Division: Carol Brickhouse, first place; Susan
Wright, second place; Mary Tankersley, third place.
The Virginia Society of Professional Engineers awarded
first prizes to Richard Barbarics, Cathie Kramer, and Tony
Sartini. R unners-up were Clarence Wright and Steve Shufflebarger, Clare Duetsch and Jeanette Wadner, and Bruce Cranmer.
The five most representative entries chosen to participate
in the regional fair at Roanoke College were Clarence Wright,
J erry Tankersley, Mike McDonald, Cathie Kramer, and
Joanne Milan.

Jerry Tankersley illustrates worki ng parts
of his Gas Turbine.

Joa nne Mil a n , Cathi e Kra mer a nd
Kathleen Brady ad mire Ca thie's winning
project .

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Tim Moffitt, Gwen Woody, Mik e McDonald a nd Di a ne
Nunley
admire
Mike's exhibit.

Ste v e 8huffl e b a r ger d e monstrates his
Repulsion Co il to T o n y Sa rtini a nd Joe
Darago .

�Rose m a ry Griffin a nd Bobby Butler are among
those r ece iving a n a w a rd for a 90 average on ·
the second a nnual Recognition Night, April 24,
1963. M. C. is John Wiggins and assistant is
Ik ey Ogden.

Clarence Wright, second from left, congratulates Jim Bier on
being a National Merit Scholarship finalist.
Scholarship
winners: Eddie Joe Haase, Georgetown University; Clarence
Wright, Catholic University; Jim Bier, Providence College,
Rhode Island; Rosemary Griffin, Hollins College; Jerry
Tankersley, University of Virginia; Alice Svec, Nazareth
College, Louisville, Kentucky.

Recognition
B'NAI B'RITH 1963
Jerry Tankersley

AWARD

BUSINESS EDUCATION AWARDS
70-word Gregg Typing Awards:
Libby Driscoll
Beth Waldis
AUXILIUM LATINUM AWARDS
Superlative Merit:
Alvin Simpson
Superior Merit: Tommy Mitchell
Peggy O'Connor
Donnie Assaid
Mary Crail
Mike Overstreet

Mike Bentley and Franny Surkamer rejoice at
being selected for the N. S. F. Summer Nuclear
Physics Program. Chosen to p a rticipate in the
N . S. F. Electronics Program were Jerry Guzi
and Reggie Mea dor.

Grand Prize Winners of $50 in the Virginia Wildlife
Essay Contest are C lare Duetsch and Sara G illespie ;
Bill Griffin a nd Donna Pironto received $5 while Joe
Riener was awarded $10. Kathy M itchell, absent , also
received $5.

�Eddie Haase, Debbie Washburn, Bill Glenn and Pam Divers stop to cha t in the
castle gardens.
Eileen Gia c o bb e a nd
Wilso n ste ppin g liv e ly
c a stle h a ll.

H a rris
in the

An Evening
The ancient mystic land of Camelot was
vividly personified in the 1963 Junior-Senior Prom
on the evening of May 11. Complete with towers,
drawbridge, armor, and shields, it inspired thoughts
of days when knighthood was in flower and heroes
rode into battle on white chargers. It was indeed
a night to remember.

Joe Donckers, Susan Waldroup, Mike McMahon,
Sarah Land, Libby Driscoll and Harris Wilson
visit the refreshment table.
Stella Piedmont, Sara Gillespie, David Pillis and
Bob Kyle at intermission.

The festivities began with a welcome address
by Junior Class President Dick Hammerstrom,
followed by the corona ti on ceremony . Barbara
Olander reigned as Queen of Camelot, with Muriel
Hurt presiding as Princess, and a lovelier court could
not be found, even in the original kingdom. Next
was the singing of "Mother Beloved" by the assembled juniors and seniors and then the Camelot
Waltz. The specially-written rendition of" Camelot"
was performed by the juniors. Senior Lead-outs
and senior and junior dances ended the formalities
of the evening.
Music for the dance that followed was provided
by the Divots. Finally sadly, at the magic hour
of midnight, the "Loveliest Night of the Year"
ended, and the majesty of Camelot was no more.

Linda White a djusts J o hn Guzi's
carna tion.

�Jim Bie r, K a r e n Bla ckma n , Dia ne Turk and Tom Heilmann enjoying Cam e lo t G a rden.
BARBARA

OLANDER

Queen of Camelot

in Camelot
1963 Prom

R e ig ning on C a m elo t's Throne in the
castle h a ll a r e Queen
Barbara O la nde r a nd
Princess Murie l Hurt.
B ob N a blo and Dic k
H a mme rstr o m
a re
the Camelo t knig hts .

M a r y L ee Wood a ll a nd Joe Walsh
leave t h e drawb ridge and enter t h e
castle.

Camelot W altz.

�Alice

Svec

crowns

Our

Qi.; 1o. ::: i.

Class of 1963

Our Qu een Our Mother
On May 3, 1963, R. C. H. held its second annual
May Procession with the newly- ordaine d Father John
Paul Blanke nship officiating. The process ion began at
1 :30 as the student s walked around the mall reciting the
rosary. The seniors, wearing their caps and gowns for
the first time, formed a cross in the procession. As the
studen t body sang Immac ulate Mary, Alice Svec attended by Cathie Krame r and Judy Hedric k crowne d
Our Lady. Father Hanna n's sermon on Mary and her
month of May was followed by Father Blanke nship's
first Benediction.

Cathie Kr ame r and Judy Hedric k
attend Alice Sv er who crowne d our
Blessed Mothe r .

F ath er J. P. B la nke n s hi p gives his first Benedi ction
at the R. C. H . M ay Process io n .

�Tne climax of the r etr eat was the blessing o f the senior rings by
the Bishop.

H a rris Wilson, Clarence Wright,
a nd Mike O ' Connor a re caught in
a fami lia r retreat pose.

BISHOP UNTERKOEFLER
HOLDS FALL RETREAT

..

On September 20 and 21, 1962, Roanoke
Catholic High students were honored to
have Bishop Ernest L. Unterkoefler conduct the Annual Retreat. The Bishop's
talks, daily Mass and Communion, and
the retreat stillness of the R. C. H. campus
spurred everyone to a spirit of prayer. May
the fruit of this retreat remain with the
students and lead them through life and
into a happy eternity.

Another familia r scene is struck by Altermease
Willis, Loretta Odgen, a nd Franny Surkamer.

Around t he grotto a re found m editating students J ac ki e And rews, Gary C hewning, and
Francis Carroll.

Bishop Unterkoefl er talks to the juniors and
se niors.

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�ECUMENICAL

DAY

On October 11, 1962,
the students and fac ulty
of Roanoke Catholic observed a special Ecumenical Day. The reason for
this observance was to
make the student body
more aware of Vatican
Council II called by Pope
John XXIII and convened
October 11, 1962.

At the Communion,
as the student body
as ks to be made
worthy to receive
His Son, spec ia l rem embra n ce is m a de
of the intention of
Pope John XXIII.
Joe Walsh, a R. C . H.
senior, reads the
Gospel at the Mass
offered for the success of Vatican Council II.

Father John P . Hannan ,
R. C. H . co-ordinator, delivers a sermon explaining
Vatican Council II and tells
several ways in which the
students can help toward its
successful end.

Dennis Sharpe, Jack
Carroll , and Bill Bova
ring the church !Jell at
noon on Ecumenical
Day.

.
The R C
. H. se nior
class . ·
the
at
spec· is seen
offer~~ stude nt Mass
cess of thfor t h e s u c e Co unc il.

�AT R. C. H.

Cathie Kramer, president of R. C. H. Student Council, leads the student body via the
intercom system in the r ec itat ion of the
prayer for the success of the Ecumenical
Council. This recitation is in compliance
with the wishes of Pope John XXIII that
this prayer be recited d a ily.

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Sophomores, from left to right, Peggy McClure, Pat Godlewski, C a ndy Texter, Roberta Snyder, Theresa Morefield,
Jim Garrett, Dia n e Nunley , Jimmy Hedrick and Patricia
Henretta recite the prayer for the success of the Vatican
Council II.

..

Debbie Pagano and Ruth Etue prepare the main bulletin board with an Ecumenical display for the month of
October.

David Pillis, Torn Heilmann ,
Sheila Murray and Jerry
Tankersley compare scrapbooks on the Ecumenical
Council prepared for Father
Bernard
Krimm's
senior
religion class .

�LOOKING TO THE F

T

RE

S iste r Mary Paul talk s with N a n Stockton a nd
Alice Svec about N azareth Co ll ege .

R eaching
D ecisions a re n ow forthcoming.
college? If so, where? Seniors poring over
catalogues a re Bill Bova, J ack C a rroll , Betty
Barr, Sara Coleman, Sheila Murray, L ee
Woodall and Bill Glenn.

Professor J o hn Ganuto of Hollins Co ll ege leads
Mik e Eunice, c ll'lsS of '62. Sheila Carney, class
of '61, and Donna Pow e rs , class of '60, in a
p a n e l discu ss ion on the diffe r e n ce b etween
college a nd high school li fe a nd studies.

Libby Driscoll and Joa nne Knott interview
Sister Corita, a Mission H elper of the Sac red
Heart, after her v isit with the seni ors .

P a t Wooddall , Treasurer , reads her report
during a meeting of the Future Business L eaders
of Am erica .
The other officers are Eileen
G iacob be, histor ia n ; Ste ll a P iedmont , v icepresid ent ; Sa ra G illesp ie , preside nt ; a nd Judy
Will is, secreta ry.

�PHASE II

MacL a ne and C hewning's Arc hi tects. M r.
J. All e n M ac L a ne a nd l\iir. M or to n R. Shi ff,
discuss the pla ns wi t h F a t her Bea tt ie.

M a r c h , 1963, work bega n o n the gy m -ca feteri a a uditorium.
Co ve ring 117 sq u a r e feet. Phase I I
will be th e third la 1·ges t building in the U. S. hav ing
a n h ype rb o li c paraboloid r oof d es ign.
Vvh e n u sed
as a gym th e buildin g wi ll s ea t J ,000: a s ;-! n aud itorium ,
l,7 Fi0. Lind e r t h e w es t sta nd s will be th e locke r room s :
the cafete ri a will h e b e ne a th th t• east sta nd s.

Anticipation Here! Next Year!

�THE PLA TEAU

�Games lubricate the body and the mind.
-Benjamin Franklin

�1962-63 VARSITY
Box Score

Pa rr y Mc C lure.
Lord Boteto ur t
C lifto n Forge
App o m a ttox
A ltav is ta
B r oo k v ill e .
V a ll ey.
N o r t h s id e. ·
Fri es.

T hey
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We

20
28
6

13
0
7

18
19

6
6
12
14
25

20
26
14
40

Winning Season 5-4!
R. C. H . Assista n t Coaches Ray Lu cas, C a rl Trippeer, Coac h Tom
H ark ins, a nd Assistant Coach Jo e Lu cas inspect the game sc h edul e
b efo r e boarding t h e team's bu s.

R. C. H. ' s footba ll t ea m includ es, First row, from left: Jim Co llins , Ri c ky B a t e man, Mik e Agee , Bi ll y
G le nn , .J er ry T a n k e rs ley, Don Hurl ey, Pat M c D o na ld , J oe R ie ne r , Mik e McDon a ld, D e w ey G e org e .
.Second ro w: D av id Murph y, M a nager; Richard Pi edmont, M a n age r ; Gordon Buc h a n a n , Jim B ie r ,
Dick Hamm e rstrom , Da v id P illis , Pau l Rip ley, Mik e M c Fadd e n , D av id Sh a rp e, D av id Bergero n , Bob
N a hlo , Hi ll Krnm e r. Tommy Rip ley, M a n age r . Third row: Assi sta nt C o ac h Lu c r1s, T o m H e ilm a nn ,
Joey Su r kam e r , W ill ie G e &lt;Jrge ..John W igg in s , Ri c h n rd Barba rics , Mik e M c M n hon , R o b Kyl e, Capta in ;
Da v id M a r ti n .. Joe D o nck e rs .J oh n Hur ley, Cary Win go, Ass ista nt Coac h H e rbi e S n yde r , a nd Coac h
Harkins .

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�Gold T eam: Kn eeling a re David Sharpe, Ricky
B a tema n , Paul Ripley , Pat McDonald. Standing
are Mike McDonald, David Bergeron, John Wiggins,
David Martin.

Whit e T eam : Kneelin g are Joe Riener, Bob Collins,
Dewey George , Bill Kra mer. Sta nding are Joey
Surkamer, Mike Agee, Jim Collins, Jim Huff.

Fra nnie Surkamer, Sara Gillespie,
a nd Cathie Kra m er talk with Bishop
Unterkoefler during h a lf-time a t Clifton Forge .

boys- a lias
The ever-pr esent water
managers- Da v id Murphy, Dick Piedmont , a nd Tommy Ripley are off to
a n oth er ga m e .

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�1962-63

GRIDD ERS
Robert Kyle, Capta in, Guard ,
Tackle

Jerome Tankersley, Halfback

Michael McFadden, End, Halfback

Robert N a blo, Fullbac k

Gar y Wingo, Halfback

Richard Barbarics, Fullback

J oseph Donckers , End

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�Tom Heilmann, End

David Pillis, Guard

James Bier, Line-backer
1

William Glenn, Fullback

Dickie Hammerstrom , Center

Michael McMahon, Center, Tackle

John Hurley, Tackle

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Willie G eorge, G uard

�CELTS'
115

POUNDERS
The 115-Pound Team with coaches Tommy Ottaway and
Pete Wiggins. First row: Warren Lucas, John Bullard, Andre
Monsour, Mike Gillespie, and Jim Wiggins.
Second row:
Edward Hughes, John Howard, Ricky Howard, Ricky Wright,
Howard Lucas, and Joseph Kerger. Third row: Coach Ottaway,
Michael Burnop, Marvin Mattox, James Skarbek, Bobby
Burnop, Jackie Andrews, and Coach Wiggins.

A typical R. C. H. afternoon finds
the football team "heading for a
practice session, while the J. V.
cheerleaders warm up .

Anna Marie Humphreys- Captain,
Donna Pironto , Judy H ager ty , and
Gwen Woody lead t h e c h eers for
t h e 115- Pound T ea m.

�HOMECOMING '62

Queen Judy Willis

�R. C. H. CAGERS

1962-1963 Varsity Basketball Team: standing, D a vid Murphy, Gordon Bucha n a n,
Bill Herbert, D ennis Deane, Coach Harkins, Joey Surka mer, J a ck C a rroll,
Dick H a mmerstrom; in center, Bob Kyle and Bob Nablo, M a nagers; kneeling,
Mike McMahon, Gary Wingo, and Mike McFadden.

Box Score

They

We

Brookville . .. . .. ...... . . 48
Natural Bridge . . .... . . 37
Floyd . . . .. .. . . . .. . . .. . 45
Clifton Forge . .... ... . . 67
Fort Chiswell . . .. .... . . 56
George Washington ... . 54

45
62
54

50

Lord Botetourt .. .... . .

52

47

Jefferson "B" . . ...... .

38

46

Floyd . .... ...... .. .. . 35
Benedictine . . . . . . . ... . 65
Clifton Forge .. . . . .. .. . 64
Jefferson "B" .
46
H oly Cross .
61
H oly Cross . . . ... .. ... . 52

43

57

Benedictine .

66

49

Lord Botetourt . . .

53

George Washington .

53

51
45

Brookville . . . . . . . . . . .

57

62

Fort Chiswell .

63

73

C oach Tom H a rkins
Mr. H a rkins w a s n a m e d the
C oac h of the Y ear of the
Roanohe Tim es' fifth a nnu a l
All City-County B a sketb a ll
Tea m.

56
39

38

68
59

45

Va rsity Cheerlea ders : B ecky Shedwell, Fra nny Surkamer,
Eileen Giacobbe, a nd Hea d Cheerleader S a ra Gillespie.
The loya lty of these girls h as b ee n wi t h t h e fo o tba ll a nd
b as ketba ll squa ds fr om the sta rt t o finish. Bubbling with
school spirit, their enthus ias m h a s b ee n co nta gi o us.

86

�Mike McMahon

Gary Wingo

Mike McFadden

Pre-game prayer

Dick Hanunerstrom

Jack Carroll

87

�Cagers Victoriou s
•

Ill

K . of c.

Tournaine n t

t

Approac hin g fl oo r fr o m left to ri g h t: M ik e McMa h o ~1.
Dic k H a mme rstr o m , G a r y Win go , J ac k Ca r ro ll , Dav id
Murphy , J oe S urka m e r , a nd B ill H e rb e rt.

The Celtics claimed the championship title in the Knights of Columbus
Basketball Tournament at Charlotte,
North Carolina, March 3. After defeating Holy Cross, 62-45, in the semifinals, our Celtics whipped Charlotte
Catholic, 61-36. Billy Herbert and
Mike McMahon were named to the
all-tournament team while Gary
Wingo won a second-team position.
These three victories gave R. C. H. a
12-10 season record for the best mark
in recent years.

T he victorious R. C . H. Cagers: sta nding,
D avid M urphy, Coach T om H a rkins , Gord on B uchana n, Mike M cF a dden, J a ck
Carroll, B ob Kyle, Assistant Coach Joe
L ucas, Mike M cM ahon, Bill H erbert, and
Gary W ingo. Kneeling, Dick H a mmerstrom ,
Paul R ipley, Joey Surka mer, a nd Mike
McD on ald .

'

J .. V. Basketb!l-11 Team: Ga ry H aase, D ewey George, Joe
R1ener, Donme Assa1d , Pat M cD on ald Mike M cD ona ld
Tim Moffitt, Jo hn Skibinski, B obby B~tle r , J ac k S t a nley;
and S teve S h uffle barger . The J . V. T eam was coach ed by
Mr. Bob Ayersman .

88

�Li n kers
Boast
State
Champion
Virginia 's State Junior Golf Champion , ·
Bill Herb ert, proudly dis plays his trophy.
Bill is a sopho more a t R. C. H.
Father Edward P . Browne, Coach, watches the techniques
of four of the six m embers of the 1963 team. They are
Richard B a rbarics, Bill Herbert, Tim Moffitt, and Jack
Carroll.

Never can it be said that R. C. H. doesn't make
an extraordinary showing in every phase of its
extracurricular activities. A splendid example is
the golf team. This small fraction of the student
body- nine boys- ended the 1962 season with Bill
Herbert capturing the Virginia State Junior Golf
Championship.
Father Edward P . Browne is the capable Coach
of the team which consists of seniors Richard
Barbarics, Jack Carroll, and Gary Wingo; junior
Gordon Buchanan; sophomores Tim Moffitt and
Bill Herbert; freshmen Donnie Assaid and Robert
Pope; and sub-freshman C. J. Redburn.
Contenders for the fifth a nd sixth places on
the t eam were C . J . R edburn a nd R obert
Pope ; kneeling: Donnie Assa id, G ordon
Buchanan, a nd G a ry Wingo, standing.
Donnie Assaid and Gary Wingo were the
successful contenders. ,- /
/

-

.......

~
89

�St. Jude , sit on the ball

Cathie Kramer
Captain

Muriel Hurt
Co-captain

Joanne Knott
Co-captain

90

�Winning Season
The R. C. H. Celtettes, coached by
Mrs. Roger Little, closed their '62-'63
basketball year with a winning season.
The girls made several trips to meet
their opponents. At Richmond they
defeated Marymount only to be defeated by St. Gertrude's. The long,
one-day trip to Williamsburg was rewarded by a victory over Walsingham.
Off to Richmond are Marianne Montano, Joanne Knott, Susan
Kramer, Cathie Kramer, Stella Piedmont, and Nancy Biggs.

Basketball

On March 7, R. C. H. defeated
Jefferson, 23-13, in the City-County
Girls' Basketball Tournament semifinals. In the final game, the Celtettes
fought hard, but lost by only two
points to Patrick Henry. The final
score was 31-29.

Box Score
They

We

49
17
24
33

24
38
34
14
29
57
15
28
15
33
16
17
19

I

Patrick Henry . .. .. . . ..
William Fleming . . .. . . .

5
28
17
18
7
10
31
5
17
14
3

f

Vinton Recreation
Maroon . . ... . .. . .. ..

8

23

St. Paul ... . .... .. . ... .
Bedford .. .. . ..... . ....
M arymount . .. .. ..... .
St. Gertrude ..... . . . . . .
Vinton Recreation
White . . . . . . . . .... . .
Bedford .. . . .. . . . .. .. .
Jefferson . ... ... . . .. . ..
Holy Cross ... . ... . ....
Cave Spring . ... . .... . .
Holy Cross . . . . ... . . ...
St. Gertrude . . . . ... . . .
Andrew Lewis . ...... . .
Walsingham . . ... . . ....

10

17

Volleyball T eam: Sitting, Libby N a ckley, L oretta Ogden,
P eggy D ean , Susa n Dunagan. Kneeling, Virginia F isher ,
B a rba ra Chandler , C ar ol Brickh ouse, J a ne B entley, Nicky
Taylor, Loretta Cra ddock. Sta nding Sa ndra Patillo, Alterm ease Willis, M a rie Heilma nn, Sharon McGue, Cathy
Cummings, a nd P eggy O'Connor .

Another First has been added to R. C. H. athletics. The girls' volleyball team, coached by
Mrs. R oger Little, went into its first season in
the fall of 1962. The girls made a good showing
in competition with local schools and were presented the Good Sportsmanship Award in the
City League.

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�At the starting blocks Mike Stinnett and Jack Stanley wait
for the gun.

TRACK
Bob Kyle practices his discus
form.

Track Coach Mr. Harkins announced that the
Celtics participated in the
City-County Track Meet
May 4. Bob Kyle, Mike
McMahon, and John Hurley are the Celtic disc
men. Broad jumpers are
Mike and Pat McDonald hold the bar for Jack Stanley's
Jerry Tankersley and
high jump.
Frank Turk; Jack Stanley is high jumper.
Dashmen are Jerry
Tankersley, Bob Nablo, Frank Turk, and
Donald Hall. The 440 men are Mike Stinnett
and Jack Stanley.

Smiley Brown attempts a high jump.

Junior Track Team members: First row, Joe Kerger,
Bruce Cranmer, R ichard Wright, Michael Gillespie, Mark
Duetsch, Ric hard. Paga no.
Second row,_ Frank Turk,
Robert Jones, David Brinkley , George Simpson, James
Remmel!. Third row, James Skarbek , Dona ld H a ll, Bobby
C ollins, Bobby Burnap , Michael Funk.

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�B asketba ll trophies w e nt to Dick Hammerstrom and Mike
McFa c;Iden, Most Improv ed Players; Mike McMahon, Best
Offensive; a nd Gary Wingo, Best Defensive.

Afte r th e Charlotte
K of C T o urn a m e nt
victory, Billy H e rb e 1·t a nd Mik e M cM a h o n. All-Tourna1n e n t T e a m , a n d
Coac h Tom H a rkins
dis pl ay th e ir c h a mpi o n s hip trophi es .

Laurels
Admirin g eac h
foot b a ll trophi es a re: Mik e M c M a 11o n , B est Linem a n ; J erry T a nk e r s l eY · Most V a lu a ble
player; a nd Gary
Win go, Best Back.

0 th e 1·s'

P ep Band M embers-First Row: Willia m Brown, Bria n M essitt,
J o hn Miles . S econd Row : P eggy O ' C onnor, Virg inia Fisher,
Libby N ac kl ey. Third Row: Mike B e ntley, Susa n Dunaga n ,
K at hy Seifert , Rita Assa id , Jimmy Alo uf. Fo urth R ow: Sherm a n
Pillis Brenda Willis Alte rmease Willis, M a rtha Slate, B illy
Hum,phreys , Curtis R ~eves, R oy f'.rus a k . Fifth R ow: Mr. B erna1:d
Whitm a n , director , Bria n D a vis . Thomas Craddock , Alvm
Simpson, D av id Tyler, Russell Prusak.

J oa nne Knott, Best Defensive ; N a ncy B iggs,
B est Offe ns ive: a nd S usa n D unaga n , Most
Improved P laye r , co n grat ulate each o t h er
o n t h e ir t r op hi es.

�THE VALLE Y

�You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.
-Norman Douglas

�CONGRATULATIONS

TO

THE

CLASS OF 1963

from

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CATHOLIC

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from
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Pastor

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of

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Bowles Sales Co.

Boys' Home

927 SALEM AVENUE

100

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121 Sycamore Ave., N. E.

DI 2-6448

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BRADFORD &amp; CO., INC.
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EV ANS DRUG STORE, 110 Curtis Avenue, N . W.
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
MELROSE BARBEQUE, 2502 Melrose Avenue, N . W.
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Mr. JOSEPH ABDELNOUR
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101

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Dial 342-7074

3-Hour Shirt Service
1-Hour Dry Cleaning

Over 11 Y ea rs ' Experience
8 21 FRANKLIN ROAD, S. W.

6 Days Weekly

Embassy Motor Lodge
"Our Plane Open All Day Sarurday For Your Convenience"

Located One Block

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Rts. 460 and 117
4525 MELROSE AVE., N. W.

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Fur &amp; Garment · Storage
Slip Covers - Drapes
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Peters Creek
Pharmacy
MELROSE

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N. W.

Southwestern Truck Equipment Co.
Distributor For All Types
of Truck Bodies
2034 BRANDON A VENUE, S. W.

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VINCE SHEDWELL,

Charles Denson
Custom ] eweler
l04 W. KIRK AVENUE
Specializing in Diamonds

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Wood Nickels Grocery

Jewelry Repair

(Nichols Food Market )

401 2nd St., S. E.
ROANOKE, VA.

102

Proprietor

�THE MOON ...
and beyond!
Bright, new horizons await today's
students . . . new technologies . . . new
medicines . . . even the moon and whatever lies beyond.
How far today's students go in this
space age depends partly on their imagination but primarily on their training.
Conquering new horizons will demand
more of today's graduates - more
knowledge, more skills, more training
and more specialization.
Our Free Enterprise system, with its
high living standards, gives everyone an
opportunity to "shoot for the moon" in
any field. Whether or not our target is
reached depends on how well trained we
are to launch ourselves.

An lnveslor·Owned Public Utility

DIAMOND CHEVROLET CORPORATION
Our service department 1s
open till midnight
Monday - Friday
1824 Williamson Road, Roanoke
342-1811

Compliments

RHO Kappa Sorority

of

R. M. COX

�Compliments

of

VALLEYD ALE

MEAT PACKERS , Inc.

SALEM, VIRGINIA

104

�MEN OF PROGRESS
"The men most sought after today are those who have the
qualiti es of self-reliance , courage, resourcefulness and ind e pendence of judgment that all through history have
di s tingui s h e d s uperior m e n from the ir inferiors. Business
need s th e contributions of men who can escape the bonds of
conformity to recognize emerging new problems and offer
fr esh solutions . \Vhat i s progre ss but successful adaptation
to ne w problem s and oppo1·ttmities?"
Fram a Commencement Address by
General Electric Vice President , Dr. George L. Haller

GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
INDUSTRY CONTROL DEPARTMENT

Salem. Virginia

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INTERNATIONAL MILLING CO.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

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and Russell
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State Farm Insurance Co.
Bloomington, Illinois
LESTER W- HUFFMAN
AUTO -

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Office DI 3-1776
313 W. CAMPBELL AVENUE

Newspapers

PEP

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provide teen-agers with
current, practical, necessary information to
satisfy their interest NOW

Congratulations!

.. . and to enlarge their
understanding of the adult
world in their future.

Roanoke Times

St. Anthony's Guild

&amp;

Roanoke World-News

Grand Piano &amp;
Furniture Co., Inc.
312 2nd St., S. W.

John Hansbrough Interiors
Importer -

Designer
12-14 Walnut Avenue

DI 3-6390

ROANOKE, VIRGINIA

ROANOKE, VA.

Best Wishes

Compliments

from

of

Mrs. J. A. Eunice

Roanoker Restaurant
TOWERS SHOPPING CENTER

�Boswell Realty Company,
Inc.
18 KIRK AVENUE, S. W.
P. 0. Box 562
Roanoke, Va.

Compliments
Dial DI 4-9256

of

Congratulations

ST. GERARD'S
CATHOLIC CHURCH

from

Mr. and Mrs.
Stephen J. Barbarics

809 ORANGE A VENUE, N. W.
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA

BEST WISHES TO THE

CLASS OF '63

GEORGE T. HITCH

from
JEWELER

PILLIS BROS. GULF

34 W. Church Ave.

4th and Union Streets

Roanoke, Virginia

SALEM, VIRGINIA

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C ornpliments

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VIRGINIA SOUTHERN

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Delivery

COLLEGE

PHONE

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106 S. Jefferson Street
ROANOKE
V IRGI N IA

Air-Lee Cleaners, Inc.
4720 WILLIAMSON ROAD, N . W.

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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
ROANOKE COUNCIL No . 562

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FOURTH DEGREE
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
ROANOKE ASS EMBLY No. 562

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THE VIRGINIA GALLERIES
1402 Grandin Road, Roanoke, Virginia
CHARLES

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AND

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IN TRADITIONAL
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400-500 Salem Avenue, S. W.

DI 5-0911

Compliments of

ARLAN'S
DISCOUNT STORE

SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
AND
SECRET ARIAL SCIENCE

National Business College
Roanoke, Virginia

Accredited by the
ACCREDITING COMMISSION FOR BUSINESS SCHOOLS

Henebry's Jewelers

In Salem . . . . .

KEN PLATT

209 Jefferson
DI 3-8047
Roanoke, Virginia

"Sportswear for Sportsmen"
Riding Apparel
by the
Finest of Quality
Makers
Uniforms
N urses-Docrors
Waitresses
Beauticians
Maids

ARLEN ES
Compliments of

107 \Y/. Campbell Ave.

ANCHOR GRILL

ROANOKE, VIRGINIA

Dial 3-13-6859
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ROANOKE, VIRGINIA

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R,. G . THEIMER.
General Manager

Open 24 Hours
LLOYD SHOCKLEY

Compliments of

LLOYD SHOCKL EY
MIDDLE TON GARDEN ESSO

PEOPLES' RADIO AND TV
SUPPLY, Inc.

14 19 W. M::i.in Sr.
SAL E M, VIRGINIA

ROANOKE, VA.

"Prepared Better To
Serve You Best"

QUICK REAL TORS
Residential -

Commercial

JACK SMITH, R ental Mgr.
132 Campbell Avenue, S. W. - - - DI 3-8075
Nights, Sundays and Holidays - - - DI 2-1055

Good Luck to the Class of '63
from

Davidso n's Men's Shop

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�FASHIONS
for the young at heart

For Fuel and Coal
Call

JERRY CUMMINGS

HUNTER-CUMMINGS FUEL OIL
AND COAL
DOWNTOWN

DI 4-9293

CROSSROADS

THE SAKSONY SHOP

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DI 2-6711
312 W. CAMPBELL AVENUE

2602 WILLIAMSON ROAD

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Checker Cab Co.

Party Platters
For All

7-11 3rd STREET, S. E.
ROANOKE , VA.

Occasions

DI 5-7373

GARLAND'S
DRUG STORE NO. 2
11th STREET AT MOORMAN ROAD, N. W .
"YOUR S&amp;H GREEN STAMP DRUG STORE"

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�WE, THE STAFF • • •

WE, THE STAFF . . .

wish to thank all who helped to make this 1963 KEY a reality.
Dennis Deane and Sister Jeannette for their perseverance with us in the
field of photography.
Our priests for their guidance and assistance to us.
Father Hannan, Sister Francis Edwin, the faculty members, and the
students for their overwhelming support.
Our typists for their untiring patience in typing and retyping for us.
Our a~vertisers and patrons whose financial assistance was an absolute
necessity.
Sister Jeannette, who was always ready to advise us.
God bless each and all of you.
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Table of Contents

Administration ... Page 8

Seniors . . . Page 16

Underclassmec ... Page 32

Activities ... Page 50

Sports ... Page 72

Advertisements ... Page 90

Editor:

PAT LYNCH

Assistant Edi tors:

CAMILLA BUCHANAN
BOBETTE GRAUSAM
EDITH PIEDMONT

Business Manager:

MICHAEL EUNICE

Photographer:

GARY CRAWFORD

5

�����Very Reverend John S. Igoe, V.F., Pasi:or, St. Andrew
His Excellency, John ]. Russell, Bishop of Richmond
Reverend Robert F. Beattie, Pastor, Our Lady of N azareth

10

�Consecrated
As the first graduating class from the new Roanoke Catholic
High School, we owe special thanks to His Excellency John J.
Russell, Bishop of Richmond, and the pastors of the four local
Catholic ChurcHes: Father Igoe, -Saint Andrew; Father Beattie,
Our Lady of Naz reth; Father K'rimm, Saint Gerard and Our
Lady of Perpetual Help; and Monsignor Rabil, Saint Elias.

Rev. Bernard Krimm, C.SS.R.

Our dear and holy Bishop Russell, always striving for the
advancement of Catholic education in bis diocese, granted permission for the construction of a new building and then our
good pastors, using all their financial wizardry, raised the funds
for our central high school.
To you who are responsible for our beautiful school we say
a sincere, "Thank you and God bless you!"
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Peter Rabil, C.B.

An Auxiliary Bishop is a prelate appointed by
the Holy See to assist the Bishop of a Diocese in
the performance of his episcopal duties. The
Auxiliary Bishop bears the title of an ancient but
now extinct episcopal see.
THE KEY proudly salutes The Most Reverend
Ernest L. Unterkoef!er, D.D., consecrated on February 22, 1962, Titular Bishop of Latopolis and Auxiliary to the Bishop of Richmond.
To you, Bishop Unterkoef!er, the second Auxiliary Bishop in the history of our Diocese, we pledge
our prayer support and active cooperation officially
and personally. Ad Multos Annas.

Most Re\'erend Ern est L. U nrcrkoefler, D.D.
11

�Bishop Joseph H . H odges, Coadjutor
of
Wheeling, West Virginia
The faculty and students bid a warm farewell
and prayerful congratulations to Hi s Excellency
J oseph H . H odges, who was rece ntly tran sferred
from Auxiliary Bishop o f the Richm o nd diocese
to Bishop Coadjutor o f \'&lt;'h eeling, West Virginia.
Bishop Hodges won the love and respect of
the people of Roanoke when he was ass istant p as tor
at St. Andrew between 1939 and 1945 .
The Catholics of R oan o ke and esp ec ially the
Senior Class of '62 wish you happiness a nd success
in your new p os iti on, with the hope that all
your expectations for the future will be fulfilled .
Although you will be '"out o f sight " yo u will
not be "o ut of mind." We w ill ever remember you
as a holy priest and a sa intly bishop.
12

�THE REVEREND ROBERT HOWE,

'53

Spiritual Milepost

Ordained Priest, May 1, 1962

ORDINATION!
The ancient, wonderful rite
of the laying on of hands! The
transmission in unbroken succession
of that Christ-given power of the priesthood from the Last Supper and the days
following the Ascension to the
latest young man to kneel before the outstretched hands of the Bishop! The
conferring of those Christ-ordained gifts
which mean so much to the human race!
"Go, therefore, and teach the good news to
every creature!" "Whose sins you shall
forgi ve, they are forgiven." "This
is my body and this is my blood;
keep doing this in commemoration of me."
"I shall be with you all days to the very
ending of the world."

THE 1962 KEY
proudly salutes the first Alumnus
of Roanoke Catholic to be ordained a priest.
taken from among men, is
ordained for men in the things that
appertain to God . . ."
AD MULTOS ANNOS!
13

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ReverenCoordinator

�Dedicated Hands
The guiding hands of our coordinator, Father Hannan; our
principal,· Sister Cornelius; our
faculty, religious .and lay, have
taken us by the hand leading
us through the years and pointing
out the importance of becoming socially, scholastically, and
culturally educated citizens.
Even more important they have
handed down to us by their
everyday teachings and quiet example an invaluable set of
Christian principles which will
transport us through this modern, chaotic world with courage and conviction.
It is as difficult to measure the
influence they have had on our
characters and personalities
as it would be to estimate what
a rich, fertile environment contributes to a growing seed. But
all this we know, and this is our
highest tribute: you have taught
us, "to live is Christ."
R everend Bernard Krimm , C.SS.R.
R elig ion

Mr. JOseph
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Sister Frances Louise
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Sister Catharine J am es
English, H istory, Business Educa tion
Sisrer Cornelius, Principal
French

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���Edith ... a wonderful leader .. . warm and friendly
toward all . . . radiant complexion to m atch her
smile ... every inch a lady.

SENIOR
CLASS
EDITH PIEDMONT, President

Michael . . . dependable . . . has that executive
look . . . wilJ realJy work to get a job done . . .
never riled.

MICHAEL MARTIN, V ice President

Ann .. . a mature mind in a little girl encasement
.. . quiet manner with a pinch of spice . . . sincerity generously sprinkled with impish humor.

ANN GRAYBILL, S ecretary

Mike . . . Irish generosity . . . possessor of brains
and brawn . . . loquacious . . . Jersey accent
quick wit, abrupt humor . . . six footer.

MICHAEL CARROLL, Treasurer
18

�Billy ... determination that conquers any challenge
. . . captain of the ship but one of the crew
little man ... cornerstone of spirit of '62 .

OF '62
WILLIAM ANDREWS

FRANCES ASSAID

Frances . .. generous and easy going . . . straightforward . . . lovable innocence . . . creates the delightful aura of a little girl . . . deep dimples with
an impish grin.

solid of
Jerry . . . friendly .. . crooked grin
of true
possessor
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of
stature and
generosity.

JEROME ASSAID

Camilla . .. spontaneous reactions keep her moods
sracatto .. . as unpredictable as she is dependable
. . . strong in conviction.

CAMILLA BUCHAN AN
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�Mary ... calm, warm, and collected . . . quiet and
shy ... eager to help behind the scenes .. . unending
dependability . . . so interesting because she's interested

MARY CRADDOCK

Virginia ... pastel portrait come to life ... golden
girl . . . bubbling with enthusiasm ... an appealing
extrovert.

VIRGINIA CRADDOCK

Garry . . . clown of the class . . . useful on the
gridiron ... future U .Va. material . . . irrepressible
humor.

GARRY CLAY

Gary . . . "T.R.", "Weasel" . . . advocate of little
sports cars . . . excellent photographer . . . easily
embarrassed . . . college material.

GARY CRAWFORD
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�William .. . friendly and easy going . .. asset to
the class ... hard worker ... can always be called
upon to assist in a class project.

WILLIAM CRUTCHFIELD

Eric ... solemn and serene . . . loves to drive . . .
big and strong with a husky voice ... excellent taste
in clothes ... tall, dark and handsome.

ERIC CUMMINGS

Charles ... "Thumper" ... skillful typist .. . nice
reading voice . . . courteous .. . mild mannered.

CHARLES DRISCOLL

MICHAEL EUNICE

Michael ... good business head . .. loyal to school
and classmates . . . always smiling with a warm
"hello" for everyone . . . wi ll do a favor for anyone,
expecting nothing for his efforts.
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�Genevie ve . .. beautifu l, beautif ul brown eyes . .
reticent ... floats in a dreamy world of her own.

GENEVIEVE FERRIS

Bobette ... merry eyes with a smile to match . ..
lends every scene some of her. own private sparkle
... she seems to have a knack for apprais ing the
world as if she were seeing it for the first time.

BOBET TE GRAU SAM

Art ... quiet ambush- like sense of humor ... tall,
thin, and somewh at somnole nt . .. devilish grin and
twinklin g eyes.

AR THUR HAMM ERSTR OM

Jim .. . friendly toward all ... one of the "Celtics '
Three" . . . polite . . . talks with a fast Yankee
accent . . . well-lik ed.

JAMES HERBE RT
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�Pat ... her most outstanding quality is her endearing
sincerity .. . her friendship welcomes the sternest
tests . . . a clever mind has plac~d her at the top
scholastically, the same position she has among her
classmates.

PATRICIA LYNCH

Stephen . .. rare but rewarding smile . . . city boy
from the country .. . noiselessly with no fuss or to
do ... gained the esteem of all his classmates.

STEPHEN MALLEY

Joe . .. the "Professor" .. . expresses everything in
his own. words ... easy to get along with . .. very
likeable.

JOSEPH MILLEHAN

Lynwood .. . subtle hum or ... qu1te a m1m1c
grea t actor ... loves a good t1me . .. expert at providing one for others.

EDWIN MITCHELL
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�John ... our Irish leprechaun . . . good-natured ...
neat personal appearance . . . friendly . . . even
tempered and quiet spoken.

JOHN MURPHY

Carolyn . . . flawless complexion framed by shiny
black hair ... sensitive and sentimental ... practical
good sense.
CAROLYN MURRAY

Jerry ... reserved and relaxed . . . quiet yet forceful
. . . calm and unassuming manner .. . considerate,
sincere and friendly.

GERALD PAULIN

Lou ... never too busy for fun . .. words and friends
never fail him ... · our own Mitch Miller ... enjoys
dancing.

LOUIS PIEDMONT
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�Linda . . . a manne r as poised and natural as her
beauty ... all the gentle qualitie s of woman hood are
found in her.

LINDA ROBE R TS
Ethel ... deliberate in both speech and actions ...
quiet, conservative ... a place for everyth ing-ev erything in its place.

ETHEL RUSSO

Kathy . . . slender and poised in an orderly world
. .. reserved manne r-unres erved warmth . .. quiet
dignity ... every act stampe d with consideration of
others.

KATH ERINE SMITH

Rowe .. . just one twin is blessing enough ... unreserved wit ... lovable hillbilly accent . .. a life of
hilarious conflicts.

ROWE ST. CLAIR
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�Leon . . . skillful hands . . . can always be ca ll ed
upon to help open a locker .. . talented bowler .. .
strong and stalwart outdoorsman.

LEON ST. HILAIRE

Becky ... pert and peppery . . . saucy spirits
everybody's friend . . . effervescent as a mountain
brook . .. cheerful and dependable.

REBECCA STINNETT

Linda . . . our lady very fair . . . grace ful hands
dancing through brisk conversations . .. connoisseur
of nice things ... generous with her talents.

LINDA TURK

Bernadette ... just a wisp of a lass made mostly of
laughter . . . skips down a path of mischief and
merriment . . . half-pint of happiness.

BERNADETTE WILSON
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�A Difficult Senior Schedule

"Prononcez en fran~ais" is the method being used by French II
students Arc Hammerstrom, Pat lynch, Ann Graybill, Lynwood
Mitchell, and Mike Marcin.

These senior business students, Ginny Craddock, Frances Assaid, Linda
Roberts, Becky Stinnett, and Kathy
Smith find transcription a real challenge.

"Trig isn't really hard," say Camilla Buchanan, Gary Crawford, Eric
Cummings, John Murphy and Mike Carroll as Sister Jeannette looks on.
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�Spiced With A
In September 1958 forty-four wide-eyed freshmen
entered the halls of R. C. H. for the first time. As the
newness of our surroundings wore off, we planned and
executed our first big venture as a class-the Harvest
Dance which was a big success.
As sophomores we took a major part in all school
activities, having many boys on the football team and
boys and girls on the basketball teams. One of our
most "memorable moments" was the famed dissection
of our frogs and fish.

Lou Piedmont shows trophies of past
glory to Charles Driscoll and Leon St.
Hilaire with hopes of more to come.

The facilities of the new physics lab are enjoyed by Sister
Jeannette and seniors, Eric Cummings, Mary Craddock, Mike
Carroll, Camilla Buchanan, Pat Lynch, Kathy Smith and Gary
Crawford.

"Here, Edith, want a drink?" asks Jim Herbert
as Lynwood Mitchell turns on the water.

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Senior business students, Carolyn Murray, Becky Stinnett, Frances
Assaid, Ethel Russo, Mary Craddock and Stephen Malley are obliging
Father Hannan in another big job.

As our junior year rolled around, our list of
activities had branched out to include cheer- ~=--..........."'
leaders and trackmen. We held an Easter Mon- ~
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day Dance, the "Rabbit Romp," to raise money
Rowe St. Clair, Bobette Grausam, Bernadette Wilson Wilfor our prom. The Junior-Senior Prom, "Dutch
liam Crutchfield, Jerry Assaid, Linda R obe rts, and Carolyn
ise,"
highlighted
the
year
as
truly
the
Murray find that the American Observer keeps them up to
Polona
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date on current events and governmental affairs.
"Loveliest Night of the Year." Months of practice and planning went into the artful decorations. Who will ever forget our magnificent
24-foot windmill which became the pride of
the Junior Class!
Our senior year was the biggest and best yet
as "top men on the totem pole" began with
many "firsts". We were the first Senior Class
to wear uniforms, and the first class to graduate
from the new R . C. H . As seniors we had in
our midst presidents, editors, queens, princesses,
football and basketball players, cheerleaders,
glee clubers, science fair winners and representatives in all teen functions . The Sadie Hawkins Dance foreshadowed the big Christmas
Dance "Snowflake Fantasy," which was our last
social undertaking as vivacious seniors.
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�Senior Activities
Ring Ceremony
Friday the thirteenth did not
prove unlucky for our seniors. On
this day the class rings were
blessed after M ass by Father Hannan.
The entire student body was
present to hear Father's talk. He
reminded the students that the
class ring is a symbol of educational achievement, and since the
purpose of a Catholic education is
to know God, it is fitting that the
rings be blessed.
This was considered the "beginning of the end" of our high
school careers.

Father Hannan, assisted by Ronnie Grausam, blesses the
senior rings of Genevieve Ferris, Linda Turk, Garry Clay,
Joe Millehan, Billy Andrews and Gerald Paulin.

Jerry Tankers ly, Eric Cummings, Billy
Andrews, and Mike Carroll chat with
Very Reverend John Oetgen, O.S.B. , about
Belmont Abbey.

Bo bette Grausam is ou r tee n re presenta ti ve to the Times-W o rld Press Confe re n ce.

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�And Representatives • • •

John Murphy broadcas ts Catholic High news
on WROV "Teen Town."
Ann Graybill, Teen Council Represe nrarive ,
m odels che lacesc scy les .

Camilla Buchanan and Billy Andrews pur
democracy ro practice ar Girls' and Boys' Stare.

Edith Pied mont chars ceenage opinion for rhe
" Teens of che Times."

Camilla Buch anan, Bobe tce Grausam, Par
Lynch , Mike Euni ce, Edich Piedmont picked up
practica l yearbook know ledge ar Sout hern Inrer scho las cic Press Assoc iation.

Mike Eunice and Par Lynch polished this ac
Catholic University Yearbook Seminar.

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���Energetic

Hands
Class of '63

Class officers : Alice Svec, Vice President; Gary
Wingo, Treasurer; Sara Gillespie, Secretary; and Jerry
Tankersley, President, are busy planning the prom.

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Mary Lee W ooddall
laughingly sugges ts chat
little Elaine Lambert
and six-foo ter J ohn
Guzi change Jockers.

William Avi la, soph om ore,
ex p lai ns rh e topog raphy of his
n a tiv e la nd , Cuba, to Eilee n
Giaco bbe, J ac k Carroll, and
C larence Wri g ht.

There is no g rass on
rhe o rher side of the
Shirl ey
bu r
fence
M oody , Barbara Olander and Wy n W ilso n
are enj oy ing rh e beaut iful m o untain view.

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�Eagerly Joe Walsh, Eddie H aase, Larry Meier, Tommy Heilmann, Ronnie Grausam, and William Glenn look on as Virg inia Craddock and Michael Eunice demonstrate one of the first steps of the "Blue Danube Waltz."

In connection with
their study of The
H ouse of Seven Gables.
Sara Coleman is showing Elizabeth Driscoll,
Nan Stockton, J oanne
Knott, and Emmaline
Alley a replica of the
fam ed New Eng land
home.

The ret reat has pu t
D av id P il lis, Wi lliam
G le n n ,
C l are n ce
W ri g ht , R obert Ky le ,
Joe Wa lsh, and David
Cou rey in a co ntem p lative m ood.

�First year typists Sara Gillespie, Mary Lee Wooddall, Gary Wingo, Be ch Waldis, Wanda M oses , Judy H e drick,
Kathy Atchison, Mary Shank, Charles Boush, Joe Donckers, Carolyn Forrest, Shirley Moody, John Guzi, Sheila
Murray, Robert Kelley and Elaine Lambert are concentrating on accuracy and speed.

David Courey, Perey Wood, James Bier,
John Murphy (senior), Harris Wilson and
J e rry Tankersley quickly learned char many
talents are discovered in Graphics and
Desig n.

CLASS OF
'63

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It seems that Sister Mary Aquin's enthusiasm for the history of Roanoke is
rubbing off on her students, Harris Wilson, Alice Svec, Rosita Moses, Bob
Nablo and John Scott.

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"So that's a parabola' " smiles Cathie
Kramer co doubtful spectators, Richard
Barbarics and Rosemary Griffin.

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It does n't lo ok like Petey Wood, David Pillis, Law rence Me ie r, Ro n ald Grausam , R o bert Kyle, Jack Carro ll , Michael McFadden, Mi chae l M cMaho n o r J oe Donckers wi ll ever suffer fr o m malnutritio n.

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�Earnest
Class

David Martin

Thomas Craddock

Michael Russo

William Albert

Joseph Surkamer

William Brown

Dick Hammerstrom

Andrew Anderson

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Michael Agee

Ikey Ogden

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�Han els
of '64

Camille Lu dw ick
Etue

Stella Piedmo nt

Rosema ry Pr ice

Brenda Graybi ll

Bernad ine Scott

R ebecca Murray

Rita Wynn

Mary Ann M ontan o

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�Sophomore class officers: John Wiggins, President; Muriel Hurt, Vice President; Frank Ewald, Secretary; Mary Frances
Lynch, Treasurer.

Sister Maria Jude supervises eager biology students Virginia Resch, William George, Deborah Pagano, John Hurley, Paul Godlewski, and Betty
Jo Huffman as they learn to adjust and focus microscopes.

CLASS OF '64
Rebecca Shedwell, Joanne Skarbek, and Margaret Hammerstrom
listen as Father ~imm explains the importance of learning to
make a good med1tat1on.

James McCue and Edwin Howard are
interested spectators as Constance Mitchell
and J oa nne Milan decorate the bulletin
board.

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�French students Darlene Brickhouse, Linda Ripley, William Brown, J ames
Collins Brian M essitt, David Bergero n, and Michael Bentley find the familiar
items h'ave another name. Sister Helen Maureen makes sure they know this.

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G ordon Buchanan proudl y displays
an R . C. H . sweat shirt from the Campus Store to prospective purchasers ,
M arsha Assaid an~ Mark Jacobs.

Do you think Economic Geography stud ents Doug!a_s Garrett, Rita Kos.te~ky,
Denis Deane, Par Woodd all, D anny Keeney, Dennis Sharpe, and Wilham
Kramer have solved the financial problems of the United States?

Sister Kathleen Maria watches approvingly as A nn T ankers ley, Bernadine Scott, Theresa Wadner, Betty
Theimer. Marilyn Wilson, Emma
Stober, Franny Surkamer, and David
Murphy listen to Jimmy Wood
( "R obin Hood") sound his horn.

�Enthusiastic

Hands
Class of '65

Class officers: Pat McDonald, Vice-President; Barbara Bentley, President;
Anna Marie Humphreys, Secretary; and Pat Bergeron, Treasurer.

Father Paul Edward Sadie, our retreat master, shows his unusual red and gold chalice to
Mary Crail, Nancy Divers, James Hedrick and
Joe Riener.

Our Lady's Grotto is the favorite retreat of Skippy Baker, David Eunice, Robert Hale, Pat Bergeron, Theresa Moses, Louella
Crutchfield, Mary Crail, Toni Crawley, Marylyn Dudley, Laura Boush, Nancy Divers, Joe Digesare, Greg Thompson, and Brian Davis.

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�"Watch closely," says Sister Maria Jude to General Science students Carol Driscoll, Vicky Ferris,
Linda Forbes, Loretrn Ogde n, D ouglas Argabright, Reggy Meador, Michael Courey, Robert Hale,
Don Kes ler and ]. ]. Davis.

R etreat master, Rev. Paul E. Sadie, speaks to freshmen .

Pat McDonald directs his views on communism to discussion group members James Alouf, Cindy Meier, Linda White, Pat Coyne, Donna Pironto and
Bobby Bentley, chairman.

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�CLASS OF '65
A typical Friday morning scene as Marilyn Montano, Joh n Poindexter, D annie Kain, Gary Haase, T im Moffitt, Maureen Middlecamp,
Theresa Morefield, David Sharpe, Steve Kincaid, Peggy McClure and
Bill Herbert leave Mass.

That "There is no royal road to geometry" is being experienced by Helen Wilson, Jeannette Wadner, Joh n Miles, Rebecca
Wiggins, Jerry Guzi, Dan Collins, and Mike McDonald as Sister Marie Barbara agrees.

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�We exercise our bodies as well
as our minds is proved by volleyball players Gwen Woody, Pat
G odlewsk i, Wanda Albert, K athy
Emerso n, Peggy McClure, Clare
Duetsch, Kathy Brady, Pac Henretta, Judy Carroll, Sharon Hammersley and Theresa Morefield.

"This is where Nebuchadnezzar lived," says Sara Hartman to Richard
Driscoll, Jane Wooddall, Gwen Woody, Pat Godlewski, Mary Weincyzk.
Russell Prusak, Candy Texter, Jack Reed, and Ray Equi.

"Latin is the basis of every lang uage,'" explains Mr. Abdelnour co John Skibinski, Susie
Kramer, _Steve Shufflebarger, Cornelius Abelsma, Nancy Biggs , James Forrest, Jack Stanley,
Diane Diamond, and Elizabeth Brant

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�Eager
Class

Back Row Left to Right: Virginia Wheby, Nancy Meier, Alrermease Willis, Timmy Kincaid, Gary Wiggins.
Front Row, Left to Right: Billy Moore, Warren Lucas, Mike Jewe ll, Annette Scott , Theresa Wheby .

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Back R ow, Left to R ight: Conrad Skibinski , Frank Turk, Sandra Pacilio, Nicky Taylo r, Peggy O'Con ner, Sharon
McGue, James Huff, Michael Overstreet, T ony Murray, J ames Sca rbek.
Front R mv. Left t o R ight: Li bby N ackl ey , H owa rd Lucas, D onald Hurley , Marvin M attox, T omm y Mitchell, Alvin
Simpson, Paul Ripley, John Stockton, R obert Jones, E. J. Thomas.

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Elizabeth Brant explains the reference system of our new library to Susan Dunaga n, Loretta Craddock, Lola
Anderson, Virginia Fisher, and Bonnie Burnap.

Sub-freshman class is headed by Paul Ripley, Secretary; Jacky Andrews,
President; Gordon Ewald, Treasurer; Alvin Simpson, Vice President.

Sister Helen Maureen corrects Patricia Anderson's, Peggy D ean's, a nd Robert Bucler's Latin sentences as
Gordon Ewald, Jacky Andrews, Bobby Burnop, James Cooper, Donnie Assaid, Marie Hielmann, D e wey George,
Bill Griffin, Cathy Cummings, Barbara Chandler and Carolyn Dungee look on attentively.

�Kari nin a Bcndurnnt, Car" ! Brickhouse, Jane Bentley, Marie H eilmann ,
Bill Alb ert , anJ Bill Griffin are busily engaged in making rosaries for th e
mi ssicns.

CLASS OF '66

Rick y Bareman, Greg Ferguson, R obe rt Collins, Donald Brown , J oe D arago, Ricky
Howard, Carlyle H ale, Anthony Crutchfield,
and T ommy D av is pay close attent io n as Mr.
Mills explains a problem in math .

Karinina Bo ndurant , D o nnie Assaid, Bobby Burnap, and D ewey George are listening to J ane
Bentley and Carol Brickhouse as they solve a difficult algebra problem.

���Many Dignitaries

Bishop Russell and Monsignor ( now Bishop)
Unterkoefler begin th e dedication of the
school by blessing the crucifixes for the classrooms, while Father Beattie, Father Igoe, and
Father H annan look on.

Perhaps the biggest event of the year was the dedication on October 8. Bishop Russell, assisted by the
pastors, Father Igoe, Msgr. Rabil, Father Beattie,
and Father Krimm, C.SS.R., blessed our beautiful new school.
Priests and Sisters from all over Virginia attended
the impressive ceremony. Among the many dig nitaries
present were Reverend Richard Burke, Diocesan
Superintendent of Schools; Dr. Roy ]. Deferrari of
Catholic University; and Dr. E. W. Rushton,
Superintendent of Roanoke City Schools with our own coordinator, Reverend John P. Hannan, acting as Master
of Ceremonies.
We were also honored with a visit from Mother
Lucille, Mother General of the Sisters of Charity of
Nazareth, and Sister Margaret Vincent, an officer of the
Community.
The Glee Club delighted all with "The School
Prayer," "Prayer for a Perfect Life," and "No Man Is An
Island."
This same day the Bishop talked to all Catholic
teenagers in the Roanoke area, at a special dialogue Mass.
He urged them to prayerfully consider their vocations
concentrating on the possibility of a religious vocation.

Judging from the looks on the faces of Mons ig nor Unterkoefler, Monsignor Knott, Moth er Lucille, Father Igoe, Bishop Russell, Father Beattie, Father Burke, and Mayor Anderson, Father Hannan
must be delivering a serious talk.

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�Present For D edication

Monsig nor Uncerk oeller, Father Beattie, Father Burke, Bishop Ru ssell ,
Father Brow n, Mi chae l McFaJden, anJ Father Igoe wa lk through the halls
calling J own G od's blessing.

Bishop Ru ssell ad dresses a crowd of over one
thousand.
The beautiful Celtic crucifi x, just inside
the main entrance, is installed by Father
Beattie, Father Igoe, and Bishop Russell.

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Homecoming Court-Pat W ooddall
Clare Duetsch, freshman: Cathy Cummin~ sophbomf oreh; Sara Gdlesp1c, junior; Ann Graybill, senior; Linda Roberts, queen;
,,, , su - ros .

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Hotnecoining
Homecoming, the most important event of the football season, was an outstanding
success for the Celts this year.
Linda Roberts, reigning Homecoming Queen, attended by Senior Ann Graybill, Junior
Sara Gillespie, Sophomore Pat Wooddall, Freshman Clare Duetsch and Sub-freshman Cathy Cummings, \Vas crowned the night before the game at the Homecoming bonfire.
Preceding the game was a parade up Jefferson Street to Victory Stadium led by the
Cheerleaders and followed by the queen, her court, two beautiful floats and many decorated cars.
After halftime in the game, the Cheerleaders invited all of the Alumnae Cheerleaders
down to do a cheer with them.
The Homecoming week-end reached its climax at the hop held in the gymnasium after
the game.

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G taco e, Ginny Craddock, Susie Burner, Mickey Hammerstrom, Linda ur ,

�Ac the bonfire the night before the game, the names of the queen and her court were revealed co the student body.

Mike McFadden cautions Dickie Hammerstrom to drive
carefully so char Mickey Hammerstrom, Rosemary Price,
and Franny Surkamer won't fall out.

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As expected, the homecoming
dance was turned into a victory hop,
with almost everyone present.

�Leaders In Scholarship, Character, and Service

Smdent Council officers: Cathie Kramer, Secretary ; Billy Andrews, Pres ide nt; Mik e Eunice, Vice
President; and Barbara Olander, Treas urer; loo k with sati sfac tion upo n th e new student h andbook
which they helped to compose las t summ er.

During the summer of 1961, the officers-elect
of the student body drew up a new constitution
and by-laws for the student government of the
new school. These made for a stronger and more
unified governing body. Under the new constitution, all R. C. H . S. students are members of the
Student Council, which is under the supervision of
an Executive Council. This council is composed
of the four officers and an elected representative
from each homeroom. With the opening of the
1961- 1962 school session, the Executive Council
began, and continued through the year its duties
of planning and improving student functions. This
form of government proved to be very advantageous to the students because of the opportunities it provided in the development of leadership and character.
. Roanoke Catholic's Pacelli Chapter of the National H onor Society takes precedence over all

other school affiliations. The Honor Society promotes Scholarship, Service, Leadership, and Character. Eligibility for membership requires scholarship with an average of 90 % or its equivalent.
Service, Leadership and Character qualifications
are determined by the principal and the faculty.
Students may be elected as active members in their
junior or senior year or probationary members in
their sophomore year.
At the first meeting of the Pacelli Chapter for
the 1961-62 school year, November 29, 1961,
seven new members were inducted into the Society, bringing the total membership to fourteen .
Th e R everend Shawn M cCarthy , M.S .SS.T. addressed th e assem bl y. Fath er M cCarthy emphasized the imporrance o f sc ho last ic ac hi eve me nts
and stressed th e necess ity for a dynamic, living
faith as part o f our lives.

t lice Svec exp lai ns the meaning of scholarship while Fathe: Shawn McCarrh y, .M.S.SS .T., C amill a Buchanan, Pat
ynch, Bobette Grausam, Joanne Milan, Billy Andrews Munel Hurr, Judy H edn ck, Ed 1th Piedm o nt Linda Turk
F rann Y Sur kamer, Betry Huffman, Clarence Wright, Constance
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�C. S. M. C. Stimulates Mission Work
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The first meeting of the C.S.M.C. shows Elaine Lambert, John Poindexter, Bobette Grausam, Ann Graybill, Stella Piedmont and Gary
Wi gg ins doing th e honors at the initiation ceremony of the subfreshmen. Tommy Mitchell waits his turn.

The Catholic Students' Mission Crusade fulfills the religious aspect of the lives at R. C. H. Through a program of prayer, srudy
and sacrifice, the students aid the missions at home and abroad.

Christmas baskets for the needy are being
prepared by C.S.M.C. officers: Ann Graybill,
Vice President; Stella Piedmont, Treasurer;
Bobette Graus am , Pres ident; Elaine Lambert,
Secretary; and Jimmy Collins, Spiritual Treasurer.

The C. S. M. C. began its year with the induction of new members and a stamp drive which was followed by a highly successful
vocation play entitled "What Shall I Be? " and a needlework drive.
The Christmas season was ushered in with the filling of food
baskets by each homeroom. These baskets were delivered ro the
needy families in the Roanoke area in time for Christmas.
After Christmas, old Christmas cards were collected ro send to
five missions for educational purposes.
At the January assembly, a skit, an open discussion on "Communism Looks at Youth" and the inauguration of a Mission Library
took ranks of importance. Many views were obtained during the
discussion, and the purpose of the Mission Library and Mission
Honor Roll were explained.
The remainder of the year was spent doing Junior Red Cross
work, making rosaries, and studying the needs of the missions.
The spiritual year closed with the May Procession in honor of
the Blessed Virgin.

Cast members in C.S.M.C. vocation play "What Shall I Be ' " are Beth Waldis, Stella Piedmo nt, Marilyn Wilson,
Libby Nackl ey, Rosemary Grillin, . Camille Ludwick, Ann Graybill , Susan Kelly, Pat Lynch , Mick E'y Hammerstrom.
Kathy !vlitchell, Debbie Pagano, RHa Kostecky and N an Stockton .

�Christmas Festivities
Roanoke Catholic High School presented its
Christmas Pl ay, "That They May See," in Saint
Andrew's Auditorium on December 17, 1961,
under the direction of Sister Kathleen Maria.
The theme of the play was that each class of
people, no matter how rich or poor, should humbly
give a treasured gift

to

the Baby Jesus on His

Birthday. This gift should nor be given for selfish
desires or showiness but for the love of God.
The students from grades eight through twelve
assumed boch speaking parts and tableaux. The
tableaux were shown with multicolored lighting
through a thin black veil.
After many days of hard work the float 1s ready to roll!

The music was provided by the Glee Club under
the direction of Sister Mari a Jude. The variety of
seasonal songs added much to the gay scene.
The play had a very inspiring and lasting
effect upon all who saw it.
The thread of the story, its beauty and implications were further carried out by the Student
Council Association's initial entry, a float entitled
"The Greatest Gift" in Roanoke's Christmas Parade .

D arlene Brick house, Jane Bentley, Virg inia Fisher, Bonnie Burnop, Warren
Lucas , Robert Collins, David Bergeron, Linda Tur k, Bobette Grausam, and
Karhy Smi th do n't seem too happy with Frances Assaid' s snobbi sh rem ark.

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G eneviev e Ferris was love ly as the
Madonna.

�Linda Roberts adjusts her crown while her escort, Lou Piedmont, Attendants Cathy Cummings,
Shirley Moody, Ann Graybill, Rosemary Price, and Diane Diamond, and their escorts, John
Stockton, Wiser Smith, James Hudson, Pete Wood, and Gregg Thompson look on.

The appropriate theme of this year's Christmas Dance
held in the gym on December 28, 1961, was "Snowflake
Fantasy." This theme set the scene for a winter wonderland in silver and blue. The basketball backboards were
elegantly disguised as tremendous blue Christmas packages
tied with silve'r and white ribbon. The ceiling was transformed into a sea of dozens of blue and silver snowflakes
which glittered as they caught the light.
During the intermission of music provided by the
Chevies and the Premieres, our own Snow Queen, Linda
Roberts, was crowned by Lou Piedmont. She was given
a bouquet of roses and a remembrance of the night by
Mike Eunice, representing the Senior Class.
This, our last senior activity, was a big success.

The crowd seems to be enjoying themselves.

Looks as if the Chevies really have everyone's attention .

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�Fame Comes To Debaters

Camilla Buchanan captures the trophy, but congratul ations als o g o to Bo b Kyle , Michae l Bentley,
and Cathi e Kram e r for a jo b well done.

John Adams, captain of St. Joseph 's debating team in Petersburg, looks on as Joseph Miller, representative of the Toastmasters' Club, awards Camilla Buchanan a trophy in recognition of Roanoke Catholic's winning debate team .

The St. Thomas More Forensic Society was initiated at R .C.H.
this year. Our society is affiliated with The National Catholic
Forensic League and The National Forensic League. The aim of
the forensic society is ro produce articulate Catholics in our
generation.
There were seven members in the debating group: Camilla
Buchanan and Robert Kyle formed the affirmative team ; Cathie
Kramer and Michael Bentley, the negative ream; while Stella Piedmont, Gordon Buchanan, and Brian Messitt were alternates. Sister
Kathleen Mari a was moderaror. The debate ropic for this year was:
Resolved: T hat the Fede1·al G overnment Should Equalize Edu cational Opp ortunity by M eans of Grants to the States for Pu blic
Elementary and Secondary Edu cation.

Gordon Buchanan practices his speech while
Cathie Kram er and Bo b Kyle "touch up" their
arg uments.

The fact that this was the team's first year has not impaired its
ability as a winning team. After being shown by a demonstration
debate given at Fr. Judge Seminary ( Trinitarian ) and several practice debates held in the Lynchburg area, th ey won a trophy for
capturing five our of six decisions at an interscholastic debate
tournament held at H oly Cross Academy in Lynchburg on January

14.
The final debates of the Diocesan Forensic League rook place
March 17 at Richmond . R.C.H. tied for 3rd place with Camilla
Buchanan winning the only "best speaker" trophy awarded a girl.

Bri an Mess itt is m akin g an effo rt co
ge t hi s po int across .
Membe rs o f th e ch am p io n de batin g rea m o f W as hing ton &amp; Lee U ni ve rsit y a re g ree ted by members
o f R oa no ke Ca th o li c's rea m . ( Le ft to rig ht l : Al
Eckes, Bob K yle , Bill Boa rdm an , .John C lark, Bill
Noe ll , Ca thi e Kram e r, Ca milla Bu chana n, and
Mi chae l Bentl ey.

�The Glee Club Lends A Cultural Touch

Shown under th e marquee of th e new ly dedicated hig h school are Glee Club members, (1st Row) :
Brenda Graybi ll , Bern ad ine Scott, Carol Bush, Jud y Hedrick (accompanist), Marsha Assaid, Libby
Driscoll , Mariann e Montan o, Carolvn Crawley, Ann Tankersley, Wyn Wilson, Linda Ripley,
Emmaline Alley, Linda Turk , Rita Kosrecky , Rita Wynn . (2 nd Row ) : Fra nces Assaid , Betty
Theimer, D arlene Brickhouse, Sara Gillespi e, D eb bie Paga no, Shirley M oody, Sheila Murray,
Barbara O lande r, Na n Stoc kto n, Pat Wooddall, Michael Agee, Carolyn Neuhoff, Beth W aldis,
Sara Coleman, Mary Shank , Camilla Buchanan, Edith Pied mont, Bobette Grausam. (3rd R ow) :
Mary Lee Wood da ll , Rosem ary Grif1in, Frann y Su rk amer, Virg inia Resch , Ruth Erue, Camille
Ludwick, Becky Shedwell, Constance Mitchell , Mark Jacobs, Edwin Howard , J oey Surkamer, Eddie
H aase, Frank Ewald, Kathy Atchiso n, J oa nne Milan , Muriel Hurt, G ord on Buch ana n, Bob K elley.
(4th R ow) : Alice Svec, Pat Lynch, Betty J o Huffman, Stel la Piedmont, Mickey H amm erstrom,
Kathy Mitchell, Eilee n Giacobbe, Cathie Kram er, J oa nn e Knott, Carolyn Forrest, Michae l Bentley,
Wil li am Crutchfield, Ronnie Grausam , Lairy Meier, Bob K yle, Thomas Craddock, D av id Pillis ,
Mike Eunice.

Bring ing th e music o f Christmas to the Crossroads Mall a re carole rs Ela ine Lambe rt , Mary
Frances Lyn cb , Beth W aldis, Brenda G ray bi ll,
Caroly n forrest, Virginia Resch, .J na nn e K nott,
Sister Mari a Jud e , and Ju dy Hedrick.

G athe red around fo r an impromptu carol are (1st R ow) : Brenda
Graybill, Becky Murray , Frances Assa id, Bobette Grausam, Stella
Piedmo nt , Linlla Ripl ey, Mary Shank, Micky Hammerstrom. (2 nd
R ow) : William C rutchfield , Bec ky Shed we ll, Mary Frances Lynch,
Berry Theimer, D ebbie Paga no, Ruch Erue . D av id Pillis , Robert
Ke lley, Linda Turk, Ei lee n G iacobbe, Rira Kosrecky. (3 rd R ow):
V irgi ni a Res ch , J oa nne Mil:.in , Lou P iedmont, Murie l H u rt. Edwin
H oward , and Thomas C raddock . At the p iano are frank Ewald and
Cons ta nce Mitchell.

�The Key
[

-\

Sister Marie Barbara directs Camilla Buchanan, Lou Piedmont, Mike Eunice, Gary Crawford, Pat Lynch, Edith Piedmont and Linda Turk as they layout, edit, and type for the 1962 KEY.

yearbook staff eager to try out newly gained pointers
on advertising and selection of a theme. Under the
able direction of the Business Manager, the budget
was set up, ads were solicited from local businesses,
and financial matters were put in order.
After choosing a th eme and cover, the staff serried
down to work. The many weekend hours spent in
busy activity produced g ratifying results at deadline
time in January , March, and May. Finally there came
the long-awa ited June day when the new yearbooks
were distribmed. Every busy mome nt spe nt was
worthwhile when the 1962 KEY made its proud
debut.

In April, 1961, the staff of the 1962 KEY set out
for the Southern Interscholastic Press Association
convention, which met at Washington and Lee University in Lexington. For rwo days they attended
classes and lectures designed to provide them with
all the do's and don't's of yearbook journalism. They
returned with knowledge of many up-to-date techniques in yearbook production and a mounting enthusiasm for their work. The conceptions acquired
at the SIP A convention were sharpened at the yearbook seminar at Catholic Unive rsity in Washington,
D . C.
September, and the opening of school, found the

Faithful typists, Mary Craddock, Virginia Craddock, Becky Stinnett, Katherine Smith, Frances Assaid and Linda Roberts keep up
with the copy as Bobette explains new material.

Pat Lynch, Editor, with high hopes points out
our new school to newly elected KEY staff:
Camilla Buchanan , Edith Piedmont, Mike
Eunice and Bobette Grausam .
62

�CA THOLIC HIGH
&gt;&lt;==Ax::=~

CRUSA DER ~~==='
The Catholic High Crusader, official newspaper of
Roanoke Catholic, "came of age"' during the 19611962_ school ye:ir. Iniciaced lase year under the sponsorship of the Catholic Student Mission Crusade the
Crusader reports C. S. M . C. news and school a~tivi­
ties. The Crusader staff is headed by members of the
Junior Class.
The newspaper showed notable improvements over
last year: a larger size and format; use of an enamel
stock ("'slick"') paper; the issuing of regular monthly
editions.
The Cath olic High Cmsader is a member of the
Quill and Scroll, the international Honorary Society
for High School Journalists . Members of the staff
attended che University of Richmond"s annual Newspaper Clinic on October 28 , and on April 22-23 two
representatives were sent to Washington and Lee
University for the Southern Interscholastic Press
Convention.

Mr. Abde!nour observes as Rosemary Griffin, Ediror-in-Chief, confers with
Page Edirors, Constance Mitchell, Judy Hedrick, Linda Turk, Reporter Joe
Riener and Photographer Frank Ewald.

Rosemary Griffin discusses a point with Sheila Murray and Joanne Knott while Kathleen Brady, Marie
Heilmann, Pat McDonald, Rebecca Wiggins, Libby Driscoll and Tommy Heilmann continue working.

The Business Staff of Debbie Pagano, Teresa Wadner, Alice
Svec (Manager), Eileen Giacobbe, John Guzi, and Nan
Srockcon work our finances.

Cathie Kramer ( Layout Editor ) rules Gordon Ewald, Sara
Coleman and Becky Shedwell with a wooden stick.

�•

126 Projects Entered 1n Science Fair

Jerry Tankersley
"Support Carbine M-62"

One hundred twenty-six budding scientists entered projects
in the eighth annual Science Fair held in Roanoke Catholic
High School.
In the boys' physical science division, Jerome Tankersley,
junior, took first place with his "Support Carbine M-62," an
originally designed basic weapon and fuel.
Other winners in this division were Thomas Heilmann,
Clarence Wright, and Edward Haase.
Girls' physical science winners were Mary Catherine Kramer,
Camilla Buchanan and Judith Hedrick.
In the boys' biological division, Michael Bentley won first
place with a study of diet effects on memory.
Girls winning in this division were Joanne Skarbeck, Joanne
Milan, Margaret Hammerstrom, and Marianne Montano.
Seven winners were selected from the Junior Division. They
included Reginald Meador, Douglas Argabright, James Huff,
Loretta Craddock, louelle Crutchfield, Susan Dunagan and
Sandra Patillo.
Five of the winners, adjudged to have the most representative
exhibits, will go on to the regional fair at Roanoke College.
They are Jerome Tankersley, Thomas Heilmann, Clarence
Wright, Mary Catherine Kramer and Michael Bentley.
A separate judging was conducted by representatives of the
Virginia Society of Professional Engineers. They awarded first
prizes to Jerome Tankersley, Mary Catherine Kramer and
Reginald Meador.
Runners-up receiving VSPE prizes were Edward Haase,
Richard Barbarics, Thomas Heilmann, Judith Hedrick, and
Daniel Jones.
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Cathie Kramer
"The Public Utilities 'Cash Register' "

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Clarence Wright
"Analysis of Arc Spectra"
Michael Bentley
'" Does the Diet Affect Memory?"

Tommy Heilmann
"Feedback Explored"

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Activities 1n Action

Hav!ng a break for lunch at the Youth
Seminar on _Brotherhood are: Jim Bier,
~nn Graybill, Pat Lynch, Linda Turk,
Tobette Grausam, Cathie Kramer, Jerry
an_kersley, Mike Eunice, Clarence
Wdng ht, Judy Hedrick, Edith Piedmont
an Bob Kyle.
'

Exhibitors, their families and friends , study
the displays at the Science Fair.

Members of the Sweetheart Court are:
Becky Stinnett, Oueen; Mike Carroll,
King. Master of Ceremonies is WROV
Disc Jockey Fred Frelantz.

y

Mr. Harry Stuhldreher, one of the famed
"Four Horsemen '' of Notre D ame and
a vice president o f United States Steel,
speaks to the student body.

Farher Hannan ann ou nces J.ack .Carro ll ,
Carhie Kramer, Sara Gillesp.ie, Jim Bie.r,
Gary Wingo, Rose mary G ri ffi n, R onnie
Grausam , Judy Hedrick, and Joe Walsh,
speakers in the " V oice o f Democracy "
contest.

Juniors Eileen Giacobbe, John Guzi, Cathie Kramer, D av id Courey, and Sara
Gillespie admire the Roanoke Catholic Hig h scrapbook to be entered in the
Freedom Foundation Award contest. At rig ht, the same five along w ith Libby
Driscoll touch up the art work.

Sister Ida, S.C.N. Supervisor, pays R .C.H. a
visit. Sister Cornelius shows Sister a timely
article while D e nis D eane looks on.

65

Chief Stand Watie (Joe D o nckers) and
his Co nfederate Indians. J un ior participants in The Un ited Daughters o f the
Confederacy Essay Co ntest, The Confederate Indians.

�Recognition Night -- Apri 25
FREEDOM FOUNDATION AT VALLEY FORGE
GEORGE WASHINGTON MEDAL. ......... . .. ... .. . .. . . . . SARA GILLESPIE
VOICE Of DEMOCRACY
and
AMERICAN LEGION ORATORICAL CONTESTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J OSEPH WALSH
LADIES AUXILIARY TO VETERANS Of fOREIGN WARS
ESSAY CONTEST-Regional Winne rs: . . .... ... . .. . .. .. . CLARENCE WRIGHT
SHEILA MURRAY
THE ROLE Of THE COMMUNITY IN THE El\ IPLOYMENT
OF THE HANDICAPPED-Seate Winner .......... .... .... EDITH PIEDMONT
BETTY CROCKER: FUTURE HOMEMAKERS or Al\IERICA
School Winner . .. ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . EDITH PIEDl.,.!ONT
TOM McAN LEADERSHIF AND SC H OLARSH IF CITAT IO N .. Ct\MILLA BUCHANAN
BILLY ANDREWS
SCHOLARSHIPS
DE PAUL SCHOOL OF NURSING
N o rfolk, Virginia

Sara Gillespie

PAT LYNCH
EDITH PIEDMONT
B'NAI B'RITH 1962 AWARD . ...... . . .... . .. . .. . . .. . ....... BILLY ANDREWS
BAUSCH-LOMB SCIENCE AW ARD . .. . ...... . . . .. . . . . .... CAMILLA BUCHANAN
UNDERWOOD OUTSTANDING BUSINESS
EDUCATION AW ARD . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRANCES ASSAID
CARDINAL NEWMAN ENGLISH MEDAL ... .. .. . . . ... . . . ... . EDITH PIEDMONT
FATHER LYNCH-OAKEY RELIGION MEDAL. .. .. .... . .... BOBETTE GRAUSAM
SALUT A TORIAN .......... .. ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . ... .. . .. PAT LYNCH
VALEDICTORIAN ... . ... . .... . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. CAMILLA BUCHANAN

Clarence Wright, Sheila Murray

Camil la Buchanan, Bobette Grausam
Frances AssaiJ, EJith Piedmont.

Billy Andrews

66

�Bobette Grausam crow ns Our Lad y

Reverend R obert Howe

'Tis The Month Of Our Mother
During May, the month dedicated to the
Bless.ed Virgin , R. C. H. held its first May Procession in honor of the Mother of God. The
entire school participated forming the rosary.
The Hail Marys were made up of underclassmen
while the seniors, wearing their caps and gowns
for the first time, made up the Our Fathers. The
Procession took place at 1: 30 on May 4, on the
campus of the high school.
The Blessed Mother was crowned by Senior
C.S.M.C. President Bobette Grausam. Her attendants were C.S.M.C. Vice President Ann Graybill,
and Lind a Turk. The crown was made of white
rose buds and pink carnations.
Newly-ordained Father Robert Howe gave his
first sermon which truly enkindled our love for our

Mother. Father Howe also gave the Benediction
which took place outside.
After the procession and throughout the month
of May we could still hear the words of the crowning hymn echo in our hearts:
"Behold earth's blossoms springing
In Beauteous form and hue

All nature gladly bringing
Her sweetest charms to you.
\Ve'll gather fresh, bright flowers
To bind our fair Queen's brow ;
From gay and verdant bowers
\YI e haste to crown thee now."

"Loosen your hands and say
goodbye. Let the stars and songs
go. Let the faces and years go.
Loosen your hands and say goodbye."

CLASS OF 1962

67

�Night 01z V e1zus

Quee1z
Edith
Piednio1z t
Pri1;zcess

Mary Lee
JV ooddall

�Pronrt

�Caritas

1812

Chri

••
0 "Valiant Woman" strong and brave and true,
Clothed with the Poverty of God , stand firm
To face the many years which lie ahead,
And smile on those which swiftly pass in term.

Sister Timothy Joseph Campbell '52

Outstretched , your hand has swept all m argins by,
Of states or races or o f la nds and seas.
You reach ro rouch the heart and lead the mind
To know of Truth and Wisdom's deep decrees.
Prolific is your life, and we who stand
As daughters o f yo ur soul-Christ's Ch arity-,
Rejoice with you , and sing our song of praise,
Imploring blessings on the years to be.
SISTER REGINA MARJA
Sister Mary Johanna Wilso n ' 52
Admiring the first edition o f
S.C.N.
PATHWAYS
a re
Edith a nd Ste lla Pied m o nt ;
Helen, Marilyn , and Bernadene Wil so n ; H a rris Wilson,
Da"Vid Courey, Lo u Piedmont,
and Michae l Courey. Could
they be trying to lea rn o f
their sisters ' activities'

C hri stop her Canary ·55

70

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st 1

Ur get Nos

1962

As the sesquicentennial day nears, it is fitting to follow
in spirit the work of those many valiant women who have
attempted to follow in the footsteps of Mocher Catherine
Spalding and Bishop David. These two courageous souls
were filled with burning zeal to promoce God"s honor and
glory by serving Him in the needy and the poor. No task
was coo lowly, no hardship too great, for
they saw Christ Himself in those whom they
served. Love, a burning charity, was the
driving force which urged them on and made
chem select as the mono for the community,
Caritas Christi Urf!.et Nos (the charity of
Christ urges us).
Circumstances and rimes have changed but
the same spirit animates their daughters. It
is interesting to note chat Mocher Catherine
herself personally initiated each of the various works now being done by her Congregation, with the possible exception of foreign missions .
It is with a spirit of deep reverence and
gratitude to God that the Sisters of Charity
of Nazareth prepare to celebrate this important anniversary, and it is with the same
reverence and gratitude that we pay this
tribute to them.

Sister Immaculata Piedmont ' 56

Sister Catherine Agnes Wilson ' 56
I'

Sister Reg ina Maria Cou rey ' 59

71

���Celtics Boast • •

Winning
Season

With such fine coaches as Mr. Mills, Mr. Harkins, and Mr. Lucas (not pictured ), it's no
wonder that the Celts had the best season ever.

CAPTAIN MIK E CARROLL
T ackle

Ginny Craddock (head chee rl eader), Becky Shedwell , Fra nn y Sur ka mer,
Linda Tu rk, Susan Burner (mascot), Sara G illespie, Nan Srock to n, and
Eileen G iacobbe, our vivacious Celtic cheerl ead ers, enco urage sc hoo l sp irit
in all sports.

74

�ART HAMMERSTROM

ERIC CUMMINGS

GARRY CLAY

End

Tackle

BILLY ANDREWS

Guard

Halfback

Mike Carroll and the starting line-up greet captain
of Brookville's team in fin al game of season.

LOU PIEDMONT

JOHN MURPHY

DAVID MARTIN

End

Cencer

E nd

JIM HERBERT

MIKE EUNICE

BOB KYLE

D AVID PILLIS

End

Guard

Guard

Guard

�GARY WINGO
Quarterback

RICHARD BARBAR.ICS
Fullback

GORDON BUCHANAN
Quarterback

Action
On The Gridiron

MIKE McMAHON
Center

BOB NABLO
Fullback

THE CELTICS opened their season with a 26-6 romp
over the NORTHSIDE VIKINGS. Catholic capitalized on
the Vikings' mistakes, turning three fumbles into touchdowns.
Bob Nablo scored first on a four-yard run. The next two
talleys were scored by Billy Andrews on passes from quarterback Gordon Buchanan. Bob Nablo iced the cake with a
59-yard touchdown run. Mike Duffey climaxed a 64 -yard
drive for Northside's single score.
THINGS WEREN'T SO ROSY for the Celtics the next
week as LORD BOTETOURT shut out Catholic 21-0. Roy
Pett, 1. B. Quarterback engineered their three scoring drive.s
while their tough defense dropped Gordon Buchanan for a
safety. R . C. H. couldn't get moving in the game.
CAVE SPRING 40-ROANOKE CATHOLIC 0 . (Fans
on both sides were amazed at Cave Springs' easy victory.)
The score tells the story. It was the Knights all the way.
Roy Slone, Galen Conner, Jim Harper all got into the scoring
act for C. S. H. The Catholic offense couldn't move on the
ground as we posted a -3 rushing record.
JOE DONCKERS
End

ROANOKE CATHOLIC again tasted victory and evened
their season record with a 14-6 decision over APPOMATTOX.
After recovering a Celtic fumble on a 2 5ryard pass from
Frank Weightman to James Whitehead, the Rebels scored
first. An aroused Celtic team took the kickoff and marched
to a touchdown. Richard Barbarics went over on a 5-yard
run. When the Rebels fumbled on the ensuing kickoff, the

TOMMY HEILMANN
End

�]ERR Y TANKERSLEY

Halfback

JAMES FORREST

Fullback

WILLIAM GEORGE

Guard

Celtics scored again on a 25-yard run by Billy Andrews. On
the whole our ream 's defense improved greatly. Mike Carroll,
Eric Cummings, and Garry Clay were live srandours.
TOUGH DEFENSE and spirited offense coordinated
beautifully in this game as Catholic beat CENTRAL OF
LOW MOOR 20-6. We recovered two fumbles and intercepted a pass to stall Central's drives. Billy Andrews drew
first blood on a I-yard touchdown plunge. Later Gordon
Buchanan threw two touchdown passes ; to Gary Wingo and
Billy Andrews. Central broke into the scoring column on a
30-yard pass play.
CELTICS gave their fans a little scare in the first half, but
pulled a brilliant come-from-behind victory 39-27 over AL TAVIST A. Jerry Tankersley sparked the team on its scoring
spurt. In the first quarter Billy Andrews drove over on a
three-yard smash; Jerry Tankersley went over for another three
yards. In the second half Jerry broke loose for four more
touchdowns, three on off-guard smashes, the other on a beautiful 44-yard run.
BYRD shaded Catholic 20-13, but the team fought all the
way. Byrd scored late in the second period after finally penetrating a determined Catholic defense. But Catholic bounced
back with a 25-yard pass from Gordon Buchanan to Bob
Nablo for a marker. Then alert Byrd converted an intercepted
pass on a fumble into goals to lead 20-6. Catholic pushed 68
yards for its final touchdown by Billy Andrews, but couldn't
turn back a heavily favored Byrd.
CELTICS ROMPED 33-0 to close its best season ever.
Brookville didn't have a chance as our tough line and breakaway backfield smothered them with touchdowns. Billy Andrews scored first on a two-yard plunge. Mike Carroll blocked
a Bee punt and Eric Cummings recovered in the end-zone.
Then the same two tackled a Brookville player for a 2-point
safety. In the fourth quarter Catholic exploded for three more
touchdowns. Richard Barbarics gathered in a Buchanan screen
pass for a 26 yarder. Jerry Tankersley sliced off the line for
a 34-yard one. Then Billy Andrews scored the final rally on
an 8-yard pass. Coach Mills said of the game, "I don't know
when I have enjoyed anything more."
IN THE HOMECOMING GAME against VALLEY, which
we won 40-0, Billy Andrews was the offensive show for
Catholic. He scored 4 touchdowns.
THE RECORD-BREAKING CELTICS really shone this
year under Coaches Lewis Mills, R ay Lucas and Tony Harkins. The team posted the winningesr season in Catholic's
history with 6 WINS and 3 LOSSES.
WE WON our first HOMECOMING GAME in SIX
YEARS!
WE OUT-SCORED our opponents 185-104.
WE SHUT OUT TWO TEAMS : BROOKVILLE 33-0,
VALLEY 40-0.
THE ENTIRE SCHOOL was really proud of the outstanding esprit de corps and fine sportsmanship displayed by our
team.

JOHN WIGGINS

Halfback

DAVID SHARPE
Guard

jo

�Little Celtics
Roanoke Catholic 12

Roanoke Valley Kiwanis

7

Roanoke Catholic

0

PAL

30

Roanoke Catholic

0

Vinton

6

R oanoke Catholic

6

South Roanoke

16

Roanoke Catholic

0

Optimists

36

Roanoke Catholic

6

Villa Heights Lions

7

MICHAEL AGEE

JIMMY COLLINS

The Little Celtettes
Theresa Morefield, Pat Godlewski , Co-Captain Marilyn Montano, Donna Pironro, Anna Marie Humphreys, Co-Captain Gwen Woody, Susie Kramer, and Barbara Bentley keep up the spirit of the 115 lb. sandlot football team .

�DENIS DEANE

STEVE KINCAID

MIKE

McDONALD

PAT McDONALD

JOE RIENER

RICKY BATEMAN

GORDON EWALD

HOWARD LUCAS

RICKY HOW ARD

BOBBY COLLINS

BOBBY BURNOP

JAMES SCARBEK

�.

Season Full Of Ups and Downs

Coach Lewis Mills shows scoring procedure to managers, Mike
Eunice and Bob Kyle.

Catholic got off to a great start whipping
BROOKVILLE 39-34. The Celtics raced to a 2019 half-time lead. Then they really poured in on
the third quarter by running up 10 straight points.
DREWRY MASON dumped the Celtics 5242. With the score tied and four minutes left in
the game, experienced Drewry Mason put on the
pressure to outscore Catholic by 10 points. Coach
Mills was not discouraged and commented on the
boys' scrappy playing.
Roanoke Catholic dropped LORD BOTETOURT 72-65 in an exciting overtime in the
first meeting. LORD BOTETOURT had caught
up to Catholic in the last few minutes to send it
into overtime," but under the leadership of Mike
Carroll with 27 points, the Celtics pulled out the
thrilling victory.
Everyone got hot agaiost hapless CENTRAL
as the Celtics blasted them 63-26. Mike Carroll
Mike McFadden and Mike McMahon kept th~
nets swishing as they Jed the blazing hot offense
and led Catholic to victory.

Mike Ca rroll

Mike Carroll goes up for decisive lay-up as three
Bassett team-mates (Cooper, Waleski and Wall) try
to block his shot.

At the second meeting the Celtics dumped
CENTRAL again 47-33. The Celtics jumped out
to a big 16-4 first quarter lead and were never in
trouble again .
Catholic continued its winning ways by whipping NORTHSIDE 59-43 . Mike Carroll, John
Murphy, and Eric Cummings broke double figures
to roll up the score. Catholic led 30-16 at the half
and continued to pull away for the victory.

John Murphy

80

Billy Andrews

�Lynwood Mitchell

Eric Cummings

Although Catholic scrapped all the way, BYRD
downed the ream 5 7-43. The Celtics were in the
game the whole time, but BYRD pulled ahead in
the fourth quarter by using an effective pass and
by accurate foul shooting.
DREWR Y MASON zipped on by Catholic
74-51. They rolled up a 33 -24 half-time lead which
they built up for the remainde r of the game. John
Murphy and Mike McFadde n broke double figures
in scoring.
BASSET T took a quick 10-5 lead and swiftly increased it to 23-8 at half-rime. Although the
Celtics rallied in the second half they couldn't
catch up and the Bengals took the game 63-47.
Gary Wingo and Mike Carroll broke into double
figures.
BENEDI CTINE overwhel med Catholic in a
75-37 run-away . Balanced scoring was the key for
the Cadets as three boys broke double figures. The
Celtics fought hard but couldn't get their offense
clicking.
Led by Mike Carroll's 25 points, the Celtics

Mike McFadden

Gary Wingo

squashed JAMES RIVER 59-41. At half-time our
team led 33- 14. They squelched a JAMES RIVER
third quarter rally by outscorin g them 15-6 in the
last quarter to win going away.
Catholic put forth a tremendous team effort in
their second BYRD game, bur BYRD played
coolly under pressure to win 46-44. Led by high
scoring Mike Carroll, Catholic jumped to a quick
12-5 first quarter lead which they increased to
25- 13. Bur, in the second half BYRD offense got
rolling to steadily grind our the necessary two
point victory margin. In spire of the Joss everyone
was proud of the Celtics for their fine spirit and
drive.
Catholic determinedly staved off a Northsid e
fourth quarter rally to defeat them 41-38. With
teamwork on the backboards and scoring, the
Celtics brought home another victory.
BASSETT again beat Catholic, but not until the
team put forth a spirited effort. Catholic led
16-11 in the second quarter when BASSET T applied a fatal full court press. They pulled ahead
to win the game 67-42.

Mike McMahon

81

Larry Meier

�Eddie Haase

Gordon Buchanan

Dennis Sharpe

Inexperienced But Spirited
points in 16 games compared to 5 76 for the opponents. The team lost some heart-breakers like
a 33-32 loss to Lord Boterourt and a 36-34 loss ro
Norrhside. Height and experience were lacking
but the boys always had that attitude to fight for
that ball. Coach Ayersman taught the boys many
a valuable lesson which will be of benefit to them
next year and in the years to come.

Roanoke Catholic's Junior Varsity gained few
triumphs but much knowledge during the 1961-62
basketball season. Under Coach Bob Ayersman,
the little Celts amassed more and more knowledge
for future use, although they only won four
games. The young team, comprised of six sophomores, four freshmen, and one sub-freshman, went
up against schools such as \Villiam Byrd, Bassett,
Drewry Mason and others. The team totaled 444

I
Coach Bob Ayersman shows Junior Varsity players Jackie Andrews, Jack Stanley, Pat McDonald, Joey Surkamer,
Bobby Butler, John Skibinski, Denis Deane, Mike McDonald, Billy Herbert and David Murphy an intricate play.

82

�The Team At Work and Play

Lynwood Mitchell battles for the rebound against Brennan and Noaks while
Gary Wingo stands alert.

Coach Mills explains a play to Mike Carroll as Mike
McFadden, Johnny, Eric, Gordon and Larry listen attentively.
Billy, Mike Carroll and
Eric arrive at the Charlotte
Motor Court .

•
An afcer-game snack is enjoyed by victorious teammates
Gord on, Larry, Mike McFadden, and Gary. Their fierce
looks indicate they are ready for the nex t game.

Johnny waits for a rebound as Gordon
puts It in . Waiting their turns are
Lyn wood and Eddie Joe.

Mike Carroll advances on Waleski while Mike McMahon closes
in fr om behind. Looking on are W all and Cooper of Bassett.

83

�Ho pef ul Go lfe rs Te e Of f

Father Browne is the able insrrucro r of our small bur eager golf
ream. Richard Barbarics is rhe only returning letterman , bur . the
newcomers Jack Carroll, Tim Moffitt, Gary Wingo, Eric Cumming s,
and Gordon Buchanan look very promisin g.
The boys are determin ed ro equal or surpass rhe laudable records
of the past rwo years, 5-1 and 9-1 respective ly.
f
Their competit ion will consist of rw o games with each 0 r11~
following reams: Cave Spring, Andrew lewis , Bassett, Valley, an
Patrick Henry ; and one game with Pulaski .

Reverend Edward Browne (coach ) , Richard Barbarics, Gary Wingo, Eric Cummings , Jack Carro ll,
Tim Moffitt, and Gordon Buchanan.

Sp otl igh tin g Spo rts
Roanoke Catholic's annu al Athletic Banquet,
held on March 31, commenc ed with rhe awarding

Montano , Father Hannan, Mr. Thomas K eeney,
Mr. and Mrs. Roger little, Coach and Mrs . Bob
Ayersman , and Mr. Brendan Cavanau gh.

of letters, bars, and certificates of parrici parion
in all sporrs. The highlight of the evening was

Mike Carroll received rhe Knights of Columbu s,
Father John P. Heye Memoria l Trophy, for rhe
OUTSTA NDING BOY ATHLET E.

the awarding of trophies to outstandi ng players:
BOYS' VARSIT Y BASKETBALL
Mike McFadde n ........ . .. .. . . Most Improved

Camilla Buchanan received rhe Catholic Daugh ·
rers of America Trophy for the OUTSTA NDING
GIRL ATHLET E, being the only girl ever to
rece ive this award twice.

Mike Carroll ........ ...... . ..... Best Offense
Gary Wingo ..... . ... . .... . .... . Best Defense
BOYS' VARSIT Y FOOTBA LL

GIRLS' VARSIT Y BASKET BALL

Garry Clay . . ........ .. .. Outstand ing linem an
Billy Andrews ........ ...... Outstand ing Back

Muri el Hurt ...... . . . . . . . ..... . . Besr Defense
Bobette Grausam . ... . . ........ Most Improved
Camilla Buchanan . ... . .. ........ . Best Offense

Mike McMaho n . . ........ ..... Most Improved
Seared at the head table: Mr. Dick livingsron, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harkins, Mr. Fred

Shown with rest of the champio nship ream as
Camilla Buchanan holds the City-Cha mpionshi p
Trophy.

Smith , Coach and Mrs. Ray Lucas, Coach and
Mrs. Lewis Mills, Miss Lois Wilson, Mr. Phillip
84

��Celtettes Are Undefeated City League Champs!
T he Celtettes got off to a slow start in the
Catholic League when they dropped a 56-18 decision to Norfolk Catholic in the first game of
the season and a 56-36 decision to St. Paul's of
Portsmouth the very next day.
But playing their next game back on their own
home court, the girls; paced by Camilla Buchanan
with 26 points, defeated H oly Cross 43 -23.
The team met with its first success on an away
court when they easily marched by Marymo11.nt
46-13. This sweet taste of succes$ didn't last long,
however, as St. Gertrude's of Richmond trounced
them 72-28 in the following game.
Defeated but deter mined the squad stormed
back forcing H oly Cross of Lynchburg to bow in
their second meet of the season.
Perhaps one of the most exciting games came
when St . Joseph's of Petersburg swept past Catholic 34-28 in the last quarter after a close game.
In the second St. Gertrude game the Celtettes
put forth their best effort but it just wasn't
enough to defeat the speedy team which won
.
44-30.
Our girls just couldn't seem to hit the basket
in the first tournament game; therefore Norfolk
Catholic swept by us for a 49-12 victory.
Mary Ann Montano, manager; Mrs. Roger Little, coach; and
Joanne Milan, manager, discuss the results of the season.

Camilla Buchanan-Captain

In the consolation rounds the team did nothing
in the first half but really came to life in the final
quarter. The girls made a valiant effort as the
guards held Cathedral's score down and Cam

Bobette Grausam-Co-Captain

86

Edith Piedmont-Co-Captain

�Sara Coleman

Carolyn Forrest

poured in 22 points. But in the end, the Cardinals
proved just too good and won 37-30.
The girls played like an entirely different team
ro remain undefeated in the City League and take
the championship for the first time in six years.
The City League opener with Jefferson proved
to be an easy victory as the girls took it.
Fiemin[!, also offered little trouble as some
brilliant defensive work held the Colonels to 8
points and our girls chalked up 23.

The forwards really tore up the nets with a
balanced scoring attack against ]eff erson to trounce
them a second time 58-13.
Confident that no one could spoil their record
the undefeated team again came out on top as
Flemin[!, bowed with a score of 34-11.

Cathie Kramer

Joanne Knott

The biggest rival for first place in the city was
Patrick Henry. When the teams first met, our
girls barely squeezed by and again our guards
did an excellent job as the score 20-17 indicates.
Ar the time of the final game of the season
against Patrick Henry tension was high. Our
victory would mean the championship and since
they had lost only to us, their victory would have
tied us for first place and meant a play off.
It was an exciting game all the way. Bobette
Grausam Jed the team with 11 points, rebounds,
jump balls, and in the final minutes of the game
scored the 2 points that put the game on ice.
The team did an el_(cellent job of freezing the
ball the remainder of the rime and became city
champions by a safe 30-25 decision.

Mary Lee Wooddall

87

Muriel Hurt

�Ann Tankersley and Marilyn Wilson

Nancy

Biggs

and

Stella

Piedmont

Mickey Lynch and Emma Stober

Our Persevering Green T earn
Roanoke Carholic Junior Varsiry Girls' Baskerball Team played six games rhis season. Alas!
Not a very impressive season--one win and five
losses-but the team improved greatly toward
the end of the season and the Varsiry Team will
have good material to choose from next year in
these players.

Girls' Junior Varsiry-Jst Row: Rosemary Price, Kathryn Emerson, Diana Nunley, Judy Carroll; 2nd Row: Helen
Wilson, Sharon Hammersley, Laura Boush, Elizabeth Hughes, C lara Duersch, Par Wooddall; 3rd RoU": Elizabeth
Brant, Margaret Hammerstrom, Jeannette Wadner, Kathy Mitchell.

88

�Joanne K., Stella, and Marilyn offer
their prayers in Sacred Heart Cathedral.

Nancy seems to be enjoying the leisurely life of her first tournament, while
Joanne K. and Carolyn persist in going
off their diets.

Muriel and Joanne M. are convincing
Mickey char she muse overcome her feai:
of elevators, as their tournament room
is on the eighth floor.

Tournatnent Titne!! !

)

Looks as if Bobette has "flubber" on her shoes
as she jumps against Cathedral's Donna Choma.
Lee's hope Joanne will gee the rip-off over Collette Kelly.

Hope Bobette sinks that foul shot! If nor, Camilla
and Ellen Mosely and Cecilia Fazzi of Holy
Cross stand ready to battle for the rebound.

Seniors Cam, Bobette, and Edith wave a misty
farewell co Richmond-the tournamenr--and
basketball!

89

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TO

THE

CLA SS OF 1962

from

THE PRIESTS OF

SAI NT
AN DRE W'S
CAT HOL IC
CHU RCH
VERY REVEREND JOHN

S. IGOE, V. F., Past or

R EVE R END EDWA RD

REVER END JOHN

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P. BROW N E

P. HANN AN

�CONGRATULATIONS
TO

THE

SENIORS

from

REVEREND ROBERT

F. BEATTIE, Pastor

REVEREND ADOLPH SNELLA

of

OUR
LADY
OF

NAZARETH
CATHOLIC
CHURCH

93

�"Gives You That Refreshing
CONG RA TULA TIONS!
TO THE GRADUATING CLASS OF

Co m plim ents

1962

of

from

Our Lady of

SAINT ANTHONY'S GUILD

Perpetual Help
Church

Gray &amp; Perdue
Insurance Corp.
"Protection Is Ottr Business"

THE "NEW"

NEW• HOMEOWNERS POLICY

DIAL DI 4-6161-DI 2-4921
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Compliments of
1

Saint Gerard s Church
809 Orange Ave., N. W.
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
Weekly Novena To-Our Lady of
Perpetual Help
Wed.-7:30 P. M .

In Salem . . . . .

Compliments of

KEN PLATT
"Sportswear for Sportsmen"

THE BOYS AT ST. VINCENT'S

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�DIXIE DISTRIBUTING CO.
WHOLESALE BEVERAGES
313 Second Street, S. E.
Roanoke, Virginia

F. P. MURRAY

Best Wishes

Fresh and Cured Meats

GEORGE T. HITCH

Stall 3

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City Market

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SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
AND
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�May All Our Friends At
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Find the KEY to Success!

KEN ROSE MFG. CO.,

C ompliments

of

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801 Pa rterso n Ave., S. W.

Inc.
"Best Wishes ro the Class of
'62"
ROANOKE
RADFORD

BUCHANAN
EIRE

KIDDIE
KORNER
Compliments

Children's Shopping Center

of

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VIRGINIA SOUTHERN

4 02 South Jefferson Street

COLLEGE

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DI 4-6509

�COSTUMES
Sales or Rental

FORMAL WEAR

Compliments

of

ARLEN ES

ASSAID'S GROCERY

107 W. Campbell Ave.
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA

10th and Shenandoah

Dial 343-6859
Riding Apparel
by the
Finest of Quality
Makers
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COMPLIMENTS

OF

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OF

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JANSSEN and KIMBALL PIANOS

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The Home of the World's Finest Musical Instruments
PROFESSION AL INSTRUCTION

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P. 0. BOX 556

ROANOKE , VIRGINIA

MR. GEORGE F. BREENE, Salesman

I

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CONGRATULATIONS TO
THE SENIORS OF 1962
from

Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Turk and Family

C. C. BOVA &amp; CO.
WHOLESALE

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
DIAL DI 3-2425
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�Roanoke Steam Launderers
and Dry Cleaners
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41 Years of Serv ice

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SPORTING GOODS -

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Compliments of

OUR LADY OF
Com pliments of

NAZARETH CIRCLE

Ideal
Laundry &amp; Dry Cleaners, Inc .
"A Name in Quality Service Since 1906"

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99

�Compliments of

HECHT'S SUNBEAM BAKERY, Inc.
Bakers of
SUNBEAM BREAD-SUNBEAM CAKES-SUNBEAM PIES
c~ta~liwied 1866
in

Q AKEY prices are
exceptionally moder-

iv edding and Part y Cakes

DI 2-3485

ate, and we display
merchandise in every
price range. It is evident, therefore, that
one can make a desired selection, within
• proper price range
at our establishment.

Compliments of

OAK HALL UNIFORM and RENTAL SHOP
Featuring the Finest in

FORMAL WEAR and COSTUMES
Immediate In-Stock Service
108 S. Jefferson St.

Call DI 3- 5895

"It's Pepsi, For Those Who Think Young"

100

�CONGRATULATIONS

Graduates at Roanoke Catholic

INC.

May you be as happy in your chosen
careers as we at Clover are in our
chosen jobs of serving Southwest
Virginia with the finest of
dairy products.
Congratulations from the

GARST BROS. DAIRY

Compliments of

DANDY'S
101

�INTERIOR S

THE VIRGIN IA GALLERIES
1402 Grandin Road, Roanoke, Virginia
CHARLES

W . FARRELLY

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AND

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TO

PLEASE THOSE WHO APPRECfA TE THE
FINEST
IN TRADITIO N AL
AND

MODERN FURNITUR E
Antique Furniture and "Heirloom Reproduction s"

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�CONGRATULATIONS

Remember There Is A Place

In Your Future With Industry

THE YALE AND TOWNE
MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Yale Lock and Hardware Division
Salem Plant
SALEM, VIRGINIA

103

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Call

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HUNTER-CUMMINGS FUEL OIL
AND COAL
GREEN MARKET

DI 4-9293

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SALEM, VIRGINIA

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Carpets, Furniture, Draperies, and Upholstering
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CONGRATULATIONS, SENIORS!

MILAN BROS.
LUNCH-TOBACCO-NEWS

COURT ST. PATRICK No. 1605

Electric Shaver and Lighter Repair
Prompt Downtown
Delivery

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PHONE DI 4-5191

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VIRGINIA

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CAMPUS CORNER

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�Com plim ents

of

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M EA T PA CK ER S, In c.
SALEM, VIR GIN IA

105

�Buchanan &amp; Compa ny
Vibration

Vacuum

Material Handling

Telephone 774-2933
P. 0. Box 1468
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA

Compliments of

Dr. Fenn Victor

Good Luck to the Class of '62
from

Davidson's Men's Shop

106

�F-F-F-F
Means

FRIGID FREEZE FROZEN FOODS
Wholesale Distributor
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA

Compliments of

PEOPLES' RADIO AND TV
SUPPLY, Inc.
ROANOKE, VA.

Compliments of

Rho-Kappa Social Club

Compliments

of

The Trade-Winds Restaurant
71 7 Franklin Rd.

Roanoke, Va.

Compliments of

ROANOKE CIGAR STORE
202 Second Street
ROANOKE, VA.
107

�Peacoc k - Sa lem
Launderers and Cleaners

BEST WISHES TO THE
CLASS OF '62

DU 9-7221

from

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4th and Union Streets
SALEM, VIRGINIA

CLASS RINGS
ENGRAVED ANNOUNCEMENTS
NAME CARDS
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"Proudly Serving Your Graduates"

RAYMOND PAGE
P. 0 . Box 236

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FROM
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BOWLING $.35 Per Game

NORTH 11 LANES

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Compliments of

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ABC Lie. 6563 -

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Fresh and Cured Meats
Garden Fresh Produce
"Yott Get More for Less When Yott Shop INS"
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THE ROANOKE TIMES

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Dial DI 2-7919

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Delivery
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DISCOUNT STORE

SALEM, VIRGINIA

"Prepared Better To
Serve You Best"

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LITHOGRAPHERS AND PRINTERS
2021 Williamson Road
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA

The Best of Everything to the
CLASS OF '62
from

JO·HN NORMAN
109

�With school behind you • • •
what's ahead?

College, perhaps? Wonderful! A job? Wonderful, too, if it's the right one--with opportunities
to progress and learn as well as earn. There are
many such jobs at C&amp;P, waiting for girls like
you. In a telephone job, you not only start with
good pay but are specially trained to make more.
Raises and advancements are frequent. Surroundings are pleasant-people are friendlyand your work is never dull. Why not make your
first job a telephone job-one that can lead to
a happy, rewarding career?
THE CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC
TELEPHONE COMPANY OF VIRGINIA

110

�Compliments

of

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
ROANOKE COUNCIL No. 562

Compliments

of

FOURTH DEGREE
KNIGHTS OF COLUMB US
ROANOKE ASSEMBLY No. 562

111

�CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SENIORS OF
FROM THE SOPHOMORES OF 62
11

M. Agee
W. Albert
A. Anderson
M. Assaid
W. Avila
M . Bentley
D. Bergeron
F. Birkes
D. Brickhouse
W. Brown
W . Buchanan
C. Bush
]. Collins
T. Craddock
C. Crawley
D. Deane
R. Etue
F. Ewald
D. Garrett
W. George
P. Godlewski
B. Graybill

M. Hammerstrom
D. Hammerstrom
E. Howard
B. Huffman
]. Hurley
M. Hurt
M. Jacobs
D. Keeney
W. Kramer
C. Ludwick
M. Lynch
D. Martin
J. McCue
B. Messitt
]. Milan
C. Mitchell
K. Mitchell
M . Montano
D. Murphy
R. Murray
I. Ogden

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11

11

D. P agano
S. Piedmont
R . Price
V. Resch
L. Ripley
M. Russo
D . Sharpe
R. Shedwell
J . Skarbek
E. Srober
B. Scott
J. Surkamer
F. Surkamer
A . Tankersley
B. Theimer
T. Wadner
]. Wiggins
M . Wilson
]. Wood
P. Wooddall
R . Wynn

THE MOON •..

and beyond!
Bright, new horizons await today's
students . . . new technologies . . . new
medicines . . . even the moon and whatever lies beyond.
How far tod a y's students go in this
space age depends partly on their imagination but primarily on their training.
Conquering new horizons will demand
more of today's gr a duates - more
knowledge, more skills, more training
a nd more s pecia liza tion .
Our Free Enterprise system, with its
high living standards, gives everyone an
opportunity to "shoot for the moon" in
any field. Whether or not our target is
reached depends on how well trained we
are to launch ourselves.
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An Investor-Owned Public

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Company
Utility

�AN EXCITING PLACE TO SHOPWHERE FRESH IMAGINATIVE FASHIONS
ARE THOUGHTFULLY PRICED
FOR YOUNG BUDGETS!

Top to
Bottom"

ST. ANDREW'S
Congratulates the
Class of '62

�The Catholic Young Adult Club
Extends a Cordial Invitation to the Graduating
Class of 1962 to Become Members of the C. Y. A. C.

*

*

*

Meetings-Second Tuesday of each month, 8:00
GEORGE
ALEX

P. M ., K. o f C. Home

AssAID--President

NELSON-Vice President

MARGARET WILSON-S ecretary
HELENA

GILLESPIE-Trearnrer

SHIMCHOCK'S LITHO SERVICE
121 Sycamore Ave., N. E.

DI 2-6448

ANNUAL PLATES

114

�BEST WISHES TO THE SENIORS FOR A HAPPY
FUTURE FROM THE SUB-FRESHMEN
1. Anderson
P. Anderson
D. Assaid
]. Andrews
R. Bateman
]. Bentley
K. Bondurant
C. Brickhouse
D. Brown
B. Burnop
R. Burnop
B. Chandler
R. Collins
]. Cooper
1. Craddock
A. Crutchfield
C. Cummings
J. Darago
D. Davis
M. Dean
S. Dunagan

C. Dungee
G. Ewald
G. Ferguson
V. Fisher
\Y/. Foster
D. George
W . Griffin
C. H ale
M. Heilmann
R. Howard
J. Huff
D . Hurley
M. Jewell
R. Jones
T . Kincaid
H. Lucas
W . Lucas
M. Matcox
S. McGue
N. Meier
T. Mitchell

W. Moore
A. Murray
E. Nackley
M. O'Connor
1-L Overstreet
S. Patillo
P. Ripley
A. Scott
R. Simpson
J. Skarbek
C. Skibinski
J. Scockcon
N . Taylor
E. Thomas
F. Turk
T. Wheby
V. Wheby
G. Wiggins
A. Willis
R. Butler

WEDDING
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AN NO\.J NCEM ENIS
CARDS

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Al .

�God Bless Our Business Patrons
Air-Lee Superette Market, 5002 Williamson Road, N . W .

Guy's, 303 First Street

M. C. Assaid Grocery, 1402 Salem A venue, S. W.

Holdren's Incorporated, 29 Franklin Road, S. W.

Bayse Esso, 24th and Melrose Avenue

Melrose Barbeqtte, 2502 Melrose Avenue, N. W.

Bush-Flora Shoe Co., 109 \Y/. Campbell Avenue

Riverside Service Station , 13th and Memorial Avenue

Buzzoo's Drive In, 735 Patterson Avenue, S. w·.

Roanoke lVeiner Stand, 25 Campbell Avenue E.

Caldwell-Sites Co., 105 Jefferson

~cottie's Tavern, 5010 Willi amson Road, N. W.

Commonwealth Exterminating Co., 3705 Williamson Road

United Pawn Sh op, 22 Campbell Avenue, E.

Evans Drug Store, 1107 Curtis Road, N. W.

Roy L. Webber Florist, 4000 Williamson Road

Compliments of

SCOTT POWELL MOTOR CO.
"The home of quality, useful cars, trucks and station wagons"
2514 Williamson Road

BRIGHTER TOMO RROW S
America is a young, progress-consci ous nation, nev er satisfied with things
that are "just good enough" but always hoping and striving to make things
even better.
At General Electric, Progress Is Our Most Important Produ ct, and th a t
means opportunity for those with the imagination and perseverance it takes
to keep ahead of the times.
General Electric's Indu stry Control is in the business of making brighter
tomorrows. By applying our controls to basic industrial automation, all
products will be produced better and in greater quantity for tomorrow's
customers.
If you want a career where the future is bright and where challen ges are
unlimited , why not investigate employment opportunities right here in th e
Roanoke Valley?

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Roanoke, Virginia

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�]. Hedrick

P. Henretta

A. M. Humphreys
S. Kincaid

B. Herbert
D. Kain

]. Jacobs
S. Kramer

P. McClure

D. Kesler

F

G. Levesque

M. McDonald

D. Meador

E. Hughes

P. McDonald

R . Moses

C. Meier

M. Middlecamp

]. Miles

M. Montano

T . Morefield

L. Ogden

D. Pironto

]. Poindexter

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D. Sharpe

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Kevin and Diddy
David Bayse
Dr. and Mrs. ]. H. Cundiff
Dr. W. H. Butler
Mr. W . W. Gaitor
Mr. John Guzi
Mr. Charlie Fox
Jimmy Gillespie
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Nabors, Jr.
Miss Esther Cochrane

117

�ACKNOWLEDGMEN TS

the members of the faculty, and to the

We, the staff of the 1962 edition of
THE KEY, wish to thank all who helped

student body

for

to make this copy of our Roanoke Catholic

moral and material.

their

support-both

To our Advertisers and Patrons whose

High School annual possible.

financial help was an absolute necessity

To Mr. Crawford and Gary for their

for those pages to get to the printer!

time, patience and self-sacrificing coopera-

To all the staff who worked so per-

tion in the photography.

severing! y.

To our pastors, Father Igoe and Father
Beattie, for their help and concern for us.
To Father Hannan, Sister Cornelius, and
11 8

God bless each and all of you.
CLASS OF '62

�Se1zior SAGA
William Andrews

Charles Driscoll

Lynwood Mitchell

CSMC, Vice President I, President
2, 3; Student Council Representative, 3,
Student Council President, 4; Honor
Society, 2, 3; Oratorical Contest, I , 2
(Winner); Youth Seminar, 3; Boys'
State, 3; Glee Club , 4; Monog ram Club,
4; ]A, 2; Altar Boy, I , 2, 3. 4; Football, 1, 2, 3, 4; Track, 2, 3; Basketball,

CSMC; ]A 3, 4; Christmas Play 4; Altar
Boy I. 2, 3, 4.

CSMC; Larin Club I, 2; CYC I, 2, 3;
Track 2; Basketball 4.

Michael Eunice

John Murphy

CSMC; Srudent Council Vice President
4; Youth Seminar 4; SIPA 3; Yearbook
Seminar, Catholic University of America
4; KEY Business Manager 4; Glee Club
I , 2, 3, 4; Christmas Play 4; Altar Boy
I, 2, 3, 4; Football I, 3, 4; Basketball
Manager I, 2, 3, 4.

CSMC, CSMC Treasurer 3; JA 2, 3, 4;
Monogram Club 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4;
Football 4; Teen Town R epresentative
4.

2, 3, 4.

Frances Assaid
CSMC; FBLA 3; Larin Club I, 2;
Glee Club, I , 2, 3, 4; CYC, 2; Christm as Play, 4; Honor Society, 3.

Jerome Assaid
CSMC; Glee Club I, 2, 3, 4; Altar Boy
I, 2, 3, 4; Christmas Play 4; Football 3.

Camilla Buchanan
CSMC, CSMC Treasurer 2, Vice President 2; Student Council Representative
1, 3; Latin Honor Society I, 2; National
Honor Society 3, 4; SIPA 3; Glee Club
I, 2, 3, 4; Science Fair Honorable
Mention I, First Place 3, Second Place
4 · Girls' State 3; KEY Assistant Editor
4~ Forensic League 4; Basketball I, 2,
3, 4, Captain 4.

Michael Carroll
CSMC, Secretary 3, Treasurer 4; Youth
Seminar 3; Monogram Club 4; Basketball 3, 4; Football 3, 4, Captain 4.

Edith Piedmont

CSMC, CSMC President 4; Youth Seminar 3, 4; SIPA 3; KEY Assistant Editor;
JA 2, 3, 4; CYO 2, 3, 4; Teen Talk
Scaff 3; Press D elegate Roanoke Times11:/ orld 4; Christmas Play 4; Wildlife
Essay Contest Winner 2, 3; Glee Club
2, 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4, Co-Captain 4.

Ann Graybill
CSMC, Parliamentarian 1, Vice President 4; Class Secretary 4; Youth Seminar 3, 4; Student Council R epresentative 2; Glee Club l, 2, 3, 4; Miller
an::! Rho:ids Teen Council 4.

CSMC; CYC I, 2, 3, 4, Spiritual Treasurer 2; Altar Boy 1, 2, 3, 4; Monog ram
Club 4; Football 1, 2, 3, 4.

James Herbert
CSMC; Student Council Representative
4· Monogram Club 4; Football 3, 4.

Virginia Craddock

Gary Crawford
Latin Club 1, 2; Science Fair First Place
2 Second Place 3. Third Place 4; ]A
Wildlife Essay Contest (School Winner) 3; CDA Poetry Contes t Winner
4; Boys ' Seate Alternate 3; KEY Staff
Photographer 4; Track 1, 2.

2:

William Crutchfield
CSMC; Glee Club 2, 4; Christmas Play
4; Track 3.

Eric Cummings
CSMC; CYC 1, 2, 3; Latin Honor
Society I, 2; Glee Club I ; Altar Boy
I, 2, 3, 4; Monog ram Club 4; Football
1, 2, 3. 4; Track 2; Basketball 2, 3, 4;
Golf 4 .

Gerald Paulin
CSMC; Altar Boy I, 2, 4 ; Foo:ball 1.

CSMC; National Honor Society 2 3 4.
Honor Society Se~retary 4; Youch'se~i:
nar . 4; Class _President 4; SIPA 3; KEY
Assistant Editor 4; Vice President 3·
Basketball 2, 3, 4, (Co-Captain). GI ~
Club 2, 3, 4 ; "Teens of Times"' 4. e~

Arthur Hammerstrom

CSMC; Library Aide !; FBLA 3; Glee
Club I, 2; KEY Scaff Typist 4; Cheerleader 3, 4.

FBLA 3; Christmas Play 4;

Bobette Grausam

CSMC, Spiritual Treasurer I; Latin
Honor Society 1; Glee Club 2, 3; Altar
Boy l, 2, 3, 4; Monogram Club 4;
Track I ; Football 2, 3, 4.

CSMC ; ]A 2, 3, 4; FBLA 3; Glee Club
I , 2; Basketball 2.

CSMC;
]A 3.

Genevieve Ferris
CSMC; FBLA :3; ]A 2, 3; Glee Club 2;
Christmas Play 4.

J. Garry Clay, Jr.

Mary Craddock

Carolyn Murray

Patricia Lynch
CSMC; National Honor Society 2, 3, 4;
Honor Society President 4; ]A 2; Youth
Seminar 2, 3, 4; Girls' Scare Alternate
3; SIPA 3; Yearbook .Seminar, Catholic
University of America 4; KEY Editor
4; Glee Club l, 2·, 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3.

Stephen Malley
CSMC; Football 1, 3; Track 1.

Michael Martin
CSMC; CYC 1, 2, 3, 4, Vice President
4; Youth Seminar 3; Wildlife Essay
H onorable Mention 2; Football l, 2, 3.

Joseph Millehan
CSMC; Christmas Play 4; Glee Club
2, 3; Altar Boy 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 1, 2;
Football 3.

119

Louis Piedmont
CSMC; ]A 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 3 4
Football 2, 4; KEY Artist 4.
' ;

Linda D. Roberts
CSMC; FBLA 3; Glee Club 2 . C
leader 3.
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Ethel Ann Russo
CSMC.

Katherine Smith
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Roanoke Catholic High School
620 North Jefferson Street
Roanoke, Virginia 24016

Magic

Title

1

�Magic
Always being a part of things has
been important for students at RCH
for many years. This year was no
different, for each and every Celtic
was a part of the magic.
In sports, victories were numerous
and celebrations were frequent. When
defeat was suffered, the magic still
remained. The togetherness of t he
students was never more present than
after a loss. With more than half the
school participating and all the rest
supporting, Celtic teams were winners
all the way around.
All school activities were full of the
magic. Pep rallies brought out spirit as
never before . The Drama Club
showed the talent and magic present
in us all. Everyday school life was special as all the students fit into the fomily of RCH .
Victories and togetherness, spirit
and learning, all of these made it a
magical year.

Magic 1s mistletoe.
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Magic is surprise.
Magic 1s children .

2 Theme

�Magic
is a way

of looking
at life.

Magic is smiling .
Magic is Christma s.

Theme

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�Dedication:
Wh e n

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a r ri ve d at Roanoke

Catholic, the first thing he t old us as
sophomores was that w e were "wi se
fools ." From this initial act of endearment, Mr. O'Connor continued to win
our hearts and respect, and the Class
of 1982 therefore dedicates this yearbook to him.
Mr . O'Connor brought to this
school many good things: he brought
strong leadership; when there was no
morale, he brought motivation; when
there was no direction or goals set, he
brought a sense of purpose; and,
most obviously to the student body,
when there was no discipline, he
brought down his thundering, velvet
hand and earned the respect that he
righteously deserved.
Mr. O'Connor was, and always will
be, a special friend to the Class of
1982. He taught us not only Religion
11, complete with his "little tidbits"
and his broad use of the Latin

4

Dedication

�Mr. O 'Connor
language, but al so more important ly
he taught us how to learn; for this we
are t ruly thankful.
Mr. O'Connor got along well with
our class, treated us as intelligent individuals, respected our opinions, and
did not force his upon us. He was
always there to give counsel if requested, and he was always willing to
hear our personal, educational, and
economic class struggles . We remember many m eetings held in the confidence of his office, and we sincerely
appreciate his openness towards us.
This yearbook is here because Mr.
O 'Connor believed in th is school and
instilled this belief in the faculty and
student body of Roanoke Catholic.
Although he has heard it countless
times at pep rallies throughout the
past three years, we would like to say
it one more time : " We love you, M r.
O'Connor!"
rs convocation, Mr. O 'Connor cong ratulates and pre to T im Rowe .

Ded icat ion

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�Cheerleaders
It all started as a small flame, but
then, with the aid of the Roanoke
Catholic J.V. and Varsity Cheerleaders, "magical spirit" became a burning fire.
It began as a difficult year; there
were new cheers to learn, new stunts
to practice, and many hours of hard
work. But the combined elements of
spirit and determination outweighed
the complications the squad encountered.
Throughout the school year, the
cheerleaders created an explosion of
magic and enthusiasm.
Yes, it was the "magical touch" of
the J.V . and Varsity Cheerleaders that
sent spirits soaring during '81-'82.

Karen Harvey claps for the team and
shows her enthusiasm du ·
a pep rally .

V arsity cheerl eaders anticipate the Celtics' first touchdown in an
afternoon game at V ict ory Stadium.
Aft er numerous p ractices, t he cheerleaders mastered The Big Stunt.

8

Cheerleaders

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Worried over the outcome of the
Homecoming game against North Cross,
Laura Macchia hopes for a Celtic victory .
The J.V. Cheerleaders started off a brand
new season with a brand new stunt.

Mario Canary ch eers the Celt ic s w ith o brigh t
smile .

Pleased with an ex ci t ing p ep ra ll y , t he
cheerleaders pose for a group picture .
The Celtic s follo wed th e cheerl ea ders' orders
to stomp on Hargra ve Military Academ y.

Cheerl eaders

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Football

�Football '81
Though Victory Stadium lies silent
and empty now, the memories of this
year's football season linger on . The
Celtics again faced a tough schedule;
often outmanned and outsized, they
continued to display the fight and spirit they are known for.
The Celtics claimed victory in two
games, but the other games were hard
fought battles that took more than
luck to win .
For the 11 Celtic seniors, it was the
end of a part of their life that began in
the eighth grade, and all of them are
proud to say that they played football
for Roanoke Catholic.
Though Victory Stadium lies silent
and empty now, it waits; it waits for
the noise and confusion of the years
to come.
Spectators eagerly await the "off the wall" action at
Victory Stadium .

Gridders huddle in preparation for the kickoff for an afternoon home
game at Victory Stadium .
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FOOTBALL 1981
OPPONENT
G.W. Carver
7
Lord Botetourt
14
Staunton River
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North Cross
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Hargrave Military
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Drewrey Mason
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Castlewood
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Basketball
Spirit, determination, and skill
marked the l 981-82 Celtic varsity
basketball season. Using their wealth
of experience, the Celts fought to a
17-6 regular season record .
Big victories were abundant in the
Celtics' spectacular season. Lord
Botetourt was a 9 point victim in an
action-filled January game . North
Cross fell twice as the Celts continued
their dominance of that series . The
fact that no team beat the cagers
twice is a tribute to their perserverance and talent .
Frank Blankemeyer, David Debo,
Scott Fell, B.J . Fitzpatrick, Jeff Greiner, Chris Nelson, Jimmy Neuhoff, and
Tim Rowe were the seniors on the
squad, and there were juniors Jeff
Ayersman, Jimm y Cuzzocrea , and
Robert Hardie, with sophomore Brian
Chubb to round out the team ro ster.

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Oalfridge Cadets
Danville Christian School
68
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Galax
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53
Lynchburg Christian
69
54
Academy
53
63
Virginia Episcopal School
67
43
Galax
57
56
Carroll County
52
48
Lord Botetourt
46
66
Berean
Roanoke Valley
41
Christian Academy,
45
Staunton River
59
Lord Bot et0urt
54
Holy Cross
38
North Cross
41
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Lynchburg Ghristian
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Academy
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Carroll County
52
Covington Boys' Home
43
Stounton River
North Cross
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Co ingt0n Boys' H ome
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Nor'folk Catholic
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Basketball
It's the first minute of the very first
game. The crowd is excited, and the
players' spirits are uncontrollable .
You go up for the rebound, and everything seems to change right in front of
your eyes. You come down in complete agony and pain . All your hopes
of playing in the future games have
been shot because of one injury!
This seemed to describe the Celtics'
luck. Most teams that they played towered over them in height and in number . This year's team consisted of
twelve players, but gradually was
sifted down to nine. Every game was a
challenge, but with the help and encouragement of Coach Kimbleton,
the Celtics proved their loyalty, devotion, and especially their love for basketball and the team .

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OPPONENT
Patrick Henry
26
William Fleming
29
Salem
52
Pulaski
46
North Cross
27
Stuart Hall
44
Pulaski
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LCA
48
Seven Hills
44
Chatham Hall
62
North Cross
37
TCS
64
LCA
43
Holy Cross
32
St. Gertrudes
41
Holy Cross
32
Chatham Hall
53
Stuart Hall
52
St. Gertrude's
47
Marymount
38
TCS
52
Seven Hills
24
LCA (BRC)
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TCS (BRC)
44
Chatham Hall (BRC)
40
Marymount (State Cat holic)
34
Holy Cross (State Catholic)
26
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�Magic Season
"Magic" is the best way to describe
the J.V. boys' basketball team . With
nine players returning from a 13-5
team, the 1981-82 team was expected to do very well. They did . After
an early season loss to YES, the J.V.
Celts went on an incredible 17 game
winning streak. The win streak included a revenge victory over YES at
YES .
With a talented starting fi v e and a
strong bench, the team walked past
several opponents. Other highlights
of the year included two revenge victories over Lord Botetourt, two easy
victories over arch-rival North Cross,
on early season born-burner at Galax,
and a big victory at Carroll County.
It was a magical season indeed .

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VirgiRie Episcopal School
Roanoke Valley Christian Academy
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Carroll County
Covington Boys' Home
Staunton River
NGrth Cross
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�Volleyball
The 1981 volleyball season can be
seen as one with many ups and
downs; fortunately, the ups outweighed the downs.
The team was virtually new and inexperienced; with only one returning
starter at the beg inning of practice,
spirits were, nevertheless, high.
Ther. came the scrimmages, and
the young Celtic team realized that
they had a lot to learn. It was time to
work, and that is exactly what the girls
did . They showed that, despite the
odds and the opposition, they were a
'magical ' force to be reckoned with .
Other teams laughed at the Celts,
even when they pulled close upsets .
At a coaches meeting, it was the
Geri McGorry care fully bumps th e boll so that it
con be se t for a spike that w ill b e sma sh ed dawn
the Raid er s' court .

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general feeling that RCH would lose
the BRC altogether . This all the
coaches firmly believed - all but one.
Coach Kimbleton reported to the
girls what had happened at the
meeting; it seemed that the comments of the other coaches were the
final bit of incentive the girls needed.
When the BRC came, RCH was
ranked very low; however, with the
guidance of the coach, support of the
cheerleaders and fans, and their own
basic skill, the Celtics pulled an upset,
stealing the 3rd Place Trophy .
The girls were happy; they showed
that any team with the right ingredients can magically overcome the
odds and win .

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OPPONENT
Pulaski
TCS
Holy Cross
North Cross
Stuart Hall
Seven Hills
TCS
Seven Hills
LCA
RVCS
North Cross
Holy Cross
LCA
Stuart Hall
RVCS
TCS (BRC)
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TCS (BRC)
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15-3, 16-4
15-10, 15-11
15-1 1, 15-11
15-9, 15-3
15-4, 16-14, 15-3
15-13, 15-11, 15-7
17-15, 15-4, 15-8
15-2, 15-11
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�ALAN WESLEY ALOUF 5080 Crossbow Circle, Roanoke, Virginia.

J.V. Basketball 10; Football, 11, 12; Tennis 8,9; Folk Group 12; Hiking
Club 12; F.B.L.A. 12; Chess Club 11; Hunting and Fishing Club 8,9;
Ski Club 11.

TRACY DENISE BLANEY 1312 Rugby Boulevard, Roanoke,
Virginia. Newspaper 8; Drama Club 9, l O; Notional Honor Society
11, 12; National Merit Achievement Commended Scholar 12; Who's
Who 12; Drawing and Acrylic Pointing Club 12.
FRANKLIN WILLIAM BLANKEMEYER, JR . 5113 Red Stag
Road, Roanoke, Virginia. Varsity Basketball 9, l 0, 11, 12; MVP State
Finals, Honorable Mention All State, All Tournament T earn AA l O;
MVP Hargrave Tournament, Second Team All State, All Tournament Team AAA, Scored 1,000 points 11; Co-Captain l 0, 11, 12,;
Go!~ 11, 12; Chess Club 8, 9, l 0, l l ; Ski Club 9, l O; National Honor
Society l 0, Treasurer 11, Vice President 12; Fellowship of Christion
Athletes 11, 12; Spanish Club 12; Hiking Club 12; F.B.L.A. Secretory
12; Prom Prince 11 ; Class Vice President 9, 11 , President 12; Who's
Who Among American High School Athletes l l 1 12.

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�LEE ANN BRATCHER 4715 Autumn Lane, Roanoke, Virginia.
J.V. Volleyboll 9; J.V. Bosketball 9; Varsity Basketball l 0, 11 ; Serving
Our Community 9, 10, 11, Treasurer 12; Folk Group 12.
JAMES REED BLINCOE CROWGEY 1314 Belle Aire Circle,
Roanoke, Virginia. Drama Club l 0, 11, Treasurer 12; Folk Group 12;
Drawing and Acrylic Painting Club 12.
ROBERT DAVID DEBO 2336 Garden City Boulevard, Roanoke,
Virginia. Football 9, l 0, 11, Defense Captain 12; Basketball 12; J.V.
Basketball 9, l O; Hunting and Fishing Club 8,9; Folk Group 12; Hiking
Club 12; F.B.L.A. 11, President 12; Lacrosse 9, l 0, 11, 12; Fellowship
of Christian Athletes 12; Ski Club 9, l 0, 11 , 12; Serving Our Community l O; Class Treasurer 12.

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�ELIZABETH REGINA DOYLE P.O. Box 256, Elliston, Virginia . Drama Club l 0, Treasurer 11, Vice President 12; Class Secretary 9, l 0,
11 , S.C.A. Representative 12; Folk Group 9, l 0, 11, 12; Debate Club
12; Young Republicans and Democrats President 12; National Honor Society 11, 12; Homecoming Attendant 12; Tennis 9, l 0, 11, 12;
Basketball 9; Volleyball 9, 11.
MICHAEL SCOTT FELL Rt. 3 Box 91, Troutville, Virginia. Newspaper 8,9, 12; Closs Secretary 8, Treasurer 9, SCA Representative 11;
Latin Club 11; Roanoke College Junior Summer Scholar 11; J.V.
Basketball 10; Varsity Basketball 11, 12; Yearbook 12; Who's Who
12; Fellowship of Christion Athletes 12.
BARRY JOSEPH FITZPATRICK, JR. 4128 White Dove Lane,
Roanoke, Virginia. Football 9, l 0, 11, 12; Lacrosse 9, l 0, 11, 12; J .V.
Basketball 9, Captain l 0; Varsity Basketball 11, 12; Tennis 8; Ski
Club ?,10,11,12; Closs Treasurer 10,ll; SCA Treasurer 12; Fellowship of Christion Athletes 11 , 12; Folk Group 12; Hiking Club 12;
Delegate to Roanoke Volley Student Relations Council 12.

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�JEFFREY PAUL GREINER Rt. 3, Troutville, Virginia . Football
9, 10, l l, 12; Lacrosse 8,9, 10, l l, 12; J.V. Basketball l O; Varsity Basketball l l, 12; Closs President l 0, S.C.A. Representative 12; Latin
Club l l; Photography Club 8; Hiking Club 12; Folk Group 12; Fellowship of Christion Athletes 11, 12; Unite for Justice Delegate
10,l l,12.

KATHLEEN MARIE HARNACK Rt. l Box JOA, Bent Mountain,
Virginia . Pep Club 8; Photgrophy Club l O; Drama Club 8,9, l O; Ski
Club l O; Serving Our Community l 0 , 11, 12; Tennis Manager
10,11,12; J.V. Volleyball Manager 10; Varsity Volleyball Manager
12.
LISA MARIE HART 2301 Mock Chick Rood , Roanoke, Virginia. Pep
Club 8,9; Ski Club 10, l 1; Hiking Club 12; J.V. Tennis 9; Varsity
Tennis l 0, l l, 12, 6th place trophy, Catholic Girls Tennis Tournament l O; Serving Our Comunity l 0, l l ; Closs Secretory 9; Prom
Attendant l l; Christmas Dance Attendant l O; Most Spirited 8, 12.

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�KAREN JEAN HARVEY 3203 Bromley Road, Roanoke, Virginia.
Volleyball 10; Tennis 10, 11, 12; Cheerleading 11, Co-captain 12;
Prom Chairman 11 ; Class Vice President 12; National Honor Society
10, 11, Treasurer 12; Serving Our Community 9, 10; Lacrosse Manager 11, 12; Pep Club 8, 12; Girls' State 11; Prom Princess l l; Homecoming Attendant 8; Most Spirited 11 ; J.V. Volleyball 8,9; J.V. Basketball 8,9; Ski Club 9; J.V. Tennis 9.
JOHN PATRICK HENRETTA 5024 Crossbow Circle, Roanoke, Virginia. Footboll 12; Lacrosse 10, 11, 12; J.V. Basketball 10; Tennis 8;
Closs President 8, S.C.A. Representative 11 , 12; Roanoke College
Science Olympics 12; Fellowship of Christian Athletes 11, 12; National Honor Society 10, 11, 12; Ski Club 9, l 0, 11 , 12; Hunting ond Fishing
Club 8; Chess Club 8,9; Hiking Club, President 12; Latin Club 11, 12;
Newspaper 9; J.V. Lacrosse 9.
BROOKS FLETCHER HINSON, JR. 239 Cassell Lane, Roanoke,
Virginia . Football 12.

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�J. ALAN JONES 5203 Green Meadow Road, Roanoke, Virginia.
Football 12, Manager 9; Hiking Club 12.
LISA MARIE KERN 5031 Pin Oak Drive, Roanoke, Virginia. J.V.
Basketball 8; Varsity Basketball 9; J.V. Volleyball 9; Varsity Volleyball 11, Ca-captain 12; Tennis 11; Drama Club Manager 8, 9, 10,
Secretary 11, President 12; Folk Group 8, 9, 1O; National Honor Society 10, 11, 12; Latin Club 11; Debate Club 12; Prom Co-chairman
11; Young Democrats and Republicans Vice President 12;
S.C.A. Secretary 11; Homecoming Attendant 11; Alternate to Governor's School for the Gifted; Roanoke College Junior Summer Scholar 11 .
GERALYN ANN McGARRY 3945 Meadow Lark Road, Roanoke,
Virginia. J.V. Basketball 8; J.V . Volleyball 8,9; Varsity Basketball 9,
Captain 10, Captain, All Conference, All Tournament 11 , Captain
12; Varsity Softball Best Offensive Player 10, All Conference, All
Tournament, M.V.P. , Best Offensive Player 11, 12; Varsity Volleyball
10, All Tournament 11, All Conference, All Tournament, Captain 12;
Serving Our Community 11, 12; Newspaper 12; National Honor Society 10, 11, 12.

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�TIMOTHY PATRICK MISTELE 1309 Biscayne Road, Roanoke, Virginia. l st Ploce Loco I, Stote, National Catholic Daughters of America Songwriting Contest 11; l st Place, VWCC Math Contest 8, l 0, l st
in State 11; National Nonor Society 10, 11, 12; Governor's School for
the Gifted 11; Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership State Seminar l 0,
Alternate to National Seminar 1O; S.C.A. Representative 9, Class
Vice President 10, President 11; Latin Club President 11, 12; Yearbook Business Manager 12; Newspaper 8,9, Advertising Manager
12; Young Democrats and Young Republicans Secretary 12; Folk
Group 8,9, 10, 12; Lacrosse 8.

CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL NELSON 4614 Cordell Dri ve, Roanoke,
Virginia. Chess Club 8,9; Ski Club 8,9,10; Football 11 , 12; J.V. Basketball IO; Varsity Basketball 12; Lacrosse 9, 10, 11 , 12; F.B .L.A. 11, Vice
President 12; Folk Group 12; Fellowship of Christian Athletes 11 , 12.
JAM ES HOLLIDAY NEUHOFF, JR. 5030 Crossbow Circ le, Roanoke,
Virginia . S.C.A. Representative 9, l 0, T reos urer l l , President 12;
Fellowship of Christian Ath letes 11 , 12, President, Service Award l l ;
Football 11 , 12; Basketball l 0, l l , 12; Lacrosse 9, l 0, l 1, 12; National
Honor Society l 0, 11, 12; Boy's Sta te 11; Delegate, Roanoke Vall ey
High School Relations Council 12; "I Dare You" Award 11 ; Serving
Our Community 9, l O; Disciplinary Board Member 12; Spanish Club
12; Folk Group 12; Photography Club 8, 9; Hi kin g Club 12; Chess
Club 8,9, l 0, 11, 12; Class Vice Preside nt 8 · Roanoke College Science
Olympics 12.
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�DIANE MARIE PATRICK 3848 View Avenue, Roanoke, Virginia.
J.V. Basketball 8,9; J.V. Tennis 9: J.V. Volleyball 9; Volleyball 10, 11 ,
Co-captain 12; Tennis 10, 11, 12; Serving Our Community 10, 11 , 12;
Fellowship of Christian Athletes 11, 12.
CYNTHIA LAVONNE PENN 3331 Kershaw Road, Roanoke, Virginia . Ski Club l 0, 11, 12; Tennis 9; Softball 10; Latin Club 9, l 0, 11 ;
Serving Our Community 1O; Hiking Club 12.
DOREEN ALICE PLUNKETT 2521 Roundtop Road, Roanoke, Virginia. Transferred from Hidden Volley Junior High School . National
Honor Society 10, 11, 12; Tennis 11 , 12; Spanish Club President 12;
Debate Club 12; Serving Our Community 10, 11; Newspaper 12;
Yearbook 12.

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�STEVEN JOSEPH ROSALIA 7111 Lodi Lane, Roonoke, Virginie. J.V. Tennis 8,9; Varsity Tennis 10, 11 , 12; Football 12; Serving
Our Community 1O; Hunting and Fishing Club 8, 9; Chess Club 11 ; Class
Secretary 12; Hiking Club 12; Fellowship of Christian Athletes 12; Ski
Club 9, 1O; Prom Committee 12; Folk Group 12.
TIMOTHY JOHN ROWE 707 Brandon Dri ve, Roonoke, Virginia .
Football 9, 10, 11, 12, Captain; Lacrosse 9, 10, 11, 12, Captain;
National Honor Society 10, Vice President 11, President 12; Fellowship of Christion Athletes l 0, 11, Co-chairman 12; Basketball
11, 12; Disciplinary Board Representative 12; S.C.A. Representative
8, Class President 8, Class President 9; F.B.L.A. Co-secretary 12;
Prom Co-chairman 11; Roanoke College Junior Summer Scholar 11;
Woodsman of the World Life Insurance Society Award for Outstanding Proficiency in American History 11 ; Boys' State Alternate l l;
Who's Who 11; Spanish Club 12; Bob McClelland Award Nominee
12; D.A.R. Good Citizenship Award 12; Ski Club 11.
ELAINE MARIE RUSSELL 5656 Flintlock Circle, Roanoke, Virginia.
Cheerleading 9, Captain 10, 11 , Captain 12; S.C.A. Representative
9, 10, 11, Class Vice President 12; Pep Club 8,9, Most Spirited
10, 11, 12; Fellowship of Christian Athletes l 0, 11, 12; F.B.L.A. 11;
National Honor Society 10, 11, 12; Lacrosse Manager 11, 12; Tennis
9, 10, 11 , 12; J.V. Volleyball 8,9; J.V. Basketball 8,9; Roanoke Honors
Arts Program Representative 11 ; Delegate, Roanoke Valley High
School Relations Council 12; Spring Dance Attendant 8; Homecoming Princess 11, Queen 12; Fol k Group 12.

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�ELISABETH CARROLL SCHULTZ 5409 Lakeland Drive, Roanoke,
Virginia . SkiClub lO; LatinClub 10, l l ; Yearbook lO; Who 's Who 11 ;
Hiking Club 12; Drawing and A crylic Painting Club 12.
CATHERINE O'GRADY TURPIN 156 High Street, Rocky M ount ,
Virginia . Serving Our Community 11, 12; Latin Club 11 ; F.B.L.A. 12;
Folk Group 12.

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�Juniors
This is it: The time to get ready to
go on . . . , on to a time of adventure
and challenge. Work! That's all they
seemed to do! The struggle never ended. Pounding a way to the top, striving for the goals set at the start of the
year.
Goal number one was, as usual, a
successful prom and baccaulaureate.
The shattering expenses kept the
Prom Committee, Carol Canary, Chris
McGarry, and Lourice Thomas,
dreaming up extensive ideas for
wheeling, dealing, and peddling
goods. Enthusiastically, the student
body supported the juniors' unceasing efforts. Interesting examples were
scrumptuous doughnuts and sweet
smelling carnations. The most reliable
source to foll back on was Bingo at
Happy's.
Runn ing around in circles, the
Denise Alderman
Allison Alouf
Greg Argabright
Jeff Ayersman

Jon Brillhort
Ca rol Canary
Mary Lou Canfield
Ma ry Anne Carte r

Jimmy Cuzzocrea
Ma ry DeWitt
Mary Anne Donato
Michael Downes

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juniors prepared for homecoming.
Grueling practices took place in anticipation of a crushing victory over the
seniors in the annual Powder Puff
game. Unexpectedly, the final outcome was a tie .
Earlier in the year, the juniors had
elected their officers, who were
Robert Hardie, president; Mary Canfield, vice-president; Mary Anne
Donato, treasurer; and Danielle Mistele, secretary.
Seriousness began when most
juniors realized that the future was a
reality and studies would have to be
concentrated on more. They listened
intently to various speakers and visited colleges around the state while
awaiting their PSA T scores .
They made it ... through it all
studies, work, and good times .
Tracy Dushchean
Baker Ellett
Dina Ferracuti
Lynn Fives

Mary Ford
Donna Geisel
Bill Graves
Robert Ha rdie

Tai n McBride
Chris McGarry
Marc McKenna
Charlotte McNabb

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Ms. Surat stops to ask a question of new student David St. Clair.
Mary Lou Canfield takes a horizontal break
from studying and classwork.

Danielle Mistele
Coley Nelson
Matt Newton

M.J. O'Brien
Wes Patterson
Mike Phillips

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Mauro Plunkett
Patricia Renaghan

Donna Geisel claps as she is called down to join the
Volleyball team at a pep rally .

Denise Robbins
Alyssa Surat

Laurice Thomas

Carol Canary holds Mrs . Bear's son, Joe Jr. ,
on one of his visits to school, while Denise
Alderman watches Baker Ellett's attempts to
communicate.

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�Sophomores

"We are family" is a familiar song
that best describes the class of '84.
The sophomore class was a close-knit
group that was always seen together at
parties, movies, games, and concerts.
The family atmosphere the sophomores created helped many new students adjust more easily.
High on the list of priorities for the
sophomores was getting involved.
The sophomore boys were seen on
the football and lacrosse fields, on the
basketball and tennis courts. The girls
were involved with cheerleading volleyball, softball, tennis, and basketball. Participation was a key word for
sophomores during the 81-82 school
year.
The sophomores and their "family
togetherness" kept the flame of
Catholic unity burning brightly
throughout the school year.
Marty Aliff
Dennis Alvaro
Penny Argabright
Tom Asbury

Stephanie Beachy
Lee Beekman
Pam Bill
Jay Blackwood

Shannon Blair
Brian Bowles
Kevin Bryant
Doug Cameron

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Joe Childress
Brian Chubb
Bernie Donato

Laura Engl
Peter Flory
Billy Fugate
John Geisel

Mary Guilfoyle
Cheryl Harnack
David Harvey
Mike Houchins

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Jeniffer Huhn
Joe LeGault
Aaron Levine
Ted McDonnell

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Paul Mclaughlin
Tony Mettemeyer

Rebecca Phillips
Peter Reilly

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Kathy Rhinehart
Debbie Ringler
Paul Stump

Connie Taylor
Laura Vorst
Michael Warner

Jeff Willard
Anne Williams
Scott Wilson

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"Outgoing in action, body, and
estate," the freshmen went for it all to
make themselves known to the school
this year. One motto that fits the class
of '85 is : "Go for the gusto!" All
year, the freshmen expressed this by
deeply involving themselves in everything possible. This year during the
homecoming pep rally, the freshmen
showed their patriotic spirit by winning the spirit stick.
During this school year, the freshmen laid down the law to the sub-

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together with a feeling of excitement for th e doy
to came.

Tripp Allman
Shawn Atkins
Dee Bundick
John Burr

Kelly Carty
Steve Clayton
Angelo Cosgrove
Anthony Craddock

Buffie Cromwell
Pauline Dona t o
Maurita Dow
Tora Downes

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freshmen, only because they believed
that if last year they could be picked
on by the upperclassmen, so could the
subfreshmen this year. Of course,
there were some freshmen who
thought it was unjust to pick on the
subfreshmen, but that didn't stop the
others.
Freshmen said the year surely
wouldn't be a 'shade of gray,' and it
wasn't. New people in the class made
the year even more exciting and fun
than they thought it ever could be.

Jennifer O'Brien stays after to discuss matters
with Ms. Surat.
Meg Fueglein
Michelle Gereoux
Tricia Guilfoyle
Chris Keeley

Jon Kelly
Michael Kern
Susan Lawyer
Michelle McKenno

Brion Mcloughlin
Rebecca Miller
Peter Mistele
John Morrison

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Mary Murphy
Veronica Newton
Jennifer O'Brien
Tom O'Brien

Hahn Pham
David Phillips
Kathy Plunkett
Michael Renaghan

Freshmen anticipate the last few minutes of the school
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Elizabeth Short
Chris Slaughter
Karen Smith
Richard Spangler

Mary Williams
Stacey Wilson
Chuck Willis

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�Subfreshmen

August 31 , 1981, the first day of
high school for the subfreshmen, was
looked forward to all summer. Everyone was excited about the hops, pep
rallies, football games, and all the
other activities of high school.
The subfreshmen noticed a big
change in the work load. The students
taking languages - especially Latin
- really had to buckle down. Everyone (with a few exceptions) tried very
hard, and some made the honor roll.
The subfreshmen preferred small
groups, but everyone had a good time
no matter the size of the group.
The new high schoolers discovered
there was quite a difference between
elementary and high school - such
as the schoolwork - but
enjoyed the change.

Beth Alvaro
Becky Blackwell
Tara Brown
Marc Bumgardner

Christy Butler
Virginia Canfield
Paula Carr
Tom Carter

Michelle Cash
Kim Craddock
Nancy Dowdle
Raymond Downes

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Mimi Eanes
Beth Ellis
Audra Engl
Patricia Farren

Darryl Fitzgerald
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Robert Garnand
Adrian Harvey

Sheri Hedge
Steve Lemon
Laura Macchia
Cliff McCormick

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Denise McGarry
Robert Mills
Jennifer Najjum
Michael Nelson

Hahn Phom
Teresa Poindexter
David Reid
Kevin Renoghon

Frank Rix
Greg Rosendahl
Ken Slough
Ingrid Smith

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Stephanie Stewart
Beverly Stover
Patrick Theimer
Tai Tinsley

Huong Tran
Eric Vorst
Randy Webber
Sofia Williams

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academically rewarding for the students, even though there were plenty
of complaints . It is difficult to see a
teacher's point of view when one is a
student; as a result, there is often controversy.
During the year, the teachers had to
put up with everything the students
did, and more. They had long
Wednesday faculty meetings. They
had to suffer through the hot and cold
days. They had to keep students
calm and quiet when vocation time
was near. They had to plan; they had
to keep time open for students who
needed extra help.
Day by day . . . always together
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our faithful teachers? They were
always there to talk to, to give advice,
to share things with. Each helped the
students in special, magical, never-to-

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Timothy Pilochowski
Allen Plunkett
Mary Sue Pullano
Cynthia Stephens

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Geraldine F. Walters
Caroline Young
Fran Zipfel

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Student Life

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�Ring Day
Day after day, the juniors waited .
The anticipation was sometimes overwhelming, the anticipation of finally
receiving their own bond to the school
they grew up in and in which they had
shared so much .
Class rings. A close connection to
distinguish the whole class . Mr .
O'Connor kept the rings while everyone was waiting for the big day, Friday, October 9 .
On Friday morning, the juniors prepared themselves at home to look
their best for the ceremony at Our
Lady of Nazareth.
There was constant chatter among
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Ring Day

�Ring Day
O'Connor was almost ready to give
up. The other students arrived from
school, sot down, and the juniors
marched into the church, proud and
smiling .
Robert Hardie, president of the
class, gave a welcoming speech,
Carol Conary spoke on the meaning
of getting the class rings, and Laurice
Thomas gave the class prayer.
Rings were presented to each student personally by Mr. O'Connor with
the assistance of class moderators,
Mr. Exstrom and Mrs. Stephens.
At lost it was over. The time come
to turn the rings 83 times, to indicate
the lost year of closeness.

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�It's Time to
Rock, Bump,

Punk
The opening hop on Sept. 4, 1981,
was sponsored by the SCA. The 8th
graders were anxious to see what their
first hop would be like, while the upper
classmen came to use it as a meeting
place or see Franklin Blankemeyer
serve as Disc Jockey for the hop .
The success of the Homecoming
Hop seemed to comply with the
theme, "The Best of Times ." Exuberance, energy, and spirit were vented
through continual dancing at this heated hop.
F.B.L.A. sponsored a '"SO's Hop"
which motivated those daring students to pull out old letter sweaters,
saddle shoes, and, of course, pony
tails and g'reased hair were essential.
Several couples entered a dance contest, for which the F.B.L.A. gave a
$5 .00 prize to the winners, Steve
Rosalia and Debbie Ringler.
The Christmas Dance, sponsored
by the seniors and the SCA, was on
December 20, 198 l, and sparked
Christmas spirit.
Hops and dances at RCH can be a
lot of fun, but only if people participate; this year, there was a lot of
rockin', bumpin', and punkin'

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�The Main
Event
The week of September 21 was
Homecoming '81 . The big game was
scheduled for Friday the 25th against
North Cross, and the week preceding
the game was filled with spirit activities. The sponsored days for the week
were Gang Day, Punk Rock Day, and
Green and White Day.
The traditional bonfire was Thursday night, followed by a hop-given by
the SCA; the Homecoming Court was
announced, and its members were:
8th Grade Attendant, Michelle Cash;
9th Grade Attendant, Pauline
Donato ; l 0th Grad.e Attendant,
Kathy Rhinehart; l l th Grade Attendant, Dina Ferracuti; 12th Grade
Attendant, Beth Doyle; Princess,
Mary Anne Donato; and Queen,
Elaine Russell.

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�Bridging Two

Worlds
Miss Surat, David Harvey, John
Geisel, Scott Wilson, Steve Clayton,
Jeniffer Huhn, Jennifer Najjum, and
Laura Vorst departed for England
from RCH on the morning of October
15, 1981 . They were the first group to
represent RCH abroad, and they had
no idea of what lay in store for them .
The pioneers were shocked at their
first excursion into Watford and London, and they quickly learned how to
detect the different varieties of punkers: Mods, Skinheads, Heavy Metals,
Mahicans, and Punks.
At Parmiter's School, Hertfordshire, students from RCH found that
school was pretty much the same, except the English appeared more advanced in sciences, and had Home Ee.,
Technical Drawing, and Art; whereas,
at RCH, grammar, math, and languages
are
more
advanced.
The seven RCH students and their
chaperone returned in November,
1981; they returned to their regularly
patterned lives - except they had
better knowledge of two faraway yet
close worlds.

Ms. Surat ex hibits the blue velvet book mark
presen ed to RCH from li'armiter's School in
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�'No Fading
Star'

The estranged sisters, Lisi (Mary Anne Carter)
and Mat her Franziska (Lisa Kern) , are at odds
with one another o ver the w ar.

The fall play this year at Roanoke
Catholic was "No Fading Star." Set in
Germany in 1943, it is a sto ry based
on human courage and conscience,
about one woman and the people who
worked with her to write a few bright
words in the dark history of the Holocaust .
Mother Franziska . . .. . .. . Lisa Kern
Sister Clara . . . ... ... . .. Beth Doyle
Marta Hoeffler .. ... Buffie Cromwell
David Sachs . ... . .. . Adrian Harvey
Miriam Sachs .. .. Kathleen Plunkett
Sergeant Heimlich Denise Alderman
Sister Monica .. . ... Maura Plunkett
Lisi Moeller .. . ... Mary Anne Carter
Colonel Lauber . . . . . . Reed Crowgey
Nuns of Maria
Morgenstern ... . . . Kim Craddock
Meg Fueglein
Stage Manager ... .. . Meg Fueglein
Prop Mistress .... Michelle Mc Kenna
Lighting Director ... . ... Joe LeGault
Lighting Assistant .. . . . Peter Florey
Narrator .. .... .. .. Doreen Plunkett
Director ...... ... Ms . Michele Surat

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Different churches, different
celebrations, a good way to bring the
school and the community together
as a whole. The priests of the different churches shared their knowledge and experiences with students
and teachers to help them look more
closely to,-vard God and bring everyone together in a special way .
Many priests had formed strong relationships with the students, and this
helped provide a good surrounding for
trust and a sense of good feeling .
There were plenty of disappointments throughout the year, and one
of them was the leaving of Father
Duarte. There was a Mass celebrated
by him for the high school and the
elementary school. It was a sad occasion but a happy one, for he was going
to a place where he was needed. The
first Mass of the year was celebrated
by Fr. Charest at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, and the Thanksgiving
Mass was celebrated by Fr. Barrett at
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�Father Duarte and Mr. O'Connor embrace in a
sign of peace during Father's last Mass as
Associate Pastor at St. Andrews.

Bishop Sullivan's visit to RCH was a rewarding
one with much reaction and interest from stu dents.

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�'The Right for
Life'
On January 23, 1982, it was still
dark at 6:00 AM., and ice lightly covered the road . 36 students and four
chaperones went to Washington,
D.C., to represent their school and
church's views on abortion and the
rights of old people. The event was
called "The Right for Life."
After an unsuccessful attempt to
see Sen . Warner of Virginia, the bus
load of people went to a Dominican
monastery, and then to a Franciscan
monastery where they attended a
Mass celebrated by the Franciscans.
On the way home, they stopped to
eat dinner in Manassas, and found
out that there was about 15 inches of
snow in Roanoke . A decision was
mode to stay at the Madonna House
in Harrisonburg for the night. After
the roads were clear the next day, the
bus set its course for home. It was a
trip to remember, for it was filled with
magic .
After getting off the bus in front of the
Was.hington Monument, stude nts follow ~
Da vid Harvey and John Geisel to the Mall
to listen to s peeches on abortion.

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March fo r Life

�Mr. Louis
Agee
Mr. Agee is known by every student
at RCH. Although we did not see as
much of him this year as we did in the
past, his unselfishness and willingness
to help will always be remembered.
Mr. Agee first came to RCH in August, 1976, as the custodial manager. He single-handedly seemed to
keep the entire school clean, a job fit
for at least two men . Even up to his
retirement on December 1, 1981, Mr.
Agee would always be on hand to
help a class with a special project.
We will certainly miss seeing Mr.
Agee in the halls of RCH every day,
but we know that his love will always
be with us, as ours is with him.

Cyril N.
Brunner, Jr.
Mr. Brunner came to RCH in 1975
after having served on the faculty of
the diocesan high school seminary,
St. John Vianney, in Richmond . His
three year tenure ( 1975-78) is remembered as one i11 which the close relationship between student and teacher
grew and blossomed into a true sense
of companionship, friendship, and
trust which still characterizes the
Roanoke Catholic family today . For
three years, RCH was graced by his
presence . We shall truly miss him now
that he has earned his eternal rest .
"The Just Man Shall Be in Everlasting
Remembrance" (Psalm 112). Requiescat in Pace!
lr:i honor of Mr. Brunner, tl:ie Scli:\.001 Bomd
Leadership Award has been r-em;:imed the Cy
Brlllnner A wars and will be awarded at Graduatioo to the senior who exemplifies Q:;rth01ic I ·
ership and service w.hich Cy Brunner so f1tt1ngly
li ved out ir;i his life.

Cy Brunner/Mr. Agee

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�Drawing and
Acrylic
Painting Club
The Drawing and Acrylic Painting
Club, headed by Mrs . Coyne, has
been taught two basic ideas: l) anyone, with a little practice and a little
patience, can learn to draw; and 2)
learning to draw can be (and usually
is) fun. In the club, each person is
encouraged to develop his or her own
style while still following the basic outlines of elementary artistry.
The Drawing Club was composed of many
very talented people and wa s led by Mrs.
Coyne. The members were Michelle
McKenna, Coley Nelson, Wes Patterson, Paul
Stump, Tracey Blaney, Angela Co sgrove,
Carroll Schultz, Reed Crow gey, Randy
Webber, Elizabeth Short, Adrian Harvey, and
Mimi Eanes.

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The Chess Club was composed of
students from all grades who were
chess fanatics. Each time the club
met, the students would pair off and
match each other's chess skills. Because there was no need for a treasury, they elected no officers; however, Mr . Ayersman was the "chess
king" or advisor. The club challenged
Staunton River Chess Club to a spring
duel for their only inter-school competition .
The Chess Club, led by Mr. Ayersman , had a
lot of fun in tournaments . Pictured are the
members Paul H ildum, Kim Craddock, Mimi
Eanes, Tara Brow n, John Burr, Robert
Hardie, Marc McKenna, Jimm y Neuhoff,
Robert Mills, Cliff McCormick, Frank Ri x,
Richard Spangler, and Tom Carter.

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The Debate Club was one of the
benefits of the newly-formed activity
period. Through this time, a small but
enthusiastic group studied the techniques of proper debate. The group
decided to change their name to take
in all aspects of public speaking, and
became a forensic society. The senior
members and the adviser, Mr. Plunkett, took a trip to Marion, Virginia, in
February to speak to a youth group on
Christian Morality.
The Debate T earn was small, but it was a
fun group. The members were Kathy
Plunkett, Lisa Kern, Doreen Plunkett, Beth
Doyle, and the adviser, Mr. Plunkett.

Drama Club
The Drama Club put on two productions this year, No Fading Star as
the Christmas play, and M*A*S*H as
the spring play. This was a successful
year for the club; membership and
spirit were exceptionally high . The
club made pointed efforts to better
itself by attending various workshops .
The Hollins Workshop (an annual
event) and the Charlottesville workshop gave the club many new ideas
for warming up, acting, and
approaches to acting . Officers for
1981-82 are: President, Lisa Kern;
Vice President, Beth Do y le;
Treasurer, Reed Crowge y; and
Secretary, Maura Plunkett.
The Drama Club was involved in two school
plays, and had a lot of fun. The members
were Beth Doyle, Reed Crowgey, Li sa Kern ,
Maura Plunkett, Kathy Plunkett, Buffy
Cromwell, Rebecca Miller, Ingrid Smith,
Adrian Harvey, Karen Smith, Michelle
McKenna, Mory Anne Carter, Meg Fueglein ,
Kim Craddock, Mimi Eanes, Patricia Farren ,
Tara Brawn, Kelly Fit zpatri ck, Beth A lvara,
Denise Alderman , Thomas O ' Brien, Joe
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�Future
Business

Leaders of
America
F.B.L.A., now in its second year at
RCH, again proved to be a great success. Under the careful supervision of
Mrs. Walters and Mrs. Bear, the club
had a very profitable year managing
various money-making projects. The
projects varied from putting on a
'"SO's Hop" to sponsoring a ski trip to
Wintergreen . Unfortunately for the
club, it was not allowed to have its big
moneymaker, the cookie sale, this
year. Officers for 1981-82 are: President, David Debo; Vice President,
Chris Nelson; Treasurer, Steve Rosalia; and co-Secretaries, Franklin
Blankemeyer and Tim Rowe.
The F.B.L.A. members pictured ore: Brenda
Ross, Jay Blackwood, Connie Taylor, Catie
Turpin, Chris Nelson, Penny Argabright,
Lynn Fives, Mary Guilfoyle, Moria Canary,
Alan Alouf, Franklin Blankemeyer, Steve
Rosalia, David Debo, and sponsor Mrs. Bear.

Folk Group
The Folk Group at Roanoke Catholic experienced a dramatic growth
spurt this year which greatly increased the quality of singing at liturgical services . With so many new
voices, the group faced the possibility
of disbanding after their worth was
questioned early in the year . Mr .
Pilachowski led the group, playing his
guitar as well, and Beth Doyle and
Catie Turpin were the flute accompanists .
The Folk Group proved its talents this year
by si nging at many of the school 's liturgical
services. Pictured ore members B.J .
Fitzpatrick, M ike Phillips, Jeff Greiner, Jimmy
Neuhoff, Alan Alouf, Elaine Ru ssell , Beth
Doyle, Catie Tu rpin, Rebecca M iller, Chris
Nelson, John Henretta, Mary Guilfoyle,
Debbie Ringler, Alyssa Surat, Tim Mistele,
Franklin Blankemeyer, Steve Rosalia, David
Debo, and sponso r Mr. Pilachowski .

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�Fellowship of
Christian
Athletes
The FCA became more active in

'8 l-'82. In October, the Huddle Group
participated in a fund raiser for Juvenile Diabetes . Student-athletes also
attended city-wide FCA breakfasts at
Calvary Baptist Church whenever
possible. FCA members were present
to lead the prayer at all home basketball games this year. Co-chairmen for
1981-82 are: Tim Rowe and Geri
McGarry.

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involved in many meetings around the
Valley . Pictured members from RCH are B.J.
Fitzpatrick, Jeff Greiner, Jimmy Neuhoff, Geri
McGarry, Mike Phillips, John Henretta, Kathy
Rhinehart, Danielle Mistele, Mary Anne
Donato, Elaine Russell, Chris Nelson, Diane
Patrick, Cheryl Harnack, Rebecca Phillips,
Patty McGarry, Tara Downes, Advisor Mr.
Ayersman, David Debo, Jeff Ayersman,
Bernie Donato, Steve Rosalia , Scott Fell,
Franklin Blankemeyer, and Baker Ellett.

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The Hiking Club was a new addition
to the club roster at RCH, and it was a
highly successful one. The club, with
the help of Advisers Mrs. Pauley and
Mrs. Zipfel, went on many hikes, such
as Devil's Marble Yard, Reed Mountain, Apple Orchard Falls, and the
treacherous Dragonstooth . Officers
for 1981-82 are: President, John Henretta; Vice President, M.J. O'Brien;
Treasurer, Jennifer O'Brien; and
Secretary, Wes Patterson
The Hiking Club wa s highl y successful in its
first year at RCH. Pictured are members Wes
Patterson, Chris McGarry, Coley Nelson,
Lynn Fi ves, Mary Anne Donato, Jennifer
O'Brien, Mary DeWitt, Carroll Schultz, Alan
Alouf, David Clarkson, Allison A louf, John
Morrison, and advisers Mrs. Zipfel and Mrs.
Pauley.

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�Latin Club
Although they missed several
meetings during the winter months,
the members of the Latin Club worked
together to make the year a success .
Ms. Callahan's room was decorated
by members of Latin IV, and Latin II
and 111 students took charge of a hall
bulletin board . Officers for 1981-82
are: President, Tim Mistele; Vice President, Jimmy Cuzzocrea; Treasurer,
Donna Geisel; and Secretary, Laurice
Thomas.
The Latin Club was sponsored by Ms.
Callahan, with pictured Latin scholars Donna
Geisel, Laurice Thoma s, Tim Mistele, Jimmy
Cuzzocrea, Denise Alderman, Mary
Canfield, John Henretta, Kathy Rhinehart,
Chris McGarry, Michelle Gereaux, Tara
Downes, Aaron Levine, Ann Williams,
Patricia Guilfoyle, Shawn Atkins, Peter
Mistele, Matt Newton, and Robert Hardie.

Spanish Club
This year, the Spanish Club remained very active. The club has
many members who have worked
t ogether in various activities, such as
the Christmas party for grades K- 1.
Not only did the young children enjoy
the party, but the club members also
had fun participating. Officers for
1981-82 are: President, Doreen Plunkett; Vice President, Alyssa Surat;
Treasurer, David Harvey; and Secretary, Mary Anne Donato.
Mrs. Stephens, new Spanish teacher,
organized a Spanish Club that drew many
interested newcomers . Pictured are Jimmy
Neuhoff, Mike Philips, Doreen Plunkett,
Shannon Blair, Maria Canary, Stephanie
Beachy, Mary Guilfoyle, Debbie Ringler,
Allison Alouf, Tracy Duschean , Mary
Williams, M aurita Dow, Jeniffer Huhn,
Rebecca Phillips, A lyssa Surat, Mary DeWitt,
M ichael Kern, David Phillips, Tripp Allman,
Patty McGarry, Mary Anne Donato, M.J .
O'Brien, Doug Cameron, Jeff Ayersman,
Bernie Donato, Billy Fugate, Chris Keeley, Joe
LeGault, Da vid Harvey, and Franklin
Blankem eyer.

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Honor Society
This year, there were 22 members
in the chapter for the academic year,
and the NHS took over the drganization of the Honors Convocations and
met with success . Speakers from
around the Valley gave presentations
to the school. The induction ceremony was the highlight of the NHS
year; senior members were installed
permanently into the Pacelli Chapter
at the awards program before graduation . Officers for 1981-82 are:
President, Tim Rowe; Vice President,
Franklin Blankemeyer; Treasurer,
Karen Harvey; and Secretary, Mary
Anne Donato.
Mr. O'Connor sits proudly with his National
Honor Society members. Pictured are Donna
Geisel, Mory Anne Donato, Geri McGarry,
Danielle Mistele, Mary Lou Canfield, Elaine
Russell, Karen Harvey, Tracy Blaney, Beth
Doyle, Lisa Kern, Doreen Plunkett, Lourice
Thomas, Robert Hardie, Matt Newton,
Jimmy Neuhoff, John Henretta, Jon Brillhart,
Tim Mistele, and Franklin Blankemeyer.

National Junior
Honor Society
The St. Thomas More Chapter of
the National Junior Honor Society
marks its second year of existence at
RCH . Among the projects the society
participated in this year were improving the conditions of the school,
grounds, and surrounding communities; tutoring; and fund raising ideas
to earn money for the induction of
new members. Members follow a constitution and strive for the qualities of
scholarship, character, leadership,
citizenship, and service . Officers for
1981-82 are : President, Anne Williams; Secretary, Kathy Rhinehart;
and Treasurer, Kathy Plunkett.
The National Junior Honor Society is
sponsored by Ms. Pullano, and pictured with
her are Mary Williams, Kathy Plunkett, Buffy
Cromwell, Meg Fueglein, Mary Murphy,
Aaron Levine, Mary Guilfoyle, Peter Reilly,
Debbie Ringler, Laura En gl, Rebecca Phillips,
Jeniffer Huhn, Maurita Dow, Anne Wil liams,
Kathy Rhinehart, Stephanie Beach y, David
Harvey, and Thomas O'Brien .

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�The Key
W . . . wr . . . writ . . . write
Write about what? Write about the
people . . . the school . . . and the
many activities everyone was involved in. Write about the MAGIC in
the school.
Last year's Key had much conflict
and little dedication, but this year's
book received much attention and
was done with pride. With some imagination, the book was rearranged,
given a different format, and the
magic was expressed in various ways
in the book.
With the yearbook, we are able to
remember the good times, the bad
times, and the magic times . Editor-inChief for 1981-82 was Lynn Fives.
The yearbook, with a fresh start and new
enthusiasm, was advised by Mr. Coyne,
edited l:..y Lynn Fives, and managed by Tim
Mistele. Other pictured contributors were
Doreen Plunkett, Lisa Kern, Jeff Greiner, Beth
Doyle, Laurice Thomas, Rebecca Miller,
Nancy Dowdle, Meg Fueglein, Karen Smith,
Mary Anne Carter, Jimmy Neuhoff, and
Scott Fell.

The Catholic
Chronicle
The Catholic Chronicle has been a
great success this year. The goal of
publishing three issues was accomplished. There was a large staff with
many w riters eager to hove their work
in print.
As editors, Carol Canary and Dina
Ferrocuti stri ved to mak2 the news at
RCH more intere sting and enjoyable
to read . The newspaper was filled with
news, features, and sports articles
covering all the 'goings-on' of the
school .
Th e RC H newspaper wa s advised by Mr . Coyne
and ed ited by Carol Cana ry and Dina Ferra cuti,
w ith he lp from T im Miste le as bu sine ss
manager . Pic tu red a lso a re Beverl y Stov er,
Hu o ng Tr an, Deni se Robbin s, Beth Elli s,
M ichelle Gereau x, Sheri H edge, Geri McGarry,
Rebecca Mi ll er, D oreen Plunkett D aniel le
M iste le, Tara Br ow n , Shannon Blair, Lee
Beekma n , T ony Nettemeye r, Pet er Reill y,
Robert H ard ie, T a in McBride, Mike N elson,
Marc McKenna, Scott Fe ll , an d Kenny Slo ugh .

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�Serving Our
Community
(S.O.C.)
In the 1981-82 school year, S.O.C.
was involved in several activities . Baskets of food were given to needy families in the Roanoke Valley at Thanksgiving and at Christmas . Also at
Christmas, several members worked
at the Salvation Army distributing
toys. Other activities throughout the
year included serving at a senior
citizen luncheon and bringing a group
of senior citizens to the spring play.
Officers for 1981-82 are: President,
Mary Canfield; Vice President, Charlotte McNabb; Treasurer, Lee Ann
Bratcher; and Secretary, Penny
Argabright.
S.O.C., advi sed by Mrs . Friel, included such
helpful members a s Mary Lou Canfield,
Charlotte M cNabb, Lee Ann Bratcher, Penny
Argabright, Connie Taylor, Catie Turpin,
Diane Patrick, Geri McGarry, Jay Blackwood,
Brenda Ross, Virgin ia Canfield, Paula Carr,
Becky Blackwell, A udra Engl, Tracy Blaney,
and Pam Bill.

Pep Club
After a few years without a Pep
Club, students got together to organize one for the '8 l -'82 school year.
The club supported the Celtics by
attending games and getting buses to
the games for the fans . The club t ried
to promote school spirit, and had an
obvious effect on the school, players,
and cheerleaders . Officers for 198182 are: President, Al yssa Surat; Vice
President, Donna Geisel ; Treasu rer,
Cheryl Harnack; and Secretary, Kathy
Rhinehart .

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invo lved in many spirited activities. Pictured
members ore Cheryl H ornack, Kathy
Rhinehart, Donna Geisel, A lyssa Surat, Dino
Ferrocuti, Caro l Conary, Ela ine Russell, T im
Mistele, B.J. Fitzpatrick, Jeff Greiner, Jim m y
Neuh off, John H enretta, Mike Ph illi ps, Koren
Harvey, Shannon Blair, Mario Conary,
Stephanie Beachy, Mory Guilfoy le, Debbie
Ringler, A lli son A louf, Marc McKenna, Beth
Ellis, Nancy Dowdle, Deni se McGarry, Audra
Engl, Paul o Carr, Buffy Cromwell, Koren
Smith, Shown A t ki ns, Beth A lvaro, Kell y
Fitzpatri ck, Tara Downes, Rebecca Phillips,
Kelly Carty, Jeff A yersman, Bernie Donato,
Jennif er N a jjum, Patty McGarry, Sophia
W illiams, and Ta i Ti nsley.

Clubs

75

�Young
Democr ats/
Young
Republicans
YD/YR was a new club at RCH this
year. The activities of the club included campaigning for the Virginia
elections, doing volunteer work at the
campaign headquarters, and holding
a mock-election within the school .
The club got off to a slow start because of the lack of meetings and
small number of members. Club officers for 1981-82 are: President, Beth
Doyle; Vice President, Lisa Kern;
Secretary, Tim Mistele.
Beth Doyle, T im M istele, and Lisa Kern were
the only three members in one of the
school's new clubs, Young Democrats and
Republicans.

Stamp and

Coin Club
N ew to RCH this year was the Stamp
and Coin Club. Due to a small number
of members and irregular meetings,
the club was not as active as members
had hoped it would be . The club,
however, looks to the future, for its
members share a keen enthusiasm for
collecting .
'.r.ipp Allman, Michael Renaghan, David
Phillips, Robert Garnand, and Chris Keeley
share their interests and hobbies in the
Stamp and Coin Club .

76

Clubs

�Student
Council
Association
The S.C.A. , which is the studen t
gover nmen t at RCH, carrie d out
many functio ns in the 1981- 82 schoo l
year. Amon g the functio ns were the
Home comin g Bonfir e and Hop, the
St. Patric k's Doy Hop, the Christ mas
Dance , T eoche r Appre ciation activities, Spirit Week festivit ies, and the
maga zine sole for fundr oising .
Howev er, the most benefi cial activit y
was the clean -up comm ittee which
was install ed in the secon d semes ter.
The S.C.A. also install ed the Intram ural Progra m. The officer s for 1981-8 2
ore: President, Jimmy Neuho ff; Vice
Presid ent, Elaine Russell; Secret ary,
Lisa Kern ; Treasu rer, B.J. Fitzpa trick;
Assis tant Secre tary, Beth Doyle ;
Assist ant Treasu rer, Jeff Greine r; and
Advise r, Mr. Cradd ock. The Execu tive
Counc il was compo sed of three representat ives from each grade.
SCA Presiden t Jimmy Neuhof f fulfi lled his
duties in the morning by making numero us
ann ouncem ents which kept the school
co mmunit y informed .
The SCA Reps were busy this year fulfilling
their duties to the student s. Pictured SCA
members this year ore: Elaine Russell , Jimmy
Neuhof f, Li sa Kern , B.J. Fitzpatrick, Donna
Geisel, Debbie Ringler, Kathy Rhineha rt, John
H enretta, Jeff Greiner, A lyssa Surat, Beth
Alvaro, M ike Kern , Toro Downes, Jimm y
Cuzzoc reo, Beth Doyle, and Doug Camero n .

Clubs

77

�?8

Va ll e Y / Nation / Internationa l

�Va ll ey I Nation I International

79

�Year of
Unrest

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Erected in 1949, the Mill Mountain Star shi
over the Volley as a sign of peoce orid hq
ness.

The years 1882- 1982, the names
Big Lick and Roanoke, St. Andrews
Catholic Church, and Norfolk &amp; Western : What do all these have in common? The making of a 1 OOth
birthday.
The name "Roanoke" comes from
an Indian word meaning "shell
money," and the city has many good
and bad times in its history, in addition
to having an historical Indian name. In
1898, the people of the city watched
the Hotel Roanoke go up in flames;
not all was lost though, and the hotel
was re-built again . On November 25,
1949, a star was born . The Mill Mountain Star was lighted to shine over the
city and remind the people of peace
and happiness.
Nationally, it was also a year of
good times and bad, of beginnings
and endings. We saw the renewal of
Republican control of the White
House as President Reagan was inaugurated . We saw threats to the lives of
peacemakers, resulting in the death of
Anwar Sadat. These events, combined w ith the assassination attempt
a imed at President Reagan, left
Americans greatly outraged and saddened, but served to unite them in
t heir common cause .
This unity was shown in many
ways, the most memorable one being
t he attendance of the surviving exPresidents at the funeral of President
Sadat in Egypt.
It was a year of new ideas and one
of act ion . Americans saw the first

80

V olley I N otion I lnternotionol

The Roanoke Volley celebrates its 1OOth b irthday in 1982.

�.. . Ye ar of
Ho pe
wom an, Sand ra Day O'Co nnor ,
appo inted to the Supr eme Cour t.
1981 -82 was a puzz ling year for
man y; the Rubi k's Cube beca me
popu lar, and video game s were the
rage as their stran ge soun ds echo ed
from coas t to coas t.
We mour ned the loss of talen ted
peop le: actor s Willia m Hold en and
Nata lie Woo d, and come dian John
Belushi.
The inter natio nal scen e was filled
with demo nstra tions of oppr essio n,
revol ution , and prop agan da durin g
the past year . Yet, there was a feelin g
of hope fulne ss throu ghou t the world .
In Poland, the union know n as Solidarit y grew and offer ed grea t hope to
the oppre ssed work ers . Whe n its power grew too much , howe ver, it was
destr oyed by the Com muni sts who
decla red mart ial law in the natio n . As
the situa tion settle d, hope for the rebu i Id i ng of Solid arity was stron g
amon g the Polish resisters .
In Latin Ame rica, unre st and warfare were realities. El Salva dor was in
the mids t of a guer rilla war whic h
threa tened to destr oy the natio n . In
Nica ragu a and Hond uras , viole nce
incre ased and a majo r confl ict was
feare d .
Desp ite thes e scen es of upse t,
much of the world was at peac e, and
the peop le of the rest of the world
soug ht peac e.
The magi cal sense of hope susta ins
the huma n spirit.

Vo lley I Notion / Intern ationa l

81

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�Colophon
The Key of Roanoke Catholic High School, Roanoke,
Virginia, was edited by Lynn Fives, advised by Mr.
Patrick Coyne, managed by Tim Mistele, and printed
by the Hunter Publish ing Company of Winston-Salem,
North Carolina; Representative, Mr. Charles Garrison .
Press Run : 135 copies of l 04 pages. Paper: dull endsheets, number 131 . Binding : 93 point Binders Board,

The Special Magic
The magic :
it's all very special
the feeling of warmth and security
knowing every day will be filled with
something different and challeng ing
The magic:
it enables us to discover ourselves through others
it places us in situations that will be rewarding in the
end
it takes us through the times that want to be remem bered and forgotten
The magic:
Us now :
Us later: The magic: Comes
unnoticed
LYNN FIVES

Smythe S'i.wn . Cover: Walnut 41058 with PMS 467.
Type: Body Copy l 0 point, 2 point lead indented; Captions 8 point solid; Seniors 8 point; Underclassmen and
Faculty 8 point; in Metrolite with Bold . Headlines in
Metrolite 24 point.
I'd like to thank all of those who contributed pictures:
Jon Brillhart, the Carters, David Harvey, Jim Markey of
Olan Mills, the Mills in England, Mr. Plunkett, the Russells, Laura Vorst, Mrs . Walters, and the Warners . Also
a big thanks to the following contributing writers : T racy Blaney, Franklin Blankemeyer, Carol Canary, Virginia Canfield, Mary Anne Carter, Nancy Dowdle, Beth
Doyle, Scott Fell, Donna Geisel, Jeff Greiner, Carolyn
Guilfoyle, Lisa Kern, Geri McGarry, Charlotte McNabb,
Rebecca Miller, Tim Mistele, Jimmy Neuhoff, M.J.
O'Brien, Mr. O'Connor, Doreen Plunkett, Peter Reilly,
Kathy Rhinehart, Tim Rowe, Elaine Russell , Alyssa
Surat, Laurice Thomas, and Laura Vorst .
I'd like to thank all of the teachers for a job well done,
and the coaches for teams that we can be proud of and
want to remember in this magical book. I would also
like to thank all of the students, for this year there was a
lot of support and encouragement, and it made this
year's book much better than last year's, right?? To
Mr. Coyne, you have made th is book what it is by your
belief and determination; don't ever give it up. It was a
hard job with a lot of time and work; w ithout your help
and ideas, the book might not have been such a success . Scott Fell, this may not be a picture, but it's a
super special thanks for all you've done throughout the
year .
I'd like to say "HEY" to the big C-ville and UVA, for
a lot was learned, about everything . They w ere good
times with good friends. Right gang ! Well, it has been a
successful year for everyone, and good luck to all.
Thanks for everything .
Lynn Fives
Editor-in-Chief

Colophon

101

�Remember the

Magic
It was truly a special year. The excitement of being with good friends
was present in everyone. Parties were
good-natured gatherings where
everyone was welcome . Classes were
informative (and even sometimes interesting .) Clubs were filled with hardworking members who truly cared about fulfilling their tasks. Everyone was
involved, and everyone was a part of
the magic.
School life was soothingly structured, and the world seemed good.
As we look ahead, we all hope we
can keep some of our magic with us
always . Many will return to the Celtic
family and continue to improve its
strength . Others will move on with
magic memories of Roanoke Catholic
always present. No matter what the
future, everyone will remember 1982;
the year, the people, and especially
the magic .

Magic IS friendship

... and moments of laughter
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A Shade of Gray
Title Page 1

�A Shade

Of Gray
A shade of gray. That phrase,
perhaps better than any other,
seemed to characterize the school
year. It was a year of ups and
downs, of mixed emotions, of
uncertainty.
It was a year of victories in sports,
for RCH teams almost without
exception turned in winning
seasons . The cheerleaders inspired
the fans, even in Richmond when
the Celtic basketball team was
beaten in the semi-final game. A
winning season capped by loss.
Such was the year.
Pep rallies inspired spirit; students
applauded the Drama Club' s efforts
at the plays; Carousel was
enormously successful, thanks in
large part to student effort; these
were moments of sharing .
But there were the 'down'
moments as wel I: a president and a
Pope shot; a former Beatie
murdered; the world seemed mad at
times .
Victory seemed tinged with
sadness; the year, and sometimes
life, seemed a shade of gray.
Field day on M ay 1 proved to be on e of the
psychological ly sunny days of the school
year.

Va rsity Cheerl eaders El aine Ru ssell, Ka ren
Harvey, M ary Ann e Do nato, Ka ren Rin gler,
and Lori M cGa rry give stud ent spirits a boost
at a pep rally .
M onique Amos is absorbed in her read ing as
she is ca ught in one of school's quiet
moments.

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Opening

�Parents gave the school community' s spirits a
lift with the surpri se decorati ons and party for
Valentine' s Day.
Who is that masked man ? Todd Alderman , in
a lighthearted moment during a pep rall y .

Coach Exstrom seems to be ponderin g
developments in th e ga me.
Mr . - ali as 'Killer' - Pil ac howsk i in spired
student cheers durin g the vo ll eyba ll ga me
between the elementary and hi gh school
fac ulties.

Openi ng

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Student Life

�Parties, games, concerts (and occasionally studying) made up a student' s
life. It was the hot dates on cool nights
of cruising the strip on Williamson
Road. The flickering of bics after concerts to bring back a long awaited
group. Most students within the
school, especially the eighth graders,
found out life did not end with studying, but began .
Many activities happened within
the school to bring about spirit. A brutal battle between the juniors and
seniors in the annual powder puff
game. Dirt flew, faces were scratched
and legs were kicked as the senior girls
overpowered the juniors 7-0. During
spirit week, students were allowed to
be out of uniform if they complied with
the attire of the day. Due to the abuse
of a few, no more such days were
given.
Discipline, as always, was a problem. Again it came down to the actions
of a few that stopped all dances. Every
school function after the victory dance
came complete with an officer. In an
effort to bring the family closer
together, the S.C.A. started family
nights. These nights started with dinner, then it was on to the main events.
The first family night featured sack
races where families competed with
and against each other. The last famil y
night had a beauty contest where the
boys and coaches dressed as girls. The
winner was Jimmy Neuhoff, alias
Brooke Shields .
The nights where everyone met
under the Tanglewood sign to decide
where to go, and the morning meetings in Wasena Park before school , all
completed the life of a student at
R.C.H .
The juniors diligentl y prepare their " Nu ke
North Cross" sign for competiti on, w hile subfreshmen horse around in the background.

Student Li fe

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�Fads:
An Orangutan,
Alligators
"What are we doing this
weekend?" "Any concerts, movies?"
And so it was, every time near the
end of the week. The big decision:
What To Do. Not too many people
had answers, but something always
came up.
After deciding to see a movie, the
next question was what to see.
There were many films to choose
from: "Excalibur, "Ordinary
People," "Endless Love," "Tarzan :
The Ape Man ." According to most
students, the outstanding films were
"Ordinary People" and "Excalibur."
The Civic Center featured concerts
when movies were unappealing:
REO Speedwagon, AC/DC, Kenny
Loggins, Molly Hatchet.
Musically, 'punk' set in for the
new year and caught on fast. People
all over were dressing punk, even
preps . But the preps were
everywhere; the look has not gone
and probably never wi 11 .
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mock wedding at the Faces di scoth eque in Chicago.

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�Brooke Shields talks with Elizabeth Taylor and
Director Franco Zeffirelli at a party before the
opening of "Endless Love."
Bo Derek has her cheek caressed by the
orangutan " C.J." while appearing here on the
"Mike Douglas Show" in July.

Mark Wilson displays some of the T-Shirts
being sold in the Medfly eradication area of
California.

Princess Diana rides in a carri age at th e Ro yal
Ascot Course. She and Prin ce Ch arl es w ere
married Jul y 29, 1981.

Fad s

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�Valley
The star shone brightly upon the
Valley welcoming its children.
Chance Crawford, quarterback for
Salem High, was tackled by a
linebacker from Bassett High School
on October 3, 1980. He was left
paralyzed from the neck down. The
star shone as a symbol of hope. The
Valley pulled together to raise
money to help pay Chance's
hospital bills.
In September, Gary Foutz,
president of South East Protective
Association, protested against sludge
from the Roanoke Sewage Treatment
Plant. The sludge had settled on SE
Roanoke fields, 16 inches deep in
some places, and costing $8 million
to pump out. This caused a big stink
when sewage rates were raised.
The carry out age for beer was
raised to 19; an 18 year old was
still able to drink beer on premises
of bars and restaurants. This law
became effective July 1, 1981 .
Another " end of an era" event
turned up in Roanoke when Pet
Dairy Company announced it was
eliminating home delivery of milk .
The Salem-Roanoke County jail
officials were disciplined over the
escape of a 'trusty' who disappeared
while taking out the garbage at the

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new jail. Sheriff O.S. Foster said he
thought he had made enough rules
to keep anything like that from
happening. The inmate's escape
plan was made in advance.
The Webber Expressway was
opened. This thruway allowed 581
to join 220 South. This made
truckers happy, but the close of
Fancy Gap had the opposite effect
on them.
Lynchburg Mental Health
Hospitals ran into some problems
with sterilizing patients . The patients
were being sterilized without their
knowledge. The hospitals protested,
saying they were protecting society
by making the patients unable to
reproduce. The Virginia General
Assembly ruled the patients could
not be sterilized without their
consent.
The Hollins College stables
burned down . The horses had to be
sent away for the winter until the
stables could be rebuilt. Police
staged a gambling raid ; it invol ved
three houses and one coin shop
which dealt in a high school sports
betting operation . Pol ice found
$2 ,500 in cash .
Through it all, the star stood
proudl y over the Valley .

Va lley

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�National
Summer '80 started off with the
actors strike. This caused most series
to postpone tapings, which delayed
the start of the new fall TV series.
However, on November 22, the world
was allowed to know that Kristen , not
Sue Ellen, had shot J.R. Ewing on the
CBS series " Dallas." Bob Keeshan ,
Captain Kangaroo, celebrated his 25th
anniversary. Richard Pryor had serious
burns from an explosion that was rumored to be drug-related.
In sports, Roberto Duran lasted
seven rounds against Sugar Ray
Leonard before giving up, saying he
didn't feel well. Duran was fined
$7,500 for the walkout, but received
$8 million for the fight. Virginia Tech
beat UVa in football 30-0. However,
UVa proved themselves in basketball,
pulling away with the NCAA title.
Steve Carlton won the Cy Young
Award for pitchers for the third time.
The Philadelphia Phillies won the
World Series.
The 1980 election was a memorable
one, because of the one-sidedness of
the outcome . Ronald Reagan not only
carried most of the 50 states, but Republican candidates for the Senate and
House also ran away with most of the
votes. This gave the Senate a Republican majority for the first time in many
yea rs. Independent candidate John
Anderso n was able to gain 6% of the
votes.
Both Pope John Paul II and President
Reagan had close calls: both were
shot, but survived. John Lennon was
Pr_esident Ronald Reagan enjoys a friendly chat
with NAACP Exec utive Benjamin Hooks, as
Mrs. Hooks looks on. The president addressed
the NACCP annua l convention in Denver on
June 29, 198 1, and later met w ith Ford.
Helen M illi ken, Alan Alda and Eleanor Smea l
gather together fo r an uphill battle at an " ERA
countdown rally."

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National

�National
not so fortunate. The ex-Beatie was
shot by Mark David Chapman while
entering his apartment building with
his wife Yoko Ono after a recording
session . Chapman believes he "summoned demons" that made him shoot
Lennon .
Congress approved President
Reagan's budget while they rejected
the ERA suit. Congress imposed a
mandatory draft registration for 18
year olds.
If Congress approves the nomination of Arizona Appeals Judge Sandra
O'Connor to the Supreme Court, she
will be the first woman to sit on the
nation 's highest court.
Police filmed students selling and
smoking pot at various schools. This
led to many arrests. Also , the largest
hash haul was seized with two
arrested.

California Governor Jerry Brown and Ca lifornia
Highway Patrol Commissioner Glen Craig look
over fruit at a Monterey Hi ghway inspection site
where fruit was being co nfi scated in an effort to
halt the spread of the Mediterranean fruit fl y.
Arizona Appeals Judge Sa ndra O'Connor is all
smiles as she addressed a news confere nce Jul y
7, 198 1, to an nounce her appo intmen t to th e
U.S. Supreme Cou rt.

National

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�International
The highlight of the international
scene was marked by the momentous
capture, retention, and release of the ,
52 American hostages captured in the
U.S. embassy by militant Iranian students. On November4, 1980, the hostages marked one year of captivity in
Iran. Americans wore and displayed
yellow ribbons throughout it all to
show their support for the hostages.
President Jimmy Carter refused to light
the traditional Christmas tree until
their release. Khomeini and the terrorists holding them finally made plans
for the transfer of the hostages. They
decided the U.S. had met their demands voiced by Algerian mediators.
The U.S. was never certain until the
plane left Iranian air space and America was ecstatic when the plane
touched down in Algeria . After getting
food and clothes, the 52 Americans
boarded an Air Force One jet and
caught up on news, such as what
teams were going to the Super Bowl.
All emerged at Wiesbaden, West Germany, on an American Air Force base
with yellow ribbons and bows. After '
adjusting there for a week, they made
their way to New York for a ticker tape
parade. The next week was spent in
privacy at West Point with their families. The day of their release, January
20 , 1981 , will be remembered by
many proud Americans as the day of
the inauguration of Ronald Reagan as
President of the United States .
Billy Carter, the President' s brother,
registered as an agent for Libya to insure hi s possession of the $50 ,000 he
had received from the Libyan president.
In Ga lball y, Northern Ireland , masked IRA men
fl ank the casket of hunger stri ker Martin Hurson
on the way to churc h fo r the fun eral.
A po liceman arrests a yo ung ri oter on Jul y 6,
198 1, on the streets of Toxten, Li verpool.

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Internat io nal

�International
In Ireland, Bobby Sands died of
starvation after almost 60 days. Others
followed his example in Ireland 's
Maze Prison . Riots raged in Ireland
and in London, England , with a number of buildings being destroyed by
fire.
In September of 1980, Iraq war
planes flew over Iran and reportedly
killed over 1,000 people. There had
been a long-standing dispute over a
• piece of land. Iraq jets next struck an
oil refinery . Iran fought back with
more strength than the Iraqis expected. A shaky truce was established
in the beginning of 1981 .
Polish solidarity labor unions had
strikes, but feared Soviet intervention.
The Soviets did invade the neutral
country of Afghanistan with 100,000
troops equipped with tanks; however,
the Afghan rebels fought back. To protest this invasion, the U .S. boycotted
the 1980 Summer Olympics in
Moscow.
In early June, 1981, the Israe li s
bombed a nuclear reactor near Baghdad, Iraq, fearing the future nuclear
bombs produced there would be a
" mortal danger to the people of
Israel. "
In May, 1981 , test tube fertilized
twins were con ce ived in an unannounced European country.
Pope John Paul II was shot several
times by a Turkish terrorist, but survived the operations to remove the
bullets.
In southern Italy on November 23 ,
1980, earthquakes reg ister ing 6.8 on
the Richter Scale killed 3,000 people
and aftershocks damaged Pompeii.

Pope John Pau l II descends from an Italian military helicopter after 93 days in the hospital. He
was shot by Turki sh terrorist Mehmet A li Aq ca in
St. Peter's Square May 13, 1981. Mark David
Chapman , th e acc used ki ll er of John Lennon ,
believed he hea rd vo ices of God and the devil
while exper ien c in g hal I uc i nation s, whi c h
made him shoot the ex-Beatie.

International

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�A large six foot ball of th e wo rld got the
school started in a vo lleyba ll -type of game.
M r. O'Connor swings at th e ball at the
softba ll game of th e fac ulty versus the
students. Th e 18-3 ga me ended in favo r of
the students.

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Field Day

�Barefoot in the
Park
On May 1st, the entire student
body of RCH gathered at Wasena
Park for the second annual Field
Day. Students frolicked about the
park, engaging in such activities as
frisbee throwing, tennis, softball,
and basketball . The braver sou Is
tackled the giant earth ball, and
went running across the fields, and in
some cases flying into the air,
risking bodily injury, all in pursuit of
good clean fun.
Another highlight was the softball
game between the students and the
faculty. Under the capable
leadership of Mr. O'Connor, the
teachers proceeded to lose in a
comical fashion, to the delight of the
students. At the day's end, everyone
was happy, well fed, tired and more
than ready to go home.
Field Day was obviously a great
success.

Lori McGarry looks bored as she awaits for
the bu ses to arrive to pick the students up to
take them back to sc hool.
Alyssa Surat gives M onique A mos a piggy
back ride around th e softball field .

Field Day

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�Unity
Next to the prom, class rings have
traditionally been one of the
highlights of the junior year. The
recent addition of Ring Day
Ceremony has made this event even
more meaningful.
On the morning of October 10,
the parents, faculty, and student
body gathered at Our Lady of
Nazareth for the Ring Day
Ceremony for the Class of 1982. The
Juniors had been looking forward to
this day for a long time. Franklin
Blankemeyer explained the feelings
of the Juniors to the congregation:
" A class ring is not just a band of
gold, but a symbol of the love,
friendship, and unity of the Class of
1982. It also serves as a
remembrance of our high school
years."
Members of the junior class
participated in the ceremony by
giving the welcome, reading
scripture, and giving the closing
prayer. The folk group,
accompanied by Beth Doyle, Terry
Johns, and Mary Reid on their flutes,
led the congregation in singing.
After the juniors received their rings,
the girls were given a carnation and
the boys were given a boutonniere.
All the juniors went out to lunch
at the New Yorker. Later on in the
day, man y faces appeared around
the school. The most exciting part of
the day w as show ing off their rings,
and getting fri ends and faculty to
turn them. The tradition is to have
your ring turned a number of times
equal to the year you graduate . Your
best friend starts the tradition and
your boyfriend or girlfriend locks it.
O ne junior remarked, "Our rings
give us a sense of ?elon?ing. It
symbolizes our _union w ith Roanoke
Catholi c and w ith the other
members and friends of our class."

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Ringday

Fath er Ya nofc hik, Mr . Patterso n, and Father
Gorml ey leave O ur Lady of N aza reth as th e
ce remony ends .

A lan A lo uf lea d s th e juni o rs o ut at th e
co nc lu sio n o f th e ce rem o ny .

�Cheers!! For Hops?
The school sponsored many hops
and one dance. With the S.C.A .
being the main sponsor, there was
everything from live bands to Mr. Joe
Bear playing records. The victory
dance took place in November,
where the actions of a few upperclassmen almost ruined the idea of future dances . After that dance, all
hops were securely chaperoned by

parents, teachers, and a police officer. The officer watched people entering the door to see if they had been
drinking prior to their arrival. If they
were thought to have had any "cold
beverages," they were subject to a
breath test.
At all the hops, there were bake
sales in the gym lobby to raise money
for various groups. Friends gave

friends free snacks from the bake
sales, sometimes leaving the club
with no food and very little money.
Most hops cost fifty cents to enter,
but a couple were as expensive as a
dollar. All money raised from the
hops helped support other activities
throughout the year.

Mike Norto n, Ralph Burr, Jimmy Neuhoff
Rodger Katz, and Lisa Hart help Edward '
Kubik move around in hi s gorilla suit at th e
homeco ming hop.
Mike Down e_s, Tain McBride, Peter Guilfoyle,
Shannon Blair, Tomm y Blair and Carolyn
Guilfoyle sit o n the stage watching oth ers
dance.

Elaine Russell and Tim Mistele take to th e dance
floor at th e homecoming hop .

Hops/Da nces

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�Homecoming
'81
Is Bittersweet
Homecoming '80 proved to be a
bittersweet occasion: the Celts were
fired up for the game against
powerful Clifton Forge, but were
defeated 36-12; the halftime
ceremonies for the crowning of the
Homecoming Queen and
announcement of the Court were a
cause for celebration and pride.
Senior"Lori McGarry was named
Queen; Princess, Elaine Russell;
Senior Attendant, Fran DeWitt;
Junior Attendant, Lisa Kern;
Sophomore Attendant, Monique
Amos; Freshman Attendant, Maria
Canary; Subfreshman Attendant,
Tara Downes.
Although called a victory dance, it
was not a celebration of victory over
opponent Clifton Forge; rather, it
was a celebration of Celtic spirit and
pride, both of which proved to be
unquenchable even in the face of a
scoreboard which proclaimed
defeat.
Homecom ing Queen Lori McGarry is driven
around the field by Billy Hedge.
Elaine Russell was named Princess fo r Homecoming, 1980.
Repres_enting the seni ors in the Homecoming
Court 1s Senior Attendant Fran DeWitt.

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Homecom ing

�Monique Amos and Lisa Kern, Sophomore and
Junior Attendants, are obviously delighted w ith
the Homecoming festi v ities .
Althou gh the Celti cs lost th e Homecomin g game
against Clifton Fo rge 31 -12 , here Li sa Kern , Tom
Blair, and Elaine Ru sse ll have a good tim e at the
dance.
The Homeco ming dance was spo nsored by th e
sophom o res, and its them e was "You' re M y
Lady of '80. " H ere, Mr. and M rs. Bear do th e
honors in th e mu sic department at the dance.

Homeco ming

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�lntmrntiorutl Jf5onornQ! $0~ tiJr ~i_gh $rttool Joumt1Qsls'
For RCH publications, '80-'81 was a
year of hope mingled with despair, of
uncertainty tempered by promise. It
was a year shaded gray for both the
yearbook and the newspaper.
As ever, the school year began with
a large number of RCH students expressing an interest in and a desire to
work on the yearbook; by early summer, 1981 , the ran ks of the faithfu I had
dwindled to only a few students . Only
one returning student worked on the
yearbook in those final days of desperate hurrying to get the book finished by
the beginning of school in August.
Members of the class of '81, and even
one member of the class of '80, were
left to get out the book . They were left
with the distinct feeling that current
RCH students lacked any real commitment to a yearbook, and expressed
doubt regarding its future .
After an absence of a year, a school
newspaper made a reappearance with
a new look and a new name . CoEditors Dan Dowdle and Cathy Harvey were committed to the idea of a '
newspaper of quality, and their efforts
bore fruit in the form of the new Catholic Chronicle. The paper published
two issues in '80-' 81 , and student response to it was generally positive.
Although no final senior issue was
published due to lack of funds, there
was hope that the paper would continue to publish, and publish more
than two issues . Time, student interest, and finances would tell.
Natalie Stennett looks through some headlines
to find the main stori es of 1980-81. Natalie
worked on both the newspaper and yea rbook,
for w hich she was inducted into Q uill and Scroll
Honor Society.

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Also new to RCH was the chapter of
Quill and Scroll, the International
Honor Society for High School Journalists. Mr. Coyne established the
RCH chapter to give recognition to
those students who have performed
outstanding services for school publications.
To become a member of Quill and
Scroll, a student must be a junior or
senior; he must be in the upper third of
his class academically ; he must have
done superior work in some area of
journalism; he must be recommended
by the chapter adviser; he must be
approved by the Society's executive
officer .
Five members of the class of '8 1
were inducted as permanent members
of Qui II and Scroll: Rachel Bolden,
Annette Cuzzocrea, Cath y Harvey,
Natalie Stennett, and Barbie Swanwick.
The revival of a school newspaper,
the formation of a chapter of Qui 11 and
Scroll Honor Society, the publication
of the yearbook: these were al I reasons
for hope, for promise . But student involvement in publications at RCH , or
its lack, shaded the year gray w ith uncertainty and the future gray w ith
doubt.
Yearbook Representative Mr. Charles Garri son
also aids in finding stories to w rite the Valley,
national, and intern ati onal layouts.
Yea rb ook Editor-in-Chief Barbie Swa nwick
works on a layout during o ne of th e summer
meetin gs. Barbie was also inducted into Qu ill
and Scroll Ho nor Soc iety.

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Yearbook/Qui ll and Scroll

21

�Senior Retreat
1981:
Unforgettable!
On a warm Sunday evening in
early May, 43 seniors and two
advisers met at the school, with gear
in hand, and prepared to leave for
2 1/2 days of peace, quiet, and
solitude at Camp Bethel. The event
was the senior retreat, headed by
Father Mattarazzo, affectionately
referred to as Father Matt.
Mr. Coyne and Mrs . Manganelli
can both testify to the fact that any
moments of peace, quiet, and
solitude were few and far between,
but that was to be expected with a

group of 43 high school students
away from home. It wasn't all fun
and games, however. Some serious,
thought-provoking discussions
between the seniors and Father Matt
and letters to the seniors from their
parents gave everyon e the chance
for some quiet time alone .

It seems that dinner was very sati sfying,
unless Marth a Baughan has something
else on her mind.

Ka ren Rin gler takes time to relax
after M onday night M ass.

Top Center: Father Matt celebrates
Monday night Mass w hile the seniors
participate in many different ways.

O ne of th e fa vorite ways for the
seniors to pass th e tim e was a good
game of backga mmon. M ary Reid
uses concentrati on, alo ng w ith
skill.

22

Retreats

�Greg Osterhaus decides to let loose and
climb a tree. He had diffic ulty in hanging on,
but managed somehow.
Below Left : The security of a tree helps
Annette Cuzzocrea keep her balance perhaps from a late night?
Below: All seniors rece ived letters from their
parents, and Mike Rogan sits down by himself
to read what his mother has written.

Susan Waid models under one of the trees at
Camp Bethel.
Trees were everywhere - Barbie Swa nw ick
lean s against one, or is she supposed to be
holding the tree up?

Retreats

23

�'Cheaper by
the Dozen'
Getting into the lighthearted feel
of spring, the Drama Club presented
the comedy Cheaper by the Dozen.
It is the story of a father of a dozen
children whose time is running out
and who wants the most efficient
household in the world. As part of
his plan, Father whistles assembly
calls, eliminates " waste motions" in
taking baths, and plays French
records in the bathrooms. Because
of the warmth of the cast about their
" family" in this production, the
laughs and the sorrows were shared
by the audience.
The play was directed by Ms .
Surat, and Mr. Pilachowski was
assistant director.

Ernestine and Frank (Annette Cu zzocrea and
Doug Cameron) remember Dad's wild ideas for
educati on and efficiency as th e " happi est time
1n the wo rld ."
Ernestin e (A nnette Cuzzoc rea), A nne (B eth
Do_y le), and Marth a (M aura Plunkett) w ear bi g
smiles as they pl ot to wea r sil k stockings.
Moth er (Lisa Kern) ca lms a household argument
as M r. Gilbert (G reg Osterh aus) and Mrs. Fitzgerald (Natalie Stennett) glare.

24

Play

�Mr. Gilbert (Greg Osterh aus) sounds assembl y
call and impati entl y wa its fo r the children, w ho
unfortunatel y arrive in 10 seco nds.
" What, at it again ?" A nne (B eth Doy le) and
Larry (M ark Kee ley) are ca ught sinfull y ho ldin g
hands.

Play

25

�Spiritual Directors

Fath er Caro lu zza ce leb rates Mass w ith th e students before C hri stm as vaca ti o n .

ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH
_,,,

NORTH

JK~~·~SON

ant••T

ROANOKI!:, VIRGINIA 24018

When Shakespeare wrot e, " Parting is such sweet sorrow,"
he didn't know what he wa s talking about.
And yet, there is an element of truth in it. My personal pain
in leaving St. Andrew's has been mightily mitigated by the
sweetness of so many good wishes. not the least of which was
yours.
Your generous expression of friendship and kindness to me will
long be remembered. My remembrance will always be where
it should be, namely, at the altar.
If by any chance you get to Rome while I am there, please look
me up. Someone at the Rectory will always know where I am.

Thank you again, and prayerful good wishes,

Sincerely yours in Our Lord,

(

O ne o f th e m an y sta in ed g lass wind ows in St .
Andrews C hurc h . Th e w ind o w s we re m ade in
Germ an y in th e ea rl y 1900's.
Chirs M cGa rry, Fa th e r M att arazzo, and M ary
A nne D o n ato stop fo r th e ca m era o n th e D ay of
Reco ll ec ti o n fo r un de rc lass m e n .

26

Pri est

�Quite a
Special Lady

Mrs. Manganelli grades some Spanish papers.
She also taught senior Religi o n .

Besides the seniors dedicating the yearbook
to Mrs . Manganelli , she was a lso c hosen
by them to be Baccalaureate Speaker.

Two years ago when Cathy
Manganelli first came to teach here,
we had no idea of what to expect
from her, and undoubtedly she had
no idea of what to expect from us.
As time passed, we grew
accustomed to each others' habits
and got to know each other quite
well. Then came the realization that
Cathy Manganelli was not just
another teacher; she was quite a
special lady.
Serving as a junior class sponsor is
not an easy thing to do, but Mrs.
Manganelli tackled the job and
managed it beautifully. She did
everything from refereeing fights to
figuring the costs and ordering
merchandise for the Prom. Most
importantly, she gave us the
freedom to plan the Prom as we
wished, and she was always there
with a practical suggestion or a
helping hand. After the prom , in
addition to managing graduation
rehearsals for the seniors, she helped
with the planning and serving of the
Baccalaureate Dinner.
Mrs. Manganelli has continued to
serve as our class sponsor this yea r.
She has been an intermediary
between the senior class and Mr.
O ' Connor, helping us to reach
compromises on such important
issues as senior privileges and the
dress code . She has also helped w ith
intersession , senior retreat, and
graduation.
Throu ghout her three years here ,
Mrs . Manganelli has been a friend to
students from all grades , as we ll as
the Class of ' 81 . But because we've
been through so mu ch together,
she' s more than ju st another teacher
to us. Her help, guid ance, and more
importantl y her friendship have
made her our very special all y.

Dedication

27

�'Along the
Road': Prom
Memories
On May 8, the juniors were frantic
that something was going to fal I
through, but by 2:00 p.m. they were
setting up. Couples arrived at Roanoke
Country Club by 8:00 p.m . in order to
be in line for walk-ins. The court was
last in the walk-ins, followed by crown
carriers Erin McGarry and Ben Davis.
The junior attendants were Lisa Hart
and Elaine Russell. Senior attendants
were Cathy Harvey and Karen Ringler.
The prince was Franklin Blankemeyer;
princess, Karen Harvey; king, Frank
Thompson; and queen, Fran DeWitt.
After the court was crowned , they

danced to the prom theme son g,
" Along the Road " by Dan Fogelberg .
After parents left, the atmosphere
seemed more relaxed. Couples
danced everything from slow to country to disco to even punk as played by
the Royal Kings.
With the night flying by, it was 1 2
o'clock before anyone realized it. The
prom was over at the Roanoke Country
Club, but not for the night. A majority
of people headed to Our Lady of
Nazareth for a breakfast prepared by
parents, while others went back to
their own houses for breakfast. It was a
night of parties, varying from the Omega to the parkway. As the night closed
and final good-byes were said, it was a
remembrance of the night that faded
away fast. For many, prom night will
never be forgotten, but for others, it's
just a shade of gray.

Th e prom th e m e ' Al o ng th e Roa d ' w as c rea tively
di spl ayed in thi s d eco ration at Roa noke Country
C lub .
Jimmy N e uh o ff and M a ri a Ca n ary re lax between
d ance s as th ey pose for th e cam e ra .

28

Prom

�King Frank Thompson crowns Prom Queen Fran
DeWitt as Prince Franklin Blankemeyer does the
same for Princess Karen Harvey.

Karen Ringler and her escort Glenn Rosalia are
all smiles as they arri ve at Roanoke Country
Club.

M akin g th eir entrance are El aine Russell and Chri s
Nelson, as usher Baker Ell ett presents a bouquet to
El ai ne.
Fran DeWitt and Dan Dowdl e take turn s be ing Pro m
Q ueen.
Pre-Pro m dinner at Huntin g Hill s Co untry Club featured shrimp coc ktail and Budweiser.

Prom

29

�The 'Road' To
May 8
After a year of financial difficulties
and preparation for a dream night,
the juniors on May 8 were able to
display their efforts . The prom
committee, which had been selected
the previous year, had Karen Harvey
as chairman and co-chairman Lisa
Kern and Tim Rowe.
Problems soon began after the
chairman had been selected. The
first problem was where the prom
should be held . The final decision
came to be Roanoke Country Club.
The next problem was favors. The
guys naturally selected beer mugs,
but the girls wanted something more
personal. In order to keep cost
down , pin cushions were made with
help from the juniors' mothers.
Just when everything seemed to
be going along perfectly, Mr.
O'Connor informed the juniors that
Roanoke Country Club was not
available. It seemed all plans would
have to be changed. Finally, through
the efforts of Mr. and Mrs. David
Hart, the juniors were able to get
the room back. The Harts not only
chaperoned , but also laid their
membership on the line .

Diane Patri ck and her escort David Debo make their entran ce.

30

Prom

�The Prom theme was appetizingly stated by the cake shared by those
in attendance.
Franklin Blankemeyer, Tommy Blair, Lisa Hart, Karen Harvey, and
David Debo pause to pose.

Preparing to begin the Prom evening with dinner at Hunting Hill s
Country Club are Elaine Russell , Chris Nel son, Beth Doyle, and Mark
Keeley.

Alan Alouf and his special lady are ca ught by th e camera as th ey wa lk
in.

Prom

31

�With Time
Comes
Change
For the senior class of 1981 ,
graduation ceremonies were joyous
and much celebrated. Just as
everything changes w ith time, a new
festivity was added to the
ceremonies . For the first time ever,
the seniors wore their robes to
Honors Convocation which was
held at O .L.P.H . Even though the
Convocation was for all the students
at RCH , the seniors became the
main focus of attention. Not only
were honors bestowed upon
deserving students, but a twist was
also added . The seniors were
capped and then qualified members
were permanently inducted into the
National Honor Society .
All the awards usually given out
during graduation were distributed at

Honors Convocation, which
included the naming of Salutatorian
Ellen Murphy and Valedictorian
Patty Canfield . This left very few
presentations during graduation .
When asked to comment about the
change and added dimension in
ceremonies, Barbie Swanwick said ,
" The ceremony was too long but
nice and awards went from most
academic to most pimples ."
Fath er Gormley sh ares hi s appreci ation for
such an honor bestowed on him .
Marth a Baughan is presented her diploma by
Mr. O'Connor.

32

Graduation

�The festivities continued May 25
with the Baccalaureate Mass and
dinner held at O.L.N. This was a
touching moment in the seniors'
lives, because it would be the last
time they celebrated Mass together
as a class. After Mass, the seniors
and their parents were invited to
stay for dinner which was sponsored
by the junior class. During the
dinner, each senior who had lettered
in a sport was presented with a
plaque .
Finally, the day of May 28 had
come for each senior to march
down the aisle and receive his or
her diploma. It was a joyous event
for the graduates, because they
knew how hard they had worked for
that night. They were determined
not to let a few tears disturb their
moment of joy. All they could think
about was that it was finally over .
RCH would no longer be a part of
their lives because they were now a
part of its history: They were the
class of 1981 .
Salutatorian Ellen Murphy urges
graduates to remember th at th ey w ill
always be th e c lass of 198 1.
Mr. O'Connor proudl y presents Father
Gormley with a hono rary diploma fo r hi s
servi ce to RCH.

Grad uation

33

�The Morning
After The
Night Before
It was a night of smiles and sighs, of

laughter and tears, but after graduation
ceremonies all seniors were of like
mind in one respect: it was an occasion to celebrate.
Seniors were greeted by a crush of
friends and relatives upon leaving St.
Andrews, and everyone proceeded to
the gym for a reception hosted by the
PTA. It was a time for goodbyes to
teachers and classmates; it was a time
for parents to share their joy with other
parents and friends.
Following the reception, seniors
headed in several directions. Many
proceeded to Dan Dowdle's house for
the ritual emptying of the keg; others
went to the Lake for an evening of
partying. A number of seniors headed
for the beach a few days later.
No matter where the seniors
traveled immediately following graduation, they had a common experience: they were now RCHS alumni,
moving on to individual futures , towards important decisions and irrepressible dreams .
Susan Waid moves her tassel from the leh to the
ri ght aher receiving her diploma from a smiling
Mr. O'Connor.
Seniors were led in and out of St. Andrews by
bagpiper Dr. Edwin Robinson , Geology professor at VPI &amp; SU.

34

Graduation

�Principal Gregory O'Connor thanked parents, relatives, and friends for being present
to celebrate the graduation of the class of

Following graduation ce rem o ni es , happy
seniors min g led with hundreds of wellwishers c rowded around St. Andrews.

1981 .

Gradu atio n

35

�J6 Clubs

�At the beginning of each year, enthu siastic students join their favorite
club . It all seems to start out great, but
then there's a let down , a let dow n to
the teach ers , and to the real devoted
students . The clubs made it through
the year somehow, with hard work
and lots of complaining .
The complaints were from all over,
and most probably came from the
yearbook staff. Everyone started out
with a willingness to help. As th e yea r
went on , onl y a few of the real workers
stayed and kept the club together.
Working together was important in
trying to keep a club in order. Starting
new projects caused a lot of di scouragem ent, but having faith in ea ch
other kept everything alive.
FBLA was the club that had a tough
new start; th e beginning of th e Celtic
Cookie Corporation wa s something
new and was a doubtful project fo r
many of the members. As sa les went
on and orders went in, the CCC became a big success.
Not all clubs had complications .
The folk group, with a new director,
managed to get everyone to show up
and make the practices worthwhile.
The SCA managed to give m any
hops. At one of the hops, th ere was
supposed to be a robot to liven up the
night, but he never showed . D ec isions
were faced by all of the clubs . Indrama, there was th e constant d ec isio n of
who would be chosen for parts in th e
upcoming plays. Th ere were also deci sions in playing c hess. When pla y ing
chess, the players had to co nce ntrate
on w hat to do next, w hat m ove they
should make.
Keep ing a c lub together had its hi gh
and low po ints. Many disagreem ents
came and went. Suggestions too , had
a hard time stay ing aro und.
Natali e Stennett, a member of 5.0.C. , hangs up
college banners in th e G reen O nio n di sp lay ing
where alumni have gone. Thi s was a major project of 5.0 .C.

Clubs

37

�Row 1: Marc McKenna, Cathy Harvey, Scott Fell , Annette Cuzzocrea, El ain e Ru sse ll , Ca ro l Ca nary, C hri s M cGa rry, Jimm y C uzzoc rea, Kath y
Rh inehart, Ma ri a Ca nary, Doug Ca meron, Dav id Phillip s. Row 2: Tracy M o nahan, Mi c hae l Roga n , M ark Kee ley, Patt y Ca nfi e ld , Jimmy N euhoff,
Natal ie Sten nett.

38

SCA

�S.C.A. Serves
Students
The Student Council Association
serves as the students' voice in the
functioning of our school. The
S.C.A., along with its adviser Mr.
Craddock, has performed many
valuable services that have benefited
the students as well as the whole
school community .
The officers were: Michael Rogan,
president; Mark Keeley,
vice-president; Jimmy Neuhoff,
treasurer; and Patty Canfield,
secretary. Each grade had three
representatives.
The Student Council Association is
not just another club or group in our
school; it is a representative of the
student body. The purpose of the
S.C.A. is to serve the students and
be a medium through which the
students can voice their opinions to
the faculty and administration.
Rebecca Miller and Beth Alvaro clown
around with classmates at Wasena Park on
Field Day.

Th e annual S.C.A. sponsored magaz ine sales
competition is ki cked off by a representative
from the Perfect School Company.
SCA

39

�Honor Societies Stress Excellence
Striving for the qualities of service,
scholarship, leadership, and
character, a student could have
qualified for membership in the
National Honor Society. All new
members were al so required to have
and maintain an 85 average in
academics.
Members of th e N.H.S.

Row 1: Susan Wa id , Donna Geisel, M ary
Ann Donato, Monique Amos, Mary Canfield ,
Laurice Thomas, Barbi e Swanw ick, A nnette
Cuzzoc rea, Nancy Slough, Geri M cGa rry,
Trayce Marsha ll , Ka ren Ringler, Ka ren
Harvey, Doreen Plun kett, Beth Doyle. Row 2 :
Patty Canfie ld, Ti m Rowe, Tracey D usc hean,
Matt Newton, John Henretta, Tracey Wa rn er,
Danielle M istele, Frank DeWitt, Li sa Ke rn ,
Elaine Russell , Tracey Bl aney, Cath y Harvey.
Row 3: Greg Osterhaus, Mark Kee ley, Robert
Hardie, Jimmy Cuzzocrea, Rac hel Bo lden,
Ellen M urphy, Tim Mistele, Natalie Stennett,
Michael Rogan, Terry Johns.
Row 1: Kath y Plunkett, Lindsay Luke, Buffy
Cromwel l, Meg Fueglein , Laura En gl. Row 2:
Stephan ie Beachy, Anne W illi ams, Kath y
Rh inehart, Rebecca Phill ips, Jenni fe r Huhn ,
Lau ra Vorst, Debb ie Ringler, Maurita Dow.
Row 3: Aa ron Levine, Tom O' Brien, Kati e
Burns, David Harvey, Peter O'Rei ll y, Doug
Cameron, Mary M urphy, Mary Wi ll iams.

40

N HS/JNHS

participated in tuto rin g o th er
students throu gho ut th e sc hoo l yea r .
Members w o rked a b ingo in o rde r to
earn mon ey to ce leb rate th e
initiation of new m embers, w hi c h
took place in Febru ary.
The induction cerem o ny no t o nl y
included members of the ho n o r
society, but also m arked th e

beg innin g of th e St. Thom as More
C h ap te r of th e N ati o n al Junior
H o n o r Soc iety . Both c h apters of the
h o no r soc ie ty wo rked clo se ly
toge th e r in e n co urag in g th e younger
stu de nts to stri ve to m eet the
q u a li f ica ti o n s a nd acad emic
stand ard s of m embership .

�'The play's the thing . . .
This year's Drama Club
concentrated their efforts on the
production of two plays, both of
which were well received by the
RCH community.
The first, a one-act dramatization
of 0 . Henry's short story, "The Gift
of the Magi," put the entire school
in the Christmas spirit with its simple
message.
In the spring of the year, the
major production "Cheaper by the
Dozen" uti Iized actors and stage
hands from all grades, making the
play an energized, unified ,
undertaking from first rehearsal to

daughter played by Beth Doyle.
last performance. The young actors,
Not to be left out are the stage
many of them new to the stage,
hands, many of whom spent hours
were "remarkably professional,"
according to Roger Wilson, director slapdashing paint on flats,
manipulating the all-too-sensitive
of Virginia Western's dramatic
light board , or managing the sound
productions.
effects
at the eleventh hour.
No one will forget Greg Osterhaus
Both productions this year were
in his role as the domineering
produced and directed by Ms. Surat
efficiency expert Mr. Gilbreth, or
Lisa Kern as the sensitive,
and Mr. Pilachowski .
Additional club activities included
understanding mother of their twelve
an improvisational theatre workshop
children . Nor will seniors Mark
Keeley and Rodger Katz be forgotten at Hollins College as part of a fine
for the amusing portrayals of "Larry" arts day in March .
and "Joe Scales," potential rivals for
the hand of the eldest Gilbreth

Row 1: Eli zabeth Short, Beth Alvaro , Rebecca Miller, Lind say Luke, Mi chelle M c Kenna , Pete Fl ory , Kathy Plunkett. Row 2: Barbie Swanci ck, Nata lie
Stennett , Li sa Kern , Beth Doy le, To m O'Brien , Peter Mi stel e, Monique Amos, Maura Plunkett, Lynn Fi ves. Row 3: G reg Osterhaus , Mark Kee ley , Terry
Johns, Do ug Ca meron, Mr. Pilachowski , Reed Crowgey, Mi chael Rogan, Tommy Bier, Ralph Burr, Alyssa Surat, Ms. Surat, Rodger Katz .

DRAMA CLUB

41

�Volume I, No. 1

Roanoke Catholic High School. Roanok e, Va.

December 19. 1980

Four new teachers
come to RCHS
By Fred Bolden
We have had good teache rs

come and leave us. We have
had st rict teachers come and

leave us. This year fou r new
teachers joined the Roanoke
C ar holic C ommu nity. T hey

are: Mr . Pa1 rick Coyne. Ms.
Caroly n Kimbleton, M r . T im·
othy Pilachowski, Mr. William

Pane rson.
Mr. Patr ick C oyne g r ad·
uated fr om King's C ollege.
Wilkes· Barre. P ennsylvania.
He has taught in No rthern Vir ·
ginia in Pr ince William C ounry
fo r a number of years. H is

hobbies are: readi ng, and ere·
ative writing. He is teaching

English 10. 11 and 12. and is
adviser to the An nual staff and

Newspaper staff.
Ms. Ca rolyn Kimb!eton is a
graduate of Radfo rd Un i·
versity , Radford, Virginia. She
has 1augh1 befo re on the elementary level and secondary
levels in the state of Virginia .
S he is reaching P hysical Edu ca1ion, Modern H ealth, an d
Driver's Education. Ms. Kim bleton is coaching Volleyball
and G irl 's Basketball.
Mr. T imothy Pilachowsk1 is
o riginally from Bahimore in the

Grea t S late of Ma ryland H e
graduated from Loyola Um
ve rs11y. and gained expe rie n ce
a t St. Pe ter and Paul on th e
Easte rn Sho re of M a ryla nd be
fo re becoming Rehg1on mst ru e
tor at RCH . H is hobbies a re
music (likes playmg t he gu11ar).
hiking. and camping.
M r. W ilham Pa11e rso n h as a
Maste r's Degree from the Uni versity of C olo rado. and g rad ua1ed fr om W a fford C ollege 1n
S ou th Carolina . H e h as !aught
one year at N orth Cross . and m
6other schools: Roanoke C a1ho1ic makes the 71h schoo l. H e
has a total of fift een yea rs teach ·
mg experience on the seco n ·
da ry level. and has taugh1 on
the college level also. Mr P a t
terson 1s the Chemist ry and
Ph ys ical S c ience instructor
and 1s adviser 10 1he S c ien ce
Clu b. H is hobbies a r e · b1
cycling and stamp co!lectmg,
pmg-pong, bac kpackmg and
h1kmg. H e once sang Ill the
West Virgm1a O pera A ssoc1a
11o n. H e hkestoac t Ill dratnd!I C
plays, and he likes 10 travel.
T he fullfl lhng experience o f his
teaching career was leachmgar
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Co-Editors Dan Dowdle and Cathy
After a Year's Absence, RCH Harvey
had a dream and the
determination to make it a reality :
Has a Newspaper Again
the new Catholic Chronicle is
testimony to their vision and hard
work. Volume I Number I appeared
in December, and a second issue
came out in March . The emphasis
was on quality, not quantity.

42

Newspaper

�SOC Works
With Community
SOC stands for "serving our
community." This club had many
different activities, all to help the
school and themselves understand
the community today.
The officers were: Nancy Slough ,
President; Lori McGarry,
Vice-President; Rodger Katz,
Secretary; and Natlie Stennett,
Treasurer. They put in their time and
effort to make this club as much fun
as it was.
The SOC has done many things
this past year to help the school
such as making posters for games,
doing bulletin boards, and hanging
up pennants in the lunch room . The
SOC has also helped senior citizens
by visiting senior citizens' homes on
Valentine's Day, holding a luncheon
for senior citizens in the Elementary
school gym on Valentine's Day, and
taking senior citizens to the play
given by the drama club.
Nancy Slough and Glenn Rosalia ham it up in
the SOC office .

SOC members are, Row 1: Barbie Swanwi ck, Nancy Slough, Conni e Tay lor, Mary Ca nfield, Charl otte M cNabb , Katie Bum s, Kathy H arnack , Diane
Patri ck. Row 2: Patty Canfield , Stephanie Beachy, Penn y Arga bri ght, Susan Waid , Tracey W arn er, Natali e Stennett, Li sa Hart, Doreen Plunkett.

soc

43

�Chess, Latin
Clubs Small
But Dynamic
Organizations

Chess club members are, Row 1: Todd Alderman, Ma rc McKe nna, Scott Wil son, Willi am
Rosser, M r. Ayersman, ad viser. Row 2: Jimmy
Neuhoff, Ellen M urphy, Natalie Stennett, Ralph
Burr.
Latin Club offi ce rs fo r 1980-8 1 are, from left ,
Tim M istele, Jimmy Cuzzocrea, Debbi e Ringl er,
Ro bert Hardi e.

44

Chess Club/Latin Club

�FBLA Really 'Cooks' Its First Year

N atali e Stennett Susa n W aid, Karen Rin gler,
Mrs . Bea r, z Rog~rs, and Nancy Slough were th e
m overs behind th e Celti c Cooki e Corporati on.
FBLA members so ld stoc k in thi s co rporati on,
sold its product, and paid di vidends to stoc kh o lders .
FBLA members are, Row 1: Frank Th ompson,
Mrs. Bear, Bri an Downes. Row 2: Elaine Ru ssell , Su sa n W aid , Cath y Harvey, Nancy. Slough,
Tracey W arn er Cindy Wil son, Karen Rin gler, Z
Rogers , To nya W o lfe, Tra yce M arshall. Row 3 :
Mi chae l Roga n Davi d Debo, Terry John s, Feff
Andrews, Rac h~ ! Bo lden, Chri s Nelson.
Natali e Stennett seems to rea ll y have her hea rt
into th e makin g of Va lentine coo ki es fo r the CCC
- Ce lti c Cooki e Corpo rati o n.

FB LA

45

�46 Sports

�With another school year coming to
a close, there also came the ending of
another successful year of sports at
RCH. Posting numerous winning records, both boys' and girls' teams
showed that they had the true competitive spirit.
With an extremely tough schedule
to play, the footbal team ended up
3-6 . Under new head coach Gus Exstrom, the highlight was a hard-earned
victory over arch-rival North Cross after "Nuke North Cross" day.
Similarly, in the female fall sport,
Volleyball, the girls made it four BRC's
in a row by once again defeating Holy
Cross on their home court for the title.
With winter comes basketball season for both the guys and the girls.
While the Boston Celtics won the NBA
title, our own Roanoke Catholic Celtics didn 't quite reach proportional
heights. Although they didn 't win the
state championship, they had a more
successful season in the win-loss department than in the previous year.
The girls were very pleased with
their own success, coming out second
again in their BRC conference. With a
heart-breaking loss to Holy Cross by
one point in the last two seconds of the
State Catholic Tournament, the season
was over for good. Not being able to
avenge thi s bitter loss, the girls went
into softball season with revenge in
mind, and revenge is what they got by
defeating Holy Cross twice.
In lacrosse, the boys, as usual , put
their sticks to work and came up winners. The golf team won their first
match in season , and the tennis team s
showed that winning is not everything.
With very young players, the future of
tennis has a bright spot in the sports
program .
While it may not be easy to uphold
the winning tradition as it has been
established at RCH w ith the loss of
many excellent senior athletes, the
younger ones have their w ork cut out
for them in future season s.
Jay Ayersman, Fran k Blankemeyer, Willi am
Rosser, and Tim Rowe gather to discuss strategy
late in the game aga inst Covingto n Boys' Ho me .
The Celtics blew the game open in the second
half fo r a 66-48 w in .

Sports

47

�A Season of Ups and Downs
The start of football practice was
near, and one could sense excitement as the Celtics were to begin
their second year under Head Coach
Eddie Joyce. Joyce had led the Celts
to a 5-5 record the year before,
creating new optimism among the
students and parents as wel I as the
players. Well , the thoughts of Joyce
leading the Celts to a winning season were quickly erased as Joyce
resigned as Head Coach to accept
the coaching duties at Natural
Bridge . With the August 10 starting
date for full contact practice only a
few weeks away, the hunt was on for
a new coach, and finally the committee responsible for finding the
new coach decided on Gus Exstrom.
This was a pleasant surprise to
everyone who had gotten to know
Exstrom the year before as a new
science teacher and as an assistant
footba 11 coach, J. V. bas ketba II
coach and boy's tennis coach. On

being appointed to the new position , Exstrom , a University of Oklahoma graduate, said , " I was surprised and very excited about being
in this position this early in my
career."
However, no one who knew
Coach Exstrom doubted that he
would do the best job he possibly
could. The season opened at G. W .
Carver, where the Celtics were planning to attack by using their high
powered passing game, led by twotime All-State quarterback Terrance
Johns . But because of heavy rain ,
this strategy was nullified , and the
Celts had to be content with a struggling running game which ended in
a 7-20 defeat. But the Celts were not
to be discouraged.
The season climaxed to the
annual cross town rivalry game
against North Cross. The Celts
seemed to take all their frustration of
previous games out on them. Wear-

Ce ltics sq uare off on the line against N orth
Cross, prepared to fi erce ly battl e th e Raiders.
Peter Guilfoyle is ready to jo in the acti o n o n
th e play.

48

Footba ll

ing bann e r s which read " Nuke
North Cross, " the Ce ltics did exactly
that. Th e Ce lti c s jumped ahead of
the Raid e rs on th e very first play of
the game.
Knowing that the middle of the
Raider d efense would be wide open
and weak, Coach Exstrom sent in a
play which was to follow. Having
received the play, Celtic quarterback Terrance Johns dropped back
to pass and hit Jay Ayserman for a 75
yard score. From the beginning, the
Raiders were doomed and the Celts
came out victorious for the third
consecutive time that the two teams
have met with a score.
Even though the Celtics ended up
with a 3-6 record, the season was an
enjoyable one . But things are looking good for next year's Celtic team .
This year, the Celts has 2 college
prospects on the team in Mike Norton and Terrance Johns . Together,
they have received letters of interest

�from such schools as James Madison , UVA, Wake Forest and Ohio
State.
The trophy winners on the team
were: Jeff Ayersman (Best Defensive
Back) ; Brian Downes (Best Offensive Lineman); Jay Ayersman (Best
Defensive Lineman) ; Mike Norton
(Best Offensive Back); and Terrance
Johns (Most Valuable Player) . Brian
Downes, Jay Ayersman , and Terrance Johns were also named to the
1980 Catholic All-State team.
At one of th e home games, William Rosser
scores a touchdown.
Jay Ayersm an carri es the ball fo r a tou chdown
aga inst North Cros s.

VARSITY FOOTBALL 1980-8 1
O PPO NENT
US
THEM
Carver
0
20
Lord Botetourt
14
26
Staunton Ri ver
36
0
North Cross
21
7
Hargrave
36
0
Drewry M ason
12
26
Castl ewood
7
28
Giles County
12
36
Clifton Forge
12
31
W - 3
L- 6

The Celt ics go into a hudd le in th e ga me aga in st
Staunton River. RCH won 36-0.

Footba ll

49

�After Geri McGarry sets the ball, Tracey Warner
spikes the ball to Northcross.

A Tradition
They were repeatedly told they
couldn't do it. They had won the BRC
three consecutive times, but nobody
believed they could do it again . They
did , though, and shocked everybody
at the conference. People said their
luck had run out.
Winning has been a tradition in volleyball for many years. As the 1980
season started, many hopes were high
and the girls had a lot to live up to.
They had won three consecutive BRC
championships, and they were ready
for their fourth.
Some changes had been made within the team ; players had been lost and
gained, but the best change that occurred for this team was the new
coach , Carolyn Kimbleton. Her devotion and love helped the girls put
together a winning season and a fourth
BRC championship.

Though the season started out with
very high hopes, the Celts were defeated twice by archrivals Holy Cross.
Besides the two losses, the girls were
undefeated . Although the losses to
Hol y Cross put a damper on the girls'
spirits, they resol ved to prove themse lves in the tournam ent.
Being seeded second, the girls
pla yed in the first round, overcoming
North Cross. The tough part came
next, defeating Holy Cross . The Celts
put them awa y in two good matches
to regain the BRC title.
1980 GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL
OPPONENT
US
THEM
L.C. A.
2
0
Seven Hills
2
0
Holy Cross
1
2
Stuart Hall
2
0
T. C.A.
2
0
North Cross
2
0
1
2
Holy Cross
3
1
Jefferson Forest
Stu art Hall
2
0
Seven Hill s
2
0
North Cross
2
0
T.C.A.
2
0
L.C.A.
2
0
North Cross
2
0
Holy Cross
2
0
Holy Cross
2
O

50

Girls' Volleyball

Volleyball Team: Ro·w 1, Diane Patrick, Natalie
Stennett, Suzanne Rogers, Lisa Kern, Tracey
Warner. Row 2, Ellen Murphy, Danielle Mistele, Geri M cG arry , Din a Ferrac uti , Donn a
Geisel , Patti McGarry. Row 3, Captains Susan
Waid and Patty Canfield. Not pictured Rachel
Bolden .

�At one of th e hom e ga mes, Coach Ayersman
keeps a watc hful eye on his boys on the court.

Experience
The Varsity boys basketball team
began the season with a feeling of
optimism. There were four starters returning along with a number of key
reserves from the State AA Cham., pionship team. There was experience
filling every position - experience
which would definitely pay off during
the year.
Experience on the players' part,
coupled with Coach Ayersman's
coaching experience and dedication

to winning, enabled the Celts to defeat
Gibbons 74-65 in overtime. The Celts
were able to keep up with the Saints
until the last quarter. With one second
left in the game and the Saints up by
two points, there was a jump-ball between William Rosser and one of the
Saint players. Under the Celts basket,
Coach Ayersman called a timeout and
set his plan into action .

Jay Ayersman, Most Valuable Player, takes his
tim e and co nce ntration to make a foul shot as
Peter Guilfoy le watches.

Peter Guil foy le aims to make two points.

Boys' Vars ity Basketba ll

51

�Afte r stealing th e ball , Frank Thompson was ab le
to run the cou rt to score two points.

Franklin Blankemeyer places the ball into
the hoop to score two points. The boys
won over the Boys Home 76-72 .

VARSITY BOYS' BASKETBALL

1980-81
OPPONENT
Shawsvi lle
Danville Ch ri stian
Hargrave
Radford
Stuarts Draft
Radford
V.E.S.
Stau nton River
Botetourt
Holy Cross
North Cross
Botetourt
Boys Home
Holy Cross
Staunton Ri ver
Gibbon
North Cross
Fleming-Neon
Jenkins
Jenkins
Holy Cross
Boys' Home
Stuarts Draft
North Cross
Gibbons
Wa lsingham
Ireton
Benedict ine

W-20

52

us

THEM

109
79

80

78

S2

6S
74

69

SS

61

67

67

63

68
S9

34
67
44

S4
43
76
69

77
74

S9
43

S9

46
S6
72

S9
Sl
6S

S2
48
39

66

40
S2
48

S9
S9

63

61
76

83

S7

73

8S

S4

66

56

S2

76

L-8

Boys Varsity Ba sketb all

so

Boys' V. Basketball Tea m : Kneeling, William
Rosser. Row 2 Scott Fell , Peter Gu il foy le, Jay
Ayersman, Tom Blair. Row 3 Tim Rowe, Franklin Blankemeyer, B. J. Fitzpatrick, Jeff Greiner,
Ji mmy Neuhoff and Frank Thompson. Not pictured: Terry John s and Jeff Aye rsma n.

�Experience

can't

plan into action. William Ross er
leaped up, tapping the ball to Franklin
Blankemeyer, who in turn tapped it
into the basket - sending the game
into overtime.
The Celts went on to win against
Gibbons, but for Frank Blankemeyer,
the excitement of scoring his 1,000
points during the game was th e
greatest. That game will never be forgotten.
Each member of the Celtics gave his
all in every game. There was a
togetherness exhibited in the team
which could be seen by the spectators.
They represented a lot of talent and
ability for the sport. This was displayed
in th eir season record of 11-5. Expe rience was the key for the Celtics this
season.
After a foul shot, Jay Aye rsman watches with
anticipati on to see if the ball goes through the
hoop.

At th e State Ca th o li c Tournament, Terry John s,
30, and William Rosser, 22, tried to keep the
defense going aga inst Benedictine.

Boys Varsity Basketball

53

�Celebrate Good Times
The Girls' Varsity Basketball team
had a lot to be proud of. Under the
guidance of Coach Kimbleton, the
girls received a sound foundation in
the fundamentals of basketball.
Throughout the season , the girls performed relatively well. This was evident from their record of 19-10, which
surpassed the previous year's record .
The season began with a daily activity of laps, weights, and suicides. The
constant drilling and conditioning enabled the girls to defeat three Triple A
teams. Their performances surprised
many critics, because the girls had
never played Triple A schools before.
The Celts ran across a lot of competition , not only from their own conference. The girls had a tough game
against North Cross which resulted in
a humiliating loss. The second time
the two teams met, North Cross was
defeated .
The Celtics performed wel I for a season of 16-8 overall, 2nd a conference
record of 11-3 . The girls received a
second seed for the BRC. They defeated Timberlake Christian and North
Cross to advance to the finals against
Holy Cross .
Patri cia Ren aghan and Daniell e Mi stele have
mi xed feelings about th e pl ay.
Rac hel Bo lden fo rcefull y grabs th e rebo und
fro m opponents' wa iting arms .

54

Girls' Va rsity Basketball

�The Cross would be a tough team to
beat; the Celts had already been defeated by them twice in the regular
season. The Celtics led the game during the first three quarters, but Holy
Cross came from behind to win the
BRC.
The girls' performance surprised
many skeptics when they took second
place in BRC. The girls played like a
team working toward a common goal.
Even though they fell short of achieving a victory as such, the girls still have
ample reason to celebrate.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
OPPONENT
40
Patrick Henry
6S
Pulaski County
44
Salem
30
Northside
27
Salem
33
Wm Fleming
44
LCA
48
TCA
41
North side

us

TCA

W-20

44
38

so
56
56
36
37

33

42

28
35

44

36

49

LCA
Seven Hills
Holy Cross
Gibbons
Stuart Hall
North Cross
St. Gertrudes
Seven Hills
Stuart Hall
Holy Cross
Chatham
North Cross
Chatham
Berean
TCA
North Cross
Holy Cross
Gibbons
St. Gertrudes
Holy Cross

THEM
59

31

41

47

20
27

39

42
67

32
51

49
49
20
57
52
53

45
44
52

67

9
30

52
32
39

52
41

52

33

32
13

29
44

20
53
53

L-10

Girls Varsity Basketball Team: Row One: Patti
McGarry, Geri McGarry , Bernie Donato ,
Carolyn Guilfoyle, Charlotte M c Nabb. Row
Two: Alyssa Surat, Mary Williams, Kath y Rinehart , Lee Ann Bratc her , Daniell e Mistele ,
Ra chel Bold en, and Ellen Murphy.
Using style und concentration , Ellen Murph y
shoots over her opponent 's block.

G irl s' Vars ity Basketball

55

�Row 1 : T o m A sbur y, Ro bert Hardie, Paul
Stum p, Lee Beek m an. Row 2: Jimmy Cu.zzocrea, Bri an C hubb , M ic hae l W arner, JeffWill?rd,
D o ug Ca m ero n , D o nn y Willi am s, Peter Rerlly,
Coac h Exstro m .

Home Play
Playing on your home court can be a
great advantage to a basketball team.
The J.V. Celts proved this theory, as
they had an 8-1 record at home which,
when coupled with a 4-4 record on the
road , gave them a 12-5 record this
season.
The Celts seemed to come alive
whenever playing in the friendly confines of Catholic's gym. This was evident in the game against VES .
The Celts turned in a superb effort
and avenged an earlier loss to VES by
winning at the Catholic's gym 51-47 .
Brian Chubb had 19 points, Jeff Willard 14, and Robert Hardie was 10 for
10 from the free throw line.
The Celts played probably their best
game of the whole year in a losing
cause at Stuarts Draft 69-68. A three
point play with two seconds left sealed
the Celtic' s sloam. Jimmy Cuzzocrea
played a superb game, scoring his
game high of 25 points.
The Celts went on to defeat such
schools as Covington Boys Home,
Holy Cross and arch rivals North
Cross . The Celts performance this season was one of dedication and spirit.
This says a lot for the up and coming
Varsity team.
J.V. BOYS BASKETBALL 1980-8 1
OPPO ENT
US
Radford
39
Stuarts Draft
64
Radford
46
V. E.S.
43
Staunton River
52
Lord Botetourt
49
Lord Botetourt
39
Covington Boys Home
60
Holy Cross
50
Staunton River
63
North Cross
56
V.E.S.
51
Holy Cross
65
Berean
66
Covington Boys Home
62
Stuarts Draft
67
North Cross
61
Berean
59

W-13

THEM
58
62
40
56
12

61
41
27

30
46
35
47
46
53
36
68
40
55

L-5

Brian Chubb out jumps his opponent to gi ve th e
team the ball. They defeated BCA to end their
season.

56

Boys J.V. Basketball

�Jumping High
In 1980, a young and inexperienced
Celtic basketball team traveled to the
annual State Catholic Tournament and
came home with the AA championship victory. In 1981 , the experienced and matured Celts entered the
tournament with hopes of clinching
the AAA championship. Although the
Celts had the second best record , they
were seeded fifth. They were undefeated in the Catholic League regular
season, capturing the AA regular season trophy.
With nearly 200 rowdy fans in the
stands and 12 eager players on the
bench , the Celts faced fourth seeded
Ireton Friday night in the first round
games. Although Ireton had a 2-9 record , they appeared to have a strong
team . The Celts overpowered Ireton
66-56, with William Rosser leading the
Celts with 19 points. This placed the
fired up Celts in the semi-final game
with Benedictine on Saturday night.
Entering the game with Benedictine,
the Celts were aware of Benedictine's
record of 10 consecutive state Championship victories. The fans , also
aware, rose to the occasion and faithfu Ily cheered on the Celts . With Jay
Ayersman playing excellent defensi ve
first half, and Franklin Blankemeyer
doing his job on th e offensive end , th e
Celts were hopeful at halftime, trailing
only by 10 points . However, in the
second half, the powerful Benedictine
Cadets prevailed and defeated the
Celts 52- 76, with Franklin Blankemeyer leading the Celtics w ith 19
points.
Even though the Roanoke Catho li c
Celtics didn ' t win the tournament,
they left their mark in Richmond. The
Celtic fans were recogni zed by most
people to be the row di est group for th e
number of people th ey had cheerin g.
Getting high off the ground , Franklin Bl ankenmeyer tips th e ball and gets th e ga me go ing. It
wa s the first jump of th e gam e aga in st St. Benedi ctine .
Willi am Rosser jum ps up to score two po in ts
whil e hi s o pponent un successfull y tri es to stop
him .

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57

�Mary Anne Donato charges the ball as it roll s
down third base line.
Ellen Murphy makes a play at home plate as
teammate Monique Amos watches in
anticipation.
GIRLS SOFTBALL
OPPONENT
US
LCA
10
Stuart Hall
16
TCA
9
15
Berean
Holy Cross
15
LCA
6
Holy Cross
3
North Cross
12
TCA
10
North Cross
13
Blue Ridge Conference
13
Holy Cross
LCA
0
1
Holy Cross

W-7

THEM
11

3
7
5
5
7

8
9

0
20
10

3
11

L-6

Girls Softball Team: Row O ne: Mary Anne
Donato, Patri cia Renaghan, Geri McGarry,
Nancy Slough, Monique Amos. Row Two :
Jennifer Huhn, Mary DeWitt, Bernie Donato,
Tonya Wo lfe, Ellen Murphy. Row Three :
Charlotte McNabb, Danielle Mistele, Rachel
Bolden , Mary Reid (manager). Not pictured:
Patty Canfield, Katie Burns, Beth Zeh nder,
Nata lie Stennett (manager).

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Softbal l

�Danielle Mistele looks forward to her next game.

Team That
Almost Wasn't
With another spring comes another
year of softball . It was a chance for the
girls to release the tensions which had
built up over the long winter months.
This was evident during practices in
which more time was spent telling
jokes rather than going over plays.
Due to the exceptional coaching ability of Coach Kimbleton , the girls' softbal I team was transformed from a
bunch of misfits into a team of high
caliber.
Once the girls got past their foolishness, they became a threat. Even
though they lost to the number one
seeded team, LCA, by one run , they
exemplified team play. Their season
progressed smoothly with a few high
points when they defeated their rival s,
Holy Cross and North Cross.
The girls entered th e BRC seeded
next to last, which match ed th em
against Holy Cross in the first round.
After defeating Hol y Cross , the girls
faced two losses , thus ending an y
hopes of bringing home a troph y .
Once again , they fell short of a victory, but it is not because they didn 't
deserve it. They tried their best, but
their hearts were just not in it. Maybe
next year softball w ill become an important part of their li ves.
Coach Kimbl eto n moti o ns Moniq ue Am os to
first base.
Geri M cGarry and teammates Berni e Donato
and M o nique Am os wa its fo r th e game to get
started .

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59

�Lacrosse
Becomes
Popular
The Celtic lacrosse team
overcame a few pre-season setbacks
and powered its way to a 6-2
season . The offensive-minded Celts
outscored their opponents by an
overwhelming 75 to 28 .
This year' s team was young but
not inexperienced , which was
evident in the finesse with which
they played lacrosse. The Celtic
stickmen broke many school records
this year with their offensive and
defensive ability.
The season was an exciting one ,
and the hard-working Celts were
paid off by excellent student
attendance at all home games.
Lacrosse is becoming a very popular
sport at RCH.

Peter Guilfoy le attempts to retrieve the ball
amidst a group of North Cross players.

60

Lacrosse

�A Celtic stickman makes a play for the ball in
the game against North Cross .

Th e Celts are scored on as North Cross
bypasses their defense.
The lac rosse home games were held at th e
VA Field in Sa lem. Here, the Celtics host
North Cross .

Lacrosse

61

�VARSITY LACROSSE 1980-81
OPPONENT
US
THEM
V.E.S.
9
12
North Cross
3
0
Lexington
13
3
Augusta
8
0
Lexington
17
2
Augusta
10
2
Christ Church
9
1
North Cross
6
8

W-6

L-2

Tim Rowe sprints, cradling the ball, while
being closely guarded by a North Cross
player at the veteran 's field .

The Celtics congratulate the Raiders in
disbelief of their loss . The Celtics had lost
their first game to North Cross since the
beginning of the rivalry between the two
schools.
Jeff Greiner makes a desperate try at
recovering the ball while Baker Ellett waits for
an assist.

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La crosse

�Brian Hanes ba ttles to " scoop th e ball " while being gua rd ed by a North Cross player.

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63

�Bear's Cubs
Varsity and J.V. cheerleaders
were born on April 18, 1980, when
the new cheerleaders were
announced on the final day of tryouts. The Varsity's first official function was the Channel 15 Auction.
After that, they began practicing to
prepare for cheerleading camp at
Longwood, August 4-8. Beginning
during the summer, theJ. V.'s spent a
lot of hard hours at practices, camp,
and various fundraisers, such as car
washes and bake sales.
Both squads were kept busy during the school year. During football
season the Varsity sponsored buses
to games, so ld porn pons, and held a
poster contest with the theme of
"N uke North Cross." Cheering for
football games every Friday and volleyball ga mes during the week left
them little time to themselves.
Although the J. V. only had two football games, they still worked hard .
They met every Wednesday afternoon for practice and cheered enthusiastically at the pep rallies.
The game was over; they'd won
their first basketball game against

Danville Christian . The J. V. score
was 79-50, and the Varsity score
was 79-51. Everyone was nervo us ,
including the cheerleaders, but in
the end they were overjoyed and ran
out on the court to congratulate the
players, all wet with sweat from
playing a hard game. The cheerleaders themselves, tired, hot, and worn
out, said the first step had been
taken and a great season was ahead
of them . It was a winning season for
both the team and the cheerleaders.
A lot of time and energy was put in
by both squads cheering for the
varsity girl's ba sketball team.
The cheerleaders ended th e season with a spaghetti dinner for all
three teams. As an end of the season
gift, they gave Mrs. Bear a baby
shower.
Although it was time consuming
and hard work, it is a sure thing that
no cheerleader regretted participating . They arrived spirited and peppy
for every game, and even after a
game, on the ride home the spirit
and fellowship didn't end .

J.V. Cheerleaders; Mary Guilfoyl e, Beth Zehnder , Maria Ca nary, Debbie Ringler, D E'. ni se
Alderman , Louri ce Thoma s, Mary Canfi eld ,
Laura Vorst.

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Cheerleaders

�Happy about the basket, Lori McGarry and
Trayce Marshall jump for joy.

Varsity Cheerl eaders: Row 1; Elai ne Ru ssell .
Row 2; Trayce M arshall , Ka ren Rin gler. Row 3;
M ary A nn e Do nato , Lo ri McGarry, Ka ren
Harvey .

During halft ime, Lo ri M cG arry, Karen Harvey,
Ka ren Rin gler and Elaine Russell , do their pompom ro utine to " Celebratio n ."
Cheerl eaders

65

�66

People

�"Hey! Look! Over there, it's an RCH
bumper sticker. I know whose car that
is - it looks like Mrs. Friel 's." All
around the Valley there were cars with
RCH bumper stickers. "I think it's neat
to see cars going around with the name
of your school on the back of the car, "
said one student. "Whenever I see a
car with an RCH bumper sticker, I
speed up to see who it is, wave, and
then leave."
Leaving always seemed to be something everyone enjoyed doing. Students for some odd reason always tried
to leave class or school early. It was
fun to look forward to assemblies,
Mass, or activity period, but the idea of
the buzz of the final bell seemed like
the call of heaven .
In the halls, before and after school,
there were always students around,
from 7:30 in the morning until about
5:30 p.m. A student with a major detention could usually be found after
school cleaning classrooms and helping Mr. Agee .
After having made it through five
years of detentions, classes, and
assemblies, it was finally over for the
seniors . Alas, no more coming back;
it's only visitations and reunions left.
No more would they be found joking
around in the halls. It was time for
those still left behind to advance more
independently of those who had gone .
A time to gain more confidence and
self-esteem. In effect, to look back on
the past and to look forward to the
future. A shade, good with bad , to
blend together to make a gray. A
place, like Roanoke Catholic , in
which to give and receive love and to
grow. A face, maybe yours, maybe a
friend's, only to cherish and to share
with for five years. A time, an effect, a
place, a face , nothing ever left but a
shade of gray.
Glenn Ro sa lia smiles w ith sati sfacti on in M r.
O 'Connor's office. Maybe the fl ag means he
brings a message from the Pope?

People

67

�Seniors
TODD ALDERMAN, 2493 10th Street, Roanoke. Hunting and Fishing
Club 8, 9; Science Club 10; S.O.C. 10; Chess Club 12 ; J. V. Football 8, 9;
V. Football 10, 11 , 12; Tennis Mgr. 10; Newspaper 12; FCA 12 .

JAY ALLE N AY ERSMA N, 224 Clubhouse Drive, Roanoke. Hunting and
Fishing Club 8, 9; Ski Club 10, 11 ; J. V. Football 8; V. Footba ll 11, 12, Best
Defensive Lineman 12 ; J.V. Basketball 9,10, M .V.P. 10; V. Basketball
11 , 12.
MARTH A FRANCES BAUG HA N, 630 Ram ada Road, Vinton. Dance
Cl ub 8; Pep Club 8, 9; S.O .C. 10, 11; Ski Club 10, 11, 12 ; Softba ll Mgr.
11 ; Newspaper 1 2.

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Seniors

�THOMAS JEROME BIER , Rt. 1 Bo x 10, Bent Mt. Hunting and Fi shing
Club 8, 9; Photo Club 8, 9; Drama Club 8 , 11, 12; J. V . Tennis 8; V. Tennis
8,9, 10,11 , 12; F.B.L. A. 12; F.C. A. 12 .

TH O M AS STEPHEN BLAIR JR. , 77 13 O ld Mill Forest Dri ve, Roanoke.
Transferred from Bi shop Kenny High Schoo l, Jacksonville, Flori da .
M gr. Boys V. Basketball Team 12.
RACHEL LORETTA DO RI N DA BO LDE N , 925 McDowell Ave. ,
Roanoke. J.V. Volleyba ll 9; V. Vo lleyball 11, 12; Softba ll 11, 12; V.
Basketball 9, 10, 11 , 12; M .l.P. 11 ; N .H. S. 10, 11 , 12; F.C.A. 12 ; Pep
Club 10; S.O. C. 10, 11 ; F. B.L.A. 12; Chess Club 1O; Yea rbook 12:
Quill and Scroll 12; Who 's Wh o, Hugh O ' Brian Leadership Awa rd
10.

FRED ERICK ALE XANDER BOLDEN , 925 M c Dowell Ave ., Roanoke.

J.V. Football 10, 11 ; V. Football 8, 9, 10, 11 , 12; S.O .C. 10, 11 ; Pep Club
8,9; Hunting and Fishin g Club 8,9 ; Newspaper 12.

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�PATRICIA ALICE CANFIELD, 5028 Shady Side Drive, Roanoke. Class
Treasurer 8; Class President 9; J.V. Tenni s 8,9; J.V. Volleyball 8,9
Captain ; J.V. Cheerleader 9, 10- Captain; Dance Club 8, 10, 11, 12;
Volleyball 10, 11, 12, Captain 12; Basketball Mgr. 11; N .H.S.
10, 11, 12, President 12; Secretary 12; Religion Curriculum Committee 1O; Latin Club 12; Secretary of Virginia Junior Academy of Science
11, 12; Society of Distinguished American High School Students 10;
Girls State 12; Klassroom Kwiz 11 .

RALPH CHRISTOPHER BURR, 3534 Old Towne Road , Roanoke. Photo
Club 8, 9; J.V. Tennis 1O; V. Tennis 11 , 12; Yearbook 1O; Drama Club
11 , 12.

FRANCES ANN DEWITT, Rt. 3 Box 112-25, Moneta. Transferred
from Breckinridge Jr. High School, Roanoke, Va. S.O .C. 10, 11; Ski
Club 10, 11 ; N.H .S. 10, 11, 12; Softball 11 , 12 ; Science Club 11; Class
Treasurer 11; Chess Club 12; Newspaper 12; Christmas Court 10;
Homecoming Court 11, 12; Prom Court 11.

ANN ETTE FRANC ES CUZZOCREA, 3815 Mud li ck Road, Roa noke.
Hunting and Fishing Club 8; J.V. Tenni s 9; V. Tenni s 10; Pep Club 9;
Drama Clu b 10; Yearbook 10, 11 , Editor-in -Chief 11 ; Newspaper 12 ;
S.C.A. Rep. 11 , 12; N .H. S. 12; Q uill and Scroll 12.

70

Seni ors

�DANIEL THOMAS DOWDLE, 5 135 Crossbow Circle, Roanoke. Hunting and Fishing Club 8,9; S.O .C. 10, 11; J.V. Basketball Mgr. 9;
V. Basketball 10; Golf 11 , 12; Newspaper 12, Editor 12.

BRIAN FRANCIS DOWNES, 5708 Penquin Drive, Roanoke. Hunting
and Fishing Club 8,9; 5.0 .C. 10, Treasurer 10; J.V. Football 8; V.
Football 9, 10, 11 , 12, Best Defensive Back 11 , Best Offensive Lineman 12 ; ).V. Basketball 10, M gr. 9; Lacrosse 10.
WILLIAM BRYANT HART, 2301 Mack-Chick Road, Roanoke. V.
Football 10; Lacrosse 11, 12, Most Goa ls 11 ; ). V. Basketball 1O;
Drama Club 10, 12; Ski Club 11 .

~-PETER JOSEPH GUILFOYLE, 5347 Luwana Dri ve, Roanoke. J. V. Football 9, Most Valuable Back 9; V. Football 10, 11,1 2; ).V. Basketball
9,10 ; V. Ba sketball 11,1 2; La cro sse 9, 10,11 , 12 ; Chess Club 12 ;
F.B .L.A . 12 ; Hunting and Fishing Club 8,9; Drama Club 9, 10; .Folk
Group 11; Ski Club 11; Class Vice President 8.

Seniors

71

�CATHY MARIE HARVEY, 3203 Bromley Road, Roanoke. Pep Club 8,9 ;
Hunting and Fishing Club 8,9; J.V. Tennis 9; J.V. Cheerleading 10;
S.O.C. 10, 11, Secretary 11 ; N.H .S. 11, 12; S.C.A. Rep. 12; Newspaper
12, Editor 12; F.B.L.A. 12; Quill and Scroll 12 .
TERRANCE PERCELL JOHNS, 2511 Delaware Avenue, Roanoke. Transferred from William Ruffner Jr. High School , Roanoke, Va . J. V. Football
9; V. Football 10, 11 , 12, M .V.P. 11, 12, All State 11; J.V. Basketball 1O;
V. Basketball 11 , 12; J.V. Tennis 9; V. Tennis 10, 11 , 12, Capt. 11 ;
F.B.L.A . 12, President 12; Class Vice President 12 ; N.H .S. 10,11 , 12;
Who's Wh o; National Achievement Commended Scholar, Football AllState 12.
RODGER ELLIOTI KATZ, 915 Gaymont Street, Roanoke. Transferred
from M adi son Jr. High School , Roanoke, Va. Drama Club 10, 11 , 12 ,
Treasurer 11 , President 12; S.O .C. 11, 12; New spaper 12.

72

Seniors

�MARK STEPHEN KELLEY, 510 28th Street, Roanoke. Hunting and
Fishing Club 8, 9; J.V. Tennis 10; V. Tennis 11, 12; V. Football 10, M.I. P.
1O; S.O.C. 10, 11 , 12; S.C.A. Vice President 12; Who's Who; " I Dare
You" Award 11 ; Boys State Delegate 11; Boys State House of Representatives 11; N.H .S. 12.

TRAYCE ALANNA M ARS HALL, 3748 Red Fox Dri ve, Roanoke. Dance
Club 8, 9; J.V. Cheerleading 9; V. Cheerleading 10, 11 , 12; Treasurer 11 ,
Capt. 12; N .H .S. 10, 11 , 12; S.O.C. 11 , 12; Prom Co-Chairman 11 ;
Christmas Court 11 ; Class President 12; Yea rbook 12; Governor's
School 11 ; Nation al Ac hievemen t Scholarship Semifinali st 12.
LORETIA ANN MCGARRY, 3945 Meadowlark Road, RoanQke. Dance
Club 8, 9; J.V. Cheerl eading 9, 10, Capt. 10; V. Cheerl eading 11 , 12;
S.O.C. 10, 11 , 12 Vice Pres ident 11 , 12; Homecom ing Court 11 , 12,
Princess 11 , Queen 12; F.C. A . 12.

Sen iors

73

�ELLEN MARIA MURPHY, 557 Dill ard Road, Roanoke. Hunting and
Fishing Club 9; Chess Club 9, 12 ; Sc ience Club 11 ; Class Vice President
1O; Class Secretary 11 ; S.O.C. 10, 11 , 12; Homecoming Court 1O; J.V .
Tennis 8; V. Tennis 9, 1O; J.V. Volleyball 8; V. Volleyball 10, 11 , 12,
Capt. 11 , 12, M.V.P. 11 ; Softball 11 , 12, Capt. 11 ; F.C.A . 12 .

M ICHAE L FERGUS NORTON , Rt. 7 Box 107, Bent Mt. Tran sferred from
Garden City Jr. High Sc hoo l, Long Island , New York. V. Football
10, 11 , 12 , Best Runn ing Back 12; Ten ni s 10.
GREGORY STEPH EN OSTERHAUS, 6024 Woodcock Circle, Roa opke.
Newspaper 8; Drama Clu b 9, 11 ,12; Ski Club 10; N.H.S. 11,12.

74

Seniors

�GREGORY ALEXANDER PAPP, 5460 Wynne Road , Roanoke. Transferred from Hargrave Military Aca demy, Chatham, Va. Who's W ho.
MARY WILLARD REID , Rt. 11 Box 672, Roa noke. Transferred from
Lord Botetourt Hi gh School , Botetourt, Va. Folk Group 12.
KAREN MARIE RINGLER , 3555 Heritage Circle, Roa noke. S.C.A.
Rep. 8, 9, 1O; J. V. Tenni s 8, 9; J.V. Cheerleading 9, 1O; Va rsity Cheerleading 11, 12; S.O.C. 11 , 12 ; Class Secretary 12; F. B. L.A. 12, Secretary 12 ; Dance Club 9; Spring Dance Court 11 , Princess 11 ; Yearbook 10; N .H.S. 11 , 12; F.C.A . 12.

Seniors

75

�MICHAEL GERARD ROGAN , 3346 Dawn Circle, Roanoke . Hunting
and Fishing Club 8,9; Chess Club 8, 9, 10, 12; Drama Club 11, 12 ; ). V.
Tennis 8, 9, 10; V. Tennis 11 , 12; Ski Club 10; S.C.A. Rep . 11 ; S.C.A.
President 12; N.H.S. 11, 12; Who's Who; American Legion Boys State
11.

SUZANNE LEAH ROG ERS, 1839 Bluemont Avenue, Roanoke. J.V.
Vo lleyball 9, Mgr. 8; V. Volleyball Mgr. 11, 12; Hunting and Fishing
Club 8, 9; J.V. Tennis 8, 9; V. Tennis 10, 11 , 12 ; Pep Club 8; J. V. Cheerleading 9, 10, Treasurer 10; Christmas Court 9; Class Treasurer 9; S.O.C.
10,11; F.C.A. 12; F. B.L.A. 12, Vice President 12 ; Ski Club 10.
GLENN ROBERT ROSALIA, 711 Lodi Lane, Roanoke. V. Tennis
9, 10, 11 , 12; Class President 1O; Ski Club 11 , 12 ; S.O.C. 10, 11 , 12 ; Book
Store 12.

76

Seniors

�WILLIAM ROSSER , 1835 Court Street, Roanoke . Transferred from Addison. J.V. Tennis 9; V. Tenni s 10, 12 ; V. Football 8, 11 , 12; J.V. Basketball
9, 10, Best Offensi ve Pl ayer 10; V. Basketball 11 , 12 ; Chess Club 12 .

STEVE SEYMOUR, 1320 Rugby Boulevard , Roanoke. Hunting and
Fishing Club 8, 9; J. V. Tennis 8. 9; Drama Club 11. 12.
NATALIE LYNNE STENNETI, 1004 Grove Lane, Roanoke . Dance
Club 8, 9, 10; Pep Club 9, 10; S.O .C. 10, 11 , 12, Treasurer 12; Drama
Club 10, 11 ; V. Cheerleading 11 ; S.C.A. Rep. 12; V. Volleyball Mgr.
12 ; F.C.A. 12; Newspaper 12 ; Chess Club 12; N.H .S. 12; Quill and
Scroll 12.

NANCY GER IN E SLO U G H , 1942 M ontc lair Drive, Roanoke. Class
President 8, 11 ; Newspaper 8; J. V . Voll eyball 8; Christmas Court 8;
S.C.A . Rep. 9, 10; V. Basketball Mgr. 9; Huntin g and Fi shing Club 9;
N.H.S. 10, 11 , 12; S.O.C. 10, 11 , 12, President 10, 11 , 12; Science Club
11 ; F.B .L.A. 12, Treas urer 12.
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77

�FRANK DAVID THOMPSON. 4402 Kirkwood Drive , Roanoke .
Chess Club 8; Hunting and Fishing C lub 8, 9; S.O.C. 10, Secretary 10;
J.V. Basketball 9, 1 O; V. Basketba ll 11 , 12, A ll Tournament Team 11 .

BARBARA ANN SWANWICK, 828 Hugh Avenue N.W., Roanoke.
Transferred from Northside Jr. High School , Roanoke, Va . Yearbook
10 , 11 , 12 , Editor-in-Chief 11 , 12 ; S.O.C. 10,11,12 ; Drama Club
9, 10, 11 , 12, Secretary 11 ; Pep Club 8, 9; Roving Reporter for WUEZ 12;
N.H.S. 12 ; Quill and Scroll 12.

SUSAN CAROL WAID, 111 Niblick Drive, Roanoke. S.C.A. Rep. 8; J. V.
Volleyball 8,9; V. Volleyba ll 10, 11,12, Capt. 12; J.V. Tenni s 9; V.
Tennis 10,11; Hunting and Fishing Club 9; Drama Club 10; N.H .S.
10, 11 , 12, Secretary 11 , 12; Sc ience Club 11 ; Ski Club 11 ; 5.0.C. 11, 12 ;
Prom Attendent 11; Softball 12; Class Treasurer 12; F. B. L.A. 12, H istorian 12; Who's Who.

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Seniors

TRACEY ANNE WARNER , 4914 Buckhorn Road, Roanoke . Dance
Club 8,9; J.V. Volleyball 8,9; V. Volleyball 10, 11 , 12 ; M .V .P. 12, All
Tournament Team 11, All Conference 12; J.V. Tennis 9; V. Tennis
10, 11 , 12 , Capt. 11; V . Basketball Mgr. 11; N.H.S. 10,11,12 ; Pep
Club 9, Secretary 9; S.O.C. 10, 11 , 12 ; Class Vice President 11; Newspaper 12; Yearbook 12; F.B.L.A. 12 ; F.C.A. 12 ; Drama Club 10;
Science Club 11; Who 's Who.

�CYNTHIA JOANNE WILSON , 2115 Denniston Avenue, Roanoke. Pep
Club 8; Hunting and Fishing Club 8,9; J.V. Tennis 8; J.V. Cheerleading
9,10; S.O. C. 10,11; Newspaper 12; F.B.L.A. 12; Drama Club 12.

TONYA DEAN WOLFE, Rt. 1 Box 309, Wirtz. Transferred from Franklin
High School, Franklin Co., Va. Softball 11 , 12, Capt. 11 ; S.O.C. 11 ;
Drama Club 12 ; F.B .L.A. 12 ; Folk Group 12; F.C.A. 12.
ROBERT ERIC YOUNG , Rt. 1 Box 173, Goodview. Transferred from
Hargrave Military Academy, Chatham, Va. F.B.L.A. 12.

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�The junior year is the most difficult
for hi gh school. Between taking
PSAT's in the fall, SAT's in the spring,
and preparing for the prom, they had
to keep up their grades, since this year
is considered the most important by
colleges.
Even though they had a 11 these
things to do, they managed to find time
to be in trouble constantl y. If someth ing went wrong in the school , the
blame would be put on the juniors
first.
Through all thi s they came out on
top and ready for their final year.
Jeff Greiner paints a sign for the seniors before a
pep rall y.
David Debo and El aine Ru ssell talk to a fri end
during M r. Patterson's 6th period Ch emi stry
cl ass.

A lan A louf
Jeff Andrews
Tracy Bl aney
Franklin Blankemeyer

Todd Blevins
Lee An n Bratcher
Reed Crowgey
David Debo

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Ju niors

�Beth Doyle
Scott Fell
B.J. Fitzpatrick
Jeff Greiner

Brian Hanes
Kathie Harnack
Lisa Hart
Karen Harvey

l Li sa Hart , Tom and Shannon Bl air talk at one of
th e SCA's hops.

Jimmy Neuhoff gets hi s books for A. P. Hi story,
A. P. History was one of the new c lasses offered .
Th e sophom ores, juniors and seni ors pro udl y
di spl ay th eir " Nuke Northcross" posters.

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81

�Cf)
!.......

Juniors- ooys, girls, it didn't matter0 were
full of energy and were sure ready to
c be full fledged SENIORS. At last it was

::J almost here.
J

One big moment remembered by all
was the Junior/Senior Prom: it was a
night enjoyed by all.
The class of '82 was diminished in size,
but that didn't stop them from receiving
awards in various fields.
Even though the class was small in size,
its spirit grew: they were the class of '82 !
Elaine Ru ssell throws a fri sbee during Field Da y
at Wasena Park.

Bill y Hedge
John Henretta
Biff Hinson
Gehrmann Holl and

Li sa Ke rn
Geri McGa rry
Tim M istele
Chri s Ne lson

Ji mmy Neuhoff
Ba rba ra Papp
D iane Patri ck
Cindy Penn

82

Juniors

�Four players of the opposing team looked on in
awe as Frank Blankemeyer went up for a shot to
continue to lead the Celtics to a victory.
Catie Turpin works hard on her typing during 7th
period.

Doreen Plunkett
Steve Rosa li a
Tim Rowe
El aine Rus se ll

Carroll Schultz
Tomm y Thomas
Catie Turpin

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�The sophomore class was a group of
U) independent people . Displaying the
(]) theme "Nuke North Cross," the soph~ omores tied the seniors to win a poster
design contest. Through cooperation
and last minute work, they came up
with a theme and backdrop for the
homecoming hop. The theme was
...C " You're My Lady of ' 80," based on the
Q_ song by Kenny Rogers .
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Fund raising projects were scarce,
Cf) but profitable. During Christmas ,
ornaments were sold; in the spring, a
car wash and bingo. Between the projects were tests. A few had been
chosen to take PSATs early, and all
had to take the state competency test.

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Deni se Alderman
A li son A louf
Monique Amos
Greg A rgabri ght

Jeff Aye rsma n
Jon Brillhart
Ca rol Ca nary
Ma ry Ca nfi eld

Mary Anne Carter
Joe Childress
Jimmy Cuzzoc rea
M ary DeWitt

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Sophomores

�Mary Anne Donato
Michael Downes
Tracey Duschean
Baker Ellett

Dina Ferracuti
Lynn Fives
Mary Ford
Laura Garnette

Jon Brillhart and Baker Ellett joke around during
class.
Baker Ellett tries to write out an Algebra problem
on the board.

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�Donna Geisel
Bill Graves
Robert Hardie
Joan Howard

Tain McBride
Chris McGarry
Marc McKenna
Ch arlotte McNabb

Lynn Fives wo rks on th e sopho more sign w ith
the theme of "N uke North Cross". Th e Sophomores ti ed w ith th e seniors for the best poster.
Donna Geisel, most improved pl ayer, wa its fo r
the ball to be return ed . Thi s was her first yea r
pl ay in g vo lleyball.

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Soph omores

�'Preppy'

Danielle Mistele
Coley Nelson

Fashions
The fashion was the preppy look.
The "preppy" attire consists of monogram sweaters, add-a-bead necklaces,
kilts, jumpers, and blazers . Adding to
this selection is the well known lzod
family. The footwear is the basic penny or tassel loafer, Docksiders , Nike
tennis shoes, gum shoes and dexters .
The "preppy" artic les range from $3 to
$60. The articles could be bought from
J. Loftins, Bonomos, John Norman ,
and Davidsons .
Many guys at school avoided the
"preppy" look, but wore loafers,
Docksiders, monogramed sweaters,
oxford shirts and khakis. A true "prep"
would not only dress in the attire, but
he also had an attitude of being
above everyone.

Jimmy Nelson
Matt Newton

Wesley Patterson
Mike Phillips

Even th ough in uniform , Carol Cana ry sti ll finds
a way to dress prep.

Maura Plunkett
Patricia Renaghan

Darl a Stanley
Alyssa Surat

Laurice Thomas
Donny Wi lli ams

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�Theresa Altieri
Dennis Alvaro
Penny Argabright
Tom Asbury

Stephanie Beachy
Lee Beekman
Pam Bill
jay Blackwood

Shannon Blair
Brian Bowles
Katie Burns
Tami Butterworth

If there's a class at Roanoke Ca tho I ic
that's close, it would have to be the
class of '84. They showed school spirit
at pep rallies and through being involved. The class works very hard in
Q) school, and most made honors at the
honors convocations. They won the
spirit stick twice and came in first in
the skits by acti ng out "A Canary on a
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get together on weekends to do some
partying or to go to concerts . This
closeness they have is what has kept
them together for so long and is what
wi ll keep them together in years to
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Doug Cameron helps Kathy Rhinehart with her
homework.

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Freshmen

�Doug Cameron
Maria Canary
Will Clark
Brian Chubb

Bernie Donato
Laura Engl
Peter Florey
Billy Fugate

During Lunch, Debb ie Ringler talks to Tom
Asbury in the gym lobby corn er.
Chris O'Connor studies hi s history. He had M r.
O'Connor while Mi ss Ca llahan was absent.

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�In the freshman Christmas skit, they presented
their version of "A Canary on a Tree Stump."
Debbie Ringler and Laura Vorst talk during
lunch in the gym.

John Geisel
Amy Graybill
Carolyn Guilfoyle
Mary Guilfoyle

Cheryl Harnack
David Harvey
Jennifer Huhn
Joe LeGau lt

Aaron Levine
Edward McDonnell
Patti McGarry
Tony Nettemeyer

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�Chris O 'Connor
Rebecca Phillips
Peter Reilly
Kathy Rhinehart

Debbie Ringler
Brenda Ross
Paul Stump
Connie Taylor

Laura Vorst
Michael Warn er
Jeff Willard
Ann e Williams

Scott Wil son
Scott Wolk
Beth Zehnder

John Geisel and Joe LeGault enjoy a hearty mea l
prepared by Sarah and Geri.
During lun ch, Paul Stump goofs off in th e gym.

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Since entering the High School ,
many subfreshmen found that it was
more comfortable in little groups
rather than in one big group. Some of
the groups got involved in their " own
thing" , such as going to Tanglewood
on Saturdays, and going out for pizza
after games. Yet others became active
in school organizations .
Subfreshmen this year felt like they
crossed a whole new brid ge leading to
new things and new ideas .

Ms. Surat w alks by with her lun ch tray, while
Tom O ' Brien looks di smayed.

Tripp Allm an
Beth Alvaro
Dietrich Bundick
John Burr

M ichelle Cash
Steve Clayton
Anthony Craddock
Buffie Cromwell

Pauline Donato
Ma urita Dow
Tara Downes

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�Meg Fueglein
Michelle Gereau x
Patricia Guilfoyle
Paul Hildum

Jennife r Hollingsworth
Chris Keeley
Jonathan Kell y
Michael Kern

Maurita Dow and Mary W illi ams study diligently in th e library,
preparing fo r a religion test.
Peter Mistele acts like he knows it all in Mrs . Fi ves ' Geography
class.

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�David Lewis
Linsay Luke
Michelle McKenna
Rebecca Miller

Peter Mistele
Theresa Monaghan
Tom Morgan
John Morrison

Buffie Cromwell and Peter Mistele talk after
lunch about sc hoo l.
Jennifer Ho llingsworth tries to figure ou t how to
change 240 ml to liters.

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SubFreshmen

�PARTY!!!
Mary Murphy
Veroni ca Newton

Thomas O ' Brien
David Phillips

Every parent either contributed $2 . 00 or food for
the Valentine Party .
Kath y Plunkett
Mike Renaghan

On Friday February 1 3, the parents,
in cooperation with the S.C.A., held a
surprise Valentine's Day party. Parents
cooked food and made punch. The
parents came up the night prior to the
party and decorated the school with
red and white ribbons and hearts. Every classroom had a poem on the
board reminding students they were
special.
Most students were unaware why
there was no last period until they
walked into the gym. Students were
greeted with smiling mothers and
tables of food. One student commented, "It was nice of the parents to
do this for all the students . It helps us to
know that they do love us ."

Elizabeth Short
Karen Smith

Sabrina Taylor
M ary Willi ams

Stacey W il son
Jennifer Wood

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�Catherine Bear
Mary Jane Callahan
Mamie Callaway
Patrick Coyne

Jose Elacate
Gus Exstrom
Ma ril yn Fi ves
Ann Fri el

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find something for someone else to do.
It was the same people who would put
several hours into planning each class
perfectly, only to have the students
spend more hours doing the work.
These same people, though, would
spend time after school to help tutor,
direct a play, or coach a team .
Although the teaching staff was
small, they were devoted , spending
man y hours helping students with their
problems ranging from school to perso nal matters. Teachers were also
struck with the dirty work of cafeteria,
hall , or bus duty, and the long faculty
meetings after school in the library.
Even though they would occasionally
overhear a co nversation in the hall, or
drool as one would eat lunch , they
were still able to maintain the respect
of the students.
Mr. Craddock is deep in thought as he helps
Bi ll y Fugate w ith his homework.
"K iller Pil achowski" grac iously accepts co ngratulations from his opponent at the faculty
''olleyba ll game during Catho lic School Week.

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Teachers

�During class time, Miss Callahan helps Brian
Chubb to understand his Latin.
Mrs. Young tells her French 3 and 4 classes how
to do the "negatif."

Carolyn Kimbleton
Terry LaRocco
Catherine Manganelli
Gregory O'Connor

William Patterson
Ann Pauley
Timothy Pilachowski

Michele Surat
Caroline Young
Fran Zipfel

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�Guidance With
A Smile
Guidance counseling is something
every student has to deal with sometime during his or her school years.
Here at RCH, it usually takes the form
of a casual chat with Mrs. Ann Friel,
our own guidance counselor. Mrs .
Friel 's job is primarily to help students
make decisions ranging from choosing
electives to deciding between colleges . She gives advice, but the final
decision is left up to the student.
Because of her job, Mrs. Friel comes
into contact with students from all
grades, as well as all the teachers . This
gives her an overall perspective on the
school that not too many people have.
It also causes her to spread herself a
little too thin at times. Her years of
experience enabled here to handle the
demands on her time with ease.
Mrs. Friel also had two assistants,
Mrs. Andrews and Mrs. Zipfel. They
could always be found in the office
doing things from typing to the rolling
of diplomas for the graduation ceremony. Even after all final exams were
held, these three women could be
found busily wo rking on class rankings
and the mailing of seniors' final transcripts.
Mrs. Ann Fri el is counsel in g Todd A lderman on
hi s future plan s.
Sarah tries to make change .
M r. Agee takes a break from his duties.

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A Reliable
Team
No school is complete without the
people who keep it clean and keep
the unpredictable student body fed.
Each afternoon, Mr. Loui s Agee
and his son Greg were seen
constantly trying to keep the school
presentable, but it became a little
difficult when one had to follow a
bunch of whimsical kids. "Overall ,
the students haven 't changed. They
are still the same as five years ago
when I first came."
Mr. Agee could always be found
attending to repairs or cleaning the
school. There were some times
when the school did not receive a
good cleaning . This was only
because Mr. Agee would have to
sacrifice cleaning for repa iring a
blown out control panel or replace a
piece of equipment. His concern for
the welfare of the school and its
students was always in the forefront
of his mind .
The second half of this reliable
team was found in th e kitchen
slaving over hot stoves . They are
known to the students as Sarah
(Martha Spickard) and Gerry (Gerry
Drumheller) . Each day at lunch they
were bombarded by hungry students
in demand for their meals. Above all
the commotion co uld be heard ,
"What would yo u like?" Gerry
would serve trays while Sarah
collected the money . The main thing
that kept the school organized was
teamwork.
Gerry prepares to face an arm y of hungry students .

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The backbone of school could
have been found in the front office
typing letters of importance,
answering the phone, or distributing
the mail. Her name is Mrs . Mamie
Callaway . She has been with
Roanoke Catholic for eighteen years,
and has seen the administrations of
eight principals come and go.
The most important thing that
Mrs. Callaway did was to ring the
bell which indicated the beginning
or ending of a class . She was a vital
part of Roanoke Catholic and of the
students themselves. " The students
are really great and I love working

M rs. Mam ie Ca lloway is hard at wo rk
preparing a letter to be sent out to the
parents.

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Secreta ri es

here," she says.
Mrs. Callaway was not the only
secretary to be found in the school.
There was Mrs. Fran Zipfel who
worked in the guidance office. Her
responsibilities included posting of
grades, typing correspondence,
dealing with guidance, and other
small jobs handed to her by Mrs.
Friel .
"I enjoy my job in the guidance
office, but there are never enough
hours in the day to complete the
necessary work. The woes of a
part-time job."

M rs. Fran Zipfel is diligently typ ing transcripts
fo r the seniors.

Mrs. A ndrews is ca ught trying to explain why
she is ho ldin g Mr. O ' Conno r's peanuts.

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cRoa,,oh. C!atholic d /i.9/', ~chool
cf?oanok&lt;, C/Ji&lt;qinia 24076

Whoever wishes to forsee the future, must consult the past; for human
events ever resemble those of nrecedina times. This arises from the
fact that they are produced by people who ever have been, and ever
shall be animated by the same passions; and thus they necessarily have
the same rP.sults.
Machiavelli
Dear Members of the Class of 1981,
The Class of 1981, the thirty-first qraduatinq class of Roanoke Catholic Hiqh
School, looks for.&lt;ard exnectantly to a future filled with qood-a oood colleqe education, a qood joh, a qood marrfaqe, a aood 1ife. Here at Roanoke Catholic .vou have
been qiven the foundation unon which to build your future. You have received an
excellent education imbued with Christian princinles and values. This education is
now yours to do with what you will. Resnonsibility and self discipline have been
my twin emnhases here at Roanoke Catholic , and it is my sincere hope that all of
these things will help you in years to come.
The values and mores of society are in a state of flux and change.and so it
is even more important that you have a clear understandinq and appreciation of
good sound Christian ethics and principles upon which to base future actions and
decisions. I sincerely believe that your education here at Roanoke Catholic has
provided you with that clear Christian vision.
On behalf of the Faculty, School Board members, your pastors ' , parish priests
and fellow students, I wish you success in all you do in the future. We shall pray
for you and keep you in our thoughts as we hope you shall do for us and Roanoke
Cathol 1c.
My warmest and sincerest wishes to the class of '81 for a happy and successful
future full of hanpiness, accomplishments and love.
God bless you all and keep you in His care.
Adieu,

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Principal

M r. O 'Co nnor

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partying! Some have more money than
others, but we all feel the pain of an
empty wallet every now and then.
We spend our money on everything
from jewelry to clothes to food and
drink. In turn, businesses offer us the
goods and services which we so desperately need. Indeed, money makes
the world go round. We here on the
annual staff recognize and accept this
as a fact of life, and have put it to good
use. By selling ads, we offer local
businesses the opportunity to advertise
in our yearbook . This small bit of
financial wizardry helps cut the price
for you, the student.
Now, far be it from us to claim that
we were the originators of this brilliant idea. Advertising has been
, around since the dawn of history, and
· we just picked up on somethings that's
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Advertisements are on radio, on
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Let' s face the facts: the whole point
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Enter advertising, the solution to both
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By taking advantage of the cold ,
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annual staff manages to provide a
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Roanoke Catholic High School, The Key, Roanoke,

the theme, it was a shade of gray. I hope someday

Virginia, was edited by Barbie Swanwick and printed

the school will realize money does not rule , and

by Hunter Publishing Company of Winston -Salem,

money does not buy everything. Thank you, Mom,

North Carolina; Representative, Mr. Charles

for all your help throughout the year. You were the

Garrison. Press run: 165 Copies of 132 pages. Paper:

brightness that tried to shine through all the hurt and

dull endsheets, number 126. Binding : 98 point

pain I experienced at RCHS. For those who brought

Binders Board, Smythe Sewn. Cover: Green 41037,

me pain, I leave you with one final note -

White 41088 with Rich Gold 15. Type : Body Copy

never better than I, just richer, and one day I shall

10 point, 2 point lead indented; Captions 8 points

return .

solid; Seniors 8 point; Underclassmen and Faculty 8

you were

Barbie Swanwick

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Editor-in-Chief

point, address 18 point. Headlines in Helvetica Light

Alex Nelson

24 point. Photo Credits: Lynwood Atkins of Atkins

Business Manager

Studio; Jon Brillhart; Mrs. Russell; Mr. Pilachowski.
Contributing writers: Robert Hardie, Lynn Fives ,
Natalie Stennett, Mary Ford, Laurice Thomas, Karen
Harvey, Chris O'Connor, Trayce Marshall, and
Rachel Bolden . I'd like to thank the following people
for Bingo: Peter Guilfoyle, Natalie Stennett, Penny
Argabright, Alex Nelson, Mike Grace, Robert Hardie,
Jeff Ayersman, Ralph Burr, Lynn Fives, Jack
Swanwick, Mr. and Mrs. Coyne, Rachel Bolden,
Mrs. Fives, Tracey Marshall, and my Mom. Thanks
to Nancy Slough, Patty Canfield, Rachel Bolden,
Alex Nelson, Natalie Stennett, Trayce Marshall, and
Mike Rogan for their support and for being the best
friends anyone could ask for . To those who attended
the Charlottesville workshop and contributed nothing
to the book: a $15.00 check payable to The Key.
Thanks to Mr . O'Connor who came through with a
loan to the staff in order to pay off the book. Spec ial
thanks to Mr. Coyne; your concern and
encouragement are what made dreams and hopes
into a published yearbook. In a final note , I'd like to

Barbie Swanwi ck, Ri chmo nd tournaments, 1981 .

say my senior year was indeed an experience. Like
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�A Shade of Gray
It was one of those years nothing
seemed to go right. Excitement
flared, but somehow things never
went the way they were planned. It
was as if one cou Id say, "After the
excitement, comes a fall." Things
went straight down the middle, on
the average. Sometimes things
would have gone great, and then
life was clear, bright white. Then
again, life had too many downs,
and sometimes it seemed as if
things would never pick up; then
life was pitch, dark, black. Life this
year could best be described as a
shade of gray - a mixture of the
black and the white parts.
It was the excitement of the girls'
basketball team, when in the last
minute they led top-seed Holy

Cross by five points, only to lose
the game in the last three seconds
at the State Catholic Tournament. It
was the impossibility of earning
money for many clubs when
creditors were knocking at the door.
Many hours were spent by the
dedicated few in clubs when others
had lost interest. It was the rotating
schedule when no one knew what
class was next. It was a year of new
ideas which did not always work
out as planned.
Yet, with all the gloom, the sun
still found its way to fight through
the clouds. It was the girls'
basketball team, although they lost
the game, who walked away from
the Tournaments the true winners . It
was the hours of the dedicated few

th at got things done.
It was th e few th at were able to
produce a yearbook and
newspaper.
It was the few who organized and
established the F.B.L.A. Club and
the Celtic Cookie Corporation. It
was the girls' volleyball team that
was able to win its fourth
consecutive BRC championship.
There will always be those who
are depressed and down; the ones
who do not want to get involved.
Yet, the school had the devoted
ones , who showed their love and
concern by being active and
establishing a good reputation for
the school. When one looked back
on this year, it was a definite,
average , shade of gray.

Jay Aye rsm an leads th e Ce lti cs into th e
semi -fin al game aga in st Benedi ctin e. After
w innin g regul ar season AA C hampi o nshi p,
th e Ce lti c s lost thi s game .
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620 N. Jefferson St.
Roanoke , Va. 2401 6

Phoenix
A New Beg inn ing
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�New
Beginnings
The phoenix was a fabled bird in
Greek m ythology. Only one such
bird ex isted at any tim e. It had
brilliant gold and reddi sh-purple
feathers and was thought to have
I ived for over 500 yea rs.
At the end of each life cyc le, the
phoeni x felt death draw in g nea r. It
wo uld build a funeral py re of sweet
spices and sit o n the nest, w hi c h
wo uld be ignited by the rays of th e
sun , burning the phoeni x to as hes.
Another phoeni x wo uld ari se from
the as hes with renewed yo uth and
bea uty.
Thi s spirit of renewal, rebirth , and
rejuvenati o n sy mbo lized by th e
phoenix bird we re present
throughout the 19 79 -80 year.
On August 30, the reli giou s
o penin g of sc hoo l was ce leb rated
w ith a ma ss of th e H o ly Sp irit. With
this m ass, Mr. Gregory O 'Connor
was fo rm all y installed as o ur new
principal.
Mr. O'Connor was by no m ea ns
the on ly new addit io n. Th e m ost
i mpo rtant add iti o n to the coac hin g
staff was Eddie Joyce, fo rm e r coac h
at Andrew Lewi s Hi gh School . A
total of seve n new teac hers j o in ed
the facu lty. A secretary was added to
th e gui da nce d epartment and o ne
newco mer joined the cafeteria staff.
Th e faces of m any new stud ents
filled the hall s. Ne rvo us eighth
g rade rs got th eir first taste of hi gh
sc hoo l li fe. A lm ost eve ry c lass
ga ined new membe rs; the
so phomores acquired th e larges t
number w ith a total of te n .
Many new events we re enjoyed
by the stud ents throughout th e yea r.
O n October 4 , the se niors attended
the Naturali zation Ceremony fo r
Fathe r Mariano at the Poff Fede ral
Bu il d ing. In November, the juni o rs
e ni oyed the f irst ring ce re mony at
R.C.H.S .
Act iv ity per iod, he ld on Tu esdays,

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provided oppo rtuniti es to r c lub s and
o rgan izatio ns to m eet during the
day.
Th e add itio n of two new spo rt s,
go lf and softba ll , was grea tly
app rec iated by enthu siast ic sports
lovers.
One c hange most stud ents did no t
like, howeve r, was th e lengthenin g
o f th e home room period to 15
minutes and th e fact that an
attend ance office r would be givin g
tardy slip s and detentions to those
un ab le to m ake it to home room on

time.
The "Yea r o f the Fam il y" ush ered
in the new decade and m an y took
time to remini sce abo ut th e past.
One g ro up which sad ly re minisced
as THE KEY staff. Reme m be rin g th at
there had been no yearbook for th e
1978 -1 979 sc hoo l year served to
motivate th e basically a ll new staff
a nd to renew dedication.
With the c h anges, reded ica ti o n ,
a nd new beginnings, o ne co uld ca ll
th e 1979-80 sc hoo l y ea r a p hoen ix
seaso n .

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Blake Dingler, a new member of th e
sophomore class as was Gehrmann Holland
(left), seem s to be havin g difficulty decidin g
which way to turn .

Two love birds sneaking off to be alone? No, it's
Happy and Darla Stanley leaving school at the
end of a cold, gray, winter day.
New principal Gregory O ' Connor al so taught
Religion 1OA during second period.

Seni ors used their free tim e in the Seni or
Lounge wi sely to make important decisions
about future pl ans.
Mrs. M art a O rcutt, a 1977 graduate of Radford
Uni versity, assisted M rs . Fri el in the Guida nce
Departm ent up unti l A pril w hen her baby girl
was born .

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�When the night life gets under way,
so do the students. After games it was
to the Roma Restaurant or the nearest
Pizza Hut, then to a party. Mike Grace
was a most gracious host.
For the underclassmen there were
slumber parties and roller-skating .
The sophomores kept to themselves.
They made their own group and held
their get togethers apart from the rest.
The seniors had road trips. They
would pile as many people into one
car as it would hold and serve cold
beverages .
Many people went cruising down
Williamson Road, honking at and
talking to all the cute people they saw .
No night of cruising was considered
complete until going by the market.
The city police cleaned up the market
but some people still roam its streets .
The school had dances and hops to
help bring people closer together .
These gave couples a chance to date
as friends. It also helped the younger
students who otherwise would not be

able to date.
The school had some activities, but
the classes were close and they found
many ways to get together on
weekends and during school break
The local hang-out became th~
Ground Round . Many students
t
around and enjoyed the free pope~::,
and peanuts.
The freshmen class held a farewel
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party for Renee Herbert at the G
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roun
Round. Other classes held good-b
parties there when a member
ye
moved
away .
The parties, cruising and d
were just a small part of student l~;ces
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renjoyment we derived from ~h~~ the

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Student Life

�On graduati on night, the seni ors line up outside
th e church. M any c ri ed during th e cerem ony,
but everyon e parti ed afterw ards .
During lun ch break, man y stud ents pl ayed in
th e parkin g lot. O ne po pular gam e was Frisbee.
H ere, Greg O sterh aus prepares to catch a fri sbee.

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�Styles and
Records
Throughout the school year many
fads or trends came and went. One
trend that came was "prep." Prep
clothes varied from button downs to
lzod shirts to navy blue blazers.
Shoes became main items in one's
wardrobe. They varied from Candies
and "Crapstompe rs " to loafers with
no socks. Most of a prep 's attire
looked like a lighted neon sign (bright
green , orange, pink, and yellow were
the basic colors).
A fraternity at the University of Virginia did not favor the trend of the
"prepp ie" so they developed a poster
to express these feelings. It showed
exactly what preps wear and what
they do. Included on the poster were a
heavenward nose, striped belt and
matching watch band, flood level
pants, and a pin-striped buttondown
or " Richie Cunningham" collar.
There was also a test to take to find
out whether or not one was a "prep."
Some of the questions included: "Do
you dress in a manner which attracts
women - to other men? If you had
your life to live over again, would you
sti ll fa ll in love with yourself? If Moses
had seen the way you dress, would
there be anoth er commandment? And
at your football games, do you dress
like a neon sign?"
Prep clothes were seen at conce rts
but were scarce compared to the
western sty le. Durin g the year the
Civic Center brought severa l good
concerts. The Eagles, Forei gner, John
Denver, and Heart all came. The high1ight, though , was when Robin
Thompson came on May 5. Robin
was a native Virginian who populari zed the song "Candy Apple Red."

COLUMBIA PICTURES PRESENTS A STANLEY JAFFE PRODUCTION

DUSTIN HOFFMAN
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"KRAMER VS. KRAMER"
MERYL STREEP JANE ALEXANDER
Kramer vs. Kramer was one of the most popular
movies of the schoo l year. It was shown a t th e
Towers Movie Theater.

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Sty les/Record s

�K92 winners are shown with Robin Thompson
(front row in the K92 teeshirt) and band and
disc jockey Mike McDonald (front row in the
suit) . Robin had many new hit songs this year
off his album "Two B's Please. "

L y nn Fi ves a nd D a rl a St anl ey l oo k a t th e
m ake- up in Leggett 's in T anglewood M all aft er
sh o ppin g in sto res su c h as Bo n o m o's a nd E.I.
Randl e wh ere prepp y is th e in thing to wea r.
Debbi e Berry a nd Bl ake Din gler mode l an o th er
fas hi o n o f th e yea r. O ut w ith kh aki s a nd in w ith
blu e j eans, c owboy h ats a nd b oots, th e western
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�Hotel Roanoke is a 425 room hotel loca ted in
dow ntown Roanoke. Th e hotel has been th e
property of th e N&amp;W sin ce 1882.
O n th e c it y m arket , loca ted in downtown,
farmers ca m e in th e morning to se ll th eir fruits
and vegetables .
Sa int A ndrews Roman Catho li c Church, l oca ted
upo n th e hill on North Jefferson Street, overlooks th e va ll ey. The churc h is a nation al landm ark.

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Va ll ey

�Valley
Like much of the world, the Suzy Mink Day in order to raise
Roanoke Valley suffered from money for her trip to New York and
O.P .E.C. oil prices, inflation and soar- her stay at Lake Placid .
ing interest rates . Local industries
With spring, many activities came
were affected, especially the building to the Valley. The second annual Odd
industry and area car dealers.
Bal I Olympics was held at the
The N &amp; W announced a merger Roanoke Salem Plaza by WROV.
with the Southern Railway, making Carousel was held on the Roanoke
the new railroad the largest rail ser- Catholic School campus.
Festival '80 encompassed a number
vice in the country. This will affect
of " mini-festivals ''. Fe stival on the
many of the road workers.
The local governments of Salem, river took pl ace on the Roanoke River.
Roanoke City and Roanoke County Many area residents entered the race
still were not able to collaborate on with "c rafts" they had made. Ra ces
pooled services. Roanoke City built its were held and prize s were awarded
own jail with barless windows of un- for the most unu sual and the fastest
breakable glass. The prisoners were "c raft" .
Festival in the park consisted of
determined to challenge the glass and
band
s, paintin g and sculpting
several did so successfully. The city
exhibits,
and craft demonstrations.
has hired a contractor to place bars on
Festival on the market was held in
the windows .
The police not only had problems the spring. Workers on th e market
with breakouts but also with dogs. dressed in period costumes. Country
Two dogs attacked an elderly woman, music and Flat Footin g set the
injuring her so severely that she had to background for craft demonstrations
be hospitalized . The owners of the and exhibits.
Th e Roanoke Valley is known as
dogs were subject to a thirty day j ail
Th e Star City of th e South. The mansentence.
M any valley residents were aroused made Mill Mountain Star was reby the local controversy surroundin g painted when th e Vally was desigthe 1980 Census . Channel 10 did a nated as an All American City. A hu ge
series on the question of rac ial di s- sign id enti fy in g Ro anoke as an Allcrimination in Census hiring. Form er American City was di spla yed at the
and present Crew leaders were inter- Roanoke Civic Center on Williamson
viewed. The identity of the person Ro ad, gree tin g a l I visitor s. Th e
who was currentl y working was with- Roanoke Valley - the Star City held from the public to prevent retali - was active in both c ivi c and cu ltural
activiti es.
ation .
In the May election, M ayo r Noel
At ni ght , travelling back from a
Tay lor was re-elected. It was the first weary rid e, one co u Id see the Star and
time in the City's history th at the know that home was c lose by. Th e
mayor and the ass ista nt mayo r were brightne ss of the Sta r glea med red ,
white and blue to we lco me back
both black .
Suzy Mink, a Hollin s College stu- home its children and gree t its man y
dent, was the Virginia torch bea rer for visitors.
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�At Moses Lake, W as hington, o n March 5, a
Germ an Sheph erd does not see m to be happy
as a respirato r mas k is adjusted o ver hi s mouth.
Ash Fa ll Out from Mt. St. H elens cove red th e
ground w ith six in ches of as h.
Sen. Edward Ke nned y ac know ledges appl ause
as he ann ou nces on November 8, 1979, th at he
wou ld be chall engin g Presid ent Ca rt er for the
1980 democrati c Pres id ent ial nom in ati o n. Hi s
fam il y : w ife, Joa n, d aughter, Kara, so ns, Patrick
and Ed wa rd.
A t Lake Plac id N.Y. o n February 24, Craig Patri ck, U.S.A . ass ista nt H ockey coac h, is hu gged
by three tea m members att er th e U .S.A . hockey
team wo n the O lympic go ld by bea ting Fi n land
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Na tion

�Nation
As in all years, the country did not
lie calm. The price of gas increased
from 88¢ a gallon to $1.15. The
energy department accused seven
major oil companies of overcharging
customers.
The country was trying to find other
sources of oi I. For generations government has pursued moonshiners in
order to shut down their stills. Today
they are still being pursued, but for a
different reason. The government
needs their expertise in distilling alcohol to help produce gasohol.
The New York City transit workers
went on strike, leaving the city's subways and buses idle as thousands
walked across Manhattan's bridges, or
rode bikes or boats to get to work .
After a three inch rain, dispositions
became strained and a cyclist bit one
of New York's finest.
Bank robberies were on the rise
across the country. A Virginia bank offered a reward for the return of a bag
of money delivered by an armored
car. The money had been "deposited" outside the bank and the truck
left. It was garbage pickup day. The
money was retrieved from the city
dump .
Patricia Hearst was released from
the federal prison in Pleasanton ,
California. She had served 22 months
of the seven year sentence she had
received for her part in a bank robbery.
Gordon Liddy, a Watergate partici-

pant, is trying to prove that crime can
pay. He has written a book about his
involvement. He stated he would
have been willing to kill columnist
Jack Anderson had Nixon given the
word.
In Washington, Mt. St. Helens became an active volcano after being
dormant for many years. Miles of
timber lay like match sticks on the
mountainside. Water was dammed by
the slides, creating a potential hazard
for the future. Volcanic ash has
created a problem for the surrounding
communities.
The United States ended its control
of the Panama Canal. By the year
2000, the Canal will be completely
under Panamanian control.
Madalyn Murray O ' Hair filed a suit
to remove the words " In God We
Trust" from coins minted by the U.S.
government. The Federal Court in
New Orleans dismissed the suit.
Top
Grammy
awards
were
presented to Billy Joel for " 52nd
Street" and to the Doobie Brothers for
"What a Fool Believes".
Attorney General Griffin Bell
suggested the presidency should consist of a single term of six years . The
president would then be free to m ake
decisions independent of hi s party's
thoughts.
Americans learned to cope with
their problem s because they felt they
still had the best country despite its
shortcomings.

Natio n

11

�On April 30, Cuban refugees packed tightl y in
shrimp boats landed at the Key West Naval
Ba se, at Key West, Florida.

Thi s Ca mbodi an refu gee boy he lped ca rr y
wa ter in Kl a ng Kai Tu enq's tempo rary Cambodi an refu gee ca mp, nea r th e Th ai-Ca mbodi an
bord er.
Bi shop Th om as G umbleto n of D etro it, Mi chigan, met w ith a group of A meri can hostages insid e th e occu pi ed em bassy o n Chri stm as mo rnin g.

12

Internat ional

�International
As usual, the international scene release the hostages, to no avail. On
was confusing. Our neighbor to the April 24, eight helicopters on a secret
north, Canada, voted to remain united mission entered Iran to free the Ameras one country instead of Quebec icans. The mission was a failure due
becoming an independent state. To to operational difficulties with the
the south of us, Mexico announced helicopters , and U.S . servicemen
that their known oil reserves had in- were killed. Prayer services for the
creased 100%.
dead were held in Washington. One
The influence of communism was Marine who lost his life was from
felt strongly this year. It was active in Roanoke - Sergeant Davis Harvey.
South America, Africa , and grew The prayer service and funeral held in
stronger in Europe, but the two most Roanoke for him were attended by
striking events were the invasion of local county and city officials.
At the time of this writing, the hosneutral Afghanistan by the Soviet
tages
are still being held in Iran but
• Un ion and the mass exodus of
120,000 refugees from Cuba to the many of the Irani an people are
beginning to feel th at th eir relea se
• United States.
·~"""""z:.::..
Terrorism thrived. The I.RA killed would be good for Islam .
While the Americans were involved
World War II leader Montbatten, the
Red Army struck many times in Italy, in Iran , the Soviet Union invaded Afand the P.L.O. was active. Political ghanistan . In retali ation the United
assassinations also thrived. The presi- States placed an embargo on grain to
dent of Korea, an Archbishop in South Russia and boycotted the Olympic
America , and a Bulgarian defector in Games in Moscow.
Durin g thi s time of conflicts MarLondon were among the victims of
shal
Tito of Yu gos l av ia died . The
assassins.
world
was saddened by hi s death beInternational law was repeatedly
cause
he
was a good leader. He was
broken . Israel continued to build setable
to
maintai
n his country's autlements on the West Bank. On Notonomy
whil
e
still
remainin g in th e
vember 4 , 1979, Iran captured the
Communi
st
bloc
.
American Embas sy in Tehran . Five
Th e Pope v isited many countrie s
Americans were freed but 53 others
were taken as hostages. Canada res- this year. H e wa s strivin g to brin g the
cued some Americans and hid them Roma n Catholic and Eas te rn Orthodox Churches c loser together. H e
1 in the Canadian Embassy until false
passports enabled the Americans to spok e out o n m any subj ec ts w ith
much courage.
escape.
Th e Nob e l Peace Pri ze was
The month s rolled on. Iran refused
awa
rded to Moth er Teresa . As she ac to release th e ho stag es. She dethe prize she stated , " I accept
cep
ted
manded the return of th e Shah, who
in
the
name
of the poor. " She plun ged
had been in the United States for med into
the
slum
s of Calcutta to ca re for
ical treatment and went on to Egypt to
" The poorest of th e poor." Th e awa rd
establish a home.
Th e Intern ation al Court and the of $ 190,000 w ill be used to build
Pope asked the Irani an government to more hosp ices, espec iall y for lepe rs.

Internatio nal

13

�Vinegar,
Shaving
Cream, Victory
H omecoming was sli ghtly diffe rent

th an previous years, but the sp irit wa s
still the same. Just about everyone participated in the various activities of
the week, includin g Mournin g Day
(s tudents wo re black in honor of
James River), SO's Day, Security Day,
Green and White Day, Hat Day, and
Out of Uniform W ee k.
The annual Powderpuff game betwee n th e junior and senior girl s was
sc heduled for Thursda y afternoon, but
the entire week was a cont inuous battle betwee n th e gir ls of both classes .
W ea pons ranged from water gun s
and ball oons to shav ing cream and
v in ega r (sp las hed on lockers and
coats) w hi ch resulted in th e ca ncellati on of th e ga me. Th e guilty parties
ca me fo rwa rd, and th e girl s rece ived
perm ission to pl ay.
Thursda y m o rnin g th e se ni o rs
paraded aro un g the Mall in anticipation of victory, and later that afternoon, they defeated the junior girl s,

O n October 11 , th e sc hoo l got together to
arouse spirit at the Bonfire.
Mike Grace, Robert Poo le, Ed H arna ck and
Mike Russe ll got down at the homecom ing hop
held after th e Bonfire.
M r. Joe Bear played the part of disc- jockey at
the Homecoming hop.

14

Homecom in g

�7-0 . For both sides, it was a hard battle.
That night, students congregated on
the field for the Bonfire. After the Bonfire, everyone headed for the gym and
the hop. The highlight of the evening
was the announcement of the Court.
As a soft fog rolled across the platform
and throne, built by the sophomores,
the representatives were cal led and
took their place. There were tears and
hugs, and the court danced to the
theme song, "Best of My Love."
The next day , Friday, the senior
class again demonstrated their school
spirit by winning the Spirit Stick in
class competition at th e Pep Rally .
The game, which had been origin ally
scheduled for Saturday night, was
played instead on Friday night at
Salem Municipal field . Several cars
' and trucks were decorated and
paraded into th e stadium amidst a
light rain. The rain, however, did not
dampen the spirits of the fans.

Th e 1979 HOMECOMING Court : Debbi e Rin gler, g rad e 8 attend ant ; Renee H ebert , grad e 9
attend ant ; Carol Wh eeler, grad e 10 attend ant;
Mike Grace, King; Liz Guilfoy le, Qu een ; Lo ri
M cG arry, Prin cess; M aureen Canfi eld , grade 12
attend ant ; Fran D eWitt, grad e 11 attend ant.
Ell en Murphy attempts to m ake a touc hd ow n at
th e Powd erpuff gam e held October 1 1. Th e seni o r girls wo n 7-0.

H o m ecomin g

15

�The New Event
A new event was placed in the
school curriculum called Field Day. It
took place at Wasena Park on May 9.
The entire student bod y traveled to
the park by bus to spend the rest of the
day playing softball , lacrosse, frisbee ,
tennis, and playing on the seesaw ,
swingset and other toys the park had
to offer.
Lunch consisted of sodas and hot
dogs and hamburgers. Even the lunch
ladies came to cook the food.
Field Day was a big success. Many
gripes were heard before going but
when the students returned to school
at around 2 :30 p·.m . they had a different outlook.
Elaine Ru ssell practices her tenni s gam e w ith
her doubles partn er Karen H arvey at W asena
Park.
Tom_ Hostutl er reveal s more ex citement throu gh
hi s fin ger rath er th an hi s fa ce during a softball
game betwee n the facul ty and th e stud ent bod y.
Anti cipati on is the expression of A li son M etz ger
as she wa its for th e hot dogs on th e grill to fini sh
cooking so she ca n eat.

16

Field Da y

�Caroline Provenzano stretches out on the
seesaw for a new style of riding.
Ms. Warren tries her ski ll s at climbing but
somehow manages to get stuck.
Mr. O'Connor prepares the hambu rgers while
Mrs. Spickard prepares the chili for the hungry
students.

Field D ay

17

�At an Honors Convocation assembly, Tim
Mistele stands and beams with pride aft er his
name is called for First Honors.
At the National Honor Society Induction
Ceremony, Robert Poole tries to ignite his nose
while Robert Ranaghan stands amazed and
Paul Crum grins.

Mi chele Toohig, Treasurer of N ation al H o nor
Soci ety, spoke on leadership, o ne of th e four
qualiti es a stud ent must possess to be indu cted.
At th e Nati onal H onor Society Indu cti o n Ceremony, held durin g Ca th o li c Sc hool W ee k,
Mi chael Bechelli w as th e guest spea ker. Th e
overall th eme of th e ceremo ny was " light."

18

Assembli es

�The Ryan Hall Cal I
Through heat, rain, snow, and
wind, we trudged to Ryan Hall at
least once a month for an assembly.
In the fall we met our principal
for the first time. He outlined new
policies and told us what he expected for the new year.
Every four months Mr. O'Connor
appeared in his academic garb and
we paid tribute to honor students at
Honors Convocation Assemblies.
October brought an assembly on
how to sell magazine s. Apparently
we learned well since we made a
large profit for the school.
The November assembly was
very special to th e juniors. They re-

ceived their school rings and
realized high school was coming to
an end!
December brought the annual
Christmas skits. Each class, except
th e eight grade, entertained us with
th eir own comedies.
In February, we assembled to
hear the good news that R.C.H.S.
had won a free hop from W .R. O.V.
Our school had raised the hi ghest
per capita donation for the Blind
Athletes.
March was the assembly for National Catholic School Week . We
gave thanks for our Catholic Heritage and our teachers rededicated

themselves to our education.
The Apri I assembly went off
campus. The high school went to
see the movie JESUS at the Terrace
Theatre on Holy Thursday. A special assembly on April 29 announced the Prom Court.
May 9 brou ght a fun assembly at
Wasena Park. We played softball,
frisbee , and tennis. The P.T.A. gave
us a cookout for lunch .
June arrived and we had our final
asse mbl y . A special awards
presentation paid tribute to all of
our hard working students . It was a
suitable ending for a busy year.

Joe Metzger checks o ut o ne of th e " perfect
p ri zes" a studen t co uld wi n from magaz ine sa le
subscripti o ns.
Th e speaker for the third qu arter H o nors Convoca t ion asse mbl y was Te rri H a rvey. H e r
speech was a readi n g of h er essay ent itl ed
" Freedom of Speech: Right o r Respon sib ility"
w h ic h wo n a $200 sc h o l a rship th at was
presented to her by th e Presid ent of the C ivitan
C lub.

Assemb li es

19

�THE
CEREMONY
BEGINS

Alison Metzger smi les h app il y aft er receiving
her ring.
·

Th e representative of Herff-Jones,
Jim Shelor, came and took orders on
May 24, during th e class of '8 1 's
sop ho more yea r. Th e students had
m any different sty les to choose from.
Some we re curious if th ey had mad e
the ri ght decisions, but w hen th e rin gs
arri ved, their fears diminished.
Shouts of happin ess sounded
through the ha ll s as the juniors got the
first glimp se of their class rin gs in
ea rl y October. The shouts turn ed from
happin ess to ange r w hen th e juniors
were in formed they were not all owed
to ha ve th e ir rin gs until November 5,
w hen a ce re mon y wo uld occ ur.
Th e d ay pri o r to the ring ce remon y,
the junior girl s wo re a green ribbon
tied around their index finger. Th e
ribb on indi ca ted they we re the ones
getti ng c l ass rings.
On November 5, juni o rs did not
have to report to sc hoo l until 9: 15 and
they did not have to report to any
c l asses. At 10 o ' c lock, juni o rs lin ed
up in an alph abetical , bo y-girl
method. Th ey marched down the
ai sle of St. A ndrew' s Church . Na ncy
Slo ugh, Juni or Class President, gave
parents and students the we lcom in g
address .

Juniors leave th e c hurc h, a n x iou s to begin ring
turning.

20

Ring Ceremo ny

�The juniors stand proudly, glad that the ceremony is finally over.

' , . . ,. '

.•"'"f'

~

Father Barrett then blessed the new
class rings . By special request, the
class of 1980 also had their rings
blessed . The big moment finally
arrived as the rings were distributed .
Mr. O ' Connor gave out rings with the
aid of Miss Callahan and Mrs.
Manganelli, while musical selections,
chosen by the junior class, vibrated
through the church. Prior to getting
their rings, the girls received a
carnation and the boys a boutoniere.
Outside the church, a class picture
was taken. The class then headed for
Bonanza on Williamson Road where
the class had lunch. After lunch , many
went home. Some went shopping.
Many students used th e time to get
started on ring turnin g. Th e tradition
of ring turning involves having your
ring turned , while wearing it, the
same number of times of your year of
graduation. Th e first turn, toward the
pinki , it made by one's best friend.
The final turn is usuall y done by one' s
boyfriend or girlfriend. Most juniors
were complaining that their fingers
were sore around the twenty-fourth
turn . For the juniors, the rings
symbolized the final initi ation into the

hi gh school and being a junior.
At last it's time for th e ce remony to begin.

Ring Ceremon y

21

�Awakening
On Sunday, May 4, the seniors left
the Roanoke Catholic Campus to attend the senior retreat. The retreat,
held at Camp Bethel in Fincastle, Virginia, lasted from Sunday evening
until Tuesday afternoon.
The retreat master, Father Mattarazzo, known to the seniors as Father Matt, is from New York. He was
also the retreat master for the rest of
the school on Wednesday , May 7.
The retreat gave the seniors time to
be together in prayer and to just have
fun. Free time was spent swinging,
playing lacrosse, volleyball , walking
and just sitting around talking. One
senior described the retreat as : "The
last time the seniors were all together
and a lot of fun."

./

Steve Seymour recieves th e c hali ce of w ine at a
junior a nd so phomor e m ass on M ay 7 in th e
co nven t' s c hape l. Each c la ss held a m ass, sa id
th e rosa ry and went l o d b enedi cti on ce rem o ny .

22

Ret reat

�Fath er M att araz zo had no probl em relatin g to
th e students. Kathi e H arna ck, Jay Aye rsman,
Mike Norton , and Bl ake Din gler took tim e to
th ank Fath er M att for th e day of retrea t.
First Row: Kati e Jessee, Li sa Stil we ll , Karen Nettemeye r, Beth Fabi ano, M auree n Ca nfi eld ,
Adele Wheeler, Mi chele Toohi g, Amy Sc ott.
Second Row : Terri H arvey, Lonni e Cald w ell ,
Jennifer Stump, Torn Hostutl er, Ed H arn ac k,
D avid W aid , D ann y A ndrew, Zack Wh eeler,
Joe M etzger, D ebbie Kn eut. Third Row: Mrs.
LaRocco, Mrs. Sibert , Donna Poff, Mr. Extrom ,
Au stin Jambor, A lex N elson, Tony Do w ns,
M ike Grace, Rob ert Ren aghan, Fath er Mattaraz zo, Mike Ru ssell , Jimm y George, M ike Canary, Jeff Jon es, David Kee ley, Tom Cavan augh,
Li s G uilfoy le, Robert Pool e, Renee Cud worth ,
Paul Crum , Ti sh Howa rd , Karen Kolrn stetter.

After an enlightenin g three days at Camp Beth el, senior Donna Poff patientl y read s a book
while aw aiting her rid e.

Retreat

23

�Crime and
Punishment
Spitballs, smoking, skipping and
drinking (which many consider the
better things in life) are reasons for
which one gets sent to Mr. Craddock,
the Dean of Discipline.
Demerits were eliminated while detentions were introduced. There were
two types of detentions, major and
minor. The minor detention was a half
an hour after school helping Mr. Agee
with cleanup. A minor was given for
chewing gum or disrupting class .
Majors , the big "D", were two
hours of after school cleaning. These
were given for smoking and repeated
offenses.
Fin all y there was suspension . This
was the dreaded "S". Only for the
worst offenses was th is used . Once
the culprit was found, he was sent to
Mr. Craddock. Mr. Craddock would
discuss the offense with the student or
students. After a consultation with Mr.
O'Connor, Mr. Craddock informed
the students of their decision. Parents
we re called and told. Th en it was
sleepin g late, watching TV and shopping: pure vacat ion until the suspension was over.
After returning to school , a lot of
work was needed to be made up , and
the stud ent had o ne final talk with Mr.
Craddock.
Those w ho had been dealt with by
Mr. Craddock still thought of him as a
great teacher and humanitarian. He
was un an imou sly voted the Teache r
of the Yea r by the faculty. On award
ni ght when the an nounceme nt was
made, the stud ent body join ed the
parents and teachers in givin g him a
standing ovation, for hi s discipline
had been tempered w ith love.

24

D isc ipline

An unidentifiable person lounges in the senior
lounge. When someone got in-school suspension they usually were sent there.
Mr. Ayersman watches over the school at one
of th e honors convocations.

�Father Duarte grins evilly while giving Mike
Norton a detention slip for being out of uniform .

Mike Norton prepares to be whipped with th e
paddl e from Mr. Craddock. Mr. Craddock dec id ed th e puni shment for th e crim e.

D isc ipline

25

�Language no
hang-up
A young girl with dark skin , dark
hair and big brown eyes from
Santiago, Chile, South America ,
stepped off a plane in Washington,
D.C. on January 1, 1980. Four days
later, she arrived in Roanoke to stay
with the DeWitt family on Smith
Mountain Lake .
Carmen Lorena Arancibia
Carrasco, nicknamed Lolly by her
American friends, was an exchange
student. In the exchange program
Lolly was interviewed and accepted.
Eight months later, she fm.;nd out
what country she would be visiting.
!hi: was the summer before Lolly' s
1un1or year at Maria lnmaculada
Concepcion .
Maria lnmaculada Concepcion is
a rather large Catholic school of
2,000 girls. Lolly has a load of fifteen

subjects whereas we have only
When asked to comment, she said,
seven. A required subject in Chile is "I really had a good time at both the
English . As was to be expected,
hop and the dance."
Lolly' s English did improve while
On March 20 , the d ay before
Lolly's visit was to com e to an end ,
she was in America.
the Spanish II class threw a surprise
At the second Honors
party for her. That ni ght, the junior
Convocation assembly, a smiling
Lolly stood before the student body class threw a surpri se party at the
Pizza Inn on Franklin Road. Most
and said , " I am so happy staying
everyone in the cla ss attended this
here . Everything seems to me
delightful. I think this school is
bon voyage party and brou ght
wonderful and I never will forget it. presents.
According to Lolly th e DeWitts
Probably my English is not good but
are "fantastic and I love th em so
I' ll promise you that I come back
when I speak En glish better. Thanks much . My sisters here are great. "
Departing Roanoke on March 21,
a lot." Mrs. Manganelli helped Lolly
with the preparation of her speech . at 4:00 p .m. proved to be very
difficult for Lolly, her Am erican
While staying in the Roanoke
area, Lolly led a busy social life. She family, and friends. About 25 peopl e
showed up at Woodrum Airport to
attended the tournament in
bid Lolly goodbye . As she passed
Richmond, visited the Peaks of
through the metal d etector,
Otter, and went to one wedding.
Lolly was taken to the St. Patrick' s everyone rush ed to th e ga te for th eir
final farewell.
Day Dance by Petter Guilfoyle.

W h_ii e Loll y was in th e Roa noke area, Peter
Guilfoy le helped her to adjust to her new enviro nm ent.
Durin g her first week at .R.C. H. S., Lo ll y w as
homesick, lo nely, and afraid of bein g in a new
co untry.

26

Loll y

�Dedication: A Tie?

One of the biggest moments in a
student's life- besides graduation is the Prom. The Prom held on May
11, 1979, at Hotel Roanoke has been
called one of the most beautiful Proms
in Roanoke Catholic history.
That honorable comment would
not have been made if one special
person had not been involved with us.
She held us together and cooled down
hot heads when indecision threatened
to divide us. She made artful and
constructive suggestions which
helped us develop the ideas that made
the Prom a memorable event.
In our senior year, when the class
began to have problems and
disagreements with the
administration, she acted as a friend
and medium.
As both juniors and seniors, we
turned to her repeatedly without
disappointment. She is more than a
teacher; she is a friend and a
remarkable lady. Because of this, the
senior class of 1980 dedicates THE

KEY to Mrs. Terri LaRocco.
Mr. Robert Ayersman has been a
fixture at Roanoke Catholic for more
than fifteen years. Coach, as he is
known to many whether they have
played a sport for him or not, is one of
the few faculty members who have
been with us our entire five years. As
underclassmen we always had Coach
there to give us ideas and help us
make the transition from grade school
to high school. When we were
juniors, he was always offering ideas
for raising money and came through
with the biggest fund raiser we had .
Coach Ayersman has shown us
what hard work , dedication, and a
little bit of faith will accomplish. A
fine example of this is the State
Championship he and the varsity
basketball team brought back from
Richmond. His total giving to this
school has affected us in many ways.
For this reason and others, th e senior
class of 1980 dedicates THE KEY to
Mr. Robert Ayersman.

D edi cation

27

�Emotional Excitement

" John Paul two , we love you,"
shouted the happy crowd at th e Ma ss
o n the Mal l. Pope John Paul II respond ed , " John Paul two, he l ove
yo u !"
Pope John Paul II stirred an excitement around the United States and definitely at sc hoo l. In o rd er fo r the students to attend the Mass on O ctober
7, the Ri chmond Dioc ese made the
fo ll owin g Monday a holid ay .
Two bu ses we re chartered by St.
A nd rews and O ur Lad y of Perpetu al
H e lp to ca rry a rea Ca tho li cs to
Wa shin gton. Th e pope sa id Mass in
Washin gton, D.C. , and attracted an
estimated 1. 5 milli on people. Joe Metzger attended the pope's Mass on the
Ma ll. H e sa id the ex perience was,
" Fantastic ! I had a perfect v iew. It was
not o nl y fantastic for me, but it was
great to see the joy and emotio n o n
ot he r's f aces . Po p e Jo hn Paul II
to uched eve ryo ne."

28

Pope

Pope John Paul II ce lebrates M ass on a jampacked Boston Common to start off a six-day
tour of the U.S.
Nobel Peace Prize Winner - Mother Th erese
kissing the hand of Pope John II during general
audience in Vatican City on October 1 i , 1978.

�Carousel '80
Mr. Nelson with hi s lawnmower-driven train
was one of the highlight rides at the Carousel.
Rob O'Brady, a disc jockey for WROV, does
things for Carousel from cooking hamburgers
and hot dogs to broadcasting it on the radio.

At the beginning of April , students aroma of hot dogs and hamburgers
and faculty noticed that the gym doors into the air. The gym was a kaleidowere locked, and the gym was sealed scope of color, sound and people.
off. This suprised no one, however, for There were people everywhere like the warmth in the fresh spring air, standing at the booths trying the
the locked gym doors were a tell-tale games, pushing through crowds, or
sign that Carousel was not far off.
just standing and talking. Some samCardboard, plywood, and two-by- pled the wares of the many shops,
fours were piled on the gym floor, and ranging from rag dolls to pillows and
the noise coming from the gym each afghans, to fudge and caramel apples,
day signified that progress was being to plants and sandwiches at the deli .
There was so much to do, one
made. Aside from the building in the
gym, many other activities were going could hardl y decide. You could buy a
on . Committee were organized for the painting at the auction, or listen to live
Bake Shop, Country Store, Crafts music on the mall provided by Sing
Shop, Flea Market, and many others. Out Roanoke Valley and other perAs the date grew closer, students, par- formers . You could meet Virginia 's
ents, and faculty donated time, effort, Junior Miss, Kay Keeney, or try your
and talents to help prepare for the big basketball skills against those of Dale
weekend.
Solomon and Wayne Robinson from
The familiar tents were set up on Virginia Tech .
Some of the 10,000 people who atthe mall, and everyone's anticipation
and excitement increased as the tended managed to do everything in
classes struggled to reach their ticket one weekend, and some left Sunday
sale quotas on the last day of sales. night without having seen of done evFinally, school was over and Carousel erything the y wanted. Tho se who
was only one day away!
worked the hard est, the Knights of
Although the air was damp and the Columbus and members of the
skies were overcast, crowds began to Roanoke Catholic Community, left
appear early Saturday afternoon. tired, but with a sense of acChildren lined up to ride the train , and complishment from putting on a sucthe smoke from the grills sent the cessful and enj oyab le Carousel.

Carousel

29

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�Joe Metzger and Jennifer Stump do the "pretzel" while the band, "After Six," played songs
by all the popular groups of the past school
year.
Renee Cudworth, prom queen, and Brian
Downes slow dance during the court song
"Still." The court consisted of four juniors and
four seniors.

While coup les were being announced for the
wa lk-in s, many family, friends and teachers got
down o n hands and knees to take pictures.
A li son Metzger, prom princess, escorted by her
date Tony Downs is greeted by head waiter
Jimm y Neuhoff before she takes her place on
the flats.

30

Prom

�Midnight
Magic
The lights dimmed and the band
warmed up while couples waited
for the walk-ins to begin. At the
same time, nineteen couples were
just getting their main courses at La
Maison Du Gourmet.
The walk-ins were to start
promptly at 8, but since the court
and other couples were still eating,
the walk-ins were delayed until
9:15. By 8:30, Miss Callahan and
Mrs. Manganel Ii , prom sponsors ,
were frantic. Nobody knew why so
many people were late. At last,
couples began to arrive . Tim Mistele , announcer , rejoiced when
people started to show, for he had a
Sing-Out function to attend. All the
waiters were sophomore boys;
many of them cleared $20 or more
in tips.
After the walk-ins , the court
danced to the prom song, "Still " by
the Commodore s. The fount a in
flowed and the room glistened as
After Six got down with music to
keep everyone on the dance floor.
The Crystal Ball Room at Hotel

Roanoke was decorated in dark
blue and silver to coenside with the
theme, Midnight Magic. On the tables were booklets and napkins
with a picture depicting the theme.
The same picture was on the flats
drawn by Greg Osterhaus .
The boys' favors were beer steins
while the girls' favors were champagne glasses. Unfortunately, the
girls' favors came a week late causing chaos for Alison Metzger, prom
chairman.
Many did crazy things on prom
night while others got romantic at
the Mill Mountain Star. After the
prom , many went to the Metzger' s
house for breakfast. Also , the
Knights of Columbus provided
breakfast for all the seniors and their
dates.
The glorious night was over. The
fun, anticipati o n and all the hard
work w as behind. M any w atc hed
prom slip away with the dawning of
a new day on Ma y 3, and th e rising
of the sun .

The band After Si x, sang and kept people on the
floor for five hours. Th e band w as very popul ar
wrth the stud ents. Besides pl aying for the prom
th ey pla yed at the Chri stm as dance.
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Prom

31

�And End and a
Beginning
Having started the year off with a
new principal and many new
guidelines to follow, it was with joy
and anticipation that the senior class
of 1980 graduated. The ceremonies
began May 29 with the Baccalaurette
Mass and dinner held at O.L.N. When
asked to comment on this ceremony,
Robert Poole said, "The mass gave us
the advantage of being able to remember our past in an excellent slide
show that Adele Wheeler put together, but the dinner was really
classy."
The dinner, sponsored by the junior
class, consisted of roast beef, potatoes
and gravy, fruit, and fruit tarts. Some
of the junior girls and their mothers
helped in the kitchen while the boys
and some more girls played waitresses
and waiters for the seniors.
The next step for the seniors came
on May 30, graduation night. The seniors were lead by a man playing the
bagpipes into the church to start the
march onward to "Pomp and Circumstance. " After the diplomas were
handed out and the tears were
flowing, everyone went to the reception held in the high school gym and
then to Hollow Creek Pool on
Hershberger Road for a big pool party .
Within the next two days most seniors made their big debut on the Myrtle Beach sand and surf, only to return
home with a good tan and no money.
The emotion of Jennifer Stu mp is the rea lization
that this small class of 36 is soon to be separated in their own worlds of co llege and family
life.
The Roanoke Catholic Education Foundation
made its first award for character, service, determination, and achievement to Amy Kay
Scott.

32

Bacca lau rette/G rad uation

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Fath er Mattarazzo was th e co mrn ence m ent
spea ker of graduation o n Ma y 30. H e spoke of
h ow he and th e se ni ors rn et and w ished th em
th e best of luc k no matt er w hat th ey c hoose to
d o.
Va ledi ctor ian Ade le W heeler rec ieves th e last
d ipl oma from M r. O ' Connor for th e girl s.
Terri H arvey gives her Sa lutatori an speec h as
an openi ng for grad uat ion bu t as a ia rewe ll to
th ose stu den ts w ith w horn she h as go ne to
sc hool for so m any yea rs.
Mr. Edwin Robin son. a Professo r o f Geo logy at
Virgini a Tech, led th e se ni o rs ou t o f th e c hurc h
pl ayin g hi s bagpipes.

Bacca lu arette/G radu ation

33

�In the past, the schoo l provided Grubworm".
many clubs for students to parti c ipate
Many of the c lu bs did participate in
in . This year a lot of emphasis was community projects. Hopefull y the fuplaced on academics and not on ture will hold m any new and revivin g
c lubs. For this reason many of the old c lubs.
c lubs diminished.
One club that did survive was the
yearbook . The pressure was heav ily
placed upon the staff to comp lete the
book because of the last book not
being printed. After many hours of
hard work, work shops, and al l nighters, lasting until 6 a.m., the yearbook
was completed July 1. The staff consisted of Annette Cuzzocrea, Barbie
Swanwick , and A lex Nel so n , who
around 2:15 a.m. got the munchies
and left to get food from the Tex as
Tavern. No meeting was comp lete
without listening to the song "Groovy

Patty Can fi eld ass ists Mr. C raddoc k in a phy si cs
ex perim ent o n so und waves. Th e grai ns o f sa nd
would v ibrate, depending upon th e sound produced.

34

Clubs

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�The Dram a C lu b pr ese nt ed th eir ve rsio n of
" Thurber C 1rni va l" in th e annual fall pl ay. In
th e three fabl es, Ro bert Poo le p layed th e wo lf
and B;irbi e Swa nwi c k was th e littl e girl.
Dr. Jerry Ad am s fro m Roa no ke Co ll ege c im e
and gave a phy sics dem o nstration. H ere, Ro bert
Pool e li es on a bed of nail s.

Clubs

Clubs

35

�N.H.S.
The National Honor Society is a
club whose purpose is to honor students who have maintained a high
academic average.
To be eligible for the N.H.S., one
must be a sophomore, junior, or senior and possess the following qualities: leadership, service, character,
and scholarship . Once a student has
been inducted, he or she must maintain at least a "B" average.
One important activity the N.H.S.
members have been involved in is the
tutoring program they started to help
high school students. According to
Nancy Slough the N.H.S. is an opportunity "to learn to work with other
people, meet people, and to serve
your school."
After working hard to prepare for the Homecoming hop, S.C.A . Vice-President Adele
Wheeler and President Joe Metzger smile happily.
N.H.S. First Row: Katie Jessee, President; Tom
Hostutler, Vice-President; Susan Waid, Secretary; Michele Toohig, Treasurer. Second Row:
Beth Fabiano, Trayce Marshall, Nancy Slough,
Rachel Bolden. Third Row : Fran DeWitt, Tracy
Warner, Alison Metzger, Adele Wheeler, Patty
Canfield, Ellen Murphy. Fourth Row: Karen
Kolmstetter, Terri Harvey, Jimmy George,
David Waid . Fifth Row: Joe Metzger, Jennifer
Stump, Mr. O'Connor, Sponsor; Terry Johns.

36

N. H .S./S .C.A.

�When asked what her hopes are
concerning the S.C.A., Vice-President
Adele Wheeler thoughtfully commented, "I'd like more people to understand it's for the school. It's not just
another group ."
Considering the many services it
provided for the students, one can see
the S.C.A. is "for the school."
The S.C.A. had the beginning of the
year and Homecoming hops. In November, it held the Victory Dance and
in March held the St. Patrick's Day
Dance. According to one officer of the
S.C.A ., they had to quit having hops
because " it was getting expensive"
since not enough students were attending them.
The main fund raiser the S.C.A. had
was the magazine sales handled by a
company called the Perfect School
Plan. This fund raiser was such a huge

S.C.A.
success that President Joe Metzger
was able to give certain clubs in the
school, besides the S.C.A., part of the
profit.
Another service the S.C.A. provided
was Orientation Day for the upcoming eighth graders on May 1. On
this day, one could see these
youngsters being led by current eighth
grade S.C.A. reps and officers around
the school.
Elaine Russel I headed another i mportant service provided by the S.C.A.
- the Bulletin Board Committee .
Each month , Elaine and artistic friends
decorated the main floor bulletin
board and kept everyone informed of
S.C.A . activities.
During the fall, the S.C.A . met once
a week. Eventually, however, it was
meeting about once a month, signaling the end of the year.
S.C.A. OFFICERS Joe M etzger , Presid ent; Adele
Wheeler, Vice- President; Beth Fabi an o Secre'
tary; Mike Canary, Treasurer.
Susa.n Waid, secretary of the "JH.S. , spoke on
service, one of the qualities required to be
member.

N.H.S./S.C.A

37

�A New Key
In both October and April the annual staff attended two weekend
workshops in Charlottesville, Virginia .
After a two hour drive, the turmoil of
learning Charlottesville the hard way,
and having reservations in nonexistent hotels, it was a relief to sit back in
a Howard Johnson 's hotel room and
fall asleep.
But when a new day dawns and
deadlines approach, what the staff has
learned in the workshops must come
together and be put to use. Colonel
Charles Savage, alias Mickey Mouse
lover and the main speaker at the
UV A workshops, wou Id demonstrate
the " The Do 's and Don't's ." For
example, one may not use the word,
" BEER" in copy and captions and if
one did he would be the first to
criticize it. However, during 27 hour
rush meetings, in which a staff must
produce 40-50 pages, the quality of
the work declines and the staff is more
interested in whether or not the work
gets done.
Complications not only arise when doing la yo ut s but at one UVA yea rboo k co nvention Lynn
Fi ves laughs as Carroll Schultz tries to get herse lf out of a tree.
Laura Garnette and Barbie Swanwick rela x an d
talk after a long and tirin g weekend of workshop classes in Charlottesv ill e, Virginia.

38

Yearbook

,:.

'

�Carroll Schultz models her Ea sters '80 teeshirt
while waiting for the rest of the staff to catch up
and go to class at the spring yearbook workshop.
Annette Cuzzocrea watches Hunter Publi shing
Representative Mr. Garrison show her some
new layout ideas.
Lynn Fives and Laura Garnette talk and wait to
leave the Ramada Inn for an annu al workshop
in Charlottesvill e, Virginia.

Yearbook

39

�Curtains!
The pajama clad man , Joe Metzger,
smirked and folded his arms in satisfaction while his unimaginative wife,
Michele Toohig, was carried from th e
stage by a psychiatri st. M ea nwhile, a
unicorn cavorted in the garden . ..
Greg Osterhaus sat on an island
(that nearl y rolled offstage) and reminisced about his love affair with a
merm a id . Dr. Benbow, Dr. Remington , and Mr. Pritchard-Mitford
(Steven Seymour, Be th Fabi a no,
Rod ger Katz) wrestled with a crevulating machine in the operating room.
This unlike ly potpourri of sce nes
composed the Dr a ma Club 's fall
production, "A Thurber Carnival."
Written by American humorist • . ...James Thurber, th e complicated play
did not prove too mu ch for th e yo un g
actors, man y of whom were mak in g
their stage debuts.
A quick l ea rnin g stage c rew, a
technical director (Paul Saunders)
from Showtimers, a frazz led director
(Ms. Surat), and pi a ni st Karen
Kolmstetter pulled the show together.
' l
Drama Club presid ent Jimm y George
and se ni o r Ti sh H owa rd worked on
publicity.

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Everyone worked together to ju gg le
after-schoo l schedu les so that rehea rsals co uld take place. As the curtain
ca me down for th e l ast time, one
small vo ice was heard to say, " H ey,
Miss Surat! W hat's the next play?"
H er response? "Aa rgh !"
Robert Poole, th e wo lf, dresses up as Littl e Red
Ri.din g Hood during p lay night. Bac kstage, anythin g ca n happ en.
DRAMA CLUB: Front Row: Todd A lderman,
Amy Scott, Mo nique A mos, Ade le W heeler,
A lyssa Surat, Beth Fabiano, Natali e Stennett,
Rob e rt Poo le, Joe Metz ge r, M i ke Rogan ,
Tommy Bi e r, Ste ve Seymo ur Ba c k Row:
Michele Too hi g, Vice-President; Roger Katz ,
Trea surer; Jimm y George, Pres ident; Barbi e
Swa nw ic k, Secretary.

40

Drama/Pl ay

�Lisa Stilwell applied make-up to the crew in the
rehearsal and on the big nights. Alyssa Surat
stands sternly while Lisa applies eye make-up.
Miss Whittaker and the Doctor, Barbie Swanwick and Michele Toohig, discussed the latest
pet problems while Monique Amos, the assistant, stole the show.

Beth Fabiano and Lisa Kern concentrate upon
changin g the words of classic poems to poems
people cou ld now appreciate.

Drama/Pla y

41

�SOC and
Folkgroup
Serving Our Community and the
Folkgroup served purposes of helping
people . SOC decorated the trophy
case in honor of the seniors while the
Folkgroup would take their time and
talent to sing at the school masses.
Luncheons were given for senior citizens as wel I as the first and third floor
bulletin boards decorated. Hard
earned appreciation goes out to those
students who used their time to show (
concern for others.
FOLKGROUP: Front Row; Tim Mistele,Tom
Hostutler, Mike Grace, Mike Canary. Second
Row: Alyssa Surat, Michele Toohig, Karen Nettemeyer, Debbie Kneut, Mike Russell. Third
Row: Adele Wheeler, Beth Fabiano, Liz Guilfoyle, Terri Harvey, Maureen Canfield, Jennifer
Stump, Katie Jessee. Ba c k Row: Jeff Andrews,
Jimm y George, Mark Keeley, Peter Guilfoyle.

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SOC: Fron t Row: Diane Patri ck, Geri
M cGa rry, Karen Ringl er, Lori McGa rry, Na ncy
Slo ugh, Ca ro line Prov enzano, Ba rbi e Swa nw ick, Li sa H art. Second Row: Elaine Ru ssell ,
David Wa id , Trayce Marshall , Patty Ca nfi eld ,
A li son Metzger, Marth a Bau ghan, Cind y W ilso n, Cind y Penn. Th ird Row: Natali e Stenn ett ,
Jeff A ndrews, Z Rogers, Rac hel Bo lden, Fran
DeWitt, Susan Waid , Tracey Warner, Ell en Murph y, Ma rk Kee ley. Fourth Row: Fred Bo lden,
Tom Bier, Ed Kubik. Ra lph Burr, Glenn Rosa li a,
Joe Cava naugh, Dav id Deb o, Jeff G rei ner,
Roger Katz. Bac k Row : M ike Nort on, Fran k
Thompson, Brian Downes, Dan Dowdl e.

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SOC/Fo lkgroup

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�Ski and Science
Two of the most interesting clubs
were Ski and Science. The science
club attended a science Olympics at
Roanoke College and placed second.
The ski club made their own olympics
at they attempted to climb the slopes
and mini-hills. Both clubs seemed to
attract a lot of members and had a
successfu I year.

Th e ski c lub co nsisted of many members (ha_lf
of th e stud ent bod y.) Th ey tri ed th e slo pes thi s
year at Wintergreen.

Ski /Scien ce

43

�As the athletic season rolled
around, along came new changes.
There was the change of coach~s .
Eddie Joyce took over as head
coach of football. After the team adjusted to the new techniques of the
coaching staff, the Celtics became unstoppable, shutting out the last two
teams on their sthedule. The Celtics
posted a 5 and 5 season .
The varsity volleyball team came
through once again and won the Blue
Ridge Conference. Coach Mary Collins and the team has won three consecutive B. R.C. ' s.
The girls' basketball team also
came through victorious, coming in
second in the B.R.C.
The boys' basketball team pulled
together all their talents to win the
State Double A Catholic Championship in Richmond.
Then the spring sports started. Two
new sports were added to the roster golf, and girls' softball . The golf team,
coached by Mr. O'Connor, showed
only a lack of experience, but not a
lack of heart in their winless season .

During an ex h austing home gam e, Frank
Thompson rests while w aitin g to be put back
into the game.
Golf Team: Kn ee ling: Jeff Andrew s. Stand i ng:
Tim Mi stele, Donn y Willi am s, Dan Dow dl e
and Jeff Ayersman.

44

Sports

The girls' softball team surprised
everyone by winning second place in
their conference, but we' ve come to
expect such things out of our female
Celtics.
The girls' tennis team, coached by
Mike Downs, had a rebuilding year
and promise to come back strong .
One of the most surprising teams of
the year was the lacrosse team. Uncertain about the coaching staff until a
week before the season was to start,
the lacrosse team stunned everybody
and posted an 8 and 2 season.
Coaches Pat Gayhardt and Jimmy
Dutton bought with the team a new
interest in lacrosse to Roanoke
Catholic
with
their
winning
techniques
The Celtic season surprised many,
and gave the people of the valley a
chance to see the true athletic ability
school was able to produce.

�.
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l

Ms. Murray practices her Jay up shot during her
free period . Ms. Murray was the coach of the
girls basketball and softball teams.

Yt\

Franklin Blankenmeyer, the only starting sophomore, easily places the ball into the hoop.

Sports

Sports

45

�Getting There
Wh en Au gust ro ll ed around ,
football sea son began at Roanoke
Ca tholi c. Unce rtainti es fill ed th e air as
th e Celtics adju sted to new H ead
Coac h Eddi e Joyce.
Unfortunately, th e season started as
man y previ o us seaso ns had started ;
th e Celti cs lo st th e first three ga mes.
After poundin g cros stow n rivals,
N o rth Cro ss (33 -22 ), w ith two
touchd own s co min g in th e Celti c's
first three o ffensive pl aye rs, howeve r,
peopl e kn ew th e Ce lt s we re to be
taken se ri ously. Th e Ce lt s we nt o n to
score state co ntend ers Stu art s Draft in
a hard hitting ga me.
A fter a fru stratin g loss to Stu arts
Draft th e Ce lti cs too k out th eir ange r
in th eir ho meco min g ga me aga in st
James Ri ve r, 4 2-12 . Th e Ce lti cs th en
travell ed to G. W . Ca rver, lost
co mpos ures, and then we nt to N ew
Castl e determin ed neve r to lose aga in ,
and th ey did no t.

After rece iv in g a w ide pass, Willi am Rosse r
gli des past a North Cross Ra ider in a game we
wo n.
Battli ng hi s way thro ugh, M i ke Norto n goes for
a run assisted by Lo n nie Ca ldwe ll.

46

Footba ll

�Coach Paul Ripley acts out plays for Mike Norton and Gerhmann Holl and.
Th ey are off: Jeff Jones carries the ball with
hopes for a touchdown .

After beating New Castle, the Celts
went to Staunton River to register their
first sh utdown since th e '76 seaso n by
shootin g down the Golden Eagl es'
28-0 victory over Rockbridge Rockets .
Often outmanned but never
outclassed, the Celts posted a 5 and 5
record.
FOOTBA LL 1979- 1980
OPPONENT
US THEM

Ed H arn ac k is being co ngratul ated by hi s fath er
o n Seni or Night.
Bu stin' loose in th e hom ecomin g game is Mike
G race led by Lo nni e Ca ld we ll.

Fi eldale-Co lli nsvi li e
Lord Botetourt
Ri vershead
North Cross
Stu art s Draft
James River
G.W. Carver
New Castle
Staunto n River
Rockbrid ge

14
8
7
33
6
27
7
46
28
22

40
9
20
21
21
14
41
12
0
0

Footba ll

47

�Celtics Return
to Victory
Looking back on this year's basketball season, it's hard to believe that a
State Catholic Championship team
could come back from such a slow,
almost disastrous beginning. With a
losing record and a young team with
only three returning players, clinching
the Division AA State Catholic Championship more than made up for the
close defeats suffered during the regular season.
Going into the tournament , the
Celts, with a record of 2-4 in the
Catholic league, were seated eighth in
the AAA division, and had to play the
number one seated team , Benedic- •
tine . Losing to Benedictine dropped
the Celts into the AA Division.
When they faced rival Holy Cross,
who had handed them a sound defeat
only a week earlier, the Celts were
able to finally get things going their
way and defeated Holy Cross 74-70.
The second round of the AA Tourney the Celts faced Norfolk Catholic

VARS ITY BAS KETBALL First Row: Fran k
Thomp so n, Tom H ostu tl er, Jimm y Neu hoff,
Lo nni e Ca ld we ll , Peter Guilfoy le. Seco nd Row:
W il liam Roser, Terry Johns, Mike Grace, Jay
Ayersm an, Franklin Blanke nm eyer, M i ke Ru sse ll. Third Row : Coac h Bob Aye rsm an.

48

Basketba ll

�Franklin Blankenmeyer shows how it pays to be
tall as the position of center during the Pulaski
County game at R.C. H.S.

in a big semi-final game. The team
now started to gain confidence and
pride and defeated Norfolk Catholic
by a 74-71 score.
The eventual State Catholic Champion s now had only a two hour rest
before they would face Gibbons (a
team who had defeated them twice
during the regular season) for the AA
State Catholic Championship.
With a lot of support from the loyal
fans, who had by now gathered at the
arena to support the team, the champs
although tired and wea ry, fought off a
late comebac k by Gibbons to win the
AA Championship by a score of
71-69.
To go with thi s exciting occ::ision
two teammates were recognized as
very important parts of the team.
Franklin Blankenmeyer was named
Most Valuable Playe r, and along with
Frank Thompson , was on the All
Tournament Team .

VARSITY BASKETBALL 1979-1980
THEM
OPPONENT

us

Dan vi lle Christian
Carlise
Pula ski
Stuarts Draft
Auburn
Fort Defiance
Natural Bridge
Lord Botetourt
Stuarts Draft
North Cross
Holy Cross
Lord Botetourt
V.E.S.
Fort Defiance
Pul aski
Holy Cross
Gibbons
North Cross
Auburn
Gibbons
Peninsula Catholic
H oly Cross
North Cross
TOURN AMEN TS
Benedictine
Holy Cross
Norfolk Catholic
Gibbons

so

S4
41
78
44
75
72
7S
62
73
48
46
64

39
SS
S9
51
39
S8
S9
66
38
SS
63
58
46
58
54
63
78
6S
S9
S9
70
S8

74
100
51
68
89
84
62
62
90
74

41
74
74
71

82
70
71
69

so

Frank Thompson is pl eased wit h th e w in over
H oly Cross of 74 -70 at th e Catho li c Tou rn aments.

Basketba ll

49

�A Streak Team
With a season composed of winning and losing streaks, the JV Celts
managed to find two phrases to describe the team : consistent and crowd
pleasers.
The JV basketball team, under the
leadership of first year coach Gus Extrom, enjoyed a season made up of
winning streaks and losing streak s.
After starting off with two losses, the
team won two games before losing
again. The team ' s morale was not
broken anytime during the season.
Though the team ended w ith a losing record, there were many high
points. Amongst them were the at
home defeats of North Cross ,
Roanoke Valley Christian , and V .E.S .
Winning or losing, the JV team kept
the crowd on their toes.

Boys' J.V. Ba sketba ll Tea m: Sta nding : Jeff Andrews, Jimmy Cuzzocrea , BJ Fitzpatrick, Tim
Rowe, Jeff Grein er, Jeff A yersman, Scott Fell
and Coach Extrom. Sitting: Gehrmann Holland,
David Debo, Chris Nel son , john Henretta and
Robert Hardie.

J.V. BOYS' BA SKETB A LL 197 9-1980
OPPO N ENT
Pul aski

U S THEM
52
54

Stu a rts Draft
VE S

43

51

55

42

A uburn
Fo rt Defi ance
Natural Brid ge
Lord Botetourt
Fort Defi ance
Pu laski
RVC S
H o ly Cross
N orth Cross
Berea n
A ubu rn
Berea n
H o ly Cro ss
No rth Cross
V ES
RVC S

43
28
43

38
61
55
40
29
61
60
55
63
49
46
41
41
41
70
52

22
27
47
44
59
62
55
48
54
58
50
29
53

A s th e team started off th e season with Pul aski,
the boys had a tuff time keeping th e ba ll , but in
th e fin al minutes Pul as ki w as ab le to win 52-54.

50

J.V. Bo ys Basketball

�At the Richmond Tournaments, Geri McGarry
gets some tips from Coach Murray during a time
out.

Ascent to
Victory
The girls varsity basketball team
had many struggles on their ascent to
victory. The victory does not lie in
winning the tournaments, but in learning to play as a team . The team consisted of one senior, two juniors, three
sophomores and three freshmen. This
team was young and inexperienced ,
but managed to put forth a great effort.
Their strong determination was evident when they took second place in
the BRC tournament.
The girls varsity squad not only
competed in their private league , but
also competed against the public
schools in regular season playings for
the first time . Their determination was
heightened by their strife to prove
them se lves as worthy opponents.
Even thou gh they fell short of havin g a
notoriou s season, 15-16 , the girls
proved to themselves th at winning
was not in a score, but in the realiz ation of developing oneself.

Girls' Basketball Team: Kneeling: Captains
Ellen Murphy and Geri McGarry. Standing·
Coach Murray, Tracey Warner, Rachel Bolden:
Lee Ann_ Bratcher, Patty Canfield and Li z Gui 1foyle .. S1tt1n g: Laura Garnette, Barbara Papp,
Patricia Renaghan and Charlotte McNabb.

G irls Basketball

51

�Styx
With Robert Poole in the goal at the
helm of the number one defense in
the state, the Celts ripped into their
seaso n with three straight shut-outs
against Fork Union, Christ Church,
and North Cross.
For the first time in R.C.H. lacrosse
history, the Celts defeated Lexington
8-7 in a fantastic display of offensive
finesse.
After downing A.M.A. 5-1 in a rain
shortened match , the Celts started
preparation for number one seed Saint
Anne's Belfield. The Celts help th e lacrosse powerhouse to the lowest
amount of goals they had scored in
two yea rs only to fall to them in a 7-2
defeat.
Next the Celts moved onto a disappointing lo ss to Le xing ton only to
come back to beat Christ Church 5-1.
To cap their 8-2 season, the Celts
overcame a four goal deficit to beat
arc hri va l North Cross 7-6 in triple
overtime with Jeff Griener tossing in
the w innin g goa l.
The Celts we re coached by
Roanoke College alumni Jimm y Dutton and Pat ri ck Gayhardt. Both
coac hes were members of Roanoke
Col lege's 1977 Natio na l Championsh ip team.
Awards
Best Attack - Peter Guilfoyle
Best M id fie ld - Tommy Hostutler
Best Defense - Tony Downs
Mike Grace
Most Ground Ball s - Tony Downs
Most Points Scored - Bill H art
Most Valuabl e Pla ye r - Bob Poole

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Lacrosse Team: First Row; Mike Grace, and
Robert Poole. Second Row; Mike Wilson, Jeff
Greiner, Jimmy Neuhoff, Bi II Hart, Ed Harnack
and Chris McGarry. Third Row ; David Debo
Paul Crum, Peter Guilfoyle and Coley Nelson'.
Standing; B.J. Fitzpatrick, Tom Hostutler,
Robert Renaghan, Mike Russell, Tony Downs
and Chris Nelson .
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During a practice, Paul Crum improves on his
catching ability. The team practiced at Roanoke
College.

�Austin Jambor retri eves a lost b all at practi ce.
Th e boys prac ticed two ho urs every day after
school.
Michae l Guilfoyle, a fifth grader at Roanoke
Catholic Elem entary School, was th e Lacro sse
team's mascot. Michael traveled to a ll gam es
wit h the tea m.
LAC RO SS E 1979-1980
OPPONENT
Fork Union
Christ Church
North Cross
Lexin gton
A ugusta Mi litary
St. Annes Be lfie ld
Lex ington
Augusta (defa ult)
Chri st Church
North Cross

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�Fran D eWi tt sm acks the ball in the opening
ga me of the B.R.C. aga inst Stuart Hall.
Laura Garnette, a freshman, was th e tea m' s
pitch er thro ughou t the yea r.

Softball Tea m : Sittin g; Li z G uilfoy le, Fran DeWitt, Donn a Metzger, Ell en Murph y and To nya
Wolfe. Standing; Manager Tish H owa rd , Cind y
Penn , M a ry DeWitt , Laura Ga rn ett e, Ge ri
M cGarry, Doree n Plunk ett and Rac hel Bolden.

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�Batter Up!
As spring came around, something
new was beginning and eleven girls
were chosen to be involved. Betty
Murray developed and coached the
softball team. She was very optimistic
about the team from the start, despite
its lack of experience.
The girls started with a three game
winning streak, but, with a change of
luck, they posted a 5 and 7 record.
They went into the Blue Ridge Conference fourth in their league.
Coach Murray was unable to attend
the games because of her marital
plans. Mr. Extrom replaced her and
guided the girls through the games.
The Celtics won the first round
against fifth seeded Stuart Hall, 6-2 .
This helped build up the girls' confidence. In the second round they were
pitted against first seeded Holy Cross.
The girls had been beaten by the Holy
Cross team twice during the regular
season, and the girls were determined
to prove to Ms. Murray that they could
beat Holy Cross. The Celtics won by a
score of 17-4 , in five innings.
The championship game was
against arch-rival North Cross . The
girls were tired and their spirits dropped as North Cross pulled off first
place in the B.R.C.
The team had surprised many by
capturing second place in the B.R.C.
One player said , "Next year the team
will have more experience and we
will gain first place. "

Tonya Wolfe, captain.' referees fir st ba se durin g
the B.R.C. ga m e a gain st Stu a rt H a ll. The g irls
won 6- 2.

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�A New Love
Every afternoon after school for one
month boys and girls head for the tennis courts . They are preparing for tennis matches that they can win or lose.
However, that is not important. What
is important is the teamwork, cooperation and good coaching. The
girls were under the supervision of
Coach Mike Downs and the boys
under that of Coach Gus Exstrom .
Though the seasons did not end very
well, it is the experience now that
counts.
First Row ; Mark Keeley, Jeff Ayersm an, Steve
Rosalia , Marc McKenna. Back Row: Coach
Exstrom , Ralph Burr, Terrance John s, Mike Rogan, Joe Metzger, Tom Bier.
First Row: Susan Waid, Karen Ringler, Caroline
Prove nzano, Denise Alderman. Maura Plunkett, Marv Anne Danato. Second Row: Beth
Doyle, Li sa H art, Dianne Patrick, K::iren Harvey, Elaine Russell. Back Row: Tracey Warner
"Z" Rogers, Katie Jessee, A lison Metzger.

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�Once Again

VOLLEYB A LL . Firs t Row : Patty Ca nfi eld , Geri
M cGa rr y, Aliso n M etz ge r, Tr acey W a rn er
R.achel Bo lden. Seco nd Row: "Z" Roge rs, Pa'.
trio a Renaghan, D ianne Patri ck Karen H arvey
Susan W aid , Donna M etzger,' M aureen Can'.
fi eld. Third Row: Ell e n M urph y, Li z G uil foy le.

In recent years Roanoke Catholic' s
volleyball teams have had a reputation for being strong. This year was no
exception. Although the team was
young, it was full of talent and the
girls set many goals to accomplish .
Under the first year coach Mary
Collins, the varsity volleyball team
succeeded in winning the Blue Ridge
Conference tournament for the third
straight year. Even though the girls did
not quite go undefeated in regular
season, they took pride in an 11 - 1
season record and a 14 - 1 record
overall.
Their only loss of the year came
early in the season when the girls
were beaten by Holy Cross . After
winning the rest of their matches after
this loss, the Celts got a chance to revenge this disappointing loss on the
Tuesday before the BRC. At Holy
Cross , the Celts disposed of archrivals in a rousing three-game match
to gain the first seed berth for the
tournament. This victory was the high
point of the season and now the girls
were truly ready for Saturday, October 27 . Nothing could get to them
now, and nothing did.
Early in the morning, R.C.H .S. defeated Lynchburg Christian after having a first round bye . This victory advanced them to the finals where they
met Holy Cross once aga in . Th e Celtics went on to beat them twice in the
double elimination tournament to regain the BRC championship.
Other hi ghlights of the season included victories over Metro school s
Franklin County , Pulaski County , and
Patrick Henry as well as two scrimmages with Fleming. Victories such as
these gave th e girls a reputation in the
Metro league of the Roanoke Va lley
as well as in the own BRC.

Ell en Mu rph y (22), w ith a determin ed look on
her face'. sp ikes th e ba ll in hopes it wi ll ga in a
team point.

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�Bear's
Energizers
"Fun, exciting, pain at times, but
the good times made up for it." These
are the words of Mrs. Cathy Bear, the
cheerleading sponsor, as she reflects
back over her first year as sponsor at
Roanoke Catholic. Both Mrs. Bear and
her husband, Joe, drove both the J.V.
and the Varsity Cheerleaders to their
various games.
The season started for cheerleaders
directly after tryouts. Later, the Varsity
Cheerleaders appeared on the Channel 15 Auction . Next, both squads
went to work raising money for cheerleading camp at Roanoke College .
This proved successful as the Varsity
won third place in the Varsity Division and the J.V. won second place in
their division.
Both squads were a vital part of raising spirit during Homecoming Week.
The Varsity worked together with the
S.C.A . to hold Spirit Week, and all sixteen cheerleaders cheered at the bonfire , the Homecoming pep rally, and
the Homecoming game.
Throughout the football, volleyball,
and basketb al I seasons, the cheerleaders sold stickers. The fans wore
th ese stickers to show their spirit for
the Celtics to both the home and away
ga mes, and even the Richmond tournaments .
Va rsity Cheerl eading Squ ad : First Row : Natali e
Stenn ett, Ka ren Rin gle r, Lori M cG arry, Terri
H arvey (Capt. ), Trayce Marshall (Treas. ), M aureen Ca nfi eld (Sec.), Jennifer Stump (Co-Capt. ).
The J.V. Cheerl eaders h ad man y lon g hours of
practice after sc hool. H ere, they are c au ght in
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�Captain Elaine Russell is giving instructions to
the J.V. Squad, but Debbie Ringler seems to
have a more important point to get across.
J.V. Cheerleadin g Squad: Mary Gudfoyle,
Lourice Thom as, Mary Canfield, Debbie Rin gler, Elaine Ru ssell (Capt.), Laura Vorst, D arl a
Stanley, Deni se Alderman and Beth Zehnder.
Cheerleading Sponsor, Cathy Bear, frow ns as
she makes an important decision . Mary Canfield and El aine Russell don't seem to be taking
the matter seriously.

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�With the opening and closing of
school, people come and go. While
the seniors looked forward to graduation and a new beginning at college,
they will eventually miss the school
and look forward to reunions.
The eighth graders, on the other
hand, looked forward to the opening
of school because they had finally
crossed the bridge into high school.
Eighth graders weren't the only new
people to be seen on Orientation Day
as the school had many new students.
Some of these new students found the
closeness of the classes hard to break
into.
This closeness was also prevalent
among the teachers, directed by Mr.
O'Connor. When interviewed, most
people had no comments on Mr .
O ' Connor, although Robert Hardie
responded by saying, "I think Mr.
O'Connor has shown that he will be
our principal at Roanoke Catholic
High School and this is of great impor-

Mr. Craddock brought six puppies to school on
April 23, which he was going to take to the
S.P.C.A. After being in sc hool for 15 minutes,
all the puppies found a home. Mrs. Bear named
her tan colored puppy Teddy.
After the final class of th e V .H.S.L. Publications
Workshop in Charlottesville, Carroll Schultz
still has energy while Annette Cuzzocrea stares
in disbelief.

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People

tance as we .can become a better
school under the leadership of one
man than if we were to be constantly
changing principals."
The student body changed during
the year and seemed to get more obnoxious and wild as the year progressed . They learned many lessons and
unfortunately got to know Mr. Craddock, the Dean of Discipline, very
well. Many people thought the job
given to Mr. Craddock was unfair because he was in the position of being
both the educator and the disciplinarian and that he should have been
compensated for financially. One student who had to be disciplined by Mr.
Craddock spoke favorably of him by
saying, "He's cool."
As the school year closed with tears
streaming down the graduates' faces,
everyone looked not back on the past,
but to the future ... the new beginning.

�Th e seni o r c lass was a cl ose group and were
best o f fri ends w ith each oth er, as is indi cated
b y Jennifer Stump and Robert Poo le, as they
po se for a pi cture during Ms. Wa rren's En gli sh
c lass .
A pparentl y, th e stud y o f Seventeenth Century
literature in M s. W arren' s En gli sh c lass was too
much for Tony Dow ns to handl e; taking a nap
and catchin g so me su n rays w as mo re f un .

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�SENIORS
ANDREW, DANIEL EDWARD, 5909 Green Ridge Rd., N.W. , Roanoke;
Chess Club 9.

CA LDWEL L, LO NN IE LEE, 3142 Kershan Rd ., Roa noke; Science Club
9; J.V. Basketball 1O; V. Basketball 12; V. Football 9, 10, 11 , 12, Best
O ffensive Bac k 12; F. C.A. 11 .
CANA RY, M ICH A EL AN TH ONY, 18 11 Ma iden Lane, Roa noke; Class
President 9; Class Treas urer 8, 10, 11; S.C.A . Treasurer 12; Ch ess Club
9, 1O; Fo lk Group 12; Jr.-Sr. Exchange Stud ent 11; N.H. S. 12; J.V. Ba sketb all 1O; V. Basketball Ma nager 12 ; V. Football 10, 11 , 12, Best Bac k
1O; F.C.A. 10, 11 ; Prom Prin ce 11; Wh o's W ho Amo ng Hi gh Schoo l
Stud ents.

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�CANFIELD, MAUREEN MARIE, 5028 Shadyside Dr., Roanoke; Dance
Club 9, 10; Fo lk Group 11 , 12; J.V. Cheerl eader 9, 1 O; V. Cheerleader
11, 12; J.V. Volleyball Manager 9; V. Voll eyball Manager 10, 11 , 12; Pep
Club 8,9; Jr. Sr. Exchange Guide 11; Victory Court 12.

CAVANAUGH, THOMAS JOSEPH, Rt. 2, Box J-3 , Troutville; Football
1O; Bookstore 12.
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CRUM, PAUL BR ICE, Rt. 3, Box 52, Sa lem; Annua l 12; N .H. S. 12;
Photography Club 9, 1 O; Lacrosse 10, 11 , 12; Who 's Who Among Ame rican High Sc hool Students.

CUDWORTH, RENEE MARIE, Rt. 2, Box 270-F, Fin castl e; F.T.A. 9;
Lacrosse Manager 11, 12; Homecoming Court 10, 11 ; Christmas Court
Princess 12; Prom Court 11 , Queen 12.

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�FABIANO, ELIZABETH JEAN , 6106 Flamingo Dr., Roanoke; Transferred from Holy Cross, Delran, New Jersey; Class Secretary 11; S.C.A.
Secretary 12; Drama Club 12; Folk Group 12; Lacrosse Manager
10, 11, 12; Annual 12; N.H .S. 10, 11 , 12; Homecoming Princess 11 ; Jr.Sr. Exchange Student 11; Who's Who Among American High Students.

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DOWNS, CHARLES ANTHONY, 3515 Overbrook Dr., Roanoke; Science Club 10; J.V. Tennis 8,9; J.V. Basketball 9, 10; V. Football
9,10,11,12; Lacrosse 10, 11 , 12.

GEORGE JAMES MICHAEL, 11 Walnut Ave., Roanoke; Class President
8; Newspaper 1O; Drama Club 11 , President 12; Tennis 11, 12; Fol.k
Group 12; Chess Club 9, 10; N.H.S. 11, 12 ; Who's Who Among American High School Students.

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GRACE, MICHAEL JOSEPH, 3719 Peakwood Dr., Roanoke; Chess Club
1O; Science Club 10, Vice-President 12; Class Vi ce- Presiden t 12; J.V.
Basketball 1O; V. Basketball 11, 12 ; V. Football 9, 10, 11 , 12 , Best Offensive Lineman 11 , Best D efensive Lin em&lt;:n and Captain 12; Lacrosse
8,9,10,11,12, Co-Captain 12.

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�GUIFOYLE, ELIZABETH ANN, 5347 Lu wa na Dr., Roanoke; Annual 10;
F.C. A. 8, 9, 10; Folk Group 10, 11, 12; Pep Club 8, 9, 1O; S.C.A. Representative 12; Ski Club 11 , 12 ; Newspaper 1O; J.V. Basketball 8, 9; V. Basketball 10, 11 , 12; Most Improved Pla yer 11 , Best Defensive Player 12;
J.V. Volleyball 8,9; V. Volleyball 10, 11 ,12, Captain 12; V. Ten ni s
10, 11 ; Softball 12; Hom ecom in g Court Queen 12 ; Jr.-Sr. Exchange
Guide 11.
H A RNACK, EDWIN LOUIS Ill , Rt. 1 Box 10-A, Bent Mountain; S.C.A.
Representative 12; Science Club Treasurer 12; La crosse 10, 11, 12; V.
Football 10, 11 , 12; Best Offerisive Lineman 12, Captain 12.
HARVE Y, TERRI ANN, 3202 Bromley Road, Roanoke; S.C.A. Representative 1O; Class Vice-President 9; Class President 12; Drama Club 9;
Folk Group 12; Pep Club 9; N.H.S. 10, 11 , 12; Ski Club 11; Science
Club 12; Lacross e Manager 11 , 12; J.V. Volleyball 9; J.V. Cheerleader
9; V. Cheerleader 10, 11 , Captain 12; Prom Court Princess 11; Prom
Chairman 11; Klassroom Kwiz 12; Chri stm as Court 8, Queen 12; J. Sr.
Exchange Student 11 ; Who' s Who Among Ameri can Hi gh Schoo l Students.

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�H OSTUTLER , THOMAS CRED E II , 3757 H erit age Rd ., Ro anoke; C lass
Treasurer 1 O; Class V i ce-Preside nt 8; C lass President 11 ; Fo lk G ro up
1 2; S.C.A. Repre se nt at i ve~; N. H. S. 10, 11, 12; J.V. Ba sketba ll 9, 10; V .
Basketba ll 11 ,1 2; Best D etens1ve Player 1 2; Lacrosse 8,9, 10, 11 , 12; V.
Football 9 , 1O, 11 , 1 2; Jr.- Sr. Exchange Stud ent G uide 11 ; Who's Who
A m o n g A meri ca n Hi gh Sc h oo l St udents.

J/\M BOR , A U STIN FR ANC IS, I I JO We lch Rel , Rodnok e; Dr ama
11. 1 2; Phot og raph y C lub 9, 10; V Footbal l 10 , 11 , 12 ; Ldc rosse
Y, 10, l 1. 12; F.C.A. 9 . 10, 1 I .

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H OWARD, PATRICA ANN, Rt. 3 Box 433, Tro ut vill e; Sprin g Court
Q ueen 12 ; Pep Club 8; Softba ll Ma nager 12.

JESS EE , NANCY KA TH ER \ NE, 2 62 1 Crystal Sprin g Ave. Roanoke; Annu al 1 2; Dance C lub 9; D eba te C lub 9; Fo lk Group 9 , I 0, 11 , 12; Newspaper I 0; N. H .S. I U, I I , Prt•-. icl ent I 2; S.C.A . Represt•n tati ve Ill , 11 ; Ski
Club 11 , 12; St iL'llL e Club 12; J.V. Vo ll &lt;&gt;yb.i ll LJ ; J.V. 13,i-;kethci ll 8; J.\I.
r en ni s 8,9; V. Tennis 10 , 11 , 12; Jr.-Sr Exc h,111ge quclt•nt 11 ; Spring
Cour t 12.

�JONES, JEFFREY, S203 Green Meadow Rd., Roanoke; J.V. Tennis 8; V.
Football 10, 11, 12.

KEELEY, DAVID LOUIS, 510 28th Street, Roanoke; Chess Club 9,10;
Ski Club 11 ,12; V. Football Train er 10, 11 ,12; Bookstore 12.

KNUET, DEBORAH ANN, 3847 Meadowlark Rd. , Roanoke; Tran sferred from Cave Spring Hi gh School , Roanoke, Va; Christma s Court 12 ;
Folk Group 11 , 12; Who's Who Among Ameri can Hi gh Sc hoo l Students.

KOLMSTETTER , KAREN ANNA , 4 125 Hi gh Acres Rd ., Roa noke ;
N.H.S. 11 , 12; Who' s Who Amo ng America n Hi gh Schoo l Stud ents.

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�METZGER, JOSEPH HENRY Ill, S.C.A. Representative 8,9, 11;. Class
President 1O; S.C.A. President 12; Drama Club 8, 9, 10, 11, 12; Ski Club
12; J.V. Tennis 8; V. Tennis 9, 10, 11, 12; J.V. Basketball 10; Christmas
Court King 12; Who's Who Among American High School Students.

NELSON , ALEXANDER MONTGOMERY IV, 4614 Cordell Dr.,
Roanoke; Stamp Club 8,9; Red Cross Club 8,9; S.C.A. Assistant Treasurer 1 2; Ski Club 1 1, 1 2; Annual 10, 11 , 1 2, Business Manager 11 , 12.

POFF, DONNA LEE, 5341 Sugarloaf Mountain Road , Salem ; Ch ess
Club 10, Drama Club 10, 11, 12.

NETTEMEYER, KAREN MARIE, 861 Peyton St., Roanoke; Pep C lub 8,9;
Chess Club 9; Drama Club 9; Ann ual 12; Newspaper 10; Folk Group
9,10,1 1,12; Prom Court 12.

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�POOLE , ROBERT TEREN CE, 2526 Round Top Rd. , Roa noke; S.C.A.
Representative 11 , 1 2; C lass Vi ce- Pres id ent 1O; Science Cl ub 10 ;
N.H.S. 12; J.V. Tennis 8; Lacrosse 9, 10, 11 , 12; Ranked second in State
Ca th o li c Lacrosse 11 , Co-C aptain 12; V. Fo0tball 9, 10 , 11 , 12; Best
D efe n si ve Back 1O; Jr.-Sr. Exc hange Student ; Prom King 12.
RU SSELL, MICH A EL A NTHONY, 5256 Flintlock Rd. , Ro anoke; Chess
C lu b 9, 10; Cl ass Treasurer 12; J.V. Tenn is 8; V. Tenni s 11 ; J.V. Basketbal l 10; V. Basketball 12; Lacrosse 12; Who's Who Amo ng American
Hi gh School Stud ents.

RENAGHAN , RO BERT PA TRICK, 4929 Mou nt H o ll and _Dr .. Roano ke;
Sc ience C lub 1 O; Ph o tograp hy C lub 9, 1 O; J.V. , Tenni s 9; Lacrosse
1o, 11 , 12; V. Football 10, 11 , 1 2; N. H .S. 1 2; W ho s Wh o ;\m o ng Hi gh
Sc hoo l St ud ent s.

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�SCO TI, AMY KAY, 3924 Windin g Wa y Rd., Roanoke; Scien ce C lub 9;
Annual 1O; Drama Club 10, 12; Class Secretary 12.

STUM P, JENN IFER JOAN, 932 Wase na Ave., Roano ke; C lass Secretary
9, 10; Folk G roup 12; Homecoming Court 8; Jr.-S r. Exc hange Stud ent
11 ; J.V. Cheerleader Ca pt ain 10, V. Cheerl eader 11, 12; J.V. Vo ll eyba ll
9; N. H .S. 10,11 ,12; Pep Clu b 9; Who's Who A mo ng A m eri can Hi gh
School Stud ent s; Dance Club 9, 1O.

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ST ILL WE LL, LI SA NAD INE, 240 7 Lau ra Rd. , Roa noke; Transferred from
Cave Sprin g Hi gh Sc h oo l, Ro a no ke; Dram a C lub 11 ; 12; Ski Club 12;
Softba ll 12.

TOOH IG, M IC H ELE TH ERE SE. 52 0 7 Nort h Sprin g Dr. , Roanoke; Tran ·
ferred fro m North side Hi gh Sc h oo l , Roa noke; Fo lk Gro up 9 ,10, 11 , L ;
Newsp aper 9 , 1 O; Pep C lu b 9; Sc ie n ce C lu b 1 1, Pres ident 12; N.H .. :
11 , Treasurer 12; Dram a C lu b 1 0 , Treas urer 11 , Vi ce-Pr es id ent 12; k1
C lu b 11 , 12; J V Vo ll ey ba ll 9 ; V . Bas k e tb a ll 11 ; K lass room Kwiz 1 ;
Who 's W h o A m o n g Am e ri ca n High Sc h oo l Stu dents.

�WAID, DAVID ALAN, 111 Nibli c k Dr. , Salem; S.O.C. 12; Ski Club
11, 12; J.V. Tennis 9, 10; V . Tenni s 10, 12 ; N .H .S. 10, 11, 12 ; V. Football
11 ; Who's Who Among American Hi gh Scho o l Students.

WHEELER, ZACHARIAH PHILLIPS, 6 17 6th. St. , Roanoke; Sprin g Court
Kin g 12.
WHEELER, ADE LE MARIE, 3109 Q uin by Rd ., V a. Beach , Va. 23452;
S.C.A. Representativ e 8,9; C lass Vic e-Pres id ent 11; S.C.A. Vi cePresident 12; Fo lk G rou p 10, 11 ,12; N.H.S. 10, 11 , 12; Drama C lub
9, 12; Science Club 11 , 12; Governor's Sc hoo l 11 ; Jr.-Sr. Exc hange Studen t 11 ; Who' s Who Among Amer ica n Hi gh Sc hoo l Stud ents.

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�Todd Alderman
Jay Ayersman
Martha Baughan
Debbie Berry

Tommy Bier
Fred Bolden
Rachel Bolden
Katherine Bradley

Ralph Burr
Patty Canfield
Joe Cavanaugh
Annette Cuzzocrea

CLASS OFFICERS: Presid ent, Nancy Slough;
Vice-President, Tracy Warner; Treasurer, Fran
DeWitt; Secretary, Ellen Murphy.

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Ju niors

The junior class had a busy year
with a variety of activities ranging
from ra ising money for the prom to
taking their first Scholastic Aptitude
Tests and the turmoil of writing term
papers .
Of the many new experiences the
class encountered, the most important
and tedious was the Scholastic Aptitude Tests. After many months of
agony and preparation, the juniors reported to testing centers for three long
and tiring hours of impossible math
and unheard of vocabulary words.
Under the guidance of advisors
Mrs. M an ga n e l Ii and Ms. Callahan,
the juniors worked on various fund
raisers .
A quality possessed in great abundance by the juniors was creativity.
This creativity was ev ident when juniors won the Human Pyramid conte st and the Creativity Award for their
performan ce of the traditional battle
c ry.

�Fran DeWitt
Dan Dowdle
Brian Downes
Peter Guilfoyle

Cathy Harvey
Terry Johns
Rodger Katz
Mark Keeley

Alex Nelson hits the pinata while Mike Rogan
and Mike Norton wait in anticipation for the
candy to fall , at the Spanish ll's Christmas party.
Karen Ringler receives a handshake from Mr.
O'Connor and a certificate from Susan Waid at
the National Honor Society Induction Ceremony.

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�Trayce Marshall
Lori McGarry
Alison Metzger
Ellen Murphy

Mike Norton
Greg Osterhaus
Karen Ringler
Mike Rogan

Lori McG arry goes to receive a bouquet of
flowers upon hearing her name announced as
the Homecoming Princess.
Peter Guilfoyle and Lolly Carrasco, bored with
the assembly, talk about weekend plans.

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�Z Rogers
Glenn Rosalia
William Rosser
Steve Seymour

Nancy Slough
Natalie Stennett
Barbie Swanwick
Frank Thompson

Susan Waid
Tracey Warner
Cindy Wilson
Tonya Wolfe

At the National Honor Society Induction Ceremony on February 5, Greg Osterhaus received
an N.H.S. candle of membership.

Jay Ayersman takes a snooze in Mrs. LaRocco' s
fifth period American History class.

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school year. And wise fools they proved to be.
Although several members of the
sophomore class have reputations for
being "hams" and "cut-ups, " the
class as a whole exhibited the ability
to work together. In October, the class
pulled together and ended up with the
highest magazine sales. In December,
the class worked diligently and faithfully on their Christmas skit. Again,
the "wise fools " united and won first
place for their skit.
Other highlights of the year were
the surprise birthday party held for
Beth. Doyle, the party given by Chris
Watson at the Ramada Inn , and getting long waited for drivers' licenses.

Alan Alouf
Jeff Andrews
Tracey Blaney
Franklin Blankenmeyer

Todd Blevins
Lee Ann Bratcher
Reed Crowgey
David Debo

Beth Doyle
Scott Fell
B.J. Fitzpatri ck
Jeff Greiner

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CLASS OFFICERS : Pres id ent , Jeff Gre in e r;
Vice-Presid ent , Tim Mi stel e; Treas urer, B.J.
Fitzpatrick; Secretary, Beth Do y le.

�Kathy Harnack
Lisa Hart
Karen Harvey
Billy Hedge

John Henretta
Biff Hinson
Gehrmann Holland
J. Jones

Geri McGarry, (Queen?), of Roanoke Catholic.
Could Lisa Hart and Jeff Greiner be thinking of
something else other than basketball?
Mrs . Young helps Diane Patrick with her
classwork. Diane takes French II during fourth
period.

Soph omores

77

�Carroll Schultz takes time between classes to
look over her homework assignment.
Caroline Provenzano and Carole Wheeler
look relieved and happy; it's Friday
afternoon.

Lisa Kern
Kevin Knox
Geri McGarry
Donna Metzger

Tim Mistele
Chris Nelson
Jimm y Neuhoff
Diane Patri c k

78

Soph o mores

�D aryle Pelti er
Cindy Penn
D oreen Plunkett
Caroline Provenzano

Steve Rosalia
Tim Rowe
Elaine Russell
Carroll Schultz

H app y Stanley
Tommy Thoma s
Chris Watson
Carole Wheeler

W e sa t down in th e coo l sh ade as
sh e took my body int o h e r war m
hand s. Slowly and ge ntl y, she ca res sed my body. H e r fingers fing ers fill ed
my ev ery hol e. O v er the yea rs sh e h ad
become a n expe rt ; h e r fingers n o
lo nger stumbl ed. Th ey kn ew exac tl y
where to go. She bl ew eve r so softly
se ndin g shivers down m y lo ng, slim
body. All day l o n g, and so m et imes
thro ugh th e ni ght, we wo uld play to gether until , at last, the moon would
shin e and w e sa id goodbye as o ur
mouth es slow ly p art ed and I return ed
to m y case . To ot he rs I am ju st a plain
o le flu te, but to Beth I am m o re; I am a
friend.
Bet h Do yle takes tim e to relax and enj o y her
ho bby - p l&lt;1yin g th e flut e.

Sophom ores

79

�Screaming down the halls and
asking "What' s for homework?" is
quite common and is how most
freshmen end their day .
Not much was to be expected from
the freshmen class when it came to
raising money . The only money
raising activity they had was an out of
uniform day. Other projects were
u nsuccessfu I.
Falling tears set in when everyone
found out Renee Hebert would be
moving to Ohio and Laura Foltzer to
Arizona .
This being the ninth graders ' first
firmly established year in high school
they are beginning to get in the swing
of things . They can be found at most
parties and concerts. At this early
stage of their high school life, they are
alread y proving to be a vivacious
class.

C LASS O FFICER S: Presid ent . Mike D ow nes;
Vi ce-Pres id ent , Ch arl ott e M cN abb; Treas urer.
Robert H ard y; Sec retary, M o nique A m os.

Deni se Alderman
Allison Alouf
Monique Amos
Greg Argabright

Jeff Ayersman
Jon Brillhart
Carol Canary
Mary Lou Canfield

Joe C hi Idress
Jimmy Cuzzocrea

80

Freshmen

�Mary
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M
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Mike Downes
Tracy Duschean

Baker Elliot
In a Ferracuti
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Laura Foltzer

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Freshm en

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�Mary Ford
Donna Geisel
Laura Garnett
Robert Hardie

Renee Hebert
Brian Knox
Tain McBride
Chris McGarry

Marc McKenna
Charlotte McNabb
Greg Mercer

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Co ley Nelson seem s to be taking hi s tim e leavin g c lass.
Mr. Extrom in stru ctin g th e fres hmen.

82

Freshmen

�Afternoon sun warms Mike Downes as he
writes his book report.
Monique Amos plays the part of a witness in an
enactment of "Black Elk Speaks" in English 9.

Coley Nelson
Jimmy Nelson
Matt Newton

Maura Plunkett
Patricia Renaghan
Darla Stanley

Alyssa Surat
Laurice Thomas
Donny Williams

Freshmen

83

�Dennis Alvaro
Penny Argabright
Tom Asbury
Stephanie Beachy

Bill Benham
jay Blackwood
Katie Burns
Tami Butterworth

Doug Cameron
Maria Canary
Steve Cavanaugh
Brian Chubb

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Vi ce -Presid ent, Jo hn Ge ise l; Treasurer, Patti
M cGarry, President, Berni e Don ato.

84

Subfres hm en

Getting into th e school scene was
what the eig hth g rade was all about
this year. Many e ighth grade rs stayed
in the background, while others
jumped ri ght in and had a great time .
It was a time to try out new things.
For the g irls it co uld have been goi ng
o ut for cheerleading, while many guys
were involved with th e Lake rs.
Th e hi ghli ght of th e e ighth grade
year was the beautiful M ass which
M s. Russell and th e e ighth grade c lass
worked on diligently for days. Th e
handbe ll c hoir topped off this m ass.
Yet let it now be said that the Class
of '84 is not noticed . According to the
teachers, these newcome rs are co nsidered so m e of the best talkers aro und ,
espec ially when the teachers do not
want to hear any talkin g.

�Mrs. Ru ssell , th e eighth grade moderator, taught
Reli gion 8, Geography, and World History. Sh e
spent many hours w ith the eighth graders thinking up ways of rai sin g money.
Laura Inga I reaches for some piping hot french
fri es while Scott Wolk wai ts to be served hi s
lunch.

W ill Clark
Berni e Donato
Bill y Fugat e
John Geisel

Am y Graybill
Ca rolyn Gui lfoy le
M ary G uilfoy le
Cheryl A nn H arn ac k

D av id H arvey
Jenn ifer Huh n
Laura ln ga l
Aa ron Levin e

Subfreshmen

85

�Joe LeGault
Patti McGarry

Tony Nettemeyer
Chris O 'Connor

Peter Reilly
Kathy Rin ehart

Mi c hae l Warner look&gt; fo r th at tun a fi sh
sa nd w ic h h e ldt ov er Ea ster va cati o n.

Debbie Rin gler
Brenda Ross

Eighth graders fit into th e Green Onion &gt;c en e
without an y difficu lt y.

86

Subfreshm en

Sex, violen ce, ca v em en and all th e
littl e thin gs th ;:.i t m;:.ike life worth w hile
su c h we re loc ke rs. Locke rs were
u sed fo r eve ry thin g fro m a p lace to
junk books, to a p lace to sto re a tuna
fi sh sa nd w ic h l eft a t sc h oo l over vacation. M os t p eop le in th e sc hoo l kept
th e i r l ocke rs unl ocked. Thi s so metim es aro u sed th e inte res t of c uri o us
vi sito rs of th e night.
Th e on ly stud ents w ho locked their
locke rs we re th e e ighth grade. During
c l ass c h a n ges, one co ul d see th e
e ighth g raders h ove rin g ;:.iround th eir
l ockers, c h ecking p e ri od ica ll y over
th eir sh o uld ers to m ake sure no one
w as p ea king at th e ir co m b inati on.
Eve n through th e sme ll y sa ndwi c hes and secrecy, th e locke rs held
u p a ll yea r lo ng. N o one co ul d have
don e wi th ou t one.

�Paul Stump
Connie Taylor
Laura Vorst
Michael Warner

Jeff Willard
Anne Williams
Mike Wilson
Tommy Wolfe

I t.

Scott Wolk
Beth Zender

As Bill y Fuga te int entl y strut s to hi s destin ati o n,
D enni s Al va ro a im s a '&gt; Pithall ,1t him .

Subfreshmen

87

�The Busy
People
The importance of good communication between administration and
faculty was greatly stressed by Mr.
O'Connor. To ensure good communication, at the beginning of the year
faculty members met in the library
each morning for a briefing on the
day's events. During the course of the
year, however, the number of meetings per week was reduced .
At least once a month the faculty
met on Wednesday afternoon from
2:00 to 3:30. With a new principal,
many new changes were proposed .
As a result, many important issues
were discussed and debated . Departmental meetings were held once a
month, also.
This year's faculty could generally
be described as one of experience;
there were only two members new to
the teaching field - Kent Extrom and
Scott Duarte.

Bob Ayersman
Cathy Bear
Mary Jane Callahan
Barney Craddock

Scott Duarte
Jose Elacate
Kent Extrom
Marilyn Fives

88

Facu lty

Mrs. Bea r gi ves h elpful typing tips to Katie Jessee.

�Terri LaRocco
Cathy Manganelli
Betty Murray
Gregory O'Connor

Joyce Schlef
Michele Surat
Tana Warren
Caroline Young

A relaxed Mike Russell acqui res assistance from
Mrs. Manganelli in Religion 12.
Teachers en joyin g a Christmas dinner at the
Rom a Restaurant sponsored by th e S.C.A. Did
Mi ss Murray tell a joke Miss Callahan did not
approve of?

Fac ulty

89

�Communicating
In and out
The Guidance Department at
R.C.H.S. is an important and necessary part of the school community.
Whenever students have problems,
they turn to the guidance department.
Mrs. Friel is always available to help
and tries to keep the students and faculty informed about guidance related
activities that are going on in the
sc hool.
Each year, Mrs. Friel is faced with
the task of scheduling classes for the
next year. She also plans the Orientation Program for the new school year.
During the course of the year, Mrs.
Friel informs the juniors and the seniors about the S.A.T. and P.S.A.T .
She organizes College Night and advises the se niors on colleges . She also
is responsible for sending out transcripts and recom mendations to the
va rious colleges that the seniors are
applying to . When scholarships or financial aid are available, Mrs . Friel
l ets the seniors know what they can
qualify for.
Anytime a new student arrives, Mrs.
Fri el makes sure the student is shown
around and she takes care of all the
admission details.
The most important project the
Guidance D epa rtment has worked on
was plans for the Advanced Placement classes to be offered during the
1980-81 sc hoo l year.
M rs. Friel is helpin g Karen H arvey plan her
sc hedul e fo r nex t yea r.
Standin g at her u sual post, Mrs. Ca ll away prepares to spin a disc.

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Guidance -

Secretary

�Mr. Agee is all smiles as h e sees hi s a fter sc hoo l
helpers arriving.

Essential
Services
A big part of any school is the people who keep it clean and the students

fed .
Mr. Louis Agee is a vital part of this
system as janitor. He has contributed
much time and effort to the school.
His contributions range from
groundwork, electrical fix-its, to finding out the cause of the school's high
electric bills .
Martha Spickard and Gerry
Drumheller are responsible for feedin g hunga ry students. Every day at
lunch time, you will find Mrs .
Drumheller filling trays with food and
Mrs. Spickard collecting money. Alex
Nelson and Mike Grace often assist
these ladi es in providing an essential
service.

Mrs. Spicka rd sm il es as th e mo ney ro ll s i n.
Cutting in lin e doesn' t pa y w hen Mrs. Drumheller is behind th e co unter.

Custodi al -

Cafeteri a

91

�Besides teaching, M r. O 'Connor spend s mu ch
of his tim e in hi s office makin g decisions and
keepin g th e school runnin g smoothl y .

To live is to grow, to grow is to change
and to be perfect is to have changed many times.
John Henry Cardinal Newman
My dear members of the Class of 1980,
This Corrmencement of 1980 is a very special
event in your young lives and also an important event in my not-so-young life.
For you it is the beginning of lives full of promise, lives open to the worship
of the Holy Spirit, lives seeking the growth, change and perfection which Cardinal
Newman speaks about.
For me, this class of 1980 will hold a special pl ace of affection in my heart for you are my first graduating class at Roanoke Catholic. I came among you as a stranger back in August of 1979 and you welcomed me and made me feel at home. In the short year that we have spent together,
I have come to know you, to appreciate you and to love you. My only regret is
that I did not get to know you better.
I am certain that the sound education and
moral fonna ti on which you have been exposed to here at Roanoke Catholic High
School will serve you well in whatever lies ahead in your future.
The faculty and School Board members join
me in wishing the Cl ass of 1980 ;a life full of happiness, holiness and health.
God bless you all and make you saints. I
shall truly miss each and every one of you.

Gregory J. O'Connor
Principal
Roanoke Catholic High School

92

O'Con nor

�Who's Super!
Most Academic: Karen Kolmstetter, Joe Metzger, Adele Wheeler.

Best All Around: Mike Grace, Terri Harvey.

Superl atives

93

�Best Looking: Robert Poole, Renee Cudworth.

M ost Li kely to Su cceed . Jo e M etz ger . Terri H d rvey .

94

Superl ati ves

�Most Athletic: Mike Grace, Liz Guilfoyle .

Not pictured:
Wittiest : Katie Jessee, Mike Canary.
Friendliest: Tish Howard, Mike Grace.

Superl ati ves

95

�Th e a nnu a l t eac h ba nq u et was he ld at th e
Ro m a Re st aur ant o n W illi am so n Road. M r.
O'Conn o r a nd Fat her Du art e are shown enjoyin g th emse lves at dinn er.

Wh at m akes a busin ess grow is its
po pul arity with th e cu sto m ers. H o w
do th ey increase th eir popul arity ? On e
important w ay i s throu gh adve rtis ein
l oca l
n e w sp a p e r s,
m e nt s
m agaz in es, o r a sc hoo l yea rb o o k .
Sellin g ad s for a yea rbook isn ' t on e
of th e m o re simpl e proces ses of life.
First of all , a yea rbo ok staff mu st go
o ut to th e m any bu sin esses and as k if
th ey wo uld li ke to bu y an ad . M any
times a staff m ember encounte rs rud e
" no's" and pl easa n t "yes's." H o weve r, w ith lots o f effo rt th e ad s ea rn ed
are the ad s w hi ch he lp p ay for th e
yea rbo ok .
Th ere are m any tec hniqu es whi c h
staffs l ea rn o n ap p roac hin g bu si-

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n esses. T h e numbe r o ne thin g is to
present yo urse lf nea tl y . Girl s should
w ea r ni ce p ants, or preferrabl y, a skirt.
Bo y s sho uld w ea r ni ce pants. A ti e i s
o pti o n a l.
N ex t, d ec ide th e area yo u 're go in g
to c ove r but b e sure no t to go durin g
bu sy hours. Bu sin ess m anage rs are
not w illin g to ta lk to staff m embers
wh e n c u stom e rs a re a ro und. H owev e r, wh e n yo u are talkin g with th e
m anage r, be v e ry p o lite and if th ey
say " no" accept it with a smil e. Yo u
ca n a lways sc rea m l ater. O nce yo u
h av e c oll ec te d a ll yo ur ads, h and
th e m ove r to th e bu sin ess m anage r
and let him o r h e r take it fro m th ere.

�Mr. Frank Blankenmeyer " encour9ges" people
to raise the bid. Mr. Blankenmeyer did the
Carousel auction as well as Channel 15 auction.

Barbie Swanwick munches on a sub from Papa
D's at one of the yearbooks all nighters.
The Texas Tavern located downtown,
specialized in their chili. It was a school hangout for many students.

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�Congratul ation s to the Class Of 80

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�Colophon
The Roanoke Catholic High School Key, Roanoke, Virginia, was edited by Annette Cuzzocrea and Barbie
Swanwick and printed by Hunter Publishing of
Winston-Salem, North Carolina ; Representative Mr.
Charles Garrison . Press run: 165 copies of 124 pages .
Paper: Gloss Endsheets : number 131 . Binding: 48
point binders board, Smythe Sewn. Cover: Blue 4056
with silver mylar. Type: Body copy 10 point, 2 point
lead indented; captions 8 point solid; Seniors 8 point;
Underclassmen and Faculty 8 point in Optima with
Bold; Title page : Theme in 30 point, address in 18
point. Headlines in Helvetica Light in 24 point. The
quote on page 124 is fror:-1 Dan Fogelberg'~ Phoenix
album, Copyright 1979, Hickory Grove Music ASCAP.
Photo Credits : Paul Crum; Tana Warren ; Vince "the
Prince" Miller; Carl Phillips of Phillips Studio; and
Greg Vaughn of R.ichard Ustinich Studio for doing the
pictures on the title page and closing page. Contributing photographers: Tom Bie~ and Ralph Burr. Contributing writers: Robert Hardie; Robert Poole; Rachel
Bolden ; Jennifer Stump; Carroll Shultz; Terri Harvey;
Franklin Blankenmeyer; Tim Mi stele; Mi ss Surat; Mike
Grace; Ed Harnack; Trayce M arshall; Mary Swanwick;
Jimmy Cuzzocrea; Jo hn Swanwi ck; and Mrs. Fives . We
wi sh to thank Greg O sterhaus for his drawing of the
phoenix bird found on ~II the .divider pages. We, Annette and Barbie, as ed itors wish to thank the following: For Bingo : Tim Mistele; Daryle Peltier; Billy
Hedge; Brenda Ross ; David Debo; Connie Tay lor;
Barbara Papp; Carroll Shultz; Chris Watson; Jeff Andrews; Laura Garnett; Austin Jambor; Mike Grace;
Jimmy Cuzzocrea; John Swanwick; Mrs . Swanwick;
Mrs. Cuzzocrea and Wade Sellars. Mr. O'Connor who,
in final desperation, pulled us together to complete the
book. Miss Warren who took pictures and kept us together for the first deadline . Special Thanks to Mr.
Coyne, who even though he did not know us, was
willing to come in and pull u s through our final deadline. Carroll Shultz, Patty Canfield, Nancy Slough,
Michele Toohig and Robert Renaghan for all their help
over Carousel weekend to help us meet our first deadline. Mrs. Bear who typed and stayed up at school late
on final deadline night. Her time and concern was
greatly appreciated, and althou gh m aybe not shown ,
we shall be eterna lly grateful. B.J. Fitzpatrick and Mike
Downes for being our security guards when we were
too sca red to be at school by ourselves after 10 :00, on
a very hot ni ght. Finally, we wish to th ank two very
specia l peopl e, our moms. They did everythin g from

type to bingo. When we we re having problems , they
made us face each other and work things out. They
brought us food and fans up at schoo l, and even w hen
we arrived home at 7 :00 a.m., they never once got
mad . Th anks moms, we love both of yo u.
Barbie Swanwick and Annette Cuzzocrea
Editors in Chief
Alex Nelson
Business Manager

Barbi e Sw anwi ck and Annette Cuzzocrea w erd
editors of th e 1980 Key . Th e staff, .w h ich starte
with many, ended with three ded1cat.ed peopl e
who spent many ni ghts up at school in ord er to
prod uce th e yearbook .

Colophon

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�Index
A
Ads 96
Agee, Loui s 9 1
A ir Lee Cleaners 104
Airport Hardware 104
A lderman, Denn is 56, 59, 80
Alde rm an, Todd 40, 72
A louf, A lan 76
Alouf, A lli son 80
A louf Famil y 99
A lvaro, Dennis 59, 84, 87
Amos, Monique 40, 4 1, 80, 83
A ndrew, Dann y 23, 62
Andrews, Jeff 42 , 44, 50, 76
A rgabright, Greg 80
Argabright, Penn y 84
Asbury, Tommy 84
Ayersman, Bob 24, 4 7, 48, 88
Ayersman, Jay 21 , 23 , 48, 72, 75
Ayersma n, Jeff 44, 50, 56, 80

B
Barret, Scott 21
Baughan, Martha 2 1, 42, 72
Beachy, Stephanie 84
Be Our Guest 1 12
Bear, Cathrine 59, 88
Bear, Joe 14
Benham, Bill 84
Berry, Debbie 7, 2 1, 72
Beir, Tommy 2 1, 40, 42 , 56, 72
Bingo 100
Blaney, Tracy 76
Blankenmeyer, Franklin 45 , 48, 49, 76
Blackwood, Jay 84
Blevins, Todd 76
Bolden , Fred 21, 42, 72
Bolden, Rachel 2 1, 36, 42, 51, 54, 57, 72
Bradley, Catherine 21, 72
Brad y' s 110
Bratcher, Lee An n 51 , 76
Bri II hart, Jon 80
Burger King 107
Burn s, Katie 84
Bu rr, Ralph 2 1, 42, 56, 72
Butterworth , Tami 84

Donato, Berni e 85
Don ato, Mary A nne 56, 8 1
Dowdl e, Dan 2 1, 42, 44 , 73
Downes, Bri an 2 1, 30, 42 , 73
Downes, M ic h&lt;1 el 80, 8 1, 83
Dow ns, Ton y 23, 30, 52, 6 1, 64
Doyle Beth, 56, 76, 79
Dum hell er, Geri 91
Du arte, Scott 21, 2 5, 88 , 96
Du sc he&lt;1n, Tr&lt;1cy 81

E
Elli ott , B&lt;1 ker 8 1
El ac&lt;1 te, Jo se 88
En gl, Laura
Ewa ld , Cl&lt;1rk I 12
Extro m , G us 23, 50, 56, 8 1, 82, 88

F
Fabiano, Beth 23, 36, 37, 40, 4 1, 42, 64
Fell , Sco tt 50, 76
Ferrac uti , D in J 81
Ferros 11 2
Finc astl e Motor Compan y, Inc. 1O1
Fit zpa tri ck, B.J. 50, 52, 76
Fiv es, Lynn 7 , 3 8, 39, 8 1
Fi ves, MMi ly n 88, 89
Fo ltze r, LaurJ 8 1
Ford, Ma ry 82
Fri el, Ann 90
Fu ga te, Bil ly 85 , 87

G
Garnette, Laura 38, 39, 5 1, 54, 82
Garri son, Ch&lt;1r li e 39
Geisel, DonnJ 82
Geisel, Jo nathan 85
George, Jimm y 23, 36, 40, 42, 64
G randin Road Texaco 108
Graybill , Amy 85
Greiner, Jeff 20, 4 2, 50, 52, 76, 77
Grace, M ike 4, 14 , 1 5, 20, 23, 4 2 , 47 , 48, 52, 64
Gui lfoy le, Caro ly n 85
Guil foyle, Li z 14 , 1 5, 23 , 42, 5 1, 54, 57, 65, 95
Gui lfoy le, Mary 59, 85
Gu ilfoy le, Peter 20 , 2 1, 26, 42, 48, 52, 73, 74
G uilfoyle Famil y 109

c

Ca ld well , Lonnie 23, 46, 47 , 48, 62
Ca ll ahan, Mary Jane 20, 2 1, 88 , 89
Ca ll away, Mamie 90
Cameron, Doug 84
Canary, Carol 80
Canary, Mike 23 , 37, 42, 62, 95
Can fi eld, Maureen 1 5, 23 , 42 , 57, 58, 63
Canfield , M ary Lou 59, 80
Canfie ld, Patty 2 1, 34, 36, 42, 51, S7, 72
Ca rrasco, Lo lly 26, 74
Cavanaugh, Joe 21, 4 2, 72
Cavana ugh, Steve 84
Cavanaugh, Tom 23, 63
Chi Idress, Joe 80
Chubb, Brian 84
Cla rk, William 85
Clu bs 34
Co lophon 1 19
Country Mouse 108
Craddock, Barney 25 , 34 , 88
Crowgey, Reed 76
Crum , Pau l 18, 23 , 52, 63
Cudworth, Renee 23 , 30, 63, 94
Cuzzocrea, A nnett e 21, 38, 39, 72 , 11 9
Cuzzocrea, Jimm y 50, 80
Cuzzocrea Famil y 109

D

I
ln ga l, Laura 85
lppie's 103

J

D ebo, David 42 , 52 , 58, 76
D eWitt , Fran 15, 21 , 26, 36, 42 , 54, 73
DeW itt, M ary 54, 81
Dingler, Blake 3, 7, 23

120

H
H ardi e, Robert 50, 80, 82
H arn ack, Chery l A nn 85
H arn ack, Ed 3, 14 , 23, 47, 52, 65
Harna ck, Kath y 2 3, 77
Hart, Bill 52
H arl, Li sa 4 2, 56, 77
H arvey, Cathy 2 1, 7 3
H arvey, Dav id 85
H arvey , Karen 16, 56, 57, 77 , 90
H arvey, Terri 3 , 18, 23 , 33 , 36, 4 2, 58 , 65 , 93, 94
H erbert , Renee 1 5, 82
H edge, Bi ll y 77
H enrett a, John 50, 77
H erf. Jon es 99
H ensin , Biff 77
H o ll and , Gehrm an n 3, 47, 50 , 77
H o llin s, H ardw are 10 1
Hostu t ler, Tom 16, 23, 36, 42, 48 , 52, 66
H owa rd , Joa n
H owa rd , Ti sh 2 3 , 54, 66
Huhn , Je nnifer 8 5

Jam bo r, A u ~ ti n 2 l , 66
Jessee, Kati e 23 , l6 , 4 2, 56 , 66 , 88 , 95
lo hn s, Terrv 20. 2 I , H), 48 , 56 , 7 3
lone•,, J. 77

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Jon es, Jeff 23 , 4 7, 67
Joyce, Eddi e

K
Katz , Roger 20, 2 1, 40, 42, 73
Kee ley, D avid 23, 67
Keeley, Mark 20, 2 1, 42 , 56, 73
Kern, Li sa 41 , 78
Kneut, Debbie 3, 23, 42, 67
Knox, Brya n 82
Knox, Kevin 78
Ko lm stett er, Karen 23, 36, 67, 93
Kubik, Edward 2 1, 4 2

L
LaRacco, Terry 23 , 4 7, 75 , 89
Levine, Aaron 85
LeGau lt , Joe 86
Lipes 109
Lo nestar 1 02

M
M aga nelli, Cat hy 20, 21, 89
M arsha ll , Tray ce 21 , 36, 42 , 58, 74
McBride, Tain 82
McDonald, Mike 7, 122
M cGa rry, Ch ri s 52 , 82
McGarry, Geri 4 2, 51, 54, 5 7, 77 , 78
McGarry, Lori 15, 20, 42 , 58, 74
McGarry, Patty 86
McKenna, Marc 56, 82
M cNab b, Char lotte 51 , 80, 82
Mercur, Greg 82
Metzger, Alison 16, 20, 2 1, 30, 36, 42 , 56, 57, 74
Metzger, Donna 54, 57, 78
M etz ger, Joe 18, 23, 28, 30, 36, 37, 40, 56, 68, 74, 93 , 94
M etzger Famil y 108
Miste le, Tim 18, 42, 44, 76, 78
Murphy, Ell en 1 5, 20, 21, 36, 42, 50, 54, 57
Murray, Betty 4 5, 51 , 89, 1 22

N
N elson, A lex 23, 68
Nelson , C hris 50, 5 2, 78
Nel so n, Coley 52, 82 , 83
Nelson, Jimmy 83
Nel son, Roa noke 103
N ettemeyer, Karen 23 , 42 , 68
Nettem eyer, Ton y 86
Neuhoff Farm s 111
N ew Yo rk er 1 04
Newton , M att 83
N o rton , Mike 2 1, 23, 25, 4 2, 46, 47, 74 , 123

0
O ' Conner, Chris 86
O'Connor, Greg 3, 17, 18, 20, 2 1, 33 , 36, 89 , 92 , 96
Orcutt , Marta 3
O sterhaus, G reg 4 , 74 , 75
Our Lady of N azareth 99

p
Papp, Barbara 51
Patri ck, Diane 4 2, 56, 57 , 77 , 78
Paul ey, Annie
Pe lt ier, Dary le 78
Penn , Cind y 4 2 , 54, 79
Peopl e 60
Pi c ture Cent er 101
Pi er 1 101
Plunkett , M aura 54 , 79
Po ff, Donna 56, 8 3
Poole, Robert 14, 18, 23 , 3 2, 35 , 40, 52 , 6 1, 69, 94
Prove nza no , Caro lin e 1 7, 42 , 56, 78, 79

R
Reilly, Peter 86
Renagha n, Patri cia 5 1, 57 , 8 3
Renaghan , Ro bert 18, 23 , 52 , 69
Rhinehart, Kathy 86
Ringler, Debbie 1 5, 59, 86

Ringler, Karen 20, 2 1, 42, 56, 58, 74
Ripley, Paul 47
Roanoke Ath letic Club 108
Roanoke Coin Exc hange 99
Roanoke Music Center 109
Roanoke Pet Center 108
Rogan, Mike 2 1, 40, 56, 74
Rogers, Suzanne 21, 42 , 56, 57, 75
Roma 109
Rosalia, Glenn 21, 42 , 75
Rosalia, Steve 56, 79
Rose Porsche Audi 104
Ross, Brenda 86
Rosser, Wi lli am 48, 75 , 76
Rowe, Tim 50, 79
Ru ssell , El ai ne 16, 37, 42, 56, 59, 79
Ru ssell , Mike 14, 23, 4 2, 48, 52 , 69, 89

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Sa int Andrew's 98
Salon LTD 108
Sch leff, Joyce 89
Sch ultz, Carroll 38, 39, 78, 79
Scott, Amy 23, 32, 40, 70
Seymour, Steve 21, 22, 40, 75
Sibert, Gwen 23, 89
Slough, Nancy 21, 36, 42 , 75
Spickard , Sarah 17, 91
Sports 44
Stanley, Darla 2, 7, 59, 83
Stanley, Happy 2, 79
Stennett, Natal ie 2 1, 40, 42 , 58 , 75
Stewart, James
Sti lwe ll , Li sa 4, 23, 41 , 70
Stump, Jennifer 3, 23 , 30, 32 , 36, 42 , 58, 6 1, 70
Stump, Paul 87
Super Shoes 108
Surat, A lyssa 41, 42, 83
Surat, Michell e 89
Swanwick, Barbi e 2 1, 35, 38, 40, 41 , 42 , 7 5, 97, 1 19

T
Taylor, Connie 87
Thom as, Louri ce 59, 83
Th omas, Tomm y 79
Thompson, Frank 2 1, 42 , 44 , 48, 49, 75
Thompson, Robin 6, 7
Toohi g, M ichele 3, 18, 23 , 36, 40, 4 1, 42 , 70, 123

v
Vall eydale 105
Vorst, Lau ra 59, 87

w
W aid, David 23 , 36, 42, 7 1
Waid , Susan 2 1, 36, 37, 42, 56, 57, 75
Warner, Michael 86, 87
Warner, Tracey 21 , 36, 4 2, 5 1, 56, 57, 75
Warner's Suppl y 10 1
Warren, Tana 17, 89
Watson, Chri s 79
Webbs Floor Service 107
Whee ler, Adele 3, 19, 23 , 32, 33, 36, 37 , 40, 42 , 71, 93
Wheele r, Carol 15, 77, 78, 79
Whee ler, Zack 23, 7 1
Willard , Jef 8 7
W illi ams, Anne 8 7
Williams, Donn y 44, 8 1, 8 3
Wi lson, Cindy 2 1, 42 , 75
Wi lson, M ike 52, 87
Wo lfe, Tommy 8 7
Wolfe, To nya 54, 55 , 75
Wo lk, Scott 8 7

y
Young, Caro line 77, 89

z

Ze hnd er, Beth 59, 8 7

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121

�The end of a
new beginning
As the school year closed, the students left for the summer. Many
would be back the following fall, but
others had left for good.
It was not an ending though , but the
beginning of many things. Summer
began and many graduates were getting ready for the start of college in the
fal I. Some students were starting
summer jobs while some were making a start into a new town or city.
For those who had moved , or gone
to college it was a new challenge to
get used to new cities and meet new
friends . It also meant to leave
Roanoke Catholic , the students ,
teach ers and the special closeness of
each class. Like the phoenix , the past
falls like ashes, but out shall rise a better person enriched by th e growth of
Roanoke Catholic.
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new start too . Th e prior year's grades
no longer mattered as th e year-inprogress' grades had a chance to i mp rove. The summer gave the students
a chance to come back to school revitalized to start . .. a new beginning.
M ike McDonald is the night shift disc jockey for
K92 FM. K92 was th e first radio sta ti o n of th e
'80's, co ming o n ai r at the stroke of midni ght o n
New Yea r's mornin g.
W hen school started, th e juni ors seemed to be
abl e to get into th e schoo l scene o n th e first day
of classes.
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