b'COMMUNITYThe legacy ContinuesBy Rod Juniel, MHS Grad - 1967AinAugust,2017,the weekend Manual High School class of 1967 gatheredtogethertocelebratetheirRod Juniel50th class reunion.A year in the plan-ning had finally arrived and everyoneestablished at Manual High School. wasexcitedtoseetheirclassmates.At Manual we learned to deal with WehadourclassmateRoderickchallengesanddiversity,wedemon-Juniel (Past Chief of the Denver Firestratedtenacityandthebenefitsof Department) to deliver a special wordexcellence.ortwoaboutourtheme,Thenand Now.We thought it quite appropri- Consideration, Caring and Courtesy ateafterfiftyyearsandknowingsowere fundamental values.much had changed.The following areFortherestofyourlife,youcan excerpts from that special speech. proudly say you are aManualite.How about those 1967During these last 50 years we have Thunderbolts? had our ups and downs. We have cel-ebrated the success of our classmates We attended Manual during a time ofand mourn the loss of our friends.transition. Mr. Ward took over as theWhenyoulookback,wecansay principal in our senior year. Manual High School was family and HowfortunatetohaveaprincipalFamily is forever.and faculty that could relate to us and truly cared about our future. That didBeingapartoftheManualHigh not happen by accident. There was aSchool family means we are a part of supportiveactivecommunitybehindsomething special.us that was vested in our success. We always had a safe environmentIt means we are part of a legacy that to walk to and from school, as long asdates back to 1876you took the right route. We felt safeItmeanswearestandingonthe at school. Our community was intactshouldersofmanywhosacrificedto and the neighborhood promoted posi- provide us opportunities.tive values. We are responsible to give back, our If you were doing something wrongtime, talents, and treasurers to those intheneighborhood,aresident,aless fortunate.merchant,a teacher or another parentSo, lets do it again, the Manual class would correct you.of 1967 will be celebrating their 55th We started to celebrate and appreci- class reunion, August 57, 2022.ate all the different cultures.FormerManualitesLaurenWatsonRemember, THEN, NOW and Corky Gonzales started grass rootANDFOREVERweare movements in Denver. Thunderbolts.No matter where you went and what fieldyouchoseyourfoundationwasGod Bless BODY OF CHRIST NEWS JULY 2022 9'