Aldine High School - Round Up Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Lot of Hassle . . . The toot of a plastic horn, applause, and shouts of way to go ushered sen- iors into the new world of a high school graduate. Two and a half hours it took to be graduated. There were no long speeches, only a brief rundown of the accomplishments of the class by princi- pal Vernon Lewis and speeches by the valedictorian and salutatorian. The most important things taught in school have little to do with books, salutatorian Mary Ng said. Here we learn how to function in society, hope- fully, how to be productive. Valedictorian Susan Spence used 234 --ll 3 ll Mark Tvvain's idea that parents give their children two things, roots and wings. Schools build on those roots. With roots to support us and wings to lift us, we can fulfill our destinies and be true to the dreams of our youth, she said. Students chatted or sat quietly as the more than 500 students received their diplomas. Then it was over. They marched out of the coliseum and were history. Right: Anticipation explodes. As the graduating class is presented to the audience a cap sails into the air. l f i Above: Lining up in the right order is carefully supervised by government teacher Pam Bertone as she waits for her group to arrive. Melody King, Ronald Knipstein, Doug Kolaiack, Tim Krailo, Cheryl Lane and Robby Lanham wait in alphabeti- cal order. Right: Number one on the list of seniors, Stephen Aaron looks at the program to determine how many more names are left to be called. A l

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Aff I a l l Below: Stepping away from their classmates, sen- iors ioin their fellow choir members to sing together for the last time. Q 40- T 4f,.ef,g3A Z-S' ,, I if 'V 1 f' 4 X P il t i I i. I g5g,,5,uv Above: Finally! Craig Ainsworth receives his dip- loma cover from school board member Tom Grantham. Diplomas are picked up after the cere- mony as students returned their gowns and caps. Left: Happy, sad, scared are some of the emotions experienced by seniors as they face a turning point in their lives, Carlette Brewton, Cheryl Briggs and Brenda Briley move the tassels on their caps from right to left, signifying their graduation,