Aurora High School - A Roar In Yearbook (Aurora, NE)

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I 1 BACCALAUREATE Baccalaureate services were held on May 16th, and were conducted by the Aurora Ministerial Association, Mr. Peterson and Mr. Marsden led the Seniors into the auditorium for this solemn service of worship while Mrs. Pam Allen played the traditional War March of the Priests . The Rev. Arnold Olsen gave the invocation and benedictiong scripture and prayer were given by the Rev. John Deanna Herron was Valedictorian. Mikkelsen. The high school mixed chorus and girl's glee, under the direction of Mr. Joseph Peterson, presented three religious numbers. Formula for Success was the title of the sermon by the Rev, Herschel Dugan. The formula that he suggested was service to mankind with a self-forgetting attitudeg only in this way, would it be possible to achieve success and true happiness. Linda Schultz was Salutatorian.

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'lf' mi-I5 the gazebo was the Tommy Morgan combo, which furnished the music. Every- enjoyed sitting in the garden next to the dance floor, where they could watch the of the evening. Under the Magnolias provided a lux- uriant setting for the Junior-SeniorBan- quet and Prom held May 14. The audi- torium was simply yet elegantly deco- rated to follow the theme. The center of the floor was graced with a huge magnolia tree, burstingwith pink flowers and hung with Spanish moss.Its branches extended over the entire dance floor from the dining area to the rustic well which furnished mint ju1ip to the guests. The Banquet entertainment boasted a medley of Southern folk songs by the Natchez songb1rds - Rosemary Mankin, Debby Pence, Joyce Anderson, and Marjean Regier. Special memorandums by Barbara Zeliff and Mr. Miche1i's cherished words on character impressed all. Tommy Morgan and his combo filled the air with dance music which floated from a quaint gazebo. The stage created a distinguished South- ern aura of splendor, a white-pillared mansion was the background for the most exciting event of the evening, the crowning of the King and Queen. These honors were vested upon Linda Ross and Randy Gustafson, who were royally at- tended by Linda Schultz, Mike Newman, Anne Whitney, and Tom Smith. Debby Pence and David Waldron make a perfect setting near the wishing well.

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Seniors sang their last songs in the school, which were memorial to them. THE BEGINNING OE THE FUTURE The beginning of further education and afu- ture life of service--this is commence- ment, It is not meant to be a sentimental melodrama of the most wonderful years of our lives, these are good years, but look- ing ahead we see wonders to challenge and beckon us. It is a parting with friends we have known all of our school daysg a parting with teachers we have come to respect, a separation from all that is famil- iar to us. Yet--commencement is an in- centive to apply our still meager educa- tion to a productive future. The commencement exercises were indeed impressive to the seventeen-hundred people present on May 18, for the graduation of Aurora high school's largest class. It began with the singing of The Halls of Ivy by the Senior vocal group. The Valedictorian and Salutatorian ad- dresses of Deanna Herron and Linda Schultz, respectively, cited ideals and goals fo r which to strive. The guest speaker, Wilfred W. Nuernberger, Juvenile Court Judge of Lancaster County, emphasized the impor- tance of using our abilities for the good of society. Mr, Nuernberger stressed the point that one is never an educated person, there is always more to be learned. The time finally came for the receiving of diplomas, presented by Dr. J. W, Hadley. Several people were presented with scholar- ships including Regents winner, B a rb ar a Zeliff, and alternates. Deanna H e r r o n, Karen Madsen, and Shirley Keller were also presented scholarships to the colleges which they intend to enter. The evening was concluded as the Seniors began their recessional and their com- mencement.