Deming High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Deming, NM)

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170 1. Donna Knight picks up her diploma from Wayne Mason m the library after graduation. 2. Senior Cathy Cook receives her diploma from her mother and schoolboard member. Marcia Cook, as another member, Ruben Torres looks on. 3. Annette Meyer and Roland Branham led the seniors in the switchmg of their tassels. 4. Practice for commencement was held in the morning. Here graduates practice their entrance. 5. Seniors talk a few minutes before they walk to the football field for commencement, as Chris Sandoval and Vince Stallard look through their programs.

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1. Mrs. Liza Gray was the guest speaker for Bac- calaureate ceremonies. Her speech focused on the subject of caring. 2. Gerald Matkin. George Weippert, and Mrs. Gray await the beginning of Baccalaureate ceremonies for sen- iors. 3. Senior class officers Rev Canton, presi- dent; Gloriana Arzate, vice-president; and Susan Sayre, secretary-treasurer; along with Ed Foley wait for ceremonies to begin. 4. Valedictorian Brent Hunt. Can Hams, and Victor Vega wail for pictures to be taken after Baccalaureate. 5. Sophomore class vice-president Rachel Quarrell hands Mike Herrera a rose for being in the top ten percent of his class as he steps off the plat- form at graduation. 6. Diplomas await the gradu- ating seniors. 169

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Mrs. Moore addresses seniors at graduation B j Bq ! ! H H H lllll f J 1 Ejt F . III J HA S iNl ihfcfc. j BB B f HB 1. Guest speaker Mrs. Moore delivers her speech to the seniors, as board members and platform guests listen, 2. Rev Canton gives the welcome at commencement. 3. Graduates in the first row stand and wait for instructions at practice. 4. This theme was chosen by the seniors of 1981 for graduation. 5. Elena Sanchez and Betty Pryor enjoy a good laugh as Elena picks up her diploma after graduation. Elena was chosen as salutato- rian. while Brent Hunt was honored as class valedictorian. 171