Pulaski Academy - Bruin Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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92 -'academics 4 - gt! UN- B LN Evil Something To Celebrate We'd been waiting for this moment all our lives and now it was here-Graduation 1984. To give you the feel of what it was like being a part of it, here's a closer look at the goings on. This hat will never stay on. Does anybody have any more bobby pins? l do. Does my hair look funny? No, it looks fine. Hey, where's all the smoke coming from? The guys set off the fire extinguisher. Oh, no! It's time to line up everyone, in alphabetical order. Oh my gosh, here we go! After this point, silence was required. We marched on slowly, as in rehearsal. After the invocation, delivered to the tune of a dog barking in the background, we were all seated. We began to search the audience for parents and friends. Likewise, they began to search our crowd for a son or daughter. They found Kirk Aronson minus socks and Shelley Cary with pink hose. Things went smoothly until the lights blinked out in the middle of valedictorian Amy Bishop's speech. On the back row, the S's through the W's practiced receiving their diplomas, left hand over right hand. Awards and scholarships were handed out to some outstanding seniors. Dr. Robert Dowda's speech covered every subject from tuberculosis to World War II as he spoke about the accomplishments of past generations. In fact, the only thing he left out was chicken pox, which some of us were still suffering from. Handing out diplomas is usually the boring part ofthe ceremony, but we all found something to smile at. Seniors like Amy Korenblat, Kathryn Krodell, Pat Moers, Mark Smith and Staci Stockburger all got a cheer or yell from friends and family in the stands. Dr. XDowda's southern accent appeared in the names Say-ra Kremer and Say-ra Burton. Tassels went from left to right and helped shoo away the mosquitoes. Seniors, still enjoying a good joke, emphasized the tradition in the Alma Mater. Hats went flying- we'd made it! ll ll ll ll

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ii? 5 Wt The ca! says. In response to a letter congratulating him on his 80th birthday, third graders received a note from Dr. Seuss. Brooke Fitton and Scott Tatom show the letter to their classmates. Farmer in the dell. A salesman from Mid- State Tractor Co. gives kindergartner Kris Adkins a ride around the playground during a class farm unit. Lower School '91

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we made lt! Graduating seniors Marianne Wright and Kathryn Krodell rejoice over their final moments as seniors while preparing for the ceremony. Hats off. Brand new alumni toss their caps into the air prior to the recessional. A reception and party followed the ceremony. ,, . Umm, ' W fe M 4 H,