Tucker County High School - Tu Endi Wei Yearbook (Hambleton, WV)

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PROM-PTING a smile. Senior Prom Queen runner-up Lori Dibacco and her escort Matt Hinkle dance to the sounds of On the Edge of a Dream'' during the queen’s dance. DARE TO BE DIFFERENT of who the king and queen were and who their court was. aroused couriosity throughout the crowd. Mrs. Klein, the County Superintendent, began by introducing the junior attendents: Lori Sturms excorted by Randy MuUenax, Jennifer Jones escorted by Robbie Akers, Kim Rosenau escorted by John Rapp, and Wendy Hebb escorted by Maurice Brown II. Mrs. Klein then introduced the runners-up to the 1987 Prom Queen. Third runner-up was Michelle Bright escorted by Scott Kresge; second runner-up was to Brenda Simmons with J. D. Drake at her side; first runner-up went to Lori DiBacco who walked along side of Matt Hinkle, and the 1987 Prom King and Queen went to Todd Rhodes and Michelle Evans. After slow, romantic dances with couples staring into each others eyes and fast pulasting dances that provided friends with the time of their life, were over, it was the hour when all who attended the prom to go their separate ways. But no matter how far apart they grew, friends and couples never forgot the night when dreams became a reality. The Junior Class Prom Council dared to be different when they chose to have the prom in the gymnasium. They changed the prom colors from the worn out blue and silver to the dazzling pink and black. Daring to be different did not prove to be to be easy but it did prove to be successful. Thus, the 1987 Jr. Sr. Prom. On the Edge of a Dream. in the Tucker County High School gymnasium from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. had come to an end but only on the outside. Inside the dreams had only just begun. A DREAM come true. Superintendent Mary Alice Klein crowns the Prom Queen Michelle Evans and announces the King as Todd Rhodes. LADY in red. Second runner-up Senior Brenda Simmons stops to pose a minute along side of escort Senior JD Drake. SIMPLY stunned. Third runner-up Mi- chelle Bright is surprised when she was announced as a Senior Attendent. Her es- cort. Scoff Kresge, is just as shocked. STUDENT LIFE - PROM 25

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ALL WRAPPED UP. Taking advantage of a slow song. TCHS students pack it in on the dance floor showing that it is possible to look cool while dancing in gown’s and tuxedo’s. REPRESENTING the Junior Class as attendents are Wendy Hebb, Kim Rosenau, Jennifer Jones and Lori Sturms along side with their dates Maurice Brown, John Rapp, Robbie Akers and Randy Mullenax HEY YOU GUYS!! Taking time out from dancing, members of the Prom Council and their dates give their feet a rest and watch the others groove. 24 STUDENT LIFE • PROM

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CO-VALEDICTORIANS, Lori Knotts and Susan Ketterman, are all smiles on graduation night while Principal Eldon Harper congratulates salutatorian Deanna Carr on a fine job. LAST minute preparations. Sonya Brown gives Deanna Carr a few words of confidence and a helpful hand before the commencement exercises as Chelsa Cale looks on. THEY’VE got what it takes. J.D. Drake and Michael Parsons are recognized by Mrs. John Cooper and Mr. Dewey WHfong for their appointments to the Air Force Academy and West Point. This is the first time in twenty-one years that a person from Tucker County has been appointed. 26 STUDENT LIFE - GRADUATION