Urbandale High School - Echo Yearbook (Urbanville, IA)

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283 dlplomas awarded to grads Wlth 283 graduating students the class of 79 was the largest class to graduate from UHS Ceremonies began Sunday May 24 with Baccalaureate In the gymnasium Rev Carroll Usher gave the address Music was provided by the band directed by Mr Larry Hmtz and the mixed chorus directed by Mrs Jean Jamison The chorus sang The Road Not Taken and Home from The Wlz On Tuesday May 22 at 8 p m the graduates received their diplomas Outstanding students from each department were awarded special certlflcates Recognition went to Kerry Anderson Industrial Arts Nancy Coe Muslc Kevin Lumsdon Language Arts Greg Olson Sclence Jon Thelm Mathematlcs Debbie Lewis Art Michelle Kassar Soclal Studies Edu Casabar Spamsh Greg Schnelder German Kelly Dlxon Business Education Janet Orr Homemakmg Jody Jemson Physical Education Kelly McGrath Office Education Kathy Grothe Dlstrlbutlve Education and Ron Raymond Trades and lndustry Shawn Sabm Jody Jemson and Kathy Doermgsfeld were awarded the Better American Citizenship Award The Amerlcan Legion Auxlllary Scholarship was presented to Lynn Barker and Llsa Chambers received the Cadet Teachers Scholarship Jody Jemson was selected to receive the Sheru Carey Memorial Scholarship Sher: Carey would have been a 1979 graduate Shawn Sabm and Mnke Slevers were the student speakers The mvocatlon was glven by Rev Donald Manworren and the benedlctlon by Rev Edward M Anderson Superintendent Lutherland presented the class president of the school board Anita Klte awarded the dlplomas to the graduates 1 Sensor speaker Shawn Sabm blds farewell to classmates and friends 2 Gary Ackerman leads the procession 3 Prmclpal Ernest Doermgsfeld congratulates the graduating class of 1979 4 Outstandmg achlevement departmental award receivers 5 Lynn Barker receives the American Leglon Auxlllary Scholarshup xi' V. ffl I fill El A lil Graduation 0 21 I I 1 , 5 - e x , 5 -. XR . . ' . I 'M ' ' ' ll I ll ll ll . ., f . I 2 Mx I : I ' , 2 . ' 3 1 3 P '14, , ,,, A .F 5:4 ' ' . ' r , ' -'-I 1 1 ' , ' -V I A . J , .X lqgwl... - ,lj N I ' 2 v 3 .. ' . 'y N '1 0' . . . . rv I. 2 V ,J Y .41 I 1 . v 9 -Q' hz' vl1.n, ., - --4 ' f.,. 1 Q X ,. 2 V ! 'jiQ' 52 Z 'g,5.J' , . ,gl J 4 p - .1 gif.-a h ' -HJ . ' i . V4 A , . X V, ' at g,,,. 2 ee -E W' LQ 4, 1 if . . . ' .VL I-ev f, ,, J l l . . A L Y ' as . . . . C71 . ' . . If

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1 Senior officers and senators: Kent Strayer, presidentg Jody Bechtel, senator, LuAnn Lundy, senatorp and Jamie Warren, treasurer. NOT PICTURED: Kevin Lumsdon, vice-president: Annettee Swardt, secretary and Edi Casabar, senator. 2 Senior Mike Sievers, Commencement speaker, celebrates graduation with his class. at UHS Senior finale Looks Like We've Made lt by Barry Manilow was the theme song of 128 graduating seniors and 3 juniors as the last signature was placed on the last clearance slip Thursday May 18. Next morning everyone was back again - to practice for Commencement. From practice seniors went to the Rolling Prairie lnn for the Senior Banquet. Class president Kent D Strayer introduced the speaker Mr. Bill Reichardt. At Baccalaureate Sunday evening Rev. Carroll Usher offered to sell the class ever popular t- shirts with the title, of his address: Sedatives or Solutions printed on them as a means of remembering the speech. The highlight of the week along with the partying into the weekend was Commencement held Tuesday May 22 - the last high school activity. As freshmen the class saw the J- Hawks capture the 3-A State Football title. Sophomore year included the opening of the new recreation complex and library. Junior year brought the second state softball title, new swim teams, and the closing of the alternative school. Senior year began with the reshuffling of classrooms and the opening of the new gym addition. lt was also marked by a continuing disappointment - the third defeat