Alvarado High School - Warrior Yearbook (Alvarado, TX)

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l if i 4 Courtney Johnston points out the class' attributes in the valedictory address. In an added touch to the May 31 commencement, Dean Danny Phillips moves the tassels tor the graduates. tLettl His flair in moving Wayne Prince's tassel gives the mistaken impression that he has just slapped the serious-faced senior. lBeIowl Daughter Cheryl Phillips shares a hug with her father as he changes her tassel. fQ Remembering when her classmates called their first grade teacher Mom , Kelly Heneghan stresses the importance of parents and teachers. A plaque to be hung in the schools halls for Shawnda Shivers is presented by Lisa McGuffey. Graduation 23

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Slipping a marble to Miss Cowden as he receives his diploma, Barry Mears adds a warm smile to the small momento. Farewell Sparks Memories Low clouds threatening rain cut the record setting temperature and the fence separating the graduates from the well wishers groaned from the pressure of an overflow crowd as 88 seniors commenced their high school education. Kelly Heneghan's salutatory address mixed the traditional welcome with memories unique to the Class of 1985. Historian Lisa McGuffey continued the theme of recalling special moments with a roll call of the graduates. Constant reference to B.J. Sansom's joining, leaving, and rejoining the class brought chuckles from the crowd until Lisa came to the sophomore year. Her voice began cracking as she read the names of those joining and leaving the class as among the group was Shawnda Shivers, who lost her battle with cancer. Courtney Johnston's valedictory address explained the fallacy in labeling the 88 as underachievers followed by Principal Dale Brock's long list of scholarships granted to the do nothing seniors. Miss Julianan Cowden, president of the board, illustrated her adaptiveness by good-naturedly accepting a small marble in the handshake of each senior as she passed out the diplomas. The idea of the marble was to leave a small momento to the school in lieu of the expensive gifts of the past before money-making projects were limited only to the Junior Class. 22 Graduation

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24 Academics