Anderson County High School - Beartracks Yearbook

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Getting read For the big da Having graduation outside changed everything all around. The seniors and Mr. Barnett had to find out new ways to use the microphones and set up the stage and chairs. Thursday before graduation and the morning of graduation, some seniors helped on setting up almost 600 chairs for graduates and parents, and the stage. Setting up the chairs took a long time, said senior Sandra Padgett, because each chair had to be in a perfect row. Tuesday and Thursday the seniors practiced for graduation. Tuesday they practiced inside because the weatherman predicted rain for Friday But on Thursday the sky started to clear up and graduation was being set up for outside. The seniors' dream had come true . . . Graduation would be outside! Marching in during practice, Timmy Baker and David Boggess try to get their steps down pat. While getting ready for graduation, Millie Perry Heather Brough, Carmen Monteiro, Doug Chilton, Jason Denny and Andrea Boggs keep cool under the sprinkler. Setting up chairs, Lisa Ashcraft and Billy Blackburn try to keep each one straight. Mr. Frazier from Balfour measures Tara Burton for her cap. This was the first year Mr. Frazier measured for caps and gowns. . r,., ,,,, rr.t , , ,. r. S H is it if 5 at Q S i ist X , ,K QQ .- if 5' is if X '1 -mst J ,ZZ fs t Q. 2 i ',-is-7 ' i - :,, filr, , tr. Pre-graduation - 165

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mt , Thebe' ' g... Baccalaureate To mark the beginning of graduation ceremonies, the seniors Went through Baccalaureate. Baccalaureate was held at First Baptist Church on Sunday May 24 at 8:00. Rev Elgin Emmons, English teacher and the pastor at Lawrenceburg United Meth- odist Church, delivered the Baccalaureate sermon. With his comical references to the classroom, the se- niors seemed to understand his message. I think that Mr. Emmons was chosen to preach because of sentimental reasons, said Mr. Barnett, since he was a teacher and it was his last year. The advanced and regular choruses sang Friends and The Lord's Prayer. I didn't think I would cry said senior Debbie Miller, but listening to the Words the chorus was singing made it all seem real. -WP . 5 U4 Y.. ,,f la! , gf H. M .1 I IEW 164 - Baccalaureate 3 . I, , ,,,,w ,A.,, . 'Q t a t . ,, si , is ., Listening attentively to Mr. Barnett's instruction, Carmen Monteiro and Ladonis Toney begin to get nervous about marching in. With the chorus and speakers looking on, the seniors begin to fill the empty pews. Wm Strutting down the aisle, Kristin Ievne and Ion Melloan get ready for the real thing at Baccalaureate practice on Thursday. As Mr. Barnett and Mr. Barriger give final instructions on how to march in, the seniors listen so they won't mess up.

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Graduation: A da all seniors waited for Finally May 29 had arrived. And it Wasn't raining. It was a perfect day for the class of '87, Although some seniors had ar- rived at school early to put final touches on the decorations, by 7:15 or so all the seniors were at school ready to graduate. For the first time in ACHS histo- ry the seniors made their way to the football field for graduation ceremonies. It felt great being outside, said senior Cindy Bled- soe. It would have been so hot in the gym. After the seniors marched in, Doug Chilton, class vice-president, gave the welcoming speech. Some of you will work for a liv- ing, some will go to the military some will go to college and some will get married, he said. But if The first row of seniors remain standing as the others march in. During graduation, Lori Bowen and Lara Brock talk about old times. Giving the farewell speech, class president Heather Brough thanks her parents. 166 - Graduation you're lucky like me, you can smooch off your parents for the rest of your life. Even though Doug's speech was humorous, there were still tears going down his face, as Well as the faces of the seniors. After the presentation of awards, which included Billy Blackburn's 13-year perfect atten- dance and Cassy Barr's 4.0 grade point average all through high school, Heather Brough, class president, gave the farewell speech. As she fought through tears, she talked about the friends she had made during high school and about the friends the class had lost, especially Lyn Tucker whc died this year. After Mr. Barnett and Mr. Fen- tress presented each senior with their diploma, the time had come that all the seniors had waited for Mr. Barnett told the seniors to turn their tassels. They were now graduates of Anderson County High School. fi E , . , t,,. .. .1 z.., ,... I !