Ashtabula High School - Dart Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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SITTING OUT A number, Vonda Keeler and her date Don Daigle discuss the evening’s activities. The prom included after-prom parties. 16 Prom

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WITH TEARS OF happiness. Bettina Braun both congradulatcs and says good-bye to her classmates after commencement is over. NERVOUS YET CONFIDENT, David Koschik addresses his classmates. Dave presented the school with over S600 towards stage curtains. They finally made it! Four long years. The seniors spent a lot of time here, starting out as freshman just like everyone else and slowly working their way to the top. It took them some time, but they learned a few tricks and could probably tell the underclassman some wild stories. Remember how hard they worked decorating the senior hall for the Harbor game with the special spirit of seniors? They just had to miss P.O.D. to hang the streamers. Their class diminished over the years, but still they contributed to the spirit chain as well as Penny Wednesday. A contest between classes often rewarded them with a double lunch. On occasion they even tried to raise money selling elevator tickets to the freshman. Time flew by faster than they realized. All too quickly they met as a class for the last time, dressed in their caps and gowns contemplating graduation. Elevator tickets, spirit chains, and Penny Wednesday no longer seemed as important. Now they are adults involved in everyday problems of the outside world. What have their futures brought? Some of them are furthering their educations while others have chosen the working life. They have entered 3 different life style, but memories of the past still linger in their minds. Vet what is it about graduation that convinces them they are really going to miss school. Whether it’s the speeches, the music, or just the memories returning, they will always consider school memorable and worthwhile. ARRANGED BY HEIGHT, the senior class leaves for the gym. Cathy Kernich, the shortest member, graduated as vaiecictorian. Commencement 15

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 AFTER AN ENJOYABLE dinner, Terry Savarise and Lori Hakkaraincn dance to the music of Good Question at the Hotel Ashtabula. It seemed strange to see the juniors and seniors you usually saw in jeans, overalls, T-shirts, and tennis shoes, dressed up in tuxes and formal dresses at the prom. Many guys spent well over S50 just to go to the prom. They had to rent a tux, buy flowers, and pay for dinner. Likewise, the girls bought S45 dresses that they wore only once. The juniors themselves devoted a lot of hard work just to make the prom a success. There were money-making projects and various committees. Many questioned, “Is it all worth it?” Why spend all this money? What is wrong with just a plain sock hop?” The answer seemed to be obvious: the prom is a long-standing tradition as well as a formal affair. If the students devoted so much time, money, and effort, they they should be able to look forward to a dinner at Hotel Ashtabula and music by Good Question. It also gave the upperclassmen an opportunity to be together one last time for one very special evening before the seniors graduated. REFRESHMENT TIME. RICH Joslin along with date Jill Arnold, step up to the counter to make their selection of refreshments. Prom 17