Blackford High School - Reflections Yearbook (Hartford City, IN)

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Some moments woulO nevep Be Re-li eO. We haO to. RememBeR them 6 mo e on knowmq the enC) eventually comes. Some endings are happy. Finally getting rid of that hard class, or not worrying about thinking government anymore. That last time to hear that one boring lecture. Handing all those books in and moving on to summer. Some endings are sad. That special teacher who waves. Not classmates any- more. Maybe never. No more hooking out at lunch with friends or jiving the teacher whom one always got the best of. Eventually, all endings come, whether we want them or not. Endings seem final, but not if we don ' t want them to be. In our minds, we can always come together with our memories. fc|«r« f aosmg 213

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Wc deal with the future in the present: A mock wedding involved two weeks ' preparation to make the final outcome. Adult living and sociology class (far left) combined to learn about all prc-wedding and wedding preparations. Graduation marked the future of a new life. Tammy Hornbaker (bottom left) re- ceives a kiss from fellow graduate Cindy Hornbaker. Junior Lcsa G ancy (left) participates in graduation by handing a rose to Linda Chancy. Superintendent William Couch hands a well-dcscrved diploma to Salutatorian Debbie Sulit. the futuRe wasn ' t just foR the ones leavinq fOR the last time, the futuRe involves eveRyone. Not all endings are final, because they bring the beginnings of many opportuni- ties. Not that the future is easy, but it is challenging. For most, the future is still coming to- gether at Blackford. Maybe the faces won ' t be new, but many situations will be new. The seniors will be replaced with new seniors. But they have the challenge of going their own ways and finding a new life. Though everyone may have his separate goals and his separate destinations, we will still remember that same feeling of coming together. Closing ' 215