Canton High School - Backtrackin Yearbook (Canton, SD)

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WHILE THE LAST-MINUTE INSTRUCTIONS ARE GIVEN. Edie Baird reflects on her high school career May 24, 1987 Graduation Day For Seniors Arrives MOMENTS BEFORE THE SENIORS AP- PROACH THEIR commencement exercises. Mr. Beckman goes over the final details. raduation day finally came for the senior IJ class May 24. The Class classmate Brent McMurry to speak at the ceremony and petitioned to have Jeff Gross, graduate of 1980, be the guest speaker. During the fi- nal week of school for the seniors, one week earlier than the rest of the grades, students finished make-up work and took semester tests if they had to; seniors with a B or better average in a class did not have to take the second semester test in that class. The seniors also cleaned out their lockers, filed for final tran- scripts to be sent to colleges, and (continued on page 19) SINCE HE WAS ELECTED BY HIS FELLOW CLASSMATES. Brent McMurry gives a speech to the audience at graduation. 18 Graduation

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(continued from page 16) royal blue, light blue, and metallic streamers: also, to seclude the dance floor, balloons were arranged along the floor streamers. On the banquet side, the juniors chose to decorate with metallic blue, purple, and silver streamers. Their entryway for the dance included a tunnel of pastel balloons. To set off the deco- rations, the juniors produced a wall mural featuring a dancing couple. The seniors, on the other hand, brought out their identity in a paint- ed brick wall displaying their names, favorite phrases, and rock groups. The band Short Story played and senior Kelly King and his band per- formed. The after- prom party in- cluded four hours of playing games. The money won during the evening was used in the auction. AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF THE SENIOR MURAL. Julie Schultz and Brent McMurry sway to the music ot Short Story. THE LEAD SINGER OF SHORT STORY BRINGS A TUNE to the ears ot the dancers on prom night. SOPHOMORE WAITERS ARE (FRONT ROW) PALMER Erickson. Travis Palmer. Tony Englert. Doug Sehr. Jeremy Van Wyhe. (back row) Scott Tollinger. Matt Hage. Tim DeJong. Matt Hilt, and Terry Yerkan Prom 17

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EMOTION PLAYS A LARGE PART IN THE GRADUATION process; Kristi Aasheim con- gratulates Amy Schultz with a hug. DURING THEIR FINAL CLASS PERIOD ON THEIR FINAL day. the seniors practiced for the following Sunday's activities; Joleen Fin- stad takes notes on her instruction sheet SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS JERRY CHAON AND PAUL LOE present Jonna Dykstra with her diploma. (continued from page 18) embraced their final moments of high school with their friends. At the ceremony. 1987 members were in- ducted into the National Honor So- ciety. They were juniors Peggy Bergh, Carrie Carlson. Scott DeVos, Deann Hardy, Sheila Hoff, Kris Kruse, and Brad Severson, and sen- iors Jennifer Bogue, David Rhoa- darmer, and Steve Spieker. Also honored were the recipients of the Presidential Academic Fitness Award, Deonne Decker, Sherry Plucker, David Rhoadarmer, Amy Schultz, Steve Spieker, Cindy Tay- lor, Tammy Tullar, Jill VanBockern, and Jana VanWoudenberg. Graduation 19