Central High School - Prospectus Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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PUTTING A SMILE on the face of honor student Boi-Tai Stevens is princi- pal Dean Ludwig who presents her with the Principal's Award for Lea- dership and Service at the Honors Night Assembly. HAPPILY WALKING across the stage at Whiting Auditorium during the Commencement Exercises and accepting her diploma from principal Dean Lud- wig is graduating senior. Tobythia Echols. The event we had anticipated for years, left us with mixed emotions. Commencing Adulthood In the hearts of sen- iors are memories of classes ... of be- ing popular ... of senior break- fast and skip day ... of sen- ioritis ... of friends we loved ... of friends we miss ... of sen- ior prom . . . and graduation. Today as we re- ASSEMBLED TOGETH- ER at Whiting Auditor- ium on June I. 1987 were 387 graduating seniors along with administrators, faculty. Flint Board of Education Representa- tives, proud parents, rela- tives, and friends. hearsed our commencement exercises, we were proud that it was our turn to be envied just as we had en- vied those be- fore us. Already we missed our friends although we were in the same room to- gether. Even though many of us promised to keep in touch and never grow apart, we real- ized that most of these friend- ships would fade. After remarks were given by the principal, Flint Board of Education Re- presentative, and the Superin- tendent of Flint Schools, proud parents and rel- atives eagerly awaited for “their graduate to walk across the stage. The event we had anticipated for years left us with mixed emotions. Some cried tears of joy while others cried tears of sadness. We re- alized that we were graduating from childhood and commenc- ing adulthood with all its re- sponsibilities and challenges. Graduation turned out to be the happiest and saddest day of our lives. Tammy Scott THE NEWLY DECO- RATED AUDITORIUM is the setting of the annual Honors Night Assembly featuring Brass Ensemble members Camie Palmer, Aaron Lavere. Marlon Miller and John Bright, directed by Steve Miller. Graduation