Charlestown High School - Pirates Yearbook (Charlestown, IN)

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A New Beginning Along with caps and gowns and diplomas came mixed emo- tions for the graduation class of l987. Many hugged and said good-bye forever while others made plans for college together. The Ceremony was held on May 26,l987 in the Bill Dunn Sports Arena, Stacie Shain, Valedictorian, and Amy Crase. Saluatorian, both gave interesting speeches to mark the occasion. I Pick of the crop: Valedictorian. Stacie ; Shain and Salutatorian. Amy Crase. Congratulations: Gloria Aguirre re- ceived her diploma from Dr. Carter. Pomp and Circumstance: Danny Allen and Tammy Adams march forth to graduation. 24

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D.A.R. Good Citizen Award ......................................................... Stacy Seay National Honor Society Award .............................................. Tammy Trump Delt Kappa Gamma Sorority Aard ........................................ Angela Caudill Greater Clark County Secretarial Award .............................. Stacie Palmer C.H.S. Faculty and Staff Award ................................... Stephanie Matthews Clark's Grant Historical Society Award ................................. Carmen Ross Greater Clark Education Asso. Award ....................... Stephanie Matthews Bill Dunn Memorial Award .................................................. Mark Christman Denny Lutz Trust Award ........................................................... Dana Bussey Psi Iota Xi-Alpha Theta Chapter Award ................................ Paige Jenkins Beta Sigma Phi-Xi Tau Chapter Award ................................ Gloria Aguirre Bellarmine College Scholarship .................................................. Stacie Shain Clark County Easter Seals Scholarship ................................... Paige Jenkins Indiana Elk's Club Scholarship ..................................................... Amy Crase State of Indiana Hoosier Scholars ............................................. Tami Penick John Bratcher Lion's Club Awards .................................................................... Paige Jenkins John Bratcher University of Louisville Scholarship ........................................ Kimberly Hall Rose-Hulman College Scholarship ....................................... Mark Christman University of Evansville Scholarship ......................................... Tami Penick Eastern Kentucky University Scholarship .................................. Amy Crase The CR. Hay Trust Fund Award ................................................. Stacy Seay IVY Tech Scholarship .................................................................. Staci Palmer Green Thumb Garden Club Award ............................................ Lisa Wilson Valedictorian Award ................................................................... Stacie Shain Salutatorian Award ........................................................................ Amy Crase Well earned: Paige Jenkins re- ceives the Easter Seals award. Let's get started: Seniors begin practice for Graduation.

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r. Carter, Dr. Harris, faculty. family and lriends: It is with great honor that I represent the senior class of l987 as Valedictorian. Before I begin my actual speech, I would like to thank a few people. I was fortunate to have parents who offered encouragement rather than orders. They continuously inspired me to accept challenges. take steps into new territories and think independently. Mom and Dad talked only of my capabilities, not my liabilities. l have precious memo- ries of watching basketball and baseball games, pondering algebra prob- lems over dinner and discussing my future with Dad. Your gentle in- struction and encouragement pushed me to do my best. It was you who made me believe in myself as a journalist and just when I said I could not be successful in it. you said I c0uld make a career of it. Your confidence convinced me to pursue my dream. Mom, I will never forget the count- less vocabulary words and speeches we drilled or the articles and essays we proofread. Your phone calls from work asking about my day stick in my mind. At the time, I seemed unappreciative of your thoughtfulness and concern. but you will never know how much it really meant. I cannot remember a day when you did not call or offer to help me with my work.l will never be able to thank you enough for your wisdom, guidance and confidence. I love you both. To Brenda Tribbey, my sincere thanks for your guidance in journalism. You made me work hard and always pushed me one step farther than I really wanted to go. I owe my professional growth and achievement to you. Now to my classmates: It was difficult to find a fresh topic on which to speak. Valedictory messages are commonly trite, dull and impractical. I believe I have found a topic to which we can all relate. So often upon graduation, we hear the world is ours for the taking. Realistically. our place in the world is ours for the taking. I believe we have four duties to fulfill to ourselves. First, we must realize where our strengths and weaknesses lie. Until we fully realization comes from trying new and varied activities. Unless we attempt new things, we do not know in which areas we are proficient. We accomplish in proportion to what we attempt. The second step is utilization. Once we deemphasize our weaknesses, we need to use our abilities advantav geously while always trying to improve upon our weaknesses. Next, in all we endeavor, we need to believe in ourselves. ThrOugh our realization and utilization of talents. we can learn about ourselves and discover how far we are capable of going. When no one else believes in us, we can have self-confidence. But with this in mind, we must be realistic. God had given us various talents. We excel in different areas at different rates. Not everyone is a scholar or accomplished athlete. Some of us have many talents. others few. Therefore, the challenge lies not in becoming the world's best, but in our own personal best. This is our fourth and final duty. Not everyone is destined to become a doctor, lawyer, teacher or other professional. Some will become clerks, gas station attendants or other blue collar workers. Still others will marry and become housewives and mothers. But it takes each of these to compose the world in which we live. None of these are shamed occupations as long as each person is using his talents in the best possible manner and working to potential. Someone once said that if one cannot be a beautiful pine on the mountain top, then he should be a shrub on the hill, but be the best little shrub on the hill. We shOuld incessantly strive to be our personal best. As we have spent our last week at CHS, we have discussed our goals and dreams with our friends. Some of us will achieve these goals and live these dreams. Others will work toward them, but will fall short. Some will even attain the proverbial successes of wealth and fame. while others will attain very little. Success should not be measured, however, in heights attained, but by obstacles overcome. We must set our goals to work toward, but be careful not to set them too low that they are not appreci- ated nor too high that they are never reached. We must set our goals to match our potential. We should not measure our successes to those of others, but rather be happy in who we are and take pride in our accom- plishments. Stacie Shain Valedictorian .w-a fa.-.n.- - ood evening. I'd like to welcome Dr. Carter, School Board Mem- bers, faCuIty, family and friends. Graduation marks a grand accomplishment in a person's life. For some it marks the end of many challenges. For others it signals a new beginning. This is a time for us to reflect over the past twelve years-we remember the friendships we've made, the teachers we've had, the many tests we've taken and the late night cram-sessions for the tests. This is also a time to thank those who helped us make it this far. First of all we thank our teachers. Without them we wouldn't have achieved all that we have. They have given us a sense of pride and self-accomplishment. Next we thank our friends. Without their support we could never have made it through the valleys that come between the high times. Our friendships are especial- ly important because we've stuck together as a class and come through thick and thin together. I wish you, my class-mates, the best of luck in everything you do. Our parents deserve the biggest thanks of all. They have pushed us when we thought we couldn't go on. They have encour- aged us to do our best. Parents, we simply say Thank You. However, the most important person today is you. the graduate. No one is more deserving than you. You're the one who has believed in yourself enough to reach this point. Youlve pushed yourself to study that extra bit. You've found the stamina to finish the assignment that you've put off until the last minute. You've figured out how to balance your time between school work, sports, drama, band, and other activities. Now I urge you to keep believing in yourself-to push yourself to do the best in everything you attempt. I want to read you a poem I received from one of my aunts entitled Believe in Yourself. If youill remember always There's no goal you can't achieve If you'll try your very hardest And, above all else, believe- Believe that you're a person Who have something good to give. Believe that you can make this world A better place to livee If you'll believe your talents And skills are needed, too. Then you're sure to find there's nothing In the world you cannot do. I'd like to leave you with this poem written by one of our seniors. This is the senior will of Michael Wade Penick. I'd like to thank Mike for summing up everything and letting us use it. This is my last will and testament though I leave no expensive treasures The only thing I have to give are words of smallest measures tFor my friendsi Do your best. try your hardest follow all your dreams Recognize the gifts from God and understand what each one means tFor my teachersI From day one, to the last I thank you for your time and understanding Without that little push and shove my future, I was dreaming And now it's time for me to leave but this is not the end For as like the youngest child I have yet to begin Amy Crase -Salutatorian --e. .F..--- , w