Crown Point High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Crown Point, IN)

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SENIORS ATTAIN RECOGNITION DURING AWARDS NIGHT In an effort to be different this year, the school administration scheduled Honors Day for evening presen¬ tation instead of the usual presentation during school. Students disliked the new arrangement in more ways than one. They did not have the occasion to cut class, they had to dress up all over again for the gala event, and the night lacked a certain schmaltz of excitement and surprise. Nevertheless, the awards were presented and everybody was happy. Mike Toman and Brian Whitehead received recogni¬ tion as finalists in the National Merit Scholarship test. Commended scholars were Pam Blanco, Judy Fitzpatrick, Steve Childress, Karen Harter, Marcia Mount, Mike Savich, and Linda Treadway. Marcia was given a scholarship by the American Legion Auxiliary. The American Association of University Women named Judy as the recipient of their scholarship, while Mary Jo Gamier walked away with the Tri Kappa sorority scholarship. Women of the Moose presented Sheila Hardesty with a scholarship, and Mike Savich won one from the Kiwanis Club. Jim Kacmar and Bonnie Matthews were recognized for their character and leadership qualities by the I DARE YOU! committee of the American Youth Foundation. Jim Kacmar won the science department award, and Brian Whitehead won the math department award. Craig Banser and Jim Kacmar received the Letterman ' s Club Blanket. Judy Fitzpatrick, Mike Savich, and Mike Toman were recog¬ nized as valedictorians of the class of 1972 while Pam Blanco was recognized as salutatorian. 24

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OUTSIDE CEREMONIES CONCLUDE SENIOR YEAR ABOVE—Carol Mates receives her diploma from Principal Roger Childress. RIGHT—Commencement speaker Diane Holum graciously autographs Brad Knopic ' s diploma cover. 26 To the traditional strains of “Pomp and Circumstance, 395 seniors marched to the football field for the annual commencement exercises. The graduation ceremonies, the first to be conducted outdoors since 1957, were hampered by strong winds and threatening rains. Small palm trees set up for decoration on the sodded field had to be anchored down to avoid being upset. As 7:30 rolled around, anxious seniors scanned the skies and kept their fingers crossed. Commencement speaker Diane Holum, Olympic speed-skating gold-medalist instilled in the graduates the art of positive thinking, confidence, and self-determination. After filing across the stage to receive his diploma, each graduate made his way to the cafeteria to secure his class pictures and perform the final obligation of returning caps and gowns.