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

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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.