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

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For the second year January grad¬ uates, 97 in all, were allowed to go through commencement exercises. Before the ceremony the giggles and laughs echoed through the halls, but as the final moment came near and the lines were formed, a hush fell over the entire gym. A mood of solem¬ nity came over the graduates and 97 young adults entered the room. Reverend John Starr, pastor of the First Christian Church, opened the ceremony with the Invocation. Laura Smith, senior class president, gave the welcoming speech. Dr. John W. Mybeck, Dean of Com¬ munity services at Purdue University Calumet campus, followed as the key¬ note speaker of the evening. Alan Cartmell, senior class vice- president, concluded with the bene¬ diction. As the band played the traditional Pomp and Circumstance, the emo¬ tions came to the surface as the rolling tears were a sign that eleven and a half years had finally come to an end. After Commencement Sue Fauser took a moment to talk with Dr. John Mybeck (top), a 1958 CPHS Alumnus. With nervous stom¬ achs Liz Swain, Robin Kuehl, and Kathy Griffin (above) waited for their fellow class¬ mates to enter the gymnasium. 17

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A portion of the seniors mural (left) pic¬ tured cheerleaders cheering the team on to victory. Given the name of Barney Bulldog, by the junior class (below), the INKLINGS chose him as an athlete of the week for his endeavors to back the Bulldogs with spirit all week long. Decorating committees were at work transforming CPHS halls into spirit-inspiring passage-ways. Mystery was the vogue since all workers de¬ clined any information about their themes. This was the first year they were not put up in the respective class halls. The senior class had the north wall from the wrestling room to the end of the hall. The junior class had the west wall by room G56. The north wall of the main cafeteria eating area was the sophomores ' domain. The Spirit Halls are judged in three categories: theme, continuity, and neatness. Mr. Jerry Holcomb, Mr. Vic Dykiel and Mr. Ken Brist were the judges of the halls. As a tradition the seniors won recognition as the best decorated hall. The theme of the seniors was a mural depicting the history of the Bulldogs from cave men to the present day. How to Advance to Regionals was the junior class theme. They pic¬ tured a team learning the basic funda¬ mentals of winning. The sophomore class theme One Little, Two Little, Three Little Indians, showed the Bulldog players in a hopeful pose: scalping the Lake Central Indians. Many students were involved in various activities of Spirit Week. Nos¬ talgia came with 50 ' s day. Most pop¬ ular was red and white day. All to¬ gether school spirit rose to an all-time high at Crown Point High School. MYSTERY SHROUDS SPIRIT CONTEST 19