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

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Seniors receive honors The annual senior awards assembly added to the excitement of the final week of school for seniors. During the assembly, seniors received recogni¬ tion from academic departments, school clubs, local organizations, and colleges. Many scholarships were given at the assembly. Ed Kacmar received the Dave Gergely Memorial Scholarship. An athletic scholarship was awarded to Scott Mummery by Inland Steel. This scholarship was made available after CPHS won the Calumet Region sectional spirit award. Jenny Burkett received a scholarship from the Lion’s Club for optometry, while the Kiwanis Club awarded one to Patty Reed. Student Council presented two awards. The Student Council Scholar¬ ship went to Scott Reynolds, while Larry Radinsky was chosen as the most Outstanding senior council mem¬ ber, posthumously. The American Legion gave Good Citizen awards to Dan Davison, Ed Kacmar, and Lynn Kellum. Many other awards were given to students at the assembly, but two spe¬ cial presentations were made on behalf of the senior class by president Laurie DeArmond. These awards were given to Mr. Paul Georgas, principal, and Mr. Marion Kellum, senior class sponsor, for their time and effort with the Class of ' 77 .

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Stadium is site of graduation For the first time in four years, the weather permitted graduation exer¬ cises to be held outdoors in the foot¬ ball stadium. For the occasion, each graduate was given five tickets for family and friends, and they were allowed to ask for more, if needed. This was the first time this method had been used, but there was still a stand¬ ing room only crowd. Mr. Clyde Zeek, former principal at Taft Junior High School, was the speaker for the evening. His message, titled “Have a Nice Day,” encour¬ aged graduates to make the most of their lives. When Mr. Ray Rogers finally announced that the class had gradu¬ ated, everything from frisbees to con¬ fetti flew through the air. Many mem¬ ories of high school days and thoughts of what the future would hold had gone through the graduates’ minds during the evening, but when they turned their tassels, they just wanted to celebrate their present accomplishment. 1 Li LIT L I i Graduates wait in line along the track (above) for com¬ mencement exercises to begin. Greg Mount, Bill Tolley, Rodney Grove, and Marina Pachovas (middle) look over the program for graduation. The members of the Class of ' 77 listen to the words of Mr. Clyde Zeek (top left) and patiently wait to turn their tassels. 26