Danville High School - Medley Yearbook (Danville, IL)

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 THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAZE Some have said that the high school years were the “golden years,’’ but after four years of working and growing up, one certainly would feel anxious to break out and to start a future. That step started one out with a little hope and a little completeness “Graduation was like a landmark in my life. I’m glad to be gone from Danville High, but I’ll always cherish the memories. Graduation was a scary time for me, though I wasn’t sure if I was ready to go to college and get out into the world. I knew that I was losing the security that I had always fallen back on. The time has come for me to start a new beginning, so I’m just trying to keep the memories and strive toward higher goals,’’ said ’86 graduate Shelly Harrigan. Not all graduating students felt so optimistic toward graduation and what was to follow. “There are times when I wish I was a freshman again. Graduation was not a new beginning for me; it was the end of the best years of my life. I am trying to set some goals for myself, but I can’t help looking back and feeling a little remorse,” said graduate Bill Ady. Some had big dreams for themselves, and graduation marked the first step toward future success. “In my graduation speech I tried to emphasize the fact that high school years are going to be some of the best that we’ll ever have, but now it’s time to go from there. Graduation was just the beginning; now it’s up to us to start building our lives,” said graduate and former Senior Class President, Jimmy Bates. However, some students just wanted to graduate in order to get out of school. Graduation was a sigh of relief. “Graduation marked the end of a long journey for me, and now it’s like starting a new one,” said ’86 Co-Valedictorian Jackie Sollers. Graduation was a time for tears and for hopes and most of all, for saying goodbye to the old and hello to the new. But as Senior Jeanne Fire-baugh summed it up, “They may be gone, but their memory is here to stay.” by Nyckee Conner. Caps, gowns, and thongs? No. thongs were not a part of the required attire for graduation night, but Senior Curt Towne got a kick out of it. (Photo by L. Woodrum) Shake with your right hand Senior Rob Bireline accepts his diploma from school board member Terry Briggs on June 3. 1986. (Photo by L. WoodrumI 14 GRADUATION Fulfilling her last high school requirement. Senior Anne Berg makes hei speech after having been named one of the three valedictorians. (Photo by L. Woodrum)

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Taking the day before prom off, prom committee member junior Nancy Van Pelt uses crepe paper to form a lattice walkway. (Photo by J. Crygiel) In the spotlight. Seniors Troy Drews and Pam Shane dance together after having been crowned Prom King and Queen. (Photo by J. Grygiel) Hoping to make prom something that everyone will remember, junior Cliff Lovelace decorates for the event. (Photo by J. Grygiel) Couples who attend Prom 1986 enjoy a dance together with their ‘ 'special” guys and gals. (Photo by J. Grygiel) PROM 13

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After having received both of their diplomas, John Sanders gives Senior Sheri Wagner a mutual congratulatory hug. (Photo by L. Woodrum) Displaying a big smile. Senior Mike Vrentas shows off his diploma to the crowd watching as he walks across the outside stage. (Photo by L. Woodrum) Feelings of anxiety and nervousness swept through the members of the Senior class of 1986 as they marched onto Whitesell Field on graduation night. (Photo by L. Woodrum) GRADUATION 15