Deckerville High School - Eagle Star Yearbook (Deckerville, MI)

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Good afternoon Board Members, Faculty and Administration, families, friends, parents, and especially my fellow classmates of the graduatins class of 1982. 71 It's been a long wait seniors, but today our graduation day finally catches up with us. In a moment we will receive our ticket to society and in doing so, leave behind us an important era of our lives. An era in which we were most impressionable to the shaping of society. An era in which we set the levels of our own ambitions and priorities. Thus, for many of us the mold is set. Those of us who accept and live today with responsibility and maturity will in essence maintain the same values and character throughout our entire lives. This is why our high school years have been so important. It has been a sort of halfway-house in which we began to make responsible decisions for ourselves and our future. Yet we were allowed to make mistakes; allowed to grow in a sheltered environment. But today we say goodbye to this era of our lives. No longer will we be working together as a group, but must survive in society as an individual. The days of doing school work together and playing on the same team are over. It is not |ust graduation that will divide us, but a difference in beliefs, morals, values, and character. In the future, not only may we not play on the same team, but may become bitter oppo- nents. By the making of our own responsible decisions and the will of God will this be done and our future and the future of the world be shaped. It is this realization that we, now as adults, must come to accept. Each of us should now enjoy each others company as the class of 1982, while we still share a common ground. Let us leave today, if with nothing else, the ability to learn. As valedictorian, I can tell you that during my twelve years at DeckerviKe Com- munity Schools, I have learned some things that I will never use and, because of availability, have not had the opportunity to learn some things I could have used in my future endeavors. However, I have gamed the ability to learn; the learning process in which I will continue to use for the rest of my We. At D.H.S. our class has been given a general background in which we have been able to evaluate our strengths and weaknesses, and have been able to make a decision about our individual careers accordingly. Some of us will go on to further our education Some will wish to settle into agriculture. Others will seek opportunities in some part of the job market; but no matter what we do we will all use the learning skills we have acquired these twelve years at D.H.S. throughout our lives. ■A th« time .o tetalf of the graduating class of 1982, I wish to do two things. One, to thank the Board of Education, Administration, and Faculty for their guidance and instillment of the educational process; parents for their love and support; and everyone here for showing their honor and recognition to us for this great achievement; and secondly, to bid you farewell.

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Class Officers Sharon Kunze, Treasurer; Lena Mustard, Secretary; Christie Innes, President; Chris Stolicker, Vice- President. 13

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On behalf of myself and the rest of the graduating class of 1982, I would like to welcome everyone here to share in this beginning. I would also like to express a sincere thank-you to those here and to those who couldn't be present today for sharing in our growth, and helping us become what we are today. Graduation is much more than an end to something, it is the beginning. This is the time we set our goals, and in trying to reach them, let them shape our lives. Our motto expresses this thought very well. Far away, there in the sunshine, are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead. I hope that for each of us, the goals we set now will lead us to much success and happiness. Leaving Deckerville Community Schools now at the end of thirteen years of learning, we leave behind us the teachers, the classrooms that hold so many of our memories, and in many cases we leave our friends to go our own separate ways in life. This sounds like it should be a sad time, but it isn't. We may be leaving a lot of things and people behind us, but we are going towards something greater. We are taking with us the things we have been taught while in school and not all of these lessons have come from a book. The actions of others teach us a S?at deal. We are ready, and at this point eager, to put these lessons to good use. There are so many things we have yet to experience. aduation is just the beginning of a lifetime of new experiences that we are all looking forward to even though the prospect of relying on our own abilities to create a future of our own is a bit frightening. As we get older and have found our places in society, we will all look back on our years in high school. Hopefully when we do look back, fond memories will come to us of the things we did, the friends we had, and the things we learned during our high school years. Once again I would like to welcome everyone and thank-you for the support we have received throughout our years.