Deshler High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Deshler, OH)

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While both are called Underclassmen, the sophomores and the juniors that enter school in Sep tember experience very different emotions. To the expectant sophomore the new year promises excite- ment. The comparative security of junior high has been left behind for the uncertainty of senior high; the sophomore is overawed but works with novelty that breeds enthusiasm. How different is the out look of the junior who has two different years ahead! He is no longer awed by his surroundings, but he faces a multitude of new responsibilities, and home- work is harder and more plentiful than ever before. Although he is allowed to wear a class ring, he re- ceives glances from the upperclassmen that remind him of the long year ahead before he may join the rank of the privileged upperclass.

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Graduation Preceding graduation, a feeling of tension filled the air. Hands shaky with anticipation, the girls helped nervous boys pin on their car- nations. Little fingers were locked, the pro- cession began, and 49 seniors, on 98 shaky legs, marched into a gym crowded with hundreds of relatives and friends. As they proceeded down the aisle a dif- ference could be noted in the dress of five of the seniors. The afore mentioned students had gold tassels and each had a gold cord around his neck. Upon looking at one's program, it could be found that these five were honor students. Ranking in the top 1 OPfo of their class, these students were noted for their outstanding scho- lastic ability. They were as follows: Robert Meyer, Sharon Ball, Gary Miller, Judy Marchal, and Becky Betts. The Invocation was given, and everyone was seated. Robert Meyer who was chosen from among the honor students to make the speech made his way to the stage. In his speech he thanked the administration, the teachers, and the school employees on behalf of the entire senior class. The Honorable Jackson E. Betts then gave the Commencement Speech. In it, the seniors were urged to make the most of the life which lay ahead of them. One by one, names were called and sen- iors were handed their long-waited-for diplo- mas. There were innumerable flashes of light as proud parents photographed their children on the threshold of life. Tears glistened in the eyes of some as they made perhaps their final exit from the little school they came to love. 27

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Spotlight on Underclassmen