Dickinson High School - Gator Yearbook (Dickinson, TX)

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Just Beginning T hat each individual must remember and preserve his roots was the ' message of the departure speech given by Mark Lear. 1985 class speaker. Mark compared the graduates ' lives to the life of a tree. Both must have roots to grow and must branch out in many directions. The happiness, discouragement, failures, and successes are what make the past thirteen years memorable and will serve as a foundation on which they may build the rest of their lives. Commencement exercises were held on the evening of Monday, May. 27. The class of 1985 awarded 254 students diplomas. The class selected the Carpenters ' We ' ve Only Just Begun as their class song and the red rose as the graduation flower carried by the girls. The seniors voted The future belongs to those who challenge the present as their class motto. Ron Proctor ' s English IV poetry class wrote the class poem. Final Display. describing their growth tor the first eighteen years of their lives and their dreams for the future. Although it was an occasion for relief and celebration, it was also an oc- casion for sadness. The realization that they would not see many of their classmates until the first reunion and the scariness of being on their own for the first time briefly dampened the spirits of some graduates. After the last senior received his diploma, the graduates threw their caps while cheering and hugging their neighbors. As the former D.H.S. students filed out for the recessional, disbelief, joy, and anticipation was apparent on each face. Ml Paut I aFImm «M»» to itw

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Vocational Pre-Employment Department — Doug Burmasler — Science Department m . I Mack Lear Math. Ivlusic. and English Depaftments Meljdy McCain Journalism Department AimeeSkaines Business Department George Marchette Theater Arts Departmen

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The graduating seniors of 1985 loss iheir caps in tribute to thirteen years ol work and friendship Aaron Mears lells Robert Ingram. Nita Jacobs, and Cathi George. •Party at my house! ' Charles Johnson reflects back on his high school years, while David Jones looks ahead to celebration. Seniors 169 L