Dickinson High School - Gator Yearbook (Dickinson, TX)

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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

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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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staffs Win Awards Every summer, Senior yearbook staff members, photographers, and newspaper staHs attend workshops at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville and Stephen F Austin University in Nacogdoches. This past summer, these staffs brought home eight individual awards, plus the top award at SHSU - Outstanding Achievement in Yearbook. At the y earbook camp, first and second year staff members learned all the essentials involved in producing a yearbook. Beginning staff members learned the components of a yearbook and basic layout techniques. Experienced staf- fers brushed up on copy preparation and cropping photographs. Photographers attended the workshop at SFA where beginning photographers learned to print and process film. Both advanced and first year photographers were lectured on photography, shooting ideas, and subjects. Senior newspaper staH members attended the newspaper seminars at SFA and learned many innovative ideas. Students reviewed such newspaper production techniques as feature writing, page layout, and ad design. Both workshops kept seniors busy with hard work and fun while establishing an environment of learning and creativity. Seniors June Timmons and Patty Wahlquist appear to be having lun as they pose in the dofmiiory halls at SHSU YeartxxJk advisor Mrs Karen Wolle finds one way to shut out the noise ol 30 students on the long bus ride to the SHSU Workshop Workshop A |o« • « ' 01 y««iboi Ihttfne ol tho 1986 Gatot Th« ttati m. c«r)dy ' ol • B% BaMOM Budial M I