Divine Child High School - Clarion Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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Applause, applause for the moving Valedictory Address by Samantha Scollard. Matt Fera, Jason Estronza, Jay DeYonke, Dave DeWitt and Mike D’Antonio all felt it deserved a standing ovation. Delivering his Saluditory Address is Charles Aquilina. Charles was only tenths behind Samantha in their cu- mulative grade point averages, both had above a 4.00. Awaiting the start of the procession into the church are Debbie Oliverio, Samantha Scollard and Beth Was. Samantha used these last few mo- ments to mentally run over her speech one more time. I ast minute tasle adjustments were in order for John Baluci from Kris Na- siatka. Many graduates lived in fear of turning their tasle and topplinig their cap while doing so. Graduation 27

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Step I: Focus on an interesting sub- ject through viewfinder. Step 2-. Place finger on shutter re- lease button. Step 3: Depress button. A photograph. One memory of a million possibilities, captured on film. As we grow, we look back on a simple picture to remember, and reinterpret, who we are and how we have grown within the me- mory’s lifetime. As the year moved on, the cam- This happy, fun-loving alien proved to be the host of a popular prime-time television show. Alf also showed us how to laugh at ourselves in a world where people can be harsh and cruel on each other. Photo by: International Press. era captured many memories. We remember the airline tragedies, and the brave struggle to free Jes- sica McClure, trapped in the depths of a well. We look back on the Pope’s visit to the United States, the Iran-Contra scandal, Michigan’s Sesquicentenial cele- bration, and the attempt at im- proving U.S.- Soviet relations. The world, as we know it, is a Big Picture. It contains the memories of all, like a giant scrapbook. As we grow up, we become a small part of one gigantic memory. We begin to apply what we learned from the past to the bettering of our future. We develop an acute awareness for events affecting our lives. We create our own memories. But, as the photograph fades with time, so does the vivid clarity of our pasts. Events seem to flow into one big reservoir. The world, the Big Picture, slowly slips from our grasps as creation fades and “Do not remain where your security lies; take a risk,” was the message Mother Abbus preached. The Mother was played by Senior Colleen Meade, who plans to study physical therapy at Oakland University in the fall. Photo by: Jim Sullivan. BIG In the World 29