East Mecklenberg High School - East Wind Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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ja make . it was a hot summer morning, Tune 6, 1986, when the East Meckienburg ciass ot '86 prepared to nd on Eagie soii. Atter three memory-tiiied years ot iearning, making triends, and maturing, it b e nned entirety by the senior dass otticers, began at 9:00 a.m. The 612 eir seats on the tootbaii tieid as teary-eyed tarniiies and eather Burbage. As the audience ioined in, ear tuii ot schooi spirit, the choir niors that no matter 'ii Never their tinai sta was time to say good- y . The ceremony, conducted and pia graduates marched proudiy, yet anvdiousiy, to th triends iooked on. The opening invocation was given by H Butt Marcus ied the Piedge ot Aiiegrance. Bringing back memories ot a y sang Nike an Eagie Micheiie iames and Caryn Kapian reminded the departing se where their tives ied them, they wouid aiw ays be together as the ciass ot '86 when they sang Wou NN aik Aione Student Congress President, Gr eg Niv ens, gave his departing gitt to East Meckienburgin the torrn ot his originai composition, TTThe Hardest Thing to Say is Good-bye, tor which he received a standing ov ation. Wearing the tr aditionai goid stoie, Ered Pepper CuTpepper deiivered the vaiedictori- ech Beth Harding then introduced the guest speaker, Richard Vinroot, who is a Chariotte City and a graduate ot East rvieckienburg. 6 in the spotiight. As the graduates marched across the piattorm, Senior Ciass whiie Mr. Rolzeiie handed out the dipiomas and congratuia- ce when each name was read. Aii the graduates was sung ending with biue and goid ir ey es, the dass ot '86 bid ting go ot the an spe . Councii member Einaiiy, it was the ciass ot '8 President Tohn Shipw ay read their names tions. iubiiant cheers couid be heard from the audien having received their dipiomas, the East rvieckienburg aima mater tasseied caps tiying through the air, Einaiiy, with dipiomas in hand and tears in the a tond tareweii to East Meckienburg, turning their eyes tow ard the tuture, yet never Tet memories. Myrtle Beach or Busti: Now that these eagies have iett their nests, they tiy south. 24 t c

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