Edison High School - Reflections Yearbook (Milan, OH)

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, FE in Q f l Dwi - . Bev Strong changes her tassel from right to left, signifying her completion M-, of high school. W4 Seniors march into the gym to the song Proces sional IVlarch at commencement. Eli l 1 W' ll lll I l Q: l , l it il ' r 'Ziff 1 1,1 - 1 3 ' 'll A lil' T 'P fi ' , Fi f ij XJ r- dom.- wh o Donald Cochran receives his diploma from Board of Education President' Mr- Frank Garwood- Audrey Tittle adjusts Paula RosekeIly's cap before commencement exerises. il lil 1

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Students Receive Honors Commencement exercises for the 122 grad- uating seniors were held Sunday, June 11 at 8:00 p.m. in the gymnasium. Flora Church received the highest honors. The top four students were Flora Church, Maribeth VanOfferen, Suzanne Schaffer, and Cathy Seaman. Of these four, Maribeth Van- Offeren read an essay written for the occasion by Mark Hutchinson, Senior class president. Suzanne Schaffer read the second essay writ- ten by Becky Booth. The top four students also received membership in Honos, a Greek word for honors, which requires at least a 3.5 average on a 4.0 scale. Mr. Wayne Bennet, Principal of EHOVE, presented Joel Pickering the most outstanding award for an EHOVE graduate from Edison. State Department of Education Awards of Distinction for academic scholarship were given to Kathy Agee, Eric Brimer, Flora Church, Anne Pickrell, Cathy Seaman, and Robin Speer. Maribeth VanOfferen and Allen Burris were awarded the two Milan Rotary Scholarships. Many seniors had already been awarded scholarships before graduation including Richard Weiss who was awarded the Presi- dent's Scholarship to Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ken Rose, to Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. Barb Braddock received the Milan Chamber of Commerce Scholarship, Flora Church received a scholarship to the University of Northern Arizona, Mark Mills and Edith Hill to Muskin- gum College in New Concord, Ohio, and Paul Hoover and Robin Speer both received schol- arships to Defiance College, and Kim Graham to Georgetown University in Georgetown, Kentucky. Flora Church and Rodger Doerner were awarded the National Merit Scholarship Cer- tificate of Merit. Those seniors having no absences in the senior year were Tom Boyden, Al Burris, Ken Delamater, Bev Heitchler and Karen Kamm. Karen was the only senior who did not miss any day in high school. Mr. Frank Garvvood, board president, ad- vised the class in his brief address. Mr. Carroll B. Sanders, principal, presented the class to the board, after which Mr. Garvvood and Mr. Charles Lindecamp, superintendent, presented the diplomas. The music for the occasion was provided by the Edison Symphonic Band. The Rev. Eugene Booker gave the invocation and the benediction. Baccalaureate was held earlier at 2:00 p.m. The Rev. Gerald Teague gave the inspirational message. Larry Klaiber plays the guitar as the senior choir members sing We Have Only Just Begun at commencement exercises. l L I

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