Elk Rapids High School - Yearbook (Elk Rapids, MI)

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CLASS 1977 WE CANNOT DISCOVER NEW OCEANS UNLESS WE HAVE THE COURAGE TO LOSE SIGHT OF THE SHORE

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P3tI'iCk Zak Dirk Zupln Baseball 1,25 Football 1,2,3,4g Wres- Basketball 1 2 Football 1 2 3 4 fling 3,4- Class Vice President l 2 4 Missing: Bob Brown Ron Morrison Jamie Clark Bob Fralick Tim Hamminga John Jarvis David Lark Kathy Leposky Martin Jay McLain Football 4g Tennis 2g Wrestling l,2,3 ,4. Steve Moody Greg Revitzer Doug Rosenburg Tom Ryasko Baseball 2g Track 1 2 Wrestling 1. Sherry Steffen Rob Westlund Basketball 1,2g l,2,3,4g Ed Wilson Baseball

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1977 Senior Class Address 1977 Senior Class Address Good evening. On behalf of the class of '77, seated here before you, welcome. Graduation is an important and awe inspiring moment in our lives. Each of us has been looking forward to this day in a different way. There are some who have eagerly a- waited the end of school ever since they stepped into their kindergarten rooms-filled with screaming classmates. Then, there are those who apathetically accepted almost everything that came their way. And finally, are those who truly liked school. But whether we liked it or not, school has been a major portion of our lives. Sud- denly, it no longer needs to be, and we peer into the future with a slight hesitation, asking ourselves and each other, What comes next? When we were younger, often school was an unpleasant word, perhaps bringing to mind a stern principal toting a large paddle, or an exam four hours long-and that was just the first page! but now we are confronted with something which may be a much more unpleasant word-even an intimidating word-or it may be a great joy. That word is J-O-B, JOB! Choosing a career is a major concern for many. There are so many different jobs available today, and so many aspects of each job, that a person is easily confused. Of course, there is always a never-ending line of people who will offer you advice-asked for or not-and sometimes it can be helpful. However, each person must decide upon his goal for the future and aspire to fulfill it. Let us consider the class motto: We cannot discover new oceans until we have the courage to lose sight of the shore. The new oceans to be discovered may include a world of new friends, new places, new dreams and aspirations, and new and different ideas. These new oceans cannot be met unless we have the courage to lose sight of the shore. To many this shore is home, family, and friends. True, we can keep these as important parts of our lives but we must always reach out and search for our various oceans. As long as we see the shore and hold tightly to its vision and the security thereof we cannot truly explore new oceans. These oceans can be as vast, or as limited, as you make them. So as each of us struggles on, confronting our problems, and making the day-to- day decisions, let us not be dismayed. For we are not alone, there are many others facing the same dilemmas-the choice of a career and the proper course of their lives. Author, W.S. Martin provides us with a comforting thought: Be not dismayed whate'er betide, God will take care of you Beneath his wings of love abide, God will take care of you With these words, let us stand strong, be happy this most important evening and look forward-filled with warm memories and prepared to lose sight of the shore.