Ellinwood High School - Eagle Yearbook (Ellinwood, KS)

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SENIOR COUNTDOWN. A few senior girls spent time after school decorating the senior window with pictures, crepe paper and confetti. The annual countdown lasted for the final 15 days of high school for the seniors. (Photo by Ahrens) CLEANING UP. Senior Cindy Petz cleans out a locker for a friend on the last day of school. Seniors had to have their lockers empty before Mr. Caffee would check them out of school. (Photo by Ahrens) 13

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The Final Days: Exciting activities conclude year The last few weeks of school were filled with excite- ment and anticipation for everyone, but especially for the seniors. About three weeks before school was out, Senioritis struck three-quarters of the student body. The juniors were trying to get ready for Prom, the freshmen and sophomores were ready to get out and the seniors were pretending to be ready for graduation, when all the while they weren’t fooling anyone. For the seniors, the coming of the final weeks of school brought home the harsh fact that high school was almost over. They only had a few more weeks together as a class. Before long they would all go their separate ways. Deciding to make the best of it, they prepared for the last formal party of their high school years. Prom 1983 was a complete success as far as most were concerned. Students and teachers alike danced to the music of Myth. After prom, the group split up to attend one or more of the various parties and breakfasts held in their honor. The final week of school was a week filled with anxi- ety and sadness for most seniors. It was the time to clean out lockers, finish up semester tests and say good-bye to old friends. It was the time to close the doors an high school and look ahead to see what the future held. Graduation was the crowning moment for the seniors. Following the traditional Invocation and recognition of retiring personnel, the 55 member class was pronounced graduated and each member was presented a Certificate of Attendance, with diplomas mailed later. STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN. Jr. Craig Amerine works on a mural that was used to decorate the walls of the Black Angus during Prom. (Photo by Carpenter) 12

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Common feelings shared during graduation exercise Drawn together by a common bond, 55 students gath- ered on May 15 in the high school gymnasium to participate in graduation exercises. These seniors shared common feel- ings of excitement, anxiety, and fear of the future and of leaving friends. Deanna Wilson captured the feelings of most in the opening of her valedictorian address: “Friendships are here today - gone tomorrow. Remember laughing together. Remember crying together. We’ll take these memroies with us wherever we go.” Principal Don Caffee shared a letter written by a mother and a reply written by a principal. The letters brought out that not only does a student benefit and grow from his teachers’ influences, the teachers are enriched by the pres- ence of the students. Salutatorian Tim Vogt and Guest Speaker Rev. Goetzke addressed the crowd with a common message about goals and success. Other events of the evening included performances by the Concert Choir, who sang “I Sing the Body Electric,” and the Mystic Blues, who sang “Forever.” GOOD LUCK! Patty Peintner shakes hands with board member JoAnn Kincaid who wishes her luck for the future. (Staff photo) GRADUATION PRACTICE. Band members play “Pomp and Circumstance as the seniors practice marching across the field. The ceremony was held in the high school gym instead of at the stadium because of cold weather. (Photo by Ahlgrim) 14