Ellinwood High School - Eagle Yearbook (Ellinwood, KS)

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 CONGRATULATIONS. Rod Ahlgrim accepts a Certificate of Attendance and a word of con- gratulations from board member Michael Brauer. (Staff photo) M SALUTATOR1AN (bottom left) Tim Vogt led H the speaking at the graduation ceremony and S| expressed his feelings on how to obtain success ■ (Photo by Casey) B VALEDICTORIAN (bottom right) Deanna Wil- son gave the valedictorian speech at the com- . bined Baccalaureate and Commencement exer- cises. She quoted from Robert Frost and en- B couraged the graduates to take the path less j traveled. (Photo by Casey) 15

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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

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Extra involvement creates special memories Eaalc Talent: The ability to per- form. the ability to get involved. A complete education doesn’t come from cracking the books every night. It doesn’t come from sitting in class sev- en hours a day, five days a week, thir- ty-six weeks a year for twelve years. To receive a complete high school education, students must get involved. For most students, that involvement is extra-curricular activities in the forms of sports, music, clubs, and stage pro- ductions. Involvement in club activities is a release for excess energy. For in- stance, an FCA member needs energy in order to shoot blanks and throw dead birds at the yearly dog trials. Excess energy is also released when students forget lines, trip over props, and break out with giggles during musicals and plays. Not only did the Eagles show off on stage, they shined on the dance floor. The Eagles turned it loose the night after semester tests and danced to the beat of the disc jockey’s music and light show. The “Mid-Term Celebra- tion” (sponsored by Stuco and Kayettes) revived the students after two grueling days of testing. Speaking of Stuco, to whom do we owe our extra pounds? Blame that on our elected representatives. Every day two council members selling calorie- laden donuts were mobbed by starving young people trying to tide their hun- ger pangs over till lunch. And speaking of food, pigs were important at EHS this year. The FFA butchered, preocessed and sold a pig. The band on the other hand, just cooked one. The language clubs got into the act by making pigs of the stu- dent body by selling German candy and sponsoring a Roman banquet. Honor students, not to be left be- hind, pigged out at the Kayette’s Egg- head Banquet. At the banquet, speaker Jack Rob- ert told the eggheads to “waste” themselves. To get so totally involved with something that it would consume their time and energy. Yes, for any student who wasted his time on extra-curricular involvement, the high-school years would become important memories. Eagle Talent (Top) Sophomore Tom Barrow donates his time to help the F.F.A. group make the sausage required for the sausage sale they hold yearly. (Photo by Ahrens) (Left) Freshman Kayette Brenda Ahrens has a look of surprise as she opens her Gift to find out who her secret sister was. (Photo by Casey) 16