Fairfield High School - Quill Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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PROM Dressing up in long dresses and tuxedos, staying out all night, going to a fancy place to eat and ordering expensive food, these things could describe only one event — Prom. The theme of this years Prom, You Decorated My Life , transformed the high school gym into a dreamy land of rainbows, multi-colored balls, streamers, and teardrops. Planning for Prom started early in the year when the junior class realized they didn't have enough funds to pay for the dance. This started a flurry of bake sales. Nightshift- the band played fast music but not blaring, with a few slow songs sprinkled throughout. After the dance, a caravan proceded from the high school to the Co-ED where the Jaycee's in tuxes opened doors and parked cars. The movie, Ice Castles, was everyone's favorite. Almost every girl had tears on her eyes when it was over. After changing out of tuxes, dresses, and shoes that hurt, it was on to the dance. An informal dance at the Elks club, sponsored by the Jaycee's featured John Arveson at the turn- table, and free Pizza Hut pizza. As the night struggled to a close and early morning dawn tinged the sky, the few who actually managed to stay awake straggled home; it was 600 am. 1. Couples dance the night away in long dresses and tuxedos. Teardrops and lily ponds add a touch of romance to the decorations. 2. Junior girls work at centering streamers and rainbows in anticipation of prom festivities. 3. A false ceiling of color, goes over the large gym in prepara- tion for the Prom. 4. Brad Weber and Libra Wagoner exemplify the elegance of the unwritten dress code for prom. 5. The punch bowl was a popular site during the dance. Cookies and punch were furnished by the music auxiliary. 6. Measuring paper for fluffy clouded wands is no easy task for Laura Eland. 25

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Baccalaureate Baccalaureate services held May 18, included many serious and meaningful tones. Area ministers spoke from various churches, and Wayne Bartruff gave the main sermon, Chance and Choice; Waiting and Winning. Special music entertainment was performed by Peggy Ogden, Don Milholin, and Jay D. Horton. After the Benediction, the evening ended with the recessional played by organist Melissa Bower. 1. Voted by their class to be senior speakers were Brad Weber and Clark Smith. Z Jolly Ann Davidson spoke on It's Your Future . 3. Chamber Singers performed at Graduation singing Climb Every Mountain . 4. Jr. Class Martials; Jill Baird, Monte Luzadder, Nina Bussey, and Sheri Riepe. 5. Kelly Aistrope. 6. Intently listening to Graduation speakers are Jennifer Arndt and Alan Baker. 7. Todd Hall and Clark Smith wait in the gym before Gradu- ation. 8. Lining up in the gym before Graduation are Connie Sasseen, Dave Ruby, and Jackie Pogemiller. 9. Giving instructions in the gym is Gordon Brookhart, princi- pal. BACCALAUREATE GRADUATION Graduation Although the day called for showers, the evening of Commence- ment 1980 resulted in warm, sunny weather. Clark Smith and Brad Weber were speakers for the ceremony. Clark used aspects of the class motto which stressed the importance of destiny. Jolly Ann Davidson, of Iowa State Board of Public Instruction, spoke on It's Your Future . She had much enthusiasm and brought out the importance of involvement- Service is the rent you pay for the space you occupy . After returning robes and exchanging tearful goodbyes in the gym, graduates left with many fond memories of their high school years.