Forest Park High School - Tracer Yearbook (Ferdinand, IN)

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Because We Have 6Only Just Begun to Live9 The seniors wait, solemnly attentive during the benediction, moments after enter- ing the gym. Shortly thereafter, the 118 seniors were formally declared 1972 graduates. Kristy Fritz, with mixed emotions, leaves the gym for the last time. 19 During the first few moments of the commencement exercises, the seniors stand quietly.

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Graduation Day—Not Ending but Beginning, President of the senior class, Steve Meyer (left); valedicto- her (right), speak on topics of their own choice trying to rian, Eileen Olinger (center); and salutatorian, Elaine Bee- convey a little hope and inspiration to the graduates. May 21, 1972—after 12 years of waiting the big day was here. But the closer the day came, the less they wanted it to arrive. And solemn faces stared out at dreams rising and fading before their minds’ eye. Graduation day had come to be called commence- ment day because it was a beginning more than an ending. And all those people present were celebrating the growing up of another generation. “We’ve only just begun”—the theme the three speak- ers followed—brought memories, tears, silent prayers, and hopes to the graduates’ minds. President of the senior class, Stephen Meyer, was the first of the speakers. He spoke of the present and dared the graduates to do the best they can with what they have. Valedictorian, Eileen Olinger, spoke of the future and urged the graduates to “live life its ful- lest.” And finally, Elaine Becher, salutatorian, spoke of the past and how much high school had meant to the gradu- ates. The graduates were no longer children; they were no longer adolescents. They had reached adulthood, and they made it final with the lifting of their tassels and the turning of their rings. Graduating senior, Becky Begle, receives her diploma and a word of congratulations from Superintendent Earl Buechler. 18

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Burgeoning Club Horizon Provides Variety Jo Ann Zink, Gail Kempf, Susan Critchfield, Mary Lou Betz, and Lou Ann Haas package fruit, candies, and cookies ABOVE: Becky Begle, Steve Meyer, A1 Kluemper, and John Potter practice a scene from the Drama Club’s production of “Love Is Too Much Trouble.” (For more scenes from this hilarious play, see pages 14 and 15.) RIGHT: Wayne Olinger and Mike Mundy carefully study the placement of their “men.” at Christmas time in the FHA’s effort to make the holiday season a little brighter for some of the area citizens. 20