Halifax Academy - Voyager Yearbook (Roanoke Rapids, NC)

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THE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES DRAW TO A CLOSE as Mr. Mayo con- firms to the members of the Class of '85 that they are graduates of Halifax Academy. WITH WORDS OF WELCOME during the salutatory address, Les Abshire ad- monishes his classmates to make no mistake about it, the milestone has come. 0'-'+--..,,,..,,,m- ilu: 'wmm-. SELECTED BY THE CLASS As MASCOTS are Jeanie Minton and joey Elias. MARSHALS, SELECTED FOR ACADEMIC STANDING, are Angie Howell fco-chiefj, Angie Sorie, Sallie Little, Melody Smith, Martha Wilson fchiefj, and Titian Quincy. EI Graduation

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Alla-4 l f THE STEADY HAND of Ronnie Keeler holds the key to a possible victory in filling the jar with water. Brett Booth assisted the attempt. SPEED AND AGILITY ARE ESSENTIAL as Toot Elias swiftly confronts the goal line and is bolstered by the support of Lynn Moseley and Will Pleasant. I ,L If 3 . rv. I ULN' ' , sl, ff 9'3 I a Wf- Y, .M .k, .. V -W gy 1-.5 gf, W A U wg-:t N FEATURED AT A SPRING ASSEMBLY, Gary Newell, former Los Angeles Ram, greets Lisa Outlaw and other high school students. I REMAINING AFTER THE ATHLETIC BANQUET, Rob Rogers, former UNC placekicker, shares a friendly chat with Martha Wilson and others. More than just an ECHO Capturing and keeping a .whole student body's attention twice on the same subject was no easy task. However, with such great speakers as Rob Rogers, athletic banquet speaker, and Gary Newell, spring assembly speaker, everyone remained in- terested. Both speakers empha- sized the same suggestions: You are who you think you are. You can if you think you can. If you don't, who will? The speakers dazzled the audiences with serious thoughts to con- Sider. Spring 1985 El

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o in the tasse Friends are friends forever, a line from Friends, sung by Nancy Strickland and Linda Sholar, captured the sentiments of most of the Class of 1985. Twenty-nine students, clad in green caps and gowns, concluded their student days at Halifax Academy on Friday, May 31, 1985, Among various student speakers, the Reverend Tom Sweeley, pastor of Littleton United Methodist Church, delivered the com- mencement address. The class presented a video cassette recorder for the traditional farewell gift. The baccalaureate sermon was delivered on Sunday, May 26, by the Reverend David Wood, pastor of Roanoke Baptist Church. Ex- pressing the feeling of many, Will Pleasant said, I wish we could stay a little longer. Nevertheless, the class members moved the tassels and ventured into new worlds of work and higher education. AS MEMBERS OF THE CLASS proceed to the stage to receive their diplomas, Sharon Keener, Lori Edwards, and Susan Nelson await their tums with mixed emotions. JUST BEFORE THE POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE, the valedictory address is delivered by Anna Bass. Graduation III