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Class Of ' 79 Moving On Highland s last class of the ' 70s held places of high honor: They had four valedictorians and a salutatorian. Isidora Lagos. Sue King, Jeff Olio, and Carole Swanson led the way followed closely by Laura Magiera. The last class of the ' 70s went out in a fury of the excitement that goes with commencement week. Seniors get out a week early, only to return to do such things as have class pictures taken, practice for commencement, and pick up their caps and gowns. Then suddenly it’s here. The moment they have waited for four long years. Graduation is filled with tears and good byes to those who will be leaving from those who will be staying behind. It was the final good bye to teachers and underclass friends. Then the final victory. The four valedictorians gave their speeches; the salutatorian gave hers; Mr. Kurteff and Dr. Renfrow spoke. Then, starting at the end of the alphabet, the Class of ' 79 marched up to receive their diplomas. And so they left Highland High School, the last class to graduate in the seventies. It was the end of their beginning. Leading The Way. Valedictorians of the Class of ' 79 shared honors at graduation. Row One: Sue King. Isidora Lagos. Jeff Olio. Lynn Magiera, Carole Swanson Row Two: Andrea Dvorscak. Laura Magiera, Kim MacPherson, and Walter Last Each spoke briefly at commencement. Special Treatment. Sharon Davis, member of the Class of ' 79, receives her diploma from Dr Renfrow vr All Smiles. Waiting for her diploma, Karen Mravca smiles at one of the valedictorians jokes. L t f v wii Eyes On The Future. Linda Batcho and Nancy Crne listen as one of their classmates speaks at commencement. j 4 Graduation 21
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22 What ' s It AH About ? In The Future . . . “When the going gets tough, the tough get going”, isn’t that what our parents always say? They constantly remind us of the times when they were young, how lucky we are now and how bad they had it when they were young. Well, there are a lot more opportunities for young people now a days; but by no means does that mean we have it easy. Requirements to graduate are different, courses are harder, and the same pressures that they felt are still here. Our offspring will feel the same way some day, the pressure of being a teenage kid. “Wait till you kids get older with responsibilities.” Just the same, we do have many responsibilities. Some kids are responsible for getting jobs to help pay for the expenses of college. College itself is a big responsibility. The thought of going to college may be frightening or even exciting. We may not want to go, but our parents may be expecting us to. What will they say if we don’t want to go? Ever since we can remember they have been saving money for us to go to college. Now, how can we live in the same house, especially after we ruined their dream and let them down. The next step is out of the house, but who is ready to be on their own fresh from high school? Moving out means spending money on food and housing. If we do not have a job there is no possible way to afford these necessities of independent life because of todays high prices. Then there are always the loafers. They are constantly reminded of a job or money. Parents never see their point of life. They always seem to complain to them. There is another opportunity in which alumni can be a part of. Even if you’ve dropped out of school and never graduated, there is always the armed forces. That leads to the nation wide problem, called the draft. Any What are my parents going to say?! Receiving a failure notice always seems to bring on the lec- tures, and more time lost. boy or man 18 years or older could be drafted. Many kids think about what it would be like to fight in a war. This kind of pressure is brought on by the thoughts of the future. Some kids worry about the future of their kids. There are so many problems in the world now, just imagine all the problems to come for future generations. With the shortage of gas in the world, we wonder if our children will be able to get around as we do. Although there are many pressures after high school, the biggest problem is peer pressure during high school. They have an influence over us that makes us do things. “The thought of getting a job scares me when the word interview is S brought up. Nervous is talking to a 9 stranger that judges you on a first 9 impression.” B “Not living up to my expectations is frightening. Now when I have a problem I run to mom, but then what will I do? I ' m definitely not looking forward to being independent. I’m pressured about my grades because I have to go to college according to my parents. It ' s not K. really my decision. These are a few of the problems that high school kids see in the future. How many of the se seem familiar to you? Everyone will have to face them at some time or another. There’s no way to escape the U—
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