Humble High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Humble, TX)

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Downpour Graduates' friends and relatives, making up a standing-room-only crowd, weathered out strong winds and rains that plagued the May 28 commencement exercises in Wildcat Stadium. Over 450 Seniors were graduated. The processional, performed by the high school band, Mary Ann Schutte's invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance from Kathy Peet began the exercises without weather interruption. lohn Duschatko followed with the Salutatorian address on The Thinking Man. Floyd Burton Scholarship winners were Tim Brookover, Karla Childress, Karen Hargarther, jerry Hunter, Mary Kelley, lulie Peck and Chris Taylor. Brenda Whitehead was the Douglas Bass scholarship recipient while Lori Dalrymple and luanita Perkins captured Rotary Vocational awards. Other scholarships to class members were mentioned. Garth Clark's Valedictory was cut short as wind and rain increased. Benediction and recessional were forgotten as graduates fled the downpour. Greg Hammonds gets the help of lee Ann Heard in preparation of his graduation gown. Seniors gathered under the visitors' stands before the actual procession began. X Holding down a cap during the final part of commencement is difficult. The wind was whipping up and large drops of rain fell as the last speech began.

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Above, standing for the invocation by Mary Heidi lsto, below, gladly completes her walk Ann Schulte, the class begins their last act across for recognition as a graduate of the together - commencement. Class of '79 during the exercises. ' fi QS' . -X 'J :nv .fix .. , l l l E Karen LaBua watches for her turn to file in E front of a capacity home crowd during an 6 extremely windy ceremony. Q

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Throughout the year faces appeared and disappeared in the crowd. Sometimes they watched, smiled, cheered and even got wet. Every face was important among the over 2500 who were here. A drug-locating dog is presented to the student body. He b y df h h dl 3 COlT1fTlE:lFl FOFT1 ln April the floods Came and stud t dashed frorn building to building p p y Melanie Terry h l raise spirit with the cheerleaders.