La Porte High School - El Pe Yearbook (La Porte, IN)

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28 Stifling right, clockwise School Board member Howard Rit ofdv hands John Pappas hi» diploma Dr Wes lev Haines stresses the lour points of his speech, keep studying, mind your own business, keep it clean and go out and get lost Preparing to undergo his final task as senior class president, the changing of the tassel, is Reagan Stephens. Each F. Dave Fredericks, Bill Foster, Tim Ford, and Carry Fontana, finds fulfillment in his own individuality

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Spring Sports Queen and Baccalaureate mark honors for Seniors at LPHS At the La Porte invitational Track Meet, the winner of the second annual Spring Sports Queen contest was announced. Honorary starter Norm Scharf presented the 1972 Spring Sports Queen, Sandra Jones, with a bouquet of red roses. Initially, candidates were nominated by LPHS clubs and their names were submitted to the golf, baseball, and track teams, which selected the top ten candidates. The student body then voted for the winner and the runners-up, Mary Ann Bean, Mindy Weber, Anne Kaminski, and Lea Ann Ash. After all the activities were over and the queens were announced, the school year came to an end. The Class of '72 began finalizing its year on June 3 at Baccalaureate. Graduating seniors, attired in black robes and mortar boards, met in the basement of the Civic Auditorium to receive last- minute instructions. Then, they processed upstairs onto the Civic floor, where A Cappella sang two numbers. The sermon. You've Got a Lot to Give, was delivered by Rev. Burgbacher. He stressed that the seniors should be active and work for the betterment of the world. After the sermon, the seniors left, ready for commencement. 77

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finalized twelve years of studying At Baccalaureate, the seniors grasped only a glimmer of the finality involved in graduating. Commencement exposed graduation's full meaning as the Class of '72 realized that graduation was the last tie to high school life — they will never again stand at the senior rail and yell Beat City. never again complain about Mr. Moryl's upcoming government assignment, or be able to tell bow tie jokes to Mr. Feikes. Commencement actually started for the outgoing seniors at 6:00 when they met in the High School Auditorium to be lined up. After a seemingly endless wait, the War March of the Priests was played and the seniors processed onto Kiwanis Field. The presiding administrator. Superintendent Harold Hargrave, introduced Dr. Wesley N. Haines, President of Franklin College, who was the commencement speaker. The theme of his speech was It is not who you are, but what you make of yourself. Afterwards, the most important part of the exercise arrived — the presentation of the diplomas. The School Board presented the diplomas while lack Hyde and Arlo Westphal read the names of the graduates. Then, to Pomp and Circumstance, the once-high school students recessed out of Kiwanis Field, now the 1972 graduating class of LPHS. 79