Lew Wallace High School - Quill and Blade Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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“ . . . But to few men comes the gift of excellence Awards Day - 21

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Awards spur achievement tudent Council held its annual Awards Day Assembly on May 17. The occasion was a time of reckoning. The hour was memorable. Academic Superbowl Bryon Garner, Sheila Hor¬ ton, Kathy Webb, George Vazanellis A Honor Roll Three Con¬ secutive Periods Carlita Elston, Ingrid Merriweather, Zenia Ni¬ chols, Jon Peters, Donna Ruzbasan, Joseph Toro, Katherine Webb, Belinda Wellons, George Vazanelis Accounting Medal Charlotte Parker Audio Visual Samuel Cruz Art Rafael Hernandez, Eli Kajmakoski, Donna Popo- vic Bausch and Lomb George Vazanellis Gerald E. Bunch Memorial Derwin Lowe Mary Cheever Ingrid Merriweather Computer Math Robert Trajkovski DAR Good Citizenship Donna Ruzbasan Drama Jerry Haymon, Derwin Lowe, Selena Waldon English John Dusard, Marko John¬ son, Latoria Lynch, Keshia Reshada, Katherine Webb, Nicole Woodfaulk French Victoria McKinley, Ingrid Merriweather, Samantha Robinson, Sharon Thigpen, Belinda Wellons Freshman Courtesy Harold Jones, Keith Mott Home Economics Kimberly Davis, Carla Jackson, Michelle John¬ son, Angela Stewart Industrial Arts Joseph Bodo, Curtis Ma- Gee Journalism Angela Auguano, Larry Moore, Charlotte Parker, T.J. Wilusz Library Nicole Browne, Fred Ev¬ ans Mathamatics Krica Davis John Minarich Donald Robinson Most Valuable Staffer Angela Auguano National Athletic Scholars Donna Ruzbasan, Joseph Toro Office Procedures Johnetta Barnes, Quanica Ellis Performing Arts Janice Galloway, Leonard Williams Quill and Scroll Angela Auguano, Shirelle Chew, Dorothy Djordje- vich, Lisa Manuel, Joh¬ netta McBrice, Terry Mol- loy, Keith Mott, Anthony Palm, Charlotte Parker, Maggie Shapley, LaShawn Whiting, T.J. Wilusz ROTC Cheryl Coops, Kimberly Donald, Bryan Harris, John Jamka, Donya King, Dwayne Robinson Salutatorian Ingrid Merriweather Science Isham Bennett, Jose Ber¬ rios, Alana Cannon, Joseph Toro President’s Academic Fitness John Bono, Cherise Drake, Angela Jackson, Kenneth Johnson, Bonita Kimp, Re¬ becca King, LaShawn Lowe, Donna Ruzbasan, Top Ten Seniors, Adrian Byrd (Honorary), Brian Lopez (Honorary) Semper Fidelis Janice Galloway Shorthand Josefina Magana Spanish Jewell Barnett, Levette Muniz, Agnes Peterson, Sherita Smith, Lisa Torres, Katherine Webb, Angela Wilbon Special Services Edwin Carreno, Michelle Davis, Lucy Feliciano, Tra¬ cey Ross, Vernon Royster, Rochester Tate Sportsmanship Eric Newman Student Council Leadership Roderick Frazier, Eric Newman Student Council Officers Roderick Frazier, Eric Newman, Linda Riley Student Council Service Byron Garner, Sherita Smith, Daryl Randolph Top Ten Seniors Rebecca Cougias, Shelia Horton, Larry Moore, Zenia Nichols, Ingrid Merriweather, Daryl Ran¬ dolph, Unme Thompson, Joseph Toro, Robert Traj¬ kovski, Katherine Webb, George Vazanellis Typing Dionne Gamble, Latoria Lynch, Josefina Magana, Donna Ruzbasan, Carla Shephard, Belinda Wellons U.S. Marine Devil Dog Paula Johnson Valdictorians Robert Trajkovski, Kath¬ erine Webb Verna Hoke Memorial Byron Garner - Awards Day

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IV f « , ♦ .. JL t 1 I 4 A y v or the last time they crossed the uppe r gym balcony and paraded down the side stairs to their ex¬ pectant places. The horn section of Mr. Chilson’s Concert Band resounded the ‘ ' Pomp that guided their assured foot¬ steps to the stage set below. The band’s musical cadences carried them swiftly past the admiring throngs, like so many classes before them. Gowned in their shiny robes and tas- seled mortarboards and made-up with certain pride and unsure smiles, they lined-up row-by-row and stood at un¬ gainly attention. Most bowed their heads as Unme Thompson, senior class vice president, gave the invocation. They sat, for the most part primped and proper, as the official program flickered before them: Miss Gray’s Ad¬ vanced Ensemble religiously sang “The Lamb’’ and “God is My Shepherd. Reverend Phillips gave the Baccalaure¬ ate Address. Ingrid Merriweather, the salutatorian, spoke of . . Past ... Be¬ ginning ; Robert Trajovski and Kather¬ ine Webb, valedictorians, of “Reflec¬ tions ... and of “. . . The Stars. They arose, their foreheads flushed and beaded, undaunted by the broil of the school gymnasium, and politely lis¬ tened as Principal Christ Christoff pre¬ sented their class. Suddenly, their diplomas were in their hands and hats were airbound. Amid cheers, tears, and roses, this bunch of surviving seniors had some¬ how made it! — Graduation