Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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,M I-5 W,,.,. K Wi mmllfbtwl Q: ff: P 'X .. E ft. 'I Ixk is WITH THE HELP OF A HAIR BRUSH AND BOBBY PINS, Yunhee Kim puts on her cap while waiting to enter the Coliseum. Miky Kim attempts to defeat the wind by holding her cap in place. Photo by Scott Waughtal. FOLLOWING THE TRADITION OF MOVING THE TASSEL, Betsy Howell leaves the stage. Gradue ates supposedly wear their tassels on the left side before they receive their diploma, then change it to the right side there after. Photo by Scott Waughtal. Graduation 91

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AS IF TO SAY I'Nl FREE! , Rebecca Duke flut- ters down the ramp. Most seniors chose to merely walk off, but a few allowed themselves the liberty of a spontaneous happy gesture. Photo by Scott Waughtal. xSX diy' T' L.: A IN THE COURSE OF THE SPEECH, com- mencement speaker Bobby Lapin calls to mind what tour years together have meant. Lapin received a standing ovation for his address. Photo by Scott Waughtal. ALTHOUGH THE FIRST FEW ROWS ARE ALREADY GRADUATED, a few classmates have not received theirs and wait their turn. Each stu- dent's name was announced in the course of the ceremony, and after a while, some found it monotonous. Those with names beginning with S, T, and Z, however, did not mind the Walt. Photo by Scott Waughtal. Cap, gown finale rapp mg it up By D. Virginia Smith pril 24 - forgot to bring money for robe April 28 - forgot again. Have to pay extra . May l - got an extension. Paid 55.75 May '8 - picked up my cap and gown today. Couldn't wait to get it out of its box - put it on and strutted around all over the school. Sure was hot. It felt great though - and all the underclassmen either smiled in wonder or scoffed the clowns in red. Felt really proud though, like all the work in four years was worth it. really satisfying. But college isjust around the corner. May I0 - Had assembly today with Papa Schaper. He warned seniors to be careful until graduation, and then he congratulated the class on making it this far. Other encouraging words from Doc C. May 1.5 - last Monday. May I7 - Rehearsal at Coliseum. There we were - all bunched together and excited. Not too many people could hear Mr. Schaper. Went outside to even more confusion. Marched inside. . . maybe we acted the way we did because it was our last chance to be sacrilegious before the real thing. Did not seem like the last day of classes. Where was everybody anyway? May I8 - Need I note. dearjournal. that Seniors '78 became high school graduates today? You should have seen the faces in Tully at 7:15 - relief. release, sheer happiness all over the place. Principals guarded the gate and refused admittance to tennis-shoed girls and barefoot boys. Some guys C-illllllllllfll nn fftlgl' 113

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C nnlinued from page 90 went shirtless: girls who forgot to pin their collars in were having a hard time in the wind. Now how was it the honor cords go - one in front. one in back, two in front, or none . . . The seniors listened to Principals Schaper and Car- thel in short sleeves, while corsage- wearing counselors and teachers hovered above to assist latecomers. Finally the line started toward the door. Waiting. Waiting, Waiting. The door opens. More waiting. Stopped right inside the tunnel, on the verge. What heat. Borrowed a comb from someone way down the line. Could that be a faint Pomp and Circumstance wafting through the air? THIS IS IT. Had to remember three steps apart. All those smiling faces. Hard to keep from smiling like a Chesire cat. Who was the idiot in front that kept dropping her mortarboard - and laughing? Monsignor Alfred W. Raye of St. Cecilias Catholic Church gave the invocation, followed by Rusty Mark leading the National Anthem. Dr. Kelly Williams. pastor of Chapelwood Methodist, preached the Baccalaureate Sermon. Well. Mr. Clanton was sup- posed to call out all the honor students next. He stopped halfway through the Magna Cum Laudes. but corrected his error. Mini-excitement, Commence- ment speaker, Bob Lapin spoke - - WITH A SMILE AND A HANDSHAKE, head prin- cipal Wayne Schaper allows Kathy Bremer to receive her diploma. ln order to avoid confusion in distributing the certificates only the diploma case is handed out. Students then picked up their own diploma at school later. Photo by Scott Waughtal. CLOSENESS BETWEEN SENIORS IS SHOWN by Carol Greer, Jane Graubart, and Deeanne Gra- ham. The long wait before entering the Coli- seum gave the graduates a time to talk among themselves. Photo by Scott Waughtal. 92 Graduation Graduation signals end straightforwardly on what the class c 1978 had been through and and whei it could go. Interim Superintendent l S. 'tSyl Hancock accepted the 580 ser iors. Then came the moment so lon awaited - Dr. Carthel called out th names, and the class filed across th stage. Varsity diver Todd Jensen executei a perfect back flip. and walked of stage to a standing ovation. As .Ian Zuber crossed the stage, how ever, screams of happiness eruptec within the Coliseum. The fight song was sung for the last time: afterward: we exchanged goodbyes and realized i was the last time we could be together Looks like we made it. . . -30- Wrapping if up 1 . i VF' .er