Monacan High School - Legend Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

Page 204 text:

Due to inclement weather, Sen- After graduation, Friends iors held their practices inside the embrace one another in school’s gymnasium. happiness and sorrow. Hi: Leader of the pack. Sherrie Abs ire ley the procession at the beginning oo graduation. Before the Procession, Monacan stu- Closing the ceremony, honorary guest Mr. dents such as Crystal Jones impatiently | Michael Parker gives the Benediction. wait in their homerooms. Page 198 Graduation

Page 203 text:

President James Woo leads the Senior class into the church building. Before entering the church, seniors properly form a line. Baccalaureate Page 197

Page 205 text:

Seniors Roger Chenery and Mike Ciucci roam the halls before homeroom check. A Time To Remember June 12, the much awaited event had finally arrived for nearly the entire Monacan senior class of 1985. The mo- mentous day started out clear and promising despite ear- nest weather forecasts pre- dicting a steady downpour later in the afternoon. By noon, threatening skies ap- proached and as the graduat- ing class held their breath, the darkening clouds fulfilled their conviction releasing a drenching rain upon the Chesterfield area. Forced back inside for graduation practice, the restless seniors settled down to listen and wait for the traditionally te- dious rehearsal to draw to a polished conclusion. Some were relieved to get inside having anticipated lengthy hours beneath a hot, swelter- ing sun... but, then again, what’s wrong with a Hawaiian tropic tan for graduation? By three o’clock, the storm had ceased and the sun began peeking from under a dissi- pating blanket of clouds but the ultimate decision had to be made... graduation would be held indoors. That meant only parents and important family members would be al- lowed to witness the spectacle ceremony due to lack of space inside Monacan’s gymnasi- um. Color-coded tickets would serve to reserve desig- nated seats indoors. As the graduating class of 1985 gathered that evening in individual homerooms prior to the graduation ceremony, intense excitement and an- ticipation filled the air; the seniors, decked out in the tra- ditional cap and calf-length gown, dark brown for guys and white for girls, all sat chatting nervously while once again resigning themselves to waiting what almost seemed an eternity for the grand cere- mony to commence. Outside in the gym, parents and family members filed in to their seats packing together as if they were attending a Monacan pep ral- ly. Out in the commons, additional friends and relatives settled them- selves before a television set to watch the inner proceedings only at a better view ... another conve- nience of modern-day video tech- nology. The Monacan Symphonic Band directed by Mr. Buck, began the commencement ceremony with the traditional president’s theme as the anticipating audience stood to receive the procession of faculty and graduating seniors. Led by the Graduation Page 199