Mount Hebron High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Ellicott City, MD)

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as-, ,ww lilif 3' I At 6:30 p.m. on June 2, the 313 members of the Senior Class lined up to begin the graduation procession. A slight drizzle developed, but that did not move the exercises inside. After graduates-to-be had marched to their seats and peeled off soggy programs, the exercises began. The Invocation was delivered by Reverend John Hamilton. The speakers included Craig Mcliindles and Liz Laumann, who spoke on behalf of the Senior Board , Valedictorian Steve Weingarten, Salutatorian Jean Soscia, Grazia DeBiaso and Elsa Kossman, the foreign exchange students, and Karen Clark, who sang Good Luck Dear Friend. The guest speaker for the evening was Stenny Hoyer, President of the Maryland State Senate.

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M T QS' ft 7' 4 L OPPOSITE BOTTOM: After conpleting the strawberry parfait dessert, Kathy Sobeleski and Mary Nell Romanik await the beginning ofthe dance. The dinner consisted of capon qchickenj with dressing, green beans and a baked potato. OPPOSITE TOP: The evening enabled Craig Mckindles fleftl and Shirley Ridgley qthird from lefty to learn what Janet Hayden Qsecond from lefty and Marilyn Martin Crightl had accomplished during the year. Janet spent the year abroad and Marilyn attended college as an early high school graduate. ABOVE LEFT: The music of the band Horizon is very agreeable with Jenny Kirkwood. The dinner lasted from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and the dance from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. LEFT: Class wealth allowed tickets to cost only 37.50. The price spurred a large turnout of class members such as April Ginnivan and Kim Cousins. PEOPLE f Senior Class Night l

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-.....,- ' J sv., lt' f M, . I 5 45, . lv 'N The awarding of the diplomas followed . Principal James R. McCrumb returned from a long absence to shake every graduate's hand. With that out of the way, Vice-Principal Howard Adams read the list of Senior awards. Dave Orman and Elaine Whitney sang the Alma Mater and the graduation traditions followed . The benediction was delivered by Reverend Evora Robinson. At this time, a daring few tossed their caps in the air, there was a sigh of relief and a chorus of Hell yeah! The Class of 1977 had made it. The preceding Thursday, Baccalaureate Services were held in the auditorium for those who wished to participate. The Invocation was read by Rabbi M. Martin Segal. The keynote speaker was Reverend Daniel Haldeman. Father Brian Rafferty delivered the Benediction. A post-service reception was held in the Senior courtyard . TOP FAR LEFT: The gusts of wind which characterized graduation did nothing to Marcia Kapelle's pregraduation spirits. TOP LEFT: Praying for the rain to end are Bill Snyder, Mike McDonald, Bryan Lee and lim Bien. The drizzle did not put an end to an outside graduation. LEFT: Senior Board Members Chris Beyer, Liz Laumann, Craig McKindles, Iennie Stevens and Lester Wallace spoke on behalf of the entire class. The rain had not subsided and umbrellas were used by many audience members. SEQUENCE FROM FAR LEFT: Receiving last minute encouragement from their mothers are Kim Axt and Kim Christ. Bert Wilson heads for his seat. Salutatorian Jean Soscia accumulated a 3.95 grade average. PEOPLE! Graduation 119