North Fort Myers High School - Lance Yearbook (North Fort Myers, FL)

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Anticipating 0 new culture, seniors ore delighted with the welcome. The Closs of '84 will never forget the trip to Mexico oboord the 5,S. Britonis. l i l l l i l l ,eWFee,A,,-u-,e, e,r. W-, i Pronn - Cruise - Grod Nite

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'12 Finol Flourish The privileges of being o senior ore dreomed obout for yeors. There is so much thot hoppens before thot finol exhiloroting wolk ocross the stoge. Junior-Senior Prom . . . Senior Cruise . , . Grod Nite . . . so mony things to look for- word to. Prom come first. The Closs of '85 spent hours preporing for the prom. When the junior closs onnounced those vital stotistics of where, when, ond whot time, students begon dreoming obout this speciol night. On April 7th juniors, seniors, ond their dotes heoded for the Fort Myers Yocht Bosin. There they boorded the Boy Queen. As the clock struck 9:00 it wos time for o romontic journey down the Coloosohotchee River. Students could be found doncing to the bond or sitting outside with their dotes wotching the moon ond E.-4 ftw The 1984 Senior Closs rests ofter 0 long, memoroble night ot Wolf Disney Worlds' Mogic Kingdom. 1 Everyone thot went to the Junior-Senior Prom will remember the Boy Queen. Prom - Cruise - Grod Nite the stors light the woy of ci beoutitul evening. Twelve o'clock come ond it wos time for the Boy Queen to dock. The long owoited night wos over. The Senior Cruise come next. The Closs of '84 decided to soil to Mexico oboord the 5.5. Britonis. For endless months, seniors scrimped ond soved until they mode their finol poyment. On April 22nd, 70 onxious students boorded buses ond heoded for Miomi. After spending the night ot the Keys, they heoded for Concun ond Cozumel. Some students went on guided tours, while others were snorkeling or sook- ing in the roys. The week flew by ond April 27th or- rived. Seniors, now pleosontly tired, once ogoin boorded buses to return to Fort Myers. Next come Grod Nite '84, lt wos Moy 12th ond the Closs of '84, with their dotes, were on the woy to see Mickey Mouse ond Donold Duck or Wolt Disney World's Mogic Kingdom. They orrived to the pork just in time to join thousonds of other seniors. The tickets offered on unlimited use of the focilities. Time wos spent running between the rollercoosters ond the hounted houses, ond toking o few minutes out to grob o bite to eot. lf not spending time on the rides, students could be found listening to the dif- ferent bonds. The exhousted, but hoppy group returned to the buses ot 6:00 om ond come home. The Closs of '84 now hove memories thot will lost o lifetime, memories of time spent together before they took thot lost wolk together ocross the stoge ond sold their finol forewells. Aboord the Boy Queen, elegontly dressed juniors c seniors celebrote Time Will Reveolf'

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14 Waiting for the big moment are Tracy Walters, Mandy Smith and Kim Smith. Putting on the finishing touch, Joe Fortini and his mother are thinking about his magical moment. . 1 Stepping Into the Future The excitement of graduation came to a recognizable end with the commencement exercise ofthe Class of '84. On May 30, 8:00 pm, dreams finally became realities. Two-hundred and ninety- one seniors began getting ready for this ever-lasting night. Family, friends, and faculty gathered to congratulate them as they took their final walks across the stage to the future. This was a day they had been dreaming about for years. The worries about surviving the leaky ceil- Graduation ings and the flooded hallways were over. Passing classes, taking entrance exams, and most of all, graduation, were all in the past now. Red Knights were prepared to face the world of hardships and challenges. After the presentation ofthe Class of '84, came the long awaited moment. Seniors sat anxiously as Mrs. Marie Bitter an- nounced each graduating senior's name and Mr. Edmund Sticl-ries and Mrs. June Her- rell presented the diplomas. Although many of the students were overjoyed that they had finally reached their goal of graduation, they knew that there was no turning back to high school days. For most students, the Alma Mater was true: Our North Fort Myers High we honor thee, For memories we hold so dear. Ideals we learned and friends we've made, Oh, may they guide us on our way, So forward ever be our aim, Our Alma Mater, hail to thee.