Northwest High School - Silvertip Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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tl 'dn 5 f',s4'N' .4 avllkxk . ,. ,1 N414 1 1 , f qs- TOP CENTER: Eleven seniors tried out for Com- mencement speaker, but only two were given the op- portunity to speak at graduation. Danielle Cullinane speaks solemnly about the the present as the Class of 1983 listens intently. ABOVE: Delivering his Commencement speech, john Thornton discusses the topic Amenka ls Yours? RIGHT: Walking across the auditorium, Lori Hole and Mike Rodgers find their seats while parents and friends look on. ' N., ,,,, -E .,,i,..g.,,....l,,,...... 351 Seniors com Cullinane, T o For the 351 members of l 1983, Commencement exercise marked the end of their high school On May 23 at 8 p.m., members ofthe Northwest senior class filed e II Convention Hall while h the C daiys. into C the school 's i ntury Symphonic Band played the trad tional Pomp and Circumrtamfep Student and speakers were Danielle Cullihane john Thornton. Cullinane's speech was entitled Today and Thor ton gave a speech entitled Amerzba I: aan? The Class of 1983 was r cognized for outstanding achievements d ring its year involvement at North estgQ The class graduated two National five foreign exchange students with a 4.0 grade 12 Southeast Asian students, two students from Lebanon, and four wi point third iw average. The Class of graduating class three erit finalists, tudents, six oint average, th af3.90 grade 1983 was the top attend P 11111 ass of l ete high schoolg on address class Northwest for all three of their high school years. . . n Dr. john Gasper, principal, presented the Class of 1983 tojoAnn Pottorff, Board of Education mem ber, for the awarding of diplomas. Assistant Principalsjerry Good- mon and jim Sowers and Associate Prin- cipal Fred Spexarth presented diplomas to the 351 graduating seniors. As the closing days of the senior year approached, mixed feelings were felt among the members of the graduating class. Each activity and event held special, but different, meanings for the seniors. I had more fun my senior year than any other year that I have been in school, said Shirley Shirley. I had more confidence in myself and I am now more positive than I used to be. I guess I have matured and I am happy with the out- come. 191' 5 . I ts X Q fy 1 i -wwgeit G1-aduarinn o fm