Owensboro High School - Owensboroan Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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laelalal even Plus One The number of valedictorians this year seemed to be a repeat perfor- mance from the class of '77, For the second time in OHS history, the senior class had seven all A students. Kelly Case, George Case, Debra Peay, Ross Cotton, Jeff Beard, Glenda Dahlquist and Lynette Miller ended their days at OHS with marks of perfection--straight A's and 4.0 grade average. The group not only represents the most academic seniors it is also comprised of some of the most active students at OHS. Club organization- al members are included in the Scholarly Seven. The salutatorian went to Bleckley Dobbs. He made one B for a 3.9625 average for seven semesters. Dobbs is also an active student, being in- volved in many extra-curricular happenings at OHS, - By Iudy Kirk 42fValedictorians Kelly Case Debra Peay

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T E 5 WU 'f l E ... 435 Sepiors Leave Set At Close Of '78 The hi h school spotlightwent out for the cgss of 1978 on June 1. A After being in center stage at Our High School all year, the 435 seniors had their diplomas in hand following commencement activities at the Owensboro Sportscenter and were headed for a variety of new play roles. Following the handshakes, the hugs and kisses and the picture-taking ses- sion by parents, the students left for a party at the Family Y or various other locations. After 12 long years, the time had arrived. The high school diploma was in hand and a new role was ready to emerge. For some of the cast members, this emersion would come too soon, for others it would be a long-awaited birth of a new kind of freedom. Commencement provided the cli- max to the year. The name of each member of the graduating class was called and they came forward to re- ceive their diploma from a member of the Owensboro Board of Education. The seven valedictorians and salu- tatorian make their mini speeches and Student Council President Jackie Mayfield said the benediction and the elated graduates headed out gate 5 at the Sportscenter. On May 28, the seniors had warmed up for commencement with the baccalaureate program. The Rev. I.V. Case, director of missions for the Daviess-McLean Baptist Asso- ciation and father of senior George Case, gave the baccalaureate sermon. A variety of moods and expressions were mirrored on the faces of the stu- dents as they departed the Sports- center following Commencement. For the students, the much-quoted lines were running through their minds: Take the special pieces of OHS and plant them in your heart. This is the only way that we will never have to part. - By Kelly Keohane .. W Emil . 4 I Graduation '78 sh, 1 , ,ef iff rw, fl - Mmenger and Inquirer Photo By lim Baumgarten For the second straight year, OHS had seven valedictorians. The scholarly seven made mini-speeches at the commencement pro- gram. Salutatorian Bleckley Dobbs is making FW his speech at commencement while the valedic- torians and school officials are seated on the stage. R .2284