Owensboro High School - Owensboroan Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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bf' ' at r. wi-itil -.Nia . f , X. x- All 435 graduates in the class of 1978 were seat- of diplomas at commencement climaxed the ed on the floor at the Sportscenter for the com- year and their high school careers for the gradu- mencement program on I une 1. The awarding ates. The OHS chorus, under the direction of Tom calaureate Services held May 23 at the Sports- Pope, performed for the graduating class at Bac- center. laura Neudeclrer was one of 435 OHS seniors to receive their diploma from members of the Board of Education. 1 Dallas Lindsey has an elated smile as he looks, at his diploma, the fruit of his 12 years of schooling. A Rev. LV. Case, director of Missions for the Da- viess-McLean Baptist Association, delivered the baccalaureate sermon to the graduating seniors. He is the father of Senior George Case. - Graduation '78f

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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

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if ,559 gn f.. f if. 1 Seniors Were Rewarded For Four Years Of Work After four years of hard work, de- serving seniors were finally recog- nized at the annual Honors Day pro- gram. Parents and fellow students looked on as over 100 students received the usual congratulations, plaques, tro- phies and cash prizes during the May 18 ceremony at Rash Stadium. City and school officials were on hand for the event to aid in the awards presentations. Owensboro Mayor Jack Fisher spoke briefly to the as- sembled honor students and prize winners sitting on the football field and commended them for outstand- ing achievements. 'I'm proud' of these students, said Fisher. They will prove to be leaders of tomorrow. Student Council president Jackie Mayfield and vice-president Kathy Kunau then began the announcement of winners. Students were recipients of awards given by almost every department Valedictorians dominated the scene with three of them taking five awards each. Jeff Beard, Ross Cotton and Lynette Miller received several scho- lastic honors as well as a number of scholarships. A total of 560,000 in scholarships were represented to seniors. The scholarships rewarded students for past efforts and offered aid for future goals. Smiles and glows distinguished the winners for the rest of the day And juniors could be seen daydream- ' f t . ing o nex year n- By Judy Kirk 4 X Honors Day 4.. I it-fgxf J W pp Yfwuj e .. ffg Q 0 9 1 5' f ' , ,KKT K W Q .. C - ,,g, . I 1 xik C . I lx ,V., 5 5 asia. -ur Dr. james C. Hillard, superintendent of the Owensboro Public School, spoke briefly at the Honors program. ' - ,.,,.f- K t . . L,3,i-...V x ' 0: i 1 i X . f Senior Class Prsident got an ap- plause from the crowd as he kissed Deborah Posey after presenting her an award. '- Wie' sy' ff, 1 Jackie Mayfield, President of Student Council, and u, vice-president of Student Council, announced the award recipients. , T' Major lack Fisher ileftl is greeted by 11-12 Prin- cipal Bill Van Winkle. Tom Kurz who orga- nized the Honors program, is in the back- ground watching over the trophies. if rf ltd 5 .s i