Parkway North High School - Saga Yearbook (Creve Coeur, MO)

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'88 Graduates . will carry on with Purple Pride The emotional Bacccalaureate ceremony evoked a mixture of sadness and excitement. The slide show displayed pictures of friends and relationships from first grade through graduation. Baccalaureate 'twas a very well done, extreme- ly emotional ceremony, said Mr. Dennis Lane, who coordinated the pro- gram that took place on June 4. The senior class gathered to look back over their last year of high school and remem- ber their trials and tri- umphs. A slide show compiled by Christy Creorges and Marit Lopez captured most seniors with their friends partici- pating in various activi- ties . It brought back some great memories of the past year, said Robert Royal, senior. The slide show cap- tured just about every one and the song that 1 Senior Class President Dag Seagran, Laura Ferguson, and Lester Turrilli began the tradi- tional candle lighting ceremony in which each senior's candle is lighted in turn. March of the Meister- singers was one of the works perfomred by Alvin Der and the Symphonic Orchestra directed by Mr. Tim Pfeiffer. X-4..,,,.,,... Sissy Block and Jason Boeh- low participate in the dignified ceremony, one of the sad- dest, said Ms. Theresa Jorgen, faculty. - 174fGraduaumi Katie Francis sang sent chills up my spine, said Senior Laura Lyon. Aside from the slide show and vocal perfor- mance, the orchestra played, there was a pro- cessional, a candle light- ing ceremony and speeches by Mr. William Jenkins and Ms. Jeanne Eichhorn, class mar- shalls. -Susie Wagner -photos by Michelle Guy Mr. William Jenkins encour- ages the seniors to carry their Purple Pride into the future. He was chosen by the class to 4 I -r -Q- Q v X 3 x '1'.-v ,, A 1' A. lf, 's.'f-aff' '- l t L Q u 4 -. 59. .W sa -3 .1 tt 7' 'sk -l X ik Q xl 3 1 t x .yi 1 Q L' sl wt: 1 ,s, iq ,N , 2 vp, ' 1 V' speak at Baccalaureate. . f ,U-L., 1 'jan' 'i ,' I New s V 'Ye aL If X., 1 i J' , . f ar' ,A-, fX.X I ,f ,J If K

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1' ,Q 1 v Q ...S ,ff , . -l.5?fwgI?yW,fl gf .f 41' AA i?i f 'dk LQ- l 'ffieg Seniors Gather at Bash to Celebrate Success The class of '88 gathered for final farewells at the annual Senior Bash held after graduation at the Bridgeton Community Center. The community-sup- ported party, for seniors only, offered Las Vegas gambling, dancing to the music of a professional DJ, swimming in the in- door pool, and a racquet- ball tournament. Qver 75 percent of the graduates showed up to celebrate their graduation. Thousands of dollars worth of prizes, such as VCR's, compact disc players, appliances, tele- phone answering ma- chines, and cash were Kim Van Gels gets Darryl Hemingway back with a splash. Playing with 25,000 dollars ofplay money are the gambling graduates. auctioned. Ryan Weber, Phil McCoy, and Ter- rence Parker each won 100 dollars, and Ron To- tarsky and Steve Cohen won color televisions. While prizes were being given away, Mike Witte was busy taking first place in the raquetball tournament. The fun, laughs, smiles, and good-byes were all over by 4 a.m. when the party ended. -photos by Amy Jentes nf' NN X v4 4 is ss N WT' 1 , 'Q l ' s Going up for the shot is Matt Harbaugh while Lance John- son watches. fvmgfs .5 foams: , i?1f.j'fi '!' ,3i:.,iF5llw1c. NJ T Sporting her Senior Women jersey and a 'Seniors Rule sign is An- gie Bonner. The class of 1988 turned the com- mons into a park with trees, sand, and signs for their final good-bye to the school. iii, ' Dll i173fSer1ior Bash

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