Pleasant Hill High School - Hepta Yearbook (Pleasant Hill, OR)

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GRADUATIO Catherine Lmn Alllson The cars roll ln two hours early Nervous people plle forth The students ln long gowns and caps Llne up 1n two curved rows Whlspermg among themselves Some rehearslng thelr speeches All wlth mlxed emotlonal antlclpatlon Exght glrls gloved wlth floppy hats Long flowered dresses carry the arches Covered wlth ferns and flowers The crowd IH the stands qulet Two streams of blue and white Gllde ln to the brass band s tune Four strips of color arch toward the Heavens The heads bow for the Father s honor Speeches are dully presented Memorles and songs are llke a thlck fog Coverlng all Yet no one shares the same They cause lumps ln throats and eyes to mlst Each person breaks apart brlefly Strldlng forward mto thelr future Collectlng proof of thexr past The ceremony closes wlth bowed heads The streams of half dazed adults Go back through the flowers offering congradulatlons Mlsty eyes overflow tears trlckllng down cheeks Caps fly to the sky gowns to the ground Screamlng hugging presents fountalns of emotlons Sprll forth as they leave Never to return to the llfe They ve Known The procession strides through the fragrance f 20 SENIORS

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J 4 4 ' -Q1 a. Bowing their heads in prayer, the graduates listen to Terry Glaspey as he opens the commence ment ceramonies with the Invocation. b. As their expressions display, Laurie Allred and Scott Woodland are elated to be graduating. c. Brad Lewis smiles gratefully as he receives his diploma from Chairman of the Board, Carolyn Chambers. d. The graduating class of 1978 focuses their attention on Eric Chastain as he addresses his speech on the future to the audience. 1 ' ,s. A 2 jx, N, .jx W y '5', Y ' . va ,g I 'WL' ,A ' sf- Q-71 V pr it-M--'win-dir'--'Ij-4 C - 'P D-

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