Randallstown High School - Horizon Yearbook (Randallstown, MD)

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P' 0 m, fy .r, VV PM ,AZ t, C ,ff 'Y 4 9-...so .Q Y Sorry, Mom. The administration would not allow Robyn Savage to graduate with the mes- sage Hi, Mom taped on to the top of her cap. Unlike college tradition, high school graduates are encouraged to refrain from placing signs on their mortar boards. 4Se1ected by administrators to deliver a fare- well speech as SGA President, Artie Penn ad- dresses the Commencement audience. Graduat1on!45

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K W F we A ff J 1 , 1 ,W r . . ' f' l ... x Mx' Last hurrah. hy do I hafta get up so early? I mean, schoolls out. I thought the days of getting up at 6' AM were over. I 'm tired. I don 't wanna go to rehearsal , Party-wearv seniors woke up early Friday, June 12 and trudged to Graduation Rehearsal. Await- ing Mr. Glenn's cue, they prac- ticed sitting down and standing up in unison. Sit, stand, sit, stand. I feel like pavlovis dog. Is this ever boring! Why can't they just mail me my diploma 17 Four hours of walking, sitting Will you join me in the traditional turn- ing of the tassel? One. Two. Three .... The graduating class passes into adulthood as they move their tassels to the left side of the mortar board. and standing-that was gradu- ation rehearsal. But it was all needed to make next Sunday per- fect. And Sunday was perfect. fWell, almost perfect. A few graduates must have flunked sitting and standing in high school.J Hours and hours of preparation preceeded Commencement. The Graduation Committee began planning a year in advance. However, at that time all local meeting halls were already booked during the' county's graduation week-the week when commence- ment must occur. 44lGraduation

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Graduating members of the Concert and Chamber Choirs culminate the year with a musical version of Robert Frost's poem The Road Not Taken. Senior members of the choir were the second group to receive their diplomas. S.R.0. fStanding Room Onlyj Anticipating his own graduation, a future RHS student watch- es as the Class of 1981 is saluted by various speakers. Maximum attendance made the six tickets given to each senior as valuable as the diploma awarded at graduation. i I . , I i 3 ' , ,: I I A 'J , ri 'a i ' . an sv 1- -- ! A. - Accepting the award for class clown, Steven Arenberg was on the verge of hysteria. He displayed this excitement by enthusiastically thanking Cheryl Dorsey, presentor of the award, for her tribute to his humor. She, as well as the majority of the Senior Class, voted for Steve. Graduation rehearsal commences at 8:30 AM Friday, June 12, forcing seniors to resume the habit of awaking at 6 AM. D.F. Lane speaks to the graduates prior to Eric Conway's instruc- tions on turning the tassels. Superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools, Dr. Robert Dubelg Principal Richard Thomas, and 1981 graduates, Cheryl Dorsey, Chaunfayta Hill, Eric Conway and Artie Penn, spoke at Graduation. Cheryl and Chaun earned the right to speak by auditioning be- fore Mrs. Koblin, who chaired a panel of judges. Last Hurrah! The class officers considered holding commencement in the school's auditorium. Because of the class' size this would have re- quired a graduation in three sepa- rate shifts. Seniors protested, sending the principal petitions and letters. RHS received permission to hold its graduation on Sunday, June 14-one day after graduation week. This allowed a graduation at UMBC. I can't believe it! Its really happening .... I in actually Walk- ing in the procession! Hi, Moml Parents and friends gathered Sunday afternoon to watch the processional, led by valedictorian and salutatorian Susan Carter and Chris Chesnakas. Band director Frank Hubbard conducted Pomp and Circumstancef' Graduation would have been impossible without the work of Mari Kim and Ruth Schmuff, commencement chairwomen and welcoming speakers. After the National Anthem, Dr. Robert Dubel, Superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools, delivered a speech stressing the importance of preserving public education's quality by opposing massive budget cuts. Cheryl Dorsey then discussed the value of her high school educa- tion. Yes, maybe Cheryl s right. Al- though I 'm mad that I failed that math test last week, I now realize that my future is not in that Held. Chaunfayta Hill's speech, A Look at the Future, encouraged seniors to determine the course of tomorrow. After 483 seniors were present- ed with diplomas, Art Penn spoke. He denounced predictions that the present generation will be the first with a lower standard of liv- ing than its parents' generation. Art stated that in the face of cur- rent problems it is possible for the Class of 1981 to continue bettering American society. 46fGraduation