Raymore Peculiar High School - Panther Yearbook (Peculiar, MO)

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LfgL-T-;hhAx 'J h 44f? in j A 44 Members of the senior class watch fellow classmates march to Pomp and Circumstance. Baccalaureate, - the first step toward the end Despite it being a little warm, the class if 1986ts baccalaureate went'by very smooth and very fast. Baccalaureate was held in the gym on Sunday, May 18 at 4:00 pm. The seniors marched down to the gym to ttPomp and Circumstancef played on the piano by Carol Loney. Then the invocation was given by the Reverend Bob Denny of the Peculiar First Baptist Church. After the invocation was given, the Con- cert Choir sang. Senior Concert Choir members were Melissa Buffon, Mike Lov- ing, J ill Retter, Scott Smith, Kris Spooner and Rick Wegley. Next, the address was given by Rev. Keith Hall of the Raymore Presbyterian Church. The Benediction followed, given by Rev. Don Ward of the Raymore Church of God. The audience was then dismissed after the Benediction and the seniors hung up their caps and gowns and eagerly awaited Commencement. Kerry Sims and Jeff Pugh congratu- late each other.

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- rv-I-umw 46 And finally, Graduation On May 29 at 8:00, the class of 1986 marched into John Knox Pavilion to HPomp and Circumstancett followed by the invocation given by Rev. Norman Fultz 0f the Raymore Church of Christ. Mr. John Dean, superintendent, intro- duced'the salutatorian, Jeff Pugh and val- edictorian, David Cobb. They then de-. livered their speeches to fellow graduates as family members, friends, faculty and students listened. Recognition of scholastic awards were announced by as- sistant superintendent, Jerry McMaster. The Senior Choir then sang ttLetts Begin Again.H The accompanist was Beth Long. Roger Rankin, principal, then presented the class and talked to the graduates about the improvements they had made through- out their high school years and obstacles they had overcome. .1 Class president, John Lucas, read the names of the 167 seniors; they then took their walk across the stage and received a diploma from school board president, Ter- ry Crabtree. Mr. Dean and Rankin congratulated each graduate and each received a rose. Awarding of diplomas was followed by the benediction made by Rev. Roy Bingen- heimer of the Abiding Faith Lutheran Church of Peculiar. After the graduates relived memories of the past, they marched out to begin the fu- ture awaiting them. The class of 1986 soon realized that this was not an end, but just a new beginning. Mark Hill and Susan Hakes as they get ready to particiape in Com- mencement. Luv Senior class president, John M escorts Amy Whitaker in. commencement began.