Salina South High School - Preener Yearbook (Salina, KS)

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.4 l.The Rev. Duane Dyer used What Differ- ence Does lt Make as the theme for his sermon. 2. Seniors joined the Symphonic Choir to perform their final contribution of the year. 3. Sharri Miller was among the many seniors who found it hard to keep the cap on. 4. Many parents, friends, and rela- tives attended Baccalaureate. 5. Graduates anxiously await their turns to file out of the gym. 6. Four years of memories fill the minds of graduates as they attend their last event of the year in the gym. 7. Denise Zeigler finds it easy to smile - now that it's all over. 8. Seniors were escorted to their seats by junior class officers.

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Crowd hears Senior Class Sermon A large audience of admiring parents and friends packed the South Gymnasium on May 21 at 3 p.m. to pay tribute to the graduat- ing seniors and to join them in hear- ing the Senior Class Sermon. One kiss is worth two judo chops any day, concluded the Reverend Duane Dyer as he quoted Snoopy of Charles Schulz' Peanuts fame. His message, What Difference Does It Make? explored the nu- merous differences made in varied circumstances - the difference between bread and stones. Music for the program was pro- vided by the South High orchestra under the direction of Mr. Robert Edwards and the Symphonic Choir conducted by Mr. Kenneth Forsyth. Instrumental selections included a medley by Michel Legrand and the Bergmans, the processional and re- cessional. The Last Words of Da- vid and Time is My Friend were the choral works. The invocation was given by Doug Frederking, the benediction by Ashley Null. Principal Harold Vopat presided. 'X mf M

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St. Clair addresses '78 graduates Deal in straight lines, admon- ished Mr. Randy St. Clair, a direc- tor of national program with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Kansas City, as he addressed the 285 members of the Class of 1978. I need you. You're not listening. I love you . . . Leave as little unsaid as you possibly can. St. Clair spoke of the necessity of endings for beginnings to occur. He continued: People malke life worth- while . . . Our relationships matter most. - Following the invocation by the Reverend Norman Walter, Princi- pal Harold Vopat welcomed the guests and introduced the members of the School Board, the Superin- tendents and the speaker. At the conclusion of the address, Mr. Vopat presented the class to Mr. Russell Myers, president of the Board, with the recommendation that its members be granted diplo- mas. The green-cased certificates were awarded by the School Board: Mr. Myers, Mrs. Gerald K. Palmer, Mrs. Fred D'Albini, Mrs. A. J. An- dersen, Mr. Pat Bolen, Mr. David Hanson and Dr. C. L. Olson. The Reverend Norman Walter gave the benediction. The band, directed by Mr. Rob- ert Harder, played the processional and recessional. Q, ra., . 1