Sheridan High School - Sentinel Yearbook (Thornville, OH)

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During the prom dance couples gathered around the ship’s bar to get refreshments. The Band played many popular songs and kept couples dancing most of the evening. Posing for their prom picture is foreign exchange student Ana Ordonez and Mike Love. While dancing prom couples get a panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean and the deck of the S.S. Sheri- Han Posing in front of a colorful sunset is foreign exchange student Kimie Abe and her date Don King. Posing on the foredeck stairway are the vocational school students and their dates that attended the prom. Prom 23

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Bon Voyage Some of the S.S. Sheridan staff members pose with 2 passengers at the first class bar. The Junior-Senior Prom this year was placed on the deck of the S.S. Sheridan with a Bon Voyage theme. Prom couples were led to their tables by smiling cruise direc- tors. After boarding the ship there were ocean scenes of the Pacific on both sides, one a sunset done entirely in blacklight. There was an elaborate stairway onto the stage with a lighted fountain and flower- ing plants in the center. The oppo- site end of the gym was decorated to look like the front of the ship with a bar where refreshments were served. The dinner included a trip to the salad bar after which a main course of fried shrimp or chicken, baked potato, roll and strawberry shortcake were served. After the meal the class prophecy was given by Cindy Cooperider and the his- tory by Bruce Forgrave. The band for the dance was “Cross Winds.” Many couples enjoyed listening and most of all dancing to the music of Cross Winds. The band for the prom was Cross Winds which featured a female solo vocalist. The Gym was colorfully decorated to look like the first class deck of a modern cruise liner. During the dance Dan Parish and Todd Martin can’t resist dancing to a new song. Through months of planning, work, and preparation the gym is transformed into the deck of a beautiful cruise liner. 22 Prom

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 What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us On Sunday, May 21 the senior class of 1978 met for the last time at the graduation exercises held in the high school gym. All senior class members wore red caps and gowns. The Invocation and Baccalaureate addresses were given by Rev. Oscar Brown of Thornville and Hopewell United Methodist Churches. Salutatorian Jeanette Ren6 Spohn gave her address followed by Kimberly Kay Thorne’s Valedictorian address. After the class song Dream a Dream was sung by the senior class Bert Severance presented the Valedictorian and Salutatorian awards. Before the presentation of the 1978 graduates the seniors sang the “Alma Mater.” Diplomas were then presented by school board mem- bers Robert Forsythe and Thomas Hill. Vocational school Certificates were presented by Jerry Blackstone. A select group of the Sheridan High School chorus'sang the Benediction followed by the Recessional. After receiving his diploma Kevin Snider shakes hands with school board member Tom Hill. As the last seniors file onto the stage the senior class is assembled for the last time. Walking across the stage for the last time as a Sheridan High School student is Cindy Keller. After the Graduation exercises the new grads come to the office to receive their diplomas. 24 Graduation