St Xavier High School - Xaverian Yearbook (Junction City, KS)

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BELOW: While dancing, Todd Croy reminisces about the banquet. (Photo by BELOW: While taking a break from dancing to the music of Champion, some Roy’s) preferred to sit and visit. (Photo by Roy's) ABOVE: Senior Mary Liz Deppish looks at the camera with a sign of relief atter consumming her sixth glass of punch. Meanwhile, her date observes the dancing. ABOVE: Mark Reno and date Kim Char- (Photo by Roy’s) owhas dance the first song together. (Photo by Roy’s) Prom 7

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“Zinte for Me Zo Jly” As the end of the 1981 school year rolled around, so did the Junior-Senior prom. The big social event was held at the Hil- ton Inn Hotel in the Rainbow Room. Decorations consisting of doves, clouds, lots of crepe pa- per, and candles serving as centerpieces carried out the theme, “Time For Me To Fly”. All decor was in Senior colors, burgandy and gold. Shortly after 7:00, junior class secretary Melanie Griffin took the floor and read proph- ecies for each senior. These ranged from a future astronaut to a housewife with twelve chil- dren. Following the phophe- cies, welcoming speeches were presented by junior class presi- dent Lisa Majerus and junior class sponsor, Mrs. Opat. Final- ly, Monsignor Keogan rose from his seat and gave the tra- ditional prayer, thus signaling everyone to “munch down”. The dinner menu included roast beef, mashed potatoes, green beans, dinner rolls, tea, coffee, and cake. Music was provided by the four piece band, Champion, from Kansas City. Their music ranged from AC DC, Black Sa- bath, to Led Zeppelin. The dinner and dance came to a close around twelve o’clock, but the partying didn’t. Senior Tricia Tomandl hosted the after prom party at her house for both the juniors and seniors. After breakfast was served at 3:00 a.m. some people called it a night, but for others the fun continued into the latter hours of Saturday morning. RIGHT: A member of the rock and roll band Champion “jams down” to get the party going. 6 Prom BELOW: After the dinner, members of the junior and senior class and their dates wait patiently for the band to start playing. (Photo by Roy's)

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Success Comes before Work “We’ve shared alot together” was a phrase from one of the songs the St. Xaviers Chamber Choir sang at the 1981 com- mencement exersices. It not only expressed the feelings of the un- derclassmen, but of the fact that their speaker, Sister Frederic Ei- lert who had been the principal at St. Xaviers for 11 years, had shared many experiences with them. She recalled all but one of the graduating seniors and told them that each one had given some- thing to the school, whether it be academically, athletically, by helping prepare for a tourna- ment or ceremony, or by their art creations. The graduating class was the smallest since 1956 with only 17 members. Sister Frederic took note of this by telling them to make up in quality what they lack in quantity. The graduation ceremony was followed up by the traditional re- ception sponsored by the juniors, refreshments were compliments of the parents. Their were the traditional good-lucks and well- wishes accompanied by the tears of happiness and joy, but with a little bit of sadness at the thought of leaving their old alma-mater. ABOVE: Jeanette Erichsen happily re- ceives her diploma. (Photo by Gannon) BELOW: The 1981 graduating class waits for the commencement exercises to begin as the Knights of Columbus file into the church. (Photo by Gannon) 8 Graduation