Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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looking out into the crowd, Karin Brinkley delivers the Commencement Address. Her speech centered around the theme of making every second count towards making yourself better. With her last name starting with Ab , Leslie Abramson was the first Senior to receive her diploma. What l liked about it was that we were on the first row and could see everything per- fectly, Leslie stated. ot iu t our In a ceremony that lasted around 2 hours, graduates listened intently to one of the several speakers. Graduate Tony Kimmey acknowledged that he was glad he could see everyone one last time before the summer, but he could have done without the actual graduation cer- emony. 60 graduation

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l . pping with a flourish, Senior Otis ilcots tries out the chocolate fondue, e of the many delicacies available for cking. or was too small, and that the pic- ie line was too long. Some cou- s spent as long as an hour waiting ine to have their picture taken. or many, the evening was a most morable occasion. As Chris com- nted, It only comes once in a time. Mrs. Evelyn Palmer, gov- ment teacher, Mrs. Glenda Ken- dy, senior grade level counselor, ,d Ms. Cathy Snyder, registrar, ned forces to get as many seniors possible to go to the prom. They ed every senior they saw if they a date, and they kept a list of se who did not and tried to set m up. Rumors claimed at least e actual dates were set up by the cerned faculty members. efore the prom, students dined rywhere from someone's house Tony's. Post prom activities cluded breakfasts, collecting at lo's, and trips to the beach and 'ious lakes on Sunday. Greg sum- d up the event, saying, It was climax of the year. Everyone ked nice and acted nice, even principals. tin? out the fondue, Senior Marc tro sky and his date, Sophomore in Morris enjoy the best part of the ole thing tproml, according to rc. Before the prom they had a eat dinner at Bud Bigelow's Char- l House, and after the prom they t to lolo's with a bunch of friends, ording to Marc. lt was the perfect ning, commented Marc. Trying out some steps of his own, Senior lim Garnett puffs on his cigar as he claps tothe music. Standin still for a moment, Seniors Tambi gwinn and Mimi Leasure pay attention to the entertainment on the stage. We were cheering for Bob Reilly iseniorl who was singing, explained Mimi. Mimi attended the prom with Kyle King, a senior at Kinkaid. They went to the Rainbow Lodge for dinner, and Mimi had a breakfast afterwards. They spent Sunday at Senior Steve Bush- ong's lake house. Tambi went to the prom with junior Andy Schroth. 5 .sg senior prom 59

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in conversation, Sarah Keenan her keys and cap preceding the night ceremony. Most seniors not arrive at the scheduled time but by the time 7:30 arrived, the were formed to march out. Gradu- clustered before the ceremony, up on the news with friends ixing their robes and caps. Seniors reminded that caps should be par- tothe ground. I turned around and someone hit me in the head with the point of their cap. So ended high school for loyce Johnson along with 525 other members of the Class of 1979. Even though the ceremony started at 8:00 p.m., May 29, sen- iors had to meet at the Coliseum at 6:45 to have a roll check and to file outside in alphabetical order. The special practice session the Thursday before made the cere- mony a little less confusing for them, however. As the Y's and W's entered the Coliseum, the band playing Triumphant Entry, parents, teachers and administrators took their last view of the high school students they knew. By the end of the summer, the seniors would Anticipating the beginning of the cere- mony, anxious graduates await the arrival of late comers before organizing their entrance procession. inar iff 33' Commencement speaker Curry luneau draws a smile from his audience during his Baccalaureate speech. To the left of the podium are School Board President, Mr. Charles Meeks, General Superin- tendent Mr. Henry Wheeler, Mr. john Buchanan, Invocation Speaker, Rev. lames L. Killen lr., School Board Mem- bers, Dr. Evelyn Clark and Dr. jack Christie, Superintendent for Adminis- tration, Mr. Wade Pogue, Senior Grade Level Principal, Mrs. Sherrill Fisk, Dep- uty Superintendent 'for Personnel, Mr. Les Tucker, Administrative Principal, Mr. lames King, Assistant Superintend- ent for Fiscal Control, Mr. George Hagan, and Superintendent for Busi- ness, Mr. Nolan Morgan. To the right of the podium are Senior Karen Brinkley, Baccalaureate speaker, and Building Principal, Mr. Dale Stafford. graduation 61