Thomas Dale High School - Reflector Yearbook (Chester, VA)

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GRADUATION: MEMORIES TO CHERISH EXPERIENCES FROM WHICH TO LEARN Graduation — Commencement — two words that apply to the entire graduated class. A phase of life ended with graduation. The commencement meant the beginning of a whole new life for each person who graduated. Some began work right away, many went off to college, and still others joined the armed forces. Each went his separate way to begin a new portion of his own life. Exercises marking the new beginning were held on June 10. Leigh Randles and Tom Virtue gave the valedictory and salutatory speeches. As the chorus led the Alma Mater, the graduates realized that they had ended their high school days and were entering into the realm of the unknown. 20 Graduation “Be proud and advance confidently in the direction of your dreams.”’ Teary-eyed and excited, Mitzi Blair, Rose Lynch, and Mark Micklem wistfully remember good times.

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While in the courtyard, Debbie McLeod and Bob The irregular beat of the music causes Tim Wilson and date, Mike Williamson and date, and Rick Bulifant to Hudson catch their breath. dance with hesitation. Only the '76 Junior Class knows the struggle of building this extravagant waterfall. In a romantic atmosphere, Jo Chandler and Tom O'Brian retreat to a world of their own. Prom 19

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. eee. ox : i f sa + % 2, 3 Fe — re Are ? eS % a ¢ . x 1 eg fg Be : eee Be ‘‘May God bless you and may you have a long, happy and prosperous life. Good Luck!’’ — J. Wilson Crump Sophomores seem to feel that eternity will pass before they part from T.D., but the '76 graduates could tell them differently. On graduation night, uncertainty filled the minds of all those leaving T.D., and tears trickled down uneasy cheeks as the song ‘‘Pomp and Circumstance’’ embedded itself into the minds of the T.D. band who played for the processional. The affair began solemnly with little motion and by the end of the evening had developed into a true party. After each graduate had turned his tassle, caps were hurled into midair in a rejoicing salute to the last of the memorable days at T.D. Without hesitation, the final gesture of turning the tassels is made. Graduation 21