Trenton High School - Tigers Paw Yearbook (Trenton, TX)

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Graduation For The Seniors Was HE FINAL STEP What was the final step to be- coming a graduate? Was it the last high school final exam a Sen- ior would ever have to take? Or maybe it was when the Seniors received their diplomas? At the beginning of the year all of the Senior class had to choose a speaker for their commence- ment. They chose John Cutsinger who was an award-winning jour- nalism teacher. Mr. Cutsinger made a speech which the audi- ence and the Seniors enjoyed thoroughly. Senior Ken Connelly said, “I really liked our speaker, and I think it was better than most speeches, because it was really funny, and he kept you enter- tained through the whole thing. After they picked their speak- er, the Seniors still had many deci- sions to make. The color of their gowns, and what their invitations would look like were just a couple of things they had to decide. In the end, when graduation came, everyone realized that it all had been worth it. The Seniors, after 13 years of books, home- work, teachers, and frustration, were going to leave it all behind them, and go on to their new lives. It was both a sad and happy occasion for the Seniors and their family and friends. Many were left with mixed feelings. Even at the eighth grade graduation there was the feeling of finally getting into high school for the eighth graders, and their parents realizing their babies were growing up. Though graduation was the fi- nal step for high school, it was just a start for the Seniors futures. And though they had to leave behind the place where they met their best friend, asked their girlfriend out on their first date, or learned how to play their favorite sport, they will always have their mem- ory to take them back to high school. Senior Derek Riley gives his speech as Sa- lutat orian at the Senior commencement. Derek also was awarded with many schol- arships for college. Senior Lynne Graves puts on the finishing fouches before going out for fhe ceremo- ny. the last thing she and her class will all do together. GRADUATION

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Mr John Cutsinger, the speaker at the commencement, gives his speech enti- tled. Welcome to my Neighborhood Mr. Cutsinger got a standing ovation from the Seniors Eighth grader William Schatte accepts his trophy for being Valedictorian at the eighth grade graduation William had an above 90 average Eighth grade Salutatorian Shelly Weems stands on the platform and receives her trophy Mr Bohannon and the eighth grade speaker. Ted Lyons are up on stage 18 ACADEMICS

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ORGANIZATIONS Between struggling to maintain a decent grade point average and working desper- ately to have the best social life, there was something else in every teenager's life at Tren- ton. At sometime or another everyone was hooked into an organi- zation. FHA, FFA, or Beta were just a few that were offered. All of the organiza- tions had their own special purposes. SADD was an organization that served as a public guide to students to abstain them from drinking and driving. Beta club was an orga- nization which com- mended students for academic achieve- ments. They got to have a weekend full of fun at the state Beta club convention in Aus- tin. The Beta conven- tion headquarters was an awesome place to visit, but I guess our hotel was not as crowded as the hotel they held the conven- tion at, said Sopho- more Marian Bodden. FFA and FFIA played pretty major roles in the organizations this year. They held a joint fair at the beginning of the year, as always, where entries ranged from sewing items to goats for the pet show. After the fair though, the FHA found out they had a bit of a money problem. They hadn't made as much as they thought they would have at the conces- sion stand at the fair, so they had to have fund- raisers throughout the year. FFIA sponsor Mrs. Snow said, After the panic of not having the funds we'd anticipat- ed, we accepted the challenge of budget- ing our money to meet the responsibilities of being an FFIA chap- ter. Being in an organiza- tion was always fun and challenging, but it was always hard to find that in between time to be in one. JUST THE FACTS Show Time 22 Fund Raisers .... 24 Fun-Raisers 26 Fair Competition 28 The Best Of Everything 30 Elementary students and their grandparents enjoy Grandpar- ents' Day Having a special day with their grandparents' is one of the pluses of being in the ele- mentary 20 ORGANIZATIONS DIVISION