Valley Park High School - Val E Vues Yearbook (Valley Park, MO)

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 I advise you to take the SAT in De- cember. said counselor Nancy Hutchins to Jimmy Walker. Senior Choices 17

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 I have been looking to buy a car, but now I am seriously thinking about a career in the Army, and I won't need a car at least in the beginning. said Matt McKee Choices rt OME Should I stay or should I go? Seniors spend part of their year making critical choices. One of these is to go away to college or stay at home and attend a local school or to start a career. Students were evenly split in their choices. Half have decided to attend college. The other half chose to get a job or enlist in the military. Jimmy Walker has decided to stay home and attend the Uni- versity of Missouri-St. Louis. “I don't think I'm ready to go away. Besides Dr. Cleary told me UMSL has a good business school, and I'm interested in a career in bank- ing or in financial planning. “It is cheaper to stay home and go to school, said Tracey Han- nick who plans to attend Missouri Baptist College. “The cost of liv- ing in the dorms is more than I can afford. Diane Rucker hopes to attend Sanford Brown Business College. “I don't want to go away. To be truthful I'll miss my parents too much. I depend on them. They give me advice and remind me what I need to do. I want to experience life on my own, said Franklin Bobbitt. “I want to go away to Jackson State University in Jackson, Missis- sippi. They have a good baseball team, and I might have a good chance of getting a baseball scholarship. Bryan Clay expressed the same sentiments as Franklin. “I just want to be one my own. There aren't any problems at home. We all get along just great. I have cho- sen Bethany University in Kansas because they have a good sci- ence department. I don't know what I want to do, said Timm Courtney. “So I'm going into the Army and then let them pay for my college. “I just want to go to work and get some money, replied Alicia Jacobs. Senior Choices

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24 receive their diplomas In a ceremony lasting just under one hour, 24 members of the class of 1987 received their high school diplomas. Even though in numbers they made-up the small- est class in recent years, their ac- compolishments were notewor- thy. Jimmy Walker received the Uni- versity of Missouri's Curators four year scholarship. He also re- ceived a $500 VFW scholarship and the $800 Charles W. Frees scholarship. I plan to attend the University of Missouri - St. Louis in the fall and study finance, said Walker. “I am really looking for- ward to it. Karen VanBuren was awarded $4000 in athletic and academic scholarships from Baker University. ”1 can't wait to play basketball at 18 Graduation Baker. I love the game and for- mer VP student Kathie Brignole and I will be teammates, com- mented VanBuren. Timm Courtney, who will be at- tending Meramec Community College, received a $500 Circle of Concern scholarship. Annually the American Legion awards three medals to deserv- ing members of the class who ex- hibit qualities of the medal. Tra- cey Hannick received the medal for citizenship; Jimmy Walker was awarded the medal for scholar- ship, and Franklin Bobbitt re- ceived the Americanism medal. In addition to speeches by Walker and Aiple-Crites, state re- presentative, Walt Mueller, deliv- ered the commencement ad- dress. Because there were only 8 boys in the graduating class, the traditional seating of girls on the right, boys on the left gave way to three center rows of eight seniors each. Jimmy Walker, valedictorian, used the senior class motto, we are the finders, the seekers, and the conquerors. when he spoke to the graudates and their guests.