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What a nerd!” Senior Paul Fries flashes a grin
to go with his freaky attire on Nerd day during
spirit week.

student

Top dog, kingfish, (infor­ announcements, and being measured for caps
mal). Silperior, senior, leader, and gowns for that final walk were only a few
important person. These were tasks taken before graduation.
titles which could be given to Visiting the counselors’ office was a big
the twelfth graders of ’85. This part of some seniors’ year. “I am trying to
year was different from all others in that there raise my grade point average in
was a special kind of feeling of no longer hope that it might help me
being an underclassman, but finally obtaining apply for different scholarships
a status after a length of service, seniority. and grants,” commented Karen
In the long four years, when looked back Brown about her preparations
on, now seeming to have quickly passed, the for graduating and getting ready
class of 85’s individuals reminisce. Flash! for college.
Freshmen, that first day of school when the As the senior chapter of this book is
building seemed like a never ending circular turned page by page then finally closed, so
maze! Flash! Juniors, counting credits, getting were the seniors closing this chapter in their
more involved in sports, plays, clubs and lives, high school. The doors were opening to
waiting for May to arrive with seniors bigger and better things as the seniors walked
graduating, leaving juniors to rule at last. out those doors holding on to the memories
Flash! Seniors, at last! of class rings, prom, memory books, year­
Throughout their last year they went books, locker partners, teachers and good
through the same rituals as seniors past. friends.
Taking senior portraits, ordering class