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mportant  decisions
                                                                                                                         clouded  the  year
                                                                                                                         for  seniors.  During
                                                                                                                         the  year besides the
                                                                                                                         everyday   school-
                                                                                                                         work  of  Business
                                                                                                                         Law or composition,
                                                                                                                         seniors  filled  out
                                                                                                                 numerous applications,  went
                                                                                                                 on  college  visits,  and  spent

                                                                                                                 hours  In  the  guidance  office
                                                                                                                 chatting  with  college  repre­

                                                                                                                 sentatives.  The  final  goal?
                                                                                                                 Acceptance  to  a  college  or

                                                                                                                 university  and  scholarships.
                                                                                                                   Dawn  Crlnklaw  was  a

                                                                                                                 recipient of a full ride athletic
                                                                                                                 scholarship  to  the  United

                                                                                                                 States International  Universi­
                                                                                                                 ty at San Diego, California for
                                                                                                                 basketball  with  an  option for

                                                                                                                 softball.  Crlnklaw  said  she
                                                                                                                 decided  on  U.S.T.,  “Because

                                                                                                                 after my visit there 1 was very
                                                                                                                 impressed with the university.

                                                                                                                 I  like  a  private  school.”
                                                                                                                   Besides  just  applying  for

                                                                                                                 scholarships  the  Junlor/Sen-
                                                                                                                 lor Prom was also at the back
                                                                                                                 of  most  people’s  minds.  This

                                                                                                                 year  was  different  though.
                                                                                                                 Because  of  R-PAC’s  (Ralston

                                                                                                                 Parents  Against  Chemical
                                                                                                                 Abuse)  organization  of a post

                                                                                                                 prom  party,  students  didn’t
                                                                                                                 have  to  worry  about  what

                                                                                                                 they would do after prom. The
                                                                                                                 teachers  also  made  It  a

                                                                                                                 special  year  for  seniors  by
                                                                                                                 organizing  a  barbecue.

                                                                                                                   Bob Benzel, art teacher and
                                                                                                                 organizer  of  the  barbecue
                                                                        .intelligence is a dis­
                                                                        played   as   Senior                     said,  "I really liked the senior
                                                                        Valedictorian  Chris
                                                                        Mulligan  gives  her
                                                                        speech,  “A  Senior’s                    class  this year,  It Just seemed
                                                                        Thoughts  at  Com­
                                                                        mencement".                              like  a  neat  way  to  say
                                                                                                                 goodbye.”






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