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Waiting to be called up to receive your diploma is probably anticipation are seniors Patty Sindelar. Paige Van Duyn. Lora
the most ditticult part of the graduation ceremony Waiting in 6rozak and Teri Simchuk

Karen Homan

Laura Hopkins

Mark Horst

Getting a head start on life

uating. Others said they were gradu­
E very year several students ating early to get married or
make the decision to graduate
at mid-term of their senior year. because they already had a good
Each student has many factors to job.
consider before making his final Whatever the reason, these fifteen
Vicki Hungerford decision, and each student’s rea­ people graduated at midterm on
sons are, somewhat, unique. January 17, 1980:
During a student’s junior year in Kenneth Antrim, Lora Brozak, Sheryl Cook,
Jodie Dailey, Joseph Eggers, Joan Hemen-
high school, he or she must write a
way, Norene Loftis, James Marek, Alagappan
letter to the school board and Shanmugam, Teri-Lynn Simchuk, Patricia
administration telling them the rea­ Sindelar, Deborah Smith, Paige Van Duyn,
Alan Walker, Michael Wilson.
sons that he or she has for wanting Many of the mid-term graduates
to graduate at midterm. If the school
had regrets about leaving high
board feels that the reasons are suf­
ficient, then the student is allowed to school early. Some of them said that
graduate early. they would miss the big senior par­
ties and the graduation ceremony
By the time everyone else gets out
Dave Hustak of college, I will have had more with everyone else, but a few others
experience from my job,” said sen­ said that to stay in school for
another semester would not be
ior Sheryl Cook.
worth their time.
Seniors Al Shanmugam and Alan
Walker said that they were going to Although they got a head start in
start college immediately after grad­ the adult world, we’ll catch up.