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Brimming With PRIDE

Fellow graduates, I feel very privileged to have ceremony to insure our good behavior.
been selected by you to be our class represen­ It is the self, the individual, not the group I
tative. We are gathered here today to gradu­ wish to address. As part of this group we call
ate and move on to the next stage of our lives. the class of '93, we are too frequently lost in
For the past 13 years all we have known is the crowd. Too frequently we are grouped
school and each other, but now we are about and categorized. Many people think because
to leave all of this behind. All of our class­ they hang out with a certain group of people
mates, all of our teachers, all of our friends are they are "cool" or "popular." Who are they
about to change. We will be given a piece of fooling? If one lives his life simply to please
paper as a symbol of our success in Ralston other people or to be accepted by a group,
High School. Hopefully this education we then he has lost his integrity.
have been given will help us with the chal­ Why do we want everyone to fit the mold?
lenges the future will hold. What is it that makes us all want to be the
Since we entered kindergarten, we have same?
been grouped together. First as little kids Do what is right for you. Blaze your own
herded down the halls to lunch. Even today, path. Be your own person and be unique. The
we are marched in perfect order to our as­ worse thing you can do is to be a clone of
signed seats where we are to sit quietly and society or just another number. Insist on
prove to our parents and guests that we are being yourself and neveran imitation of some­
ladies and gentlemen. To insure this, the one else Blake Tomlin
administrators give us our diplomas after the

SeniorsTracy Jones, Alison Kastl and
Rhonda Kauten prepare for gradua­
tion ceremony. Jamie Willey

Salutatorian Katherine Reynolds de­
livers her greeting and shares her
thoughts. Jamie Willey

Senior Craig Roberts clutches hisd
ploma with excitement. Jamie Wilier,

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