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Commencement

251 seniors graduate into a new decade

By Sally MacNeill perience as a runner for the track and
"We expect to get exemplary behavior cross country teams, and the similarities
from you students on the day of gradu­ between a race and life. "It (the speech)
ation," Dr. Novak told 251 seniors at was basically about the changes in life
graduation rehearsal Friday, May 18. that we'll go through, and not quitting,"
Since the graduation ceremony for the Fagerberg said.
Class of 1987, Novak had warned each In their speeches, Lutz and Krobot
class that their diplomas would be withheld focused on the importance of support
if they misbehaved during the graduation from family and teachers that was needed
ceremony. Novak said that In 1987 she for students to graduate. "Graduation is
took if for granted that the seniors would also a celebration for people besides
behave themselves, so she didn't give them seniors, because we couldn't have done
a warning. She said thatthe ceremony went it without everyone else that had come to
badly, with beach ballsthrown in the middle watch the ceremony," Krobot said.
of it and "a few girls were even in tears."
Novak said.
The Class of 1990 behaved really well,
said Class Sal utatorian Amy Krobot. "I think
our class showed true maturity and cele­
brated with style." Krobot said.
At the end of the ceremony there were
two beach balls thrown, but not by gradu­
ating seniors. "There were those beach
ball, but someone from the audience threw
them out," Krobot said.
Speeches at the ceremony were given
by Novak, Superintendent Ken Rippe,
School Board President Tom Fiscus, Vale­
dictorian Jill Fagerberg, Salutatorian Amy
Krobot and the elected senior representa­
tive Dustin Lutz.
Fagerberg's speech focused on her ex­

Craduation to Salutatorian Amy Krobot
was like crossing a bridge.

Good friends share music together for
44 the last time. Seniors Shonae Doremus
and Kari Nelson sing "A Time to Fly".
Graduation