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t was finally over. Or was it?
I Seniors were venturing into the
new world. Many would come back to
see everyone while others would be
gone forever. The closeness between
friends and classmates would always
be, but getting together was the hard
part. The planning for class reunions
would have to begin, as well as plans
for getting together on summer
activities and at parties.
The gym was packed. There was
parking on the Mangelson property and
on the Trans-American Films parking
lots. The usual procedures were used
for seniors, but they added their own
little gimmicks. Members of one “gang”
including John Allen, Mike Burdette,
Craig Coppersmith, Dana Davenport,
Bill Fowler, Dan Ketcham and Bruce
Smith, all waited for each other in
front of the podium while each fellow
member received his diploma; then all
walked back together.
The marble-throwing contest got
underway. Marbles flew everywhere.
All one could see was the seniors
bending down and picking up their
marbles and whipping them at someone
else.
It was all over, but the memories
remained of good times. From painting
“Seniors 81” on the library dome and
on the school roof, camping out in
front of the school, parking catty-
corner, and setting up hurdles for cars
to jump, to the painting of Ken Allen’s
fence posts and writing “81” on his
drive-way, the good times were really
rolling. Memories were all that were
left, but there were many more to
come for the graduating class of 1981.

W aiting patiently to finish graduation practice, seniors get ready
to go party on the last day of school.
W aiting for that final m om ent, senior Bruce Pearson receives
his diploma from school board president Jim Fowler.
Showing class rule, some seniors demonstrated their spirit by
painting an "8 1 ” on the school roof.