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“1 can't believe it’s over,” and their diplomas. The pensive feeling of At the graduation a few tears were
"This is weird.” Seniors Allyson leaving school quickly changed to shed, phone numbers and college
Gibbs and Marc Lombardo spoke for excitement, and the seniors left addresses were exchanged, and
most seniors when they expressed the looking forward to the graduation memories collected through the years
bewildered sentiment which accompa­ ceremony Sunday, and the many were shared. After the ceremony
nied the rest of their class’ last day. parties to attend before and after. most of the graduates headed out for a
After four short years of high school Several seniors stepped forward to day and a night, (which would most
suddenly on Thursday, May 19, the lead their class into their future. Eric likely stretch into the morning), of
graduating class were issued sign-out Chatt was voted student speaker by the celebration. The next day at school
slips during first hour and began the Senior Class and spoke at the senior the senior hall and locker area was
journey through the last eight periods banquet Thursday, May 19. Sunday, barren, and after the many weeks of
of their high school careers. Some May 22, at the graduation ceremony, the exuberant soon-to-be-graduates’
seniors hurried down the halls with valdictorian was Carisa Leise, who antics, some students even described
rapture while others took their time, graduated with a 4.57 grade point the school as quiet. It was probable
walking slowly around in a stupor. All average. Besides leading the class, that the now-graduates were in bed,
day long the senior locker area was Leise presented a speech about — at enjoying a morning, (which would
filled with students cleaning out their the ceremony. Julie Spears was ranked most likely stretch into the afternoon),
lockers, piling mountains of books, second in the class making her the of well earned sleep. And while their
paper, pens and short Asian men into salutatorian. Spears' job was to existance in the halls of RHS as
grocery sacks; garbage bags for those welcome the friends and families to students was no more, their time here
who had a slightly bigger man. the ceremony. The seniors voted Chad would not soon be forgotten; neither to
On Friday morning promptly at Lorenz to be the representative them or the many whose lives they’d
10:00, seniors arrived to practice their speaker at graduation which means he affected in one way or another through
graduation ceremony in the gym. had to give a speech which would the years.
Seniors lined up in alphabetical order agree with the perspective of the entire ELLEN GRADY
to practice walking up and accepting class. He spoke about —.

liSaledictorian Carisa Leise
presents her speech at the
graduation ceremony. Leise
graduated with a 4.57 grade point
average. Photo by Nikki
Abraham

Salutatorian Julie Spears walks
up to welcome family and friends
to the graduation of the class of
1994. Photo by Rachael
Shiv ely
[unior Lewis S te v e n s stands by seats. S te v e n s was one of four
as graduates Debbie Kottmann juniors with high academic distinc­
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