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Show Today Pm moving clouds .... Tomorrow Pll try mountains o ooo ( Class Theme ) High Honor Students Senior C lass of ItSl GPA 3.6 to 3.8 Tina Ford, DeAnn Robins, Stephanie Robins, Left to right: Petersen, Stephanie Dearden, and Connie Tomkinson. Stark Honor Students Senior Class of 1981 GPA 3.0 to 3.5 left to right: Melanie Monroe , Mike Henrie, Brenda Cahoon, Rob ert Sant, Kim Rhodes, and Lori Stevens. THE SENIORS GOAL Huxing career is a successful the most impor- tant goal of most high school seniors. At least that's a conclusion of a survex taken h the National Center for Fducatmn Statistics. hout bd per cent of the hois and MS per cent of the eirls who were polled stated that "being successful in ntv line of work" is ver important. That's a higher percentage than for unx other life goal of the seniors It indicates that todac's coung people are t and isated. but it raises some questions. Of all those who want so much to be successful in their life's work, how mans of them know what kinds of careers thev want well-mo- to pursue How mans of them un- derstand the price thes'll have to pa to become pilots. diHtors. bricklayers and engineers? What are the chances of actually a getting job after com- pleting ceil lege, a trade course or an apprenticeship Will a person who has decided on a career goal reallx be hupps in that line- - of woik? What happens if a college student decides to change his or her "major" (the course of studs in which i he student is enrolled, such as accounting or alter tsso or nursing three sears of college I hose are onlx a few of the questions that haunt the xoung people I w ho w ill be self-con- - sciouslx stepping across the stages of high school auditoriums across the state, smiling at the school board members ss ho otter the diplomas, and then... nd then comes the scars feeling of dealing with the "real world" Fsen though the graduatx ing seniors ss ill mexita-Mfeel scared and all needn't. thes alone. Parents. ob counselors, college counselors and others ssill be there with the ansssers to a lot of the questions bothering the ness graduates. But that's not the most important asset thes'll hase. The desire to succeed mas be the xerx best thing the class of 'SI has going tor it. |