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Show ,;:'!i:v... . 'V''! C2Si " j It was time to don the mortar board in the traditional cap and gown l irtft fSr J Aft 4 ceremony for nearly 2,500 Davis County public school graduates, niii ss OF 1 98 1 last week as they ended the basic educatin phase tneir iife sct Wl 1 now to embark on a myriad of pursuits from higher education in vocational or college areas to heading into the job market. For those still awaiting graduation, the whole schooling cycle starts again Aug. 31. By TOM BLSSELBERG It was the end of a 12 or 13 year road for nearly 2,500 Davis County students, last week, as they crossed the stage and collected their diplo- mas of graduation. SERVICES were held Wednesday night by View-mont View-mont and Thursday night at the county's other five high schools with separate ceremonies cere-monies also conducted by the ' Alternative High School and Young Mothers' program, both in Kaysville. Some 2,446 were graduated including 379 at Bountiful, 420 at Clearfield, 363 at Davis, 468 from Layton, 391 from View-mont View-mont and 346 from Woods Cross. Some 58 graduated from the Alternative High school and 21 in the Young Mothers' program. AMONG THOSE addres sing the graduates was Roger Glines, school board clerk and district business manager. He spoke to the 363 Davis graduates gradu-ates and said, "one of the hallmarks hall-marks of success is whether or not your achievements contri-' contri-' ' bute to the building of society. "Some contribute by building build-ing structures, others build theories. Some build rockets, but this great faculty is engaged en-gaged in building people. We need to remember they are part of the system that has produced pro-duced the world's most highly-educated highly-educated nation. They are the world's noblest of builders." CONTINUING his response he said, "Graduates, may I take this opportunity to congratulate con-gratulate you. Graduation from high school is no small achievement. It is a significant culmination of 12 years of effort of which you can be very proud. "As the term commence ment suggests, you are now embarking on a new adventure in your life. You have the good fortune to live in a land where there are countless opportunities opportuni-ties and you have the freedom to choose which opportunity yoirill pursue. "THE DIPLOMA you have earned and will receive symbolizes sym-bolizes the knowlege you have acquired and the hard work you have accomplished. I hope this knowledge will steer you to the course that will satisfy not only your own ambitions but contribute to the building of society as well," he said. |
