Show The Salt Lake Tribune Friday June 12 1987 B3 ' Diplomas Handshakes Send Grads at 6 Schools Forward i i Alta Grad Tells 570 They’re ‘Born to Be Wild’ Karmel Howell and Jeff Harley back left and Tony Ryan Jeff Hartley shared his observations of restless feelings with fellow Alta High School graduates Thursday He illustrated the school's graduation theme "There is no point at which having arrived we can remain” with lyrics of the Grateful Dead Rolling Stones Billy Squier and Crosby Stills and Nash “Regardless of plans for after high school” he said “I think all seniors would agree that high school is a point at which we can’t remain” He encouraged classmates no matter the nature of their endeavors to “Try new things push forward and never remain and be satisfied” He noted how coaches for instance taught students “crazy enough to play football or any sport" that even after we’d arrived at top physical condition we couldn't remain “After all as Stepenwolf says like a true nature's child we were born to be wild” he concluded Karmel Howell compared Alta graduates to sailing ships stating “a ship in a harbor is safe but that's not what ships are made for and neither are we" Teresia Tew encouraged graduating Hawks to use their high school experience to prepare themselves for future goals “Let's pick up the torch and go forward with determination always looking to the future with hope and promise and looking at the past with pride in our progress and accomplishments” she said Tony Ryan spoke of dreaming in a free country — reminding classmates of the big difference between dreams and reality The 1987 graduating class was comprised of 570 seniors must of whom attended the ceremony in black and silver robes Commencement took place in the Alta High field house 375 W Jordan Grads ‘Launch Into River of Life’ “From Dreams We Carved Our Destiny” was this year’s graduation theme for approximately 375 students at West Jordan High School - Commencement exercises were held in the school's fieldhouse Thursday evening ' “Is this the end or is this the student-bodpresident Steve i Hart asked his classmates "Many I think this is the end of school now that we are about to graduate But I be-'- r lieve this is only the beginning of I making our dreams a reality Most of us have been sheltered and protected from the problems of the world We ’ must now launch ourselves into the river of life” ' Other graduation speakers includ- ed Kim Brumley senior class presi-dent Nikki Darling yearbook editor Ken Jensen valedictorian Stephanie I Taylor Catrina Smith and Tila Finau Musical entertainment was provided by Shayne Wissler who performed e “Concert Etude” by Alexander and the West Jordan Senior Choir which sang “I Still Believe In Me” "We owe much thanks to those who have helped us get here tonight" said Mr Jensen "We are honored at this commencement exercise not because we leave high school but because we have proven ourselves ready for larger realities and greater accomplishw Goe-dick- ments” Kathleen Freeman and Troy Jones were among the 375 seniors who graduated from West Jordan High Thursday Hillcrest speakers from front row left to right Michelle Waleta Kathleen Midgley Christine Nielsen Kim Sboell Drury and Wendy Switzer celebrate their graduation Li-san- ne J f Richard McMuliin embark on a new life after graduation Thursday evening 420 Bingham Graduates Reminded of Tradition Bingham High School's 420 newest graduates have an excellent tradition from which to draw graduation speaker Judy Harman pointed out during commencement ceremonies Thursday The class of 1987 featured madrigal and a cappella groups that earned highest marks in state competitions and cometitors in the academic decathlon who took third place in Utah In the four years they had been at Bingham the class of '87 took first- second- - and third-plac- e honors at the state debate tournament and the baseball team won two state championships tion most students have chosen their roads the challenge remains of sticking to them until the end Ms Harman likened students to airplanes taxiing to get off the runway with high school years providing momentum for the "real world" when graduates will be able to soar "Strive for success but remember such a goal is not easy The road is filled with a trial of failures” he said Senior class president Jeff Farr addressing the graduation theme “A Tradition of Excellence — Now and in the Future" urged the examination of every road chosen And although he suggested that by gradua On a humble note he reminded his peers "as the curtain falls on the class of '87 for the final time let us not forget that we graduates are about to become freshmen in a world of seniors We were freshmen before We will shortly become freshmen again and will also succeed” 750 Grads Step From Brighton Into the Future Seven-hundre- y ’ i I The 1987 graduates of Brighton High School the largest class to atd tend the school were diverse fifty graduated in ceremo- begin-Tning- “High school has been a preparation for the game of life and tonight we tally up the score" said Ms Smith "From here we must decide how to play it out” Bingham High School graduates from right to left Jeff Farr Judy Harman and nies Thursday at the school Speaker Merrilee Brewster described them as works of art shaped by their families and molded by their teachers They include several models: the athlete the scholar and the artist And the class included those whose profiles are less visible — students seldom mentioned in speeches at commencement “These numerous models remain offstage out of the public limelight They quietly hold up cue cards offstage or add their clappipg hands to the applause generated for the more public performers who take center stage They are good citizens who hold down part-tim- e jobs help out at home give quiet service when needed attend class and some even come on time" said Ms Brewster Addressing the graduation theme “Within Ourselves Our Future Lies” Ryan Morris said the best answer to the question what would you like to be when you grow up is "Me a little older and a lot wiser but still me” Senior Lisa Johnson noted that now is the time for know-it-a- ll high school seniors to prove their knowledge “This is our chance to show the world that we really do have some" thing to offer she said It has taken teamwork for Brighton students like speakers from left Lisa Johnson Ryan Morris and Merrilee Brewster Hillcrest High Graduates 646 Seniors End of the Road “There have been times when I have hated school and there have been times when I have loved school There have been exciting days and days when I thought I would go out of my mind with boredom I won't miss analyzing the characters from Shakespeare I won't miss long assemblies And I definitely won’t miss final exams But I will miss the friendships that I’ve developed over the years at Hillcrest High” That’s how Kathleen Midgley one of six student graduation speakers at Hillcrest High School this year summed up her feelings of receiving her diploma and "venturing out into the world” "The Pst is Only a Beginning" was the theme of this year’s commencement Approximately 646 students were graduated from the school Thursday evening Other senior graduation speakers were Michelle Walela Christine Nielsen Kimberly Shoell Lisanne Drury and Wendy Switzer Musical entertainment was provided by Patrick Hayes who performed a French horn solo and the Hillcrest Senior Choir which sang "Go Out With Joy” and "Dear Lord and Father” "The knob on the time machine is set at an indefinite time in our future" said Ms Switzer “We hold that our personalities characters skills and ideas have been molded on our own individual experiences” Approximately 270 students graduated from Jordan High School Thursday evening at commencement exercises in the school's gymnasium "Education: The Power to Think the Power to Clearly Act Well in the World’s Work and the Power to Appreciate Life" was the graduation theme "At the End of the Road Lies the Beginning of Tomorrow” was the class theme Kirt Brown senior class president John Linford class valedictorian Rachael Coonradt and Corina Boettcher addressed their fellow classmates Musical entertainment was provided by the Jordan High Senior Madrigals and the senior orchestra "We have waited for this night -the culmination of the first 18 years of our lives since we first entered a classroom and began to fill our minds with knowledge of ourselves and of the world around us" said Ms Coonradt "For the last four years we have hoped for it feared it thought it and worked towards it Others have gone before us others will come after us But for all its universality this graduation night is special and separate from all others" "A greater appreciation of life is afforded to those who have received and will continue to receive an education" said Mr Linford "Just as our bodies need constant care and attention so our minds need constant For 270 Jordan Seniors Boettcher addressed fellow Jordan High School graduates |