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svnnJT 177 JEtO r ) eoiioirs racluaimnig u iuu9 V V 1 85th Year Number 1 GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, May 23, 1968 Sec. 2 Seventy-six high school seniors in Morrow county don caps and gowns this week to graduate in commencement exercises being held in the three high schools. lone High's commencement exercises are Wed nesday night, May 22, at 8 p.m. in the lone School Gymnasium where 12 will receive diplomas. Kathv Keene is valedictorian and Janice Snider is saluta- torian. At Heppner High school the Class of 1968 has 41 on its roster. Commencement exercises for them will be in the Heppner High Gymnasium Thursday night, May 23, at 8 p.m. John Rawlins is valedictor ian and Merri Lee Jacobs is salutatorian. Twenty-three will receive diplomas at Riverside High school's commencement at the A. C. Hough ton school cafeteria, Irrigon, on Friday night, May 24, also at 8 p.m. Linda Tatone is valedictorian and co-salutatorians are Betty Eppenbach and George Kenney. ' Speaker at the lone com mencement Is William F. Mad- dron, owner of Industrial Litho, Eugene, and author of the book. "Vacation Air Mexico." He has served as chairman of the State Board of Aeronautics and is a member of the Central Lane Planning Commission. A former principal of Hepp ner High, Gordon R. Pratt, now of Monmouth, will return to ad dress students at commence ment here tonight (Thursday). Pratt is now principal of Cen tral High school of Monmouth Independence. Speaker at Riverside High school's commencement is Jack Rye of Eastern Oregon College, La uranae. Presenting the class at lone High school is Harold Beggs, principal, ana Don Mcmigott, chairman of the Morrow coun ty school board, awards the dip lomas. Remainder of the program ln eludes the salutatory and vale dictory addresses; a soio, "Clair de Lune," by Darrell James: a musical selection, "No Man Is An Island," by The Choralettes; presentation of awards by Prin cipal Beggs; pledge of alleg iance to the flag, led by Willa Johnson, class vice president; in vocation by Kerry Peterson, sen ior class president; and bene diction by Chris Lovgren, stu dent body president. Procession al and recessional are played by Gene Rietmann. Principal Richard Carpenter will present the class and awards at Heppner High school, and Jack Sumner, a director of the school board, will present diplomas. In addition to the ad dress by the former principal, salutatory will be given by Miss Jacobs and valedictory by Raw lins. The class will sing the mu sical selection, "Born Free." In vocation and benediction will be by Father Raymond Beard. The Heppner High and Junior High School Bands will play the pro cessional and recessional. Roy R. Kirk. HeoDner High school teacher for many years and now living in Colorado, will be a special guest of honor at commencement bv Invitation of me class. Speaking at the Riverside commencement in addition to the principal address bv Rvp win De me vaiemctonan, Miss i atone, and the co-salutatorian, Miss Eppenbach and Kenney. Principal Dan Daltoso will in troduce the speaker, and Ralph Skoubo, a director of the Mor row county school board, will present diplomas. Mrs. Elizabeth Kuhn will be soloist. Invocation will be by Rev. George Neeley, Community Church. Boardman. ana Deneaicnon will De by Kev. Herbert E. Vaghan. Communitv uapiisi cnurcn, irrigon. Processional and recessional will be played by Mrs. Albert Partlow, organist, nad Mrs. La Vern Partlow, pianist. At lone High the class motto of the Class of 1968 is "Our Fu- ture is born; we have yet but to live it." Class colors are blue ' I " ' V " I s- A- '1 XLk CORDON R. PRATT Commencement Speaker Heppner High School r ill COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES IONE HIGH SCHOOL Wednesday, May 22, 1968, 8:00 P.M. lone High Gymnasium PROCESSIONAL INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE SALUTATORY ADDRESS "NO MAN IS AN ISLAND" The Choralettes VALEDICTORY ADDRESS . ADDRESS u PRESENTATION OF AWARDS .. Mr. Gene Rietmann Kerry Peterson Willa Johnson Class Vice President Kathy Keene Alex Kramer Kathy Keene Mr. Bill Maddron Mr. Harold Beggs Principal, lone Schools Debussy CLAIR DE LUNE" Mr. Darrell James PRESENTATION OF CLASS Mr. Harold Beggs PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS Mr. Don McElligott Chairman of Morrow County School Board BENEDICTION . Chris Lovgren lor in r i . . iJ t - . , " -r Senior Plans Varied For Coming Year FROM HEPPNER HIGH HEIIISCH Br SHERRI O'BRIEN 68 Member of the Class of will be attending manv differ ent goals in life after gradua lion as tncy go their separate ways. Sheila Lucianl and Merri Lee Jacobs are among those enter Ing Oregon State Unlverslt They will room together. Sheila plans to major In guidance and Merri Lee will major In phar macy. Marsha Lovgren. alter summer of work at the new Heppner swimming pool, will major in Business Admintetra tion. Ruby Fulleton will attend the summer session as well as the regular school year at OSU. JOHN RAWLINS Diana to work for a B.S. degree, then possibly go into meaicine at tne univer sity of Oregon Medical School at Portland. Dave Hall will be deiayed for 10 months from en tering OSU as he tours as a State FFA officer. Then he will stuay ag-engineering and go out ior track. Steve Pettyjohn will work this summer and study engineering next fall. r ranees Abrams Diana to at tend either OSU nr Wnchlncrtnn state, wnere she will either ma ..I RECESSIONAL Student Body President Mr. Gene Rietmann ROY R. KIRK Commencement Guest of Honor Heppner High School and white, and class flowers are pinK and white roses. Heppner High's class motto is "Free to Follow our Hearts." Class colors are yellow and bronze, and the class flower is tne gladiolus. Riverside's 1968 seniors have as their motto, "The future is ours; we are the future." Class All lone Grads Plan for College All 12 of the graduating sen iors of lone High school expect to go on to college, according to an article in The Cardinal of Thursday, May 16. Seniors and colleges thev ex pect to attend are: Oregon State University Chuck Nelson and Kerry Peterson; Eastern Oregon College Willa Johnson, Janet raimateer and Janice Snider; Blue Mountain College Chris Lovgren; Big Bend College iNeai Lnnstopnerson; Western Business University Kathy K.eene; soutnern uregon College urn Loya: tt. Louis Universi ty Jim McElligott; Portland university Maureen McElli gott; and University of Oregon lerrie u uonnor. AUDIENCE WILL PLEASE STAND HEPPNER HIGH SCHOOL Thursday, May 23, 1968, 8:00 P.M. Heppner High Gymnasium PROCESSIONAL Heppner High and Junior High School Band INVOCATION Father Raymond Beard SALUTATORY Miss Merri Lee Jacobs MUSICAL SELECTION Senior Class "Born Free" VALEDICTORY PRESENTATION OF AWARDS ... Mr. Richard L. Carpenter ADDRESS ..., Mr. Gordon R. Pratt PRESENTATION OF CLASS Mr. Robert Mather PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS Mr. Jack Sumner BENEDICTION Father Raymond Beard RECESSIONAL Heppner High and Junior High School Bands AUDIENCE PLEASE STAND colors are powder blue and white and class flower is the lilac. RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL Friday, May 24, 1968, 8:00 P.M. A. C. Houghton Cafetorium PROCESSIONAL Mrs. Albert Partlow, Organist Mrs. LaVern Partlow, Pianist INVOCATION Rev. George Neeley Community Church Boardman, Oregon 3AL,uiAiuiuAiNa Miss Betty Eppenbach Mr. George Kenney ovjixj Mrs. Elizabeth Kuhn VALEDICTORIAN Miss Linda Tatone INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER Mr. Dante Daltoso, Principal COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Mr. Jack Rye PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS Mr. Ralph Skoubo . MemDer Morrow county School Board BENEDICTION Rev. Herbert E. Vaughan Community Baptist Church lrriann OrAtrrm RECESSIONAL ; ... Mrs. Albert Partlow, Organist Mrs. LaVern Partlow, Pianist Audience will please stand during Processional and Recessional marine biochemistry. Nancy Doherty, Russell Kil kenny, and Bob Dobbs have all chosen the University of Ore gon to further their education. Bob plans to "work as little as possible this summer," then go into Secondary Education. Nan cy will work this summer, which may cause her to learn to drive a wheat truck. In the fall she will head for Eugene. She says that she "will probably flunk out the first term," but I doubt if she will. Russell will take a liberal arts course, then malor in psychology. I EASTERN OREGON College I at La Grande will call Earl Mr. John Rawlins Ayres, who will attend there a year, men transter to OSU to major in forestry; Debbie Young and Christine Munkers, who plan to take secretarial science and Bill McLeod. Four students will enter Southern Oregon College at Ash land. Jim Sherman will major in music and minor in music education. After graduation he hopes to go into sound engin eering. John Van Winkle will take Business Administration and Bill Stoekard, general cours es. Paula Siewert will spend the summer visiting relatives, then f o to Ashlund. She will take a iberal arts course, planning la ter to transfer to the University of Oregon. Frank Lovgren will study po lice science at Treasure Valley Community College. BLUE MOUNTAIN Communitv College In Pendleton Is the des tiny of several members of the class. Three girls, Kathy Matth ews, Vk'kle Robinson, and Mary fierce win study dental assist ance. Kathy may then take a secretarial course; Mary hopes to later become an airline host ess. Alfred Drake will take a two- year Ag Technology course at BMCC. then transfer to OSU to study agriculture before return ing to operate the family ranch. Linda Heatn will also attend BMCC, taking a general busi ness coursse. RoRer Britt, now working at mill, will be busy this sum mer also rodeoing. He will at tend BMCC next fall, as will Matt Hughes, who will study livestock production. BONNIE KESSELL Plans to go to the Oregon College of Ed ucation to study elementary ed ucation. Susan Starks will attend Northwestern College of Busi ness for one year, then hopes to be a secretary. She wants to travel. Terry Corbin plans to go to Portland Community College and study either architectural drawing or police science. Louella Roark will attend Portland State. THE NAVY is the destination of 'Randy Stillman and Ivan Ad lard. Mike Davidson will work at the mill. Alvin Vinson will "engage as a pioneer minister and work at a part-time secular lob." Norita Marquardt will finish the schooling she missed dur ing her Junior year, then she will either visit relatives or en ter a school so she can take vo cal lessons next spring. Rita Pettyjohn will attend the Pendleton College of Beauty. Earl Struckmeier will attend Blue Mountain Community Col lege where he will study Police Science. Bob Van Winkle will work at the mill. Later he will Join the service. Today we've ot a ONE TRACK we irionor OUR GRADS R 1 to Our JERRY'S SHELL SERVICE HEPPNER 1ST MIND! All we can think about are the Seniors. It's not hard to do . . . in scholastics ... in sports ... in civic and church work . . . they have long ago established a reputation for "can do"! We extend to each of these fine young people our sincerest congratulations. CENTRAL MARKET BEST WISHES FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS, SENIORS! VAN'S VARIETY V WITH GREAT PRIDE We congratulate all the '68 Grads for your fine achievements. Your diploma is the passport that opens the way to a successful future. PAUL PETTYJOHN CO. HEPPNER IONE M OH1 WESTERN AUTO STORE
