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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
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CORDON R. PRATT
Commencement Speaker
Heppner High School
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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
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Senior
Plans Varied
For Coming Year
FROM HEPPNER HIGH
HEIIISCH
Br SHERRI O'BRIEN
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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
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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
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OUR GRADS
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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.
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BEST WISHES FOR
CONTINUED
SUCCESS,
SENIORS!
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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
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