Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1980, Page 200

Description:	Year highlighted by Prom, CommencemeSunday, June 1, 1980, at 7:30 p.m., theIndiana University auditorium, site of Bloomington High School Souths 107th annualCommencement, was filled with family andfriends of the class of 1980. The air outsidewas cooling while the heavy air in the auditorium was infused with the enthusiasm ofthe 435 South graduating seniors.Oliver Rogers, minister of the North Central Church of Christ, presented the Baccalaureate sermon.Mary Sue Olcott, South senior, addressedher class with an optimistic speech lookinginto the future but also recalling the past.Olcott compared the class of 1980 to PaulReveres ride and the Revolutionary War:We remember a few lost battles, but wevecertainly won the war. Olcott closed herspeech with an updated version of PaulReveres famous cry: The class of 1980 iscoming; the class of 1980 is coming.Don Beaver, South social studies teacher,and Gary Druckemiller, principal,announced the class. Ronald Walton,superintendent of schools, and senior sponsor Larry Martin handed out diplomas.Senior Allison Gorham gave the invocation, and senior Doug Koyanagi gave thebenediction.Midnight in Paradise was the theme forthis years Junior-Senior Prom May 10 in theRamada Inn poolside room.Palm trees and tropical figures decoratedthe room. Several murals and fountainsadded to the atmosphere.Pip Chamberlain and Laurie Gorick werecrowned king and queen by the 1979 kingand queen, Doug Koyanagi and CindySimpson. The king and queen were selectedby the junior class.Ballroom dancing music was provided bythe Al Cobine septet playing many differentstyles of music, including the polka.Club Lautrec Disco Co. provided discoand pop music for the Post-Prom party atthe India Memorial Union Commons from 1-4 a.m.. The Post-Prom was sponsored andchaperoned by junior students parents.The sponsoring parents also went throughout town collecting door prizes which weregiven away at the Post-Prom.Photographs were taken throughoutevening. Formal pictures were taken by cjperones at the Post-Prom.The junior class officers and advisjboard spent many hours preparing forone-night occasion. Junior class presidlPip Chamberlain commented, If peol \had seen the progress of the Prom the wfbefore, many people would have thrownthe towel. Despite not having many offund-raising projects the classes had befdand not having Alumni Hall, the junior c\\pulled together; and the Prom becamereality. I wasnt at all surprised that thdwere no problems, complaints, or that it v\ jtruly a night to remember.Junior class sponsor Phyllis Clapacs aworked very hard preparing for the Prof4Clapacs said, I thought it went very well.According to junior Brady Barr, It wasextremely enjoyable experience which v»bring back many fond memories in the yea tto come.LEFT: Commencement means receivingdiplomas that have been earned after 12years in school.RIGHT: Picture taking is always a part ofCommencement. Teresa Creek poseswith her mother and grandmother.200 Prom / Commencement
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