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Officers of the graduating class at V Vest Brunswick High School occupy a place of honor during com- WBHS Chorus members entertain parents and during commencement ceremonies Sat mencement exercises at MJ1. Rourk Stadium Saturday. They are (from left ) Class Secretary Lamar urday evening. Shown in the front row (from left) are graduating seniors Tina Bowdtn Tripp, Sha Hardy , Treasurer Monekia Cause, Vice President Wayne Branch and President Daniel Martin. nuAa Hankins, Jennifer Smith, Melissa Robinson and junior marshal Marietta Heustess. West Brunswick's '94 Graduates March Into The Future BY ERIC CARLSON "We must not think of this as an end. but as a beginning." said West Brunswick High School senior class Treasurer Monekia Gausc, setting '.he tone for the school's 1994 com mencement exercises Saturday evening. "This is the beginning of our adulthood, the beginning of our fu tures," she told the crowd of 186 graduating seniors and the:: families who packed the bleachers at M.H Rourk Stadium. Rolled umbrellas were in abun dance as gray skies threatened to un load on the standing-room-only crowd. But the rain held off. as fleet ing bands of sunlight occasionally broke through the clouds to illumi nate a flower-decked stage wh?re senior class officers sat patiently be hind a table piled high with long awaited diplomas. Larry Wayne Branch, the senior class vice president, recalled tor his i ? classmates the initial fears they felt on their first day of school. He re minded them of how their confi dence increased day after day; how each one's individual personality flourished as rhev advanced through the grades to take their turn as school leaders. "Special times and special places, special friends together; the mo ments pass so quickly, but the mem ories last forever" he said, reciting the school motto to conclude his re flections. In her brief address to the stu dents, class valedictorian Mary Rachel Pearce exhorted fellow grad uates to have "pride in ourselves, in our classmates and in our school, pride in our achievements both aca demic and athletic." She urged students to accept themselves and to recognize their own unique abilities. "That which we are, we are." Pearce said, quoting Alfred Lord Tennyson. Expanding on the theme set by Gau.sc. senior class president Dan-el Martin remarked that graduation is "a time for new beginnings, for new friendships, for new horizons; a time to fly on our own with no one else to guide us; a time to show America what \ve are made of." Martin urged fellow seniors to "believe in yourselves" and to set goals for future accomplishments. "As Zig Ziegler once asked: If you don't have a dream, how can you make a dream come true?" Mar tin said. He reminded classmates that graduation "is not a goodbye but merely a farewell." Before passing out diplomas. West Brunswick Principal Ed Le mon introduced spccia! guests at the commencement ceremonies, includ ing PTA president Moses Stanley, assistant superintendents William Turner and Oscar Blanks and Bruns wick County Board of Education 1 member Polly Russ Finally the moment came. The long procession of green-robed graduates marched across the stage to accept their reward for years of hard work. Some waved the ieather bound documents in the air to show parents. Others flipped their tassels from one side of their caps to the other in the traditional acknowledge ment of graduation. But there wasn't one who didn't walk down the ramp with an cai-?G ear smile that proclaimed to the world, "I did it!" As the seniors made their way back to the bleachers and took their seats, they heard Lemon introduce them at last to the crowd as "the graduating class of 1994!" Caught in uic cuuiuSiiSiTi uf the fijuiucin, doze ii of students tossed their mor taiboaid caps high into the air, then scurried about to retrieve them as treasured mementos. Then came time for a final march across the grassy field where this class seniors watched three succes sive West Brunswick Trojans foot ball teams fight their way to state championship games and saw two return victorious. Gathered together in the gym, the happy graduates hugged relatives, hugged each other, shook hands, showed off diplomas and paused for family photos. Time and time again the words were repeated by parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles and friends. "We're so proud of you." r : CAHLSON Noel Richard gets a congratulatory hug from guidance counselor Wendy MiUigan after graduation ceremonies at West Brunswick High School Saturday. NABER CHRYSLER, PLYMOUTH DODGE. JEEP. EAGLE, INC IN SHALLOTTE ? ? SERVICE MANAGER SPECIALS * ? CIS and Filter Change j Air Conditioning Service Special] I $1 3.95 (up to 5 qts. oB and filter ? Vehicles requiring special tt' " higher) I Summer Cooling System Service { *49.95 (Includes radiator flush, thermostat and coolant) *39.95 (Includes leak test, partial charge and diagnosis) I J Auto Transmission Service! *59.95 (Includes radiator flush, thermostat and coolant) (includes filter, (kid and necessary ad|u?tments) j Offer good through June 30, 1994. Applies to domestic Chrysler, Plymouth and Jeep vehicles. Must present coupon at service department We service domestic cars and light trucks as well as most imports. Your Chrysler Corporation vehicle may have a recall. 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