Graduation festivities

The chairs have all been put away, the floor covering taken up, the dorms are almost empty... what a lot of work! The staff have really been working overtime this weekend. Here's Ryan with Pastor Paul Vunileva - associate pastor of the church and husband to the chaplain Kase who will be the girl's dean next year.

Since the school's usual photographer had to go to a family graduation, Mr. Rector and I were the photographers for the weekend. Most of the time I covered the wider shots while he stayed up close but here are a few snapshots of the weekend:

Juniors Brittany, Tevita, and Melissa
Tevita, or Mono as the kids call him, is from Tonga and is related to Chaplain Kase and Pastor Paul.

Jaclyn's vote for best couple: Emily Lambeth and Sam Little
They were both in varsity basketball and some of the nicest kids we've met here. Sam shot 97 out of 100 free throws in the Free-Throw-a-Thon!

Clay Burnett, former coach/asst. boy's dean, was the speaker for the weekend. He is an enrollment counselor/recruiter for PUC now.

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Graduation starts at 9PM on Saturday night.

Here's a few faculty waiting for graduation to begin: James (asst. boy's dean), Ryan and Mrs. McGuire (Learning Resource Center/testing). Ryan is checking his list of seniors to turn in their basketball varsity jerseys in return for their diploma.

Eager anticipation

Marching in
L to R: Charlie Barber (history, Sr class sponsor), Sam Little, Todd Mason (maintenance, Sr class sponsor), & Mike Dale (principal)

First row of seniors in place - the conference president is at the far left.

The class sings the final song from their Senior Rec program

Alumni of 2009 celebrating

Senior class of 2010 celebrating while the Principal looks on

Elizabeth Pierson
Her mom is the cafe director and if I have the facts straight her great grandfather? ran the farm? at Southern - he's who Pierson Drive is named after.

Ryan and I came to the Registrar/Secretary's aid and served punch and cake til almost midnight.