It's hard to believe that graduation night was just over half our lifetimes ago. I depressed myself the other day when I realized we've lived to be 18 twice. Michelle Wie wasn't even born until after we graduated. And now we're closer to 50 than we are to 21. Sorry.
Sarah Hicks: "The Smallest Details"
"Putt'n One Foot in Front of the Other"
Winston Healy: Presentation of the Class (edited for time)
Rod McPhee: Farewell to the Class (edited for time)
"O'ahu a", Chaplain Heidel & Final Exit
Below are our announcement, program and the invitation on behalf of our parents to attend a chaperoned post-graduation event. Click on the images to enlarge.
This pre-graduation ceremony required that we dress up in our graduation garb (gotta love those thickly striped buff and blue ties) and sing a few songs.
Although "Skip" Day was actually a bogus organized and supervised event, it still was a welcomed day away from classes. We were given these booklets to collect written memories from friends.
Although I wasn't involved in the school newspaper, I managed to save around 90% of all Ka Punahous that were printed while we were in high school (I know, I have a problem).
Throughout this archive I added a number of relevant photos and articles that may have otherwise been forgotten by time.
In the 5/26/89 issue of Ka Punahou (high school newspaper), some of you were interviewed to discuss feelings about graduating and "senior slump."
If you didn't remember what our prom songs were, you're in luck; I have both of our prom booklets. I even have the ballots for voting on prom songs/colors and the place card from the table I sat at for Senior Prom. If you still have your prom photos, post them in the comments section! Click the images to enlarge.
In anticipation of our 20-yr reunion, I asked my folks to mail the boxes of stuff I saved from Punahou so I could share it with all of you. In this archive are some of the things I feel are "shared memories," meaning they were events we were all exposed to and weren't exclusive to a particular clique.
I encourage you to leave comments, share your experiences and post any other mementos I wasn't able to provide.
Want to see that poem you wrote for Ka Wai Ola or an article about you in Ka Punahou? Let me know and I'll see if I have it. Also if you ever sent me a card, an invitation or wrote me a note (no matter how insignificant), I probably still have it. Seriously.