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9 '?'Y.vy/3 7/ -Card 13>eJ tvblic F'Kee LIBRARY BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS The BEDFORD FLAG The oldest flagin the UnitedStates The Bedford Flag, commissioned to Cornet John Page in 1737 by King George II of England, wascarried by his son, Nathaniel, who fought with the Bedford Minutemen at the BattleofConcord Bridge, April 19, 1775. Acquired-^M 1837 No.. Signum 1997 Bedford High School Mudge Way MA Bedford, 01730 Volume XIV Our Mark Leaving Pam Worth ByJune, the class of 1 997 will have spent 1 2,690 hours in school. That's 777,600 minutes oflearningand pretendingto learn, oftakingnotes and passing notes. 777,600 minutes spent studyingfortests and realizingthat you forgotto study for tests, of listening to teachers lecture and falling asleep while the teachers lecture. However, you passed all this time, one thing is certain: these 777,600 minutes spent in school can not be recreated. Once we leave BHS, we can come back to visit, we can attend all our class reunions, but we will never have experiences quite like the ones we had during our school days. Hopefully, as we go our separate ways, to college or to work, we will use what we learned from classes, experience, and from each other to live. There is such diversity in BHS, of personalities, races, ambitions, and talents, that each of us, in our own way, have made a mark on the school and on each others' lives. These marks, each of them as unique as our fingerprints, will leave a lasting impression in our memories for years to come. mark (mark) n. Abbr. mk 1. Student Life A lasting impression. <pg. 17> 2. Clubs and Organizations To exhibit a distinct trait orproperty. <pg. 25> 3. Seniors A point reached or gained. <pg. 53> 4. Underclassmen To take notice <pg. 87> 5. of. A School Staff recognized standard ofquality. <pg. 107> 6. Sports To record one 's achievements. <pg. 115> mark marked (markt) adj. Advertisements Enjoyingfame or notoriety. <pg. 177> Prom Junior They thought it would never come, but for the Class of 1997, May 20th arrived in a haze of music, lights and nervous anticipation. The junior prom was a culmination of months of hard work put in by , class members as well as officers, and the results were nothing less than spectacular. The new caferteria was transformed into an enchanted garden of purple and white flowers, clinging green vines, and enough glitter and confetti to make the whole room sparkle. A few trees and shrubs added to the ambiance, and the smiling expectant faces of the junior class were the final touches to the extensive decorating process. Though the Class of '97, like all the others in BHS, is composed of many diverse individuals, every- one came together in a circle, hands joined,when the theme song was played. As "These Are Days" (10,000 Maniacs) resounded through the magical garden scene, they looked around the circle, searching for the faces of the children they had known, and were both surprised and proud to find instead the radiant faces of the adults they had become. In that moment of recognition, the junior class made a memory that will stay with them forever. Above: The Junior Prom Court. Ann-Michelle and Candice are caughtgroovingacrossthedance floor. BeckyandStevetaketimefromem- Nadya shakes her bootie. bracing to smile at the camera. Bottom and left: More fun posed pictures that our momsalwaysinsist on. Left: Michelle andTiffanyare pretty in pink.