I finished sewing my dress for the senior dance. I must say I am quite proud of it, and Mama said that I sewed my seams straight and neat, which from Mama is a very big compliment. I borrowed a pair of heels from Rosie Fujiye’s older sister, and Mama is going to curl my hair and pin it for me. I am actually looking forward to the dance, and I can’t wait to see everyone dressed up looking their best.
We spent the day putting up streamers throughout the gymnasium and chatted about who would show up to the dance with who tonight. I am going to the dance with Stan Nakamura, even though we are just friends. Rosie says he is sweet on me, but Stan is more like a brother to me than a possible boyfriend. No one was surprised that Hisako Takahra has been elected Campus Popularity
Queen. She will be coroneted tonight at the beginning of the dance. We made a crown for both her and Roy Kato with newspaper, paint, and we decorated the crown with glitter and paper rosettes from Mrs. Brown’s art cupboard.
The yearbooks also came today, and we sat at lunch pouring through the pages of pictures of the 240 graduates for 1944. Stan has several drawings in the yearbook, and some of my newspaper articles from the Gazette are featured in the “Campus Life” section. We have commencement this afternoon, and the entire class has practiced singing the class song:
High School life is swiftly passing
With its carefree days,
But the knowledge of our learning
Helps us on our way.
Chorus
Let her loyalty and honor
Be praised to the sky,
Hail to thee, Our Alma Mater
All Hail, H.M. High.
Tho’ we may
ne’er meet again
As we all depart,
We will strive to conquer *Song from the Heart Mountain High School 1944 Commencement
After we sing the school song, the teachers will present us with our diplomas. I can’t believe I am graduating from high school. When we were first relocated, I thought life was over, but the past few years have shown me that we are strong. We can live our lives in honor and with pride, despite the difficulty of our situation.
