° Mike Aprice gfiE ..SItCLYZy 00E1a ILJ n May 23,Cincinnati's Westin Hotel hosted the annual Cedarville College Junior/SeniorBanquet.Almost700 well-dressedpeopleloadedtheir cameraswithfilmandheadedto FountainSquare. Atapproximately 5:00p.m., people began to arrive.Theentirelobbywasreservedanddecorated for the pre-dinner reception.Professionalphotographers took pictures ofthe couples as well as a picture of the entire seniorclass. At6:30,a dinnerof chicken with mustard sauce, white and blackrice,salad,carrotsandasparaguswasservedinthePresidentialBallroom,followedbyan gy Sttie gcncia hour-longintermission.Afterthe intermission,coffeeanddessert wereserved. Laterin theevening,theJunior/Seniorcommitteepresented theSeniorTribute,a 17-minute slide show accompanied by varioussongs.Followingtheslide show,seniors Krista Price and John Maskillpresentedthefirst Senior Hallmark -- a hilarious retrospectivelookonfouryears ofCedarville life. They pulled itemsofmemorabiliafromabox, eachitemasymboloftheirgreatest memories.After pullingout thelastitem,acheer-leadingoutfit,PriceandMaskillperformed theirinfamouscheerleadingact. AftertheSeniorHallmark,the emcee welcomed Michael O'Brien.O'Brienentertainedthe audiencewithhislivelymusicand hisgenuinehumor.Hesurprised theaudiencebyincludingajugglingactinhisprogram,oneofhis lesser-known talents. Senior Chris Rudolph helped with the act. On a more serious note, O'Brien said, "You may not like my music,but you have to respectmymessage."Hisheart for the Lord was evident and was magnified by his moving testimony and gospel presentation.O'Brien closed with the themesongfortheevening,"The Story GoesOn." Mike Aprice ancluet 51
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