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Coramancemtnt will begin
this year with the Bacca
laureate Sermofi on Sunday,
May 26, at 8:00 P. M. The
R$v* R, D, Spears, Pastor
of the First Baptist Church
in Aberdeen, will deliver
the sermon. The Girls'
Chorus will sing "It is No
Secret",
On Wednesday evening.
May 29, seventy-six sen
iors will receive their
(iiplomas. The president of
the senior class, ^ Johnny
Karris, will introduce the
:our honor students who
vill speak on the theme
^We Face the Future." The
four honor speakers this
year are Marion Dorsett,
/nn Saunders, Liz Dickens,
Mr, T, L, White an-
Dounced Tuesday, May 21,
that the marshals for the
commencement exercises-
this year have been chosen,
"^hey .re all juniors and
were chosen on the basis
Qf scholarship. They will
serve as ushers at both
:he Baccalaureate Service
and at the graduating ex-
et'iises.
The marshals chosen are'
^s follows: Fatricia
Me Loud, chief; Carol Ann
Newsom, Becky Birckhead,
larry Saunders, Marsha
Armstrong, Ellen Highsmith,
and Gene Pridgen.
and Nancy Helen Bruton,
The Rev, Paul Edwards,
Pastor of Trinity Met|iodist
Church in Troy, will' give
the invocation and the West
Montgomery Chorus will sing
"Now Is the Hour."
Followiftg the speeches,
Mr, White, principal of
the school, and Mr, John
Cole,chairman of the local
school board, will award
the diplomas.
Ten new members have
been invited to join the
Beta Club, These students
have an over-all high
school average of at least
92 with no grade below an
85, The faculty,"Mr, White,
and Beta members approved
the following students ac
cording to the three qual
ifications — scholarship,
character, and leadership:
Helen Robinson, Brenda
Birckhead, Polly | Ingram,
Barna Farrell, Betty Sue
Bruton, Rodney Britan,
Mary Sue McRae, Karen
Andrews, Doris Lilly, and
Dotty Lilly. A foriLal
installation ceremony will
take place al: the beginning
of next school year. At
tViat time Beta officers
will be elected, also.
The following seniors
have been awarded scholar
ships: John Hodge, Univer
sity of North Carolina;
Benny Crepps,State College,
Sears Roebuck scholarship;
and Liz Dickens, Meredith
College, Freshman scholar- /
ship. All the scholarships
were based on outstanding
scholastic achievement,
leadership ability,partic
ipation in community and
school activities, depend
ability and promise of
success.
The final chapel pro
gram o;f the year will take
place during 6th period
on Tuesday, May 28, Awards
day will be conducted at
this time by our princi
pal, Thomas.White. Awards
of an athletic nafure‘’will
be presented to deseipving
students,
VOTE!
The student council en
courages all students who
registered to please vote.
Also keep in mind that
these Students will be the
leaders of your school
next year and that their
positions are important to
you and to the school.
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