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GRADUATION SECTION <=Y\eiv& - journal 313 To Receive Diplomas; State School Official Guest Speaker THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1982 Hoke High Baccalaureate , Graduation To Be Held Friday Hoke County High School's 1982 Baccalaureate and graduation pro gram will be held Friday, starting at 8 p.m., in the high school stadium. A total of 313 seniors will receive their high school diplomas. These include the 22 men and women in the adult seniors' class, conducted by Sandhills Community College. The speaker for the baccalau reate and graduation exercises will be Odell Watson, assistant director of the Division of Human Relations and Student Affairs for the State Department of Public Instruction. The adult seniors will be pre sented their diplomas by Dr. Raymond Stone, president of Sand hills Community College, which sponsored their classes; and Mrs. Eleanor S. Gentry, counselor of Hoke High seniors. The younger students will be given their diplomas by Dr. L.D Simpson, principal of the school: H.L. Livingston and M L. Mac Donald. assistant principal: and Mrs. Gentry. The awards and scholarships will be presented by Raz Autry, Hoke County schools superintendent. Terence Malloy. president of the senior class, will welcome the visitors, and Dr. Simpson will introduce the speaker. The Hoke High Chorus and Chorale will present special music, and the Hoke High Band will play the traditional "Pomp and Circum stance" as the graduating students are entering and at the close of the program as they are leaving. The Rev. Arthur Winstead. to our 1982 Cab Parts and Accessories 401 South By-Pass pastor of Raeford United Metho dist Church, will give the invo cation and benediction tor the commencement. Watson has been serving in his present state position since 1974. He has been a teacher and an assistant principal in Salisbury schools, in Rowan County. He is a native of that county. Watson served as advisory spe cialist in human relations, director of in-service, administrative as sistant tor human relations - staff development, and director of trans portation for the Salisbury city school from 1969 to 1973. He was chosen a consultant for the Gifted and Talented Section of the State Department of Public Instruction in 1973. serving in that position till he was appointed to his present office. Watson received a Bachelor of Science degree from Winston Salem State University in 1959 and a Master of Education degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1971 . He also has done graduate studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at North Carolina A and T University in Greensboro. Watson is a member of the Council for Exceptional Children, the Association for the Gifted, and Phi Delta Kappa, all professional educators' organizations. Watson also is active in church and general community work. He holds the 1972 Distinguished Ser vice Award -- "Young Man of the Year" -- of the Salisbury Jaycees. He taught Sunday school in his Salisbury church and is chairman of the Vestry Committee on Out reach of St. Ambrose Episcopal Church of Raleigh, or which he is now a member. He also sings in the St. Ambrose Choir and is a member of the church's Vestry. He and his wife live in Raleigh and have one child. The commencement marshals for the 1982 commencement are Pamela Elaine Currie. chief; and Nadine Wadsworth, Patti Smith, Edward Coley, Carla Myers. Susan Jones, Greta Johnson, John e?rt/i ?*e e/tb eSt to/'s/j elc/ "ok Ss <%%* sc* ^ibe,e'^fo ?S($p n?oj ?'c *</ fee COMMENCEMENT MARSHALS These Hoke County High School juniors will serve us marshals for the school's 1 982 commencement. Front. L-R Teresa Pickett. Curia Myers. Teresa Taylor. Beverly Farrow. Nudine Wadsworth and Patti Smith. Rear. L-R ?? Eric Coley. Pam Currie. chief marshal. Greta Johnson. Ashley Jones. John Wright. Carl Bundy. and Tony Barefoot. Wright. Carl Bundy. Anthony Barefoot, Teresa Pickett, Beverly Farrow, Ashley Jones, and Teresa Taylor. The senior class officers besides Malloy are Tammy Locklear, vice president; and Pam McRae, secre tary. The officers of the Hoke High Student Government Association are: Pam McNeill, president; Eva McPhatter. secretary: Venus McLaurin. treasurer; and Brenda Kellv and Patrice McRae. repre sentatives. 1 he senior class homeroom teachers are Ethel Callender. Helen Dupree. Clifton Hayes. Ben John son. Jessye Josey. Theresa Marion. Jessie McNeill, Shirley Parsons. Betty Rogers, and Sally Young. Graduation Exercises begin at 8:00 p.m. We salute you and extend to all tfradcl our heart>'. w| ClUw* congratulations. Rqeford Lumber Company
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