Graduation speakers urge grads to remember roots and move forward
At Memorial Stadium Garden City High School graduation speakers Amanda Brookover and Aaron Payne urged the Class of 2004 to move onward while honoring origins. Family members shared pride as graduates lined up and filed out to begin new lives at college and beyond.
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Crumet Leaves GCCC After 30 Years of Teaching
Longtime math and computer instructor Crumet at Garden City Community College is retiring after 30 years. She recalls early computer teaching with IBM machines and Breakout, started as an introductory algebra teacher, and built a career around local students and colleagues before moving on to a new art studio in Wichita.
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Supreme Court upholds ADA private rights in Lane case
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that the Americans with Disabilities Act allows private citizens to sue for violations. George Lane, a paraplegic, argued Tennessee failed to provide an elevator at a small-town courthouse, seeking up to $100,000 in damages. Justice Stevens led the majority, joined by O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer.
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Nine earn co valedictorian title at Holcomb High
Holcomb High School graduates nine co valedictorians led by Hilary Cox as the ceremony features nine students sharing the top honor. The class reported $189,718 in scholarships with 39 of 41 students receiving aid and many planning to attend Garden City Community College.
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Heather Novack
Sabrina Powers
Lucas Staab
Jessica Stegman
Noah Swank
Landis
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