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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1975
Page
6
A graduating student speaks to underclassmen at MHS urging active involvement beyond grades. She praises active students, chides followers, and urges four years of effort, clubs, and committees to leave lasting memories. She warns against letting chances pass and encourages making next year a year of the student.
Mexico High School to award the Bill Johnson Trophy to a top boy and, for the first time, a top girl at the annual awards assembly. The trophy, begun in 1948, recognizes a student excelling in sports, academics, and community life, with past winners including numerous leaders in various fields.
Mexico High School will award over $50,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors this year led by principal William E. Lowry. Local donors plus university awards raise the total with renewable values exceeding $33,000. awards include A P Green and Audrain Medical Center Auxiliary gifts among many others. Tammy Isgrig receives a $200 scholarship from William Woods College for distinguished student status.
The Missouri Power and Light Company scholarship for $250 awarded to Denny Schnetzler of Moberly Junior College upon the Missouri Commission of Higher Education's recommendation. The renewable scholarship honors his ninth grade football and two years of wrestling at MHS and notes his roles as student librarian and member of Spanish Club and Future Business Leaders of America.
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