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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 2006
Page
7
The Herald Staff reports five Franklin County high schools held commencement exercises with no outside speakers. Four schools had students deliver the addresses, while Williamsburg invited teacher Shawn Walters to speak. Messages focused on class unity with local flavor.
Despite cloudy skies, a weekend of outdoor commencements brought area students from Pomona and Williamsburg into graduation rites. Page 9 features more photos from regional ceremonies and notes on humor, history and high tech.
Ottawa graduates heard two speakers urge the class of 2006 to dream big and act with their best effort. Benjamin Crawshaw urged being yourself and pursuing dreams. Chelsy Coen urged leaving OHS ready to do great things, whether changing the world or being great parents. Principal Justin Henry praised chemistry teacher Marty Peters for his positive influence and taught that attitude shapes success.
Three Wellsville High School seniors gave commencement addresses amid reflections by 49 graduates. Colton Rice spoke of home in Wellsville and Oz. Austin Bloss praised Main Street connections. Ashley Hedtke noted fears of leaving school. Superintendent Denise O'Dea framed graduation as a new beginning.
Central Heights High School marked the Class of 2006 with two PowerPoint presentations as hundreds of photos flashed across a screen during Saturday’s graduation. Valedictorians Whitney Kimball Turley and Michelle Foltz led the first slideshow, praising teachers and friends, while the second contrasted childhood photos with present diplomas. Principal Tom Horstik quipped about the school’s recent Internet outage, noting at least they have PowerPoint.
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