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Seniors receive diplomas this week |
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Monday, 19 May 2008 |
Five area high schools will hold graduation ceremonies this week.
Seniors at Benton, Bryant, Bauxite, Harmony Grove and Glen Rose will receive diplomas during commencement exercises scheduled Thursday and Friday nights.
Close to 900 area seniors will participate in Class of 2008 ceremonies. Following is the graduation schedule:
Benton — 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Stephens Center on the University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus.
Bryant — 7 p.m. Thursday at Alltel Arena in North Little Rock.
Bauxite — 7 p.m. Thursday at Dawson Gymnasium on the BHS campus.
Harmony Grove — 7 p.m. Friday at Henley Fieldhouse on the HGHS campus in Haskell.
Glen Rose — 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Glen Rose Sports Arena on the GRHS campus.
This is the first year for Benton to hold graduation ceremonies outside the city. The Benton School Board last year approved the change of location to Little Rock.
For years, Benton seniors graduate at Lewis Stadium in Downtown Benton. Prior to that, commencement exercises were held in the fieldhouse on campus.
The school district will provide transportation to Little Rock for people who want to attend graduation but do not have transportation. Call the high school principal’s office at 778-3288 by Wednesday to arrange for transportation.
Bryant used to hold graduation ceremonies at its football field but changed the location to Little Rock a number of years ago. The school district used Barton Coliseum before moving to Alltel Arena.
Following is a closer look at Class of 2008 information for each school:
Benton
David Allen, Tyler Hawkins and Ali McAtee are the top graduates in the 257-member class.
The school does not name a valedictorian or salutatorian.
Awards night will begin at 7 o’clock Tuesday at Butler Auditorium on the BHS campus.
Bryant
Ethan Passmore is president of the Class of 2008, which has 441 members.
Other class officers are Lindsey Cason, vice president; Jennifer Harris, secretary; Alex Goff, treasurer; and Ben Griffin, reporter.
The class flower is the white rose and the class song is “Better Days” by the Goo Goo Dolls.
The class motto by Marianne Williams is as follows: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.”
Bauxite
Keenan Gillispie is valedictorian of the Class of 2008, which has 82 members, and Jaylynn Chitwood is salutatorian.
Other honor graduates are Brent Armstrong, Chelsea Case, Britni Cook, Christina Cordell, Brock Muilenburg, Nick Stillman, Jeanie Stuckey, Cooper Van-Devender, Amelia Woodall and Spencer Workman.
Case is president of the senior class. Other officers are Justin Newcomb, vice president; Chitwood, secretary; and Tommy Wimberly, treasurer.
Harmony Grove
Brooke Baxley, Mallory Cabe and Daegan Haller are summa cum laude graduates in the Class of 2008, which has 48 members. All three have perfect 4.0 grade point averages.
Magna cum laude graduates and their GPAs are Courtney Blockburger, 3.91; Bryce Nalley, 3.90; and Jayme Landreth, 3.79.
Cum laude graduates and their GPAs are Tyler Whitley, 3.71, and Brandon Estell, 3.54.
Baxley is president of the senior class. Other officers are Nalley, vice president; Jonathon Browning, secretary; and Brittanie Raper, treasurer.
The class flower is the rose and the class song is “Drive” by Incubus.
The class motto by Usula K. LeGuin is as follows: “It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.”
A senior reception will Tuesday night in the multipurpose building.
Glen Rose
Aubrey Talbert is president of the Class of 2008, which has 67 members. Other officers are Jacob Jones, vice president; Amanda Holland, secretary; and Allison Francis, treasurer.
The class flower is the red rose and “Seize the Day” is the class song.
The class motto is as follows: “I always knew look back on my tears would make me laugh, but I never knew looking back on my laughter would make me cry.”
Schools not listing honor graduates will not have those finalized until this week when final grades are calculated.
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