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Legion medal winners
Barbara Hawkins walks off stage alter being presented American Legion medal for?68 at school graduation ceremonies on Monday in gymnasium. At center stage other high school recipient, Lionel Acker, is presented his medal by Russell Elliott, left, and John Rutherford, jr. At far left are school board members Howard Adams and Frank Wheat while to right are J.D. McCullouch, superintendent, and J.S. Price, principal.
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With a motto of Strive not to equal but to excel, the Class of ?68 was graduated from Valena C. Jor.es High School on Monday in the school gymnasium.
Lionel Acker wa.c^'aledicto-rian, James WherJSkjr., saluta-torlan, and McDouglas Gates, Gilbert Gillum, Milton Hargett, Barbara Hawkins, Lonnie Jordan, Alphonse Sheppard, honor students.
Wearing their class colors of blue and gold accepting special awards were Lionel Acker and Barbara Hawkins, American Legion medals; James Wheat, industrial 2rts trophy;
Barbara Hawkins, homemaking trophy.
Two eighth graders, Eleanor Price and William Carter, were also awarded American Legion medals by John Rutherford acting on behalf of Russell Elliott.
Invocation was by Soger . Jones and benediction by Rev. Jeston Tillman. Addresses, Air Our Thoughts, Using our Education, and Knowledge, Power and Honor, were given by Wheat, Gilbert Gillum, jr., class president; and Barbara Hawkins, secretary, National Honor Society; respectively. Acker spoke on the Shape of Our Fu-
ture.
. Superintendent J.D. McCullouch presented diplomas assisted by the school?s principal, J.S. Price.
Others in the graduating class were, Dave Carr, Janie Christmas, Joseph Collins, Lyman Curry, Lynette Drummond, Ivory Gillum, Carol Hawkins, Eloise Haynes, Thaddeous Jackson, Shilden Johnson, Alice Lemay, Glen Maurice, Ann Mosley, Janette Pruitt, Beverly Scott, Leonard Stretching, Joann Singleton, Rita Singleton, Ernest Taylor, Pearlie Walker, ; Gwendolyn Williams and Mary Williams.