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Brenden Jackson, 18, will walk alongside the rest of his classmates at Tri County High School’s commencement ceremony Thursday, an achievement Jackson worked hard for after slacking off early in his school career. One day during 10th grade, Jackson, a resident of Howard City and the oldest of three siblings, was instructed to head to guidance counselor Wendy Kik's office instead of reporting to his first hour class.
The course of each life is influenced by the many: friends, family, teachers. All have their parts to play. But in the final reel, that course must be navigated by only one: the person herself. Along that path, she encounters events and opportunities even tragedies that guide her toward whatever future awaits.
Ava Davis has a beautiful smile so big it fills the atmosphere around her whether it’s in a classroom studying zoology, in a gym playing basketball or on a track running a dash or hurdles. That famous smile is sure to be on display when Ava walks across the stage on Sunday to receive her certification of completion from Vestaburg High School. The 18-year-old has put her heart into her time at Vestaburg, overcoming a host of challenges to become the confident young woman she is today.