Several graduations set for this week
The Monroe News
Several area schools will hold graduation ceremonies this week.
Jefferson High School will hold its graduation at 6 tonight on the Marc L. Cisco Alumni Football Field.
The rain dates are Thursday and Friday.
Families will sit in pods and masks are required.
Each senior received seven tickets; the maximum audience is 1,000.
Graduating are 124 students.
Speaking will be the school’s eight valedictorians, one salutatorian, Superintendent S. Michael Petty and principals Dave Vensel (retired) and Millie J. Grow (interim).
The valedictorians are Thomas Boggs, Madison Dennis, Nicholas Jablonski, Sarah Johnson, Brooke Lavoie, Kline Peare, Shea Peare and William Robinson.
Scholar-Athlete Award Recipients Announced In Class C & D
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan High School Athletic Association has selected 10 student-athletes from Class C and D member schools to receive scholarships through the MHSAA/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Award program.
Students applying for the Scholar-Athlete Award must be carrying at least a 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) grade-point average and have previously won a letter in a varsity sport in which the Michigan High School Athletic Association sponsors a postseason tournament. Other requirements for the applicants were to show active participation in other school and community activities and produce an essay on the importance of sportsmanship in educational athletics.