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155 Seniors Become CHS Graduates
C-T Photo/Laura Schuler Dressed in traditional red caps and gowns,155 Chillicothe High School students marched into the CHS gymnasium as seniors and exited as graduates following commencement exercises Sunday afternoon. During the ceremony, two graduates received special recognition for their academic success. Vanessa Jones, the daughter of Ross and Julie Jones, was named class valedictorian and Cari Stockard, the daughter of Sue Stockard and Jim Stockard, received salutatorian honors. Following a welcome by Principal Tony Perry, two graduates: Andie Cassity and Montana Vinson, offered senior addresses. Cassity offered her remarks first, urging her classmates to have the courage necessary to make their dreams come true and begin the next part of their lives. Montana Vinson then took the podium, beginning her remarks that centered around a Walt Disney theme. She said the class of 2009 demonstrated tremendous school spirit and effective leadership over the past four years, and are now “restless” for the next part of their lives to begin. Following those remarks, Lily Pyrtle, senior class president, presented Perry with the senior class gift, a painting by local artist Kelly Poling of the former Chillicothe High School, to be displayed in the current CHS. Dr. Linda Gray Smith, R-2 superintendent, then presented the class, noting that 48 graduates will attend a 4-year college or university; 48 others will attend a two-year community college and 16 will attend a vocational or trade school. Smith said six students will enter the military, 15 others will directly enter the work force and 10 students are undecided about their plans. Smith also named the three graduates who are Bright Flight Scholars: Madeline Anderson, Eric Ernwall and Cari Stockard. She said that to earn this status, the student must score at least a 31 or higher on the ACT Test. CHS Seniors Attend Baccalaureate
C-T Photo / Amanda McKay The Chillicothe High School Class of 2009 participated in baccalaureate ceremonies Thursday night and it was suggested to “not always trust a chimp to be chaperone.” The Rev. David Molina of First Presbyterian Church addressed the senior class during the ceremony. “Do not always trust a chimp to be your chaperone,” said Molina, referring to a clip on U-Tube where a monkey watches over a young couple on a date continuing to keep them on the straight and narrow. Molina also spoke to the seniors about their “belief windows” in which they see the world along with positives and negatives each one will face in their lives. “You are not defined by anything you have done this far,” said Molina. “Be defined by who you are and your relationship with God.” Seniors Honored
CAPTION: Several Chillicothe High School 2009 seniors received local scholarships of over $1,000 during Friday’s senior awards assembly at Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center. Seniors earning some of those scholarships are front row, from left: Montana Vinson, $1,500 Jerry Litton Leadership; Jaimie Baker, $2,500 Jerry Litton Leadership; Tommy Hargrave and Cassandra Sherrow, North Central Missouri/National Wild Turkey Federation, $1,000 each. Back row, from left: Casey Pryor and Alex Singleton, Lloyd Hibner Memorial, $1,000 each; Donald Heaton, Amy Kathryn Hawkins Fine Arts Memorial, $1,000, Doris and Forrest Sensenich Foundation, $1,000; Mollie Marcolla, Amy Kathryn Hawkins Fine Arts Memorial, $1,000; Hugo Dickerson Memorial, $2,500; Vanessa Jones, Cynthia Casebeer Memorial Education, $1,000; Kyle Dosterschill, Shawn M. Trager Memorial, $1,000. Not pictured is Clint Dysert, who also received a Shawn M. Trager Memorial for $1,000.
CAPTION: Virginia Wall (center), presented Ellyn Turner (left) and Vanessa Jones (right) with Virginia Wall scholarships. Turner's scholarship was in the amount of $2,000 and Jones' scholarship was in the amount of $3,000. C-T Photo/Laura Schuler During the two-hour event, a crowd of students, parents and well-wishers watched as approximately $327,395 in scholarships, grants and special awards were announced. That tally is over $87,000 higher than the amount distributed in last year’s assembly.
C-T Photo/Laura Schuler The afternoon event opened with the traditional reading of the senior poem by Jaimie Baker and a welcome by high school principal Tony Perry. The assembly closed with the traditional handing down of the senior hat and garter to incoming seniors and the installation of officers for the class of 2010.
CAPTION: Several Chillicothe High School 2009 graduating seniors received the Chillicothe Educational Foundation's Eugene Mansfield Memorial Scholarships. Scholarship winners are front, from left: Andie Cassity, $1,000; Morgan Lewis, $1,000; Chelsea Sturguess, $500; Hannah Walker, $1,000; Tyler Dietzschold, $1,000; and Ben Griffin, $1,000. Back row, from left: Tommy Hargrave, $1,000; Donald Heaton, $1,000; Drew Hinton, $1,000; Steve Johnson, $1,000; Jacob Rockhold, $1,000; and Alex Singleton, $500. Not pictured is Colton Allen, $1,000. C-T Photo/Laura Schuler In between the opening and closing ceremonies were the announcements of scholarships and special awards. There were $89,853.47 in local scholarships awarded on Friday and $237,542 in college and state money.
CAPTION: Graduating 2009 Chillicothe High School seniors receiving Stanley and Elsie Scruby Memorial Scholarships, in the amount of $1,000 each, are, front row, from left: Jaimie Baker, Montana Vinson, Jessica Boyer and Chase Whiteside. Back row, from left: CHS graduating seniors receiving Louis "Judy" and Margaret Stein Memorial scholarships, in the amount of $1,000 each, are, from left: Cody Graham, Vanessa Jones, Lily Pyrtle and Ellyn Turner. C-T Photo/Laura Schuler
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A Senior Breakfast
Lily Pyrtle, president of the Chillicothe High School senior executive committee, makes a few brief comments during the annual Senior Breakfast held Friday morning, May 8, 2009, at the United Methodist Church. The event was presented by the Senior Moms and featured, among other things, a video showing various school events and activities as well as individual pictures of the graduating seniors. |
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With the Chillicothe High School gymnasium filled to capacity, 155 graduating seniors take their seats at the start of the commencement exercises yesterday (Sunday). During the ceremony, Vanessa Jones was named valedictorian and Cari Stockard was named salutatorian. Two other graduates, Andie Cassity and Montana Vinson, gave senior addresses.
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Rev. David Moline of First Presbyterian Church was the keynote speaker at Chillicothe High School’s Baccalaureate held Thursday night at Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center. He grabbed the seniors’ attention when his first words were, “Do not trust a chimp to by your chaperone.”
Many seniors from the Chillicothe High School Class of 2009 were awarded scholarships and other financial assistance on Friday during the annual senior awards assembly at Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center.
CAPTION: Ben Radcliff (left), received the MFA Foundation Scholarship, $1,000, and the Licingston County Agricultural Future of America (AFA) Scholarship, $4,200; Juliane Beck (center) received the MFA Foundation Scholarship, $1,000; and Brady Sensenich (right) received the Grand River Technical School Director's Post High Scholarship, $1,000. Not pictured is Tyler Dietzschold, who also received the Livingston County AFA Scholarship, $4,200.
CAPTION: Continuing a longstanding CHS tradition, the senior class passed down the senior class hat and garter to two juniors. Bryce Young (third from left) and Leanne Mathew (second from left), of CHS Class of 2010, received the school's hat and garter from 2009 graduated Casey Pryor (right) and Lily Pyrtle (left).
