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‘An Excellent Class’ Future Is Bright for County’s 2010 Graduates BY EMMA WITMAN Newsroom Intern
et out your cameras and tissues, graduation is upon us. As close to 900 Moore County seniors receive their degrees this spring, the sentiment will be bittersweet. Speaking about his seniors, North Moore High School Principal Scott Absher says, “We’re gonna miss them after they graduate.” Dr. Susan Purser, superintendent of Moore County Schools, expressed her warm regard for the class of 2010, wishing them the best. “My advice to them would be to keep the fire burning, go for it,” Purser says. “The future’s there, it’s for them, and it’s a bright one, because they are so very talented. “Those seniors are dynamite,” she added.
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Graduation Ceremonies Set Pinecrest High School will hold graduation for its 423 graduates at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 12, in the John W. Williams Stadium. In case of rain, graduation will be moved to 8 p.m. Saturday. If that time is rained out, graduation will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 13, in the Robert E. Lee Auditorium. Commencement for Union Pines High School’s 293 graduates is to be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 12, at the Union Pines High School Stadium Field. Union Pines’ rain date is Saturday at 4 p.m. outside on the field. If it continues to rain on the afternoon of June 12, the ceremony will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 13, on the stadium field. If it is still raining Sunday afternoon, Union Pines’ graduation will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 13, inside the high school auditorium. North Moore High School, with 107 graduates, will hold its commencement on Friday, June 11, at 7 p.m. in the school’s football/soccer stadium. The rain location will be the Cecil E. Hackney Auditorium at North Moore High School at 7 p.m. June 11. Absher expressed his appreciation of the time spent with the class of 2010. “They’ve been a lot of fun to get to know the last four years,” he says. “They’re just really nice, an excellent class.”
Absher stressed his graciousness for the example they had set. “They’ve been excellent role models for our underclassmen,” he says. The O’Neal School held its graduation ceremony for 45 seniors on Friday, May 21, in Owens Auditorium at Sandhills Community College. Alan Barr, headmaster of The O’Neal School, stressed independence and individuality. “Be true to yourself. Define success for yourself,” he says. “Don’t let anybody else define it for you.”
Outstanding Accomplishments While there are too many accomplishments from the
class of 2010 to remark on them all, there are a number that stand out. I Data released by the state Department of Public Instruction in August showed yet another increase in Moore County’s average SAT score, this time six points higher than the year’s previous at 1,045. With the writing section included, the score totals 1,532 — a four point increase. The county’s critical reading and mathematics combined score exceeded both state and national averages at 29 points higher than the national average and 39 higher than the state. I This year’s Pinecrest football team had a record-breaking season, even more impressive than last year’s successful
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program. The fourth-seeded Patriots advanced to the second round of the 4AA playoffs and finished second in the Southeastern Conference. They also played their first home field playoff game in the 40-year history of the school. With a final record of 10-3, their wins were the most in the school’s history. I Two Moore County seniors came away with state individual titles at the NCHSAA state indoor track and field championships in February with
record-breaking performances from both. Lexie Schustrom, of Pinecrest, won the 3,200-meter run in the 4A competition and Union Pines senior John Minott won the triple jump in the 3A meet. I Neena Wanko, of Union Pines, not only won the individual 3A state title in tennis last fall but accomplished it in dominating fashion, defeating her opponent 6-1, 6-0. She was the runner-up the year before and finished her high school career with a record of 109-4.
I Pinecrest High School’s theater program impressed this spring. The Pinecrest Players was one of two North Carolina theater programs selected to participate in the Southeastern Theatre Conference’s 61st Annual Convention in March. Thirty students from the honors-level ensemble traveled to Kentucky for the convention. I Union Pines also asserted their dramatic prowess. Senior Blake Schrein was a semifinalist at the English Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition in May, held at Lincoln Center in New York City. Schrein earned her trip by winning the ESU Sandhills/Pinehurst Branch regional competition. I For the third year in a row, Pinecrest High School’s Speech and Debate team took top honors at the Tarheel East National Qualifying Tournament held inMarch in Chapel Hill. I Coach Matt Ragsdale described the 2009-2010 year as being a “historic season” for Union Pines wrestling. Viking’s seniors Randy Stevens finished third, Marquis McKinney fifth and Kaleb Rierson sixth at the state championship meet at Greensboro Coliseum in March. I The Union Pines Marching Band has something exciting to look forward to this summer. The band was honored to be chosen as one of a few that will play in the Washington, D.C., Independence Day parade this summer. I Four seniors, each from one of the county’s high schools, were nominated for the Kiwanis Club of the Sandhills’ Junior Builders Cup this May. A North Moore High School senior took away the honors and $2,500 scholarship. John Spivey II demonstrated he was the most “outstanding graduating senior in Moore County.”
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North Moore High School will award diplomas to 107 seniors during its graduation ceremony. It will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, June 11, in the school’s football/soccer stadium.
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PINECREST
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Ryan Agcaoli-Mullin Dalton Allen
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Jennifer Archer
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Amber Bennett
Kristen Berlangero
Daniel Bertram
Michael Birner
Nathan Black
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Zaneta Boler
Kathleen Boorman
Candis Bouldin
Sarah Bowman
Brooke Brabant
Danial Bradley
Sean Bradley
Maxwell Brenner
Amanda Brewer
Randall Brewer
Ashley Brock
Tyler Broerman
Kayla Brown
Anna Brownback
Chasity Bullock
Allison Burrow
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Tawnya Butler
Zachary Bybee
Robert Cable
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Joshua Carroll
Harron Carson
Christopher Cary
Miranda Casey
Nikolas Ceraso
Adam Cheatham
Zachary Christian
Fay Chu
Hailey Cioccolanti
Billy Clark
Brittney Clark
Garrett Clark
Dylan Cole
Jaylan Cole
Jonathan Cole
Corey Collins
Sarah Conely
Casey Cooper
Latasha Core
Ashlee Covington
Richard Covington
Brandon Cox
Joshua Coxe
Samantha Craven
Justin Crawford
Tianna Crawford
Patrick Crews
Cathryn Crowl
Nathan Cunningham
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PINECREST
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Kyle Davis
Patricia Davis
William Davis
Sean Dawson
Matthew Deaton
Damien Decatur
Harrison Deen
Lauren Delaunay
Jennica Denham
Jordan Dew
Zachary Dickerson
Rachel Dokich
Stephanie Downey
Brooke Doza
Austin Dunlap
Rebecca Dupre
Patrick Earhart
Jacob Elliott
Maurice Ervin
Melissa Eudy
Johnathan Evans
Zane Excell
Arielle Fairley
MacKinley Farmer
Tiffany Farmer
Julie Farnsworth
Ivory Ferguson
Shannon Fino
Colleen Fleming
Adam Fogleman
Preston Foote
Matthew Forbis
Elizabeth Fowle
Breanne Fowler
Shanele Frech
Michael Fredericks
Kelcie Frye
Victoria Gaeta
Tiffany Gamble
Hannah Gandy
Blanca Garcia
Hayden Germain
Alexis Gibson
Jacob Gibson
Morgan Gibson
Tanaisha Gibson
Mychael Gillis
Megan Godfrey
Kelly Godwin
Tajari Goins
Scott Gorman
Thomas Goulden
Richard Grabowski
Juanita Grady
Elisabeth Green
Ryann Greene
Meagan Griffin
Michael Guarente
Darion Hailey
Tareyah Hailey
Allison Haller
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Ashley Hammett
Raheem Hampton
Christopher Hand
Tyler Hanna
Ashley Hannah
Brittany Hardison
Paige Harrelson
Justin Harrington
Darian Harris
Lance Harris
Roy Harris
Will Harris
Phillip Hause
Theya Havranek
Codie Hayes
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Erin Hennings
Joseph Herbert
Cayla Herm
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Jeremy Hodges
Ginni Holderfield
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Kellie Hollyfield
Lynn Hollyfield
Blaine Hooper
Jeffrey Hopkins
Paige Horne
Devan Howlett
Hali Hudson
Shanesha Ingram
Diontay Isaac
Samuel Ivey
Beonka Jackson
Hannah Jackson
Auriel Jeffries
Ryan Jett
Jessica John
Andrew Jones
Arrielle Jones
Javeon Jones
Ruth Jones
Sean Kaiser
Timothy Kaiser
Krista Kaplan
Jessica Karsner
Ethan Kavanaugh
Daniel Keith
Sabrina Kelly
Ashley Kidd
Leah King
Derek Kinney
Destene Kinser
Emily Kirby
Annessia Knight
James Koch
Jesse Korenoski
Kellie Koval
Cody Kunik
Christopher Kuschel
Breonna Lane
Dylan Langaman
Derek Lawson
Rachel Lax
Kaitlin Leach
Sunnie Ledbetter
Johnathan Lee
Ryan Lee
T’Keyah Lee
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Lanny Leonard
Patrick Lichowid
Katherine Liffrig
Tyeisha Liles
Laura Lindamood
Edgardo Lopez
Kelly Lovely
Alex Lovette
Thomas Luebke
Gregory Lydic
Evan Lyne
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David Maples
Julian Marsh-Patterson Denise Masten
Jose Ivan Maximo
Danielle Mayo
Kenneth McAllister
Stephen McAllister
Eric McCabe
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Michael McCloy
Jykeal McCrimmon
Ashley McDaniel
Charlotte McDonald
Maurie McDonald
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James Matthews
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PINECREST
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Taylor Miles
Armon Mirian
Beatrice Montano
Ridasian Moore
Catherine Morrison
Joseph Murphy
Dominique Murray
Anna Musser
Travis Nall
Kelly Nelson
Rebecca Nelson
Connor Neville
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Emily Ott
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Joseph Rasmus
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Maranda Rice
Melanie Richardson
Zachary Roberts
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Meagan Rock
Brianna Rolfe
Jessica Rorie
Wendy Ross
Juan Russ
Anthony Sacco
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Jadyn Salang
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Joshua Saunders
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Charles Scruggs
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UNION PINES
Kacey Graner
Andrew Greene
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Corina Heich
Christopher Henderson Summer Hennings
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UNION PINES
Anthony Person
Deidra Person
Samuel Peterson
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Jonathan Pettitt
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Erin Price
Alexander Purser
Laquana Quick
Tameika Quick
Claudia Quiros
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Jessica Ramon
Michelle Ramon
Brittney Ratigan
John Ray
Lamont Reaves
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Christina Rhoades
Nicholas Rhoades
Kaleb Rierson
Thomas Robbins
Lucas Robinson
Matthew Rock
Jordan Roy
Kevin Rujsz
Blake Schrein
Lauren Seawell
David Sesta
Christian Sharpsten
Amber Shaw
April Shiflett
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Abby Simmons
Benjamin Sineath
Amanda Smith
Eric Smith
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Ryan Smith
Taylor Smith
Elizabeth Snyder
Ricky Spivey
Randall Stevens
Stuart Strickland
Brittany Szabo
Aaron Talbert
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Katie Taylor
Kevin Terrell
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Jeremy Via
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Samuel Walden
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Tyler West
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Claire Wilkins
Christopher Willcox
Ciera Williams
Rebekah Williams
T’Kyah Williams
Justin Wilson
Shonna Wilson
Ryan Winn
Allyson Womack
Jackson Wood
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UNION PINES U NION P INES H IGH S CHOOL J UNIOR M ARSHALLS
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Commencement for Union Pines High School’s 293 graduates will take place at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 12, at the Stadium Field.
Episcopal Day School’s Class of 2010 ODE TO EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL’S CLASS OF 2010 Let’s start the loud clapping and cheering, please ring all the chimes, EDS’ Class of 2010 is graduating, and they’re ready for great times. They’re all caring, supportive, talented, committed, collegial, and cool, And they are prepared, raring to go, and eager for life in middle school.
With strong character, vigor, academic achievement, and sleeves full of tricks, Let’s shout out to our pals, Campbell Jourdian, Brooke Olinger, and Charlotte Ix. Mention Domenik Ceraso, Stacy McDearmon, Coltan Neubauer, and Taylor Ellis, You’ll hear: honorable, honest, humble, kind, considerate and never, ever jealous.
Let’s hear it for students who work hard, play hard, and are always engaged fully, That’s Kate Kilpatrick, Tucker Fessenden, Tommy Vinson and Simone Woolley. We all know and appreciate Maddie Czarnik, Michael Gallagher, and Sydney Dye, They’re energetic, enthusiastic, and always eager to give something new a try. Anna Throneburg, Sarah Webster, Elyssa Zimmerman, and Gracie Bell, Inside school and out, they move mountains, and they do everything well. Haley McGuirt, MacKenzie Morrissett, Sarah Nicholson, and Isabel Friesen, With their excellent effort and attitudes, through the years, they’ll be breezin’.
So we stand and salute this special, joyous, grand group of twenty-two strong Episcopal Day School is fifty this year and very healthy because they came along. With deepest respect and admiration, Jay St. John, Headmaster
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THE O’NEAL SCHOOL
Derek Ailerson
Christian Bolduc
Danielle Bradshaw
Ryan Brooks
Morgan Clark
Ellen Cowherd
Emma Craven
Whitney Cutler
Dante DelGuercio
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Nicole Moser
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O’Neal Graduates 46 The O’Neal School held its commencement on Friday, May 21, in Owens Auditorium at Sandhills Community College. Former O’Neal Upper School faculty member Matt Peal, class valedictorian Alex Guannan Zhang and headmaster Alan Barr addressed the students. Peal focused on the importance of keeping oneself open to new experiences, and counting integrity and honesty as the most valuable human assets. Zhang addressed the audience, remarking on the uniqueness of each of his classmates and how they each contributed in making him the young man that he is today. Barr and Hu Poston, chairman of the O’Neal board, distributed diplomas and congratulated the class of 2010. As Mr. Barr officially announced the class of 2010,
mortarboards were replaced by caps representing the college that each of the students will attend. The 46 graduating students are recipients of scholarships in excess of $1.1 million. Students will attend local North Carolina colleges and universities, as well as colleges such as the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, University of Georgia, Washington University in St. Louis, The Citadel and Emory University, among others. Serving students from pre-K3 to grade 12, The O’Neal School is a member of the National Association for Independent Schools and is also a Core Knowledge National visitation site. The school has dual accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS).
The O’Neal School is dedicated to the development of academic excellence, strength of character and physical wellbeing of its students. The school is now taking enrollment applications for the 2010-2011 school year. For more information about The O’Neal School, contact Alice Droppers, director of admissions, at (910) 692-6920 or log onto www.OnealSchool. org.
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THE O’NEAL SCHOOL O’Neal Student Named National Merit Scholar Danielle M. Bradshaw has been named a Washington University in St. Louis National Merit Scholar. The daughter of Stan and Jean Bradshaw, of Pinehurst, Bradshaw graduated from The O’Neal School on Friday, May 21, and will be attending Washington University in the fall of 2010. Approximately 200 colleges and universities currently underwrite more than 4,700 National Merit Scholarships in each annual competition. Only National Merit Finalists can be considered, and winners are chosen by officials of the sponsoring college or university. From more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program, only about 16,000 were named semifinalists. In order to advance in the competition and be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, a semifinalist had to become a finalist by fulfilling several requirements that included submitting a detailed scholarship application and presenting a record of very high academic performance.
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Danielle M. Bradshaw All winners of about 8,200 National Merit Scholarships are being chosen from the group of approximately 15,000 distinguished finalists. A member of the National Association for Independent Schools, The O’Neal School is a college preparatory school serving students from pre-K3 to grade 12. For more information, log onto www.ONealSchool.org or call Alice Droppers, director of admissions, at (910) 692-6920.
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Holmberg, Nuzzo, Bradshaw Scholarships Awarded CONTRIBUTED A reception was held recently for applicants and recipients of O’Neal’s Upper School Scholarships. Three rising ninth-graders have been chosen to receive four-year scholarships. Mary Winston Dozier, an O’Neal School eighth-grader, has been awarded the Helen Pringle Holmberg Scholarship. Kyle Flechsig, currently attending New Century Middle School in Cameron, has been awarded the Nuzzo Family Foundation Scholarship. Danielle Cormier, an eighth-grader from West Pine Middle School in West End, is the recipient of the Hannah Marie Bradshaw Scholarship. O’Neal senior and past Nuzzo recipient Emma Craven, and O’Neal senior and past Bradshaw recipient Tommy Miller addressed those in attendance. Craven spoke about O’Neal School being a family and how that has positively affected her four years in high school while Miller spoke about slaying the dragon of college admissions. Both of them talked of how an O’Neal education has made a difference in their lives, from academic success to life skills. The Nuzzo, Holmberg and Bradshaw Scholars are selected based upon the students’ demonstration of scholastic ability, leadership potential and strength of character. The scholarship process included an extensive application with essays and an interview with members of O’Neal’s Board of Trustees and O’Neal’s headmaster, Alan Barr.
Helen Pringle Holmberg The Helen Pringle Holmberg Scholarship is given in honor of Helen Holmberg, an O’Neal graduate and the school’s first John Motley Morehead Scholarship recipient. Holmberg’s father, the late Centre W. Holmberg Jr., served as chairman of O’Neal’s Board of Trustees. Current O’Neal students, as well as students from other schools, are considered. Mary Winston Dozier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Winston Dozier Jr., of Biscoe, becomes the 12th Holmberg Scholar. Dozier is a member of O’Neal’s Junior Beta Club. She plays volleyball, basketball and is the goalie for the Middle School soccer team. Dozier is an active member of her
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Helen Pringle Holmberg Scholarship recipient, Mary Winston Dozier, with The O’Neal School headmaster, Alan Barr church and reads to children as a volunteer at Troy Elementary School. She has been an O’Neal student for one year.
Nuzzo Family Foundation The Nuzzo Family Foundation Scholarship is given by Mr. and Mrs. Sal Nuzzo in honor of Father John Nicola, a retired priest who was a beloved Latin teacher at O’Neal. Students not currently enrolled at O’Neal are considered. Kyle Flechsig, O’Neal’s 11th Nuzzo Scholar, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Brad Flechsig, of Whispering Pines. He has competed and placed in the regional and state Science Olympiad competitions for the past three years. Flechsig also has been a team leader for his church’s Vacation Bible School. Kyle enjoys playing lacrosse.
Hannah Marie Bradshaw The Hannah Marie Bradshaw Scholarship is given in memory of Hannah Marie Bradshaw. Bradshaw spent half of her life as an O’Neal student, and she loved the school as a positive place that helped her reach her true potential. Students not currently enrolled at O’Neal are considered. Danielle Cormier, the fifth recipient of the scholarship, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Real Cormier, of Pinehurst. Cormier has been involved in
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SCC Holds Graduation Ceremonies For Adult High School and GED BY KAREN MANNING Special to the Pilot
Sandhills Community College held a graduation ceremony for the Adult High School and General Education Development (GED) graduates on Friday, May 7. “This is always a very special and emotional time as we recognize students who have overcome many obstacles to walk across the stage,” says Martha Bergman, senior director of Basic Skills. “Graduation gives my staff and me the opportunity to congratulate our students on their hard work and to remind them that this is only the first step in reaching the goals they plan to achieve on their path to a brighter future and a meaningful career.” Dr. John Turner, senior vice president for Instruction and Student Services, welcomed the guests and trustees and presented 43 graduates with their diplomas. A highlight of the evening was the SUCCEED Bell Choir performance, which was led by Edna McNeill, and vocals led by Rose Highland-Sharpe. The SUCCEED Bell Choir is made up of SCC Compensatory Education students. Having completed her GED at Sandhills Community College in 1993, Taiwan born Pai-i-Tsung delivered an inspiring speech, assuring students that if she can reach her educational goals as a foreign-born, non-English speaking student, they can do so as well. Tsung began her college education in the English as a Second Language (ESL)
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Conway performed “He’s Still Working on Me.” The K-4 and K-5 classes gave a presentation of “A Day in Kindergarten” before awards were presented. Also receiving diplomas during the commencement ceremony were K-4 graduates, Taylor Booker, Hunter Godwin and Josiah Lofton; and K-5 graduates, Chayce Coleman, Talayah Baldwin and Sarrah Quick. A reception followed the ceremony at Solid Rock Christian Church, 311 E. Maple St., Aberdeen.
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upcoming edition of the Sandhills Community College Career Focus magazine. This will be mailed to every Moore and Hoke county household in mid-June. She also is one of 10 students whose images will soon be seen on the SCC
activity bus. To learn more about the ESL, Adult High School or the GED programs at the college, call (910) 695-3784 or come to the Continuing Education office in Van Dusen Hall on the Pinehurst campus. CONTRIBUTED
Episcopal Day School Graduates Shine CONTRIBUTED Next year, they’ll be making new friends at different schools, but many of the 22 rising sixthgraders who graduated from Episcopal Day School Thursday, June 3, say they’ll never forget the family-like friendships they have formed there. Students gathered in the chapel of Emmanuel Episcopal Church to hold a graduation ceremony, featuring David Woronoff, publisher of The Pilot, as speaker. “This is such a loving community,” says new graduate Charlotte Ix of the 50-year-old elementary school in Southern Pines. “I feel so fortunate to have grown up here.” Her classmate, Campbell Jourdain, concurred that he
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would miss all the people he had met. “I’ll really miss the teachers,” says Jourdain. “But I’m happy to be going to Southern Middle.” Headmaster Jay St. John remarked on the various adventures and accomplishments the group had celebrated together. “Their environmental Soundto-Sea trip; their service to our community, including mentoring our 3-year-olds; and their strong characters, as shown through their actions, all make this a remarkable class of students,” says St. John, who read an original ode in honor of the class at the ceremony. The ode appears in the EDS advertisement on page 14 of this special section. “They are great students, but even more wonderful individu-
als; one of our finest classes ever,” says fifth-grade teacher Sandy Mashburn. “Watching them grow to become school leaders has been a remarkable thing to see.” Pre-K teacher Barbara Yearby agreed that she has enjoyed watching the graduates’ personalities develop. “This is a group of highly energetic individuals who are creative, intelligent, independent thinkers,” says Yearby. “Some of them are rather shy while others are outgoing … in a good way!” Mashburn added that she was especially impressed by this class’ commitment to put their
faith into action through projects like the Beta Club’s Pennies for Peace, an initiative that made it possible for students to send more than $1,000 in school supplies to Afghani children. “Their integrity and concern for others shine,” says Mashburn. “As we send them out to schools around the county, we are sure they will be a blessing to their future classmates and teachers.” Before bidding goodbye to the young grads, Yearby said she was certain of one thing: “They will all be successful,” she says. “ They are the embodiment of the EDS spirit.”
Solid Rock Christian School’s K-4 graduating class included (left to right) Taylor Booker, Hunter Godwin and Josiah Lofton.
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Sandhills Community College Graduation Held May 15 BY KAREN MANNING Special to the Pilot
One of the largest crowds to ever gather on the Boyd Library Green on the campus of Sandhills Community College was present for graduation on Saturday, May 15. The graduates were a diverse group. Some students came to Sandhills straight out of high school to earn a technical degree, diploma or certificate. Others planned to begin at Sandhills and transfer to a fouryear university and continue their education. Parents and grandparents came back to college after choosing to change careers or were laid off from a job. The SCC Jazz Band entertained the growing crowd as families and friends chose their seats. The processional began at 10 a.m. After the national anthem, led by the SCC Choir, a rousing performance of “Lean on Me� was enjoyed. Dr. John Dempsey welcomed the crowd. He congratulated the graduates and noted retiring faculty members. After welcoming several dignitaries, Student Government President Ravon Sheppard was introduced. Sheppard addressed the graduates with a motivating and encouraging message followed by George Little, chair of the Board of Trustees. Little welcomed the crowd, introduced members of the board and spoke to the graduates. Dr. Susanne Adams presented the Mary Lumen Meyer Award to Charity Haskins, and Professor Wendy Kauffman presented the Faculty Award to Alison Boone. Dr. Dempsey presented the valedictorian of the class, Pai-I Tsung, with the President’s Award. Degrees, certificates and diplomas were then awarded to the graduates.
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