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GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
The GHS Class of 2020 will always be special to me and will certainly have some unique stories to tell. We at GHS are incredibly saddened that your senior year was cut short. This pandemic has taken so much from so many, including our nation's high school seniors. It is hard to believe that just four short years ago you were the first group of students to enter the Greenwood Freshman Center. We were all so excited about the next four years and what the future held.
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We never imagined this as a possibility. However, we hope you still remember the vision we created together and
remain "Future Focused" even through these difficult times. The faculty and staff of GHS love and miss you!
Photo Courtesy Bill Fant
Principal, Dr. Cody Chatman
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The Class of 2020
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Excerpt from Graduation speech by GHS Class of 2020 Senior Cadence Graves “Class of 2020, I know we all had an expectation of how our senior year would unfold. Athletic games and marching band contests. College essays and spring break trips. A magical prom and finally graduation. Due to circumstances out of our control, we were cut short. We have been forced to accept and adapt. And while 'social distancing' may become the phrase that defines the year 2020, let it not define us. “I challenge you to take the education we have been provided and use it to become world changers. Let us go and become doctors, teachers, business owners, lawyers, artists, police officers, farmers and soldiers that will leave a positive mark on society. Be someone, someone can lean on. A neighbor that will reach out in a time of crisis. A teacher that will rise above the challenge of a global pandemic and continue to educate. A doctor that will risk their own life to save another. And one day, when our grandchildren are interviewing us about our experience with Covid-19, let us be able to pass on the lessons we have learned.”
Camryn Presley, Senior Class President "Being a Greenwood Bulldog my whole life has shaped me to be who I am. Bulldogs embody what it means to love, work hard, and have fun. My classmates will forever hold a place in my heart, and I will never forget all the memories we have made at GHS. "
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Pictured are Hunter Hesslen (left), Student Council President, and
Molly Odell, Beta Club President. Both are members of the
GHS Class of 2020 Hall of Fame.
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Class Composite/Scholarships and Accomplishments • Average senior ACT score is 22.6 • 20 students scored a 32 or above (Governor's Distinguished recipients) • 2 students scored a 35 • 1 student scored a 36: Landon Henning Greenwood High School Athletics State Titles 2017 Girls Golf 2017 Volleyball 2017, 2018 Football
2020 Greenwood Senior Statistics 272 Graduates 33 Distinguished Graduates (4.0 and above with Honor Diploma) 110 Honor Diplomas (3.5, 9 Honor courses) 23 Honor Graduates (3.5 GPA) 129 Seniors Attended Greenwood Public Schools K-12 1 National Merit Finalist (William Hutchinson) 20 Governor’s Distinguished Scholars (32 ACT, 3.5 GPA) 71% Graduating seniors receiving scholarships $13.2 million Scholarships Offered $8.1 million Scholarships Accepted 150 Arkansas Challenge (Lottery) Recipients (estimate)
Senior College Plans
2018 Baseball
College (4 year) College (2 year) Military Vocational Work Force Other/Undecided
2019, 2020 Dual State Wrestling 2020 5A State Wrestling 2019 E-Sports 2019 Girls Cross Country
199 19 12 14 16 12
73% 7% 4% 5% 6% 4%
2020 Girls Basketball
Governor’s Distinguished Scholarship Recipients Congratulations to the following students who have been offered the Governor’s Distinguished Scholarship. It is the most academically rigorous scholarship program offered for those graduating seniors scoring either 32 on the ACT or 1410 on the SAT, and a 3.50 academic grade point average. The scholarship is $10,000 a year to any school in Arkansas.
Taylor Aishman
Natalie Mulvihill
Madison Blevins
Sherjeel Naeem
Rylynd Bullington
Case Owenby
Makenzie Carney
Joshua Owens
Savannah Faux
Elizabeth Pope
Colton Gattis
Jackson Stewart
Danielle Goodwin
Ryan Stracener
Landon Henning
Braedon Ulrich
William Hutchinson
Mollie Wisner
Rebecca Morrison
Abigail Woodring
Colleges Students are Attending Arkansas Tech 26 ATU-Ozark 6 Carl Albert 5 Henderson 1 Hendrix 6 John Brown 2 Lyon 1 NWACC 1 Ouachita Baptist 7 SAU 3 UA-Fayetteville 27 UA-Fort Smith 95 UCA 9 UA-Little Rock 1 University of Ozarks 3
Other Out of State: Crowder College, Des Moines CC, Eastern Ok State, Chapman University, Connors State, Florida College, NE Ok A&M, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma Christian, Oklahoma City University, Pepperdine, Pittsburg State, Randall University, Texas A&M, University of Kansas, Wichita State.
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