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GLENN ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL NEV:S
The Glennallen Highschool commencement
•exercises were held Wednesday night, May 15
at 8200 P.M. in the High School gym. The High
School graduates were as follows:
Pam Brown, Christine Charley, Babe Dimonde
Dorthy Engebretson,DBnna Holcomb, Fred John
Merle Phillips and Brett Stocks.
The salutatorian was Donna Holcomb and the
valdictorian was Pam Brown. The commencement
adress was given by William T. Zahradnicek,
Commissioner of Education.
The eight grade graduates from Glennallen
were: Carol Cabbell, Susan Engebretson,
Marilyn Eskilida, Glenna George, Kenneth
Holcomb, Barbara Knoebel, Sheilah Large, Nora
luebke, Elmer Marshall.Barbara Schneider,
Gretchen Wheeler and Joe Worcester.
There was one graduate from Kenny Lake
Doris Brittain and one from Copper Center
Donald Johns.
The Alaska Native Brotherhood Scholarship
was awarded'ti Merle Phillips, .The P.T-.A.
Scholarship was split between Pam Brown and
Donna Holcomb and Christine Charley received
a two year room scholarship for the University
of Alaska. Those who were awarded basketball
letters wereCharles Craig, John Craig, Boh
Yates and Merle Phillips. Those who received
scholastic awards were: Pam Brown with a four
year membership Donna Holcomb with a two year
membership P’Qlly Brown with a three year and
Vonnie Tegler one 'ye a rand Rose Charley one
year membership.
Perfect attendence pins were awarded to
Halter Luebke, Nora Luebke, Merry May Johnson
and Mary Ann Billum and V/arren John from Cop
per Center.
The invocation and the Benediction were
given by Rev. Vincent Joy. The Junior Senior
High Girls Chorus accompanied by Patsy Cowen
sang ” God Bless America’1 and ” You’ll Never
walk Alone” • Arecption for the graduates was
held folloYJing the exercises in the Home Ec.
room. by Pam BroY/n.
Dorthy Engebretson left for Rockford, 111.
' on Monday she plans on going to work for the
summer, then night school this fall.
Babe Dimonde will be > in Copper River Basin
| for the summer, und then enter the Navy this
fall.
Brett Stocks plans on working in Alaska for
the summer and then going to gun smitting
school in Denver in the fall.
Donna Holcomb plans to fly to Seattle, then
aftera week spent visiting relatives. She will
go on to Los Angles to work and live with her
sister .In the fall she will enter the Swedish
CoKenntit School of Nursing in Chicago, 111.
She will be awarded $200.00 P.T.u. scholars hi]
as soon as her application is finnished being
processed•
Pam Brown will be flying to San Francisco
on-June 15* She will be visiting with friends
and relatives for the summer. In the fall she
•o jt St. Joseph's School of nursing in San
Francisco, she was awarded a $200*00 scholar-:
ship from P.T.A.
Fred Johns plans to stay in iilaska for the
summer working. This fall he plans to enter :
Haskell Institute in Kansas*
Merle Phillips will also he going to Haskalj.
Institute in Kansas,he was awarded an A.N.B. ■
scholarship to complete his education. j
Christine Charley is going to Anchorage In j
June as Glennallen High representive to the |
Anchorage Music Festival. She will then try :
to find summer employment, by Donna Holcomb ;
GLEN TOPICS FOLRENCE CLAYTON
Notice,
The LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP dues will be $2.50
after June 30th , so if you are interested
hurry and get your membership in at >2.00.
Frank and Jerry Schoentrop paid a visit at j
Moosibou Joe!s and Lou went back to Anchorage
with them for a visit he returned on Friday j
with Fran and John Sprat .They stayed until
Sunday morning. John is going to Adak on con- j
tract work on the 17th of May. Joe said he
gave Lou her yearly allowance to buy her shoes
so she enjoyed herself shopping.
A going away party ?^as given Donn Holcomb &
Dorthy Engebretson. A tear cake and juice were
served. They were each given ulaskan stone
bracelets. Seventeen were at the Party. Donna i
is going to spend the summer in Calif, and wo-j
rk . Then she will enter Swedish Covenant Sch-j
ool.Dorthy, to 111. to work and night school j
then to teachers Collegeslater.Donna leaves j
Friday,Dorthy left with Noonkessers on Monday:!
-Good luck girls. Cont. on page 5 j