Onekama Schools
set to graduate 26 on Sunday, May 23, at 2:00 pm
By KEN GRABOWSKI
Manistee News Advocate Associate Editor
Published: Friday, May 21, 2010
ONEKAMA -- Twenty-six students from the
Class of 2010 at Onekama High School will have the distinct honor of
being the first graduating class to hold commencement ceremonies at
the school’s new gymnasium on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Superintendent Kevin Hughes will greet the graduates and those in
attendance at Sunday’s ceremony with some opening remarks. Prior to
that welcome, the graduates will march into the gymnasium to the
music provided by the Onekama High School Band under the direction
of Kathy Joseph.
Hughes will then introduce Daniel Gillespie to deliver the
salutatorian address. During his time at Onekama High School,
Gillespie was active in football and baseball during his time at
Onekama High School.
The salutatorian is the son of Marvin and Julie Gillespie, and this
fall, he will be attending classes at Michigan State University in
East Lansing. His plans are to study a pre-dental curriculum.
Following his remarks, those in
attendance will view a slide show presentation that was created by
class advisor Lynn O’Connor on the graduating seniors will be shown
to everyone. Other advisors for the Class of 2010 are Dennis Zupin
and Bonnie Brown.
A musical interlude by the Onekama High School Band will follow that
slide show. The musical interlude will give the graduates in the
band one last opportunity to perform as students at Onekama High
School.
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This year, the valedictorian is Kalani
Buckner who is the daughter of Scott and Kathy Buckner. While she was at
Onekama High School, Buckner took part in volleyball, track, Quiz Bowl,
National Honor Society, yearbook, youth group, and served as class
secretary.
In the fall, she will be attending the University of Michigan in Ann
Arbor. Her plans in college are to study screen arts and cultures, and
to hopefully become a director or screenwriter.
Vice president of the Onekama Consolidated Schools board of education,
Sally Koon, will then announce, on behalf of the board of education,
that the graduates have met all the requirements for graduation. Board
members Robert Evans, Kathleen Bowers, Leslie Acton, Dennis Zupin,
Thomas McCraner and Karl Domres have approved them meeting those
requirements.
Diplomas will then be awarded to the 26 graduates and they will be
introduced to those in attendance by principal Gina Hagen.
The class of 2010 at Onekama High School consists of Alicia Berryhill,
Alex Block, Daniel Brown, Kailani Buckner, Chase Callaway, Cheyenne
Gauthier, Daniel Gillespie, Karl Hoadley, Ashley Hobart, Diamond Kimpel,
Edward Kochick, Thomas Koon, Joe Kosiboski, Lucille Lee, Katlyn
MacPherson, Toni Makela, Jake Matthews, Kevin O’Connor, Joslyn Pomeroy,
Katie Prielipp, Sherece Revolt, Elizabeth Schoedel, Ashley Schultz,
Richard Superczynski, Haley Vallie-Laws and Jordan Zupin.
Class officers for the class are Danny Brown (president), Thomas Koon
(vice-president), Kailani Buckner (secretary), and Richard Superczynski
(treasurer).
This year, the graduates selected the lily as the class flower and they
picked “Meant to Live” by Switchfoot as the class song.
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