High school honor graduates announced
May 27, 2020
Sheila Harris
Valedictorians and salutatorians have been chosen at four Barry County High Schools, ending an academic year which can easily be labeled as bizarre. During a time when Seniors typically experience a whirlwind of activities, culminating in the opportunity to begin summer vacation a bit earlier than the underclassmen, this year’s seniors were summarily dismissed from school without the opportunity for closure on 12 years of what they will someday look back on with fond memories.
This year’s graduates will hold the singular distinction, we hope, of being the class brought up short by COVID-19. They will easily remember the year the virus descended on the United States. “Oh, yes,” they will say, “that was the year I graduated from high school.”
Holding high honors among Barry County’s 2020 high school graduates are the following students.
At Cassville High School, Madry McCrackin, daughter of Todd and Jennifer McCrackin of Cassville, has earned the position of Valedictorian.
Madison Osborne, daughter of Brittany Osborne of Eagle Rock, is Cassville’s Salutatorian.
Cameron Weston represents Exeter High School as Valedictorian. Lindsey Nelson is the 2020 Salutatorian.
Wheaton High School’s Calista Burns, daughter of Gary and Bonnie Burns and Angela Carnes, earned the Valedictorian position.
Taylynn Banks, daughter of Bobby and Shauna Banks, represents the class as Salutatorian.
Both Burns and Banks plan to pursue degrees in English and/or elementary education.
Rachel Jimenez, daughter of Prudencio and Marisela Jimenez, represents Southwest High School as Valedictorian. Jimenez plans to attend Brigham Young University, where she will pursue a degree in Biomedical Sciences.
Leland Colf, son of David and Tiffany Colf, represents the 2020 graduating class as Salutatorian. Colf plans to attain a Agricultural Business-Agronomy degree at Crowder College, then pursue a Soil Science degree at Missouri State University.
Purdy High School has shifted from the honoring of an individual Valedictorian and Salutatorian, to a Cum Laude, point-based system in which students’ scores are based on a combination of factors, including cumulative grade point average. The names of their honor graduates were not yet available.
Valedictorians and salutatorians have been chosen at four Barry County High Schools, ending an academic year which can easily be labeled as bizarre. During a time when Seniors typically experience a whirlwind of activities, culminating in the opportunity to begin summer vacation a bit earlier than the underclassmen, this year’s seniors were summarily dismissed from school without the opportunity for closure on 12 years of what they will someday look back on with fond memories.
This year’s graduates will hold the singular distinction, we hope, of being the class brought up short by COVID-19. They will easily remember the year the virus descended on the United States. “Oh, yes,” they will say, “that was the year I graduated from high school.”
Holding high honors among Barry County’s 2020 high school graduates are the following students.
At Cassville High School, Madry McCrackin, daughter of Todd and Jennifer McCrackin of Cassville, has earned the position of Valedictorian.
Madison Osborne, daughter of Brittany Osborne of Eagle Rock, is Cassville’s Salutatorian.
Cameron Weston represents Exeter High School as Valedictorian. Lindsey Nelson is the 2020 Salutatorian.
Wheaton High School’s Calista Burns, daughter of Gary and Bonnie Burns and Angela Carnes, earned the Valedictorian position.
Taylynn Banks, daughter of Bobby and Shauna Banks, represents the class as Salutatorian.
Both Burns and Banks plan to pursue degrees in English and/or elementary education.
Rachel Jimenez, daughter of Prudencio and Marisela Jimenez, represents Southwest High School as Valedictorian. Jimenez plans to attend Brigham Young University, where she will pursue a degree in Biomedical Sciences.
Leland Colf, son of David and Tiffany Colf, represents the 2020 graduating class as Salutatorian. Colf plans to attain a Agricultural Business-Agronomy degree at Crowder College, then pursue a Soil Science degree at Missouri State University.
Purdy High School has shifted from the honoring of an individual Valedictorian and Salutatorian, to a Cum Laude, point-based system in which students’ scores are based on a combination of factors, including cumulative grade point average. The names of their honor graduates were not yet available.
Southwest High School Valedictorian, Rachel Jimenez
Exeter High School Valedictorian, Cameron Weston
Cassville High School Valedictorian, Madry McCrackin
Wheaton High School Valedictorian, Calista Burns
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Southwest High School Salutatorian, Leland Colf
Exeter High School Salutatorian, Lindsey Nelson
Cassville High School Salutatorian, Madison Osborne
Wheaton High School Salutatorian, Taylynn Banks
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