Cleburne ISD
Academic excellence to be honored Monday
More than 180 Cleburne High School sophomores, juniors, seniors and ’09 graduates will be honored Monday evening for their achievements in the classroom at the annual Academic Excellence Awards presentation.
Sponsored for more than 25 years by St. Mark United Methodist Church, CHS students who achieved a cumulative grade point average of 4.6 or better in the 2008-09 school year will be honored.
The program will begin at 7 p.m. in the high school’s Don Smith Performing Arts Center.
First-time honorees will receive an Academic Excellence afghan. Repeat winners will be presented with certificates of achievement.
The Rev. Danny Niedecken, minister of St. Mark and the Academic Excellence Committee, will preside over the ceremony.
Other members of the Academic Excellence Committee are Chairman Glenda Young, co-chairmen Pat Cantrell and Janet Wallace, treasure Becky Snider, and Becky King, Martha Cole, Gretchen Niedecken, Janice Hinman and Bernadine Mariott.
“This is a great way to begin a new academic year,” said Principal Monte Pritchett. “These honorees worked very hard to achieve this receive this special recognition which for many serves as a motivator to keep up the good work.”
Contributors to the 2009 Academic Excellence program are Mr. and Mrs. William Anderson; Ball Insurance Agency; Benke Ear Nose & Throat; Bob Harris Oil Co.; Adam T. Bonds, DDS; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Browder; Childress Engineers; Cleburne Veterinary Hospital; Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Cody; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cole; Colonial Savings; Brooks William “Bill” Conover III; Mr. and Mrs. C. L.Evers; Family Nutrition Center; St. Mark UMC Fidelis Class; First Financial Bank of Cleburne; Dr. and Mrs. Thom Garber; Gary Estes & Co.; Gilliam, Wharram & Co.; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hinman; Dr. Robert O. Kelly; Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kelm,; Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Kiel; Lummus, Hallman, Pritchard & Baker PC; Mr. and Mrs. Rick Mariott; Dr. Henry Nance; the Rev. and Mrs. Danny Niedecken; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Oefinger; Pinnacle Bank; Rosser Funeral Home; Ronald Sherwood DDS; Texas Lime Co.; Mr. and Mrs. James Wallace; St. Mark UMC Wesley Class; Ms. Cloyce Woodruff; and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Young.
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