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— CHS: The Road Less Taken
THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS, WEDNESDAY. MAY 27, 2009 - PAGE 3A
Cont. from Page 1A
a road. Unlike Mr. Frost’s
speaker, we have many
roads to choose from.
“Some of these roads lead
to attaining a higher educa
tion, some to the workforce
and others to military ser
vice," he continued.
Cannady, the third honor
graduate and STAR student,
noted the temptations of
taking “the expected road,"
and declared that “the choic
es we make in the roads we
travel are up to us."
“The roads we take and
the resolutions at the end
of them are the sole basis
of our free will," she con
tinued, “our will to think for
ourselves. As we become
young adults, free will
encompasses a whole new
meaning."
Salutatorian Chelsey Cain
told her classmates that they
had something in common
with Frost’s protagonist.
“We can all identify with
seeing two roads in front of
us, knowing there was prob
ably an easier choice and
a more difficult one," she
said. “The one less traveled
has a larger payoff. We have
not made it here tonight by
always choosing the easier
path."
She warned of more forks
in the road.
“Every decision has conse
quences and will more than
likely lead to other choices,
to another fork in the road,"
she continued. “The real
ity is life does not get any
easier from here. The reality
is we are just now entering
reality."
Ball saw the class as stand
ing at Frost’s deciding point,
having arrived from differ
ent paths.
“Those roads converged
for this brief moment before
they diverge," she offered ...
'Tonight we stand at a fork
in the road. The decision
we make leads us to where
we will be tomorrow, next
week, even in 10 years from
now."
However, she also pointed
out that regardless of those
decisions, the students
will always have common
ground.
“Wherever these roads
take us, we will still be the
Class of 2009," she said.
“We will still be the class
that watched the school
begin to be torn down. We
will still be the last class to
graduate in the 2000s, the
class of 2009, rather than
2010."
— EJCHS: 164 Eagles Set Free
Cont. from Page 1A
the birth of EJCHS in the
fall of 2007.
“I saw in you your char
acter, your school spirit in
expressing your pride in
your fellow students," he
said.
He called the seniors
“the motivation and heart
beat of East Jackson
Comprehensive High
School" and said the gradu
ates had “proven yourselves
capable. Don’t sell yourself
short. Soar like an Eagle."
The most poignant
moment came as students
received their diplomas
and the name of Kason
Talik Dubose was called.
To a standing ovation, his
older sister, Nikki Dubose,
accepted his diploma.
Dubose was killed in a Feb.
24 auto accident. Later in
the ceremony, class presi
dent Jamie Dove provided
a brief remembrance of
Dubose.
But it was an uplifting
night. Valedictorian Erika
Deshon and salutato
rian Andy Van Deventer
inspired and entertained
the crowd, which filled
more than three-quarters of
the home-side bleachers.
In spite of a call for deco
rum, the crowd cheered
lustily as individuals’
names were called. No one
seemed to mind as fami
lies and friends cheered the
receipt of diplomas by their
loved ones.
The EJCHS Chorus per
formed “Like An Eagle."
The event officially closed
with the singing of the alma
mater led by senior mem
bers of the school chorus,
but it actually ended after
class members sang “I’m
So Happy (To Be At East
Jackson)," a sendoff for
assistant principal Johnny
Tucker, whose leading of
that song during the school
year was apparently a con
tinuing source of Eagle lev
ity.
Card of Thanks
We would like to thank each and
everyone for the prayers, kind words,
food, flowers and cards during the
loss of our mother Gladys C. Marlowe.
Thanks to Ivie Funeral Home and to
the Rev. Phil Parks and Bobby
Patman.
Thanks again,
Joan & Beverly
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Community Calendar
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Thursday, May 28
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon, Com
merce Civic Center.
Needles & Hooks: 6-8 p.m., First
United Methodist Church of Com
merce. Open to knitters of all age
and skill levels, as well as those
who crochet.
Friday, May 29
Movie in the Park: Dusk, Spencer
Park, downtown Commerce. The
Commerce Downtown Develop
ment Authority will screen the
movie "Hotel for Dogs" as part of
its Fridays After Five series. The
event is free.
Monday, June 1
Commerce Council meets: 6:30
p.m., City Hall. This work session
prepares the Commerce City Coun
cil for its regular meeting, which
will be helathe following Monday
night.
Maysville Council meets: 7:00
p.m., Maysville Public Library.
Nicholson Council meets: 7:00,
Nicholson City Hall.
Tuesday, June 2
JCCO meets: 6:00 p.m., BJC
Hospital conference room. Jack-
son County Community Outreach
defines itself as a grassroots com
munity organization.
TOPS meeting: 6:00 p.m., BJC
Medical Center cafeteria. Take Off
Pounds Sensibly is a weight loss
group. Weigh-in is from5:00 to
5:50.
Wednesday, June 3
Chamber breakfast: 7:30 a.m.,
Jackson EMC, Jefferson. Open to
all members of the Jackson Counly
Area Chamber of Commerce ancf
guests. $5.
Thursday, June 4
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon, Com
merce Civic Center.
Needles & Hooks: 6-8 p.m., First
United Methodist Church of Com
merce. Open to knitters of all age
and skill levels, as well as those
who crochet.
Lodge meets: 6:30 p.m. Hudson
Lodge #294 F&AM meets at its
Hospital Road facility.
School board meets: 7 p.m.,
Commerce Middle School media
center. This work session prepares
the Commerce Board of Education
for its regular meeting the following
Monday.
Friday, June 5
Beach party: 6 p.m., Spencer
Park, downtown Commerce. This
free event is part of the Downtown
Development Authority's Fridays
After Five series.
Monday, June 8
Commerce Council meets: 6:30
p.m., Commerce Room, Commerce
Civic Center.
School board meets: 7:00 p.m.,
Commerce High School media cen
ter. The Commerce Board of Educa
tion operates the city's independent
school system.
Tuesday, June 9
TOPS meeting: 6:00 p.m., BJC
Medical Center cafeteria. Take Off
Pounds Sensibly is a weight loss
group. Weigh-in is 5:00 to 5:50.
Lions Club meets: 7:00 p.m.,
Ryan's Steakhouse, Banks Crossing.
Thursday, June 11
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon, Com
merce Civic Center.
Cold Sassy Quitters: 1:00 p.m.,
Commerce Public Library.
Needles & Hooks: 6-8 p.m., First
United Methodist Church of Com
merce. Open to knitters of all age
and skill levels, as well as those
who crochet.
Monday, June 15
Mended Hearts meets: 7:00
p.m., conference room, BJC Medi
cal Center. Mended Hearts is a
support group for heart patients
and their families.
Tuesday, June 16
TOPS meeting: 6:00 p.m., BJC
Medical Center cafeteria. Take Off
Pounds Sensibly is a weight loss
group. Weigh-in is 5:00 to 5:50.
Thursday, June 18
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon, Com
merce Civic Center.
Needles & Hooks: 6-8 p.m., First
United Methodist Church of Com
merce. Open to knitters of all age
and skill levels, as well as those
who crochet.
Pilot Club meets: 7:00 p.m., First
United Methodist Church of Com
merce. The Pilot Club of Commerce
meets on the third Thursday of each
month.
Monday, June 22
Hospital authority meets: 1:30
p.m., conference room, BJC
Hospital. The BJC Medical Center
Authority manages BJC Hospital
and Nursing Home.
City planning meeting: 7:00
p.m., Peach Room, Commerce
Civic Center. The Commerce Plan
ning Commission makes recom
mendations to the Commerce City
Council on zoning and other land
use matters.
Tuesday, June 23
TOPS meeting: 6:00 p.m., BJC
Medical Center cafeteria. Take Off
Pounds Sensibly is a weight loss
group. Weigh-in is from 5:00 to
5:50.
Lions Club meets: 7 p.m., Ryan's
Steakhouse, Banks Crossing.
Thursday, June 25
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon, Com
merce Civic Center.
Needles & Hooks: 6-8 p.m., First
United Methodist Church of Com
merce. Open to knitters of all age
and skill levels, as well as those
who crochet.
Saturday, June 27
City Lights Festival: Spencer Park,
downtown Commerce, featuring
music, a car show, food and crafts.
Starts with a 5K race at 8:00 a.m.,
music begins at 11 and the event
concludes with a fireworks display.
Tuesday, June 30
TOPS meeting: 6:00 p.m., BJC
Medical Center cafeteria. Take Off
Pounds Sensibly is a weight loss
group. Weigh-in is from 5:00 to
5:50.
Optimist Club Starting Banks-Jackson Chapter
The BJC Optimist
Club will meet at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, June 2, at Ryan’s
Steakhouse, located at 243
Steven B. Tanger Blvd. at
Banks Crossing.
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