School: Greenwood H.S. Commencement (1947)

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Surnames: Worchel, Anderson, Heilman, Steiger, Plunkett, Behrens, Haas, Norson, Schwarze

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) 29 May 1947

Commencement exercises were held Monday night, May 26, 1947 at 8:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Forty-five students received their diplomas at this time. The following awards were presented to the following people: Scholarship award to Calvin Worchel, the Valedictorian; Edith Anderson and Hertha Heilman received scholarship awards as co-salutatorians; Ervin Steiger was presented with the musical award; Patrick Plunkett with the dramatic award; Edith Behrens, the forensic award; Joseph Plunkett, the athletic award; Hertha Heilman, the D.A.R award, and Calvin Worchel, the Readers Digest award.

Professor Leonard Haas of the State Teachers College of Eau Claire, gave the Commencement address. The high school band and the senior boys’ quartet furnished the musical numbers. The Rev. A.E. Norson gave the invocation and the benediction, and Mrs. Schwarze played the processional and recessional.