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Vol. 35, No. 6 | Richmond Suburban News | June 13, 2018
Bennett and Helmick take top honors in leading AHS ’18 grads By Melody Kinser Managing Editor
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ECHANICSVILLE -Carolyn Bennett will lead the Atlee High School Class of 2018 as valedictorian with a grade point average of 4.676. The salutatorian is Mason Helmick, who as a 4.64789 GPA. Bennett is the daughter of Josh and Susan Bennett of
Atlee 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 16 Stuart Siegel Center VCU 1200 W. Broad St. Richmond
Mechanicsville. She served as drum major
CAROLYN BENNETT
MASON HELMICK
Valedictorian
Salutatorian
of the Atlee High School Marching Band her senior year and was a section leader during her junior year. She was president of the Student Council Association (SCA) and president of the National Honor Society, and a member of the BETA
Club, SODA, Atlee Indoor Drumline, National Honor Society, and National Latin Honor Society. Bennett was a percussionist in the All-State Band and All-District Band percussionist, as well as a percussionist in the Atlee Jazz Band and
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Wind Ensemble. She has been a percussionist in the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra (RSYO) and a percussionist in the Central Virginia Wind Symphony (CVWS). She has volunteered with Read To Them in Richmond and VCU Medical Center. She also has been a volunteer percussion teacher for Music To My Ears. Bennett performs with 4G Youth Band at Shady Grove UMC, and has been an iTunes recording artist with Red Amp Studio. Bennett plans to attend the University of Virginia to pursue a degree in neurobiology. “In reflecting on my time in high school, I can only feel an immense sense of fortune see ATLEE, pg. 4
Pizza and music add to festival fun By Melody Kinser Managing Editor MECHANICSVILLE – Sounds emanating from Pole Green Park next month will be shrieks of fun with pizza, as well as a variety of musical
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Rocking his rhythm guitar, Ryan Harris played with his band, Infinite Monkey Theory.
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Meredith Newcombe wore her favorite toppings as she ran the last leg of the Papa John’s Pizza Run for her team, RunRun-Yum-Yum.
tastes. This year the Hanover Tomato Festival celebrates 40 years of bringing games, vendors, food, competitions, entertainment, and, most of all, the Hanover Tomato. In 1978, the Black Creek Volunteer Fire Department started the festival as a fundsee FESTIVAL, pg. 4