“Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead.” ― Nora Ephron
Vol. V May 15, 2020
Sharing the good news about Longview Independent School District
CLASS OF 2020 Seniors graduate in unusual times
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t this time of the year, high school seniors should be walking across the stage to receive their diplomas as they are loudly cheered on by family and friends. Valedictorian Fatima Akilo should be giving a speech to her peers, but both she and salutatorian Emily Mendenhall will be experiencing
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COMMENCEMENT 2020 Plan A: Individual ceremonies for students/families
Beginning May 12 through May 15, students and parents may come to Longview High School to experience an individual graduation ceremony. The ceremony will be filmed and combined with films of other commencement events for students to keep. A copy of this film will be given to each graduating senior. This ceremony will be conducted at Lobo
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Two seniors earn ‘Voice’ Scholarships Congratulations to Longview High seniors Jesse Gonzalez and Emily Mendenhall for being selected as The Longview Voice Scholarship winners for 2020! Jesse and Emily were selected for their contributions to the Voice as well as their superlative level of achievement both inside and outside the classroom. These exceptional students will each receive
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a $1,000 scholarship. They are just a few of the hundreds of LHS seniors earning scholarships in the Class of 2020. “Both of these young people did a tremendous job of communicating how Longview ISD has inspired them as well as prepared them to take the next step in their lives,” said Dustin Voice|Continued to page 14
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