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The Beaver Beacon lists graduates’ future plans and the 1959 honor roll, 1959

Also 1959 Beaver Island graduates · 1959 Beaver Island school honor roll and plans

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TypeEvent
Date1959-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1959-06
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Education
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Summary

The June 1959 Beaver Beacon lists the 1959 honor roll and the reported plans of graduating students, including college, military, nursing, airline, work, and relocation plans.

Evidence limits

The notice is not a transcript, enrollment record, employment file, or evidence that each stated plan was completed.

Sources

  1. Lists Gary McDonough’s plan to continue at Central Michigan, Brian Gallagher and Loretta LaFreniere at Aquinas, Sally Martin at Western Michigan, Kenny McDonough’s sailing until military greetings, Jean LaFreniere’s airline-stewardess goal, Caroline Kenwabikise’s nursing plan, Eleanor Pischner’s move to Arizona, and Beverly O’Donnell’s local store work; it also lists the honor roll by grade. It does not provide transcripts, enrollment records, employment files, or completed moves. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1959-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held three-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the future-plan and honor-roll notice; it does not expand the education or migration record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-06_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports Gary McDonough, Loretta LaFreniere, and Sally Martin entering or continuing college and identifies Richard Elms’s novitiate and Nelson Pike’s Western Michigan enrollment under scholarship. It does not provide enrollment records, transcripts, scholarship files, or completed outcomes. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1959-10_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held four-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the education notices; it does not expand the student or institutional records.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-10_Beaver-Beacon
  5. Lists the November honor roll for grades 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, and 12. It does not provide gradebooks, enrollment records, or complete school-year results. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1959-11_Beaver-Beacon
  6. The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the honor-roll notice; it does not expand the school record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon lists graduates’ future plans and the 1959 honor roll, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-graduates-future-plans-and-honor-roll-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1959, “GRADUATES & FUTURE AMBITIONS” and “HONOR ROLL 1959.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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