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Beaver Island’s 1995 high-school graduates announce their next educational steps

Also 1995 Beaver Island Community School graduates · Quo Vadis 1995

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TypeEvent
Date1995-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1995-07
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Beaver Island

Summary

The July Beacon profiled three 1995 Beaver Island graduates: Mary Kay McPherson, headed to Oakland University for biology; Rick Damstra, headed to Lake Superior State; and Pat McGinnity, awarded a full Northern Michigan University scholarship for computer science and ROTC.

Evidence limits

The column records announced educational plans, not later enrollment or career outcomes.

Sources

  1. Reports Mary Kay McPherson’s admission to Oakland University for biology, Rick Damstra’s plans for Lake Superior State, and Pat McGinnity’s full scholarship at Northern Michigan University for computer science and ROTC. 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 · 1995-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the graduate profile.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island’s 1995 high-school graduates announce their next educational steps”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-high-school-graduates-quo-vadis-1995/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1995, “Quo Vadis?” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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