Summary
Beaver Island students held a junior-senior banquet at the Beaver Lodge on April 28, 1960, followed by a prom at the Shamrock. The May issue also announced a Grand Rapids trip and graduation exercises planned for May 24 at Holy Cross Church.
Evidence and limits
The named graduates and planned events are preserved as reported. The issue does not prove that the trip or May 24 ceremony occurred and gives no complete school register.
Open questions
- Which school and parish records document the class, trip, and graduation ceremony?
See also
- Beaver Island Grade and High School (1960 source record)
- Mary Gallagher (1960 Beaver Island valedictorian)
- Darlene Schmidt (1960 Beaver Island student)
- Holy Cross Catholic Church building
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, May 1960, “Graduates Celebrate.”Reports an April 28 junior-senior banquet at Beaver Lodge, a prom at the Shamrock, a planned Grand Rapids trip, and graduation exercises planned for May 24 at Holy Cross Church. It lists Mary Gallagher, Anne Gatliff, Darlene Schmidt, Joe LaFreniere, Charles Dudley, and Alvin LaFreniere as graduates. The notice does not document the graduation ceremony or class roster beyond the printed list.