Name: Beaver Island Community School announces its five-graduate commencement, 1967
Start: 1967-05-19
End: 1967-05-19
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 1967-05-19
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Beaver Island Grade and High School
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationcommunityreligion
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Community School announced commencement exercises for May 19, 1967, at Holy Cross Church, followed by a reception at Holy Cross Parish Hall. The notice named five graduates and recorded college plans for Patrick Crawford and Phyllis Gregg.

Evidence and limits

The May issue is an advance announcement. It does not establish that the ceremony occurred as scheduled or provide the complete commencement record.

Open questions

Is a May or June 1967 issue with the ceremony’s outcome held elsewhere?
What were the graduates’ final destinations and complete program?

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 1967, “School News.”
Announces May 19 commencement exercises at Holy Cross Church, a reception at Holy Cross Parish Hall, five graduates, and two stated college plans. It is an advance notice and does not provide a post-event account, complete program, or official school record.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1967, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Community School announces its five-graduate commencement, 1967”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-commencement-1967/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1967, “School News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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